On the afternoon of the second day before Mu Jinyi's wedding, the prefect's wife, Mrs. Dong, personally went to Mu Yingbao's residence in the backyard.

There's nothing she can do about it. Who made her feel sorry for her own daughter?

An Ling, the maidservant beside Mrs. Dong, had already stepped forward and greeted loudly, saying that the lady had arrived, and then An Yi came out to greet her.

"How rude." An Ling just finished speaking with dissatisfaction, but she saw her wife glaring at her fiercely, and she was so scared that she quickly lowered her head and stepped aside.

How could I forget that the Madam is asking for help from the person inside! Otherwise, no matter how big the matter is, she would just send a maid to pass it on. The Madam would never come in person.

An Yi listened to An Ling's words carefully. She knew that it was a great disrespect for the man inside to not come out to greet the lady. However, she was so arrogant that the man refused to stand up. She was helpless!

"Madam, please." An Yi did not dare to make excuses for the person inside, nor did she have the courage to lie. She gritted her teeth and respectfully stepped forward to open the door curtain.

As soon as the door curtain was opened, even though Mrs. Dong was trying to make compromises for her daughter, she was so angry at the scene before her that she gritted her teeth.

"Aunt is here, please sit down quickly, Yingbao will crack some pine seeds for you." The person at the table, who was holding a small hammer in one hand, greeted her sincerely.

No matter how you look at that expression, it seems that he is very happy to see Dong.

Mrs. Dong gritted her teeth secretly, but she still had to put on a kind smile on her face and walked forward to sit aside; "If you like to eat it, just let the servants prepare it. Why do you do it yourself? What if you get hurt?"

"It's okay. It's just more fun to do it yourself. Oops, I didn't control the strength well. Auntie, please eat it quickly. It smells so good." Mu Yingbao smashed another pine seed while speaking. After a hammer hit it down, the pine seed shell broke and the kernel inside was smashed apart.

Mu Yingbao frowned in annoyance, carefully picked up the crumbs on the table, and used his hands to pick off the broken kernels stuck to the hammer. Then he took Dong's hand affectionately and placed the small handful of scattered pine nuts in her palm.

Then, he raised his head, his eyes sparkling, and waited for Dong to eat with great filial piety and eagerness.

Mrs. Dong was not just an ordinary lady from a wealthy family, she was the wife of the current prefect, so she was very particular about her clothing and food.

Normally, when eating dried fruits, the servants would peel the kernels and remove any damaged ones. Now, she was asked to eat what looked like a handful of crumbs picked off by a hammer? It was disgusting just to look at it, let alone eat it.

An Ling, who was standing aside, had just learned her lesson and now dared not say anything.

An Yi's heart was in a knot, and she was sweating for the girl! Although the lady had already told her that this girl was from the countryside and didn't know etiquette, she wouldn't demand too much, but in this situation, the girl should at least stand up and show some respect!

Besides, Madam is very particular about food, and the thin layer on the kernel of pine nuts must be carefully peeled off. The girl actually smashed it into pieces, so she just scraped it with her hands and put it in Madam's hand for her to eat?

"What a sensible child." Dong didn't eat the food on her palm. She sighed with emotion, took a handkerchief with one hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, and the other hand naturally turned over and placed it on the table, and the food in the palm of her hand naturally fell onto the table.

There was still something sticky on her palms, but she resisted the urge to wipe them clean with a handkerchief.

"Aunt, I am so worried now that I can't even eat. Thinking about your poor elder sister who might become a widow if she gets married, my heart feels like it's being cut by a knife.

My dear, you grew up in the countryside, you don't know that for the eldest daughter of a family like ours, we don't choose our husband's family at random. I thought that if she married well, she would be able to help you brothers and sisters in the future.

Who would have thought, oh, your elder sister has such a miserable life, your aunt has such a miserable life." Dong said with great sorrow, her eyes were red, tears fell one after another, the tears fell on Jiao Huajin's collar, and slid down.

Mu Yingbao was stunned. What kind of fabric was the lady wearing? Not only was it beautiful, but it was also waterproof? It was amazing, wasn't it?

Mrs. Dong was really crying, because when she thought about her daughter, she really couldn't help crying. She was not pretending to be a conscientious person!

But, even though I was crying like this, what was the expression on this little girl's face? How could she react like this?

Dong suppressed her grief and wiped the tears from her face gracefully again; "My dear girl, I'm sorry, your aunt lost her composure." Even though Dong was really upset, she couldn't cry anymore after seeing the reaction of the person next to her.

She felt it was extremely humiliating. If she had known this would happen, she would have listened to her master. On the wedding day, she would have been given a cup of tea with something added to it, and then covered her head with a veil and put her into the bridal sedan. That would have been it.

However, she felt that if she could get this little girl to marry willingly in place of her precious daughter, things would be safer. At least she promised that she would not make a fuss when she got there, and would explain according to what she had taught her!

In the past two days, the master's two concubines took turns to come and lobby for him, but this person was completely unresponsive.

There was really no other way, so Dong had to personally take action, wanting to give it one last try. If it really didn't work, then he could only use that trick.

Seeing that the girl was crying so sadly, Mu Yingbao suddenly stopped crying. Then she remembered that she was distracted and didn't cooperate well. She felt a little embarrassed. How could she do this? This was disrespectful to others!

"Aunt, don't be sad. My elder sister is such a good person, dignified and kind, how could God be so cruel to her? Maybe, there is nothing wrong with Master Xue, but for some reason, he was delayed and it was inconvenient to communicate, which led to misunderstandings and those bad rumors.

Maybe there will be good news in the next two days." Mu Yingbao finally focused on facing Dong and comforted her.

Dong actually had no patience to continue nagging the girl in front of her. She wanted to stand up and walk away, but then she thought that was not appropriate. So she forced herself to sit for a while longer.

"It's not your fault that you don't understand this matter since you've only been here for a few days. It is said that the Xue family is preparing to build a cenotaph, and there is a high probability that the people there will not come back." Dong explained patiently, but she had given up the intention of persuading him, so there was no trace of sadness on her face.

Are you so sure? Mu Yingbao analyzed from Dong's words that the Mu family had already started to plan to find someone to marry in their place, so the prince surnamed Xue was probably finished.

If he really died and couldn't come back, then it wouldn't be a big deal if I agreed to marry him in place of Mu Jinyi. Without a groom, there would be no bridal chamber. Being a nominal wife of the prince, that family wouldn't treat me too badly.

I can also take this opportunity to make a fortune from the Mu family, and then go to the Xue family and temporarily serve as the Crown Prince's wife for a period of time. When I grow taller and get familiar with the environment in the capital, I can use the title of Crown Prince's wife to become familiar in the capital, and then do other things. Wouldn't it be much easier?

Mu Yingbao suddenly had an idea...

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