After the rebirth of the Marquis's mistress, she smiled at the scumbag's family

No matter how chaotic the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, Jingning Marquis' Mansion, and Wu'an Marquis' Mansion were, and no matter how upset Prince Duan Xie Junyao was and how he hadn't slept for several nights.

Xiao Yunxi and Mo Ruochen were affectionate and loving every day, eating well, drinking well and sleeping well.

After breakfast every day, Mo Ruochen put on his court robes and went to court. After Xiao Yunxi finished handling the chores in the mansion, she would go to the garden to rest for a while.

You can read a book and drink tea, or play the piano and paint, it is very comfortable and relaxing.

"Princess, the prince and the third son of the Marquis of Jingning Mansion want to see you, and they also brought three carriages as gifts."

The manager of the front yard came to report.

Xiao Yunxi was painting lotus flowers, and without even raising her head, she said calmly, "Go back and tell them that the prince is not here, and that this princess will not see any other men."

"Yes."

After a while, the steward came back.

"Princess, those two said they would wait until the prince returns."

Xiao Yunxi finished drawing it for the last time, frowned and looked at it. She felt that her painting was not good, so she directly told Xia He to burn it with a fire stick.

She sat on the chair, thought for a moment, and asked the steward, "Did the prince say when he would return today?"

"Princess, the prince did not explain this when he left this morning," the steward thought for a moment and continued, "However, today is the tenth day of the lunar month. According to custom, the prince will go to the military camp for inspection."

"Then go tell the prince of Jingning that the prince's return date is uncertain. If they still want to wait, then serve them some good tea."

"If they don't want to wait any longer, then send them off respectfully."

"As for the gifts they brought, we will not accept any of them. We will leave them all outside the gate."

"Yes."

The steward took the order and left.

Xia He looked at the butler's back and asked, "Is the prince of Jingning Marquis's Mansion going to come and apologize?"

"And he brought Master Wen San with him. It's obvious that he's forcing you to forgive the Marquis of Jingning Mansion for the sake of Princess Yongning."

"This old lady Wen and the wife of Marquis Wu'an are indeed cousins. No matter how distant their relationship is, they are still blood relatives. They are both equally stupid!"

"That's right," Chun Xiao also said, "If you want to apologize sincerely, there is no need to make such a big fuss. It's obviously just for show."

"Accepting the gift means that the relationship between Prince Dingyuan's Mansion and Marquis Jingning's Mansion is still harmonious."

"If you don't accept the gift, you'll say our princess is stingy. People have come to your door to apologize so solemnly, but you still don't accept it!"

"It's so infuriating!"

Xiao Yunxi listened to the two maids in silence. Firstly, what they said was right, and secondly, she was worried about Sister Yun's situation.

She sighed and said to Chunxiao and Xiahe, "The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is indeed the most complicated."

"Although Wen Yan is the legitimate son, he is not the eldest son. He has two older brothers."

"I've heard from my mother before that Madam Wen is very partial. The title goes to the eldest son, the property goes to the second son, and the one she calls her sweetheart is the third son."

"Although Sister Yun took charge of the household expenses as soon as she entered the mansion, all the income of the Jingning Marquis's mansion is in the hands of Old Madam Wen, who transfers a sum of money into the public account every month."

"Sister Yun remembers every expenditure of money clearly, not even a copper coin can be wrong."

"She joked before, saying that she was the head housekeeper of the Marquis of Jingning's mansion!"

Xia He stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for Xiao Yunxi. "It's hard for Princess Yongning."

Xiao Yunxi took a sip of tea and continued, "Although he is tired, Mr. Wen San is a caring person and treats Sister Yun very well."

"Over the years, Madam Wen has given many concubines to the Third Master Qi. Although the Third Master Qi accepted them, he never touched them."

"I heard from Sister Yun that there was a concubine who was originally a top-ranking maidservant beside Madam Wen. She was so bold as to drug Master Qi."

"Master Qi San was able to control himself and beat the concubine to death with a stick."

"That being said, Princess Yongning should have an easier life. At least Third Master Qi is much better than Third Master Lu!"

Xiao Yunxi sneered, "You are too flattering to the Lu guy, he is not one of us!"

Chunxiao realized that she had said the wrong thing and stuck out her tongue.

"Princess, I saw a young lady in the Marquis of Jingning's mansion before. Her clothes were not luxurious, but she was neat and clean."

"But the look she gave Princess Yongning was very unfriendly, a bit like... like Lin Wan'er."

Xiao Yunxi nodded in understanding, "I know that person. She is the daughter of the Wen family, the niece of Madam Wen, and the third daughter-in-law she once intended to marry."

"But Qi Yan didn't like it and resolutely resisted. In the end, he still married Sister Yun. That's why Old Lady Wen looks down on Sister Yun."

At this point, Xiao Yunxi's eyes flickered, "What do you think about me being a matchmaker?"

Xia He and Chun Xiao looked at her in confusion.

Xiao Yunxi smiled but said nothing.

In the living room in the front yard, Prince Jingning and Qi Yan were sitting and drinking the fourth pot of tea.

The Prince of Jingning felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Qi Yan's leisurely posture.

"Third brother, you have been serving under Prince Dingyuan for quite some time. Do you know when the prince usually returns home?"

Qi Yan smiled faintly and shook his head, "I don't know."

The Marquis of Jingning was furious, "What do you usually do? You don't even know this."

"Brother, I am a sergeant under the prince, not a steward in the palace. How do I know when the prince will return?"

"Then you're not worried? The princess hasn't shown up yet, and she just told us to go back home. Now the three carts of gifts are blocking us outside the gate!"

Qi Yan lowered his head and adjusted his sleeves, "Brother, the princess is a female relative. How could she meet with a foreign man like you and me without the prince's company?"

"Besides, I told you before you left that if you don't bring any gifts, you might be able to see the prince. If you bring gifts, it would be a relief if you are not kicked out!"

The Marquis of Jingning lowered his head in annoyance, "This is not what my mother asked for. They say that more courtesy is better."

"Haha," Qi Yan laughed coldly, "I think you are forcing them to do something!"

"Third brother, how can you speak of mother like this!"

Qi Yan turned his head and stopped talking.

It was not until dinner time that Mo Ruochen returned home.

When he saw three large carriages at the door, his brows frowned.

Upon seeing this, the steward hurriedly bowed his head and reported, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Jingning Marquis's Mansion and the Third Young Master Qi arrived this morning."

"The princess said you were not in the house and asked them to come back another day, but they refused to leave and insisted on waiting for you to come back."

"The princess asked them to wait in the front yard living room and provided hot tea, only hot tea."

Mo Ruochen raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard the words, with a smile on his lips.

As soon as he entered the front hall, the two of them quickly stood up and greeted Wen An.

"See you, my lord!"

Mo Ruochen called out in a deep voice, "Qi Yan, I gave you a day off today, not to ask you to come to the palace and block people."

Qi Yan bowed his head and apologized, "I know I was wrong."

"Double the training tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

When the Prince of Jingning saw Prince Dingyuan's attitude, he couldn't say the words that were on his lips.

"Your Majesty, Xia He wants to see you."

"Let her in."

Xia He bowed her head and saluted, "Your Majesty, the princess asked me to come and tell you that she wants to be a matchmaker and bring together the second son of the Marquis of Wu'an and the niece of the old lady of the Marquis of Jingning."

"Oh?" Mo Ruochen looked at the Marquis of Jingning, "What do you think, my Lord?"

The Prince of Jingning was dumbfounded. If he agreed, he was afraid that his mother would blame him when he returned. If he didn't agree, he was afraid that he would offend Prince Dingyuan even more.

After thinking it over and weighing the pros and cons, he could only answer with a difficult voice: "It is a marriage between close relatives, and they will definitely live happily together forever. Thank you, Your Majesty, Princess!"

Mo Ruochen was satisfied, Xiao Yunxi was happy, but as for how many teacups Madam Wen broke, no one knew.

The next evening, Du Qi came with a serious face to ask to see Mo Ruochen, and the two talked for a long time in the study.

Before going to bed that day, Mo Ruochen told Xiao Yunxi that he would take her to the West Mountain to hunt rabbits early the next morning.

Although Xiao Yunxi didn't understand why they had to go hunting suddenly, she hadn't had a good time riding horses and shooting arrows for a long time, so she readily agreed.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Xia He and Chun Xiao helped Xiao Yunxi change her clothes.

Chun Xiao asked quietly, "Princess, should Xia He and I follow the carriage or ride on horseback?"

Xia He's mouth twitched. Are there any maids who ride horses?

Xiao Yunxi looked up in surprise, "When did you two learn to ride horses?"

Chunxiao pouted aggrievedly, "I haven't had time to learn yet."

"..."

"Then you will follow the carriage?"

"Xia He is strong, but I don't have that much strength..."

Xiao Yunxi held her forehead helplessly, "So, you must ride in the carriage with me."

Chunxiao pursed her lips. She did think about it, but she was afraid that the prince would kick them out.

"Princess, can Xia He and I... ride in a carriage alone?"

This successfully reminded Xiao Yunxi of the charming and shy thing that happened in the carriage...

She cleared her throat. "Of course."

Chun Xiao raised his eyebrows and looked at Xia He with a smug look on his face.

Xia Heli ignored her and concentrated on tying Xiao Yunxi's belt.

Just then, Mo Ruochen came back from the study, saw Xiao Yunxi's blushing face, and looked at the two maids with guilty expressions. He raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not ask any further questions.

"Ma'am, are you ready?"

"Well, I'm ready."

"Then let's go."

There was a group of people in three carriages. Xiao Yunxi and Mo Ruochen sat in the first carriage, Xia He and Chun Xiao sat in the second carriage, and Du Qi sat alone in the last carriage.

At the west city gate, Wen Yan was already waiting with a team of guards.

After meeting up with Mo Ruochen and Xiao Yunxi, Wen Yan bowed and, with his guards on both sides, headed straight for the West Mountain.

In the car, Xiao Yunxi glanced at Mo Ruochen from time to time, as if she had something to say but didn't dare to say it.

Mo Ruochen asked as he flipped through the book, "What does Madam want to ask?"

"Your Majesty, today we are going to the West Mountain to hunt rabbits, right?"

"uncertain."

"Ah?" Xiao Yunxi was stunned for a moment and said, "Could it be that there are still tigers and leopards in the West Mountain?"

Mo Ruochen put down the book and took her into his arms, "Madam, just hunt rabbits. I will do the rest."

Xiao Yunxi nodded slightly.

Although I had heard about bears and tigers in Xishan before, I haven't encountered any when I went out to play in recent years.

It would be nice if there really were bears and tigers.

Bear paws are delicious, and tiger skin can be used as floor mats...

Seeing the interest flashing in Xiao Yunxi's eyes, Mo Ruochen felt quite helpless.

He really didn't want his little princess to go up against bears and tigers. No matter how good she was at using a whip, she couldn't compete with the wild beasts.

He was afraid of both the possibility of one and ten thousand.

An hour later, the group arrived at the foot of the West Mountain.

Xishan is not just one mountain, but a series of mountain ranges that are towering into the clouds and are particularly spectacular.

Especially in early autumn, when the breeze blows, the lush greenery on the mountains sways in the wind, and the scenery is unique.

Xiao Yunxi stared out the window in a trance, facing the sunshine, staring blankly at the mountains in the distance, inexplicably wanting to cry.

In my previous life, I was trapped in the Zhennan Palace. Not to mention the mountains and trees, even a pot of fresh flowers was hard to see...

"I like it here very much."

Xiao Yunxi turned around and looked at Mo Ruochen behind her.

Mo Ruochen stared at her slightly red eyes and stroked her cheek with his fingers, "I like it too, we can come here often in the future."

"Well, let's go rabbit hunting now!"

As Xiao Yunxi spoke, she got out of the carriage.

Wen Yan and others only saw Xiao Yunxi, dressed in red, climb onto the horse and ride away with the whip.

"Ying Yi, Xia He," Mo Ruochen lifted the car door curtain and shouted, "Follow them!"

"Yes!"

Yingyi and Xia He quickly rode their horses and chased in the direction of Xiao Yunxi.

Du Qi walked to Mo Ruochen's carriage, fanning himself.

"The prince sent two people to follow the princess?"

"The princess's skills are all inherited from the eldest princess. She can easily kill ten of you."

"..."

Du Qi secretly clicked his tongue. Only an old man like Mo Ruochen could treat such an extremely fierce daughter-in-law as a treasure.

Chun Xiao lowered her head and came to the side, "Your Majesty."

Mo Ruochen looked at her, "The princess has gone hunting. I have other things to do now. You take the maids to prepare blankets, tea and firewood."

After saying that, he only left a few guards to protect them.

Then he left with Du Qi and Wen Yan.

Chunxiao was stunned. Didn’t the prince bring the princess here to hunt?

Why are you still playing your own games?

She looked around and prayed that no ferocious beasts would appear.

Xiao Yunxi rode his horse for a while and then began to look for rabbits.

But it was not as imagined, with wild rabbits running all over the mountains. Instead, there were only grass and trees, and the sound of birds. There was not a single rabbit hair to be seen.

After Yingyi and Xiahe caught up, they also looked around.

"Princess, why is there nothing here?"

Xia He still wanted to eat roasted rabbit, so how could she not catch one?

Xiao Yunxi frowned and asked Yingyi, "Where's the rabbit? Why hasn't it been there?"

Ying Yi smiled bitterly, "Princess, I am a secret guard, not Rabbit Dad. I don't know where they have gone."

"Princess, we came here on horseback, and the rabbit is not stupid, so it must have hidden itself."

Xiao Yunxi thought about it and felt that Xia He was right.

"Then let's look over there."

The three men rode slowly on horseback and searched for a long time, but they didn't see any rabbits, not even a few birds.

Xiao Yunxi frowned, why did she feel that this place was eerie, something was not right...

Yingyi and Xiahe also became alert.

It's not normal to have rabbits, but it would be very abnormal if there were no birds at all.

The two of them quickly guarded Xiao Yunxi and looked around vigilantly.

At this moment, two yellow and white fur balls rolled out from the grass nearby and landed right at Xiao Yunxi's feet.

"what?"

Xiao Yunxi took a step back.

Xia He squatted down and took a closer look. Oh my God, they were actually two little tiger cubs, and it seemed that they were not yet weaned!

Seeing their adorable appearance, Xiao Yunxi was delighted and picked one up in her arms. "Little creatures, why did you come here? Where is your tiger mother?"

Yes, where is the tigress? !

Xiao Yunxi and the others became nervous after realizing it belatedly.

The little tiger cub is here, how far can the tigress be? !