Chapter 366 - The Cousin Who Wanted to Marry from the King Xuan’s Manor (2/2)

“Behave yourself? Sister-in-law is here. What if she’s not here? Interesting!”

“Elder sister…” He Yuxiu felt grieved and took on a pitiful and teary look.

“Yufen, don’t mind. Make yourself comfortable just like at home. Mo Lan, serve some delicate dessert to the two cousin ladies.” Mo Xuetong said with a smile.

Mo Lan took the order and retreated, and then, served the dessert in a moment. Looking at the delicate dessert, He Yuxiu could not help asking, “Sister-in-law, it is really nice here, not only with resplendent furniture, but also such exquisite dessert. Can I come here every day?”

She looked so tender and simple, as if she hadn’t known what the words “come here every day” meant.

A cousin who should get married lived in her infamous cousin’s house. Could she go out?

“Second sister, what did you say? How can sister-in-law have so much time with you?” He Yufen said, displeased, and turned her head to Mo Xuetong and made an apology, “Sister-in-law, my second sister is too innocent to know the world. Please forgive her.”

“It doesn’t matter. She is just a kid.” Mo Xuetong followed the remarks and answered.

“Eldest sister, see, sister-in-law is so great. She said it didn’t matter, which means she has promised me to come here every day. Sister-in-law, you are so great, greater than my eldest sister.” He Yuxiu pouted her nose to He Yufen cutely, as if putting on a rival show against her.

These two people, one playing the hero and the other playing the villain, meshed perfectly. Mo Xuetong could not help sighing inwardly that the He family did have many talents.

“Two sisters, what can I do for you? Why are you so nervous? Didn’t you say that you are ready to return to your hometown?” Mo Xuetong asked with a smile.

The words of returning hometown were mentioned when they met last time. But months had pa.s.sed, and they did not take any action. Their excuse was really needed to change. “What will they make a scene for this time?”

“Sister-in-law, we won’t return hometown now. My senior uncle has set a marriage for my eldest sister in the capital. It wastes a lot of time for one turn. So my senior uncle said we’d better stay in the capital. Therefore, I will have a lot of time to come to the manor to accompany sister-in-law.” He Yuxiu answered without any thought, as she was enjoying the dessert.

He Yufen got flushed at the words and lowered her head in shame immediately without speaking.

Getting engagement in the capital? It was getting more and more interesting.

“Then you come here today for?” Mo Xuetong followed to ask and took a sip of the tea from the table to conceal the smartness at the bottom of her eyes.

He Yufen was sent by the He family to curry favor with Feng Yuran. Such a beauty who had been used to mend the relations.h.i.+p broken for many years got engaged now?

“My senior uncle wants to ask my cousin if he can allow my eldest sister to marry from King Xuan’s Manor. If so, we will gain face. And once my eldest sister marries there, she will not be bullied.” He Yuxiu twittered and even came to Mo Xuetong’s ears and said warmly, “Sister-in-law, my eldest sister is too bashful to ask you, so I will say it for her.”

After saying the words, He Yuxiu grinned with an innocent and inattentive look.

The words brought gloom on the faces of the maidservants around. “How daring the He family is! Marry from our manor? Can they deserve the status?”

“It is not possible, as the royal rules are here that only the members of the royal family can marry from here. I am afraid that the two sisters are not allowed.” Mo Xuetong smiled apologetically and avoided quietly He Yuxiu’s coming close, and said to Mo Lan, “Let second miss choose her favorite desserts and send the desserts in double to them later.”

“Yes!” Mo Lan took the order, invited He Yuxiu to sit back with a smile, and then asked what her favorite desserts were.

He Yuxiu returned to her seat smilingly. After pointing some, she turned around and said anxiously, “Sister-in-law, well, what should we do now? My eldest sister wants to marry in the capital, but doesn’t have the place. What should we do? It would be settled if we were at home. At least, there are several residences there…”

Speaking of residences, He Yuxiu brightened her eyes to look at Mo Xuetong suddenly and said, “Sister-in-law, do you have any residence available now? How about letting us stay there first? It is not so good to always live in the hotel. Besides wasting money, it may create idle talks about my cousin that such a great king has no way but to let his uncles live in the hotel.”

After that, she added in grieve, “It seemed to lack family love, anyway.”

Mo Xuetong smiled and listened to her speaking word by word. She looked at He Yuxiu’s animated face. Normally speaking, a girl at 15 or 16 years old had been engaged. He Yuxiu was so clever and beautiful, and even could adopt a sweet look of suffering. Obviously, the He family had spent a lot cultivating her who could speak so smoothly without missing a single circ.u.mstance.

However, any superficial innocence could not hide the greed and hypocrisy in her eyes.

She was calmly telling Mo Xuetong that if they still lived outside, it would be bad. And the rumors that the King Xuan’s Manor was so ruthless to arrange the uncles to live outside might spread, which would tarnish King Xuan’s Manor’s reputation, especially at the moment when Feng Yuran was “abandoning the depraved way of life and returning to the path of virtue”, and no gossip could be caused.

What perfect timing!

“It is true that there is a house. If uncles and cousins are willing, I will ask servants to lead you there.” Mo Xuetong asked gently as she smiled.

“That’s great. Thank you so much, sister-in-law.” He Yuxiu could not hide her complacency, but soon put on an innocent smile instead with a face of joy.

“Thank you, sister-in-law!” He Yufen bowed bashfully to thank Mo Xuetong in a courteous manner, behaving with decorum.

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