The peerless and dark princess

Madam Mu Jiang was immediately displeased when she saw her concubine Shen Xinyue wearing bright clothes and having gorgeous jewelry on her head, but she didn't say anything else. She just nodded and let her get up.

"Yan'er, please buy some jewelry and clothes for the girls in the mansion someday. Of course, don't forget to buy some for yourself..."

"Mother, I understand. I'll have the White Jade Tower's shopkeeper deliver it someday. Then you'll have to carefully choose from the girls in the mansion."

"I'm old now, and I'm afraid I don't know what girls like. You, as a mother, can choose."

When Mrs. Mu heard this, Qiao Yan immediately thought of the girl in the mansion and felt much more relieved.

"How can that be possible..."

Qiao Yan and Madam Mu chatted idly, leaving Shen Xinyue feeling uneasy. She was furious, her jealousy barely concealed. Then, Shen Xinyue took a few deep breaths and slowly said, "Madam, the Second Young Lady will be moving to the Second Prince's residence in a few days. Do you think we should also give her some dowry?"

"dowry?"

Madam Mu was immediately furious. "She's just a concubine in the Second Prince's mansion. To put it bluntly, she's just a servant in the Prince's mansion. How can she have a dowry? I was originally thinking of arranging a good marriage for her when she comes of age in a few months. I never thought she would do such a thing at such a young age. She's almost bringing shame to the Mu family..."

"But, the Second Miss is still a daughter of the Mu family, the master's daughter. We can't let the Second Miss be too shabby."

Shen Xinyue had to endure all this. She thought that as long as she endured it for the time being, Ruohan would be able to capture the heart of the Second Prince, so there would be no need to worry about this old man. Moreover, according to the Second Prince's love for Ruohan and the fact that the Second Prince only had Zhao Yaxin as a concubine.

However, Shen Xinyue is indeed a master at controlling men's hearts, and it must be said that she is indeed very powerful.

Although Old Madam Mu was angry at Muruohan's behavior, Shen Xinyue was right. Muruohan was, after all, a young lady of the Mu family. Even if she was a concubine, it was impossible for her to lose face and offend the Empress in the palace. Then, Muruohan would probably have a hard time in the Second Prince's Mansion.

"Didn't I just tell you that Yan'er, the mistress of the house, will have the people from Baiyulou send over some jewelry and other things? Then Ruohan can pick out some suitable ones. By the way, Yan'er, go check out the warehouse and pick out some for that girl's dowry."

Madam Mu emphasized the word "dowry" very seriously, and everyone who heard it knew that she was being sarcastic.

Shen Xinyue was filled with embarrassment at the moment, and she wanted to find a cave to hide in, but she had nowhere to hide. Shen Xinyue saw that her goal had been achieved, and she couldn't bear to listen to the idle chat between Madam Mu and Qiao Yan, so she found an excuse to leave.

Old Madam Mu didn't care at all about Shen Xinyue's departure. She didn't like Shen Xinyue, a scheming person. If Mu Heng didn't like her, she wouldn't bother to care about her. Although she didn't like Shen Xinyue, she still taught her two children, Mu Ruohan and Mu Yucheng sincerely. Unfortunately, these two children inherited Shen Xinyue's temperament.

Qiao Yan stayed with Madam Mu for a while before leaving. Madam Mu even gave Qiao Yan some things when she left. But in Shen Xinyue's eyes, she was very fond of this lady. This made Shen Xinyue even more angry.

Mu Yucheng returned from the Second Prince's residence. After a long effort of soothing Shen Xinyue, he finally calmed her anger. His point was that even if Qiao Yan won Mu Heng's affection, she would have to wait for her child to be well before she could become a successful person. He was worried about something, but he didn't mention whether Qiao Yan would give birth to a son. He could even control Mu Haolin, who had the support of Prince Yan's residence, yet he was afraid of the daughter of a minor official?

Mu Wange has been organizing his thoughts and sorting out some plans recently. After all, this matter has just begun, and he cannot rely entirely on Zuo Ci to do things, although many things are facilitated by Zuo Ci.

Meanwhile, Chu Lianyao had brought back victory news from southern Xinjiang, a recent victory. This was the best news Chen Yan had heard in recent days, as Chen Yan had recently been involved in a large-scale military conflict, causing him to dismiss several officials. Chu Lianyue, who was in the court, also noticed that Emperor Chen Yan's temper was becoming increasingly strange.

Along with the victory report came a letter from Chu Lianyao. Although Chu Lianyao wrote letters home from time to time, they were not the kind of letters sent specially, so they could not be very long. Therefore, this time Chu Lianyao wrote clearly about the alliance with Zuo Ci, and also hinted that either Old Man Chu or his younger brother Chu Lianyue could make the decisions on family matters. They represented Chu Lianyao's decisions.

Chu Lianyue was moved when he saw the letter. Although the two brothers were relatively harmonious, he, Chu Lianyao, was the head of the Prince of Yan's Mansion after all. So he was very touched that Chu Lianyao let him make the decisions on the affairs of the Prince of Yan's Mansion. He was also very lucky to be born in such a family, without the dirty things that other officials had to deal with.

After discussing with Old Master Chu, Chu Lianyue decided to have Mu Wange secretly summon Zuo Ci to discuss cooperation. After all, it was Chen Yan's illness that had prompted Chu Lianyue's decision. Everything needed to be arranged as soon as possible. Who knew if the future emperor would trust the Chu family? Even if the current emperor was using the Chu family, they wouldn't be suspicious. If the Chu family wasn't currently needed to lead troops in southern Xinjiang, Chen Yan would likely have already attacked the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

"Since your eldest brother has given you the final say, then you should do it your way. Also, since Ge'er said Zuo Ci is a pretty good guy, I don't think he's that bad either. Besides, I've met him a few days ago and he seems like a decent person..."

"Okay, Dad. I'll have Ge'er call Zuo Ci over later, and we'll talk in detail..."

"Yeah. Just talk to that guy. Now, an old man like me won't get involved."

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Chu Lianyue looked at his father suspiciously. He was obviously in good spirits. "I still need you to be a witness for this matter. It will be safer. After all, there may be unexpected things for us."

"Okay, okay, let's find this person."

"I'll have Ge'er contact that kid Zuo Ci right now!"

When Wange heard her second uncle Chu Lianyue asking her to contact Zuo Ci, she learned that her eldest uncle Chu Lianyao had written a letter home and sent it back to Prince Yan's Mansion with the good news by his personal soldiers.

"Okay, Uncle. When do you think we can meet and talk?"

Chu Lianyue thought about it and decided that since they had decided to form an alliance, it was a matter of sooner or later, so they might as well do it as soon as possible. Anyway, Chen Yan no longer trusted the Chu family that much, and his sons were not able to bear the heavy burden of the country.

"As soon as possible, and while your uncle is still in Southern Xinjiang, we can replace some important generals with our own men. I suspect that once your uncle returns, His Majesty will demand his military power."

"Okay, tonight then."

"it is good."