The Cousin Is About to Marry，The Abstinent Young Lord Loses Control-Chapter 122: Tonic

The next day, Mingzhu got up early for a change.

The moment Yun Zhen moved, she sat up.

Her thick, silky long hair draped behind her, and her nightclothes were loosely fastened.

Spring light spilled out.

Yun Zhen had great needs, but he wasn’t an animal that demanded gratification at any moment.

He reached out to pull her collar together.

In a gentle voice, he asked, "Why not sleep a while longer?"

"Your mother has plans."

Yun Zhen’s mouth twitched, "My mother is your mother too."

Mingzhu wanted to laugh.

When she first came to the Duke Mansion, she didn’t understand the situation, thinking that Commandery Princess had her call her aunt like Yun Ling did because she genuinely liked her.

She realized she was only embarrassing herself.

In those years, Yun Zhen wasn’t in the mansion, but he knew about the discord between his mother and Mingzhu.

He didn’t continue the conversation.

"Really not sleeping anymore?"

"Hmm."

Yun Zhen got up and selected a pink gauze dress for her from the wardrobe.

Her fair skin complemented the color well.

Despite his jealousy, he couldn’t bear for Mingzhu to suffer.

It’s not her fault for being pretty; what he needed to do was to warn others not to covet his wife!

With Mingzhu accompanying him, Yun Zhen had breakfast in the mansion before heading to court.

After sending him off, Mingzhu went to the main courtyard to pay respects.

From afar, she saw someone kneeling at the courtyard entrance and couldn’t help asking, "Who is that?"

Being away for a while, the household’s personnel had changed, and the lord had added new members to his room.

Gold had already inquired about these matters.

"It’s Aunt Lin, whom the lord brought into the mansion last year. Rumor has it Aunt Lin was harassed by a bully, and the two enacted a hero-saving-beauty drama."

Mingzhu had left the Xie family by then, so she didn’t know about this.

Darkly, she thought Yun Zhen’s earlier words were quite spot on.

No man is decent.

His own son faced assassination and nearly lost his life, yet he still had the mind to take a concubine...

It’s unclear whether to say he has a big heart or is cold and indifferent.

Upon seeing Mingzhu, Lin Family hurriedly knelt and moved two steps.

"Madam Princely Heir, I implore you to plead with Commandery Princess for mercy on my behalf. I truly know my wrongs and will henceforth stay obediently in the inner courtyard, never going out again."

In these deep courtyards, no one is simple.

She wasn’t familiar with Lin Family and didn’t know her character.

All she knew was that meddling would lead to her being grouped with Lin Family and targeted by Commandery Princess.

Mingzhu discreetly stepped back half a pace.

"Commandery Princess is the Head Mother; her orders are not to be questioned. These are the rules, Aunt Lin, don’t trouble me."

Gold also found Lin Family cunning.

Clearly, she wanted to pull Madam onto Commandery Princess’s opposing side and use her as a scapegoat.

With a meaningful glance at Lin Family, Mingzhu led the way into the courtyard.

Princess An He hadn’t gotten up yet.

The nurse presented Mingzhu with tonic soup.

"Commandery Princess said you should first improve your health. Once the young master recovers, and you conceive at the earliest opportunity, it will truly be a double blessing."

Drinking tonic wasn’t a big deal, but Yun Zhen talked about having children the night before.

This made Mingzhu particularly resistant and annoyed.

That person clearly knew what she had gone through!

Staring at the bowl of dark tonic soup, Mingzhu felt an overwhelming sense of suffocation.

She didn’t take it, so the nurse pushed the bowl forward.

"This contains beneficial herbs that are great for nourishing the body. Even if you’re not having children, drinking it is good. Madam Princely Heir, you can’t disappoint Commandery Princess’s intentions."

Holding nothing, the medicine bowl was taken by Mingzhu, who quickly drank it all.

"Thank you, nurse, for expressing my gratitude to Commandery Princess."

Her demeanor was calm, and even her voice was soft.

Yet the nurse noticed something was amiss.

Logically, Madam Princely Heir should refer to Commandery Princess as her mother-in-law.

But she used a distant title, indicating dissatisfaction with Commandery Princess or resentment toward the young master?

Muttering a silent curse, the nurse thought her ungrateful.

The Duke Mansion sheltered her for years, the young master offended the Du Family to marry her, hurting the elders.

With this, what did she have to be unhappy about?

Mingzhu’s gaze fell on the nurse, asking, "Do you have something to say?"

The nurse’s expression turned awkward. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"I notice some bloodshot streaks in your eyes, suggesting you didn’t sleep enough last night. Although you and the young master are young, you shouldn’t overextend your bodies. As the young master’s legitimate wife, you must remind him to take care of his health and not to indulge excessively."

"That makes sense."

Mingzhu nodded earnestly, "I’ll relay the nurse’s words, suggesting the young master stay in the study tonight, not only to cultivate his physical and moral qualities but also to handle more documents, which would be a win-win."

The nurse’s expression became even more awkward.

Feigning a smile, she replied, "A woman should rely on her husband. How could you send the young master to sleep in the study?"

Mingzhu had no intention of arguing, knowing they wanted a puppet solely focused on serving Yun Zhen.

She sat there, listlessly flipping through the embroidery on the handkerchief.

Seeing this, the nurse retreated.

Handing the bowl to a maid, she went inside to assist Commandery Princess in freshening up.

Gold whispered, "Not sure if Commandery Princess instructed it, or if this old hag acted on her own, interfering in your and the young master’s private affairs. Anyone might think she is your mother-in-law."

Mingzhu was amused, her bad mood swept away.

"Don’t call her an old hag and leave others with ammunition."

Gold stuck out her tongue, "The slave remembers."

In the strict, rule-bound Duke Mansion, that nurse was Commandery Princess’s person.

Madam would have to be courteous, even she would if overheard; a slap was inevitable.

Despite having a stomachful of complaints, Gold dared not speak again, fearing she might trouble her mistress.

To preempt, after entering the room, the nurse complained to Commandery Princess.

"The slave was thinking of the young master’s health, but Madam Princely Heir wants to send him to the study. That’s not something a new wife should say."

Early in the morning, Commandery Princess An He was filled with anger.

"She’s forgotten whose territory the Duke Mansion is!"

"Since she has such an idea, let her taste what it’s like to be driven away!"

Commandery Princess initially thought of sending her to a temple to live a hard life, purely out of sight and mind.

But reconsidered, some matters still required Mingzhu’s help.

"Clear out a side room; from now on, let her live in the main courtyard. I’ll personally teach her rules and show her who’s truly her heaven."

Anyway, she currently couldn’t conceive.

Rather than let her act proudly and bully Ah Zhen, it’s better to keep her under direct supervision.

Whether to use her or to "set rules," having her in the main courtyard was much more convenient.

Upon being told to move to the main courtyard immediately, Mingzhu understood this was Princess An He’s punishment.

In her previous life, after she and Yun Zhen became intimate, she almost got sent to a nunnery as a nun.

The current situation was much better than last time.

Mingzhu accepted with equanimity.

Besides, she didn’t want to stay with Yun Zhen, hearing him speak those meaningless words.