3289 Know Thyself

Today, it was only after the nanny mentioned that the seventh young lady hadn't left her room for two days that she began to suspect something, wondering if her daughter was feeling unwell due to the sudden change in weather these past two days.

"Rou Xian, what are you doing? Why are you wearing so little, sitting in front of the mirror in a daze?" Madam Qiu frowned and walked over to her daughter, pulling her.

Mu Rou Xian snapped back to reality and quickly stood up, calling out, "Mother."

Madam Qiu raised a finger and tapped her forehead. "I thought you were possessed! You've been sitting in front of this dressing table in a daze. What's going on? Tell Mother."

"Nothing," Mu Rou Xian pursed her lips and casually raked her hair with a wooden comb.

Madam Qiu noticed her hesitant expression, a clear display of a young girl's shyness, and was momentarily taken aback. She smiled, "What is it? If you have something on your mind, you can tell Mother."

"No, nothing on my mind." Mu Rou Xian put down the wooden comb, her eyes darting about. She couldn't help but pull her mother down to sit, wiggling her body and timidly asking, "Mother, can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead," Madam Qiu couldn't help but laugh. "These past few days, the entire Second Household has been busy with your grandfather's birthday banquet. Mother has neglected you, and I didn't even know my daughter is now a young lady in love, with something on her mind."

"Mother, don't make fun of me." Mu Rou Xian's face turned red, and she shook her mother's arm. After thinking for a moment, she still mustered the courage to ask, "Mother, I want to ask, that... I heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is only in his early twenties, but his cultivation is extraordinary. Is that true?"

Madam Qiu nodded, then looked at her daughter with a wary expression, scrutinizing her from head to toe. An inexplicable sinking feeling settled in her heart.

She remembered now; her daughter's reluctance to leave the room had only started these past two days, specifically, after returning from Nanxinyuan.

Could it be...

The object of her daughter's affections was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Madam Qiu's heart instantly felt heavy and uncomfortable. Her gaze also became very wary and sharp as she looked at Mu Rou Xian. "Rou Xian, tell Mother the truth. Why are you suddenly bringing up the Crown Prince? Could it be that you saw the Crown Prince once in Nanxinyuan and fell in love with him..."

"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about?" Mu Rou Xian's face flushed crimson with embarrassment, and she quickly covered her face, exclaiming, "No, no, Mother, don't talk nonsense!"

Madam Qiu looked at her closely and felt even worse.

Her daughter was growing up, and it was time to consider finding her a suitable match.

Madam Qiu had always thought her daughter was still young, and besides, people in Shenzhou generally lived long lives, so it wasn't yet time for marriage discussions.

But now, it seemed better to settle her daughter's marriage as soon as possible, to save her from thinking about unnecessary things.

Madam Qiu said sternly, "Rou Xian, that day in Nanxinyuan, you personally witnessed how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treated the Crown Princess. Even Miss Chen from the Left Prime Minister's family couldn't catch the Crown Prince's eye. Do you think you can?"

"Don't ever do something you're not sure about, so you don't waste time and hurt yourself, both emotionally and physically." Madam Qiu said coldly, "And don't think that just because the Crown Prince dotes on the Crown Princess so much, and is so devoted to her, that if you were to take her place, you might also receive such favor from the Crown Prince."

"You are not the Crown Princess! You will never become her. Knowing your place is extremely important."

Mu Rou Xian's heart fluttered slightly. She widened her eyes and looked at her mother, tears welling up uncontrollably.