Do you know that my grandfather was entitled to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple?

Chapter 54 The Mountain Lord Causes Trouble

"Yes, yes, go ask Mother what she thinks."

Sheng Hong was at a loss, as there were still three days until the betrothal ceremony.

Given Madam Wang's temperament, even if he could persuade her temporarily, unexpected things could easily happen.

"You'er must be very tired from the long journey. I'll take him to rest first, and we'll visit the old lady later," said Madam Feng.

As her aunt, she shouldn't have remained indifferent, but it was really not her place to get involved in this kind of thing.

Should we support Madam Wang and call off this marriage?

What if Hualan's reputation is ruined and she can't get married because of this?

Despite what Madam Wang said about raising Hualan her whole life, she was unwilling to suffer such humiliation.

But these were just words spoken in the heat of the moment. Who knows if Madam Wang will blame her once she calms down?

Trying to persuade Madam Wang to accept it was even less likely to work.

After all, Hualan also has Wang family blood. If today's events get out, how will she, as the aunt, face the consequences?

It's fair to say that if she gets involved in this kind of thing, she'll only end up pleasing no one; it's best for her not to get involved.

Sheng Hong also didn't want the Wang family to get involved, so he immediately went along with what Madam Feng said, "What you said is true, Sister-in-law. You-ge'er has had a long journey and really needs to rest."

After giving a few perfunctory replies, Madam Feng left with Wang You.

"Do you miss your brother?"

Wang You pinched Mu Jie'er's cheek and smiled.

"I want to... Hmph!"

Just as Mu Jie'er was about to say she wanted to, she suddenly remembered that Wang You hadn't told her when he left, and angrily turned her head away.

However, she didn't show Wang You the back of his head. Instead, she turned to the side and kept glancing at him out of the corner of her eye, as if to say, "Come and comfort me!"

Wang You couldn't help but laugh at his younger sister's adorable appearance. He pretended to be regretful and said, "I brought you a lot of gifts from Bianjing. Since you're angry with me, I'll just have to give them to someone else."

"No, those are all mine!"

The little girl was displeased when she heard that.

"Ha ha."

Wang You couldn't help but laugh when he saw the little guy's angry expression.

"Alright, all you do as soon as you get back is tease her."

Madam Feng glared at her son, annoyed, and whispered, "Couldn't you have discussed the Yuan family's affairs in private? Why did you have to wait until so many people were around?"

Although there were no outsiders present, she and Sheng Wei couldn't be considered entirely family.

Moreover, there were younger members present, which essentially put Sheng Hong on a pedestal.

"I did it on purpose."

Wang You whispered, "My aunt is a member of the Wang family. The Yuan family humiliated the Sheng family like that and didn't even put the Wang family in their eyes. My uncle only wants to keep the peace. If he really does that, my cousin will be bullied to death if she marries into the family."

How do you know your uncle wants to settle things peacefully?

Madam Feng frowned and said, "Although your uncle just said that the Zhongqin Earl and his wife didn't come in person, there might be another reason. They might want to find out the reason first, rather than necessarily wanting to settle things peacefully."

"That's because Mother didn't see it. Uncle just gave me a meaningful look," Wang You said.

"You should..."

Madam Feng wanted to say that Wang You might have made a mistake, but she stopped herself from speaking.

"Your grandmother praises your uncle to the skies, but I think he's a complete idiot."

Wang You sensed something was amiss in his mother's words and pressed her for an answer: "Mother, has something happened?"

Under normal circumstances, his mother would never say such a thing. Considering that everyone had come out to greet him earlier and their expressions seemed a bit off, he knew that something must have happened.

"Let's go inside and talk."

Madam Feng led Wang You back to the house and asked the servants to take Mu Jie'er outside to play.

Mu Jie'er pestered Wang You for a gift, but after being glared at by Madam Feng, she obediently went out with her maid.

"Didn't I give Rulan a hairpin last time? Your uncle took it and gave it to the fourth young lady."

"Today, that fourth young lady deliberately took her to provoke Rulan, and Rulan, unable to bear it, fought with her," said Madam Feng.

"Did your aunt tell you this?" Wang You asked in surprise.

"Not really."

Madam Feng shook her head and said, "Your aunt is very stubborn. She is clearly unhappy, but she refuses to say it."

Today, Rulan accompanied Mu Jie'er to play hide-and-seek in the garden. As soon as Mu Jie'er hid, the Fourth Miss went there.

When the maid informed your aunt to come over, Xiangcao suddenly realized that despite the commotion outside, Mu Jie'er, who was hiding, had not come out.

Your aunt was terrified. She had everyone search the entire garden, but they couldn't find Mu-jie. Then…”

After hearing the story, Wang You was speechless.

It turned out that as soon as Mu Jie'er hid, the mountain king in her arms ran away.

She chased after the mountain king and left the garden through the other gate.

Originally, there should have been a maidservant accompanying her; Xiangcao was responsible for taking care of Mu Jie'er.

However, the little girl was clever enough to know that Vanilla was nearby and would be discovered.

If Xiangcao isn't allowed to follow, she can't completely do as she pleases; she'll watch Mu Jie'er hide from afar.

Because Rulan and Molan were arguing and fighting, my attention was drawn to them, and I didn't see Mu Jie'er running after Shan Jun.

When Madam Wang arrived after hearing the news and stopped the two, she remembered Sister Mu.

They called out several times but no one came out, and they went to the hiding place but didn't see anyone either.

This terrified Madam Wang. Forgetting about dealing with Mo Lan, she hurriedly sent her maid to find someone.

They searched the entire garden, but couldn't find him.

Madam Wang could only send someone to inform Madam Feng, and at the same time send people to look for her elsewhere.

After all, this was within the Sheng family mansion, and the outer gates were guarded; Mu Jie'er couldn't just disappear into thin air.

In the end, they found Mu Jie'er in Wei Xiaoniang's courtyard without any major incident.

It turned out that Shan Jun had run off to find Ming Lan, and the little guy had chased after him all the way.

Wei Xiaoniang also knew that Madam Feng had brought a three- or four-year-old daughter to Hualan's betrothal banquet, and she could tell her status just by looking at Mu Jie'er's age.

He immediately wanted the maid to take her back, but Mu Jie'er said she was thirsty.

Wei Xiaoniang could only ask her maid to get her some water to drink.

When Mu Jie'er finished drinking and it was time to see her off, the maid came over to ask her something.

Wei Xiaoniang then handed Mu Jie'er over to a maid and took her away.

"I told you not to keep a cat, but you wouldn't listen. And this is only at home; what would you do if it were outside?"

Mentioning this Feng woman fills me with rage; if such a thing happened outside, it would be very difficult to find her.

"Mother, don't you think about it? With the speed of the mountain tiger, if it wanted to run away, how could my sister possibly catch up?"

Wang You said with a forced smile, "The mountain lord is very clever."

"No matter how smart it is, it's still a beast. If it encounters a truly wicked person, how could it possibly stand a chance?" Mrs. Feng said irritably.

"Yes, yes, I'll deal with it later."

Wang You quickly changed the subject, saying, "Mother, you haven't mentioned the hairpin yet. You gave it to Cousin Rulan, how did it end up in someone else's hands?"

"snort."

Madam Feng could easily see through her son's little scheme, but she didn't expose him. She said, "That fourth girl is quite cunning at such a young age. She went to your uncle and cried, saying that she had no uncle or aunt. Your uncle took pity on her and wanted to make her a son."

But the hibiscus gold hairpin I gave her wasn't so easy to make.

Yangzhou is a prosperous city, and it certainly doesn't lack skilled craftsmen, but the pendant on that hair ornament is made of the finest South Sea pearls.