Noble Lady

The steward of the Duke's Mansion has always been arrogant. While drinking tea, he was also complaining that the He family was poor and there was not even a decent steward in the front hall.

Then he praised the "Four Gentlemen" painting hanging in the hall and the tea brought by the servants.

But he had no idea that the He family was a so-called upright family that had fallen on hard times, so poor that all they had left was the plaque on the door.

The only things that were still presentable were the "Four Gentlemen" and tea, which were only presented after Xue Chenyu entered the house.

In the past, everything inside and outside the house was controlled by Liu. After Xue Chenyu came into the family, she was the one who took care of everything at home and outside.

Liu felt as if her face had been peeled off and stepped on. Her teeth were almost broken, but she couldn't refute a word.

After the people from the Duke's Mansion left, she went back and almost turned the Ciwenyuan upside down.

But in the end I didn’t open it because I couldn’t bear to.

Everything she got from Xue Chenyu were treasures, all top-quality stuff. Any set of tea sets was worth a hundred taels of silver.

Even if she put it away and exchanged it for silver later, she couldn't just smash it like that.

"Aunt protected Rou'er so well in the past. I had no idea that her life was so difficult now, and she still had to depend on her daughter-in-law. I wonder what tricks she used to get into the Duke of Chen's mansion."

Ji Minrou sighed regretfully.

"I heard that the wife of the Marquis of Wu'an is the daughter of a merchant, and her family is quite wealthy. When she married, she made a sensation with her wedding dress, which was spread all over the place. Is it possible that she is unwilling to spend any of the money she has on the He family?"

Liu was already angry, and Ji Minrou's words simply added fuel to the fire.

I couldn't bear to smash a set of tea sets worth a hundred gold coins, so I could only throw away the needle and thread for making handkerchiefs.

……

When Xue Chenyu heard Dong Yue's report, she almost spit out the tea she had just drunk.

"Girl, you don't know, the old lady's frustrated look, with nowhere to vent, is so funny." Dongyue couldn't help but gloat.

It was she who secretly stayed in Ciwenyuan to monitor.

It’s okay to feel aggrieved, she will feel aggrieved again in the future.

She would make Liu and the He family return everything they had taken from her.

"Oh, Miss, before leaving, the steward of Duke Chen's Mansion asked me to bring you a message saying that Miss Chen invites you to meet at Jinyifang tomorrow."

Dongyue said as she handed the letter brought by the steward of the Duke's Mansion to Xue Chenyu.

Xue Chenyu took a quick look and got angry.

Yesterday, Yuzhu went out of the house to do some business. In addition to the things she had previously assigned, she also wrote a letter.

After letting Yuzhu go to Jinyifang, wait for Chen Lizhu, the second daughter of Duke Chen, to come and hand it over to her in person, and then tell her a few words.

Then what happened today happened.

"Speaking of which, the young lady took too much risk this time." Yuzhu covered her chest, thinking about what happened yesterday when she went to Jinyifang to meet the young lady from the Chen family. She still looked frightened.

"What if Miss Chen refuses to agree?"

"That's my bad luck."

"Why are you talking nonsense again, girl? Our girl is not unlucky at all, it's just that her vision is a little poor. If she could have come to terms with it earlier..." It's not too late to think it over.

Yuzhu was a straightforward person who spoke her mind without hesitation. Qiuhua tugged at her sleeve when she was halfway through her words, and she finally reacted and gave a stiff smile.

"Well, this Miss Chen is really brave. She hasn't even seen the lady in person."

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but want to tease her when she saw her like this, and said sarcastically, "That's right, you haven't even seen my people yet, but you dared to make such a bold decision just by meeting a girl and talking to her for a few words. You are not an ordinary girl."

The little girls in the room all covered their mouths and laughed.

Yuzhu blushed and said, "Miss, you are making fun of me again."

Xue Chenyu smiled and told them to continue keeping an eye on every move in the mansion.

Whether it is the second house, Liu Ji Minrou or He Ruyi, they are all worthy of her attention.

Especially the timid fourth girl He Jixiang, I always feel that she is not as simple as she seems on the surface, and I don’t know when I can see her true face.

"You must keep a close eye on it and don't miss any movement."

Yuzhu and the other maids said yes in unison, and Qiuhua, Dongyue and Yumei went about their business.

Only Yuzhu was left in the room serving.

"Miss, this is the last time Lao Jiang will deliver food to the front. Starting tomorrow, he will no longer deliver food there."

Xue Chenyu nodded, and then she talked about the carriage again.

The new carriage should be delivered soon.

As for the people from the He family, He Ruyi didn't go out for the past two days because she was too embarrassed to see anyone, and no one else went out either. In addition, Xue Chenyu deliberately covered it up, so no one noticed that a carriage was missing.

However, when the dishes are replaced back to their original ones tomorrow, they will realize how difficult life is.

"Yuzhu, Grind, I need to draft a document for your daughter."

Yuzhu didn't understand why, but she did as she was told.

While she was drafting the paperwork, Yumei suddenly came in and reported, "Miss, the second old lady is here again."

Xue Chenyu paused, and when she looked down, she saw that a drop of ink had accidentally fallen on the half-written document.

Too bad I have to rewrite it.

Xue Chenyu was not annoyed. She asked Yumei to invite the person in. After drafting half of the document, she used the other books to stamp it.

Zhang is here.

But she wasn't the only one here.

Instead, he brought the women from the second house with him.

Zhang walked in front, and together with her maid, she carried a half-person-high celadon two-handled vase.

Behind her were two daughters-in-law, one holding a green-glazed three-handled single-dragon-handled pot as tall as a girl's forearm, and the other holding a set of white porcelain glaze tea sets.

These are all large items.

The third girl, He Shuang, was holding a box of jewelry in her arms. When Xue Chenyu saw her here, she opened the box a little uncomfortably.

There were gold and silver hairpins, a gold and jade hairpin, a mutton-fat jade bracelet that felt soft to the touch, and a total of seven or eight items.

"What is the Second Old Lady doing?"

Zhang smiled apologetically at Xue Chenyu, "Madam, I took this from you a while ago. It's been so long, so I'm returning it to you today."

Hear the words.

Xue Chenyu paused, "I don't quite understand what the Second Madam means."

Zhang's face looked even more apologetic as she gently put the vase down.

"Perhaps Madam, you think my current actions are a bit absurd, but I sincerely want to maintain a good relationship with you, Madam. These things are my sincerity."

As she spoke, she motioned to her daughter-in-law and daughter to put their things down.

Zhang's prestige in the second house is similar to Liu's status in the He family. She is the one who has the final say.

So they didn't dare to resist.

The large vase was placed on the ground, the small pot and tea set, as well as the box containing jewelry, were placed in the arms of Yuzhu and other maids.

Then, Zhang led them to leave.

Taking her things, is it considered sincerity? What is the second wife's plan?