Noble Lady

"I'm sorry, Rou'er, I was too impatient."

He Minzhi realized that his attitude was too harsh and quickly softened his voice.

What the mother said was that no matter what, Ji Minrou was pregnant with his child, and he had to wait until she gave birth to the child first.

Seeing that Ji Minrou didn't say anything, he continued, "Cousin, listen to my explanation. The other party is really too powerful, and they came with such force that I was caught off guard."

"I was afraid you'd get implicated, so I spoke without thinking. Can you please forgive me? You're pregnant with my child now, and I can't let anything go wrong for you."

"Don't worry about this matter. I have my own plan. I'll tell you in detail after the matter is resolved, okay?"

Ji Minrou seemed silent, but in fact she was frightened by his sudden roar.

It took her a while to react, and she nodded blankly, "...Since cousin has said so, then I, Rou'er, can naturally understand. But cousin, this matter cannot be let go like this."

"Don't worry, I have an idea."

He Minzhi coaxed Ji Minrou a few more times before she calmed down. He then called Shi Tou to send her back.

Ji Minrou didn't even have the chance to ask the question she asked every day, "When will you give me a legitimate status?"

He Minzhi breathed a sigh of relief and went to Xiaocao.

Xiaocao's belly also showed signs of pregnancy, and because she didn't deliberately maintain her figure, her belly looked even bigger than Ji Minrou's.

Most importantly, He Minzhi felt that compared to Ji Minrou, who regarded herself as the mistress of the He family, Aunt Zhao was gentler, more considerate, and less aggressive than her.

Nor will I ask for this or that expression of affection every day.

The most important thing is that she would not say things like "Rou'er followed you without a name or status, do you want our child to be born without a name or status?"

When Xiaocao heard the report, she came out with a bulging belly.

"Sir, what kind of bandits did you encounter? Why did they beat you like this?" Xiaocao, as Aunt Zhao, felt both distressed and worried.

As he said that, he told Chunhua to quickly get the medicine box.

He Minzhi was unwilling to elaborate because he didn't see clearly who started the fight. Bangbang punched him a few times, then jumped out of the car and drove away.

He had no evidence against anyone.

But he could not say such humiliating words. He only vaguely said that he was envied by some people, and those people, seeing that they could not defeat him head-on, retaliated against him secretly.

Xiao Cao blinked and then said, "How could there be such a shameless person?"

He Minzhi: "Yeah."

Xiao Cao then said, "But sir, this kind of thing is usually done in a rather covert way. Those people are well-known and influential, so I'm afraid they won't come forward directly. It would be difficult for you to... settle the score with them."

These words really touched He Minzhi's heart.

Using this excuse, when others asked him about it, he could just say that some people only dared to hire someone to hurt others secretly, without naming any names, and he could get away with it.

Although being beaten is shameful, it is better than being beaten without even knowing who beat you.

He Minzhi sighed, "Even if they knew who did it, they wouldn't admit it."

Xiaocao nodded, carefully applied the medicine to him, and asked no more questions.

He Minzhi saw the account book on her desk and a half-finished embroidery on the other side, and immediately felt pity for her.

"Are you always so busy on weekdays?"

Xiao Cao put away her half-finished embroidery embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, sir. I'm not very skilled. I just do these for fun to kill time."

"As for these account books, although there are not as many people in the palace as before, there still needs to be someone to look at the accounts coming in and out."

As she spoke, Xiaocao sighed, "If the old lady was better, or if there was a mistress at home, my lord wouldn't have let a concubine like me take care of all this."

This sentence touched He Minzhi, Madam, it must be there.

In any case, if he wants to climb up the ladder, he can't always let a concubine run the household. He will definitely need the support of his father-in-law's family in the future.

Although Xue Chenyu is arrogant and has had some unclear relationship with Sun Ping'an, fortunately she is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's Mansion and is now conferred the title of County Lord, so she is naturally the best candidate.

He chatted with Xiaocao for a few more minutes before leaving.

When he left, he no longer had the depressed look he had when he came.

"Spring flowers."

"Auntie."

After He Minzhi walked away, Xiaocao called Chunhua over and said, "Tell Miss Suying that what she asked you to say has been passed on to He Minzhi."

Chunhua nodded and quickly and cautiously revealed her identity.

He Minzhi did not return to his own courtyard, but went straight to Ciwenyuan.

Ever since He Ruyi got married and Ji Minrou moved out, only Liu and a few other people under her, including Huang Mama, lived in Ciwenyuan, making it quite spacious.

He walked into the house with his swollen head and no covering.

"Da Lang, who beat you like this?" Liu came over excitedly.

She is in good health now and can get up and walk around, but she is still not as strong as before, so it is just a thought.

When He Minzhi walked up to her, Mother Huang quickly pulled a chair for him to sit down and then tactfully left.

"Mother, I went to the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion today."

Liu's eyes lit up. "You saw Xue Chenyu? What did she say?"

He Minzhi opened his mouth and said, "...I didn't see anyone."

"How is that possible? You're a seventh-rank editor in the Imperial Academy, and you've come to her house in person to ask for an audience. How could she possibly refuse to see you? And you've been reinstated this time. Even if she's stupid, she wouldn't be able to fail to see that, right?"

Liu was very unconvinced. He Minzhi just said that he didn't see anyone, but she had eight hundred sentences waiting for her.

He Minzhi frowned unhappily and said, "In fact, I didn't see anyone, and was even kicked out by the people from Wu'an Marquis Mansion."

"This is simply outrageous!" Liu slammed the table angrily. "How dare they do this to my son? The people in Wu'an Marquis's Mansion are blind. Don't they know that my son has a bright future?"

She knew that there was someone behind He Minzhi, but she didn't think about it. What others saw was that He Minzhi had such a bad character that it was useless for him to be an official.

He Minzhi took great pains to explain before Liu accepted the news that He Minzhi had failed to meet Xue Chenyu and failed to persuade her to come back.

"So what are you going to do next?" Liu asked. "It's definitely not a good idea to have one concubine manage the mansion's accounts."

"It doesn't matter if it lasts for a short time, but if it lasts for a long time and gets out, people will start criticizing our He family again."

"Besides, Xue Chenyu has not given up on taking this house over to her yet. Only by getting her to agree to rejoin the He family can this matter be satisfactorily resolved."

How could He Minzhi not know this?

His informant in Jingzhao Prefecture told him that Xue Chenyu had gone to Jingzhao Prefecture to file a complaint years ago, demanding to take over the He family's old house and the few remaining shops of the He family.

Fortunately, Lord Mei, the Jingzhao Yin, was afraid of the person behind him and did not dare to act rashly.

Before the New Year, I made the excuse that I was busy at the end of the year and that I might not be able to handle the lawsuit immediately even if I received it. After all, it was not a matter of life and death, so it would take time to process and I would have to wait until after the New Year to see.

So, it was delayed until Xue Chenyu was conferred the title of County Lord.

He had discussed with his mother that the He family needed a mistress. Given the current situation of the He family, it was impossible to come up with a large amount of money to marry a new wife.

As a divorced woman, Xue Chenyu's reputation has long been ruined, and it must be difficult for her to remarry.

With sweet words, as long as you can coax her over, if she doesn't ask for a betrothal gift and brings a large and generous dowry, then the He family will make a sure profit by marrying her.

Moreover, she now has the identity of a county lady. Although it is an honorary title, it sounds good. If the He family can marry a county lady, it will definitely be the best help to He Minzhi.

I didn't expect that when I went there today, I didn't even see him.

"Mother, do you think Xue Chenyu is unwilling to marry into the He family again?" He Minzhi was a little unwilling.

Liu sneered at this, "She doesn't want to? Humph, at this point, Dalang, you are still willing to marry her, it is her great blessing, what right does she have to refuse?"

"She's a woman who was kicked out of our He family, and she's having an affair with a servant's child. If she doesn't want to marry you, does she want to marry some noble family?"

If Xue Chenyu knew the wishful thinking of the He family mother and son, she would probably want to slap them over.

The He family mother and son are really weird.