C20 Grace of the Old Lady 1

"Miss …" Bai Rui looked at Xiliang Mo with both concern and joy. She wanted to say something, but nothing came out of her mouth.

Xiliang Mo bit her lower lip and waited at the side. She looked at Ning Ann with an awkward smile: "Manager Ning, don't mind me. I'll go back in after the people from the Wu Steel Manor have left."

That's right, she had intended to seduce Si Liufeng, but she didn't expect Si Liufeng to be so direct. Did he really want to marry her as his side wife, or did he want this news to stir up a big ruckus in the Mansion to teach her a lesson?

Now that she was in a better situation, because State Duke Jing allowed her to go in and out of the study room, normally, the people in the study room would be a lot more respectful and would not dare to openly deduct her. However, her strength was not enough to overthrow the three of them, so this kind of 'good' news would only put her in a difficult situation.

Ning Ann smiled amiably: "Yes."

It was unknown what the people in the room were talking about. After a long while, they saw the people from the Wu Steel Manor come out and were escorted out by Ning Ann. Xiliang Mo then led Bai Rui into the room.

The things in the study were simple and elegant. The walls were filled with famous calligraphy and paintings, but on the wall in the middle was a picture of a Snow Night General shooting a large eagle.

When she entered the room, she saw State Duke Jing sitting on the study, and an old lady sitting on a rosewood chair. Her hair was silver, her face gentle, and she was dressed in a dark green gold dress embroidered with an exquisite pine tree root.

Ying Ying stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings to Grandmother."

The old lady smiled and looked at her for a while, but didn't wake her up. She turned to State Duke Jing and said, "I'm not well, I haven't been out for a few years, but I didn't expect Sister Mo to grow up to be so beautiful. No wonder she's liked me."

State Duke Jing also gently smiled and said: "Yes, I've improved a little in the past two years. At least I'm being filial now." This daughter of his was not as intolerable as he had imagined. Her face … He had the appearance of Ling'er from her youth.

But Ling'er was a proud and dazzling sunlight while Mo was a timid and cowardly moonlight. However, it was this kind of cowardice that made him occasionally recall it … Ling'er's gentle appearance.

It was also because of this thought that State Duke Jing allowed his daughter, who he never cared for, to enter and leave the study.

The two talked for a while until Xiliang Mo's knee began to hurt from the old injuries. Then, the old lady said to Aunt Shangguan, "It's all my fault. Why aren't you getting her up yet?"

Aunt Shangguan then smiled and stepped forward to support Xiliang Mo, teasing her, "Old lady, it's rare to see your granddaughter, you're overjoyed."

Xiliang Mo knew that the old lady was trying to make things difficult for them and did not like her, so she could only stand up and shake her knees slightly. On her face, she respectfully and gently said to the old lady and State Duke Jing, "Old lady, Your Lordship, the July weather is hot. Mo has prepared the ground jasmine mint juice and mixed it with chrysanthemum honey.

State Duke Jing received the honey from Bai Rui with a smile, and said to the old lady: "Mother can try it, but Sister Mo's treatment of flower and grass tea dew is pretty good. Although it's not some expensive tea leaves, it's not too sweet, it's very suitable for good health."

The old lady pursed her lips into a smile and took the tea from Xiliang Mo, "It's rare for Sister Mo to have such exquisite thoughts. I've never heard of you liking green tea all along, but you actually like these things. I just hope that the nectar really clears your heart."

Xiliang Mo glanced sideways at Xiliang Mo. She knew that the old lady was blaming her for being too considerate and purposely trying to curry favor with her, but she didn't like it.

She bit her lips as her brain spun a few times, but she acted as if she didn't hear anything. After the two of them used the nectar, Xiliang Mo finally spoke, "Your Lordship, Mo has something that she wants to ask of you and the old lady."

State Duke Jing was stunned and said, "Tell me about it."

He saw her suddenly kneel down and respectfully kowtow towards the two: "Your Lordship, daughter just overheard Prince De Manor's Chang Zai's invitation outside the hall, but I want to invite Your Lordship and the old lady to make the decision. Daughter does not want and cannot marry Prince De Manor."

"Oh?" When State Duke Jing heard this, his expression slightly calmed down, "Since ancient times, the marriage of a child is the order of the parents, the word of the matchmaker."

The old lady opened her smiling eyes that were filled with a glint of light as she glanced at Xiliang Mo.

However, she knew from a young age that her daughter has already agreed to marry the Prince of De. Fourth Sister is fond of the Prince, and as the eldest sister, she should not compete with the younger sister for favors, but if we sisters take over the position of the main wife of the Prince's Mansion, I'm afraid we will be talked about by outsiders. Our State Duke Jing Mansion is too close to the Wu Steel Mansion.

Every word was for the sake of others.

State Duke Jing's gaze paused on Xiliang Mo for a long time. That piercing gaze seemed to want to pierce through Xiliang Mo's heart. Xiliang Mo could only look up fearlessly and open and open.

After a moment, State Duke Jing's gaze became calm and gentle. He smiled and said, "It's hard to imagine you thinking about such a long term in your boudoir."

The old lady remained silent for a while, but Aunt Shangguan followed up with a laugh. "Sister Mo really doesn't want to marry. Sister Mo has seen the young master of the Ri family, but he has a high and mighty character, and is blessed by the saint. He doesn't even want to be married by the empress, not many girls in the capital …" "Hehe."

"Auntie, don't say it anymore. Don't tell me that Mo doesn't know her limits? Don't tell me that you want her to knock her head against the wall in order to express her feelings?" Xiliang Mo's eyes turned red as she spoke, enunciating every word.

Everyone in the room was shocked. Aunt Shangguan looked at the old lady tightly and said, "Sister Mo …" "I …"

"You're just playing around. How can I not be embarrassed when I see you're an unmarried lady who hasn't even left the pavilion? Seriously!" In the end, it was the old lady who picked up the conversation, helping Xiliang Mo up with a doting look on her face.

This time, the old lady's smile held a bit of truth. Xiliang Mo lowered her head and smiled shyly, feeling a little wronged.

"Thank you for your concern, Grandmother Mo."

"Alright, I can see that your jasmine mint sauce tastes really good. Would you be willing to come to my room and teach those girls how to make it?" the old lady asked with a smile.

"Of course!" Xiliang Mo was a little flattered. The old lady had been living at Ramadan for many years, so it was rare for outsiders to see her, especially the granddaughters of the two direct relatives, Xiliang Dan and Xiliang Shuang.

Such a favor was like a timely rain to her.