Chapter 573 - Old Madams Worry (2/2)
Luo Wenyou had been a little reluctant to marriage, but now he didn’t have this idea. He just wanted to find someone quickly to help his grandmother. His grandmother was too old to have the energy to take care of the matters of the backyard.
He was thinking about this as he strode away. Old Madam felt she could not hold on any longer, and could only lean down with Nanny Shen’s help. Her health was poor and she had almost fainted from the anger earlier. Even though she had calmed down now, she still felt that she was in low spirits.
“Grandmother, rest for a while. I will knock on your leg and ma.s.sage you.” Mo Xuetong placed her hand on Old Madam’s acupoint. She narrowed her eyes slightly and could immediately sense that Old Madam’s blood and qi had waned. Knowing that the old woman did not have the strength to speak now, she took the little hammer on the side and sat on the stool in front of the couch. Then she started to ma.s.sage her leg while ma.s.saging it.
Old Madam closed her eyes comfortably and let out a long breath. However, she did not fall asleep immediately. She said to Mo Xuetong slowly, “Mingguo Manor wants to plot against us. King Yan is standing behind Mingguo Manor, and King Yan is backed by the Empress. Even though King Yan is raised by the Empress, he is not the Empress’ adopted son. If the Empress can acknowledge King Yan, then he is the true legitimate son. There will be no prince who has a higher status than him.”
Mo Xuetong pursed her lips. She understood what Old Madam meant. Even if King Yan was locked up now, there was still a lot of hope. Since the Emperor ordered to lock him up, he could also order to release him. After all, King Yan had not committed any crime of rebellion. Some things were only known to everyone, but there was no real evidence to prove them.
Just like what happened to Yun Ya this time, Mo Xuetong was 100% sure that You Yuecheng had intentionally seduced Yun Ya to do it, but Yun Ya said that he did not know about it. However, there was no evidence. It was said that the letters about the two of them having an affair had long been stolen by Nanny Qian and burned to ashes. Even if the matter was brought to the royal court, once You Yuecheng said that he had nothing to do with this matter, no one could get a handle against him. Even if they knew that it was true, they could do nothing about it.
Everyone knew that King Yan and King Xuan had become enemies because of what happened last time. Old Madam was afraid that Mo Xuetong would suffer, so she especially reminded her.
“Grandmother, don’t worry. I know. I will tell His Highness to be careful.” Mo Xuetong thought for a moment and said, without hiding anything. Others might not be able to see that Feng Yuran wanted to seize the throne, but Mo Xuetong believed that her grandmother knew about it. That was why she reminded her. Furthermore, Feng Yuran would need Fu General Manor’s help.
Her mother was from Fu General Manor, so as long as Feng Yuran stood out to fight for the throne, everyone would know that Fu General Manor was on his side. This kind of blood relations.h.i.+p could not be explained easily. Mo Xuetong felt guilty towards Fu General Manor. Without any words, Fu General Manor was pinned onto Feng Yuran’s side. Even though they did not do anything, the implications behind it were sufficient.
Old Madam knew that she already understood when she heard Mo Xuetong’s simple and clear reply. She nodded. Her granddaughter was different from Xia’er. Mo Xuetong might seem gentle, but she was strong. Through this matter, Old Madam had seen Mo Xuetong’s proper arrangement. The girl had pushed Yun Ya step by step, and even her second uncle had listened to her subconsciously. She was brave and intelligent, and was a person who could do great things. If she were a man, she could do something great. It was a pity that she was a girl!
Old Madam was relieved. Since she had been tired and angry, soon she seemed to fall asleep. Mo Xuetong held the little hammer in her hand and continued to knock the old woman’s leg. She started to feel a little dazed because she would take a nap at this time every day. Noticing that she was so sleepy that she almost could not hold on to the hammer, Nanny Shen smiled and pulled on Mo Xuetong’s sleeve, pointing at the wing room on the left.
There were several times when Mo Xuetong came here and it was too late to go home, she rested in that room.
Mo Xuetong was indeed sleepy. She did not stand on ceremony, and held Mo Ye’s hand, heading to the left wing room. Luo Mingzhu came to King Xuan’s Manor early in the morning, and then, she went to Feng Yuran to ask for help and had prepared some things. She was really tired the entire morning and did not eat much at lunch in order to come quickly lest Old Madam would feel hard to deal with it.
“She’s such a good girl. What will she do if she finds out that I’m not her biological grandmother?” As Old Madam heard her leave, her voice sounded from the bed. It was very soft, as if she was muttering to herself.
If not for the fact that Nanny Shen had been paying attention to her, she would not have listened. She knew that Old Madam was worried about Consort Xuan. This was a knot in her heart. She comforted Old Madam softly, “Old Madam, what are you talking about? Consort Xuan has been thinking about you wholeheartedly. She immediately came here as soon as she realized that something happened to the manor. What does it matter if you are related by blood or not? You have been raising Miss and doting on her for so many years…”
“But, it’s not good to let her know!”
“I think so too. Let’s put it aside now. After all, not many people in the yard know about it. There’s no hurry.”
“That’s the only way…” The breath on the couch started to ease up. Old Madam had really fallen asleep. Nanny Shen cleaned up everything on the table softly, then she went to the couch and tucked Old Madam in before she left with cups and plates in her hands.
She understood Old Madam’s worries of both gains and losses! The event of the past was a grudge between generations…
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