Wei Feng shook his head as he watched the carriage depart.
Just recently, his lord had gone out of his way to warn Mu Jinyuan at Jinyu Pavilion that the dish was problematic, yet now he was complaining that he had been meddling.
The way Mu Jinyuan had dealt with the people at Jinyu Pavilion, not to mention her actions at Huangshi Manor, were certainly not things an ordinary woman could pull off.
What a pity that her taste in men was so abysmal!
The carriage from the Yongning Marquis Estate rattled out of the city gates, heading straight for Wanning Temple.
Inside the carriage, Mu Jinxia leaned gently against Shen Mochu, her face flushed with bashful delight.
"Heir, at tomorrow's birthday banquet, Grandmother will announce my adoption into my uncle's branch of the family. After that, I'll officially be a daughter of the Mu Mansion, too. Have you spoken to your mother about this yet?"
"Don't worry. A woman who has already been touched by another man like Mu Jinyuan only puts on airs of false purity—how could she ever compare to you? Once your status is properly established, I will take you to meet my mother and tell her that you are the one I truly desire." Shen Mochu lowered his gaze, looking at Mu Jinxia with tenderness.
"Do you think your mother will agree?" Mu Jinxia could not help but harbor a trace of worry.
"You are both daughters of the Mu Mansion; naturally, my mother will choose a virtuous daughter with an untarnished reputation to welcome into the Marquis Estat…
Chapter 56