Noble Lady

Yes, everyone in the second house fell ill at the same time, and He Minzhi did not believe it was a coincidence.

Just because he doesn't know the sufferings of the world doesn't mean he doesn't know the evil of human nature.

Ji Minrou tried to persuade the mother next to Zhang for a while, but was finally kicked out.

Then he went back to He Minzhi pitifully.

"My cousin blames me for not being able to invite the Second Old Lady out for you."

He Minzhi had no choice but to comfort her: "Go back and rest first. You have suffered a lot from this matter. I will definitely compensate you later."

"Compensation for what?" Ji Minrou's eyes lit up on the spot.

Could it be possible that he could divorce Xue Chenyu and then marry her?

"You'll know when the time comes." He Minzhi scratched her nose lovingly.

Ji Minrou held his hand ambiguously again before leaving.

He Shuang and He Zhang were watching it clearly from the second-floor window.

Eh...can't they stay away from people in public?

She really didn't expect that He Minzhi could have an affair with a widow.

"I really don't know what he likes about Ji Minrou. She just acts pitiful every day." He Shuang looked disgusted.

I really don't know what's wrong with He Minzhi. He doesn't want a beauty like Xue Chenyu, but instead chooses a widow whose husband has died.

Although she didn't like Xue Chenyu very much before, but now she thinks that Xue Chenyu is at least beautiful and generous, and she is honest and straightforward in what she does.

He's not like the Ji guy, who exudes pettiness from head to toe and makes me angry just by looking at him.

"Some men are like this. They think wild flowers are more fragrant than domestic flowers. Stealing is naturally better than doing it openly." Zhang also sneered.

He Minzhi will definitely regret it.

Just now, when she was upstairs, she saw her two sons dressed inferiorly in front of He Minzhi, and she felt a little sad.

When the lady was the housekeeper, she was already very wealthy. Every season, the master of the mansion could have two sets of clothes made for him, and the servants could also have a new set of clothes made for them.

But the lady is He Minzhi's wife after all, and she has always considered him in everything.

As a newly promoted Hanlin, he had to have some presentable clothes when going out for social events, so he made several sets of winter clothes at once.

I made five or six new sets of clothes in the early spring.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and with those outfits, He Minzhi looks like a decent human being.

She really regretted that she had not urged her two sons to study hard like Liu did, otherwise Xue Chenyu might have become the daughter-in-law of their second wife.

Pity.

But fortunately, it is still not too late to slowly draw a line with the first wife and move towards her.

……

When Xue Chenyu woke up, she heard that He Minzhi had gone to the second room early in the morning, but she smiled and didn't take it to heart at all.

Instead, he went to see He Jixiang as usual, and then prepared to return to the Marquis' Mansion.

"Why aren't you worried at all, young lady?" Yumei frowned in confusion. "That He Minzhi is already in a state of panic, and all of a sudden she's coming to the Second House. She must think the Second Old Lady can give her some advice."

"If the second old lady can really give him some good ideas to find the money, then wouldn't everything the girl has done before be in vain?"

Xue Chenyu: "Yes, you are right. But you think that He Minzhi and Liu Shi can't get money, where can the second old lady get money for her? She is not a Taoist priest who can turn stones into gold and make silver out of thin air."

Yumei thought about it and agreed, and then she was no longer worried.

Xue Chenyu naturally would not tell her what she had talked about with Zhang.

When Zhang came before, she asked her, Liu wants to marry off her daughter, but is unwilling to spend money or effort, and instead leaves the mess to her, what should she do?

At that time, Cui Hua had brought Hu, the steward of the Cui family's East Mansion, to propose marriage. Zhang was the steward's person, and she knew Liu's temper too well. She was sure that she would push the mess away, and she would be caught off guard. So she came to ask in advance.

Xue Chenyu only said two things to her at the time: "If you don't manage a household, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are; having an old person in the family is like having a treasure."

Unexpectedly, this second old lady turned out to be such a wonderful person.

Just one click and you'll get it done.

Next, it depends on how she deals with He Minzhi.

Anyway, it will come to her sooner or later.

……

Wu'anhou Mansion.

When Mrs. Xue learned that her eldest daughter had returned, she was already at the door.

She hurried over to greet him, blaming him: "Why didn't you tell me in advance that you wanted to go home? I could have asked the servants to prepare something you like to eat."

"When did I not have the food I like to eat at home? Why do I need to prepare it specially?"

Xue Chenyu's words made Madam Xue laugh out loud, "You are the only one who has many tricks up your sleeve."

However, Xue Chenyu came in and out not to bicker with Mrs. Xue, but for serious business.

"Mother, will Daddy come back home?"

"Your father is at home now, but what happened?"

Xue Chenyu paused: "Is it Prince Cheng who has arrived?"

Madam Xue nodded, then she remembered to ask her, "How did you know this?"

"Father is usually busy with official duties, and he only comes when Prince Cheng comes..." She blurted out, and before she could finish her words, Madam Xue rolled her eyes.

"If your father hears you making up stories like this, he'll be furious."

"What does it matter? Dad is like this anyway, why would he be afraid of what others say?" Xue Chenyu said indifferently.

She was just joking at best, and it was true. Father was always busy, but whenever Prince Cheng came, he would definitely stay at home with him.

After all, there are only two men in the family. It would be easy for people to gossip if A Niang came out to receive Prince Cheng. Xue Huai was still a little boy before, so it would not be appropriate to let him come out to entertain guests.

But despite joking, Xue Chenyu still told Mrs. Xue the main reason for coming back today.

First, regarding the original plan to hire Chen Mingxuan as Xue Huai's husband, she did not exaggerate and told Mrs. Xue everything about her interactions with Chen Lizhu.

Naturally, this also includes Chen Lizhu's statement that Chen Mingxuan was her half-brother, and her desire to use the Wu'an Marquis Mansion to make Chen Mingxuan famous.

Mrs. Xue was a businesswoman and understood it immediately.

"I did hear in the past that there was a young man raised in the Duke of Chen's mansion by his maternal grandfather. He was born to one of the Duke of Chen's concubines. That concubine was very favored by the Duke of Chen, and I heard that he was once going to make her his concubine."

"Why have I never heard of it?" Xue Chenyu was surprised.

Mrs. Xue said calmly, "These are all things of the past. They are not very glorious things after all, and no one would mention them unless it was necessary. It's normal for a girl of your age not to have heard of them."

Xue Chenyu had to admit that this was indeed very common.

"Since the concubine is going to be promoted to a co-wife, why is her son being raised in her parents' home?"

Mrs. Xue could only say helplessly that she hadn't finished speaking yet.

Look at her impatience.

"At first, they wanted to make her a concubine, and even went to the palace to ask for permission. But then, for some reason, the concubine suddenly had a disagreement with the Duke, and in a fit of anger, she wanted to return to her parents' home in Hedong."

"She was originally from the famous Hedong Liu family. She only married Duke Chen as his concubine because she loved him. She even had a falling out with her family because of this. Duke Chen felt that she had nowhere to go, so he simply ignored her for several months..."