Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1922 - 1929: Strolling the Street (Part 2)

After taking a bath, she slept comfortably, and didn’t get up until the little kids outside were awake.

In the afternoon, Nangong Yi was invited by Wanyan Jingchen to compete in horseback archery at the arena, while Cai Wei, feeling bored, took a few little kids to chat with Xiang Yun.

Madam Wu was also there; seeing Cai Wei coming, Madam Wu hurriedly sent the servants waiting in the room outside and nervously said, "Empress Dowager, please tell me, did you send Yun’er that set of purple pearl head decorations?"

Cai Wei truthfully responded, "No, I didn’t."

"I knew it."

Madam Wu clenched her fist and angrily said, "It must be that rotten Mo Zili who did it. He’s crippled himself and can’t bear Yun’er to have a good life. He deliberately got this set of jewelry to create a rift between Yun’er and Jingchen. Yun’er, quickly take off these things. When mother gets back, I’ll send them back to him and ask him if he still has any shame!"

Xiang Yun nodded and casually took off the necklace, earrings, pearl flower, and bracelets, placing them on the table beside her.

Cai Wei said, "There’s no evidence yet proving Mo Zili did it. If you ask me, Madam Wu should keep these things first, and it won’t be too late to return them once we’ve found out who sent them."

Prompted by Cai Wei’s suggestion, Xiang Yun also said, "Mother, Cai Wei is right. Let’s do as Cai Wei suggests. Otherwise, if you hastily send these things to someone else’s hand and they weren’t even the ones who sent them, it’ll be incredibly embarrassing."

Madam Wu snorted and said, "It must be him who sent them; it can’t be anyone else. In Great Jin Nation, not many people can casually gift such expensive items, and among those who wouldn’t dare to admit it, who else could it be but him?"

Just then, a servant outside came in to report, "Empress, the Empress Dowager has sent someone to pick up the Crown Prince."

Wanyan Chao and Wanyan Ce are the beloved of Empress Dowager Na Muhan and the Retired Emperor, who can’t be without them for a moment. On this noon, because Chao’er wasn’t there, the two elders couldn’t even nap. Once they heard Chao’er was awake, they quickly sent someone to pick him up.

Chao’er was playing with Mingzhu, and upon hearing that the royal grandmother sent someone to pick him up, he was reluctant to part with Mingzhu, so he took Mingzhu along to meet the royal grandmother.

Watching the inseparable Golden Boy and Jade Girl, Xiang Yun remarked to Cai Wei, "I bet Mingzhu will be my daughter-in-law in the future. Cai Wei, don’t hold this up, let’s settle this marital affair sooner."

Madam Wu said, "Don’t worry about the kids yet; they’re still young. Think about yourself first. I see that Lord of Jingyang County is not a good one; she has her eyes on your man. You should be cautious. As the saying goes, the gap between a man chasing a woman is like a mountain; between a woman chasing a man, it’s just a thin veil. Don’t be careless and allow her to take advantage of a moment. By the time you regret it, it’ll be too late."

Xiang Yun dismissively said, "It’s not about whether a woman chases or not; it’s about whether a man’s heart is firm. If a man’s heart is steadfast, no matter how an outside woman chases him, he won’t be swayed. If a man’s heart isn’t steady, even if the woman doesn’t chase him, he’ll create scandal sooner or later. Watching a man all the time is the most foolish thing; I won’t be that kind of person."

Cai Wei wholeheartedly agreed with this view. She had never kept an eye on Nangong Yi, because a man wouldn’t be obedient just by being watched. The feelings between two people wouldn’t become strong just because the woman watched and guarded. Instead, it might bore the man and make him go against the grain, doing things that cause the woman pain.

Seeing she couldn’t persuade her daughter, Madam Wu turned to Cai Wei and said, "Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager entrusts you to find a husband for Lord of Jingyang County. Do you see anyone suitable in our Great Jin Dynasty?"