Good Ending: She Swears She Will Not Let Him Die!

Chapter 332: Chapter 331: Suspicion

Madam Wu shot a glance at Du Yunluo without making a comment.

Du Yunluo gave a slight smile and did not elaborate further.

She remembered Madam Wu’s words: to take over the household smoothly and not to stir up trouble.

At present, Du Yunluo had just taken full control and was itching to replace the old staff with her own people; in Madam Wu’s eyes, this was not the action of a wise person.

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered.

Look at the Duke Jing Mansion; with the new mistress taking office, the stewards left by Aunt Liao, knowing they couldn’t keep their positions, decided to go for broke.

Du Yunluo would not repeat the same mistakes. As long as the women in the mansion had the sense to understand how to do things properly, she saw no need to create trouble for herself.

If someone were to cause trouble, she could swiftly replace them, but if everything stayed peaceful, she would gradually make changes over the months.

Furthermore, Du Yunluo had to be wary of the second branch of the family.

Mu Yuanmou was naturally suspicious, and after the huge loss he suffered last night, there’s no way he would dismiss everything as mere coincidence.

Du Yunluo’s involvement in the matter would inevitably raise Mu Yuanmou’s suspicions; if she were to make sweeping changes now, it would only deepen his doubts.

He would think that Du Yunluo somehow got wind of Mu Lianyu’s scandal and then set this trap.

People see humans, but ghosts see spirits,

Mu Yuanmou, with his deep scheming, naturally sees everyone as malicious.

Especially someone like Du Yunluo, who benefits from the situation.

Du Yunluo wasn’t planning to immediately fall out with the second branch; her move this time against Mu Lianyu was merely catching him off guard.

The more guarded Mu Yuanmou and the Lian Family are of her, the harder it would be to act in the future.

In such circumstances, Du Yunluo couldn’t completely erase Mu Yuanmou’s suspicion of her. It was this half-believing, half-doubting state that would make the second branch more cautious in their actions.

Madam Wu saw that Du Yunluo’s expression was not false and said, "The household matters are yours to manage, handle them as you see fit."

Du Yunluo agreed.

After resting for three days, Madam Wu went to the palace to see the Empress Dowager.

Soon, the decision for Mu Lianyu to go to the frontier was settled.

Mu Yuanmou sternly instructed him: "Do not cause trouble anymore, do not disgrace us!"

Mu Lianyu nodded obediently.

July came to an end, with only half a month until the Mid-Autumn Festival, Du Yunluo consulted with the nannies.

In the Flower Hall, there were two new faces among the stewards’ wives.

Their predecessors failed to recognize the situation and were replaced by Du Yunluo upon finding faults.

The successors were two nannies who had served as stewards under Mrs. Zhou previously.

To kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

Now these stewards were truly behaving, even if they had thoughts, they dared not deliberately make mistakes or cause trouble.

After all, with so many people watching intently, as long as they worked diligently, they didn’t need to worry about being dismissed.

Having handled the matters, Du Yunluo went back to her room for a nap and dozed off hazily until Jin Rui came to wake her up, at which point she opened her eyes.

"What’s wrong?" Du Yunluo rubbed her temples.

Jin Rui smiled broadly: "Madam, there’s good news from the mansion; the second madam has given birth to a son, and Nanny Xu brought a basket of red eggs."

Du Yunluo quickly got up, tidied herself a bit, and went to meet Nanny Xu in the central room.

Nanny Xu was grinning from ear to ear: "Madam, the second madam gave birth to a boy. Don’t be fooled by her small frame; the boy is fair and chubby, and oh, how delightful it is!"

Du Yunluo was genuinely happy and said with a twinkle in her eye, "Please tell grandmother that at the ’Three-Day Bath’ ceremony, I will definitely add more to her new ’treasure.’"

Nanny Xu laughed heartily.

After seeing off Nanny Xu, Du Yunluo took a red egg and rubbed it back and forth, the dye staining her hand red, which she didn’t mind at all.

Ah, red eggs...

When would she be able to send red eggs to her maternal family as well?

On the day of the ’Three-Day Bath,’ Du Yunluo dressed festively and returned to the Du Family.

On the way, she instructed Jin Rui and Hong Jinbao’s family that matters of the Marquis Mansion must not be discussed with the Du Family.

It wasn’t out of fear of airing family scandals, but Du Yunluo didn’t want Mrs. Xia and Mrs. Zhen to worry for her.

Having been married off, her maternal family elders couldn’t intervene in her in-laws’ affairs, and mentioning it would only make them anxious.

The carriage entered the Du Mansion.

Du Yunluo arrived a bit late; Lianfu Garden was already bustling, and Mrs. Xia’s laughter could be heard in the courtyard.

Once everything was ready in Chunhua Courtyard, everyone went over together.

The midwife, while uttering auspicious words, bathed the boy, and the added gold and silver ingots nearly made the basin overflow with water.

Du Yunru suppressed a smile: "Our eldest grandson is in Lindong; grandfather and grandmother haven’t seen him. This boy being right under their noses truly makes him a treasure."

"Indeed," Du Yunluo agreed.

Du Gongfu and Mrs. Xia had long awaited the blessing of four generations under one roof; moreover, with a male offspring, they were naturally overjoyed.

Du Yunru coaxed Sister Yi, saying, "My little ’spring flower and autumn moon’ girl has set the date, the tenth of September."

Du Yunluo chuckled: "Congratulations."

It was a congratulation for the Shao family’s occasion as well as for Du Yunru’s escape from misery.

Without the second lady of the Shao family stirring trouble every now and then, Du Yunru’s days were much more peaceful.

Speaking of wedding dates, Du Yunluo couldn’t help but be concerned about Yunuo.

Yunuo’s face flushed red, and after a while, said: "We’re calculating the date; I reckon it’ll be in October."

October, not too far as it seemed.

And in the following November, Mu Lianxiao will be back.

Thinking of this, Du Yunluo couldn’t help but smile.

Time passes quickly, and naturally, she wished it would pass even faster.

In the Willow Tree Alley, Zizhu, who had been married for over two months, returned to her parental home with a bundle.

The women at the alleyway greeted her with a cheerful call: "Zizhu, visiting your parents?"

Zizhu patted the bundle in her hand: "It’s almost Mid-Autumn, so I made two new clothes for my parents."

"Ah, how filial, still thinking of your parents after getting married."

Before the words could settle, the Lu family next to them snorted.

Because of the golden bracelet matter, the Li family and Lu family had fallen out.

The golden bracelet was Zizhu’s sore point, and unwilling to engage with the Lu family, she made her way toward home with her head down.

The Lu family wouldn’t let her off and raised their voice: "New clothes? Zizhu, did you sew them yourself, or did you get them tailored at a clothing shop? If you know a good seamstress, do introduce us to them."

Zizhu’s face turned pale, and just as she was about to speak, the Lu family gave their thigh a hefty slap.

"Oh, look at my memory. You’re not working at the mansion anymore, where would you find the money to go looking for a clothing shop? So you must have sewn them yourself," the Lu family laughed sharply, "but even if you were still there, it would be of no use; Mr. Si has gone to the frontier, and if you stayed, it’d just be watching over an empty courtyard."

Zizhu froze, and upon recovering, dashed home like the wind, ignoring the Lu family’s words behind her and not looking back.

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