AWB Chapter 181 Who is Whose Savior?
Chapter 181 Who is Whose Savior?
"...Actually, the reason why His Highness Prince Qin made me go to Fenghua Palace every day was to show Consort Su. I don't know what misunderstanding Consort Su and His Highness Prince Qin had. After I went to Fenghua Palace for a few days, you two made up."
As Shen Murui finished speaking, she carefully observed Su Mowan's expression.
Seeing that the other person's expression did not change, she continued, "His Highness Prince Qin said that if I want to leave the Prince Qin's residence, I can leave at any time, but... but I have nowhere to go right now... I definitely can't stay with my elder sister anymore, so I want to move here to hide for a while."
Su Mowan's face remained unchanged, but her heart was already churning with turmoil.
According to Shen Murui, Murong Jing made her go to Fenghua Palace every day just to provoke her.
Want to make her jealous?
Could this be an idea that Murong Jing came up with himself?
Also, what did Shen Murui mean when she said that she could leave whenever she wanted?
Murong Jing took her in, then didn't want her anymore?
At this moment, Su Mowan was unaware that she had indirectly caused Murong Jing to reject Shen Murui; she only felt that Murong Jing's brain must have gone rusty.
“Ahem, Madam Shen, why do you want to leave the Prince Qin’s residence? Even if you and Shen Muyue don’t get along, you can just live in the West Courtyard from now on and don’t need to worry about her.”
The implication was: You can stay in the west courtyard without worry, I won't cause you any trouble! Even Shen Muyue didn't dare to come and cause trouble!
Upon hearing this, Shen Murui looked at Su Mowan with envy, emotion, and admiration in her eyes.
The envy stems from the fact that Su Mowan probably doesn't know that His Highness the Prince of Qin has personally stated that he only loves her. To receive such genuine affection from His Highness the Prince of Qin is something countless women would envy.
What moved her was that Su Mowan, as a rival in love, even if she was a fake one, could still treat her with such kindness.
Finally, my admiration goes to Su Mowan herself.
Shen Murui mentally swapped Su Mowan's and Shen Muyue's positions and easily came to the conclusion that if Shen Muyue were in Su Mowan's position, she would definitely be so arrogant that everyone would know it.
Su Mowan, however, was so low-key and generous, showing no arrogance whatsoever.
This was completely different from what Shen Muyue had told her before.
Thinking of this, Shen Murui's eyes were already red.
She was just a sixteen-year-old girl, unable to choose her own husband, and treated as a pawn by her father and elder sister. Overwhelmed by feelings of grievance and sorrow, she couldn't hold back her tears.
When Su Mowan saw Shen Murui across from her suddenly burst into tears, she thought for a moment that she had said something wrong.
She quickly said, "Madam Shen, please don't cry! What did I say wrong? Please don't take it to heart, I didn't mean it!"
But after she said that, Shen Murui's tears fell even harder.
Su Mowan was at a loss.
Shen Murui was a little embarrassed. She wiped away her tears as they fell, sobbing as she said, "I...I've made Consort Su laugh at me. I...I just remembered some sad things from the past, so..."
Su Mowan frowned.
She blurted out instinctively, "Were you often bullied at home before?"
She didn't explicitly say who bullied her, but Shen Muyue was definitely one of them. Given Shen Muyue's arrogant attitude, how could she not bully Shen Murui, a concubine's daughter?
Shen Murui shook her head in a panic.
She looked at Su Mowan sincerely: "The pot of tea in the painted boat last night was originally sent by my elder sister to Fenghua Palace for His Highness Prince Qin. But later, for some reason, His Highness insisted on taking it to the painted boat. Later, when I returned to the manor after being injured, my elder sister came to visit me and asked some strange questions. I suspect that the tea has some problems."
After saying this, Shen Murui's face broke out in fewer tears, replaced by an expression of regret and lingering fear.
Su Mowan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what she said.
Shen Murui's expression didn't seem fake. So, it seems that Shen Murui didn't know there was something in the tea originally, but was just used by Shen Muyue.
However, thinking about Shen Muyue's actions, Su Mowan's eyes darkened.
Regardless of whether Shen Murui was willing or not, the fact that Shen Muyue actually sacrificed her own sister was enough to disgust Su Mowan.
If things go well, and if Murong Jing doesn't blame Shen Murui, then Shen Muyue will have achieved her goal. But if Murong Jing investigates, given Shen Muyue's character, she will definitely shirk all responsibility, leaving Shen Murui to bear all the blame.
They were extremely wicked.
Thinking of this, Su Mowan said to Shen Murui with a solemn expression, "If you really don't plan to have anything to do with Shen Muyue anymore, then you can live in the West Courtyard from now on. I guarantee she won't dare to do anything to you. But if you can't make up your mind, it's not convenient for me to interfere."
Su Mowan's words meant that Shen Murui should think things through carefully.
She says she won't associate with Shen Muyue now, but after all, they are both daughters from the Left Prime Minister's residence. If the Left Prime Minister gives any further instructions or threatens Shen Murui with something, then Su Mowan would be raising a snake by her side.
Su Mowan wouldn't do something so dangerous.
However, what Su Mowan didn't know was that Shen Murui had lost her mother at a young age and had long been fed up with being bullied. Now that she had the chance to escape that kind of life, she wouldn't hesitate for a second.
Shen Murui looked at her, her slightly red almond-shaped eyes revealing determination.
"Consort Su, don't worry. Now that I've made up my mind, I won't have anything to do with the Left Prime Minister's family anymore! It's just... it might cause you trouble in the future..."
As he spoke, his voice trailed off.
Su Mowan's eyes darted around.
After thinking it over, she suddenly asked, "How did you get injured last night? Was Jiang Zhuo busy protecting the Seventh Princess and didn't have time to look after you?"
"No, no!"
Shen Murui hurriedly shook her head in denial.
A fleeting look of embarrassment crossed her eyes.
Su Mowan frowned slightly.
Shen Murui's expression was somewhat different from what Su Mowan had guessed, so she stopped asking.
Just then, Feng Yue walked in.
He indicated that everything was ready.
So Shen Murui hurriedly got up and said goodbye, saying she needed to go and see if the maid had packed everything properly.
After everyone had gone far away, Su Mowan said to Feng Yue, "Hey, tell me, isn't your master too inhumane? Such a gentle and delicate young lady, and he actually chased her away."
Feng Yue looked completely bewildered.
"Consort Su, what did you say? I don't understand."
Su Mowan shook her head and sighed, "It's really a tragedy. Why did the Empress choose such a girl? It would have been better if there had been another Liu Ruxu."
Feng Yue finally understood.
Consort Su is pitying Madam Shen.
So he curled his lip and said, "Consort Su, don't be careless. Madam Shen looks so pitiful, that's when she's most likely to be hiding her true intentions."
Feng Yue still disliked Shen Murui.
Su Mowan smiled.
Feng Yue didn't understand the inside story, but there was no way to explain it for the time being, so he could only let it go.
Soon it was lunchtime, and Yinshuang Qinghe returned.
Qinghe was holding three account books in her arms, while Yinshuang was carrying a wooden box, which was obviously for storing banknotes.
Yinshuang placed the box on the table, and then Qinghe handed over the account book with a smile.
“Consort Su, this is last month’s account book. It was originally supposed to be calculated by you personally, but the Prince instructed that Steward Luo would accompany you and calculate it for you.”
The restaurant is quite a distance from the painting pavilion, so this "on the way" arrangement seems rather far-fetched.
"I'm too lazy to look at it. Yinshuang, you tell us. Just tell us about the profits."
As Su Mowan spoke, she placed the three ledgers on the table, looking rather uninterested.
Qinghe blinked.
Consort Su is usually most excited when it comes to settling accounts and counting money, so why is she so listless this time?
Yinshuang also found it strange, but she did as instructed.
"The jewelry shop on the first floor made a profit of 74,866 taels; the clothing shop on the second floor made a profit of 119,253 taels; the calligraphy and painting shop on the third floor made a profit of 63,100 taels; and the 'Drunken Today' shop made a profit of 145,790 taels. The total is 403,009 taels."
Su Mowan's face finally lit up with excitement; it was several times more than last month!
Why does she feel like she's doing something deceitful and fraudulent?
Blinking in disbelief, Su Mowan's dimples appeared with delight.
"Are there that many? Did the shopkeepers make a mistake in their calculations?"
Qinghe hurriedly opened the wooden box.
She smiled and said, "Even if the shopkeepers miscalculated, the silver notes are still there! Your servant and I counted them for quite a while!"
Su Mowan glanced at the stacks of silver notes before asking the most crucial question.
"Is this what's left after deducting everyone's monthly allowance?"
Qinghe nodded immediately.
Yinshuang replied expressionlessly, "No, not really. Qinghe's and this servant's haven't been counted yet."
"..."
Su Mo realized late and said lazily, "Alright, you two each get fifty taels, and give fifty taels to each of the shopkeepers. I'll leave this to Yinshuang. Qinghe, you're coming with me to a place this afternoon."
"Where are you going?"
Qinghe stared in surprise.
Consort Su usually takes Yinshuang with her when she goes out, but this time she called her for the first time, which caught her off guard.
"Why are you asking so many questions, little girl? If you don't want to, I'll go by myself."
"Of course!"
Qinghe nodded immediately.
Just kidding! If the Prince found out that Consort Su went out alone, what would happen!
Just then, Feng Yue had already directed the servants and maids to move Shen Murui's belongings to Yingyue Pavilion. After arranging them neatly, he and his men withdrew.
The maid Xiaoyun then pulled Shen Murui aside.
She blinked her eyes and lowered her voice, saying, "Miss, do you like Young Master Jiang? I've noticed you keep staring at him..."
That's a bit too blunt.
Shen Murui, being easily embarrassed, immediately blushed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Young Master Jiang is my savior!"
Explanation is to cover.
The maid understood everything at a glance.
However, she didn't expose him, but simply said, "Young Master Jiang is Miss's savior, but Miss is also the Seventh Princess's savior. So, if we calculate it that way, isn't Young Master Jiang the Seventh Princess's savior? It's the Seventh Princess who owes him a debt of gratitude!"