Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 940 Displaying Affection and Overwhelming Jealousy (1)

Chapter 940: Chapter 940 Displaying Affection and Overwhelming Jealousy (1)

To find Seventh Master Cui who had run away from home, not only did the Cui family turn Jing City upside down, but also a lot of government officers patrolling the streets and alleys increased, leading to a general state of panic. Even several groups of people headed south towards Southern Yuan City, searching for Seventh Master Cui along the way, yet failed to even catch a glimpse of his shadow.

Fearing that Old Lady Cui wouldn’t be able to withstand such a shock, Cui Qingrou, and Grand Master Cui made a great effort to keep the matter secret. However, with all the commotion, how could they truly keep Old Lady Cui in the dark!

Upon learning that her most beloved Grandson hadn’t come home the entire night, Old Lady Cui grew both anxious and regretful, and from that night until the next day, she refused to eat anything. Seeing her eldest son had activated all possible connections and still found no trace, she couldn’t help suspecting Princess Fuyun of foul play, believing the Princess had harmed her Grandson.

But without any evidence, Old Lady Cui wouldn’t confront Princess Fuyun directly, only instructing her confidantes to pay attention to any unusual movement from Princess Fuyun’s side, and to report back promptly if anything arose.

The day Cui Pingan ran away from home, it just so happened Princess Fuyun was visiting another Senior Princess, and didn’t learn about Cui Pingan’s disappearance until she returned home in the evening. She saw Cui Pingan and his mother as thorns in her side; with Cui Pingan’s mother passed away, she transferred all her resentment to Cui Pingan, wishing he would die outside and never return. Thus, she secretly ordered people to look for Cui Pingan, intending to dispose of him quietly once found.

However, a day and night passed, and aside from finding out that Cui Pingan had nearly been tricked by swindlers on the streets and had intended to hire a carriage to return to Southern Yuan City, no one uncovered where he eventually went.

Holding the letter of assurance written by Cui Pingan and thinking of the threatening Princess Fuyun still at Cui Mansion, Mo Yan became extra cautious. She abandoned the idea of directly sending someone to deliver it to Cui Mansion and instead let an inconspicuous bird drop it into Old Lady Cui’s courtyard.

Although sheltering Cui Pingan was troublesome, if Princess Fuyun found him here, and if she didn’t hand him over, she would be offending Princess Fuyun. But with things as they were, she couldn’t turn him out again. All she could do was hide him as well as possible, and before notifying other people in the Cui family to come and pick him up, she couldn’t let Princess Fuyun know.

Even if Princess Fuyun later found out it was she who had hidden him, was Princess Fuyun really going to attack her over this? If Princess Fuyun really was so petty as to blame her for not having killed Cui Pingan, would she be scared?

The messenger bird, following Mo Yan’s instructions, waited until Old Lady Cui’s courtyard was empty before dropping the letter from midair. Seeing the letter flutter and settle down in the center of the courtyard and, not long after, a maid picked it up and delivered it to Old Lady Cui, the bird flew away reassured.

Looking at the familiar handwriting on the envelope, Old Lady Cui sat up in excitement, her hands trembling as she opened the envelope to retrieve her Grandson’s letter. Quickly reading through it, she learned that her Grandson was safe and sound, and her heart, suspended all day, finally returned to its place.

But thinking of how her Grandson would rather wander outside, letting his family worry, than return home, Lady Cui slammed the letter onto the table, angrily scolding, "This thoughtless brat, leaving without saying a word, does he even consider the Cui family, does he even think of me, his Grandmother?"

Concerned that Old Lady Cui, in her distress, might harm herself, Cui Qingrou had been staying by her side. Seeing that the letter was indeed from her nephew, she neglected to calm her mother’s anger and hurriedly read it carefully.

As there was nothing inappropriate between the lines, she knew that what her nephew had written was true and he hadn’t encountered any danger, she let out a long sigh of relief. Seeing Old Lady Cui fuming with anger, she consoled, "Mother, Buddha has blessed Xiaoqi to be safe and sound. He knew to write a letter for your peace of mind, asking after your health, and apologizing to you, which shows he does care about you. Please forgive him this one time, and when he comes back, you can properly teach him a lesson."

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