C160 disguised compromise (1/2)
With Xing'er's guarantee, Mu Ru Yue nodded her head in satisfaction. She then looked at the guard and asked, ”Who is the one that came to pick you up?”
The guard was a bit hesitant, as if he didn't dare to say anything. When Mu Ru Yue saw him act this way, she made a bad guess. ”You aren't going to tell this wangfei that the person who came was Prime Minister Zuo, right?”
The guard nodded the moment Mu Ru Yue finished speaking.
Mu Ru Yue felt that it was inconceivable. Was this old fogey insane? At this time, he had probably just left the imperial court. He came straight here? How much did he want to block her? Thinking this way, Mu Ru Yue frowned and said coldly, ”Since the Prime Minister has come to invite people to the main hall, then this wangfei would like to ask him for me. Why?”
”Yes.” The guards didn't dare to be negligent. They knew that Mu Ru Yue valued Xing'er, so they didn't want to delay Mu Ru Yue's mission any longer. After she left, the steward, who hadn't left yet, couldn't help but ask, ”Princess, would you like this old servant to invite the prince back?”
”No need! Since he wants to find fault with me, then after this time he will find the king and the next time he will also come to disgust me. Let's settle this matter today, he had better pray that I do not catch him red-handed in the future, or else I will take his life! ” Mu Ru Yue's gaze was cold.
He said to Xing'er, ”Xing'er, let's go to the main hall to wait for that old fogey.”
”Miss, can this servant not go?” Xing'er tremblingly said. When she was at the Prime Minister's Estate, she had been afraid of the old master. Now that she had the agreement, she could only wish she could hide far away.
Mu Ru Yue looked at her timid appearance and smiled. ”If you want to, that's fine too. But who is the person that you promised me earlier?”
Hearing this, Xing`er's heart skipped a beat as she remembered the incident at the Wushuang Palace. Out of fear, she ran back alone and left her young lady alone.
He had clearly decided not to run away anymore, but now he actually wanted to hide behind the Miss.
”This servant will follow Miss.” Xing'er gritted her teeth, suppressing the fear in her heart as she spoke. Hearing this answer, Mu Ru Yue smiled in satisfaction. ”That's more like it.”
He was a bit worried when he saw the two of them leave, so he decided to follow them. Although he still didn't have a good impression of Mu Ru Yue, it was still the Seventh Marquis' Mansion's honor for her. If she was bullied, then it meant the entire Seventh Marquis' Mansion was a joke!
This was something he didn't want to see.
Mu Ru Yue, the housekeeper, and Xing'er had arrived at the main hall first. When the three of them arrived, Mu Ru Yue naturally sat at the head of the table. Xing'er obediently stood by Mu Ru Yue's side. The butler stood before Mu Ru Yue respectfully, but also with a bit of character.
This person was able to be the steward of the Seventh Prince's Estate for so long, so he naturally wasn't some trash. The rules that he should have had were even better than those of others.
In next to no time, the guard brought Prime Minister Zuo in. It had only been a short period of time, but the Prime Minister's face seemed to have gained a lot of wrinkles, and his hair had also turned a lot whiter, as if he had aged quite a bit.
Seeing her enemy in such a sorry state, Mu Ru Yue's mood instantly improved by half.
After being sent to the main hall and seeing that Mu Ru Yue remained silent, Prime Minister Mu Rong gritted his teeth and suppressed the bit of humiliation he felt. He respectfully bowed and said, ”This official pays his respects to Princess Mu Ru Yue.”
”Prime Minister, get up. Although there is no longer any relationship between the two of us, there is no need for empty courtesies.” Mu Ru Yue and the others knelt down before replying calmly. Prime Minister Murong nearly died of anger when he heard this.
No need to bow? Why didn't you say so earlier! Only after the salutation did he say who would believe him!