Phi-Fic Chapter 303 is a separate chapter!
Chapter 303 is a separate chapter!
Upon hearing this, Chunyu realized that what she had just said was somewhat inappropriate, and quickly admitted her mistake, saying, "Miss, I misspoke, please don't take it to heart."
"Alright, I know you feel sorry for him. But don't you think about it? Now that he's openly staying here, it means he's determined to confront my father. I reckon his conversation with my father earlier was related to my marriage."
"Wouldn't that be perfect?" Chunyu said with a delighted expression.
Mu Xin Nuan shook her head. "The more this is the case, the more we need to be careful! If Father and Mother notice anything amiss, wouldn't they become dissatisfied with both of us? Besides, the farmyard is small and very close to the ground. My neighbor is Mu Xin Yao."
Chunyu suddenly realized, "Isn't that right? That second young lady is clearly not someone to be trifled with. What if we get caught by her again?"
"Alright, everyone, tidy up and go to bed. Chunyu will guard the gate tonight. You two should also get some rest; there's still a lot to do tomorrow."
"Yes, ma'am."
After a good night's sleep, Mu Xin Nuan got up early to help take care of Mu Qing Yang.
Like his two older brothers, Mu Qingyang also loves to stick close to Mu Xinnuan. Although he doesn't follow her everywhere, he won't want to go to the wet nurse as long as Mu Xinnuan is around.
Li and Mu Chang'an reached a consensus last night: Mu Xinyao must be strictly disciplined, even if it means being branded as a wicked mother, so that she will never have the chance to harm Mu Xinnuan again.
Of course, Mu Xin Nuan was unaware that Duanmu Chu Ze had told her parents all of this. In fact, if he had been able to enter her dormitory last night, he would naturally have told her as well.
Mu Xin Nuan held Mu Qing Yang's little hand and strolled around the courtyard. It was Mu Qing Yang's first time visiting a village outside the city, so he naturally found everything fascinating. He looked around here and there, and then pulled Mu Xin Nuan's hand to get closer to the wall.
One of the courtyard walls of this manor was covered with ivy. Mu Qingyang had never seen anything like it before. He pointed with his chubby little finger and exclaimed, "Green wall, green wall!"
"Those are leaves; the wall itself isn't green," Mu Xinnuan explained with a smile.
Mu Qingyang grinned along with her, "Sister, hug me, let's climb the wall, let's climb the wall."
Rongyue followed behind and immediately chuckled, "Young master, the young lady doesn't climb walls. How about I carry you over so you can touch the leaves?"
Granny Yu shook her head and said, "Those leaves are covered in dirt, they're too dirty. That won't do! If the young master gets addicted to playing with them, they'll make a huge mess."
“Take him to the fields. Compared to that, this is nothing.”
Granny Yu hesitated for a moment, "Let's wait until after we've had breakfast before we go."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded; she hadn't originally planned to go right now.
During breakfast, Mu Xin Nuan felt something was off. She felt that her father and mother's gazes towards Mu Xin Yao were strange. In addition, Duanmu Chu Ze had also come. It felt odd that he, a prince, was having breakfast with them.
Mu Xin Nuan was a little better. She had never treated Duanmu Chu Ze as an outsider, so she didn't seem uncomfortable during the meal.
It's just tough on the others.
Especially for Lady Li, the more prestigious her family and the stricter the rules, the more apprehensive she became. Even though she knew that he was in love with her daughter and would become her son-in-law in the future, Lady Li still could not forget the difference between ruler and subject.
After breakfast, Granny Yu, along with two wet nurses, took Mu Qingyang and Mu Qingxuan to the fields.
Mu Xin Nuan sat with Li Shi in the main room, and Duanmu Chu Ze showed no sign of leaving.
Mu Xinyao originally wanted to go out for some fresh air, but Mu Chang'an suddenly made trouble, saying that she had been too lazy with her studies lately and ordered her to go back to her room to review properly.
Although Mu Xin Nuan didn't know why her father had suddenly changed his attitude, she knew that his decision to confine Mu Xin Yao to her quarters was definitely not because of her studies. After all, he hadn't placed much importance on girls' studies to begin with. Moreover, he had never paid much attention to Mu Xin Yao before, so why would he suddenly think of this?
Seeing that the time was right, Duanmu Chuze smiled and said, "Lord Mu, Madam Mu, may I have a few words with Miss Mu alone?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Xin Nuan immediately gasped, thinking to herself, "Could you be any more shameless?"
How dare he make such an insolent request in front of his parents? Is this the behavior of a prince?
Even so, Mu Xin Nuan could only glare at him helplessly, unable to do anything about it.
Although Li was worried, she thought that this was the main house, and there were people guarding outside with the doors and windows open, so there was nothing wrong with it.
However, before leaving, he left Mu Qing and Mu Hua at the door.
"Are you out of your mind? How can you make such an rude request? Duanmu Chuze, are you still drunk from yesterday noon?"
Hearing Mu Xin Nuan's sarcastic remarks, Duanmu Chu Ze just chuckled twice.
“Anuan, Mu Xinyao’s matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. I’m worried that she might come up with some other dirty tricks to harm you.”
"We haven't found out her hand yet, have we?" Mu Xin Nuan disagreed.
"You don't need to worry about that, I have a way. We'll have to put some pressure on her eventually."
"What do you mean?" Mu Xinnuan raised an eyebrow.
"Don't worry, you'll know once you get back to the city. You can rest assured about what I do."
"Are you really that confident?" Mu Xin Nuan asked, still somewhat uncertain.
"Hehe! If it were someone else, I might not be so confident." Duanmu Chuze's smile was arrogant and unrestrained, but it was also very handsome! Mu Xin Nuan had to exert a lot of effort to move her gaze away from his handsome face, and her face was already flushed.
Because Mu Chang'an had to attend court, he returned to the Mu residence that evening.
Apart from him, everyone else stayed at the estate for a few more days before returning to the Mu residence.
No sooner had Mu Xin Nuan entered the door than she heard that people from the Duke of Ying's mansion had come to collect medicine. They said that the young master had found the pills extremely effective, but they were out of stock, so they had come specifically to ask Mu Xin Nuan to prepare another bottle.
The medicine had been prepared beforehand, but since the other party hadn't mentioned continuing to use it, she naturally wouldn't rush to deliver it to their door.
After the people from the Duke of England's mansion happily took the medicine back, Mu Xinyao slipped out from behind a tree.
Her expression was somewhat distorted, and her eyes were even more sinister and vicious. She didn't look like a thirteen-year-old girl at all.
"Hmph! Mu Xin Nuan, your death is near."