The Pastoral Empress Merchant

Chapter 708 Take a Stand
Hearing Madam Cao's words, Cao Hexiang stood up excitedly from her seat, and shouted in disbelief: "Mother, are you going to restrain my feet?"

Mrs. Cao looked at her indifferently and said: "He'er, you are too self-willed and nonsense, mother is doing this for your own good, whether the guess in your heart is true or not is none of your business, you It has nothing to do with Ms. Mu, and it has nothing to do with the young prince Jue Lin. How can it be your turn to worry about the two of them? If Mother still lets you go like this, I don’t know how much trouble you will cause for our Cao family !So during this period of time, you should reflect on yourself in your yard and think about where you went wrong!"

Cao Heying didn't expect her mother to be so angry and want to ground her sister so severely.

"Mother, grounding...is it too serious? He'er hasn't done anything she shouldn't do, but, just...Mother, please give He'er another chance to reform!" Cao Heying has always loved this younger sister , now that she was grounded, she still couldn't help pleading.

Mrs. Cao sighed softly and said, "Ying'er, He'er hasn't done anything yet, but it's not that she doesn't want to do it, it's just that she hasn't had time to do it yet. You have to understand that this matter is of great importance, no matter what her guess is. It's not true, but if our Cao family exposes it, it will definitely offend Prime Minister Xiao, and if it is even worse, it will offend the palace and provoke the emperor's reprimand, who can afford such a serious consequence?"

Cao Heying's complexion turned pale immediately. After thinking about it, she felt that her mother's worry was not unreasonable. He'er's involvement in this matter was indeed too absurd.Thinking of this, she could only look at her sister apologetically.

"Mother, it's not me who did the wrong thing, but Mu Jinxi, right? So what if we expose her true colors? Prime Minister Xiao himself covered up his niece, so why should he blame others when something happened? I'm also for everyone Well, I don't want everyone to be deceived by Mu Jinxi, she is a liar!" Cao Hexiang shouted emotionally.

"Nonsense, nonsense! Are you still a child? How can you say such nonsense? It's me and your father who spoiled you all these years! Let you be so ignorant of the heights of the sky and the earth, and blindly focus on Follow your own mind, when did your parents teach you to spy on other people's husbands? You really disgraced our Cao family! You go back and think about it carefully. If you don't think clearly, you don't Figure it out!" Madam Cao said fiercely.

"Mother, I don't want it! I don't want to be grounded, I won't run out to do anything, don't ground me, mother!" Seeing her mother coming for real, Cao Hexiang became anxious.

"Do you think I still believe it? There is no need to discuss the grounding! You go back and reflect on yourself!" Mrs. Cao said with a straight face.

After speaking, he instructed Cao Heying: "Ying'er, mother knows that you always love He'er, but this time is different, you can't let your sister out privately, you understand? To prevent her from causing serious trouble. "

A trace of guilty conscience flashed in Cao Heying's eyes, but he quickly nodded seriously and said solemnly: "Mother, I know, I won't."

She knew the seriousness of the matter, He'er seemed to be a demon, how could she really be interested in the little prince Juelin?She really couldn't understand He'er. What was she thinking? Could it be that she didn't know that there was no hope for this matter?Since she knew there was no hope, why did she spend her mind on this?

Just like what Niang said, no matter what happens in the end, no matter what the truth is, if the Cao family were to become the villain, they would end up being ungrateful and offend Prime Minister Xiao and the young prince Juelin. What does it mean to father? Has He'er ever thought about it?If something happened to dad, then what is the Cao family?What are the two sisters?Why can't He'er understand this?
"Sister!" Seeing that her sister, who had always been helping her, also stood by her mother and agreed to ground her, Cao Hexiang jumped up and down anxiously.

Mrs. Cao is not in the mood to make a fuss with her here now, this is a big matter, she still has to discuss it with the master, lest something really happen, and the Cao family and the master's official position will be affected.

"Ying'er, take your sister back to the yard! You can eat dinner in your own yard today, you don't need to come here. If you continue to make trouble, He'er, mother will have to let your father discipline you."

Cao Hexiang bit her lip, stomped her feet vigorously, then turned around angrily and ran out of the front hall.

Mrs. Cao sighed weakly and said to her eldest daughter: "Ying'er, you have worked hard these few days, you should take good care of your sister, and if you have time, go and enlighten her, so that she will stop thinking about it. Little Jue Lin The prince is not someone she can imagine!"

"Mother, you don't have to worry, He'er may just be unable to figure it out for a while, and today she was stimulated by hearing that the palace hired Miss Mu, she will be fine in a few days, and she will figure it out."

"It would be great if that's the case!"

"Mother, the daughter has gone back first, so don't worry too much, everything will be fine, He'er probably hasn't told anyone about it, and the daughter only found out after hearing what Mother said today."

Thinking of this, Madam Cao breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Well, luckily your sister hasn't told anyone about this, otherwise it would be troublesome."

"Okay, you go back and give He'er a good education."

"Okay, mother, my daughter understands."

After Cao Heying blessed her body, she hurriedly left to chase her sister.

Mrs. Cao worriedly watched the backs of her two daughters leaving home and stood for a while before going to the study to discuss this matter with the master. This matter is very important and she dare not hide it from the master. How to do this kind of thing depends on the master's will.

Mrs. Cao came to the study and told Mr. Cao about it without saying anything. Mr. Cao was so angry that he scolded his daughter for being confused, and paced anxiously in the study, which made Mrs. Cao dazzled.

"Master, what do you mean, at least say something!" Mrs. Cao couldn't help but said.

"Aren't I just thinking about it?" Mr. Cao stopped walking and glared at Mrs. Cao.

"Then what did you come up with?" Mrs. Cao asked again.

Master Cao choked, "No!"

Mrs. Cao twitched the corners of her mouth, and after being quiet for a while, she asked again: "Master, do you think this matter will really be what He'er thought? What is the relationship between Young Master Juelin and Miss Mu really?" Inside story? And that child, is it really Ms. Mu's? Didn't it say that the Xiao family took a four or five-year-old boy with them when they went out for an outing during the Chinese New Year? Could it be true?"

Mr. Cao frowned, thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible, but we don't know what it is like, but the emperor and young prince Juelin must be clear! Otherwise, the emperor would not have given it so easily. Married to the little prince Juelin, do you think that according to the importance the emperor attaches to the little prince Juelin, the emperor will give him a person with an unclear background to be his concubine?"

Mrs. Cao thinks it makes sense. In short, this matter is not as simple as Heer thought. The young prince Juelin is not stupid, the old concubine is not stupid, let alone the emperor, so what is the matter? Really only the parties know.

"Then what should we do now? Let's pretend we don't know about it?" Mrs. Cao asked.

Mr. Cao frowned and thought for a while and said: "Let's just wait and see what happens, and stay put! After all, whether it is the Xiao Mansion or the Wang Mansion, this matter is completely hidden, and it may not be a good thing if we bump into it rashly. Wait for a while. Also, you must take care of He'er, don't let her leave the house during this time, lest she do something she shouldn't do in a moment of confusion."

Mrs. Cao nodded and said: "Master, don't worry, I have already grounded He'er in her yard, and let Ying'er watch her. Ying'er is steady, she knows the importance of the matter, and will not let He'er Nonsense."

"Well, that's good, let's pretend we don't know anything! Let's see the situation after a while."

Mr. Cao and Mrs. Cao in Cao’s mansion became troubled by this. Knowing a secret by accident is not necessarily a good thing, let alone this secret involves several important people. The family may be like this, can they not worry, can they not worry?Going to investigate is not, it seems not to be not going to investigate, in case things are really as my daughter thinks, and there will be troubles in the future, the palace and the emperor know that their Cao family knew about this matter but did not say anything, can they not be punished?
But if they go to investigate, then if the matter is what they think, and the young prince Juelin and the emperor already know about it, wouldn't they be doing bad things out of good intentions?
So Master Cao is now in a dilemma.After thinking for a long time, Mr. Cao decided that he should try to test the little prince Juelin when he retired from the court?

Mrs. Cao told Madam Cao about his thoughts, Madam Cao gave him a sideways look, and suggested that it would be better for him to go to the Xiao Mansion to find out what happened. Originally, there was such a big happy event in the Xiao Mansion, and Madam Xiao and himself had a different relationship. Friends, it is right to come to congratulate me, it happens to be an opportunity.And no matter what the situation is, Mrs. Xiao is always a woman, so she won't turn her face all of a sudden, right?

Mr. Cao felt that this was feasible, so he decided to do so.

Soon Mrs. Cao was ready, brought gifts and Cao Heying to the Xiao Mansion, and before going out, she sternly told the servants in the mansion that they must keep an eye on the Second Miss's yard, and she couldn't let the Second Miss come out, let alone out of the house!
Although the people in the mansion felt a little strange, they dared not not listen to Madam's words.

After the confession was made, Mrs. Cao took her eldest daughter to Xiao's mansion to give congratulatory gifts.

It has been three days since the Prince's Mansion gave the dowry to Xiao's Mansion. During these three days, there was an endless stream of guests visiting Xiao's Mansion. Master Xiao, Madam Xiao, and Mu Ankang and his wife were all busy, and even Mu Jinxi also got busy, although she didn't have any good friends, but now she was a concubine, and her status was different, even if she didn't have friendship with her, those young ladies still had to come to express their congratulations.

So Mu Jinxi had to come out to receive those young ladies, and had to deal with wandering around the Xiao Mansion with them, with a smile on her face, which made her seem to have a good relationship with these young ladies.Fortunately, at this time, all the busy things in the red building are over, otherwise, she really doesn't know if she has the mood and patience to chat with these young ladies about some unnutritious words.

It was finally the fourth day, and fewer people came to congratulate. Mrs. Xiao and others also breathed a sigh of relief. Just after seeing off a lady, Mrs. Xiao returned to the living room and sat down when she heard a servant report that Cao Madame is here.

Mrs. Xiao immediately smiled and said: "I wondered why I didn't see her. It turned out to be today. I said that she is smart and knows to avoid coming when there are many people. Otherwise, I wouldn't have much time to accompany her." she."

Mrs. Xiao still likes Mrs. Cao very much. Firstly, Mrs. Cao's temperament is also suitable for Mrs. Xiao's taste. Secondly, Mrs. Cao herself is a good person, and she will not flatter other wives too much. Whether the other party is nobler than herself, she will not look down on the other party who is lower than herself, and she will treat people well when they come to visit her.

So Mrs. Cao, although she only came to the capital for just over a year, her reputation is indeed good.

Mrs. Cao came in before she entered the hall.

"Mrs. Xiao, congratulations, and Mrs. Mu, great congratulations! I came here today to rejoice, to see if my two daughters can have half the blessings of Miss Mu in the future, so that I, a mother, will be really happy." You can laugh in your dreams!"

"Are you afraid that you won't find a good son-in-law in the future? Who are you lying to? Who in this capital doesn't know that there is a pair of beautiful and outstanding sisters in Mr. Cao's mansion? Both of your daughters have not yet reached the age of Ji, and there are already many of them. People have inquired about it secretly, so you have the nerve to groan here." Mrs. Xiao teased.

Mrs. Cao covered her lips with a veil and said angrily: "It's good that you know, what are you doing to expose me in front of Mrs. Mu, where will I put my face?"

"Since you only want face, then don't say these things that people will know to be false when they hear it. You deserve to be laughed at!" Mrs. Xiao said honestly.

Mrs. Cao smiled and walked aside, looked at Xiao Nianxun and said friendlyly: "You are Mrs. Mu, Miss Mu's mother, right? I haven't had a chance to see you, but today I can see you. Miss Mu is so outstanding because she has an equally outstanding mother, and everyone said that her daughter is like a mother, and there is nothing wrong with that."

Mrs. Cao looked at Xiao Nianxun with sincere eyes, without the slightest hypocrisy, and her words, although a bit exaggerated, but her tone did not sound uncomfortable at all, on the contrary, she was secretly happy.

Whose daughter is praised, the parents will not be happy, right?Mrs. Cao's boast here is to praise Xiao Nianxun and Mu Jinxi, Xiao Nianxun is naturally happy.

"Ying'er, hurry up and meet Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Mu. This is my eldest daughter, Cao Heying." Mrs. Cao hurriedly pulled her daughter and said.

Cao Heying bowed obediently and politely to Madam Xiao and Madam Mu.

Mrs. Xiao had met Mrs. Cao's twin sisters. Seeing that only the eldest daughter was there today, but not the younger daughter, she couldn't help asking a little strangely: "Why do you only see Ying'er today, but not He'er?"

Don't these two sisters always appear at the same time?
Mrs. Cao waved her handkerchief, and said without hesitation: "Don't talk about this lotus, this girl is getting more and more self-willed, she caused trouble, and she is being restrained by me, let her reflect on herself."

"What is so serious that you need to be grounded? You mother is too cruel." Mrs. Xiao shook her head and said.

"I can't help it. No matter how hard I restrain her, I don't know how much trouble she will cause in the future." Mrs. Cao said with a soft sigh.

If Madam Xiao knew what He'er was thinking, she would probably turn pale on the spot, right?

Xiao Nianxun listened to Mrs. Cao's words and said with a smile: "What's the matter, just talk about it if you are self-willed. Isn't my Xiaoxi like this before, but it makes me worry a lot."

Mrs. Cao looked at Xiao Nianxun and said: "How can He'er compare with Miss Mu? See how Miss Mu has found such a good marriage now, and she herself is capable. Mrs. Mu, I really envy you!"

"Where, where, you are too much." Xiao Nianxun said very modestly.

My daughter naturally thinks it's the best, but when others say that, she still needs to be humble, lest others feel that the members of her family are too proud.

A few wives were talking on the sidelines, but Cao Heying seemed a bit out of place in a girl's house. Seeing this, Mrs. Xiao said, "Ying'er, why don't you talk to Xiaoxi, she is in the mansion today, and there is no one now." If any guests come, she should be free, you are about the same age, you should have something to talk about, unlike us who are old and want you, a little girl, to accompany us."

"Mrs. Xiao was joking, Ying'er doesn't think there is anything wrong. It's just that I will disturb Miss Mu in the past?" Cao Heying said with some embarrassment.

Xiao Nianxun said with a smile: "How could it be? She has been slacking off many times in the past few days, and she doesn't come out to socialize when she has guests, that is, her uncle and aunt dote on her and let her do whatever she wants. You are a guest." No matter what, she should treat her well. It’s okay, you go with the servant girl, she is in your own yard right now!"

Although Xiao Nianxun said reproachful words, there was a deep sense of pity in her words, which shows that she is actually a mother who loves her children.

Cao Heying glanced at her mother, Madam Cao nodded and said, "In that case, you can follow the maid to find Miss Mu, just don't be rude, you understand?"

"Mom, I know."

Mrs. Xiao called her maid and took Cao Heying to Mu Jinxi's yard. Before leaving, Cao Heying and Mrs. Cao exchanged a look that only each other could understand. Seeing the meaning expressed in her mother's eyes, Cao Heying pursed her lips and obeyed. Followed the maid and left the front hall.

Neither Mrs. Xiao nor Xiao Nianxun noticed the eye contact between the two mothers and daughters. After Cao Heying left, the three quickly chatted again.

Cao Heying lowered her head and followed the servant girl through most of the backyard of the Xiao Mansion. After walking for a quarter of an hour, she finally arrived at Mu Jinxi's courtyard. If the servant girl hadn't reminded her, she would not have noticed that she was already outside the courtyard.

The servant girl asked Cao Heying to wait outside, went in to report by herself, and came back after a while, asking Cao Heying to go in.

Cao Heying took a deep breath, tightened the handkerchief on her hand, and then walked in with the maid.

In the side hall of the house, when Mu Jinxi heard the servant girl say that the lady from the Cao family was coming, she raised her eyebrows and asked the maid to lead her to the side hall, and she followed.

"Miss Biao, Miss Cao is here."

When Cao Heying stepped into the side hall, she raised a decent and polite smile, and when she saw Mu Jinxi, she immediately smiled and said: "I took the liberty to come here to disturb Miss Mu today, I hope Miss Mu will not be offended."

"Where is Miss Cao talking about? We have met for a while. Your mother and my aunt are good friends. It stands to reason that we should communicate more on weekdays. I don't know any friends in the capital. Cao If you don't mind Missy, you are welcome to come here often." Mu Jinxi said sincerely.

She doesn't have a good impression of Cao Hexiang, but Cao Heying is still good, at least she won't make her feel hypocritical and unfriendable.

Hearing what Mu Jinxi said, Cao Heying smiled even more happily, "Then I won't be polite, I'll have to come and bother you often when I have time, I heard that you are very capable, I have to learn from you. "

"It's all exaggerated by others. I'm just an ordinary woman, so what can I do?" Mu Jinxi shook her head and said.

"Miss Mu, you are too modest. By the way, I came here with my mother today to congratulate you. The dowry gift given to you by the palace is the only one in the entire Great Chu. I don't know how many people will die with envy."

Mu Jinxi observed Cao Heying calmly, and found that she had a smile on her face when she said this, but the smile did not contain the slightest falsehood, jealousy, she wanted to congratulate her sincerely, and when it came to the betrothal gift Sometimes it was purely teasing and joking, and there was no envy or longing in it, which showed that she was looking at the dowry with an objective attitude.

If it's her sister...

Thinking of Cao Hexiang, Mu Jinxi's eyes flashed and she pretended to ask curiously, "Why are you alone today? Where's Miss Cao?"

The smile on Cao Heying's face froze immediately, she looked at Mu Jinxi apologetically, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Miss Mu, I, I have something to tell you, I wonder if it's convenient for you to retreat temporarily?"

Before coming here, father and mother had originally discussed that you mother and Mrs. Xiao would try it out, but before leaving today, father and mother felt that it would be a bit bad for you mother to try it out with Mrs. Xiao, even though mother and Mrs. Xiao had a close relationship. Okay, but this kind of thing, suspecting someone else's precious niece, and this kind of thing, anyone who hears it will be angry, right?

What if Mrs. Xiao got angry on the spot and told the Mu family and his wife, or even Mrs. Xiao?In this case, it's better for her and Mu Jinxi to mention it, after all, Mu Jinxi is the person involved, isn't it?The matter was provoked by He'er again, what she said might make Mu Jinxi feel that the two sisters were only suspicious about this matter, and they hadn't told anyone about it, wouldn't Mu Jinxi feel at ease in this way? ?
It was they who said it on their own initiative, which is enough to prove that the Cao family has no ill will towards her or the Xiao family, right?So no matter what happens in the future, Mu Jinxi's Palace and Xiao's Palace will not vent their anger on their Cao family, right?
That's why we have what we have now.

Mu Jinxi raised her eyebrows when she heard Cao Heying's words, and thought carefully that Cao Heying's face froze instantly when she mentioned Cao Hexiang.After thinking about it, she thought it was nothing, so Mu Jinxi waved her hand to make all the maids waiting in the side hall retreat.

Seeing this, Cao Heying breathed a sigh of relief, and sat forward a little. This action made Mu Jinxi raise her eyebrows again, thinking that Miss Cao seemed very unusual today!Does he look like he's ready to whisper to her?Or some big secret?

Cao Heying glanced at Mu Jinxi secretly, and found that there was nothing to be seen on her face. She was neither expressionless, nor did she have any other emotions, not even a trace of curiosity.

She pursed her lips nervously, and said with her head half down: "Miss Mu, first of all, I want to apologize to you on behalf of Heer. She is just, just a little willful, but her heart is still good. She has no intention of harming others. It may sound strange to you now when I say this, but you won't feel so after hearing what I have to say."

"Well, tell me, I don't find it strange."

Cao Heying was stunned, looked up at Mu Jinxi, carefully sized her up, and finally saw something in her eyes, the tense heartstrings were loosened, and it seemed that it was not too difficult to speak when she thought of what she wanted to say.

Mu Jinxi is a smart person, if he beat around the bush with her, it might be more likely to annoy her, so it's better to get straight to the point.

After thinking about it, Cao Heying said, "Miss Mu, do you still remember what happened in Peach Blossom Town on the Lantern Festival last year? Our two sisters met you and... At that time, He'er did some rude things, but Miss Mu Dadu, he didn't care about He'er. At first we thought Miss Mu and you just met by chance, but we didn't expect that we would meet again in the capital after a year."

"To be honest, I'm not afraid that Ms. Mu won't believe me. I didn't recognize you, Ms. Mu, when we first met in the palace. Even a few days ago, I didn't know that Ms. Mu was that woman, because I could She said she had forgotten about the Lantern Festival. But Heer...it was Heer who recognized you, and..." Cao Heying swallowed, and said with some difficulty: "There is also little prince Juelin. Actually, You guys, you and the little prince Juelin are the couple from Shangyuan, Taohua Town, right? And that child called your father and mother is actually, also your child, your own child, right?"

After Cao Heying finished speaking, she couldn't help holding her breath.She lowered her eyes and didn't dare to meet Mu Jinxi.

Mu Jinxi's complexion became colder and colder following Cao Heying's words, and after she finished speaking, she glanced at her coldly and asked, "What's the meaning of Miss Cao? Threatening me?"

Cao Heying was startled, her panicked eyes met Mu Jinxi's cold eyes, she hurriedly shook her head, and hurriedly explained: "Miss Mu, you misunderstood, I didn't intend to threaten you, if I wanted to threaten you I wouldn't come to your mansion to confess to you so openly, it is precisely because I don't want to be your enemy that I took today's opportunity to come here."

"Oh? Then what do you mean? You know what happened that day, you know what we are hiding, don't you want to use this secret to achieve your own goals? I don't say that it doesn't mean I don't know, isn't your good sister What a good thing, she expressed it very clearly at the Lotus Appreciation Banquet of the First Princess that day. At the Lantern Festival, she knew that Jue Lin and I were a couple, but she still showed affection for Jue Lin. In the capital, Jue Lin has already been married to me by the emperor, we already have a legitimate relationship, but your sister is still spying on me, don't tell me your sister doesn't want to use this to achieve her own goals?" Mu Jinxi said nothing. He sneered unceremoniously.

Cao Heying blushed at Mu Jinxi's words, and wished she could find a place to sneak in, because her sister really did such a thing.If Mu Jinxi knew what He'er said at home that day, she didn't know how angry she would be. If her future husband was so missed, no woman would be too happy.

"Miss Mu, I know He'er was wrong about this matter, but you trust us, we have no intention of threatening you, let alone using this secret to achieve our own goals. I'm here today Just to remind you, if we find something suspicious today, others will find it tomorrow, I think you should be prepared in advance, lest it is your son who will be hurt when the time comes."

"Miss Mu, I'm sober. You should also know that I don't have any thoughts about the little prince Juelin. In fact, I don't care whether the little prince Juelin has anything to do with you or not. I only care about the little prince Juelin." It's just appreciation, isn't it normal for people like him to be appreciated? I don't mean anything to him other than appreciation, you want to believe it!" Cao Heying said eagerly.

"You don't, but your sister does! If I'm right, your sister noticed it. She saw Juelin on the day of the lotus feast, so she guessed it. She wanted to use this to do something. What is it?" Mu Jinxi sneered.

Although she felt very rude, Cao Heying still honestly told what her sister said and what she planned to do, and finally said: "It is because I am worried that He'er will do something she shouldn't do, so my mother sent He'er The son is grounded in her yard, and has not let her out of the yard these days."

Mu Jinxi frowned: "Your parents also know about this?"

Cao Heying hesitated for a moment but nodded and said: "Well, it was my mother who first discovered what was wrong with He'er. She only found out after asking her, and then she found out that she was... But my mother immediately dissuaded her and even warned her! That's right. Because my parents know that He'er is ridiculous, that's why they want to stop her from doing what she shouldn't do. You also know that my mother and Mrs. Xiao have a good relationship, so we have no reason to harm you. How can we hurt you? Isn't it going to ruin the relationship between our two families?"

Mu Jinxi smiled, not knowing what it meant, and said: "I guess you are also concerned about the relationship with the palace. If I am no one today, you will come to remind us in advance?"

Cao Heying didn't deny Mu Jinxi's words, nor did she feel that there was anything wrong, "Miss Mu, isn't this human nature? People seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Our Cao family has no ambitions, just want to be safe and secure. If you can gain a firm foothold in the capital and don't cause trouble, my father just needs to be his own official. We don't have the idea of ​​climbing the dragon and the phoenix. Even if your Xiao's mansion is not the prime minister's mansion today, as long as my mother and Mrs. Xiao still have the same relationship, we We will still make the same decision. Whether Miss Mu believes it or not, these are the truest thoughts in our hearts."

After listening to Cao Heying's words, Mu Jinxi didn't speak for a while, she just curled up her fingers and unconsciously tapped on the table, and the sound reached Cao Heying's ears, making her feel a little uneasy. What was Xi thinking.

Mu Jinxi is a person who has her own ideas, and her status in the Xiao Mansion is extraordinary, her attitude to a certain extent represents the attitude of the Xiao Mansion, as long as Mu Jinxi lets go, everything can be negotiated.

"What do you want?" Mu Jinxi asked after a while.

She didn't believe that the Cao family did this only because of their aunt, and there might be some reasons for it, but it was definitely not the main reason.

Cao Heying breathed a sigh of relief, and said sincerely: "We don't have any purpose, we just hope that no matter how this matter develops in the future, the Wangfu and Xiaofu won't blame our Cao family, and don't blame us. To my sister's head, that's all."

Mu Jinxi raised her eyebrows, and looked at Cao Heying with some surprise: "That's it? You don't want to use this opportunity to let my uncle speak well in front of the emperor for Mr. Cao? Or help your sister... become the side concubine of the palace? of?"

Cao Heying's face turned red again, and she didn't want to admit that this was her sister's idea.He'er really said that, saying that maybe their Cao family can use this matter to negotiate with the Xiao Mansion or the Wang Mansion, and let He'er enter the Wang Mansion to be a side concubine or something...

But this is only He'er's own thoughts, no matter whether it is her father, mother, or her, they all think that this is impossible, not to mention being a side concubine, even the concubine palace will not agree.And taking a ten thousand step back, even if He'er really used this incident to achieve her goals and entered the palace, wouldn't her life be easier?Neither Mu Jinxi nor the young prince Juelin are easy to provoke, and He'er doesn't know what kind of life he will lead after entering the palace.

Seeing the shame and embarrassment on Cao Heying's face, Mu Jinxi twitched the corners of her mouth, guessing that the person who had this idea must be Cao Hexiang.This Cao Hexiang is really shameless!She was the most shameless and cheeky woman she had ever seen since she came here.

Although Mo Xuerui used to chase after Jue Lin, she never did anything despicable and shameless. As she said, she just wanted to get what she wanted through her own efforts. What's wrong, she didn't use any means, did she?Apart from running after Jue Lin, she really didn't do anything she shouldn't do.

Compared to Mo Xuerui, Cao Hexiang seemed to have a poor character.

"Miss Mu, please trust us, we really do not have any malicious intentions." Cao Heying said, looking at Mu Jinxi calmly.

Mu Jinxi smiled and said, "I believe you have no malicious intentions, but your sister..."

Cao Heying hurriedly said: "Don't worry, He'er, we will keep an eye on her and not let her mess around!"

"If you can really keep an eye on Cao Hexiang, it's like you said just now, no matter how things will develop in the future, we won't blame your Cao family, but if Cao Hexiang does something, then we won't blame you. That's easy to say."

She's not some Virgin Mary.If Cao Hexiang is obedient and doesn't meddle in things they shouldn't care about, they will naturally not torment a person who has nothing to do with them, but if Cao Hexiang is upset and does something, will they blame the Cao family? not sure.

"Don't worry, we will watch He'er and won't let her run around. When she thinks it through, we will release her restraint and won't let her run around."

"Don't be too nervous, this matter has nothing to do with you, just pretend you don't know anything, we will handle it ourselves." Seeing that Cao Heying was always nervous, Mu Jinxi finally calmed down she said.

Cao Heying nodded and said: "We also think so in our hearts. We will pretend that we don't know anything about this matter, and we won't bring it up again when we leave this door."

After a pause, he said, "This is also what my parents mean."

Mu Jinxi nodded: "I understand, Master Cao and Mrs. Cao are smart people, otherwise my aunt would not have been with your mother."

My aunt is the prime minister's wife, but she doesn't like any lady. It is said that it is the communication between the wives, but in fact it is the relationship between the two houses and the respective lords. It seems so simple.

Uncle is the prime minister, so he can't get too close with the officials below, especially some officials with problems. Who knows if uncle will be involved if something happens?Moreover, it is easy to arouse the suspicion of the emperor. Uncle can only associate with some officials who are honest and upright. This is the best. Uncle is the prime minister, the head of all officials. If he associates with good officials, the emperor will only be happy.

"Miss Mu, it's good that you understand, so we can rest assured." Cao Heying finally showed a relaxed smile.

After talking about the business, Cao Heying was in the mood to say something else, such as congratulations to Mu Jinxi, but before she could say anything, the maid in Mu Jinxi's yard came in and blessed Fushen and said, "Miss Biao , Madam sent someone to send a message, saying that something happened to Cao's house temporarily, Madam Cao was in a hurry to go back, so let Miss Cao go back with Madam Cao first, and come to congratulate another day."

"What? Something happened to my family?" Cao Heying stood up reflexively, and said in surprise.

"Back to Miss Cao, that's what the person who sent the message said."

Mu Jinxi raised her eyebrows, looked at Cao Heying with a half-smile, and soon thought of what happened to Cao's so-called accident.

Cao Heying said just now that she would keep an eye on Cao Hexiang, but Cao Hexiang was careless, she turned around and caused trouble. If she guessed right, Mrs. Cao brought Cao Heying to the Xiao Mansion today, then Cao Hexiang came out secretly. After leaving the mansion, he should have gone to the palace to find Jue Lin, right?
Hehehe, it really opened her eyes.

Cao Heying obviously also guessed that it should be her sister's matter. Facing Mu Jinxi's half-smile expression, her face suddenly became hot, she greeted Mu Jinxi hurriedly and left in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)