Chapter 529 - Madam Lian’s Apology (1/2)

Mo Xuetong stared at the painting for a while and muttered a few words to herself. Mo Lan was standing beside her, so she could hear Mo Xuetong muttering “How could it be possible? How could it be possible?”

She didn’t understand what she meant. She turned her head and looked at the painting, but she didn’t find anything. She asked softly, “My Lady, what did you find?”

Suppressing the suffocating pain in her chest, Mo Xuetong heaved another long breath. She gestured for Mo Lan to put down the painting in her hands and said, “I’ll lie down for a while.”

Mo Lan nodded when she realized that Mo Xuetong did not want to say anything. She picked up the painting and got Mo Yu to move the painting to where it was. Then, she sat by the window and made needlework. In an instant, the room fell silent.

An incredible idea came to Mo Xuetong’s mind. It was not only incredible, but also unacceptable. She suppressed the surging qi and blood in her heart over and over again before she slowly calmed down. She had to go to Qin Manor. Maybe she could start from Old Madam Qin, or maybe Qin Yufeng knew something. Of course, she had to order someone to inquire about Fu General Manor and ignored her maternal grandmother.

She was weak, so after thinking for a while, she felt dizzy. In a daze, she really fell asleep.

A whisper woke her up.

“Mo Lan, if Her Lady hasn’t woken up yet, aren’t you going to wake her up? Madam Lian has been waiting for a while. It won’t be polite if we have her continue waiting,” Mo Yu said in a light and lively voice.

“It’s alright. Wait a little longer. If Her Lady doesn’t wake up, just wake her up. Let her sleep now. She hasn’t slept long.” Mo Lan’s voice was calm and steady.

“Is it okay? She has been here for some time,” Mo Yu asked uneasily.

“When Madam Lian took Yu Mingyong to the manor last time, they caused so much trouble and almost ruined Her Lady’s reputation. Let her wait for a while so that she will know that this is King Xuan’s Manor, and that not everyone can come in as they wish. She shouldn’t think too highly of herself and look down on Her Lady,” Mo Lan said calmly.

Mo Xuetong liked what she said.

Madam Lian had always had a good reputation amongst madams and ladies. Her husband had gotten the highest official rank at a young age, and was well-contented. Therefore, she had only stood by the side and said that she was innocent when Yu Mingyong’s incident happened. She did not mean to ask for forgiveness. She had probably thought that she would apologize to Mo Xuetong alone when there were fewer people. This would save her from embarra.s.sment.

She didn’t expect that as soon as the banquet ended, Feng Yuran took Mo Xuetong away.

So she had missed an opportunity to apologize to Mo Xuetong in person, and this time, she was here to make up for it.

Madam Lian seemed to be a scheming woman and she used it on Mo Xuetong this time.

“Mo Lan,” Mo Xuetong called in a low voice and propped herself up.

“You’re awake, My Lady. It’s great.” Mo Yu immediately came to her senses and hurried over to report, “My Lady, Madam Lian came and said that she wanted to apologize to you. She also brought gifts.”

Mo Xuetong held Mo Lan’s hand to sit up. She took the warm water that Mo Lan handed her and took a sip of it to moisten her throat before asking, “How long has she been here?”

“She has been here for an hour. I saw you were sleeping well, so I did not wake you up. But it has been an hour, and it would be inappropriate to keep her waiting.” Mo Yu was not worried Madam Lian would stay for too long. Actually, she did not like her at all. Madam Lian looked gentle and was very nice to people. However, she had not expected that she would do things so frivolously and end up bringing a playboy in.

If not for the fact that she was also the wife of the first rank official and it was not proper to ignore her, she would not have urged Mo Lan to wake Mo Xuetong up again and again.

“Did you serve the tea outside well?” Mo Xuetong’s lips curled up slowly and she did not get up. Instead, she leaned up. Mo Lan had already picked up a large cus.h.i.+on and placed it behind her. Anyway, she was sick from anger and it was normal for her to not get up.

“Rest a.s.sured, My Lady. I have asked to take care of her and not slight her. I think Madam Lian intentionally let us neglect her. Even though she looked at me with a smile, I felt that she was so hypocritical,” Mo Yu said hatefully. She really did not like Madam Lian.

She didn’t even like the two maids she brought with her. Why did they dress up so glamorously? As the matriarch, how could there be such coquettish maids by her side? It was really annoying.

Mo Xuetong nodded in appreciation. Even though Mo Yu was a straightforward person, she knew that she could not be accused of doing anything wrong. Mo Xuetong smiled and said, “Go invite Madam Lian over. Tell her that I’m feeling poorly and was taking medicine just now. That’s why I was delayed. I beg her pardon.”

No matter what Lian An’s wife was up to, Mo Xuetong had her own way to deal with her. She was thinking about getting involved with Lian’s Manor when Madam Lian sent herself to her. How could she not make good use of it?

“Yes, I will go to her now,” Mo Yu answered and was about to leave.

“Wait a minute,” Mo Xuetong suddenly said, her lively eyes blinking slyly. She reached out and got Mo Lan and Mo Yu to move closer to her. Then, she whispered a few words into their ears. The two looked at each other and nodded.