Chapter 22 Greedy Mother and Daughter
Luoyunxuan was in a bustle. As soon as Mu Mingxuan came back from outside, he brought Mu Xinqian a lot of good things, including agate, coral, necklace, emerald and other gems carved hairpins, golden strolls, jewelry bracelets, and jewelry bracelets; as well as the brocade, silk, and various silks for girls from Jiangnan Weaving Mansion, half a table of jewelry. There was also a pair of night pearls the size of goose eggs in the brocade box next to it. Several maids stared at the various accessories on the Huanghuali wood table with envy, and sighed secretly that the eldest son was so nice to the third daughter. Not long after going out this time, he brought back so many exquisite good things to the third daughter. Even the fourth daughter had never seen the eldest son care about it so much.
Green bamboo picked up a ring-shaped flower tassel puppet carved from field jade on the table. The tassels were strung with pearls of the same size, revealing a faint pink color. The jewelry was very valuable at first glance, and she sighed sincerely: "The things sent by the eldest son are so exquisite."
Mu Qingling fiddled with the items on the table and had to admit that the jewelry was exquisitely crafted. She turned to look at Mu Mingxuan who was drinking tea lightly, raised her eyebrows and said, "Everything these things are valuable, my brother is sure to give them all to me."
Looking at the jade quality on the table, Mu Qingling was a little doubtful. Is Mu Mingxuan worried that she would not have money to use it, so she gave these things.
Mu Mingxuan said lightly: "If you don't give it to you, can you just give it to you? What's more, these things are all for girls. What's the use of me to keep them?" He glanced at the things on the table. They were all jade hairpins inlaid with agate, coral, gems, jade beads, jewelry, etc. He, a big man, kept these things, to be honest, really inappropriate.
Mu Qingling looked at Mu Mingxuan suspiciously and said suspiciously: "Brother, you really brought all these things back from outside." Whether it is a legitimate son or a illegitimate son in the mansion, the monthly silver is only a few dozen taels per month. Mu Mingxuan does have several shops in his hand, but it is still a bit difficult to take out so many precious jewelry in one breath. Not to mention the others, this emerald is called the king of emeralds. Each one is extremely rare, not to mention the texture of such smooth and crystal clear emeralds, not to mention the pair of night pearls, each of which costs tens of thousands of taels.
Mu Mingxuan put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Mu Qingling in surprise, "There is something in the third sister's words."
Mu Qingling glanced at him and said lightly: "Brother, let's tell the truth. Who asked you to give me these things? Otherwise, I would rather not know where to come from."
Mu Mingxuan looked at the other party calmly, but saw Mu Qingling with serious expression, so he could only sigh helplessly and said, "The third sister is really careful. Indeed, these things are not all brought back by me, except for these pieces of cloud brocade, silk, and the tassels. Others..." After looking at Mu Qingling with a plain look, he continued, "It was all my mother who asked me to send them."
"Lou... Auntie, what does this mean?" Although I had guessed it, I was still a little surprised when I heard Mu Mingxuan say it with my own ears.
Mu Mingxuan glanced at Mu Qingling in a complicated way and smiled faintly, "You are not going to get married soon, but your mother just wants to add some dowry to you."
"Actually, I don't need to worry so much..."
Mu Mingxuan waved his hand and said, "Can you still expect your wife to buy a deed that is satisfactory for you? She has taken a lot of things from you in the past few years. You should find some time to get those things back."
"I have my own opinions on this matter, but I will ask my elder brother for help at that time." At this time, the maids in the flower hall had long been sent out by Lu Zhu, and they didn't have to worry about anything they said.
"This is natural." Mu Mingxuan glanced at the maid in the yard outside the door and said, "I heard that the maids in your yard were sent by his wife."
Mu Qingling's lips were sarcastic, "Mrs. I can't ignore her feelings, otherwise, wouldn't they say I'm ungrateful?"
Mu Mingxuan looked at the woman in front of him lightly and whispered: "Just know what you know."
Although Mu Mingxuan didn't say anything clearly, he knew Mu Qingling knew what he was referring to, and Mu Qingling had no intention of pretending to know nothing in front of Mu Mingxuan from the beginning. Everyone understands people, and there is no need to pretend to be ignorant at all, otherwise it would be embarrassing to be exposed in the future.
As night fell, the entire prime minister's mansion fell into tranquility and darkness. A figure sneaked out of Luo Yunxuan and headed straight for Luo Xiaxuan. Not long after the figure left, the direction of the master bedroom seemed to be flashing. The next moment, the master bedroom was bright and it looked extremely dazzling in the dark.
The figure gently entered Luoxiaxuan, and Yingying bowed: "I have seen my wife, lady." This person is Hanyun, the maid who is now serving Mu Qingling, and is also one of the big maids around Liu before.
Liu glanced at her eyes and said lightly: "You have been serving Mu Qingling during this time, have you found something like that?"
"During this period, although I have been serving the third lady in close proximity, I usually don't allow me to interfere in the important matters..." Having said this, Hanyun felt a little more resentful. When she was by her wife, no one in the mansion would give her some face, but Lu Zhu knew to show her face all day long. If it weren't for the sake of not ruining the things her wife gave, she would have taught her a lesson.
Thinking of the jewelry today, she couldn't let her touch the green bamboo, and she felt a little angry.
"That means you haven't found it yet." Liu's eyes sterned, and his tone became a little more stern. "It's been so long, and there's no movement at all. This lady doesn't raise a waste to eat rice."
Hanyun shook, knelt down on the ground, and said tremblingly: "Madam calm down and give me some time. I will definitely do what my wife has assigned."
Mu Yinghan glanced at Han Zhu, who was trembling and said softly: "Mom, Mu Qingling will definitely not be able to get such an important thing, otherwise, I would also doubt whether what we got was fake."
"Your words make sense." Liu glanced at Hanyun and said sternly: "Get up! I'll give you a while, and you must find a way to get the things for me."
"Madam Xie, Miss Xie, I will definitely get things done." Hanyun got up from the ground and said repeatedly.
Mu Yinghan nodded, and then remembered the incident of Mu Mingxuan going to Luoyunxuan today, and asked, "That's good! I heard that my elder brother brought a lot of things to Luoyunxuan today, tell me what they are."
When Hanyun heard Mu Yinghan ask about this, he hurriedly said, "Miss, you don't know yet. The jewelry that the eldest son gave to the third lady today is so exquisite. They are all made of the best necklaces, agates, and beads. They said that each set of these jewelry costs nearly a thousand taels..."
Mu Yinghan's face twisted for a moment, and she sternly said: "What did you say..."
Hanyun was shocked, and then he remembered what kind of person his master was, and repeatedly said, "I... I heard them say that, little... Miss calm down..."
When Mu Yinghan heard this, he could no longer hold back his screams and said, "Why are you angry? It's obvious that I'm not as good as her Mu Qingling." The elegant attitude he always showed was lost at this moment. Even Liu's face was a little unfair. All the accessories prepared by Liu for Mu Yinghan over the years were excellent, but only a hundred taels. Now I heard that the few accessories Mu Mingfeng gave to Mu Qingling are worth nearly a thousand taels, so how could he sit still?
"Tell me, what else is there except these things?" Liu gritted his teeth with a blue face.
"There are four pieces of cloud brocade and silk, and..., and there is also a pair of night pearls that are worth tens of thousands of taels." Han Yun said with the look of the two of them trying to eat people.
With a bang, the teacup on the table on the Lihua table was swept to the ground by Liu, "You Mu Mingxuan." Only two pieces of Yunjin were sent to her daughter, and all the other good things were sent to Mu Qingling. This was just not taking her seriously. She took a deep breath, calmed down the irritation in her heart, and said, "Hanyun, go back first and get what I told you as soon as possible."
"Yes, I'll leave."
"Mom, brother is too disgusted with us! You can't just let it go." Without outsiders present, Mu Yinghan no longer held back her anger and said dissatisfied.
A trace of gloom flashed in Liu's eyes, "Of course I can't just let this happen. Han'er can't worry, she will never let you suffer this loss in vain."
Chapter completed!