Noble Lady

Just as Xue Chenyu thought.

The gate of the general's mansion was entered, but Du Jingyuan did not see it.

The one who came out to deal with it was the mistress of the Du family, Du Jingyuan's biological mother, Mrs. Du.

"Grandma Xue is so busy with her duties, how can she find time to come to our general's residence?"

Xue Chenyu was too lazy to play along with her. "There is no connection between our Marquis' Mansion and the General's Mansion. I came here just to see A Yuan."

Mrs. Du put on a standard hospitality smile and said, "Logically speaking, you and our eldest daughter are close friends, and you are a guest. Since you have come to our house, I should let you chat for a while."

"But now, her marriage is imminent, and the man is of high status and a scholar. It's time for her to be at ease and wait for her marriage. Aunt Xue should not distract her."

There was a smile on his face, but his tone was full of impatience.

This meant that they were afraid that she would affect Du Jingyuan's marriage, so they wanted her to leave on her own if she knew what was good for her.

Xue Chenyu paused holding the teacup, took a sip, and then put it down. "Mrs. Du, what you said makes sense. But if I hadn't intervened before, do you think A Yuan would have come back so easily?"

"If Miss Xue hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it," Mrs. Du said angrily. "After you got married, my eldest daughter was very quiet at home, but since she met you, she has become restless again."

"After all, our eldest daughter is a girl waiting to be married, and your great aunt Xue is a divorced woman. Our Du family can't afford a divorced girl."

Mrs. Du's face was filled with alienation and indifference. She almost pointed at Xue Chenyu's nose and scolded her, "You are a divorced person, don't try to lead someone who is about to get married astray!"

Xue Chenyu smiled politely. "Ayuan is considerate, gentle and generous. She's such a good person, she'll be happy no matter who she marries. If Mr. Chen is a good man, Ayuan's marriage will naturally be happy. If Ayuan's marriage is not happy, that's Mr. Chen's problem, not mine."

"Madam Du, you're making indirect accusations right in front of me. Are you afraid that my mother won't go to the General's Mansion to confront you?"

When Mrs. Du heard Xue Chenyu mention Mrs. Xue, her face turned ugly.

Why do they all marry warriors? The one named Jiang is the daughter of a merchant, but she can live a happy life, while I have to drift in this big house.

She couldn't accept it when she thought about it!

"Why are you bringing up your mother for no reason?" Madam Du said unkindly, "Our eldest daughter is about to get married, so it's really inconvenient for her to entertain guests. I hope Aunt Xue will understand."

"Before our eldest daughter gets married, please ask Aunt Xue to have less contact with her."

This is to make her break up with Du Jingyuan.

The smile on Xue Chenyu's face disappeared instantly.

"Mrs. Du, I divorced after only one year of marriage. It's indeed dishonorable, but I didn't do anything wrong. I went home amicably, not abandoned. Your so-called moral shackles have no effect on me."

"Also, I saved A Yuan's reputation and marriage. It was thanks to me that your General's Mansion was able to find her. If it weren't for me, you would still be searching for a needle in a haystack."

Mrs. Du felt a chill on the back of her neck. "What do you want to do?"

"If the General's Mansion can't show corresponding sincerity and thank you, I don't mind asking the Duke of Chen's Mansion for this thank you gift."

"You! How dare you?!" Mrs. Du's face turned green.

At the beginning, she had put a lot of thought into marrying into the Duke's Mansion. They did everything they could to keep the news of Du Jingyuan leaving home secret, and not a single word of it leaked out. This was how she was able to preserve her marriage with the fifth son of the Duke's Mansion.

It seemed that the marriage was just around the corner. If this news got out, Du Jingyuan's reputation would be ruined, and such a good marriage would fall into the hands of someone else!

Then the entire general's mansion and all her hard work would be wasted!

Xue Chenyu looked at her with a smile, as if asking, "Why shouldn't I dare?"

Mrs. Du gritted her teeth in hatred, but she knew that the daughter raised by Mr. Jiang was as unscrupulous as she was, and she was capable of doing anything!

"Can I go see Miss Du now?" Xue Chenyu asked her mother behind Mrs. Du.

My mother didn't dare to say anything and could only look at Mrs. Du.

Mrs. Du: "Go! Meet me whenever you want!"

The words squeezed out from between teeth sounded full of gnashing hatred.

"Thank you very much, Madam Du, for your help." Xue Chenyu bowed gracefully, then called Yuzhu, Xiahe, and Weng Xuemei who came to escort them, and they rushed to the inner courtyard together.

For Weng Xuemei, who came specifically to provide escort, she expressed regret that they were unable to fight.

"I thought that coming to the General's Mansion today would at least lead to a fight."

"Just shut up." Yuzhu twisted her ear.

Mrs. Du heard the conversation coming from the door and clenched her fists in anger, pounding them hard on the table. "How unreasonable!"

I was intimidated by a junior in my own home. It would be so embarrassing if this got out!

……

The rear house of the general's mansion.

In the small garden, there was still a pile of unmelted snow in the corner, and the flowers, plants and trees were all bare. Only a few scattered plum trees looked somewhat vibrant and energetic.

Xue Chenyu came here many times in her previous life, at least when she and Du Jingyuan were still close friends, they would come to each other's house and visit each other frequently.

However, this was the first time in her life that she officially stepped into the backyard of the general's mansion, and she suddenly felt a sense of melancholy as if she was revisiting an old place.

Yuzhu had been serving her since she was a child, so she had naturally been here before, but Weng Xuemei and Xia He had never been here, so they looked around curiously.

Finally, Weng Xuemei curled her lips and said, "I thought the general's mansion would be so grand, but it turns out it's just like this."

She originally wanted to say that it was not as good as the villa where she lived, but considering that Miss Du was her close friend and good sister after all, she was afraid that she would be unhappy to hear such words, so she changed her mind when the words were on the tip of her tongue.

"The general's mansion is not grand. I'm sorry to disappoint you." Du Jingyuan's voice suddenly rang out.

When Weng Xuemei heard the voice, she looked and saw Du Jingyuan and Du Juan standing in the corridor not far away.

Today she was wearing an apricot-yellow quilted long gown with a white cross-collar underneath and a blue-green pleated skirt. It had no complicated embroidery, but had a beauty of simplicity.

Her hair was casually tied up and fixed with a magnolia hairpin. When the wind blew, some fine hair fell down.

The whole person is fresh, elegant, gentle and graceful.

He was completely different from the man who usually wore tight clothes and could carry two bags of rice weighing 20 to 30 kilograms on his shoulders.

"I'm sorry, I didn't manage the people around me well. If I have offended you, please forgive me, Miss Du." Xue Chenyu knelt down and saluted, her attitude of admitting her mistake was excellent.

Du Jingyuan crossed her arms over her chest and looked her up and down. "The maidservant beside Miss Xue gossiped in public and was caught red-handed. You're asking me to forgive you with just two simple words. I'm afraid your sincerity isn't enough."

Xue Chenyu looked at her silently.

The atmosphere condensed instantly.

It was so cold that onlookers thought the two of them were about to quarrel.

"First, this girl is a guest of the Marquis's Mansion, not a servant; second, I think I have a very good attitude in admitting my mistakes."

Du Jingyuan: "No, that won't work. You have to admit your mistake to me, and I have to feel good about it."

Is this a quarrel?

Weng Xuemei, Qiuhua, Yuzhu and others looked at each other.

"That's enough. I have offended Mrs. Du just to come see you." Xue Chenyu rolled her eyes and walked towards Du Jingyuan.

Du Jingyuan naturally couldn't pretend anymore and pouted resentfully, "What are you talking about? I thought you forgot about me as soon as you returned to Beijing. ...Wait, who did you offend?"

"I've forgotten everyone but you." Xue Chenyu said disdainfully, "You must be hard of hearing. I've offended even Madam Du just to come see you."

You mentioned this and I really got excited!

"What's going on? Tell me in detail." Du Jingyuan excitedly took Xue Chenyu's arm and took her to her yard.

Yuzhu and others behind hurriedly followed.