Noble Lady

"It's not right, it's not right." Liu said to herself.

Huang Mama asked her, "What does the old lady think is wrong?"

The young He family members have now reached the gate of Ciwenyuan.

Liu did not hide it from her and told her what she was thinking.

Mother Huang was stunned for a moment. "Hey, do my cousin and the adults know what you think, old lady?"

"Of course I don't know. I just thought of it."

Mother Huang thought so too.

What kind person would let his niece be his son's concubine? Even if she was a cousin, it would be very immoral.

Although a family like the Ji family has fallen on hard times, it would not make sense for them to let their daughter become a concubine for their nephew.

If this gets out, the old lady won't be afraid of being criticized.

However, Mother Huang had another thought, this cousin and the master are already husband and wife, if she doesn't become a concubine, does that mean she will become the legal wife?

It's impossible to ask Xue, who is from a marquis's family, to divorce her just for a widow like her.

Coincidentally, Liu thought the same.

"I also think it's inappropriate to ask Rou'er to be Dalang's concubine, but Dalang's current wife is Xue. Even if the Xue family is a military family, they are still third-rank marquises. We can't let her vacate her position for Rou'er."

Not to mention the huge amount of money in her hands, just talking about Rouer... after all, she was married and her husband died, so she is a widow.

But we can't let her give birth to a child for Dalang without any legal status.

The more Liu thought about it, the more embarrassed she became, so she simply stopped thinking about it for the time being.

No matter what idea you have, you have to wait until you have a happy wedding.

……

Ji Minrou was only annoyed with He Minzhi for two days.

After a bowl of sobering soup and a few drunken words from him, she calmed down and happily rushed to serve him.

There was a lot of nonsense in the study.

Xiaocao, on the other hand, had to stay in an empty room on the first day after moving in, and she had even less affection for Ji Minrou.

She really couldn't understand what Ji Minroulong was thinking.

Ji Minrou was not like her, the daughter of a poor family who was sold out because of her family's poverty.

As a girl from the Ji family, it is not impossible for her to find a good family to marry into even if she becomes a widow. Why does she have to cling to He Minzhi?

She had heard from Yumei and the others about He Minzhi borrowing money from his wife before. He was such a ungrateful person, and it was impossible for him to divorce his wife.

Thinking of this, Xiao Cao simply sneered: "She has high expectations but low skills. I want to see what kind of ending Ji Minrou will have."

Chunhua now came to serve her, and when she heard her say this, she just lowered her head silently.

That Ji Minrou will get her retribution sooner or later.

……

One morning, Xiaocao went to Furongju early to pay her respects to Xue Chenyu.

Xue Chenyu hadn't gotten up yet. Seeing that she had packed up early, Yuzhu couldn't help but remind her, "Aunt Zhao, my daughter is always a lazy sleeper and doesn't get up so early. You don't have to come so early."

Zhao is Xiaocao's original surname. Before she was sold to the He family, she was called Zhao Danniu.

"It's okay, I'll wait here. I won't go in to disturb the madam. You don't have to worry about me. You can just go about your own business." Xiaocao smiled.

Yuzhu: That’s not what I meant.

"Aunt Zhao, what I mean is..."

"Yuzhu, we are the same age, so stop calling me Aunt Zhao and just call me Xiaocao."

Yuzhu didn't know whether to agree or not.

"Well, what I mean is, it's summer now, and it's early now. If it's any later, the sun will be bright. It's not appropriate for you to stand in the yard and bask in the sun."

Xiao Cao said immediately, "I won't be in the way here. If you have any work you don't have to do, you can give it to me and I'll help you."

Now she finally understood that if she wanted to live a good life in this family, she had to have a good relationship with the wife.

Putting aside other things, just the little bit that leaked out from between his wife's fingers was better than what he had lived for the past ten years.

The Madam is her adopted parent, and her kindness is like rebirth. No one dares to disrespect the Madam, no one dares to disrespect her!

Yuzhu: I really didn’t mean that! People who don’t know would think our girl is narrow-minded and bullies the concubines, even the new concubines.

But Xiaocao's attitude was so firm that she couldn't refuse even if she wanted to.

And now that it's summer, the sun is getting hotter and hotter. If you stand in the yard for a while, you will definitely get sunburned.

If the girl saw her making Aunt Zhao stand in a polite manner, she would definitely punish her.

"Well, Aunt Zhao, please come with me."

Xiaocao and Chunhua followed happily.

Yuzhu gets up early because she has some work to do.

She was going to prepare breakfast for the girl.

The girl is picky about food, so the porridge she drinks in the morning takes at least half an hour to cook. There are also many other things, so it always takes some time to prepare.

After Xiaocao and Chunhua arrived, they helped Yuzhu wash rice and prepare vegetables.

Compared to working like a slave for Ji Minrou before, the work here is much easier.

Not to mention that Ji Minrou is a person who likes to use tiger skins as a banner and chicken feathers as a token of authority.

She is clearly just a cousin living under someone else's roof, and she is the only maid serving in the house, and she has to do everything.

Every day I have to get water to wash her face, help her comb her hair and dress, get her food, and clean the house when I come back.

Moreover, Ji Minrou couldn't bear to see her have a moment of free time. She only had a few pieces of clothes, but she still had to take them out to wash and dry every day.

As if she was afraid that others didn't know that she changed clothes every day.

There are countless such outrageous and bizarre things. Xiaocao said these things while helping Yuzhu, and Yuzhu was also stunned by what she heard.

Although I knew that Ji Minrou loved to act weak, innocent and pitiful, and was already very annoying, I didn't expect her to be so troublesome.

Chunhua, who was becoming more and more introverted, couldn't help but say, "How come she has more troubles than the second lady?"

After saying that, the three of them looked at each other and then burst into laughter.

When Xue Chenyu got up, Xiaocao and Chunhua were already playing with the girls in her yard.

She called Yuzhu and Qiuhua in to serve her, but after hearing what they said, she couldn't help but wonder if she was too lenient with them.

The atmosphere between other people's concubines and the maids in the mistress's room should not be like this, right?

However, no matter how much I think about it, there is no concubine in the Marquis's Mansion, and my second uncle has refused to marry until now, so I really have no idea.

After washing up, Xue Chenyu called Xiaocao in.

"You came so early, haven't you had breakfast yet? You don't have to do this in the future."

"No, that won't do. This is my gift. Madam may not need it, but I must do it."

She looked determined and would not change her mind no matter what Xue Chenyu said.

There was no choice but to invite her to have breakfast with us.

After breakfast, Mother Li took Dongyue out.

That batch of grain has been stockpiled to a certain amount. It would not be appropriate to keep it in the capital. It would be better to arrange it as soon as possible and transport it to the drought-stricken areas in the south so that we can open warehouses nearby when the time comes.

Xue Chenyu used the Chamber of Commerce's information channels to inquire about the drought situation in the south. Although there is no widespread drought at present, signs have appeared in some places.