Noble Lady

"Where is that concubine's daughter... Jixiangren?"

Xue Chenyu rolled his eyes rudely and asked Yumei to take him to wash his face before going in. The reek of alcohol on his body then filled the air with the smell of alcohol on the seriously injured Fourth Young Lady.

He Minzhi had already heard about the murder, and he felt ashamed, so no matter how Xue Chenyu mocked him, he was too embarrassed to retort.

He obediently followed Yumei to the well to fetch water to wash his face, and then went into the guest room to visit.

The thin He Jixiang lay pale on the bed, with gauze wrapped around his neck and blood seeping out.

Cheng Xiyan, the apprentice of Doctor Xu of Jishan Hall, was still guarding there. Seeing He Minzhi, she didn't look happy either and started to scold him.

Finally, he said, "If it weren't for Miss Xue's people who stopped her bleeding in time and invited my master over, she would have died by now."

As he was speaking, He Jixiang woke up.

Cheng Xiyan called out to Xue Chenyu happily.

He Jixiang, who had just woken up, became visibly panicked when he saw He Minzhi.

"I don't dare, I don't dare anymore... I'll give the shop to you... I don't want it anymore..."

As he spoke, tears began to fall.

Xue Chenyu, who had just come in, happened to see this scene and sneered at He Minzhi.

He Minzhi's face became even uglier.

"I really don't know about this. I don't know why it turned out like this..." He was still trying to refute.

He Jixiang was so scared that he kept repeating that he didn't want to do it anymore and he didn't dare to do it anymore.

She was so excited that she couldn't be comforted.

Xue Chenyu was afraid that the wound she had just bandaged would open again, so she could only signal Cheng Xiyan to give her a needle to knock her unconscious.

"Master He, please leave first. The fourth young lady is timid to begin with. After experiencing something like this, who knows what will happen in the future. Please don't continue to provoke her here."

"I'm not, I didn't... I really don't know about this matter, it's..." But he couldn't say the word cousin.

"If you don't believe me, Lord He, you can go check it yourself. Why are you blaming me? You may not believe what I say."

"Why are you being so sarcastic? If what you said is true, I will definitely give Jixiang justice."

justice?

It would be strange if you were not bewitched by Ji Minrou and confused right and wrong.

Xue Chenyu looked at him sarcastically and asked Yumei to kick him out.

Yumei was the sharpest-tongued one, not only did she kick people out, she also mocked them -

"I've seen people who were driven crazy by poverty sell their children, and I've seen people who lost everything in gambling sell their wives, but I've never seen a noble family snatch the inheritance from a concubine's daughter."

"You're not even afraid of being stabbed in the back. You're truly shameless!"

He Minzhi was an editor of the Hanlin Academy after all, so how could he tolerate being scolded like that?

But the other party has reasons and evidence.

He only asked Ji Minrou to find a way to buy the shop that her mother left to her from He Jixiang, but he didn't let her force anyone to death.

Thinking of this, He Minzhi suddenly became furious.

Ji Minrou, ah Ji Minrou, you almost made me a notorious villain!

……

Furong Curie.

Watching He Minzhi leave, no one in Furongju had a good face.

Cheng Xiyan pulled out the needle and He Jixiang woke up quickly.

"Sister Xue, I..."

"You're still injured, so don't talk for now." Xue Chenyu gently pushed He Jixiang back. "You've suffered a lot. I will seek justice for you."

He Jixiang shook his head, "It's me..."

"You're stupid, how could you do something that would hurt yourself? What if Yuzhu doesn't leave in time? What will you do?"

He Jixiang shook his head very lightly.

"I do know my limits..."

The wound on her neck was very painful, so she didn't dare to speak too loudly.

Xue Chenyu touched her head and said, "Don't do this again in the future."

She was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and she was so bold.

Xue Chenyu didn't dare to think about what would happen if her hairpin was just an inch deeper.

However, when I think about how she lived a prosperous life after marrying Captain Chen in her previous life, I know that she is not an ordinary person.

After comforting He Jixiang, Xue Chenyu asked Cheng Xiyan to help take care of her for another night, fearing that her wound would not be healed and it would be difficult to find someone in the middle of the night.

Cheng Xiyan agreed readily.

She had followed her master to many wealthy families and had seen many noble ladies who smiled in front of others but looked down on others behind their backs. However, Miss Xue from the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion was different from the others.

The fourth daughter of the He family is a concubine's daughter. Her mother, brother and sister don't care about her life or death. Instead, it is her sister-in-law who has no blood relationship with her who protects her.

This made her very curious about what kind of family could raise a kind-hearted female Bodhisattva like Miss Xue.

"Miss, do you think He Hanlin can really find out the result and report it to the fourth lady when he goes back?" Yuzhu asked worriedly.

Xue Chenyu sneered: "How is that possible?"

"What do you mean, girl?"

Xue Chenyu smiled, and Yuzhu understood.

Yes, with Lord He’s personality, Ji Minrou could probably coax him over with just a few words.

How could he really give the fourth girl justice? He might even turn the tables and blame her for meddling.

She got angry when she thought of this.

Why did the Marquis' wife choose such a husband for the girl? She was a very smart person.

……

After leaving Furongju, He Minzhi didn't even bother to wash up and went to find Ji Minrou angrily.

To be precise, Ji Minrou was called over to be held accountable.

But when Ji Minrou came, he stopped.

He Jixiang in Furongju was pale, and she was not much better.

She was dressed in plain clothes, had a pale face, unsteady steps, eyes red from crying, and a waist that was so slender that it seemed like it would break if pinched.

She just knelt down in front of him, it was so pitiful.

"Cousin, what are you doing?"

"Cousin, please forgive me. Rou'er couldn't even handle a small matter properly, and she even caused cousin Jixiang to be injured. I really deserve to die."

As Ji Minrou spoke, she slapped herself, and a slap mark immediately swelled up on her face.

"What are you doing? Let's talk it over."

He Minzhi quickly grabbed her hand.

Seeing her like this, his anger had subsided by a third, and when he heard her mention He Jixiang, his anger subsided by another third.

"I heard about Jixiang's injury as soon as I got home. Can you tell me what happened?"

Ji Minrou looked at him with tears in her eyes, and tears suddenly started to fall down again.

She had already heard that He Minzhi was called to Furongju by Xue Chenyu. She had already lost the first move and must not lose this step again, otherwise she would lose everything.

Ji Minrou claimed that she had been chasing He Jixiang for quite some time, just wanting to have a good chat with her about the shop. She wanted her to name a price, and only after she got the shop could she move forward with the winery business.

But unexpectedly, she refused to listen. She just thought that Ji Minrou was going to take over her shop, so she kept hiding and refused to meet her. When they met, they were tense.

The last time he climbed up the dilapidated attic, he almost fell down. This time it was even more intense. He directly pulled out the sheet and stabbed his neck.

Then she started crying again, "Cousin, please punish me. It's all my fault that I'm not good at speaking and made cousin Jixiang misunderstand what I meant. She couldn't get over it for a while. It's all my fault!"

As he said this, he became so excited that he wanted to slap himself, tears streaming down his face.