Capítulo 1753: Chapter 1760 Successful Surgery (4)

Half a Shi Chen later, Juhua finally finished eating. Contented, she followed Cai Wei out of the buffet restaurant and sat in Cai Wei’s horse carriage, satisfying the Empress Dowager’s curiosity for gossip.

“During this time, Duke Li Guo’s Mansion did invite us for tea, but Mother refused. Duke Wu Qing’s residence also invited us, but Mother said I had to stay home to prepare the bridal gifts, so we didn’t go. Young Master Mo did visit a few times, but I don’t know what he talked about with Dad and Mom. They didn’t tell me, but I vaguely heard the maids gossiping that every time, the meetings ended unhappily. What exactly was said, I have no idea!”

Juhua was already full and in a good mood. Without waiting for Cai Wei to ask, she voluntarily explained the things she wanted to know, speaking clearly and specifically.

Cai Wei learned what she wanted to know and, after chatting privately with Juhua for a while, let her leave. She also quickly returned to the palace. By this time, Nangong Yi should have finished the morning court session, and upon noticing her absence would surely be looking for her everywhere.

After returning to the palace, Nangong Yi was accompanying a few kids in building blocks. Seeing her, he asked, “Where did you go? The children were looking for you!”

Cai Wei chuckled and said, “I went out to see Juhua. I heard that Mo Zili has been bothering her a lot lately, even involving Duke Li Guo’s Mansion and Duke Wu Qing’s residence. It seems like they won’t stop until they achieve their goal. I asked if she needed my help!”

As she spoke, she bent down to kiss the children’s soft little faces! The children immediately raised their heads and warmly responded to her kisses, each of them puckering their pink little mouths like fledglings eagerly awaiting their mother returning from foraging.

Cai Wei again kissed each of their little mouths. At this moment, she heard Nangong Yi muttering, “Why do you concern yourself with other people’s business? Just let them quarrel as they please, as long as we don’t get involved, everything will be fine!”

Cai Wei straightened up and sat across from him, seriously saying, “That’s not right. Without me, Duke Li Guo’s Mansion and Duke Wu Qing’s residence would have already forced the Shen Family. I still maintain that if Mo Zili wants to pursue Juhua, I won’t stop him. If Juhua willingly marries Mo Zili, I will bless them. But if Juhua doesn’t want to marry him and they try to force her, I certainly won’t stand by idly.”

Nangong Yi, seeing Cai Wei’s just and stern demeanor, felt a bit annoyed. Yesterday, Maternal Grandfather had already come to see him and he had managed to dodge the matter. On one side was his beloved wife, and on the other was his respected Maternal Grandfather. Caught in the middle, he didn’t know what to do!

Ah, being the Emperor has its difficulties too!

“This Shen Juhua really… what’s wrong with marrying into Duke Li Guo’s Mansion? If she’s willing, everything would just be fine!” Nangong Yi, with a significant sense of grievance, complained about her reputation.

Cai Wei said, “For a girl’s family, getting married is like a second birth; how can one just marry casually? Not to mention that Mo Zili treats Juhua as a stand-in for Xiang Yun, just his obsessive personality alone is enough to make the girl steer clear.”

Nangong Yi said, “Yesterday, Maternal Grandfather begged me to marry Zili and Shen Juhua. I said I would think about it for two days, but I’m afraid he’ll come looking for an answer after two days. Ah, from childhood to adulthood, Grandfather has helped me a lot and cared for me a lot, but he has never asked me for anything. Now he’s coming to me with gray hair and a white beard, asking this one small favor for his grandson, and I really can’t bear to refuse him!”

If it hadn’t been for Cai Wei repeatedly urging him, he would have already issued the decree. As he said, from childhood to adulthood, Grandfather has cared for him a lot and helped him a lot. If it weren’t for Grandfather’s protection, he would have long perished at the hands of Jin Guifei. Now that Grandfather is coming to him, if he doesn’t agree, he would feel remorseful!