inspire-indiana Chapter 308 Opening a Door
Chapter 308 Opening a Door
"It really isn't Princess Yuqing?"
"no?"
Lu Qingyao: ...
It turned out that I had judged a gentleman by my own petty standards.
She misunderstood Princess Yuqing.
"Xiuxiu, get someone to repair the courtyard wall as soon as possible. The little white wolf has been locked up for several days; it's time to release him."
After his mother and sisters-in-law returned, the little white wolf was put in the stable to keep Jiang Xiaohei company.
These past few days, without Xiaobai around, my daughter has been restless, always using the comb to either comb Xier's hair or Qiuqiu's fur.
Now even Chiu Chiu avoids her.
"Sister, won't this scare your mother, sisters-in-law, and nieces?" Xiuxiu was still a little unaccustomed to the sudden influx of people into the garden.
This is probably what Miaomiao meant by social anxiety.
Lu Qingyao smiled and said, "No, Mother and Aunt have seen and experienced everything. How could they be scared by a wolf? Besides, I already told them in advance."
As for her sister-in-law and her brother and sister Zhizhi, she didn't have to worry about them at all.
When the two children heard that Miaomiao's pet was a wolf, they were curious and clamored to see it.
My only worry is my second sister-in-law and her daughter.
Zhiyun faints frequently. When the doctor came to see her, he said it was because of emotional distress, and she fainted due to a sudden surge of anger.
Lu Qingyao really didn't want to give up on this girl.
Perhaps it was because he had just returned from exile and was seeing the bustling capital, and then thought of his former self, that things had changed so much, and he found it hard to accept such a contrast.
The young girl used to be well-mannered, gentle, and quiet.
Now, he's a completely different person.
He always appears indifferent and aloof to everyone.
"Xiuxiu, did the doctor say anything else after examining Zhiyun?"
Xiuxiu shook her head. "Sister, I think your eldest niece has been kept too confined by her mother for too long and is feeling stifled at home. She should come out more often, get some sunshine, play polo, and play with our Miaomiao more."
Jiang Miaomiao, who was eating a steamed bun, suddenly heard her own name and raised her little face.
“Auntie is right. We should go out more and get more sunshine, otherwise we are prone to depression.” Jiang Miaomiao looked at her mother and gave her a sweet smile.
"Mother, how about I take Cousin Yun to the Princess's residence for a while?"
Now that the wall has collapsed, we can go back openly and honestly.
Furthermore, my second aunt doesn't like to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy.
The powerful and influential are right next door; why go to such lengths to become a mistress to her godfather?
Lu Qingyao's brows twitched.
This little rascal really knows how to seize any opportunity.
She pinched her daughter's chubby cheek and said, "Do you think the princess's residence is your home, where you can go whenever you want?"
“Mother, but Princess Aunt said I can go whenever I want. I just need to call out Liuyun from the corner of the wall, and he will come to pick me up.” Jiang Miaomiao really didn’t understand why her mother was guarding against the princess like a thief.
She observed it.
Although they don't know what Princess Yuqing was like in the past, at least for them now.
A friend, not an enemy.
Lu Qingyao frowned deeply.
After a long silence, he finally spoke softly, "Go, but don't climb over the wall again."
"Okay." Jiang Miaomiao smiled broadly.
She skipped and hopped away, humming her own improvised song.
Lu Qingyao sighed deeply.
It's a blessing, not a curse, but it's a curse that cannot be avoided.
Although she was conflicted and afraid that her daughter would leave her, she had no reason to stop Miaomiao from searching for her biological parents.
If her birth mother is indeed Princess Yuqing, then wouldn't Miaomiao be a princess?
Once she becomes a princess, she'll be set for life, with no one daring to look down on her.
Xiuxiu tugged at Lu Qingyao, who was staring blankly at Miaomiao's retreating figure, "Sister, why did you change your mind?"
“I’ve been checking the accounts these past few days and I’ve discovered that we’ve received two large orders from the Sun family’s newly opened fabric shop. They’re really huge.” Lu Qingyao looked at Xiuxiu, her expression unreadable.
There are both good and bad things to it.
Now that things have come to this point, Xiuxiu's eyes lit up. "Could it be an order from Princess Yuqing's residence?"
“Exactly. Not only the princess’s residence, but also the Prince Jing’s residence, they’ve entrusted our shop to make all the seasonal clothing for the servants in their residence. I think we can break even on our investment in less than six months.”
Xiuxiu's mouth was wide open, and she couldn't close it for a long time.
Princess Yuqing is truly a timely help.
They had visited the Sun family's original cloth shop. The craftsmanship was top-notch, but the cost was too high, so the shop never grew very large.
My sister said the cost was too high, so let's cut costs.
Unfortunately, they had plenty of wool to burn, which naturally reduced their costs.
So the two companies joined forces to expand on the original site and hire employees.
The fabrics and garments produced would be transported to various places by Yipinju's caravan.
After all that trouble, they really are out of money.
“Sister, there’s something else quite interesting. The other day when I went to the Princess’s residence to exchange silver, I saw a familiar figure who looked a lot like Granny Gong, who was by Qi Caiwei’s side. But this morning when the wall collapsed, that Granny Gong came and said that her surname wasn’t Gong, but Feng. So I sent someone to inquire at the Jiang family. Guess what happened?” Xiuxiu said with great enthusiasm.
"Is it her?"
"Madam Qi did indeed hire a palace maid to go to Jiangzhou to restrain Qi Caiwei and her daughter's words and actions. She was indeed surnamed Gong. But the strange thing is that when Madam Qi and her party returned to the capital, that maid Gong suddenly disappeared, as if she had vanished into thin air."
"I actually saw her again at the Princess's residence today, and she's changed from Granny Gong to Granny Feng. Sister, isn't that a coincidence?"
Xiuxiu roughly guessed that it was King Jing's intention.
"What a coincidence...it's really quite a coincidence," Lu Qingyao muttered.
I wonder if it was around that time that Prince Jing and Princess Yuqing had already noticed Miaomiao?
But then I realized that wasn't the case, since Princess Jiayue was still alive at that time.
She then asked Xiuxiu, "Did that Granny Feng say anything to you?"
"She said that Princess Yuqing and our Miaomiao got along very well. The princess liked Miaomiao very much and wanted to invite Miaomiao to visit anytime. She asked if a door could be opened where the wall collapsed so that Miaomiao could come and go easily."
Open a door...
Lu Qingyao was feeling very uneasy.
Well, this princess has already helped them this much. Even if she isn't the daughter's biological mother, she still likes and loves her.
There's nothing wrong with finding a powerful backer for Miaomiao.
"Open it! Open a door in that backyard."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Qingyao suddenly remembered something, "Xiuxiu, how did Miaomiao get there just now?"
"She rode the little white wolf there. I heard her tell Xi'er that she was going to the stables." Xiuxiu was puzzled as to why her older sister was so panicked.
Lu Qingyao was quite helpless. She said she would release the little white wolf, but she didn't say she would release it now.
The little guy is really fast.
The neighbor is a princess, what if she gets scared and something bad happens...
"Xiuxiu, hurry up and bring the little white wolf back. What if it frightens Princess Yuqing and gets made into soup?"
Xiuxiu: ...It can't be that bad.
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