MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 554 Talk about old things

 “Okay, you can figure it out.”

Mrs. Du doesn't insist on it. Anyway, as long as her daughter and grandchildren stay, she can do anything. However, it is not easy to find a good house. When she returns, she should ask the housekeeper to ask around.

If the He family really wanted to come, they wouldn't be caught blind.

If he doesn't come, then it doesn't matter if the Du family buys it, they can just keep it for their children to live in in the future.

 It's just that these thoughts just went through her mind and she didn't say them outright. She just happily shared Laba porridge with the children and looked forward to the arrival of the new year.

 As soon as Laba Festival is over, the flavor of the new year becomes more and more intense.

The whole city of Sui'an is very festive, and there are more and more people on the streets. Everyone is rushing to buy more New Year's goods before the end of the year so that they can live more comfortably in the coming year.

 In Osmanthus Alley, the third and fifth rooms of Guogong Mansion are no exception.

Since Ping'er succeeded to the position of the Duke of Guo, he still asks people to send all the things that should be prepared to Osmanthus Alley according to etiquette during festivals. Therefore, people with three or five bedrooms in these years will still do it. Maintain certain contact with the Government.

 Among them, the one who lived the most prosperous life was Shang Sanlang's family.

He was a good man, and during the three years when Gu Shaoyu was in mourning, he seized the opportunity and climbed up the ranks. Now he has achieved the position of Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Rites, which can be regarded as a high-ranking person in the third family.

And Sanlang's wife was not idle either. While taking care of the family affairs, she also opened two shops to do business with the help of Du Jingyi. Although she was not as good as the Du family, she still made a profit of four to five thousand taels throughout the year. There are still some, so life is not as tight as before.

For this year's New Year's gift, she chose a warm sunny day and went to the door of the General's Mansion.

In Xitang Courtyard, Du Jingyi looked at Sanlang's wife who was becoming more and more mellow and said politely.

“Third sister-in-law must be living a good life in the past few years. I think she is much better off than before.”

Saburo’s wife was not afraid of others saying she was fat. In her opinion, it was better to be fatter and she looked lucky, so she replied with a smile.

"It makes my siblings laugh. I don't like to move when the weather is cold, and I eat more than in spring and summer, so last year's winter clothes are not enough. You see, this outfit is all newly made. You three Brother even teased me, saying that I’m afraid I’ll have new clothes next year.”

Du Jingyi covered her face and smiled, and then said.

"It's a good thing to have new clothes. I got some good materials a few days ago, which are perfect for cutting new clothes. Sister-in-law will take them back later. There will be many things in the next year. I originally planned to send someone out in two days. I sent the things to you, but since you are here today, I will be lazy and ask them to load the car for you to take back later. As usual, the fifth room has all the things that should be sent to you. It’s all prepared inside, could you please Third Sister-in-law help me run around?”

“No trouble, no trouble, what are you talking about as a family? There are two neighbors living next door, and it’s only a few steps away.”

She and Du Jingyi are getting along pretty well now, so Du Jingyi is still happy to listen to her talk.

After eating two cups of tea, Sanlang's wife came forward with a rather mysterious expression, and then said.

"The second uncle's case has been decided. He was convicted of harming people's lives, so he was sentenced to exile three thousand miles southwest. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back."

The second uncle mentioned by Sanlang's wife is the boss of the fifth house, Shang Yuding.

All these years, he thought he could get away with it, but in the end he paid the price for his vicious behavior. Mrs. Guo, who was forced to death by him, can now live in peace. “Did Qiniang do it?”

“Eighty percent, otherwise, how could such an old account be unearthed?”

 “How is she doing now? Do you have any news?”

Hearing this, Sanlang's wife shook her head and said calmly.

“I haven’t seen her since she changed her name and entered Prince Min’s Mansion, but I saw that she didn’t have much to do in Prince Min’s Mansion, so she probably lived a satisfactory life there.”

  Sanlang’s wife didn’t know much about Shang Qiniang’s affairs.

She only knew that Qiniang changed her name and Jin Chan escaped from her shell and entered Prince Min's Mansion. However, Wufang's life has not been very comfortable in recent years, so she guessed that Qiniang's end and Wufang were probably completely disconnected.

But Du Jingyi knew that after she changed her name, she used the name of Ling Xinlan, so when she asked someone to pay attention to the Ling family, they would naturally be able to find out something about it. This is quite simple.

　Sometimes, the couple is just husband and wife.

Even though they were hundreds of miles apart, the two of them invariably focused their attention on Prince Min's Mansion.

 Since the death of the late emperor, the Min Palace has been much quieter than before.

Even so, they are still being targeted by Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi, which means that their good days will not last long, and Shang Qiniang happens to be the key to breaking this chess game.

 Ling family.

 Shang Qiniang didn't know that she had been targeted, and she was lying in the arms of Prince Min, complaining.

“Your Majesty, please think of something and ask me to leave here as soon as possible. I haven’t seen Brother Yu for a long time, and I don’t know if he misses me as his mother.”

"Yes, why don't you want to? But he had a cold a few days ago and was still taking medicine, so I can't bring him out to you this time. Let's wait. It won't take long for my father to close his eyes. When the time comes, I will become the master of Prince Min's Mansion, and it will be easy to take you back!"

Hearing this, Shang Qiniang hurriedly moved into his arms, as if she were a little bird clinging to him, which made the prince Min Min very confused.

　　It was really a blessing for her in her previous life. No one in the prince's harem had given birth to a son or a daughter for more than ten years. It was Princess Min who wanted to control her and give birth to a child when she entered the house.

Unexpectedly, she had been unable to conceive for a long time while serving the old prince. After serving the prince a few times, she actually got pregnant. This was not some kind of drama, but a real child of the prince. So Princess Min was so happy that she immediately used the method of pretending to die to send her out of Prince Min's palace.

He was raised in the Ling family. After ten months of pregnancy, he gave birth to a boy.

The child cannot be nameless and has no status, so he asked the Crown Princess to fake a pregnancy and pretend to have given birth to the child. Now the child is the darling in the eyes of Princess Min and the Crown Princess, so it is difficult to bring it out easily.

 Shang Qiniang wanted to go home and think about it, but she wouldn't really make a fuss.

 After all, she was once the person who served the old prince Min. If someone caught her and caused trouble, the trouble would definitely not be with the Min prince's palace, but with her, a dispensable and transparent person. (End of chapter)