Noble Lady

"Since my daughter-in-law married into the He family, she has been working diligently and considerately for the He family in everything. I am the one who takes care of all the food, clothing and expenses for the family."

"For the convenience of the women in my family, I have purchased a spacious carriage. To make it easier for my husband to go back and forth on duty, I have also purchased a new sedan chair and hired servants. If the old lady in Kyoto thinks I have done something wrong, please speak frankly."

"Are you trying to take credit for this? Isn't this what you should do as the daughter-in-law of the He family?"

Xue Chenyu: Haha.

The second wife's old lady, Mrs. Zhang, seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, but she did not dare to openly provoke, so she sat back awkwardly.

"You know that I treat Rou'er like my own daughter, and you know that I love this niece, but you have been ignoring her and letting her use those shabby old things. Is this how you should act as the mistress of the house?"

"My son Minzhi is handsome and talented. With his talent, he will definitely rise to great heights in the future. How can someone as narrow-minded as you be worthy of him, even if you offer a huge dowry?"

The pronunciation of the word "dowry" is very important.

It turned out to be the case.

It turned out to be for her dowry.

I thought she really loved her son, but she was just making money under the guise of He Minzhi.

Xue Chenyu suddenly realized and smiled, "I wonder how the old lady would like me to arrange for my cousin?"

"Rou'er isn't that delicate. You don't need to buy new things for everything. You already have a carved bed, and a set of tables, chairs, and benches. She wouldn't mind using them, so just let her use them."

Ah.

Xue Chenyu almost laughed out loud.

This is a blatant robbery.

Liu paused, then continued, "And that coral ornament? A young woman like you wouldn't be able to keep it in your house. I'm several decades older than you, so I'm willing to take care of it for you."

Since she said so, if Xue was sensible, she would have handed it over to her obediently.

Blood coral, how dare she think about it.

Xue Chenyu still had a smile on her face, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

Even the barely perceptible curl of his lips concealed his unnoticed murderous intent.

In the previous life, the blood coral was taken away by Liu.

It was also the key piece of evidence that ultimately destroyed the entire Xue family in Wu'an Marquis Mansion!

She also understood why Liu had called so many people.

If one person comes to steal her things, she might be criticized, but if a group of people come to steal her things, then she won't be blamed.

Just as Liu finished speaking, the second wife, Mrs. Zhang, excitedly said, "I've seen that blood coral a few times when I went to Furong Residence. It's really beautiful. When it's displayed there, it makes people feel that it is made of gold."

Liu glared at her with disdain. "What a shallow-minded person!" She only cared about gold and silver. "Is this really about gold and silver?"

If you take this thing out, even the dignitaries will be jealous.

When her father-in-law was alive, she had the honor of seeing something like this once at a princess's birthday party. It was worth a fortune.

As the saying goes, things are valuable because they are rare. If we can get it, we can find a good backer for Minzhi in the future, and the He family will be one step closer to regaining its former glory.

Liu and Zhang, the elders, spoke up, and everyone else also started asking for things.

The two wives in the second house all wanted jewelry, head ornaments, clothes and fabrics. The third daughter-in-law, He Shuang, also chattered and asked for this and that.

Ji Minrou had Liu asked for it for her, so she didn't need to ask for anything else. She put on her weak appearance and said "sincerely and sincerely", "I don't want anything. I am already satisfied to stay in the He Mansion and be by my aunt's side."

So pretentious and hypocritical.

Only the fourth daughter, born out of wedlock, huddled in a corner, not daring to say a word.

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but look at her twice more.

Although she had little contact with the fourth daughter of the He family in her previous life, she was able to resolutely get on the bridal sedan when He Ruyi escaped from her marriage, preserving the family's reputation, and later lived a harmonious life with Captain Chen. This was enough to prove that she was not as cowardly as she seemed.

He must be a patient and capable person.

"Everyone has something they want, what about the fourth girl?"

When her name was suddenly called, the fourth girl, He Jixiang, shrank her shoulders sharply, "I..."

"Your sister-in-law is asking you a question, why don't you answer? If you like anything, just ask."

She would do other people's things as favors.

He Jixiang swallowed nervously, "I...I don't know."

Don’t know? Ji Minrou looked at her as if she were a fool.

These girls in the He family are all the same kind of trash.

He Ruyi has been stupid since childhood, and now he still looks as stupid as a pig.

He Shuang has liked to take advantage of others since she was a child. She would grab whatever He Ruyi had. Even when she grew up, she still couldn't change her mother's superficiality.

This He Jixiang is even worse. She is a lowly concubine's daughter. She has always had this shameful and timid look since she was a child. It makes people sick to look at her for even a second.

Even though she looked down on him in her heart, Ji Minrou still acted like a good cousin and said patiently, "How could Fourth Cousin not know? Girls love beauty the most. Even if they are not very good, they will put on rouge and powder, right?"

"Don't be nervous. Madam is generous and will definitely not miss out on your share."

He was apparently praising Xue Chenyu, but in reality he was trying to morally blackmail her: Look, I have spread your good name around, do you have the nerve to go back on your word?

Xue Chenyu snorted coldly, "Ever since I took charge of the household, I have treated all the masters in the mansion equally. If others have rouge and powder, then naturally the fourth lady will have her share."

Liu was displeased when she heard this. What did it mean that all the masters in the mansion were treated equally? How could a lowly child born from a foot-washing maid be worthy of being the master of the He family on equal terms with them?

She gave He Jixiang a cold look, and the latter lowered his head in fear, not daring to speak.

Liu turned around again and said, "Yu'er, you have always been sensible. That's what I admire most about you, that's why I've entrusted all the household affairs to you. I believe you won't let me down this time either."

Xue Chenyu raised the corners of her mouth slightly. Her fair skin was covered with the most beautiful face. When she smiled, she was like the scorching sun in March, dazzling and brilliant, with clusters of flowers.

All the people present were women, and some of them were dazzled.

"Why didn't the old lady tell you earlier?" Xue Chenyu sighed regretfully, and her expression showed that she felt extremely sorry.

If it was something else, she could keep her composure and deal with it slowly.

It happened to be blood coral.

This thing must not fall into Liu's hands.

"What do you mean? Do you think that I am too old to keep your things for you, but now that I have them I refuse to return them to you?" Liu was dissatisfied.

Xue Chenyu thought to himself, this isn't a done deal, why do you still need my opinion?

"The old lady has misunderstood. Everything else is easy to discuss, but I can't make the decision on this matter you and Second Aunt are talking about."