Noble Lady

Summer comes earlier in the south than in the north, but there has been very little rain, or even no rain, since the beginning of summer this year.

The south should have entered the rainy season at this time of year, but because the problem only occurred in a small area, it did not arouse people's vigilance.

Most people thought that there was just no rain now, and maybe there would be rain in a while, so they didn’t take it seriously and naturally didn’t think about stockpiling food.

Although Xue Chenyu had experienced a drought in her past life and knew that the south would be hit by a drought, she couldn't spread the word. She could only stockpile food and medicinal herbs in case of emergency.

Fortunately, she had A Niang's business and caravan to help her.

The caravan heading south will be leaving soon, and Mother Li is going to arrange food for them.

To prevent any accidents, some people from the escort agency have to be arranged to go along, but there doesn't have to be too many. There is no shortage of food anywhere at this time of year, so just treat it as a normal business. If there are more people transporting food, it will attract more attention.

However, there are a lot of details involved. Mother Li communicated with her last night, but she still had to go and see it in person and keep an eye on it before she could feel at ease.

As for some of the shop owners who were not very troublesome, she did not go to visit them herself, but asked Mother Li to take Dongyue to visit them.

Even if Mother Li wanted to fool her, Dongyue would never dare to do so.

Compared to her previous life when she had to get up early and stay up late every day to deal with the trivial matters of the He Mansion, Xue Chenyu now has a much easier life.

Now I have finished looking through the account books for last month, and I only found the accounts owed by the He family, which have not been paid yet.

So before Mother Li left, she mentioned this matter to Mother Li, so that the shop could ask He Minzhi for money.

He Minzhi now has a huge amount of money, so there is no need to worry about him not becoming arrogant.

"Aunt Zhao."

"Hey, I'm here, ma'am."

Xiaocao, who was talking to Yuzhu and the others, ran over and said, "What do you want, Madam?"

"You are the concubine of the mansion now. You can't just pay your respects to me, the mistress. Shouldn't you also pay your respects to the old lady?"

"To the old lady..." Xiaocao was also smart and reacted immediately, "Yes, yes, the lady reminded me that we should go to the old lady's place."

Children can be taught.

Xue Chenyu nodded in satisfaction. "If you have nothing to do on weekdays, just stay with the old lady for a while. My cousin is going to be the head of the household now, so I'm afraid she won't have the time to spend with the old lady often."

This was a reminder to her that if she wanted to survive in the He family, it was not enough to just make her presence felt in front of her, she also had to leave a good impression on Liu.

She had to make Liu believe that she was wholeheartedly thinking about He Minzhi, and was filial to her as an old lady, and was wholeheartedly committed to expanding the He family. Only then could her position be consolidated.

Naturally, there is no need to worry about not being able to appear around He Minzhi often.

As for Furongju, it is not a good idea to get too close to it.

Otherwise, Liu would think that she was on Furongju's side, and then she would be ignored by them mother and son. That would be very detrimental to her life as a concubine.

Ji Minrou had recently taken over the responsibilities of managing the household. She was busy with He Ruyi's wedding and was also worried about the wine shop. She certainly couldn't take care of this side. This was a good opportunity for her.

"I understand. Thank you, Madam, for your reminder." Xiaocao was very sensible. She knew the situation of the masters in the mansion, so she said a few words to Yuzhu and the others and then said goodbye.

Yuzhu looked at Xiaocao's back and couldn't help but sigh: "Aunt Zhao is actually a rare and intelligent person. Why is she willing to be a concubine?"

"Sister Yuzhu, you don't understand. She is smart, but once she leaves the He family, her intelligence will be useless." Yumei seemed to have realized something.

Even Yuli whispered, "She probably doesn't want to be randomly assigned to a servant or groom by the old lady."

Yuzhu and Qiuhua looked at each other and understood a little.

Compared to marrying a servant or groom in the mansion, being He Minzhi's concubine might be a better way out for her.

Xue Chenyu could not deny it.

Not everyone has the opportunity to choose their own path. She was just a concubine. She did not do anything wrong, nor did she kill or burn anything. There was nothing wrong with that.

Since she has made her choice and determined her goal, she should just go on.

……

Xiaocao listened to the advice and turned around to go to Ciwenyuan.

Although Liu didn't like having a concubine in front of her, she was indifferent to her because she had served He Minzhi wholeheartedly in the past and she also hoped that He Minzhi could have a child as soon as possible.

But being neither lukewarm nor hot is already a very good attitude.

Xiaocao also took the opportunity to serve tea and water, and was very attentive. Compared with Xue Chenyu's previous attitude when she sat down and started cracking melon seeds, her attitude was completely different. She immediately felt that Aunt Zhao was much more pleasing to the eye.

Then, for the sake of conversation, I brought up last night.

Xiao Cao also said very sensibly, "Maybe the master had some official business last night and didn't come to my room. But I understand. Of course, as the pillar of the He family now, the master must have a lot of things to do."

This perspective is just like being a maid in the past, obeying the master in everything.

Mrs. Liu didn't find it offensive, but she felt that there was something wrong with her son.

It's fine that her original wife is being unhappy and refusing to go because she forced him to marry her.

He didn't even go with the concubine he wanted to carry. What did he want to do?

Xiao Cao had just finished speaking when she saw that Liu's face was not looking good. She quickly added, "Madam, calm down. I'm not saying this to complain to you! I'm just afraid that you'll misunderstand me and think I haven't done my best to serve you."

The way she speaks and acts shows that she was born a maid.

Short-sighted.

Liu despised her in her heart, but she also comforted her: "I know you didn't mean to complain, but now that you are Dalang's concubine, you must learn some of the ways of our noble family. You can't always act like a maid. Do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand. I will definitely study hard. When my cousin is done with her recent work, I will ask her to teach me. What do you think, old lady?"

Liu was stunned. She was a concubine, and Rou'er was not. Why should she teach her?

But then she thought again, Rou'er was raised by her after all, and she must have learned some of the essence of the He family's clean and honest style.

Thinking of this, she nodded and said, "Well, I'll say hello to Rou'er later. Even if you are a concubine, you can't be an illiterate blind man."

This means agreeing to let her read and write.

Xiaocao was overjoyed and quickly stood up to express her gratitude, "Thank you, old lady!"

She was so respectful and awed, and treated Liu like a goddess with such composure and respect that Liu felt very touched, and her attitude towards her became better.

So, He Minzhi, who had just had the joy of taking a concubine yesterday, was called to the upper room of Ciwenyuan to be lectured after his shift.

However, this time it was for a concubine, so Liu's attitude was not too tough. She just implicitly expressed the idea that since he had promoted the concubine, he should let the concubine have children for him as soon as possible.

To let his concubine have children for him as soon as possible, doesn't that mean having sex more often so that she can get pregnant as soon as possible?

Did the old lady know that he stayed in the study last night?!