Chapter 33: The Old Lady Has a Stroke

“Miss, don’t you want Dujian anymore?” Dujian’s eyes turned red as she was about to cry.

“Silly girl, how could I not want you? I just want you to be happy!”

“Miss, I’m very happy just being by your side!” Dujian said, her eyes reddened as she looked at Tang Chuyao.

Tang Chuyao felt deeply moved and reached out to smooth Dujian’s disheveled hair from running around earlier. “Alright, when you want to get married, I will marry you off!”

“I want to follow you for a lifetime!” Dujian murmured softly.

When Aunt Mei arrived at Ziying Pavilion, she witnessed the scene before her.

The inside of Ziying Pavilion was in disarray, with Tang Chuying wearing a veil and about to throw a teacup to the ground.

“Smack!” Suddenly, her face felt a sharp sting, and Tang Chuying looked at Aunt Mei in disbelief, “Mother, did you hit me?”

Aunt Mei had been busy gathering the dowry that Tang Chuyao had lost, and in her irritation, she rushed to Ziying Pavilion after hearing the report about Tang Chuying, only to find this scene!

Did she still think of herself as the young lady?

As her mother, she had already taken out all her savings and even borrowed a sum from her brother.

When she went to her brother’s house, she had a fight with him and his wife!

Over the years, how much had she supported her brother from her maternal family?

Now that she needed them to spend money, they all wore cold faces, as if they should enjoy together when there was something good, but when there was trouble, it was all on her!

And that wasn’t all; her brother and sister-in-law even asked her for people!

Her nephew, Mei Changsheng, didn’t know where he had run off to, and she was being blamed for it!

She had sent Mei Changsheng to bother Tang Chuyao, but she couldn’t tie down her nephew’s legs! Besides, what kind of character did Mei Changsheng have?

He must have gone off to have fun with some courtesan again!

Seeing the few palace gifts scattered around Tang Chuying’s room and the jewelry box on the dressing table, Aunt Mei was furious!

“I solve problems for you, yet you act like this!”

“Don’t these porcelain bowls cost money?”

Tang Chuying also noticed that Aunt Mei was in a bad mood and dared not lose her temper again, placing the teacup down.

“Mother, I was just so angry that I lost my mind! Recently, someone in the capital has been spreading rumors!”

“They’re all talking about me and Brother Huaifeng!”

Aunt Mei’s eyes turned, and she pulled Tang Chuying to sit down, removing the veil from her face.

Seeing Tang Chuying’s face, she gasped in shock!

Her face was now covered in pus-filled sores! There was even a faint foul smell!

Aunt Mei quickly put the veil back on Tang Chuying.

“Ying’er, I will buy medicine for your face.”

“When I came from your uncle’s house, I heard that Baicao Workshop sells a kind of beauty ointment that can treat the pus-filled sores and acne on your face!”

Tang Chuying had not gone out, so she was unaware of this. Hearing Aunt Mei’s words, she asked in surprise, “Mother, is that true?”

“It is true; would I lie to you?” Aunt Mei nodded.

“Mother, hurry and buy it for me!” Tang Chuying urged.

Aunt Mei was a bit angry, “I have no money left after filling in those gaps these days!”

Tang Chuying quickly went to the dressing table, took out a small box containing a stack of silver bills, and handed one to Aunt Mei.

Aunt Mei was furious; her daughter was completely inconsiderate of her! There were quite a few valuable items in her room, and she had already emptied it!

Moreover, once Ying’er married Gu Huaifeng, she would become a wife; what kind of jewelry and ornaments would she not have?

Tang Chuyao’s dowry will eventually belong to Ying’er!

Thinking of this, Aunt Mei said, “Ying’er, we need to make up for the loss of Tang Chuyao’s dowry right now!”

“If she reports it to the authorities, it will be detrimental to you!”

Tang Chuying was puzzled, but she listened as Aunt Mei continued, “Don’t worry, after you marry into the Xuanping Marquis’s residence and become the heir’s wife, what won’t you have?”

“Even Tang Chuyao’s dowry will be yours!”

Tang Chuying nodded, believing Aunt Mei was right, “So, for the sake of our long-term interests, we must first get through this immediate crisis!”

“I will take away the valuable items from this room!”

After saying that, Aunt Mei waved to the maids behind her, and several of them began to roll up their sleeves and start moving things…

In the afternoon, Aunt Mei brought a group of people to move the valuable items to Luoying Pavilion.

As they left, Aunt Mei gritted her teeth in anger.

Dujian looked at the full room and revealed a smug smile.

Tang Chuyao casually picked up a box, which contained quite a few silver bills!

The box looked a bit old; it must have been from the old lady’s room!

Would the old lady be so generous as to use her own private funds to help Aunt Mei?

Tang Chuyao didn’t think so; the old lady probably didn’t even know!

That night, just before going to bed, Dujian came to say that something had happened in Rongjin Hall!

Tang Chuyao was just about to rest, but upon hearing Dujian’s words, she put on her clothes and headed to Rongjin Hall with Dujian.

When she arrived, Aunt Mei, Tang Youze, and Tang Chunan were all there, but Tang Chuying was nowhere to be seen.

Zhang Hong checked the old lady’s pulse and shook his head, “Master, the old lady is suffering from a fit of anger, showing symptoms of a stroke!”

The old lady’s mouth was crooked, unable to speak, and she stared intently at Aunt Mei not far away.

Tang Chuyao understood; it must be that Aunt Mei had stolen the old lady’s private money and was discovered, which caused the old lady to have a stroke!

Suddenly, a foul smell filled the room, and the people present changed their expressions, looking towards the old lady on the bed.

Zhang Hong quickly said, “This is typical for a stroke patient; they lose control of their bodily functions!”

Tang Youze frowned slightly, looking at the old lady on the bed with a complex expression…

After Zhang Hong examined her a few more times, he left, glancing at Tang Chunan before he went.

“From now on, let Aunt Mei take care of Mother!” Tang Youze said coldly, not thinking that he didn’t know; his mother’s stroke must be related to Aunt Mei!

Tang Youze flicked his sleeve and left, while Aunt Mei looked displeased. “Mother, what happened to Grandmother?”

Tang Chunan shook Aunt Mei’s sleeve and asked.

At that moment, Aunt Mei had no mood to pay attention to Tang Chunan and casually brushed her off.

Returning to Luoying Pavilion, Tang Chuyao sent Dujian away, then turned to the window and said, “Since you’re here, why doesn’t the Crown Prince come in?”

The next moment, a tall figure flashed into the room.

He was dressed in a moon-white long robe, his clothes fluttering as if a celestial being had descended to the mortal realm. The robe was embroidered with exquisite dark patterns in silver thread, and a light-colored silk belt cinched his waist, adorned with a brilliant pearl that perfectly outlined his tall figure.

His collar was slightly open, revealing delicate collarbones.

Tang Chuyao inwardly cursed him as a demon and swallowed hard…

Gu Qingchen smiled at Tang Chuyao, “Miss Tang, how did you know it was me?”

“Who else could have made Night Rain react so little and barged into my boudoir like this? I can’t think of anyone else!”

“Hehe…” Gu Qingchen nodded with a smile, “Miss Tang is truly wise!”