Long Live the Empress

Chapter 270 Follow the lead

"Grandma, what you said is absolutely right. I think the same as you do! It's just that..." Yue Jinghao paused for a moment and replied with a bitter look on her face: "Although I have some fame, it is all due to the protection of the eldest princess! As soon as I was taken in by the eldest princess, I went to ask for help. It is inevitable that people will gossip about me! They will say... that I am ungrateful! However, criticizing my grandma is a small matter, but our Yue family will be accused of using the eldest princess by any means necessary! This is really..."

Yue Jinghao's words made the old lady fall into deep thought again. What she said made sense. Who was the eldest princess? Could she tolerate being used by others?

Yue Jinghao took the opportunity to say, "But if Third Sister tells this to the Fourth Prince, it will be different!"

"Oh? What do you mean?" As long as the topic was beneficial to the Yue Mansion, the old lady's face would reveal a hint of excitement.

"Although it is said that married girls are like spilled water, but grandma is right. If your mother's family is powerful, even the prince will look up to you! I heard that the Fourth Prince's mansion has no other concubines. As long as Third Sister can accomplish this, Third Sister will have a 99% chance of becoming the Fourth Prince's principal wife! What do you think, Grandma?"

Yue Jinghao's words made the old lady and Yue Yuyan silent. Yue Jinghao's words were not without reason. Although two young ladies from the Yue Mansion entered the prince's mansion, they entered as concubines, which was a far cry from being the main wife! Besides, the current situation was uncertain, and it was not certain who would be the emperor in the future. They in the Yue Mansion had to plan for the future...

As long as they can produce a queen, the Yue family will be honored! That queen can be any daughter of the Yue family...

"Grandma, what my elder sister said makes some sense. Why don't I... talk to the Fourth Prince?" Yue Yuyan's ambition had been aroused by Yue Jinghao's words. She couldn't contain her excitement and asked the old lady.

After the old lady took a sip of tea, she slowly said, "Yuyan, you must accomplish this. This is not only for your father, but also for you! Do you understand?"

"It's saved by my granddaughter!!!" Yue Yuyan nodded continuously, holding the handkerchief tightly in her hand.

Yue Jinghao lowered her head and wiped the tip of her nose with a handkerchief, glancing at Yue Chunruo and her daughter out of the corner of her eyes. Faced with such a topic, the mother and daughter did not even look up, as if they did not exist.

"Grandma, my granddaughter wants to go to the Xu Mansion in the next few days. My fourth sister is old enough, and she should go with me to meet the young ladies and ladies of various mansions. What do you think, grandma?" Yue Jinghao smiled at Yue Chunruo, her face full of care.

The third aunt didn't expect Yue Jinghao to take the initiative to take Yue Chunruo out to see the world, so she looked a little surprised.

On the contrary, Yue Chunruo was somewhat expectant. She bit her lips slightly and looked at the old lady eagerly.

The old lady nodded and said, "Jing'er is very careful. Chunruo should go with you. Chunruo, learn more from your elder sister when you go out. Don't let people say that the fourth young lady of our Yue Mansion is petty!"

The old lady emphasized the word "petty" and looked at the third concubine fiercely. Her words revealed her dissatisfaction with the third concubine, blaming her for not raising Yue Chunruo to be a lady from a noble family...

The Third Aunt lowered her head and listened silently, but she was happy for Yue Chunruo in her heart. She had long wanted to let Yue Chunruo see more and have a good future, but she had no choice but to wait silently...

Yue Chunruo timidly glanced at the old lady, then at the third aunt, and finally said weakly: "Grandson, granddaughter, don't worry about it!"

The old lady frowned when she saw Yue Chunruo's appearance, "Learn more etiquette these days and don't lose your manners!"

"Yes, grandma..." Yue Chunruo replied.

The old lady sent everyone away on the grounds that she was not feeling well.

In the garden

“Big sister!” Yue Chunruo ran to Yue Jinghao breathlessly, drew a few circles on the ground with her toes, and then she said in a low voice without blushing: “Thank you, big sister… I know that big sister is good to me…”

Yue Jinghao adjusted the red necklace on Yue Chunruo's hair and said, "You are my sister. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well?"

Yue Chunruo nodded vigorously, "Chunruo will also be good to big sister!"

"You have been nice to me for a long time. Have you forgotten that Third Aunt always sends me cakes?" Yue Jing joked with a smile.

"Those are my thoughts. I wanted to give you something better, but really... I hope Miss doesn't mind!" The third concubine caught up from behind and said Fu Li.

"Third Aunt, you don't have to do this. I can never get enough of those cakes!"

The Third Aunt was born in a humble family, so she couldn't say some polite words. After a long pause, she said, "I'll make more and send them to you in the future!"

Yue Jinghao knew the Third Aunt's character, so she nodded and agreed, "If I get too fat to go out in the future, Third Aunt and Chun Ruoke must carry me out! Haha..."

This made Third Aunt and Yue Chunruo laugh awkwardly, "I will always remember the kindness that the eldest lady has shown me, and the fourth lady will also be grateful to the eldest lady!"

"Well, my mother passed away early, my grandmother is in poor health, and Chunruo is my sister. As an older sister, I must make plans for my sister!" Yue Jinghao said as she thought of the ending of her and her daughter in the previous life, and felt sad in her heart.

Yue Jinghao's words were undoubtedly a promise to Yue Chunruo. The Third Aunt had no other wishes in her life, as long as her daughter could have a good home. "I, I will follow the eldest lady's lead!"

"Okay, now I have something for Third Aunt to do?" Yue Jinghao said.

The Third Aunt paused and smiled bitterly in her heart: There is no such thing as doing good for no reason, she just thinks she is useful, but for Yue Chunruo's future, she can only listen to Yue Jinghao.

"Whatever the young lady tells you to do!"

"I want you... to buy more clothes and jewelry for Fourth Sister in the next few days. After all, she will be going out, and we can't let people look down on Fourth Sister!" Yue Jinghao said.

The Third Aunt didn't expect that Yue Jinghao was talking about this. Looking at what Yue Chunruo was wearing, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was shabby.

She also wanted to give Yue Chunruo the best, but... she didn't have the ability to buy it...

Manju put a banknote into the Third Aunt's hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Aunt, the eldest lady has already prepared the money, Aunt, just take care of it!"

The Third Aunt took the banknote and thought about her mean-spirited thoughts. She pulled Yue Chunruo and bowed to Yue Jinghao, "The Concubine and the Fourth Miss thank you, Miss!"

Yue Jinghao gave them a few more instructions and then returned to the yard.

The Third Aunt opened the banknote and saw that it was a full five hundred taels... She had never spent so much money before!

"Aunt, what's wrong with you?" Yue Chunruo asked when she saw the third aunt holding the banknotes without saying a word.

"Oh..." The Third Aunt folded the banknotes neatly and put them in her lapel. "Fourth Miss, you must be good to Big Sister and stand by Big Sister at all times, understand?"

Yue Chunruo nodded vigorously, "I saved it!"