Noble Lady

Upon hearing this, Xue Chenyu looked at Yumei deeply.

Xiao Yumei was terrified by her gaze, "...Miss, why are you looking at me like that?"

"The prince left a message..." Xue Chenyu's voice was soft and gentle, with a hint of teasing, which whetted people's appetite.

The little girl, who was slightly older than Miss Xue Er, was immediately itching to speak. "What did Junior Master-Uncle leave behind? Miss, tell me."

"The prince left a message saying that if you don't want to return to the palace, you can stay in the marquis's residence and wait for him to come back."

Yumei's already round eyes widened in disbelief. "Really? Then I don't have to go back?"

"We still have to go back, but we can wait until the prince comes back."

Yumei: "Great!" She jumped three feet high with joy.

Then he walked out excitedly, saying as he walked, "Leave the affairs of the He family and Cui's residence to me!"

I was so excited that I felt like I had endless energy. I completely forgot that I had traveled thousands of miles across mountains and rivers and had just returned to Beijing today.

Qiuhua, Xiahe and Yuzhu in the room couldn't help laughing.

This little girl is usually quite clever, why does she become so dumb when she gets excited? The girl only took a few of them out of the capital, not everyone, so naturally someone would inquire about the news.

Why would she, who has been exhausted from the journey and hasn't had a rest, have to run around like that?

"Come back, someone has done the job of finding out the news." Finally, Yuzhu stopped her.

Yumei realized it belatedly, "Oh, yes, Su Yingjie and Qiniang are here too."

"Little kid, getting overly excited when something happens is not a good thing. Your mentality still needs to be tempered. Do you understand?"

What happened next was that Yumei was dragged back to her room by Yuzhu by twisting her ears.

After experiencing many things in Haicheng County, everyone knows that Yumei killed a bandit leader with her own hands, but Yuzhu's attitude towards her remains the same. This is what she really wants to pursue.

"You all should go back and rest. You've all been exhausted from the journey. There's no need to keep anyone on guard tonight."

Xue Chenyu looked at Xia Heqiuhua who was still standing there and gave gentle instructions.

Qiu Hua and Xia He looked at each other, saw the light flashing in each other's eyes, and then they both nodded obediently.

Then he retreated.

"It's so warm..."

Xue Chenyu tucked herself into the quilt. The heat from the burning golden charcoal and the warmth from the earth dragon made every pore of her body relax.

I haven't felt this comfortable in a long time.

Only when I got home did I realize how tough the journey had been.

However, her wild thoughts did not last long and were soon overwhelmed by waves of fatigue.

……

On the second day after returning to Beijing, Xue Chenyu called Su Zhi and Qin Niang over.

I didn't take them all with me when I left Beijing, so naturally I wanted to leave some people in the capital to facilitate gathering information and doing things.

He Jixiang also rushed over with joy when he learned that Xue Chenyu had returned to Beijing.

"Sister Xue, I was so worried about you being away from Beijing for so long. Did anything happen along the way?"

"I'm back safely, don't worry. I've always been blessed by luck." Xue Chenyu patted the back of He Jixiang's hand.

He Jixiang is now a wife. Her complexion is very different and her cheeks are much rounder than before.

Today she was wearing a thick light blue jacket with a lining, and a red skirt that reached her chest. The edges were trimmed with fur, which made her look very warm and plump.

You can tell from her face that her new husband treats her well.

"How is it? Is Captain Chen treating you well? If he treats you badly, you must tell me and I will stand up for you."

When she said this, two red clouds appeared on He Jixiang's cheeks. She bit her lower lip, wanting to say something but hesitant. She was even more shy than when she was a girl.

"...Thank you for thinking of me, sister. My husband treats me very well..."

Xue Chenyu naturally knew it, and it was obvious that he was teasing her on purpose.

"He should treat you well. You are the daughter who married out of our Wu'an Marquis Mansion. If he dares to treat you badly, I will have my father punish him."

"No, no, my husband, he is very good..." He Jixiang said these words shyly.

Then, meeting Xue Chenyu's smiling eyes, he realized belatedly, "Sister Xue, you're making fun of me again!"

"No, no, how can we sisters make fun of each other?" Xue Chenyu teased her with a smile, "Sister, I'm just concerned about how you're doing. I'm afraid to ask directly, so you only report good news and not bad news, right?"

He Jixiang thought about it and agreed, but he was still surrounded by embarrassment. He bit his lips quietly, his face flushed, and stopped talking to her.

Humph, bullying.

Xue Chenyu leisurely picked up the teacup and took a sip. It was the familiar tea fragrance, and the whole body felt relaxed after taking a sip.

This is much better than the time I spent in Haicheng County.

At that time, it was difficult to even drink water, let alone tea.

We drank tea after the rain.

"Tell me everything that happened to the He family during the time I was away from Beijing." Xue Chenyu said.

When talking about the He family, she had no intention of avoiding He Jixiang.

Qi Niang stepped forward first and said, "A lot has happened since the young lady left the capital. He Ruyi's miscarriage hasn't healed, and Cui Hua pretended to be nice at first, letting the imperial physician look after her."

"After a long time, Cui Hua became too lazy to care about it. Now, she even asks her maids to call for a doctor."

"But her health hasn't improved, and she's almost spent all her money. Now no one cares about her as the mistress anymore."

Qinnan spoke with some emotion.

Although she went to the girl later, she heard Yuzhu and the others talk about the experience of the second girl of the He family.

What does it mean to play a good hand of cards badly? This is what she is like.

If she hadn't taken advantage of the girl, stepped on her, and even been so smart as to have an affair with a man with bad intentions, she wouldn't have ended up like this.

He Jixiang also sighed, "The person who now replaces He Ruyi in charge of the house is someone Sister Xue also knows. It's Yu Shu."

Xue Chenyu turned to He Jixiang: "Have you visited He Ruyi?" If he hadn't visited her, he wouldn't be so clear about her current situation.

"Yeah." He Jixiang nodded. "After all, she had a miscarriage and lost half her life. The heartless mother and son of the He family didn't care about her at all. I just wanted to see how she was doing."

For a married woman, even her own family doesn’t care about her life or death, so her husband’s family will probably care even less about her.

He Jixiang is not a kind-hearted person. He would not write off all the unfair treatment He Ruyi had given him in the past just because of what happened to He Ruyi.

Her sympathy and pity for He Ruyi were purely based on empathy between women.

Unexpectedly, He Ruyi's life was worse than she had imagined.

Xue Chenyu nodded slowly, "Cui Hua is not a good man."

When she sued He Minzhi, Cui Hua submitted the lawsuit without hesitation, just to take the opportunity to distance himself from the He family and step on He Minzhi.

He didn't care whether He Ruyi was dead or alive.

"Now that Yushu has climbed up, how is Qiuyue?"