Noble Lady

Xue Chenyu walked out of the door with a smile on her face and happened to meet Chen Lizhu who had just got off the car.

"Miss Chen San's visit has brought honor to my humble abode."

Chen Lizhu was originally thinking about what to say after seeing her, but when she saw this bright smiling face, she temporarily suppressed her worries.

"This isn't my first time here, why is Miss Xue still so polite?"

"The third young lady from Duke Chen's Mansion is always my guest of honor." Xue Chenyu reached out to pull her wrist with a smile on her face.

Chen Lizhu did not dodge and let Xue Chenyu pull her inside.

The main hall for receiving guests had been cleaned up long ago. Yuzhu and the others prepared five or six kinds of snacks, including taro cakes, crispy cookies, white jade cakes, etc. Everything was exquisite and beautiful, and would be worthy of being displayed in any house of a prince or noble.

This was Chen Lizhu's second visit. Last time, she was busy entering Xue Chenyu's bedroom and watching her eat, but she didn't pay attention to the main hall.

Now if you look closely, you will find that this place is decorated in an interesting way and with great care.

According to Mrs. Xue's character, there were so many dowries at the time, and there should be countless rare treasures in Xue Chenyu's storehouse, which were all the love of a mother.

But Xue Chenyu was not like others, who wanted to show off everything.

Her decoration is just right, and the arrangement is well-arranged. Instead of being tacky, it is unique and exudes an elegant interest.

The same is true for Xue Chenyu herself.

Like others welcoming guests, they would wear all their valuable jewelry to show off, for fear of looking inferior to others.

But she only picked two things, which already showed her originality.

"Ms. Xue is truly a wonderful person. Don't even mention your place. I am happy just looking at it."

Xue Chenyu was not modest and chuckled, "Miss Chen San thought it was beautiful, so she took a few more glances."

"..." After a moment of surprise, Chen Lizhu laughed out loud, "You are really something."

It was someone else's turn. After she had said that, they insisted on asking her what she thought was beautiful and which ornament she liked, and they insisted on letting her take it away.

There are not many opportunities to climb into the Duke of Chen's mansion.

But only she, Xue Chenyu, could be so calm in front of her.

Just then, Yumei brought up some tea.

"Miss Chen San, have some tea." Xue Chenyu greeted.

Chen Lizhu nodded in agreement. At first glance, the snacks on the table were so exquisite and beautiful. The tea that had just been served was the spring tea picked before the Qingming Festival this year.

Xue Chenyu was the first to pick up the teacup, inadvertently revealing the excellent quality mutton-fat jade bracelet on her wrist.

Chen Lizhu couldn't help but gasp.

This Miss Xue is indeed worthy of having a mother from the Jiang family. Every detail shows that she is not short of money.

She had only seen the imperial concubine and the empress wearing mutton-fat jade of this quality in the palace, and it was just a small jade pendant.

A bracelet this big must have required a very large piece of material to be polished out, right?

"Miss Chen San, do you like my bracelet?" Seeing Chen Lizhu staring at the bracelet, Xue Chenyu couldn't help but raise her hand so that she could see it clearly.

Chen Lizhu instinctively wanted to deny it, but then she thought, if she liked him, then why should she hide it? So she nodded openly.

"This bracelet of Ms. Xue's must be very expensive. The quality and water content are both extraordinary."

Chen Lizhu stared at the bracelet while speaking. Xue Chenyu put down the teacup, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and then touched the bracelet.

"This thing must be something special. My mother spent a lot of effort to get it for me. She said jade is good for health, especially warm jade like this. It's good for the body."

Chen Lizhu couldn't help but nodded.

If only her mother could be as kind as Mrs. Xue.

However, this kind of thing cannot be forced.

"Miss Chen San, please eat. These snacks were all created by our Yuzhu who spent a lot of effort. They are unique and delicious. I guarantee you won't be able to eat them anywhere else."

Chen Lizhu was originally a little distracted because of the bracelet, but after hearing what Xue Chenyu said, she immediately became interested.

She picked up a piece of taro cake with special silver chopsticks. The taro shreds melted in her mouth. It had the taste of taro but did not require the trouble of chewing. She didn't know what was added to it, but it had a fragrant and sticky taste.

After eating a piece, Chen Lizhu's eyes immediately lit up.

"Ms. Xue, your Yuzhu's cooking skills are truly amazing. The skills of the imperial chefs in the palace are only comparable to this!"

"Ms. Chen San, are you serious?" Yuzhu was very excited when she heard that.

Xue Chenyu held her forehead and pretended to be indifferent. "I was just being polite, and you took it seriously. What qualifications does the imperial chef have? How can you compare to him?"

Yuzhu: Oh.

"Yuzhu is just listening to what the young lady is saying. She doesn't really think her cooking skills can compare with the imperial chefs in the palace."

Xue Chenyu then said helplessly to Chen Lizhu: "Look, Miss Chen San, I have spoiled my maid so much that she now dares to talk back to her master."

It sounded like a blame, but the smiling tone made it clear that he was showing off.

Seeing them like this, Chen Lizhu felt both envious and jealous.

I wonder what kind of people Marquis Wu'an and his wife are to raise a daughter like Xue Chenyu?

"Oh, look how confused I am." Xue Chenyu suddenly slapped her forehead. "I was just about to ask, didn't we agree to meet at Jinyi Pavilion? Why did Miss Chen San suddenly come here?"

Chen Lizhu paused after hearing this, and the yearning on her face faded a little. "It's not a very special reason. I just thought that we would meet at Jinyi Pavilion and here as well, so I came directly here."

Xue Chenyu did not respond, but waved her hand to let Yuzhu and the others leave.

Because she knew that this was not Chen Lizhu's true words.

She came here probably because of Chen Mingxuan's matter.

Yuzhu and others filed out, and Chen Lizhu's smile deepened.

"Ms. Xue is still so smart. It turns out that nothing can be hidden from you."

"In that case, Miss Chen San, please speak frankly if you have anything to say."

Chen Lizhu paused, then stopped hiding the truth. "I've already told you that Chen Mingxuan is my half-brother, but he doesn't want to return to the Duke's Mansion right now, and the outside world doesn't know about his relationship with our Mansion."

"Well, your brother has not yet made public his relationship with the Duke's Mansion. I guess he doesn't want to make it public either."

"My parents and I were originally planning to find a reliable tutor for my younger brother Xue Huai, but we didn't expect Miss Chen San to recommend your brother. We also didn't consider that your brother still has a job at the Imperial College, so it's really inconvenient for him to come and teach at your home."

"After my parents' discussion, we have decided to hire another teacher to teach Xue Huai."

A complex emotion flashed in Chen Lizhu's eyes, as if she regretted that she had deliberately made such a mistake, but her identity as the daughter of the Duke's Mansion did not allow her to regret it in front of Xue Chenyu at this time.

"Have you discussed it yet? Have you found a good candidate?"

Xue Chenyu sighed with regret, "Originally, we had already decided on a gentleman, but my parents had to come and ask him in person to show their sincerity."

"Unfortunately, my father has taken up an errand and left the capital. I'm afraid this matter will have to be put on hold."