Noble Lady

By this time, there had already been several disturbances in Ciwenyuan.

He Ruyi came in the morning, with injuries all over her body, and talked about how she was bullied in Furongju and how Xue Chenyu allowed the servants to bully her.

Mrs. Liu was already dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, and now her anger escalated. She immediately sent someone to Furongju to tell Xue Chenyu to come over quickly.

The original words were, "It is unbecoming to allow your servant to hurt others. Why don't you come to Ciwenyuan and admit your mistake as soon as possible."

As a result, the people who went there didn't see the lady at all, but only saw her maid, who said that the lady was still asleep and had to wait until she woke up before they could reply.

In fact, Qiuhua didn't mean that the lady was still asleep. Instead, he said, "The young lady got up early, had breakfast, and then went back to sleep. She has to wake up before she can reply."

Firstly, it meant that she could not go to Ciwenyuan now, and secondly, it cleared her of the charge of condoning her servants to injure others.

In Liu's understanding, she would never dare to neglect her mother-in-law like this in the past.

Seeing this attitude this time, Liu thought that it was because of something unpleasant that happened yesterday, and Xue Chenyu was unhappy and was deliberately making trouble.

She was also unhappy, but when she thought of her niece Ji Minrou who was waiting for Xue Chenyu to take out her dowry to settle her, she didn't want to fall out with her at this time, so she could only wait patiently.

In the end, she waited and waited but no one came. Instead, He Ruyi tortured her a lot.

"Mother, how could you allow your daughter-in-law to bully you? She hasn't shown up for so long, it's obvious that she doesn't take you seriously."

Liu frowned and thought to herself, How could I not know this? Do I need you to remind me?

Seeing that she didn't respond, He Ruzhi took out his handkerchief and started crying again.

He Ruyi was humiliated by Xue Chenyu yesterday, and today she was beaten out by a thirteen-year-old girl at Furongju. The reputation that the second young lady had worked so hard to build up in the past six months was completely gone.

She came to Ciwenyuan naturally hoping that her mother would go to Furongju immediately to get her revenge.

After Xue Chenyu came into the house, everyone in the mansion would look for her for any little trouble, whether it was to help with money or to vent their anger.

But this time it didn't work. Her mother sent someone over, but Xue ignored them and even dared to take a nap.

"This is simply unreasonable!"

He Ruyi was so angry that she became more and more angry as she looked at the injuries she had inflicted on herself. If she couldn't do anything to the Xue family today, wouldn't all her injuries be in vain?

So Liu asked her to go back but she refused to leave. She stayed and cried. Even asking Ji Minrou to help comfort her had little effect.

Mrs. Liu didn't like her daughter very much in the first place, and she was even more annoyed by her making such a fuss. The girl couldn't pass the imperial examination to bring honor to the family, and she couldn't win an imperial edict for her. She would have to bring a dowry when she got married in the future. Chunchun was just a waste of money.

Because her injuries were too conspicuous, she was not allowed to eat lunch in the front room, but had the servants bring it to her room.

If it were any other time, she would have turned her face away and sent the person back, but she wanted to use this incident to take advantage of her daughter-in-law.

Mother Huang was going to Furongju to scold Xue Chenyu in the morning, but just as she was leaving the house, this money-losing girl came.

Liu thought this was a good opportunity.

Simply using the authority of her mother-in-law to pressure Mrs. Xue to give her more dowry might be effective, but more leverage would mean more protection.

She thought the coral ornament in Xue's room was quite nice, and it would be even better if it could be placed in her room.

There is a vested interest involved, so no matter how upset she is, she cannot chase her away. She can only patiently watch her daughter go crazy, and say a few words of comfort or impatiently from time to time.

When Xue Chenyu arrived, it was a scene of "loving mother and filial son".

Of course, as soon as she showed up, all the criticism was directed at her.

"You finally show up. I thought you were guilty and didn't dare to show up!" He Ruyi pointed at her fiercely, as if he was going to accuse her.

Xue Chenyu looked at the clothes she was wearing from Jinyifang, the bracelet on her head from Jinyuge, and the gold bracelet in her hand. She spent her money on each of them, but she was so disrespectful to her, the one who paid for it.

As the saying goes, if you take something from someone, you should be grateful and if you take something from someone, you should still show basic respect and etiquette.

He Ruyi's expression clearly showed that he was taking advantage of her.

At this moment, she regretted having any kindness towards this family when she asked Yuzhu to change the carriage.

"Why shouldn't I come over?" Xue Chenyu casually saluted Liu and asked calmly.

It was as if he knew nothing, nor did it seem like he was someone who condoned his subordinates hurting others and then admitted his mistake and accepted the punishment.

Seeing her perfunctory attitude, Mrs. Liu glanced at Mother Huang with some displeasure.

Mother Huang was the worm in her stomach and also her tongue. She immediately understood what she meant and lectured her.

"Madam, you're so arrogant! The old lady sent someone to tell her this morning, but you didn't show up until after noon. Don't you think she takes me seriously?"

Xue Chenyu glanced at Liu, who was trying hard to appear dignified and generous, but in fact her eyes had betrayed her, and sneered in her heart.

But she is just a fake noble old lady who is seeking fame and reputation, and she still pretends to be so...

If you are truly noble, don't think about the money of her and the Marquis' Mansion, and don't eat the bird's nest she bought or wear the silk and satin she bought.

Pick up the bowl to eat, put down the bowl to curse your mother, isn't that immoral?

Although she thought so in her heart, Xue Chenyu's expression was normal. She only took one look at He Ruyi's bruised face and understood what was going on.

"The old lady sent someone to tell me this morning that the servants of Furongju had beaten the second young lady. I was worried that the old lady had misunderstood someone's one-sided story, and I was very uneasy. Now looking at the second young lady's injuries, I don't think it has much to do with Furongju."

"Xue, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that I framed you?!"

"It's not a false accusation, I'm afraid it's just some misunderstanding." Xue Chenyu's face was calm, but her tone was unquestionable.

Without giving He Ruyi a chance to speak, he continued, "Not to mention that all the servants at Furongju were brought up by me from the Marquis' Mansion. They were all family-born children, and were brought up by the maids at the Marquis' Mansion. How could they possibly do something like this, rebelling against their superiors and assaulting their master?"

"Even the servants who came in later to make purchases had served at Furong Residence for half a year, influenced by what they saw and heard. How could they not know the basic etiquette and offend their master?"

"Does the old lady think she is right?"

Mrs. Liu: "..."

If I say that you are unreasonable, it would be equivalent to questioning the upbringing rules of the Marquis' Mansion. What do you want me to say?

Although she looked down on Wu'an Hou, who came from a military family, she still had to put on a show of pretending to be a good general.

"You, you are clearly quibbling!" He Ruyi's eyelids twitched, and his voice became even louder with guilt.

Xue Chenyu took in her appearance with just a glance. After living together for two lifetimes, how could she not know what kind of people the He family were?