Chapter 309 - Princess Royals Hidden Bamboo Building within the Peach Blossoms (1/2)
Mo Xuetong did not know that someone was planning her marriage. Then, she was accompanying Xu Yan to look at the dowry for Mo Xuemin’s marriage. After all, she was the eldest daughter of Mo Manor, and she was going to be married into Duke Zhenguo’s manor. Hence, the dowry must be well-prepared and 36 full sets were prepared, with none deducted by Xu Yan.
However, none of the items bore historical significance to the manor, as all of them are normal products bought in the marketplace. The dowry was slightly better than a normal daughter, but not much better. This made Mo Xuetong remember her own dowry in her previous life. She had 108 full sets of dowry but only a few of them bore true significance, not even a fraction of the dowry.
It was because of the lack of dowry that she was looked down upon by the d.u.c.h.ess of Duke’s Manor. She could not be compared to Mo Xuemin having extravagant dowry. The memory of the devious plan by Auntie Fang to harm her mother made her heart hurt from hatred. Regardless of what her mother’s reasons were, it was true that Auntie Fang poisoned Mother!
In her previous life, Auntie Fang poisoned her mother and Mo Xuemin poisoned her and her child. In this life, Auntie Fang still murdered her mother. Her hatred for the devilish woman remained throughout both her lives and would not be dissipated by the exile of Auntie Fang and the marriage of Mo Xuemin into Duke Zhenguo’s manor. Blood piled the way to her rebirth, and the woman from h.e.l.l would naturally want to avenge her mother by destroying the lives of her enemies…
“Tong’er, this should be enough. More dowries would be a waste because even the bride was not they wanted.” Xu Yan placed down the silk on her hands and held on to Mo Xuetong’s cold hands, asking out of concern, “Are you OK? Feeling unwell?”
Mo Xuetong took a deep breath, smiling as she used Xu Yan as support. “Mum, I’m alright, just a little weak.”
“How can you be weak at such a young age! This will be problematic in the future!” Xu Yan accompanied her to her room. It already Spring and the room was well lit. Since the wedding was happening recently, the aura of love was everywhere. One can spot delicate feminine atmosphere everywhere, from a small sachet on the curtain to the embroidered flower on the muslin bed curtains. The room was filled with a gentle feminine vibe.
“Madame, you should know that my lady’s health had been deteriorating ever since Spring started. She feels tired often, from time to time.” Mo Yu replied anxiously as if she was complaining about Mo Xuetong’s current situation.
“Don’t worry, Mum. I am fine. I know medicine and I know my own body. Don’t listen to Mo Yu, it was merely Spring drowsiness.” Smiling, Mo Xuetong stared at Mo Yu as she took a cus.h.i.+on and placed it down for Xu Yan to sit.
She was not merely being polite in her words. She was indeed feeling increasingly fatigued recently, as her mental energy deteriorated as well. She was curious about the reason and thus checked her pulse. However, she found no abnormalities and figured that it was because of her weak body that resulted in more Spring drowsiness. Thus, she didn’t mind it too much.
“Even though it might be nothing, you should still be careful. Your body is growing now and you shouldn’t treat yourself badly. It will be good to ask a doctor to check on you. You can always condition your body even if you are not ill. If you are ill, it’s better to get treatment early or it might become untreatable in the future.” Smiling, Xu Yan sat down.
Xu Yan had an excellent life ever since she entered Mo Manor. Mo Huawen respected her and always visited her every night, treating the other two concubines as invisible. As they were not doted by Mo Huawen, the two could only treat her with respect. The daughters and sons of concubine were all disappointing and were grounded, with none of them showing disrespect in front of her.
Furthermore, she was extremely satisfied with her cousin’s daughter, Mo Xuetong, who was also the granddaughter of Fu General Manor and the foster daughter of Princess Royal, Princess Anping. In any aspect, Xu Yan would treat Mo Xuetong well. She would need to rely on Mo Xuetong for support if she gave birth to children in the future.
She understood that as Princess Anping, Mo Xuetong would definitely marry into a prestigious family. When her children grew up, Mo Xuetong would be able to have a huge influence at that time. In her time at the manor, Xu Yan could see that her stepdaughter was not weak; she was someone witty and capable, managing the manor well at just thirteen years of age.
She had defeated Auntie Fang within half a year of entering the manor, a feat impossible for any ordinary woman.
Thus, Xu Yan was clear that she had to rely on Mo Xuetong for success.
“Then I shall trouble Mother.” Mo Xuetong nodded as she accepted Xu Yan’s good intentions.
The two continued their friendly chat before Mo Xuetong returned to Qingwei Garden. Mo Lan helped her remove her make up as Mo Yu settled her bed. Mo Xuetong sipped on the water before untying her hair for her afternoon nap. She only woke up in the evening and quickly tidied up before saying goodbye to Xu Yan and advancing to Princess Royal’s manor.
Princess Royal was not feeling well. As her daughter, she should stay by her side tonight, and not return to Mo Manor.
She brought Mo Lan and Mo Ye on the carriage as they turned two corners to arrive at Princess Royal’s manor.
Nanny Qin, the wet nurse of Princess Royal, came out to welcome them.
They greeted each other before moving into the mansion. As they walked, Mo Xuetong asked out of concern, “Nanny Qin, how is my mother? Is she feeling better now?”
Nanny Qin smiled and responded, “The princess’ health had recovered. Ever since you left this morning, we asked a familiar doctor to come. He gave us some medication and the princess had just fallen asleep. I came to welcome you once I heard you are here.”
Nanny Qin seemed much more energetic compared to this morning. She looked delighted and she seemed to be feeling great.