The Beloved Imperial Consort

Chapter 7

Mu Xi Yao and her group returned back to the residence. She went first to the main house to pay lady Yu respect. Currently, Xi Yao's attitude could be only called as extremely well-behaved. She stuck closely to lady Yu in a little daughter manner, chattering about what she has seen and heard on streets, which maidens had their hair combed beautifully or which maidens' fragrance couldn't compare with the "Ting Zhi" she used. She talked only about subjects girls her age would converse about. After a while, as if recalling something, Mu Xi Yao mentioned that on the way home she met a pair of mother-daughter.

Hui Lan, who stood behind her, was already very accustomed to the fact that once her master entered the main house she would smile sweetly and, as soon as she saw sir Mu and lady Yu, would turn into a well-behaved and delicate daughter. Listening for quite a while, Hui Lan didn't hear her master talk about any of the incidents that had happened. Although she was puzzled, she didn't interrupt her master as she had always behaved with the utmost propriety. When her master has finally mentioned that pair of mother-daughter, for once showing a reliability, how come the more she heard the fishier it turned out to be?

According to Hui Lan, it was obviously that debauched man who had offended her miss and her miss ought to feel aggrieved. She was supposed to look for lady Yu to complain and speak about her grievances. But how come when she listened to her miss's words, the whole matter changed to her talking about how she had saved both big and small beauty, driven away immoral rakes, kindly provided them her favorite cloak and assigned them two additional guards to escort them home. That was all?

Mu Xi Yao naturally won't mention that she was also involved. Otherwise, if she wanted to go out to take a stroll in the future, lady Yu won't let her. Besides, today she has already made a huge effort to get permission to go to Fahua temple in the pretense of making a wish. She would be an idiot to make things difficult for herself. If lady Yu learnt about the filthy words those rakeshells had spoken, it will only bristle her with rage. How will she go out the next time? Even though Mu Xi Yao blurred and alleviated the key points to divert her attention, lady Yu still felt panic for her. Things were settled only after lady Yu has ensured Xi Yao's well-being and urged her to take more guards next time.

When Mu Xi Yao came out of the main house, she immediately told Hui Lan that what she has just said was exactly what had happened today. She was forbidden to mention anything else. Mu Xi Yao also ordered people to tell Zhao Qing to properly seal off others' mouth. Convicted that she didn't leave out anything, she returned to Yingshui pavilion to take a comfortable bath and change herself into the indoor robe.

If her predictions were right, it was unlikely for Di Wu Yi Zhao to make a visit tonight. She wasn't like Zhong Zheng Ming. He was the prince of Great Wei, a royalty, while she was only a mere womenfolk from Qingzhou prefect's residence. There was no such rule that dictated one to rush late in the evening to express thanks to a maiden. Therefore, it was most probable that he would come tomorrow.

As expected. On the next day, Di Wu Yi Zhao first sent sir Mu the visiting card and then picked up time when Mu Jing Zhen would still be at the residence to take along his wife and daughter to pay them a visit. This was Mu Xi Yao's first time seeing Di Wu Yi Zhao in person. In the previous life, she had only heard about his name.

She was surprised that Di Wu Yi Zhao was of an average height. He was just an ordinary man who looked very young. Di Wu Yi Zhao didn't have a beard, his skin was very fair. His expression was serene, didn't display any aloof nor arrogant attitude. He actually seemed to be well-mannered and accomplished.

Mu Xi Yao was somewhat amazed. This person was actually Di Wu Yi Zhao, a person who had in the previous life almost wiped out both crown prince and prince of An? Alright, one shouldn't blame her for judging people by their appearance. Her imagination of this renown strategist had been always stuck on 'the handsomeness of Guo Jia' and 'appearance of Zhuge Liang'. When she saw a man with ordinary appearance, it was kind of hard for her to digest.