Noble Lady

"Sister Xue, Sister Xue..."

He Jixiang called out to her, and Xue Chenyu slowly came back to her senses, her cheeks still feeling hot.

What's wrong with her? She came to see her because He Jixiang rushed back, but she still thinks of the face of Prince Cheng.

"Sorry, I just thought of something. Please continue."

He Jixiang said with a smile on his face: "I have said everything I want to say. It is really thanks to you, Sister Xue!"

"Now that I've left the He family, I've found a job that can support myself. Sanniang said that if I study hard, I can become an independent tailor like her in the future."

"Do you like being a tailor?" Xue Chenyu tried to find any trace of unhappiness on her face.

"I like it, I like it very much! A tailor can do one thing quietly and attentively by himself." He Jixiang was still dancing with joy. "I will definitely work hard. This will be the foundation of my life for the rest of my life."

It can be seen that she really likes it.

"Don't you think it would be a pity for a girl from the He family to become a tailor? After all, the He family has three generations of Hanlin scholars. They are a family of scholars and a family of noble character."

He Jixiang shook his head. "I don't regret it. I'm just glad that I escaped from the He family, that filthy place, so early on, and with Sister Xue's help, I was able to save a life."

"Sister Xue, it's all thanks to you, Captain Chen..." She was too embarrassed to say the rest.

Xue Chenyu knew it well and was happy for her, "Jixiang, you must remember that from the day you stepped out of the He family, you have become a brand new person. From now on, every step you take is for your own future."

"I help you because I hope you can have a bright future. If one day you can help me, that would be even better."

He Jixiang was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said, "Sister Xue, I'm sorry. With the wealth of the Marquis' Mansion, I will never be able to help Sister Xue in this lifetime. But if you need me, I will definitely go through fire and water without hesitation."

"Then I'll take it to heart."

He Jixiang nodded repeatedly.

……

It was already evening when Xue Chenyu returned to the He family.

Xiaocao had just found some free time and came over to pay her respects.

She was sweating from walking, and when she entered the house, she felt a chill on her face, and she took a long, deep breath.

Then he bowed to Xue Chenyu and said, "Meet the Madam."

"Get up." Xue Chenyu raised her hand, and Yuzhu beside her went to pour tea very considerately.

"Why are you here at this hour?" Xue Chenyu was puzzled.

"The old lady is the housekeeper now. She wants to check the account books during the day, so she always asks me to watch over her. Madam, do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?" Xiaocao couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Xue Chenyu smiled and said, "This is a good thing, how can it be a bad thing? The old lady really wants to teach you how to manage the household."

Xiaocao was stunned: "I'm just a concubine and a housekeeper?" Is she crazy or is the old lady crazy?

But when Xiaocao saw Xue Chenyu still looking at her with a smile on his face, she realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Madam, are you serious?"

"Of course it's true. Otherwise, why would someone like the old lady specifically call you over when she's checking the accounts?"

Xiaocao was feeling a little uneasy at first, and after Xue Chenyu said that, she became even more panicked. "How could this be? Hasn't the old lady always paid the most attention to the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children? I'm just a little concubine..."

"Don't be nervous, I told you it's a good thing."

Xue Chenyu's words slightly dispelled Xiaocao's concerns, "Please enlighten me, Madam."

"He Minzhi took away my housekeeping power earlier, so I had no choice but to let the second wife take over."

"But when Second Aunt's wedding was arranged, the Second House's old lady declined. At that time, she was ill and couldn't take care of it, which gave Miss Ji the opportunity to take advantage of it and abscond with over 8,000 taels of silver from the mansion."

"Think about it, if you were the old lady and your health was not good, what would you do?"

Xiao Cao chose her words carefully and said, "It must be that a proper daughter-in-law should be the housekeeper."

As she said this, she looked at Xue Chenyu again. It was obvious that the lady was not willing to be the housekeeper.

This level has to be skipped.

"So, what the old lady needs to do next is to train someone she trusts to help her manage the business when she is too busy."

"She also needs to be able to not shirk her responsibilities like the Second House Madam, nor be like the Ji family's cousin, who is unrestrained and recklessly amassing wealth. Therefore, Aunt Zhao, you are the best candidate."

Xiao Cao suddenly realized, "Madam also hopes that I can follow the old lady as the housekeeper?"

Xue Chenyu touched her head and said, "Silly girl, once you learn it, it's yours. Besides, you still have a long life ahead of you, and you will definitely have a son or a daughter. You are the concubine, and they are the masters."

Xiaocao was still wondering what Xue Chenyu meant until she walked out of Furongju.

Madam, do you mean that having children will win favor and power?

But as long as the Madam was in the He family, she would not have any other thoughts. Even if she gave birth to a child, it would definitely be Madam's.

Wait, could it be that Madam wants to leave the He family?

As this thought flashed through Xiaocao's mind, he staggered as if struck by lightning.

Chunhua hurriedly supported her and asked, "Auntie, are you okay?"

"No..." Xiaocao waved her hand. She didn't dare to reveal a word about the absurd idea just now.

The lady's expression didn't seem like she was lying, nor did it seem like she was speaking casually. Rather, it seemed like she was speaking after careful consideration.

She thought carefully about everything that had happened in the past few days.

Madam, she no longer cared about the master's attitude towards her. She even took the initiative to help the master marry her and set up two tables of wine for her.

If this happened in someone else's family, the man wouldn't even show his face when doing something like lifting his concubine.

Madam, she doesn't want to stay in the He family anymore.

After realizing this, Xiaocao became more determined to learn how to be a good housekeeper from Old Lady Liu.

No matter what, she had to be useful to the lady.

She must be someone who can help the lady at a critical moment.

"Come on, let's go back."

Chunhua didn't know what had happened to Aunt Zhao, whom she served, but she was quite touched by her determined eyes.

In the days that followed, Xiaocao went to Ciwenyuan on time every day. In the past, she only went there to show her presence in front of Liu, but now it was different. She had another mission.

Two days after the banquet, Xue Chenyu received a thank-you letter from Mrs. Qi.

The letter was three long pages long, but it boiled down to this: "I didn't have time to look at the gifts before I moved, but I finally got around to it today. You, little girl, have touched my heart! How did you know I liked these? These are all rare and one-of-a-kind copies. I'll make sure my husband repays you later!"

The excitement is beyond words.

Seeing this, Xue Chenyu thought of Qiu Hua who had made the suggestion that day, and looked at her in surprise, "Qiu Hua, how did you come up with this?"

"Don't you think, young lady, that Madam Qi and Mr. Lu are very much like the kind of virtuous couple who are together for life in the storybooks? I think Madam Qi will definitely like it."

Xue Chenyu: "You are such a clever little ghost."

Normally, Yumei and the others thought Qiuhua was a quiet and rigid person, but they didn't expect that she could come up with such creative ideas and unexpected tricks. They were all full of admiration for her.

For this, Qiuhua received a reward of 100 silver taels, but no one was jealous: "She deserves it!"

While the atmosphere in Furongju was cheerful, the matter that Xue Chenyu had previously asked Situ Zhen to do had also been implemented.