Noble Lady

"Later, I even deliberately asked for permission to go to the northwest. Unexpectedly, a rebellion happened at that time, and I was delayed for several months."

Xue Chenyu frowned and said with disdain: "A so-called concubine, if she can be so indifferent, she may not care much about it."

If she was his concubine, how could he ignore her for several months?

He was just certain that she had fallen out with her family and had nowhere else to go except to him.

"What Duke Chen did was indeed excessive. No matter what happened to his wife or concubine, he cannot care where she went." Madam Xue was also a woman, and she felt quite touched by this.

"However, this may be his retribution. When he returned, he learned that Liu had already passed away. The child was almost six months old."

Xue Chenyu was shocked.

It turned out that when Liu ran away, she had been carrying a baby for nearly three months. After returning to Hedong, she regretted her decision and made a bet with her old father at home, saying that Duke Chen would come to find her soon.

Unfortunately, Duke Chen turned a deaf ear to her. Later, she could no longer sit still and wrote a letter to him, but he did not reply.

Later, she sent someone back to Kyoto to inquire about the news and learned that his wife was pregnant.

The wife knew that the person who came to inquire about the news was sent by Liu, and because she was jealous, she said some unpleasant words.

Although the person who went back to inquire about the news was also secretive, he went back alone after all and failed to bring back Duke Chen. Liu was convinced that Duke Chen really disliked her.

Due to worry, she became ill and her child was born prematurely at more than seven months old, and it almost resulted in two deaths.

Fortunately, they met a skilled doctor who saved the mother and child.

But not long after, Liu died of depression.

Only hungry children are left behind.

When Duke Chen knew this, he went crazy and almost turned the Duke's Mansion upside down.

Of course, Duke Chen wasn't Duke Chen at the time, but merely the heir apparent. Because of this, his attempt to divorce his wife failed, but the couple remained estranged from then on.

That's why the second and third daughters of the Chen family are much younger than the eldest son.

Naturally, Liu from Hedong did not want her only daughter's child to be born into the Chen family. Although he was given the surname Chen, he was raised in Hedong since childhood and had never eaten a grain of rice in the Chen Guogong Mansion.

Xue Chenyu asked curiously, "Why does mother know so much?"

"Because the one who saved them and their child was none other than Dr. Xu, the highly skilled doctor from Jishan Hall who brought people back to health."

Xue Chenyu: “…”

Are things in the world really so coincidental?

However, she did not think that this was retribution for Duke Chen. If it was really retribution, he should have paid something actually instead of living a life of wealth and glory. It was a pity to talk about his colleague's concubine.

The unlucky one is clearly that Liu.

"This world is desperately trying to keep women confined to the inner chambers. It would be better if they could go out and make their own way in the world. They want women to live solely by relying on men, but can men really be relied upon?"

"How many people can't even trust their own biological fathers? How can they expect someone who has no blood relationship to save them from danger?"

Mrs. Xue couldn't answer this question.

She and the Marquis of Wu'an had been married for many years, and they lived in perfect harmony. But how many couples like them were there in the world?

Men with a little money would marry a beautiful wife and want beautiful concubines. Those at the bottom of society who can't even get enough to eat would also be thinking about the widows in the village who have lost their husbands and have nowhere to rely on, right?

"It's hard for you." Mrs. Xue held Xue Chenyu's hand, her eyes full of heartache.

She also figured out those truths bit by bit.

But Yu'er said such words at such a young age, which shows how difficult her life was in the He family.

"Yu'er, I know you have your own plans, but if you really want a divorce, it's better to cut the Gordian knot. That family is not easy to deal with."

"Don't worry, mother, I know what I'm doing." Xue Chenyu smiled sweetly.

Because rebirth was too absurd, she could neither tell her mother about her past life nor her plans.

"Okay, if you have any difficulties, feel free to tell me."

Xue Chenyu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's indeed a bit difficult. Money has been a bit tight lately."

Mrs. Xue was stunned for a moment. Her first reaction was: Did she do something illegal? She couldn't possibly be raising an army, could she?

This thought only flashed through my mind because it was indeed too absurd.

"Yu'er, what have you been doing?!"

When her daughter got married, Mrs. Xue gave her a huge amount of money.

Not only did she receive a sea of ​​rare treasures, but she also received hundreds of thousands of taels of silver notes, not to mention that the income from those shops was regularly deposited into her account in the bank.

Just pick up the right cards and you can go get it.

That amount of money could not be spent in her He family in her lifetime.

How can people not be suspicious when money becomes tight so quickly?

"Mother, I dare not hide it from you anymore. I'm afraid there will be a severe drought in the south this summer."

"It's only a few months now, how do you know there's going to be a severe drought in the south?"

Xue Chenyu didn't answer, and continued, "My daughter prepared some food, and spent all the three hundred thousand taels she could spare."

"But these past two days, I've been thinking over and over again that simply stockpiling food is definitely not enough. A severe drought will inevitably lead to disasters, and medicinal materials will definitely be in short supply. I originally wanted to wait and see the balances of the various shops, but now there is not enough time."

Mrs. Xue was stunned when she heard this, but she didn't say how she knew about the severe drought in the south. Just the sentence that all the 300,000 taels she had available were spent almost scared Mrs. Xue so much that her eyes popped out of her head.

"...More than three hundred thousand taels! You, you spent it all?!"

"Yes, please help me, mother."

Mrs. Xue held her forehead with her hand. She felt that she had said too early that if she had any difficulties, she could tell her anytime.

"You are so brave, girl. You made the decision on your own about a matter worth hundreds of thousands of taels. No matter what, you should have discussed it with your mother."

Xue Chenyu blinked her beautiful eyes innocently, "But I haven't figured out how to talk to my mother before."

"Have you thought it through now?"

"The rice has been cooked. Even if my mother knew, she could only scold me." Xue Chenyu said as a matter of course.

"You, you are going to piss me off to death." Mrs. Xue couldn't help but cover her chest and act out.

Xue Chenyu also quickly followed her and said some soft and nice words.

Like "Aniang is the best in the world."

"Aniang is the most beautiful aniang in the world."

"My mother is smart and wise, she will definitely support me."

My goodness, this girl is going to roast her on the fire.

Mrs. Xue couldn't act any longer and asked her helplessly, "Can you please tell me the truth? Where did you get the news that there was a severe drought in the south?"

"If I told a lie, Mother would believe it anyway, but I don't want to lie to you."

Xue Chenyu stood up and knelt before Madam Xue. "Mother, I have reasons for doing this. But please forgive me for not being able to tell you everything at this time."

Madam Xue stared at her, and all she saw in her eyes was determination from beginning to end.

There was no trace of cowardice or escape.

a long time.

Madam Xue sighed, "Okay, Mother will send a message to the merchants in the southern counties, asking them to purchase rice, grain, and medicinal herbs nearby."

"Thank you, mother!"