MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 67 Arousing suspicion

It’s just that Du Jingyi doesn’t know, what can the Jia family have that can make people in Prince Min’s Mansion feel interested?

 This actually piqued her interest.

 Decided to go back and check it out starting from the third room.

Even if the fire was not burning right in front of him, he still looked at it like fireworks.

Looking sideways at her daughter, who looked like she wanted to find out more, Mrs. Du glanced at her husband with some displeasure.

   What to do if you mention these things, it makes your daughter’s situation even more complicated.

So he started to persuade as usual.

"Don't worry, your father and I are also looking into the Jia family's affairs outside. Don't go and get yourself into trouble. Your most important thing now is to gain a foothold in Dongyuan or the General's Mansion in the future. Don't take these things to heart, just prioritize them."

 There was a lot of worry in Mrs. Du's eyes.

After all, they can control the family their eldest daughter marries, but they can’t stretch their hands that far to the family their younger daughter marries.

 So, if she wants to live a smooth life, she still has to rely on her own perseverance in everything.

 Otherwise, you may fall into a poor position if you are not careful.

The water in the Duke's Mansion is not shallow, so don't harm your talents.

Du Jingyi knew that her mother was doing it for her own good, so she said with relief.

"Don't worry, mother, the general has entrusted me with the keys to the new mansion and the transfer matters. The selected masonry team and servants are all ready. We are just waiting for the auspicious day to move. When the time comes, please ask my parents and my sister-in-law to go and have a look."

 In the General's Mansion, everything is trivial whether you look at it or not.

  In any case, the two of them know their daughter's abilities very well.

 With her here, the general's mansion will be tidy and comfortable.

“Okay, I’ll just follow your arrangements, but I see that the second uncle is a little closer to you today, so take advantage of it and don’t let anyone take advantage of it at this time.”

Du Jingyi nodded.

 Her mother had mentioned this to her before, and she remembered it in her heart.

 But what is supposed to come will eventually come. If it doesn’t come, it’s useless to worry about it now.

 So he changed the subject and talked about something else.

"Sister, your belly looks a bit bigger than when I came back. Don't eat too much. I heard Aunt Dou in the mansion say that it is best to give birth to a moderate child, otherwise the child will suffer if it is too big. It’s still my mother.”

Hearing this, Du Jingxiang said with a smile.

“Don’t worry, will any of the doctors my mother finds for me fail to do their best?”

"That's good."

Du Jingyi only has one sister, and she doesn’t want any accidents to happen.

 Otherwise, wouldn’t you regret it for the rest of your life?

The Dus were happy to see that the two sisters had such a close relationship.

Sisters, if they wait until they pass away, the two of them will be the closest ones in the world.

Helping and caring about each other is what good sisters should do.

The Du family is quite harmonious, but the Jia family they are talking about at this moment is very powerful in their calculations.

 At Jia's house in the west of the city, there was silence in front of the door.

 But there is a ghost hidden in the study room of the inner house.

The Jia family's father and son were talking, and beside them stood Shang Liu Niang, who nodded slightly.

She listened carefully and gave one or two good suggestions from time to time. Therefore, after she married into the Jia family, she was also taken seriously.

　　Can not only manage things in the back house, but also make suggestions from the front. Therefore, he is very loved by Jia Weiyou.

“Father, my son has taken care of the rice and grain business in Wangzhou, but the Min Palace has been reluctant to give us any news, so how can our people take over?”

It was Jia Weiyou who spoke.

He has learned hard in his family business, and he is quite good among the younger generation of merchants.

His question made Mr. Jia's face darken a lot.

Should it be said, the money they sent to the Min Palace has greatly exceeded the Jia family's income from doing business in Wangzhou this time.

 But the reason why he was still willing to send it was that he wanted to pave the way for Prince Min's Mansion.

 It is rice grain now, but there will be others in the future.

 After all, business is never finished.

 If you lose money here, you can make up for it elsewhere.

 But the original attitude of Prince Min's Mansion was quite good, but why has it become colder with each passing day in the past few days? This makes Mr. Jia a little confused.

 That’s why I asked my daughter-in-law to come too.

There is no doubt that he is there, because she "accidentally met" Princess Min in Changchun Tower two days ago, and maybe she came back with some information.

So Mr. Jia changed his mind and looked at Shang Liu Niang, and then asked.

“Second daughter-in-law, what do you think of this matter?”

Shang Liu Niang is quite informal. She can get along well with people from her mother's family, and those from her husband's family are no problem either.

 So after thinking about it, he expressed his plan.

"To be honest, my father-in-law, after meeting Princess Min that time, my daughter-in-law really knew some secrets. Now she is not very favored by the old prince in the palace, so her status as the prince is also in danger, so she wants to arrange a few secrets. A young, beautiful, well-behaved and sensible woman has entered the house to help win over the old prince."

 As expected, Shang Liu Niang didn't open her mouth, but she was astonished when she did.

Hearing this, Mr. Jia’s brows relaxed a lot.

If he talked about other things, he might still be a little bored, but when it comes to this, it is simple. After all, there is nothing that cannot be done with money.

Don’t you just need a few good-looking and easy-to-handle people?

 Just buy a few and send them away.

Who knew what Shang Liu Niang was going to say next would surprise the Jia family and his son.

“But this excuse is for the outside world, but what the princess really wants to do is to steal a dragon and turn a phoenix into a phoenix and give the prince a child.”

"What do you mean? The person you are looking for actually wants to give birth to a child for the prince?"

These words confused Jia Weiyou.

But Mr. Jia has a lot of experience, so when he saw the look in his daughter-in-law Shang Liu Niang's eyes, he was also shocked.

In the homes of the princes and nobles, scandalous things really happened one after another.

So he snorted coldly and said.

“On the surface, I am looking for a concubine for the old prince, but in fact, the child born is recorded in the name of the prince. This brother turns into a father and son. Prince Min’s palace really thought of it!"

Hearing this, Jia Weiyou couldn't help but widen his eyes and looked at his wife in disbelief.

But Shang Liu Niang nodded, obviously agreeing with what her father-in-law, Mr. Jia, said.

"The prince has been married and had concubines for more than ten years, but not a single child has been born in the back house. Seeing that the concubines of the princes in the side street have sons and daughters, she is afraid that they will threaten the prince's position in the future, so Princess Min just I came up with this idea."

"We can't let people outside find out what's going on inside, and we can't let the old prince and other people in the palace see the flaws, so the princess said, don't be too young and unable to withstand things, it's best to talk to us. The family is closely related, so only those who can keep this secret wholeheartedly will be able to do so."

 (End of this chapter)