Noble Lady

Xue Chenyu looked innocent: "My daughter-in-law did it, why can't I say it?"

Liu then brought up those things and criticized her, then righteously yelled at Xue Chenyu:

"Not only did you withhold Rou'er's clothes, you even started to withhold our food. You even secretly sold off our family property. You act like you don't know what's wrong. Kneel down!"

"Aunt, your daughter-in-law is the daughter of a marquis after all. It's normal for her to be a little pretentious. Don't get angry with her. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt."

Ji Minrou added fuel to the fire and pretended to wipe away tears. "Unlike Rou'er, who has a miserable life, I am extremely grateful to be taken in by my aunt. I dare not even dream of anything else."

"I don't allow you to say that." Liu glared at Xue Chenyu in dissatisfaction.

"As long as I have something to eat in this family, you won't be hungry. You were raised by my He family, and you are half a daughter of my He family. I, an old woman, will never let anyone treat you unfairly."

After she finished speaking, Ji Minrou began to cry weakly.

Then Liu comforted her again.

Xue Chenyu watched them perform calmly.

She was getting tired of watching the same drama being played out over and over again so many times.

"Xue Chenyu! How dare you come back?!"

He Ruyi came in from outside with her face covered, and was immediately furious when she saw Xue Chenyu.

"You were clearly there at the time, but you would rather stand upstairs and watch me make a fool of myself than come out to help me out. What were you thinking?!"

Xue Chenyu glanced at him coldly, "Second Miss, you've returned safe and sound, no missing limbs, why are you so excited?"

"you you!"

"What do you mean by 'you'? Are you used to taking advantage of others, and now you're angry and embarrassed when you suddenly can't get any advantage?" Xue Chenyu sneered and pried open the two fingers that were pointing at his nose.

Liu started to turn her face away again, "What are you talking about? When did Ruyi take advantage of you?" Does a girl from our He family need to take advantage of you?

The vested interests certainly don't feel that they have gained an advantage, and may even take it for granted that this is what they deserve.

Xue Chenyu sneered in her heart, and naturally pretended to be innocent on her face.

"Just now, the old lady accused me of withholding my cousin's clothes, withholding food from the family, and secretly selling off the family property. But my daughter-in-law is being wronged."

"There's been no money in the family account for a long time. We've been supplementing the expenses with our daughter-in-law's own money, but now it can't be continued. We can't even afford to keep that carriage going. How can the He family afford to support so many people?"

Nonsense, you used to be able to come up with so much money to renovate the house, buy furniture, purchase carriages, and hire servants, but now you say you can't afford a coachman?

Liu looked at her angrily, but she also wanted to save face, so she couldn't say these words no matter what.

It's one thing to enjoy it with a clear conscience, but if you say it yourself, isn't that the same as admitting that you took advantage of her with her dowry?

"Don't talk nonsense. Compared to other families who have so many people following them, we only have a few servants who clean and do odd jobs. How can we not afford to support them?"

"Don't make excuses for what you did. Do you really think I'm an old woman who's easy to fool? Mother Huang, I'll punish you according to the family rules!"

Other families have family property, so your family should have some too.

Xue Chenyu was afraid that saying it out loud would hurt her feelings.

Yuzhu and Qiuhua quickly stood in front of Xue Chenyu, "What do you want to do? Our girl is not someone you can touch."

He Ruyi also gloated, "It's time to teach them a lesson. Xue is becoming more and more arrogant now."

Xue Chenyu glared at her, and she felt guilty for a moment, but became even more proud.

"Do you know how embarrassed I was just now in Jinyifang? You obviously have money, but you refused to help me pay the bill and deliberately watched me make a fool of myself in front of so many people. I have never seen someone as vicious as you!"

"I've never seen an ungrateful person like you!" Yuzhu retorted angrily.

She was really fed up with He Ruyi.

Before the girl married into the He family, He Ruyi was nothing in the family. She didn't even have a few decent clothes, and Liu always beat and scolded her.

After the girl got married, she was given new clothes, rouge and powder, taken out to meet the ladies from various families, and fed with the best bird's nests. After only half a year, initial results were seen.

But she actually repaid kindness with hatred.

If it weren’t for their girl, He Ruyi might still be crying in some corner right now.

"Who allowed you to talk to me like that? I'll tear your mouth off!"

Xue Chenyu pulled Yuzhu close to her. "Second Miss, you've been eating and taking things from me in Furong Residence. Today, if I don't clean up your mess, you'll start hurling insults at me. Was Yuzhu wrong to call you an ungrateful wolf?"

"Mrs. Xue, how dare you! Get down on your knees!" Mrs. Liu was furious. "Mrs. Huang, why are you still standing there? I'll punish you!"

Mother Huang hesitated for a moment, but still took down a vine as thick as a baby's arm that had been hanging on the wall.

"Aunt, please calm down. It's not worth getting sick from anger." Ji Minrou quickly soothed her in a soft voice.

Xue Chenyu knelt and saluted Liu, "Madam, your daughter-in-law has always been the housekeeper. However, it was because your daughter-in-law saw that you were weak and not suitable for hard work that she took over the responsibility."

"Now seeing how lively the old lady is, and how full of energy she is when scolding people, I'm sure even ten He Mansions would be able to manage it in perfect order. My daughter-in-law has sorted out the account books, and I ask the old lady to take back the account books and the keys."

"what do you mean?"

What does that mean? It means, of course, that I'm going to throw this mess back on you.

Xue Chenyu asked Qiuhua to hand over the small box containing the account books and keys on his shoulder.

"The account books for the past six months are all here, along with all the keys to the mansion. If you don't believe what my daughter-in-law said about the deficit in the accounts, you can take a look!"

Xue Chenyu has been laying the groundwork for so long just to get rid of the hot potato of the He Mansion's housekeeper.

But Liu was so shrewd that it was impossible for her to take back the housekeeper's power herself. He Minzhi had to be the one to speak up.

Just like Yuzhu said before, she has been the housekeeper for so many years, how could she not know what a mess the He family is?

Liu had waited so long for this fool like her to give her money to support the family. How could she possibly take this hot potato back on her own?

of course not.

Even because Xue Chenyu was going to hand over the housekeeper position, most of his anger dissipated.

He Ruyi: "Okay, I..." I wish I could have a new housekeeper!

"Don't talk nonsense. You are the mistress of the He family, so naturally you should be the one to manage the household. Don't say such things again in the future."

Liu interrupted He Ruyi and saw that her face was still covered with bruises. She pressed her temples with a headache.

"I remember asking you to reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors. How could you run out like this and get into trouble? With your character, how can I find you a good family?"