Chapter 472: Break Your Leg, Second Watch(2)_1
"Really?"
Upon hearing this, Consort Huo’s sorrow momentarily subsided as she looked up with reddened eyes and asked.
The old palace maid replied, "I cannot say for certain whether it’s true or not, but someone did overhear this outside the Empress’ Bedchamber when Princess Zhao Yang’s nanny was urging the princess not to be angry with Miss Mu. She said, ’The Empress Dowager has already made up her mind to send that slut to Liaodan for a marriage alliance. The princess needn’t be irritated with her anymore. The prince of Liaodan is as savage as a bull, I’m afraid that the slut may not even make it to Liaodan but instead be killed by him on the journey.’ Therefore, I infer that the Empress Dowager must have such an intention, otherwise, the nanny of Princess Zhao Yang wouldn’t have spoken carelessly of this."
Upon hearing this, Consort Huo let out a sigh of relief, but then said somewhat sympathetically, "Poor girl who is as delicate as Hua Zhi’er, she truly possesses an exquisite appearance. It’s truly a case of a beauty with a short life, to face such a disaster!"
The old palace maid responded, "That is her destiny calling, no one can be blamed for it. Once she leaves, the duke’s eldest son will naturally give up, so Your Highness should stop mourning over this."
After listening to the old palace maid, Consort Huo indeed stopped being upset. She merely sighed for a while over the impending misfortune that Cai Wei was about to face, before setting it aside.
Lady Du, along with Cai Wei, nervously arrived at the Osmanthus Pavilion and, unexpectedly, found a short and plump eunuch who had a clean complexion. He was sitting in a chair, having tea with Duke An. Upon seeing Cai Wei, the eunuch unabashedly looked her up and down with his pair of slit eyes before standing up and saying in a soft voice, "The Duke is very lucky to have such a promising granddaughter. In the future, the whole mansion will benefit from Young Miss Biao."
Du Ruohai was unsure of the eunuch’s purpose for this visit, but seeing his amicable and cheerful expression, assumed that good news was at hand. Thus he replied, smiling, "Your grace is too kind, if my granddaughter truly has such a fortunate fate, I will certainly not forget your generous assistance."
The eunuch laughed dryly a few times and said, "Since Miss Mu has already arrived, please receive the edict. I am in a hurry to go back and report."
"Yes, yes, Eunuch, please proceed——"