bullyxtreme Chapter 2224: Spring is not too late
Chapter 2224: Spring is not too late
After Mingchen sent Shi Li back to Ming's house, he felt something was wrong as soon as he walked into the mansion.
It's so quiet.
It was abnormally quiet, like the calm before a storm.
He was not nervous, but prepared to return to his study as usual. When he reached the second door, he was stopped by people around Madam Ming.
"Third Young Master, Madam Ming said that you must come to see her as soon as you return. There is something important." The servant relayed Madam Ming's words truthfully.
Mingchen had no choice but to stop and walk towards Mrs. Ming's yard.
The courtyard was also exceptionally quiet, with all the servants standing in the courtyard without saying a word. When they saw Mingchen coming, they immediately retreated further away in an orderly manner. The leading maid said, "Third Master, the Madam is waiting for you in the room."
Mingchen: ...
Not knowing what new idea his mother had, Mingchen walked into the house, and then the door was closed by the maid outside.
"Oh, you're back?" Madam Ming sat upright on the armchair and looked at him indifferently.
Mingchen remained unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances, "I heard that mother was looking for me?"
"Humph."
Mrs. Ming put down the teacup with a thud, then stood up, smiling exceptionally brightly.
"Tell me clearly, do you treat Li'er as your sister?" He spoke in a tone that clearly showed he was accusing someone.
Mrs. Ming felt that she had finally caught her youngest son's weakness and she must make good use of it.
But Mingchen did not give her this opportunity.
As soon as Madam Ming opened her mouth, Ming Chen guessed what she was going to say, and even immediately thought that it must be Princess Zhaojia who noticed it and told her.
Looking at Mrs. Ming's cheerful face, Ming Chen simply asked back, "Mother wants me to treat her as my sister?"
Good, good, not only was he not stumped by the question, but he took the initiative and asked Mrs. Ming a stumping question.
Her face just fell.
Between a little girl who is about to get married and a satisfactory daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ming certainly knows how to choose.
But when her son asked her this in person, she also had to save face.
After a light cough, Mrs. Ming sat back in her chair, picked up the teacup and pretended to drink tea.
After finishing half a cup of tea, Mrs. Ming felt that the previous embarrassment no longer existed, and she put the teacup down as if nothing had happened.
"I have to call your father back and ask him to write a letter to Shi Mufeng and quickly find a way to transfer him back to Beijing to discuss important matters!" Mrs. Ming was so impatient that she didn't want to wait any longer.
Mingchen did not respond, but just followed the excuse created by Mrs. Ming herself and changed the subject.
"Mom, do you have anything else to say? If not, I'll leave first."
"Wait a moment!"
Madam Ming called him back with a hint of interest, looked him over from head to toe, raised the corner of her mouth, and asked meaningfully, "Are you sure Li'er is willing to marry you?"
She just didn't want to see her son always looking like he had everything under control.
This sentence finally delayed Mingchen's steps.
Although he didn't look back, a hint of uncertainty was revealed in his dark eyes.
After all, sincerity is different from other things, and even he is not sure at all.
He didn't know whether the bright little girl had developed a different kind of true love in her heart, just like himself.
The sunset filled the sky, like red gauze, shimmering and diffuse.
Shi Li sat in front of the window and wrote a letter to Shi Mufeng, then put it in an envelope and gave it to the maid, who then quietly sent it out.
Madam Fang would definitely send a letter to Shi Mufeng, and Shi Li also wanted to tell her father the secret. In order to avoid interference from the Fang family, she had to send the letter secretly.
The sound of laughter from next door was still ringing in her ears. The people around Shi Li were already very familiar.
However, when it was time to light the lamps, a little maidservant who was unfamiliar to her came quietly and asked Qiu Zi to go out and talk.
Qiu Zi went there and came back, still staying by Shi Li's side.
It was not until late at night, when everyone had left and Shi Li was preparing to go to bed, that Qiu Zi quietly leaned over to Shi Li's ear and told her what the little maid had just said.
After all, almost everyone in the Fang family has ulterior motives, so one has to be on guard. Qiu Zi also bribed a few spies in the Fang mansion.
This time, the news brought was also very explosive.
"That Miss Zhao may be pushed into a corner and may resort to some extraordinary measures. In half a month, it will be Madam Fang's birthday."
Shi Li turned her head to glance at Qiu Zi, her expression difficult to describe.
But she couldn't interfere in other people's affairs, so she just replied softly: "Then just keep watching and don't involve us."
"Yes, you can rest assured, young lady." Qiu Zi was very confident.