Noble Lady

In her previous life, she always considered He Minzhi and used all the power of the Marquisate to push him up.

He was even more trembling with fear, fearing that those people would catch him with even the slightest evidence, which would ruin his future.

But the mother and son said that she was a jealous woman, narrow-minded and intolerant.

Now that she had fulfilled their wishes, he turned against her, accusing her of being narrow-minded and saying that she no longer cared about his reputation and future in the government.

Why are some people so mean?

Saying that she was trying to sow discord between them as mother and son?

God knows, they have depended on each other for many years, and the relationship between them is stronger than gold. How could an insignificant outsider like her be able to disrupt it?

Xue Chenyu lowered her eyes and said, "Your Excellency is too kind. I dare not take matters into my own hands when it comes to leaving a widowed cousin behind. I will simply obey the old lady's orders. Whether you believe it or not, this is all I have to say."

"I will verify this matter with my mother. You did it, so don't try to shirk responsibility."

He Minzhi pointed at her and said this coldly, then left angrily.

Xue Chenyu felt sad and curled her lips sarcastically: How could she have thought in her previous life that this man was so talented and had such good character that he was worthy of being together for a hundred years?

He is truly possessed by evil spirits and has been blinded by greed.

"Madam, the master has come here with great difficulty, how could you quarrel with him?" Su Zhi, who was serving beside her, looked at her with an indescribable look.

Xue Chenyu raised her eyes and said, "You go down too."

"But... yes, ma'am."

Suzhi hesitated to speak, bowed reluctantly, and hurriedly left.

There was no one else in the room, and Xue Chenyu's expression turned completely cold.

They have been an orphan and a widow who have depended on each other for many years, so the mother-son relationship is naturally much deeper than that of others, and one word from them is worth ten or a hundred words from others.

She was sure that even if He Minzhi went to Liu's place, he would be coaxed into submission with just a few words.

No, He Minzhi's news came too quickly.

Even if someone had been delivering the message to him non-stop, it wouldn't have happened that he would have chased her right after she returned from Ciwenyuan.

It was obvious that he had known Liu's plan for a long time and was waiting for her to be the villain!

He Minzhi, He Hanlin, what a good plan to kill with a borrowed knife!

The bad guy made her do it, so his hands were clean and his reputation was clear.

Just like in her previous life, she paid the money, did the work, and had to bear the blame.

Why should he?

"What's wrong with Suzhi? She has only been in the mansion for half a year, but she has even forgotten who her master is." Yuzhu waited for Suzhi's back as she left, muttering unhappily.

Xue Chenyu came back to his senses when he heard Yuzhu's voice.

Yuzhu placed a thick stack of account books in front of her and divided them into three parts.

"Girl, everything you want is here."

Xue Chenyu opened the volume closest to her.

It was a thick volume, more than a person tall when opened, with densely packed red paper and black words on both sides. This was her dowry list.

When she got married, her mother was afraid that the He family would fall into poverty and her life would be difficult, so she wanted to give her all the wealth of the Marquis' Mansion.

So her dowry included twenty-eight shops of various types, all of which were profitable businesses such as silk shops, gold and silver shops.

There were more than a dozen loads of rare and precious treasures, and countless silks and satins.

There is also the carved rosewood bed, cabinet, set of tables and chairs, dressing table, and makeup box that she uses in Furongju now.

Each one of them is her mother's sincere love and blessing for her.

But in her previous life, after she married into the He family, these things were looted by Liu and the He family under various pretexts.

She thought of He Minzhi everywhere and never dared to say no.

But after the Xue family fell, Liu and the He family became even more aggressive and took away all her things.

Then there was the premeditated assassination at Qinglong Temple.

Xue Chenyu unconsciously squeezed the dowry list tightly, frightening Yuzhu so much that she quickly tried to snatch it away. "My dear, if you use more force, this little piece of paper will be torn to pieces."

Xue Chenyu slowly loosened her hand, smoothed out the crumpled paper lovingly, and closed it.

She had been in the mansion for only a short time in this life, and she had not yet reached the stage of trying to please Liu in every way as she did in the second year, so only a very few ornaments and jewelry were taken away by Liu and others.

I will definitely have to find a way to get it back later.

We won’t give them a single thing from the Xue family!

……

He Minzhi left Furongju angrily and went straight to Ciwenyuan.

As soon as she reached the door, she vaguely heard her mother, Liu, say to Ji Minrou, "Rou'er, you will live with your aunt from now on. Your aunt will definitely take good care of you. Unlike your heartless parents, your aunt will not bear to see you suffer."

He Minzhi frowned. How could his mother talk about his cousins ​​behind their backs? If someone heard it and spread it out, he would be criticized.

Seeing Liu and Ji Minrou holding hands affectionately through the stained glass window, He Minzhi's steps quickened and he rushed in without informing anyone.

"Mother."

Meeting the gaze of Old Lady Liu, He Minzhi couldn't help but kneel down and kowtow respectfully, "Son greets mother."

"Son, why are you here?" Mrs. Liu was surprised and happy. "Aren't you on duty today?"

"Son, I heard that my mother couldn't stop coughing, and I was really worried, so I asked for leave from my superiors and came home."

"How can you ask for leave for such a small matter? Nonsense!"

Liu was most proud of her son's filial piety. She was secretly delighted, but she pretended to be concerned about the overall situation. "As a man of great stature appointed by the imperial court, how can you be confined to such trivial matters?"

"……Yes."

"Aunt, my cousin is so filial and always puts you first. You must be hurting him by saying this."

The soft and sweet voice sounded like the sound of a yellow oriole singing out of a valley, hitting his ears.

The beautiful woman in plain clothes with only a silver hairpin on her head slowly turned around and bowed, and He Minzhi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Rou'er, meet your cousin."

"No gifts, no gifts."

He Minzhi looked at her secretly.

Cousin Rouer grew up in the He family, so it was not the first time he had seen her. However, after only not seeing her for a few months, he felt an unexpected surprise.

Mrs. Xue always wears fine silks and brocades, eager to show off the wealth of her Wu'an Marquis Mansion to everyone in the world. It's really boring.

It’s better to be like Rou’er, who is like a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally without any embellishment.

"Son, you've come just in time. I have something to discuss with you."

"Mother, please give me your instructions."

"Rou'er has been with me since she was little. Your cousins ​​will definitely not tolerate her in this situation. I intend to let Rou'er live with me, and your new wife has agreed. What do you think?"

"Logically speaking, a mother's love for her son is as heavy as a mountain. A son shouldn't refuse this small request, but..."

"Could it be that Xue said something in front of you?"

He Minzhi did not deny it.

Liu immediately snorted: He says one thing in front of you and another behind your back.

It turns out that all that obedience was fake, huh!