nycdaug Chapter 162 She had already guessed it all.
Chapter 162 She had already guessed it all.
So, when Su Mowan returned to the mansion the next day, she happened to run into Shen Murui, who was on her way to Fenghua Palace, in the third courtyard.
Today, Shen Murui wore a pink dress and lightly applied makeup, which made her fair and delicate oval face look even more endearing.
Comparing the two, Su Mowan suddenly realized that she was a bit rough around the edges.
Shen Murui stopped immediately upon seeing her.
She turned around and walked gracefully to Su Mowan, her face flushed slightly, whether from shyness or nervousness, it was hard to tell.
"Mu Rui has met Consort Su."
Her voice was soft and proper, without a single flaw.
Su Mowan didn't dislike Shen Murui when they first met; in fact, she even had some good feelings towards her. Now that Shen Murui was greeting her politely, Su Mowan naturally had to behave appropriately as well.
"Madam Shen, there's no need for such formalities. Are you on your way to see the Prince?"
As Su Mowan spoke, her eyes inadvertently caught sight of a food box being carried by the maid following behind Shen Murui.
It looks like it contains pastries or something similar.
Shen Murui became flustered again because of these words, and even stammered: "Yes, yes, Consort Su."
It's not hard to see that Shen Murui is somewhat afraid of Su Mowan.
Shen Muyue must have said something to her.
Su Mowan said gently, "Since Madam Shen is going to see the Prince, please come quickly and don't delay him."
Su Mowan thought her tone and expression were excellent when she said this, but Shen Murui trembled and said timidly and nervously, "Why don't we... why don't you come along, Consort Su?"
Su Mowan raised an eyebrow.
Could it be that Shen Murui thought there was something hidden in her words? Although she was indeed a little curious, she couldn't very well follow her in and disturb her.
So Su Mowan smiled and shook her head, saying very kindly, "No, I have something to do, so I'll head back to Huangfeng Garden first. Please, Madam Shen."
After saying that, she didn't wait for Shen Murui's reaction and strode away.
Yinshuang smiled thoughtfully and quickly followed.
Jiang Zhuo felt a little awkward.
Once Su Mowan left, he was the only man left. Shen Murui was going the same way as him, so it didn't feel right for him to go first, but it wasn't right for him to follow behind Shen Murui either.
This is really difficult.
The same goes for Shen Murui.
Seeing Su Mowan turn and leave, she felt a little uneasy. When she turned her head, she saw Jiang Zhuo still standing there. When their eyes met, an awkward silence fell between them, and she could only blush and lower her head.
Jiang Zhuo is older after all.
He stepped half a step aside: "Madam Shen, please go first."
Being treated with such respect, Shen Murui was flattered and blushed as she took a step forward.
Jiang Zhuo and Feng Yue had somewhat different attitudes toward her.
Feng Yue knew why his master summoned Shen Murui to Fenghua Palace every day, so while he was polite to Shen Murui, he lacked respect.
Jiang Zhuo, unaware of the hidden agenda, only knew that Shen Murui had visited Fenghua Palace for two consecutive days and assumed that Shen Murui would become another 'Consort Su' in the future.
However, when he followed her into the Fenghua Palace and saw Shen Murui sitting quietly in the flower hall in the distance, doubts arose in his heart.
After he finished reporting Su Mowan's schedule, he couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, you seem to like Madam Shen quite a bit?"
Actually, given Jiang Zhuo's status, it was somewhat difficult for him to say the words "Madam Shen," but considering that he already called Su Mowan "Consort Su," adding "Shen Murui" wouldn't make much difference.
Murong Jing's thin lips remained pursed, but Jiang Zhuo strangely sensed that he was in a very good mood.
"You just need to stick with good people, you don't need to know anything else."
So, Jiang Zhuo, whose doubts lingered, had no choice but to ask Feng Yue.
Feng Yue cleared his throat in a pretentious manner.
Just when Jiang Zhuo thought he was about to start gossiping, he suddenly pursed his lips and said, "Don't you think I talk too much now? I don't know who said I talk too much, but today, in order to prove that I don't talk too much, I have no choice but to keep quiet."
Although he said that, Feng Yue's face clearly said, "You'll have to beg me." Jiang Zhuo struggled with his thoughts for a while before finally giving in and saying, "I was wrong that day. What do you know? Tell me."
Feng Yue is two years older than Jiang Zhuo.
Seeing Jiang Zhuo lower his head, he chuckled knowingly, then pulled him to a secluded corner and began his gossip spree.
"It's a long story. The reason Your Highness did this was entirely because you listened to Young Master Lu's brilliant plan. Isn't Your Highness still thinking about Consort Su...?"
After a cup of tea.
Feng Yue concluded: "So, the reason why the Prince had Madam Shen come over every day was to provoke Consort Su and see how she would react."
"No wonder the prince asks me every day what expression Consort Su has on her face when she passes by Fenghua Palace on her way back to the mansion."
Jiang Zhuo finally understood the reason behind this.
But after finding out, he felt something was amiss, and he frowned, saying, "Is Your Highness using Madam Shen like this?"
Feng Yue scoffed dismissively.
“You’re wrong to say that. Madam Shen should thank the Prince. You don’t know how Consort Shen usually treats Madam Shen. I’ve investigated it thoroughly! These past two days, the Prince has been summoning Madam Shen to Fenghua Palace every day. She’s been treated much better by Consort Shen.”
Jiang Zhuo understood what he meant.
In other words, Shen Muyue was originally not good to Shen Murui, but now that she sees Shen Murui as valuable, her attitude towards Shen Murui has changed.
Although it was a win-win situation, Jiang Zhuo felt a pang of regret whenever he thought of Shen Murui sitting quietly in the flower hall.
Seeing Jiang Zhuo's expression, Feng Yue couldn't help but tease, "Oh, are you feeling sorry for Madam Shen?"
Jiang Zhuo came to his senses and frowned.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Clearly, he didn't like Feng Yue's ambiguous jokes.
Meanwhile, in the flower hall, Shen Murui was bored, but she didn't dare to leave. When she couldn't sit still, she stood up and paced around the spacious flower hall.
The maidservant behind her couldn't help but mutter, "Miss, will we have to do this every day from now on?"
His words conveyed seven parts grievance and three parts dissatisfaction.
The maid was unaware that Shen Murui had been treated the same way yesterday, which is why she was anxious now.
Shen Murui walked up to the maid and sighed softly.
Her face showed a mixture of disappointment and envy.
"I'm afraid so, but these days will come to an end."
Shen Murui is open-minded.
She had already figured out the intention behind His Highness the Prince of Qin's actions.
Although she was very envious of Su Mowan for being treated so well by His Highness the Prince of Qin, she also felt that it was only right when she thought of Su Mowan's appearance and temperament.
The maid didn't understand the reason.
Seeing her sigh, I couldn't help but ask, "But Miss, why did we bring an empty food box?"