Noble Lady

"Girl, the old lady is here."

Chen Lizhu was about to leave when Yumei suddenly came in hurriedly.

Xue Chenyu looked at her, and Chen Lizhu sat back down.

Miss Xue doesn't mind letting her watch a play, so why should she be afraid of watching it?

Xue Chenyu ordered Yumei, "Please come in."

moment.

Mrs. Liu came in accompanied by Mrs. Huang and Ji Minrou.

It turned out that He Minzhi told Ji Minrou last night that He Jixiang would not be allowed to be Teng's concubine, but Ji Minrou didn't think so.

She felt that He Ruyi's marriage was the best time to send He Jixiang away. If she took the opportunity not to marry He Jixiang off now, she would have to prepare a separate dowry for her later. Spending the He family's money would be equivalent to spending her money.

So today Ji Minrou went to Liu's place as usual and told her about her failure in visiting Furongju yesterday.

When Liu saw that it was her favorite niece who had been wronged and that it also concerned He Ruyi's marriage, she didn't care that she was still sick and came with great effort.

Although Furongju was not decorated like other noble families in Kyoto, it was more exquisite and beautiful than any other courtyard of the He family.

Moreover, this Furong Residence alone has front, middle and back yards, as well as its own small kitchen. It can be said that it has everything. This alone is equivalent to half of the He family's yard.

When Ji Minrou saw the tables, chairs and benches in the yard, her eyes immediately became envious.

A stone platform like that looks more beautiful than the one in Ciwenyuan. The high price of the land is not cheap. The stone lamps in the courtyard are unique in shape and exquisite in carving, and they are not ordinary things either.

This was her first time entering Furongju after returning to the He family. Just the sight of the courtyard, not even the furnishings inside the house, and the facade alone made her jealous.

Liu's illness had not yet healed, and she could only walk slowly into the yard with the support of Mother Huang.

Ji Minrou also brought Xiaocao with her. Seeing that Xue Chenyu did not come out to greet her and only sent a maid to open the door, she said angrily, "Aunt, this Xue is really arrogant. You are her mother-in-law. The mother-in-law is more important than anything else. How could she not come out to greet you personally?"

"Mrs. Xue is indeed rude." Mrs. Liu was also dissatisfied.

So, Ji Minrou said something to Liu and led Xiaocao inside first.

She said she was going to call Xue Chenyu out to greet the old lady.

Xue Chenyu and Chen Lizhu were in the main hall at the moment, and they heard someone saying bad things about her from afar.

She glanced sideways at Yuzhu, who understood and quickly walked out.

"The third daughter of the Chen family is here. If the old lady doesn't want to offend the Chen family, it's better to be quiet."

This should have been said in a more reserved manner, but Yuzhu said it out loud.

Ji Minrou, who was about to go and call for help, said: "..."

Liu's face was also embarrassed for a while.

Ji Minrou reluctantly turned back to help Liu.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally walked into the main hall.

Xue Chenyu and Chen Lizhu looked at each other and stood up.

"My daughter-in-law didn't know that the old lady came here despite her illness. If I had known earlier, I would have gone out to greet her in person even if I had left the distinguished guest behind." Xue Chenyu bowed to Liu and quickly helped her sit down.

As long as she is still the daughter-in-law of the Xue family, she has to perform such etiquette.

He glanced at Ji Minrou out of the corner of his eye. Who doesn't know how to be sarcastic?

As for the hidden meaning in her words, who could not hear that she was mocking Ji Minrou and said, "Mother-in-law is more important than the sky, how could she not come out to greet her in person?"

Chen Lizhu suppressed her laughter and said, "It's all my fault. I blame myself for not sending a visiting invitation to your old lady in advance, causing this misunderstanding. If I had known, I wouldn't have come."

"Miss Chen, you are too polite! But there is no such thing. Miss Chen San's visit to the He family has already made our He family proud." Liu said nervously.

After saying that, he hurriedly saluted Chen Lizhu and said, "Greetings, Miss Chen San. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you. I'm sorry."

Given her status, it was absolutely impossible for her to meet the girls from Duke Chen's Mansion on a normal day. The fact that she was able to meet them was all thanks to Xue Chenyu.

How dare she put such a hat on Chen Lizhu?

Ji Minrou followed suit and did it again.

Chen Lizhu waved her hand and said, "Everyone, get up. I'm here to look for Xue Chenyu today. There's no need to be so polite."

Xue Chenyu curled the corner of her mouth. If Chen Lizhu, the legitimate daughter of Duke Chen, had not been here, the old lady would have put a big hat on her.

"I wonder what brings the old lady here? She's still ill. Even if it was something urgent, she could have sent someone to tell me to go to Ciwenyuan. Why would she go all the trouble to come here in person?"

Liu subconsciously glanced at Chen Lizhu and thought to herself, how could she say this in front of outsiders?

However, Chen Lizhu had no intention of leaving.

Xue Chenyu was just being polite and it was impossible for him to really go to Ciwenyuan with her again.

Liu, relying on her status as an elder, questioned Xue Chenyu without hesitation, "Why did you stop Rou'er from taking Jixiang away? You only let her stay with you for a few days, and you think she's just a servant under your command and want to detain her?"

Xue Chenyu's eyes flashed with sarcasm, "Old Madam, you're too serious. The fourth young lady is from the He family, yet she's fallen to such a state that she's lying in the Ciwen Courtyard covered in blood, and no one cares. If this gets out, it's the He family that's embarrassed, not me."

"you!"

Liu wanted to lose her temper for a moment, but considering Chen Lizhu's presence, she suppressed her anger.

"What are you talking about? No matter what, she is still a daughter of the He family. How could no one care about her life or death? Aren't you saying that I'm mistreating a concubine's daughter?"

"Old Madam, please forgive me, my daughter-in-law. I didn't mean that. I just said that when the fourth young lady was injured and fell in Ciwenyuan, no one saw her. It was my maid who happened to pass by and saw her, so she brought her back to seek medical advice."

"Now, the fourth girl has just saved her life and is getting better, but the cousin from the Ji family said she wants to take her away."

"The servants in my daughter-in-law's courtyard were also worried that my cousin from the Ji family wouldn't know the Fourth Miss's condition and that it would delay treatment, so they refused to let her take her away."

"Besides, I just heard this morning that the old lady actually wants the fourth lady to be the second lady's concubine. How can this be possible? No matter what, the fourth lady is still a daughter of the He family. How can you rush her to be a concubine?"

Liu was already impatient after listening to her talk, and she was even more furious when she saw that Xue Chenyu dared to obstruct her from using He Jixiang as a dowry for He Ruyi.

"What do you mean by that? It's not uncommon for a concubine's daughter to be given as a dowry to her elder sister. What are you talking about?"

Xue Chenyu's expression became a little turbulent. "Madam, a respectable and wealthy family would not rush to send their daughters to be concubines. Even if they were illegitimate daughters, their surname would be He."

"Ms. Xue, you can't say that. After all, the old lady is not from a prominent family, and she doesn't know that doing this will be ridiculed by the nobles in Kyoto." Chen Lizhu took over, and the sarcasm in her words was self-evident.

Mrs. He, the old lady Liu, was indeed of humble origin.