Noble Lady

Xue Chenyu paused and asked, "Mother, do you know the Cui family?"

Madam Xue nodded, "The Cui family's east and west mansions are both populated by high-ranking officials and dignitaries."

"Cui Hua, who married He Minzhi's sister, is a member of the Cui family."

Mrs. Xue was slightly startled. "I thought it just happened to be the last name Cui, but I didn't expect there was a real connection."

Xue Chenyu then told her about the relationship between Cui Hua and Mr. Cui Erye of the Cui family's East Mansion. Mrs. Xue just clicked her tongue twice but didn't comment any further.

But Xue Chenyu could probably guess what her mother meant: no matter how high a position a man reaches or how good his reputation is outside, he can't change his habit of eating shit.

She looked at Xue Chenyu again and said, "Your father doesn't have this disease yet." It was as if she knew what her daughter was thinking.

Xue Chenyu was a little embarrassed, but business was important, so she quickly put the embarrassment behind her.

"Even though Cui Hua is just the concubine of Mr. Cui, he's still a member of the Cui family. If he wants to marry a girl from a good family, it's not impossible. Why does he have to marry He Minzhi's sister?"

"Mother also knows what's going on with He Minzhi's sister's marriage. At first, I didn't understand, but later I understood why he was trying so hard to get involved with the He family."

"Because of you?!" Mrs. Xue was surprised. "Because you are the daughter of the Xue family?"

Among those who came to propose marriage was a member of the Cui family, even if he was just a branch. But she felt that it might not be a good thing for her daughter to marry into such a family.

I felt uncomfortable because of the pressure from the word "Cui", so I simply refused.

I didn't expect that they would resort to this method to get close to the Xue family.

Mrs. Xue also told Xue Chenyu what she was thinking.

Xue Chenyu only then realized that a member of the Cui family had come to ask for marriage before. This made it even more plausible that Cui Hua was using He Ruyi to get close to her and the Xue family.

"Yu'er, what you just said, are they just your own inferences, or do you have any evidence?"

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but smile. "Mother, there's no need to ask so politely. Aren't you just asking if this is just my imagination? In your eyes, your daughter has become so narcissistic?"

Feeling a little guilty when asked by her, Madam Xue said, "Not really, it's just that they definitely won't tell you the truth about this kind of thing."

Xue Chenyu said, "Of course, my mother was there when Cui Hua filed the complaint in the Jingzhao Prefecture Hall."

"If Cui Hua wasn't so determined to break off relations with the He family, do you think he would be so resolute as to take He Minzhi to court?"

After a brief silence, Madam Xue slowly said, "During the time you were away from Beijing, I asked someone to inquire about He Ruyi's recent situation. She's not doing well. Cui Hua also has more than one lover outside."

"So, the possibility that Cui Hua broke with the He family because of her doesn't exist."

"...Mother has been making fun of her daughter just now." Xue Chenyu reacted belatedly.

Mrs. Xue: Look at what my daughter has thought of. How can it be called a joke?

She neither refuted nor admitted it.

That's the default.

Xue Chenyu felt that she should get to know this "loving mother" again.

"When my mother received this letter, she also did a lot of verification, right?"

Madam Xue nodded. "Before receiving this letter, the shop below had problems one after another, and after that, there were endless accidents. Fortunately, the shopkeepers were still useful, so they didn't cause too much trouble."

She didn't tell the details, but from her words, Xue Chenyu could tell that the situation was not easy.

Looking back now, in the more than a month before the marriage was arranged for her, A'niang had indeed been very busy, working non-stop without stopping.

Because those things seemed to have happened "last year", but in fact, for her, they were several years ago in two lifetimes combined. If her mother hadn't mentioned it, she might not have been able to remember it.

Thinking of this, Xue Chenyu quickly gathered her scattered thoughts, "Mother, the identity of Bao Heminzhi must be extraordinary. It will be difficult for us to investigate. We might as well find another way."

"how do you want to do it?"

"The He family still owes me a house and three shops." Xue Chenyu supported her chin and smiled meaningfully.

Mrs. Xue only needed to think about it for a moment before she remembered this matter.

"That's good. If they can expose the people who are protecting them, they'll win. If they can't let the people behind the He family reveal any clues, it won't be a loss to take back an old house. Even if we can't take it back, we have to make them angry."

"Yes, Auntie is right."

Before leaving Beijing, Xue Chenyu had no intention of doing anything too drastic. After all, she was still trying to play the long game at that time.

Look, doesn’t this prove that there is indeed someone behind him?

Now that she has divorced He Minzhi, even if Liu really dies one day, it will have nothing to do with her.

Besides, He Minzhi returned home safely, so how could she let him live too comfortably?

Therefore, it is time to force them to hand over the He family mansion.

The mother and daughter talked for a while, mainly Mrs. Xue asked Xue Chenyu about the details of her stay in Lingnan during this period.

There are some things that Yuzhu is not comfortable talking about in public, and Mrs. Xue is not comfortable asking about them either.

For example, has there been any practical progress between Prince Cheng and his beloved daughter?

Xue Chenyu definitely couldn't tell the truth about this kind of thing. "The prince has his official duties to attend to, and my daughter has her own affairs to attend to. What's the point of asking this, mother?"

"What else could you be thinking? Do you really think your mother has lived in vain all these years?" Mrs. Xue said unhappily.

She had eaten more salt than her daughter had eaten rice. Did she really think she couldn't see that her daughter had changed her mind about the prince? Before she set out, her attitude towards the prince was completely different from now.

Something must have happened on this trip south.

Although the mother is gossipy, she cannot force her children to do anything. She will go back and ask Yuzhu and the others.

"The prince is not someone who would force others to do things against their will."

Xue Chenyu's answer was ambiguous and perfunctory.

Mrs. Xue already had a plan in mind, so she didn't delve into it any further.

It was getting late, so Xue Chenyu took her leave.

"Wait." Mrs. Xue suddenly called her.

"You have to be careful. The old lady from the He family came to see you several times in the past two months, but I always asked them to turn her away on the pretext that you were busy and couldn't come." Mrs. Xue seemed to have just remembered this.

Xue Chenyu: “…” Mom, you are really my mother.

After returning to Furongju, Xue Chenyu reviewed the conversation with Mrs. Xue.

First, He Minzhi has been bailed out and returned home, and will be reinstated soon. The person behind this is either wealthy or noble, but we can use the He family's old house as a test.

The second point is that someone had been targeting the Xue family last year. This person might be related to the person who saved He Minzhi, or they might not be related, but they were definitely not an ordinary person. Because ordinary people would not open their mouths and say they would return to the court.

There is also a strong suspicion that the Cui family is plotting to seize the Cui family's wealth, but this is only speculation at the moment.

Furthermore, since Liu still wanted to pester her, she had no choice but to let her give up the idea completely.

"Qiuhua, have someone find out about the current situation of the He family, including everyone, big or small. Also find out about He Ruyi's recent situation."

"I'll go, Miss!" Qiuhua was about to respond when Yumei said, "I'm good at these things, and I have spies on Cui Hua's side."