The peerless and dark princess

After Muruohan and Moxiang left, a clever little maid came out from the flower bushes behind them and looked in the direction where Muruohan left with some disbelief.

"I never thought that the second young lady, who is considered the most talented woman in Kyoto, would look like this."

Then, she shook her head and entered Tingxue Garden. This girl's name was Qingzhu, and she was a second-class maid that Mu Wange had recently selected. Although she was second-class, she was not much different from Yihua and Shiqi, because Wange found that she was smarter and had some knowledge of herbs.

She had just planted some herbs that bloom all year round on the other side of the flowerbed, so she heard those words.

Qingzhu returned to the yard and told Yihua and Shiqi what he had heard. Yihua was a little surprised, but Shiqi had no expression on her face.

"Shiqi, are you surprised that the second lady said that to the eldest lady?" Yihua couldn't help but ask her when she saw Shiqi's expressionless face.

"What's so surprising? The Second Young Miss in our mansion has always been like that. Do you really think she'd treat the First Young Miss sincerely? I've heard so much during my time tending to the flowers and plants, and you're the only one so foolish... Okay, just be more careful with the Second Young Miss from now on. By the way, the First Young Miss said that the Third Young Miss is probably coming to visit the Young Master, so she asked someone to prepare some fruits and snacks."

"Well, I'll have my men prepare it. No, I'll go by myself. The people in our courtyard are not very peaceful yet, so it's better to be careful."

With that, Yihua waved her hand and went to the small kitchen.

"Are Sister Shiqi and Sister Yihua both so cute?"

Qingzhu, who was standing by, looked at Yihua and asked.

"Cute?" Shiqi thought to herself, maybe she's silly. "Qingzhu, you're quite clever. Don't have any bad intentions. As long as you do your duty and serve our young lady and master, the young lady won't treat you unfairly. I don't know how the young lady plans to arrange you, but we in Tingxueyuan don't tolerate people who are half-hearted... I may be a little harsh in what I said, but I still sincerely hope that you can serve the young lady and the young master well." "Sister Shiqi, don't worry. Qingzhu won't betray the young lady. Besides, the young lady is my brother and I's savior. How could I betray her?"

It turned out that Qingzhu and her brother were rescued by Wange and Nanny Chen on the day they went to a human trafficker to buy slaves. Wange saw that her eyes were clear and she didn't look like the kind of person who was scheming, so he kept her by his side.

"Big sister, I'm here to see Xiao Lin'er."

At this time, Mu Lanxin had already arrived at the front hall and sat in her seat, with the little maid standing beside her politely.

"Hello, Third Miss." Shiqi came out quickly and greeted, "Miss, I'm helping the young master with his clothes. Please wait a moment, Third Miss. Qingzhu, serve tea to Third Miss."

"Third sister is here. Look, our Lin'er just ate his face and it looked like a little cat. I was delayed in cleaning him up. Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."

Wange said with a gentle smile, gently pinching Mu Haolin's little face.

"Lan Xin just arrived, and the tea here was just refilled."

"Lin'er is not a little cat, he's a man."

Mu Haolin took the opportunity to say something, which made Wange and Mu Lanxin laugh.

"Yes, yes, yes; Lin'er is a man. This brother Yuqi is in school, and there is no one to play with Lin'er anymore."

Wange said half-jokingly while looking at Lan Xin.

"Auntie just wanted Yuqi to learn more so he could get a better job. Unlike Lin'er..."

Mu Lanxin paused again. She also knew that there was a high possibility that the position of Shangshu Mansion would not fall to Mu Haolin, but at least there was still a chance, while Yu Qi had no chance at all. "Well, I just hope that Lin'er can help Yu Qi in the future."

Mu Lanxin hinted in a subtle way that this was also a test to see if Mu Wange had really come to her senses. It was worth it that she had protected Mu Haolin in the past. As a concubine's daughter or son, she also wanted to have a better future.

"What are you talking about, Third Sister? Brothers can't help each other, so we just help each other. Of course, Lin'er is still young, so he naturally has Yuqi as his brother to help him a little bit... Our Lin'er just needs to grow up quickly, right~~"

As she spoke, Wange shook Mu Haolin in her arms.

"Big sister, this is natural."

Although Mu Wange's words were extremely obscure, Mu Lanxin was no fool and naturally understood the meaning behind them. "Come, Lin'er, let Third Sister hold you."

Mu Lanxin ended the topic very cleverly by hugging Mu Haolin, because everyone knew it in their hearts. At the beginning, it was not impossible for Mu Lanxin to compete with Mu Ruohan, but the old lady always supported Mu Wange, the legitimate sister, and her own brother was also a illegitimate son, and the concubine was so gentle, so there was no point in competing alone.

Now, with the support of his eldest sister, he and his younger brother can have some support in the Shangshu Mansion. If they had relied on Muruohan before, it would have been impossible. With the existence of Mu Yucheng, it is good enough that they are not suppressed.

Now that my elder sister has come to her senses, it is better for me to help her at this time than to add icing on the cake.

Mu Lanxin and Mu Haolin played for quite a while before returning home. They didn't stay for dinner at Tingxue Garden, and Mu Wange didn't care. After all, they were allies, and there was a long way to go. Why bother about a short period of time? Besides, she still liked this third sister very much. Just because she had done her best to protect Mu Haolin in the past, Mu Wange had to repay her kindness. As long as they didn't go too far, if Mu Haolin inherited the Shangshu Mansion in the future, he would definitely give Yuqi a good future and a good family to Mu Lanxin. If Mu Haolin had his own ideas, then the Shangshu Mansion could also be given to Mu Yuqi. Anyway, no matter what, Mu Yucheng would never get the right to inherit the Shangshu Mansion.

"Madam Chen, how's it going with finding a teacher for the young master?"

"My dear Miss, these teachers were all found by the Master in the past. How about... should I ask the Madam to look for one in the palace?"

Nanny Chen then remembered that Wange had asked her to find a teacher to educate the young master.

"Oh, it's my fault. I forgot that all the teachers in this mansion were hired by my father. So which teacher did the eldest young master hire?"

"It is said that he was the enlightenment teacher hired by the Second Prince."

The Second Prince? Mu Wange narrowed his eyes. This father has been involved with this Second Prince for a long time. No wonder...

"It's okay. In a few days, I'll go to Prince Yan's Mansion and ask my grandfather to find a teacher for Lin'er. I remember that my eldest cousin's enlightenment teacher was a disciple of the Grand Tutor. I wonder if he can be found to teach Lin'er..."

"Miss, it would be great if we could find a disciple of the Grand Tutor to teach the young master. However, Miss, you haven't been to Prince Yan's Mansion in three years?"

"Madam Chen, don't worry about this. Grandpa and the others won't mind. I'm their granddaughter after all..."

"Madame Chen, please prepare everything. I'm taking Lin'er to Prince Yan's mansion tomorrow. Please prepare the necessary gifts. I'll just take Yihua and Qingzhu with me, leaving Shiqi in the courtyard; she's more stable..."

"Okay. Got it. I'll make arrangements right away. What about dinner, Master?"

"Lin'er, come eat with me. Ask the kitchen to prepare some food for the young master."