Chapter 1000 - 1002: Getting Rid of the Scum Relatives (5)
Lady Mu Bai and Lady Li exclaimed simultaneously. Outside the horse carriage, Mu Chongfu and Mu Chongcai also stopped the horses, briskly pulled open the carriage curtains, and shouted, "How could you be so foolish? Why did you bring us without bringing any silver? Don’t tell me it’s just to trick us into delivering dim sum for you?"
Cai Wei said, "How could that be? Since it’s still early, why don’t we go back and get some? I’ll bring more silver and buy you both some more satisfying items!"
At this point, there was no option but to return, as being without silver in the city was useless.
Lady Mu Bai waved her hand and said, "Let’s go back, let’s really... how troublesome..."
Cai Wei chuckled inwardly, "Troublesome? The real trouble is yet to come!"
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In the manor,
Lady Mei and Madam Lian, following Cai Wei’s instructions, crushed the scent of sweet osmanthus she had given them the day before. They dissolved it in water, sprinkled it onto a cloth, and then went with the cloth to clean the rooms of Mu Liankui and Mu Zhongli.
At this moment, Mu Liankui was half-reclining on a babu bed, contentedly smoking a smoking pipe, while Mu Zhongli sat at his room’s kang table, relishing freshly delivered fruit. Now under the Empress’s protection, the main family had stopped pretending to work and had started living a life of ease and happiness befitting a lord.
When the two women entered the room, neither of the men paid much attention, continuing with their activities, only noticing a pleasant fragrance that was spreading gradually throughout the room.
Both women smiled demurely and politely greeted the men. They began tidying up the room – wiping here and there, the pleasant scent growing stronger...