The Doctor's Concubine: Don't mess with the evil princess

Chapter 158: Dowry? Just a show

Mu Lanfeng picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and put it in his mouth. The taste of the osmanthus cake was wonderful when he first put it in his mouth, but after eating two, he felt a little sick of it.

She picked up the teacup beside her and took two sips. The fragrance of the tea spread in her mouth, alleviating the greasy feeling in her mouth.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside, breaking the silence in the house. Then, Hong Yin's emotional complaint could be clearly heard: "Madam, what a fool! Why do you want us to help you? Isn't this just showing off?"

"You, just say less." Feiyan said helplessly, with a hint of helplessness in her tone. "As slaves, how can we have any choice? We have to do whatever the master tells us to do!"

As she spoke, she shook her head slightly, with a look of helplessness and resignation in her eyes.

"Why is the door open? It must be that Xiao Cui is being lazy again!" Feiyan said with a hint of anger in her tone.

Upon hearing this, Hongyin immediately followed Feiyan's footsteps and walked over.

As soon as he stepped into the house, his eyes caught sight of Mu Lanfeng's figure. A look of joy suddenly blossomed on his face, his eyes sparkled, and he asked excitedly, "When did the girl come back?"

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Youhe who was standing aside. The expression on her face suddenly became expressionless, and she said coldly: "Xiao Cui, we are back. We will serve you, you can go out now!"

After hearing Hong Yin's words, You He, who was standing by, looked at Hong Yin silently. A complex emotion flashed in his eyes, as if he wanted to say something. His lips moved slightly, but he finally swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

She bit her lower lip, a sullen look on her face, then she bowed slightly and whispered, "I'll take my leave!"

After saying that, he slowly turned around and walked towards the door with heavy steps, his back looking a little lonely.

"Is this how you guys usually bully others?" Mu Lanfeng frowned slightly and asked after glancing at Hong Yin and the others.

"Bullying?" Upon hearing this, Hong Yin quickly waved her hands and explained, "Miss, we have never bullied them. We just let them do some rough work outside. Think about it, these newcomers, we don't know them well, how can we let them serve you closely!"

"According to my observation, among the newcomers, only Xiao Cui is the most active." Feiyan also echoed from the side, frowning slightly, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes, "She is curious about everything! She is always asking here and there, and I don't know what she is up to."

As Feiyan spoke, she shook her head slightly, as if she disapproved of Xiaocui's behavior.

After hearing Feiyan's words, Mu Lanfeng frowned slightly and said thoughtfully: "Maybe she just arrived for the first time and is unfamiliar and curious about everything around her. But you have to pay more attention to her and don't let her cause any trouble by accident."

Hongyin and Feiyan looked at each other and responded in unison: "Yes, young lady, we will pay attention to it."

"Girl, do you know? The eldest girl's wedding date has been set! She said she wants to hurry up and hold the wedding before the New Year." Feiyan couldn't help but murmured.

Her face was full of confusion. "It's really hard to understand. Why are you in such a hurry? Besides, look at it, the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is not a very good day anyway!"

"Haha." Mu Lanfeng smiled lightly, revealing a meaningful expression in her smile, and said mysteriously: "That's hard to say, some people are anxious in their hearts, but you just don't know it."

"what?"

The three of them immediately showed puzzled expressions at the same time, and they all turned their eyes to Mu Lanfeng at the same time.

"Mu Baiying is pregnant, you know that! If we wait any longer, we won't be able to hide it anymore!" Mu Lanfeng spoke as if it was something insignificant.

When Feiyan and Biqing heard this, they were stunned.

Only Hong Yin remained calm.

Feiyan was shocked and subconsciously covered her mouth with astonishment in her eyes. "Oh my God, what will happen if this gets out?"

Bi Qing stared with her eyes wide open, stunned where she was. It took her a long time to come to her senses, and she murmured to herself, "No wonder she was in such a hurry to get married, so this is the case... She has always prided herself on being dignified, elegant, pure and innocent, but she could actually do such a thing!"

"Do you know? That child is not yet a king. Do you dare to believe it?" Mu Lanfeng said this again.

"Then King Cheng is..." Feiyan said halfway, as if she suddenly realized something and swallowed the rest of the words back. A trace of panic flashed in her eyes and her lips trembled slightly, as if the words she had not said had a great impact.

Seeing this, Mu Lanfeng made a gesture of silence and said in a low voice, "Just know it, don't tell anyone about this matter! She doesn't want to die, but other people in the mansion do! Do you understand the principle of prosperity and adversity together?"

"Girl, you don't know!" Hong Yin said enthusiastically, with excitement shining in her eyes, "Madam's face is about to break with laughter! And the betrothal gifts, wow, it fills up the Wuque Pavilion!" As she spoke, she described it with a beaming expression and waved her hands exaggeratedly, as if she wanted to present the scene of the mountain of betrothal gifts vividly in front of everyone.

"Hmph, they are just empty pretenses." Feiyan snorted disdainfully, "How can they compare to what His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan gave you!"

"Oh, you have a unique vision!" Mu Lanfeng's mouth corners slightly raised, with a smile and approval in his eyes, "How did you see that?"

Feiyan raised her chin, a hint of pride flashed in her eyes, and said, "Young lady, you see, the madam showed off the betrothal gifts so ostentatiously just for the sake of appearance. But although those betrothal gifts seem to be numerous, most of them are ordinary gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, and there are not many rare and unique things. And which one of the gifts given to you by His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan is not carefully selected and ingenious?"

"Although it is a betrothal gift, Madam is not allowed to prepare a dowry for the eldest girl. Most of these things will be added to the dowry and sent back intact. In this way, this seemingly generous betrothal gift is more like a farce for outsiders to see. On the surface, it is lively and glorious, but in fact it is just a temporary circulation of money and property. In essence, it does not bring much real benefit to the eldest girl."

Mu Lanfeng said disdainfully: "Everyone knows the ins and outs of this. Mother has always valued the family's reputation and reputation, so she naturally has to do these formal things in a thorough manner."

Hong Yin curled her lips and said, "These things have been passed around for a long time, but nothing substantial has been left for the young lady herself."

Feiyan nodded and continued, "Besides, King Cheng might also be aware of Madam's actions. Everyone just knows it tacitly!"

"Hmph, it's enough to just put in enough effort on the surface. Being able to marry into Prince Cheng's mansion is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone!" Mu Lanfeng leaned slowly on the soft pillow, looking out the window lazily, with a look of indifference that seemed to see through everything.

Then, she continued slowly, "It's only a few days until the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. The mansion will be very busy these days, and you guys will inevitably be called over to help. Listen to me, remember not to talk nonsense! No matter what you see or hear, keep your mouth shut. There are many people in this mansion, and if you are not careful, a word that gets out may cause big trouble. Especially these things about the eldest girl's marriage, not a single word can be leaked!"

The three of them nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, young lady. We have all remembered it and will definitely not say anything nonsense."

Mu Lanfeng nodded slightly, and then reminded: "Be careful when doing things, don't be rash. There are many things going on in the mansion at this time, don't give others a handle. Okay, all of you go down, get ready, and be ready to be sent at any time."

The three of them bowed and left. The room suddenly became quiet, but Mu Lanfeng still looked out the window, lost in thought.

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