Chapter 552 - Shao Yanru, a Girl with Kindness and Tolerance (1/2)

Shao Wanru did not stay in Old Madam’s courtyard for a long time until she left. Old Madam did not intend to ask her to stay longer, continued talking with Shao Yanru and ignored Shao Wanru as if she did not hear what Shao Wanru said.

Shao Wanru was calm as if she didn’t realize that Old Madam deliberately treated her coldly. After bowing to Old Madam politely, she left with her maid.

On the way, when she met Madam of Duke Xing, she gave way to Madam of Duke Xing and made her farewells after bowing in such a polite way that Madam of Duke Xing, whose face darkened, could not find fault with her. After saying a few sarcastic words, Madam of Duke Xing watched her leave and then went to Old Madam’s Chuntang Courtyard.

After Madam of Duke Xing told what had happened just now, Old Madam, who was lying in bed, trembled all over in anger. She picked up a book beside her, where she put her hand when the doctor felt her pulse, threw it at Madam of Duke Xing and said angrily, “You’re so useless that you gave away the Piaoyun Courtyard to Wanru. It’s prepared for An’er.”

Smashed by the book, Madam of Duke Xing didn’t feel pain, but she knelt down with a thud, called Old Madam and said with deep sadness, “Old Madam, I have no other choice… Nanny Gao said that you should be the one making the decision on it and the Empress Dowager will definitely find out the truth without letting go of what happened on Wanru.”

Madam of Duke Xing wiped her tears off and said tearfully.

Old Madam froze for a moment and felt increasingly grieved and indignant. If she had known that Taoist Priest Xiushui of the Baiyun Taoist Temple was an evil Taoist priest disguised in female attire, she would not have asked him for help. Now not only her plan failed, but also she got involved in it. Rui’an threatened her daughter-in-law with what she had done.

Thinking of what her daughter-in-law had suffered, Old Madam was involuntarily overcome by deep sadness. She took Madam of Duke Xing’s hand, patted it hard and comforted her. “Well, stop crying. Just give her the courtyard, but she may not be able to live there. If she asks to move to another courtyard in the future, Great Elder Princess couldn’t say anything about it no matter how tough she is!”

She was thinking of a way to make Shao Wanru unable to live in the Piaoyun Courtyard.

Shao Yanru was also shocked. She didn’t expect Great Elder Princess’s Mansion to react so quickly and take advantage of the situation. If it weren’t for the collapse of their plan this time, Great Elder Princess couldn’t have done anything if her grandma rejected it forcefully. But now they were obviously in the wrong and couldn’t expose that it was done by Duke Xing’s Mansion, so they could only be nice to Shao Wanru at this moment instead of suppressing her forcefully so that Great Elder Princess seized the opportunity to get Shao Wanru the best courtyard.

It was really detestable.

Shao Yanru rolled her eyes and immediately came up with a new idea. She took two steps forward and said to Old Madam, whose face turned livid because of anger, with a smile, “Grandma, don’t be angry. Since the Fifth Sister likes the courtyard, just give it to her. It’s okay for the Eldest Brother to live in another courtyard. Isn’t there an empty courtyard?”

“How could there be a courtyard as good as the one?” Old Madam said helplessly. She doted on her eldest grandson most, and he was so promising and obedient. Now they even had to give away his wedding courtyard. When they discussed his marriage before, they had taken the Miss’s family members to the courtyard, showed them around and suggested that it was going to be the wedding courtyard. The Miss’s family members were very satisfied at that time.

Now they gave away the courtyard before the wedding. How could they explain it to the Miss’s family members?

“Grandma, have you forgotten that the Eldest Uncle’s courtyard is more suitable for the Eldest Brother?” Shao Yanru reminded her with a smile.

On hearing her words, Madam of Duke Xing couldn’t help breathing rapidly, pinched her handkerchief with more strength and looked at Old Madam eagerly. She had been longing for the courtyard for a long time, but she didn’t dare to say it frankly. Now her daughter, who mentioned it in a way that she happened to think of it but didn’t know what it meant actually, did a much better job than her.

The qualification to live in the courtyard represented the identity of the heir. In this case, it would be easier to get the emperor’s approval of her son’s identity as the heir.

“That courtyard can’t be used for the time being!” Old Madam said. Although she wanted to give this courtyard to her eldest grandson immediately as compensation, she did not lose her mind after all.

“There are Infanta Qinghua’s stuff in the courtyard, so Rui’an Great Elder Princess will definitely intervene in it. Besides, the courtyard belongs to the main branch with Hao’er as the inheritor. We should give it further thought and discuss it later!”

She had got a hot head and intended to solve the problem by getting rid of the screen wall, where her son had practiced calligraphy, first. Unexpectedly, Hao’er discovered it and complained of it in front of Great Elder Princess. Great Elder Princess was so overbearing that she brought it to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. Not only the Empress Dowager warned her, but also the Empress told her that she couldn’t be partial to the second branch, since the courtyard belonged to the main branch.

The three branches of Duke Xing’s Mansion lived in separated areas. The main branch lived in the middle, and Old Madam lived with them. The second branch and the third branch lived on each side of the main branch.

However, Shao Yuanhao became the only member of the main branch later, and Madam of Duke Xing was in charge of domestic affairs, so the boundary between the main branch and the second branch became blurred. As the branch inheriting the title of nobility, the main branch had a courtyard different from that of other branches. It was more majestic with better decorations. The several courtyards Madam of Duke Xing liked were all located in the area belonging to the main branch.

Technically speaking, Shao Yuanhao’s existence made it impossible for them to occupy the courtyard!

“But my An’er, how, how can I get him another courtyard? I took the Miss’s family members there and showed them around… How, how should I explain it?” Madam of Duke Xing wiped her tears off and said.

“Mother, you took the Miss’s family members there and showed them the courtyard and the furniture before?” Shao Yanru asked in astonishment.

“Yes, I did. At that time, both your father and I considered it a good marriage, and your eldest brother was pleased with it. But if it’s ruined because of this, what should we do? This is the best wife your father and I pick for your eldest brother!”