Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 153

~ CAO YUNNIAN IN GREAT FORTUNE ~ 

Mu Yunyao looked at Su Qing, seeing that she had slightly nodded her head, and she couldn’t help but discard the last bit of hesitation in her heart. She stood up, picked up the cup of tea that had not been touched from the table, and stood before Lady Jin. Then she kneeled down and held the teacup over her head. Her voice said clearly: “Yunyao greeted Mother. Please have tea.”

Lady Jin quickly took a sip from her teacup as she couldn’t suppress the smile on her face. “Alright. Yao’er quickly gets up.” As she spoke, she used both hands to help her up. She removed a pair of jade bracelets from her wrists, and a golden hairpin from her hair, carefully helping Mu Yunyao put it on.

Mu Yunyao accepted it with a face full of smiles, but she didn’t say any words of rejection. Now that she has recognized them as an adopted family, she naturally couldn’t be separated like before. “Thank you, Mother.”

Lady Jin held her hand affectionately with a sincere smile in her eyes, “Now, I considered to have both children!”

Mu Yunyao looked at Lady Jin’s bulging stomach with a pained expression on her face. “Earlier, I used to joke with Madam, saying that when your child is born, I must request a big red envelope from you. Now, I can’t get the big red envelope, but instead take it out to give my little brother as a present.”

“You … You’re actually such stingy temperament. Rest assured. I’ll naturally give this red envelope to you. And when your little brother grows up, he will listen to your orders and run errands for you.”

Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but be happy, “That’s great. I’ll make a thick red envelope for this meeting.”

Su Qing couldn’t hold back her laughter at the side, “Since you recognize her as a daughter, you should offer a cup of tea to Lord Cao. Why don’t you set up a table at Bu Xian Luo tomorrow and treat it as a bustling and lively meal?” 

Lady Jin quickly shook her head. “I treat Yao’er as my own daughter, so naturally, I can’t dismiss it like this. I only came today to discuss it with Little Sister Su. Since Yao’er was willing to call me Mother, I naturally had to help her with my identity. When I return, I’ll ask someone to choose an auspicious day, write a post, and invite the influential people in Jingling City over. We should formally pay our respects and hold a banquet.”

“This.... Isn’t this a bit too much publicity?”

“How is this considered publicity? I was even afraid that the scene would be too small and Yao’er would feel wronged. She is my daughter, so it is reasonable for her to receive such treatment.”

Hearing Lady Jin’s words, Mu Yunyao’s heart is full of warmth. It could also be considered that she sincerely recognized her adoptive mother. “I’ll follow your arrangements, Mother.”

“Alright, don’t worry. Mother will not let you down.”

Mu Yunyao nodded happily, holding Lady Jin’s and Su Qing’s hands, “Then, should I start preparing my clothes now? When the time comes, I’ll have to dress up beautifully.”

“Our Yao’er appearance is beautiful, and she looks attractive in all kinds of clothes.”

Mu Yunyao took their hands and shook them. “The two Mothers actually teased me. I won’t talk to you guys anymore. Now I’m going to the kitchen to see what they have prepared. Then, I will show my hands and treat my two Mothers with filial respect.”

“Then, we’ll have a good meal today.”

Mu Yunyao went to the kitchen and meticulously prepared a table of food. The few of them ate so lively and in a comfortable manner.

Before Lady Jin left, Mu Yunyao instructed someone to place a charcoal brazier and fox fur coat on her carriage and then ordered Yin Hong to take good care of it. Only after that did she send the carriage off with her eyes.

When Steward Qin in Jin Xiu Garden next door heard about this matter, he could not help but inwardly twitch his mouth: “This Cao Yunnian is really lucky.”

Yu Yi had just finished drinking a bowl of ginger tea and savored its taste in his mouth. He couldn’t help but be curious when he heard this: “Steward Qin, what do you mean by that?”

“Cao Yunnian relies on Lady Jin to achieve a meteoric rise step by step. From now on, maybe even Wang Ye will respect him. Isn’t that a great fortune?”

Yu Yi was even more confused. “No matter how powerful Cao Yunnian is, he will still be an official in front of Wang Ye in the future. How can Wang Ye respect him?”

“Since Lady Jin adopted Miss Mu as her daughter, then Cao Yunnian is Miss Mu’s adoptive father! Is that clear?”

“Adoptive daughter, adoptive father, Miss Mu, Wang Ye....The more you talk about it, the more confused I get....”

Steward Qin became furious and immediately threw an account book at him: “Hurry up and scram. I will feel more annoyed when I see you.”

Yu Yi took the account book and casually flipped through it. When he saw the accounts, he couldn’t help but click his tongue: “Steward Qin, you have so much silver on your hands right now. Why don’t you give me a red envelope for the New Year? In this half-year, I have been traveling back and forth between Western Guangdong and Jingling City, haven’t I?”

“If you say any more nonsense, I’ll give you a slap!”

“You’re already so old. How you can’t talk well because you’re so angry?” After speaking, Yu Yi hurriedly left the room, causing Steward Qin to snort coldly for a long time.

Based on Lady Jin’s meticulous attitude and the relationship between her and Miss Mu, it was likely that she would arrange the adoption of Miss Mu lavishly. This gift must be carefully considered.

Lady Jin finally chose the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month as the celebration date. She had also decided to use her savings to make porridge in Jingling City, which was especially considered a blessing to Mu Yunyao.

After she heard of this, Mu Yunyao notably took out eight thousand taels of silver and bought some rice to make porridge so that she could cooperate with Lady Jin to donate to Jingling City.

The news of her buying rice and inviting influential people spread throughout Jingling City quickly. Lady Jin wanted to acknowledge Mu Yunyao as her adopted daughter. Many people were not surprised when they heard this. Lady Jin and Mu Yunyao had always been close. Furthermore, recognizing Mu Yunyao as an adoptive daughter made their relationship more stable. 

After the ladies of other families heard this, they shook their heads and sighed. Then, they focused on what kind of congratulatory gift to send.

Cao Yunnian had outstanding political achievements. With Lady Jin’s ninth-rank title and the Emperor’s reward for Mu Yunyao, the three can’t afford to take it lightly. They should make inquiries before giving gifts. It would be better if they could give them what they like. On the eighth day, the Cao family’s residence was cleaned and renewed, and Lady Jin got up early to start preparing. Cao Yunnian, who didn’t pay much attention to this initially, became more nervous as he carefully trimmed his beard in the mirror. He even deliberately took two sets of new clothes and asked Lady Jin to help him choose one.

As she personally helped him put on his clothes, she said softly, “It’s my fault. I’ve been thinking about arranging the banquet these few days, but I forgot to tell people to prepare more clothes for Old Master.”

“Madam’s body is heavy, so you and the child should be the first. These two sets of clothes were also made recently, so there’s no obstacle.” Lady Jin smiled as she helped him arrange his clothes, and then she put on her sewing purse before feeling satisfied. “Since Old Master thinks so highly of his foster daughter, Yao’er. Then when our child is born, surely we will get blessings in the future.” 

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