TN | The Malicious Empress

Chapter 13: Secretly Ganging Up

How would Zhang Mama not understand her intentions. After accompanying her to speak a few rather neutral words, Gui Momo asked Zhang Mama to put in a good word for her with Old Shen Furen before leaving.

Just as she left Rong Qing Tang courtyard, Ren Wan Yun's maid Liang walked over and smiled, "Gui Momo, I was looking for you."

"Oh." When Gui Momo squinted her eyes to see better and saw Xiang Lan, she also smiled, "Why is Miss Liang looking for me?"

"It is of no big matter." Xiang Lan came next to Gui Momo and tugged her arm, "It was that our Mistress heard that you know a place that sells rouge and the rouge was especially pretty, thus one looked for you to ask where can it be bought."

This was obviously an excuse indicating that Ren Wan Yun was looking for Gui Momo to have some private words. Gui Momo was well aware of it and went along with Liang, "This is a small matter. If Madam wants to listen, I will tell Madam the place. Speaking of that rouge, many of the young ladies and madams of official families love to use it..."

Following Liang to Cai Yun Yuan, she noticed the maids outside had already been sent away.

Ren Wan Yun sat on the couch. As Second Shen Master was still outside entertaining and had yet to return, she was casually doing some needlework and was most likely embroidering the edge of a pouch while she ate from a plate of grapes beside her.

This was a rare item as one would not be able to find any grapes in Ding capital at this time of year. Only Second Master had the ability to obtain a basket of them to let the females in his own courtyard eat.

Gui Momo spat in her heart. Although the Second Household did not ill-treat the First Household on the surface, whatever Jennie used and ate only looked magnificent on the outside but were actually things that even merchant families were unable to sell off. On the topic of food, Jennie would not even have the opportunity to have grapes.

As she was thinking, Ren Wan Yun finally put down the needlework in her hand and said, "Gui Momo."

Gui Momo quickly recovered herself and answered, "Mistress, this old servant is here."

Ren Wan Yun was already forty years old and even though she had maintained herself excellently, there were still fine lines at the corners of her eyes. But when she sat there, wearing clothes cut from good material and with manners like a Furen in charge of the household, even if she smiled, there was some imposing appearance.

She said, "I heard that you had returned. As Shen Jennie's heath has only just recovered, you need to take good care of her."

Gui Momo jeered in her heart, who did not know that the East courtyard couldn't wait for the West courtyard to be in trouble. How would Ren Wan Yun have such good intentions, this was all to pull the wool over other people's eyes. Sure enough Ren Wan Yun continued, "In these few days, Jennie has probably been unhappy regarding the matter of falling into the water and since Eldest Brother and Sister are not around, as only her mother like figure, whatever I do will be wrong. If one were to hear anything, it could only be heard from you."

This meant that Ren Wan Yun wanted Gui Momo to report Jennie's every move to her.

Gui Momo quickly said, "It is Fifth Young Lady's fortune to have Madam's concern. But from what this old servant sees, Fifth Young Lady is indeed angry about the matter of falling into the water. The situation these recent days has changed quite a bit, even to the point where she has also distanced herself from this old servant. Not touching on other matters, just today, this old servant was punished and lost three months of salary for nothing." She frowned, "This old servant heard that Fifth Young Lady had fallen into the water and was so anxious that one did not care if one's grandson was still sick but who knew that Fifth Young Lady would lash out at this old servant, making it so this old servant's heart could not beat ease."

Ren Wan Yun was somewhat impatient listening to unrelated matters and asked, "At the end, it is still because of her heart. Then what is Gui Momo's view, was there any change in attitude from Jennie pertaining to His Highness Prince Kai?"

This was what she wanted to ask the most.

Gui Momo's eyes turned and she said, "Fifth Young Lady seems to want to draw a line with His Highness Prince Kai and did not want this old servant to mention those matters today. But this old servant has followed Fifth Young Lady for so many years and understands her temper. With regards to the issue of His Highness Prince Kai, Fifth Young Lady would not give up this easily. These words were only a young female's exasperation and cannot be taken as the truth."

After the words were spoken, a look of ruthlessness appeared on Ren Wan Yun's face.

CHAPTER COMPLETED & EDITED