Murong Chuan frowned with a look of dissatisfaction.

On weekdays, Jiang Zhinian was gentle and considerate to him.

He is the priority in everything.

On weekdays, whenever he stayed in the study for a long time at night, she would ask the kitchenette to prepare some of his favorite food and send it to him.

Among Jiang Zhinian's dowry was a woman with excellent cooking skills, who usually cooked only for Jiang Zhinian.

After the Marquis' Mansion fell into decline, the food was no longer as good as before, so he had eaten many rare and delicious foods at Jiang Zhinian's place.

He was indeed moved at first.

But later my mother said that it was natural for a wife to do these things for her husband.

After a long time, you get used to it and take it for granted.

But suddenly, Jiang Zhinian stopped doing this, and Murong Chuan felt very uncomfortable and even a little unhappy.

The servant Zhu Ping whispered, "My Lord, I don't know either. I just heard from the people in the front yard that the Madam entered the Begonia Courtyard and never came out again."

He looked at the Marquis's unhappy face and thought of how his wife usually sent someone to the study to bring the Marquis some soup or food.

Sometimes I would bring some extra so he could try some, and it was really delicious.

The Marquis' Mansion cannot afford such precious ingredients.

That means the lady will enjoy it.

But who can blame the lady for being rich and having a large dowry?

Murong Chuan frowned in dissatisfaction, and an inexplicable anger surged in his heart, "She is still angry with me!"

"It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Why should she be dissatisfied?"

"Mother is right. It's all part of our daily routine."

"I didn't really take a concubine, I just took my cousin in, and she dared to be angry with me!"

Zhu Ping added fuel to the fire and said, "My Lord, I have never seen a lady in the whole capital who would give her husband such a loss of face, and you are the Lord."

"I have heard from others that Madam used to complain about our Marquis' Mansion, saying that our Marquis' Mansion is not as good as their Earl's Mansion."

Murong Chuan felt as if his dignity and pain had been stepped on, "How ridiculous! She even looks down on me!"

Zhu Ping guessed Murong Chuan's thoughts and added appropriately, "It is still the cousin who is thinking about the Marquis all the time and is thinking about the Marquis all the time."

When Murong Chuan thought of his cousin, his expression softened, but when he thought of Jiang Zhinian again, he felt that Jiang Zhinian was inferior to his cousin in every way.

"Indeed, my cousin is gentle and kind."

Seeing Murong Chuan looking discontented with his wife, Zhu Ping added fuel to the fire, "The Marquis wanted Madam to adopt Miss Yanran for Madam's own good, but Madam just ignored the Marquis' words. I heard that Miss Yanran has been crying since she returned to the courtyard."

Zhu Ping had served the Marquis since he was a child, so naturally he could understand the Marquis' thoughts.

That Miss Yanran looks so much like the Marquis, the relationship between the Marquis and Miss Yanran must be unusual.

Upon hearing this, Murong Chuan thought of Jiang Zhinian's deliberate test in the morning.

"Humph, she is just deliberately looking for an excuse not to adopt Yanran."

"It's just that I wanted to promote my cousin, and she was unhappy, so she deliberately went against me."

Murong Chuan was still very conceited at this time, so he naturally didn't think that Jiang Zhinian had discovered anything.

Murong Yanran is his illegitimate daughter, and only his mother and he in this mansion know this.

No one else knows, not even my cousin.

But Yanran is indeed very similar to him. After what Jiang Zhinian said this morning, he did feel a little guilty and was afraid that she had really discovered something.

Jiang Zhinian is very smart and not easy to fool.

Zhu Ping carefully observed the Marquis's expression, "But Marquis, what will happen to Miss Yanran next?"

"I have my own arrangements for this matter. She will definitely be my Murong Chuan's legitimate daughter in the future. She must not be neglected in the mansion."

Zhu Ping bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will tell everyone to take good care of Miss Yanran."

As if thinking of something, Murong Chuan said coldly: "Don't worry about the Madam anymore. I want to see how long she can stay angry with me."

In fact, he just wanted to see when Jiang Zhinian would give in.

The servants were used to changing their attitudes according to the situation, so he wanted to see how the lady, who had fallen out of favor in the eyes of the servants, could gain a foothold in the mansion.

He remembered that he once got a wild horse that was not very obedient, but he eventually trained it to be obedient.

Zhu Ping lowered his head silently, hiding the emotions in his eyes.

He will also have to inform Yinchai, who is beside his cousin, later.

……

Plum House

The old lady looked at the food on the table and seemed to have no appetite.

Mother Zhou watched the old lady sighing while eating, and waited on her carefully, "Old lady, is the food not to your liking?"

The old lady put down her chopsticks and said, "The mansion is just cutting down on expenses, why are the meals cooked in the kitchen so plain?"

Mother Zhou had no words to complain about her situation. It was because the lady's dowry had been confiscated and there was so much silver, so naturally everything she ate and used was of the best quality.

Now the lady has asked for the dowry back, and the missing part has been made up by the Marquis's Mansion, and the old lady's private vault has also been touched.

Now, our food, clothing and other expenses are just based on the standards we had three years ago when my wife was not married.

Who would have thought that even the old lady couldn’t get used to it.

"Madam, the truth is that after reducing the expenses for the kitchen, the ingredients used in the past are a bit overpriced."

Actually, I just can’t afford it.

Every meal that the old lady ate in the past was made with expensive ingredients.

Without good ingredients, the kitchen naturally cannot produce food that satisfies the old lady.

Especially since the old lady is old and has difficulty digesting food, she probably can’t get used to it.

A trace of anger surged between the old lady's eyebrows and said, "Retreat!"

But after the food was cleared away, the old lady asked the maid to leave and then asked Mother Zhou, "Have you arranged for everyone?"

Mother Zhou whispered, "Don't worry, old lady. Everything has been arranged. As long as the exile team passes through that forest, they will take action and will not fail."

The old lady was worried and said, "We must not reveal any flaws. We must not let people see that we are soldiers from the Murong Mansion."

Mother Zhou added: "If we disguise ourselves as bandits, no one will know the truth."

"There are many bandits in the jungle over there. It's normal for bandits to appear there."

"It has been arranged long ago. The leading official has accepted the bribe and will not let the Huo family have an easy time."

The old lady frowned and said worriedly, "The leading official must be dealt with thoroughly later, so that no one will know the truth."

Mother Zhou felt a chill down her spine as she watched the old lady holding the Buddhist beads in her hand, controlling life and death.

She has helped the old lady do so many things and knows so much information, but I don’t know if the old lady will execute her in the future!

Mother Zhou shuddered.

She thought that the old lady would not do that, because when the old lady was in the boudoir, she was the one who grew up with her.

She was loyal to the old lady and believed that she would not punish her.

"Don't worry, old lady. Everything has been arranged."

The old lady held the Buddhist beads and gently turned them, only then was she satisfied.

"I can rest assured that you will do the work."

Mother Zhou was actually a little uneasy, and said hesitantly: "Madam, the old man of the Huo family is the prince's tutor, and he is obviously a member of the prince's party."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may seem gentle and virtuous, but he is actually very smart and almost a demon. Even if we can't find any clues or evidence, will he suspect that our mansion was involved?"

When Mother Zhou thought of the legends about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she felt a little frightened.

They all said that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Ren De, but she worked for the old lady and had been exposed to too much darkness. Naturally, she understood that with the old lady's ability, she would still instinctively fear His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Even though His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is weak now, his wisdom is not affected!

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