Noble Lady

Liu walked out of the flower hall angrily.

Looking at the servants busy coming and going, but none of them could go find Xue Chenyu for her, she was so angry.

"Too deceiving!"

"It's simply too much!"

"If she didn't want to see me, she could have just refused. How could she invite me over and then leave me hanging here, playing tricks on me like this? Does she still see me as her mother-in-law?!"

"Old Madam, you are not her mother-in-law," Madam Huang corrected her. "The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion divorced you long ago, and you only have one concubine now."

When Liu heard this, her face turned green. "What did you say?"

Mother Huang quickly slapped herself in the face, "You old slave, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Shut up!" It would have been better if she didn't hit her this time. The more she talked, the angrier Liu became.

Mother Huang pretended to be panicked and quickly covered her mouth.

Liu stood at the door for a while, and then a maid came over and said, "Madam He, it's windy outside. Why don't you go into the flower hall and have some tea?"

"What tea? I don't want any!" Mrs. Liu flicked her sleeves and ordered Mrs. Huang coldly, "I'm going back."

Mother Huang was too busy to catch up.

The maidservant from the Wu'an Marquisate chased after her and shouted a few words, "Madam He, Madam He, are we not treating you well enough?"

She shouted and chased after him, and someone immediately went to inform Mother He.

A moment later, before Liu reached the second gate, she was stopped by Mother He.

"What is Madam He doing? Why is she leaving in such a hurry? Is there anything the servants haven't taken care of properly?"

"How dare you say that?" Liu was furious. "You coaxed me here, clearly to play a trick on me. What else do you want me to take care of?!"

Having said that, he strode out.

Mother He was bewildered and could only follow suit. "What are you talking about, Madam He?"

"The servants are serving tea and snacks. If Madam He is dissatisfied with anything, just tell her directly. If you leave like this, won't outsiders say that our mansion neglected its guests?"

Liu said angrily, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about such a trivial matter, and you don't have to follow me. Just pretend I haven't been here today."

Of course, it was impossible for Mother He to be so obedient, so she just followed closely.

Just follow it and you will reach the door.

It happened that Mrs. Xue and another mother were also at the door. Liu thought it was no time to talk to her anymore. She became angry, but she could only say goodbye politely.

Mrs. Xue didn't even try to keep her, but just smiled and sent her to the carriage.

From the perspective of outsiders, Madam He was valued in the Marquis' Mansion, and even if the Marquis's daughter divorced them, it would not be humiliating. This was the upbringing of the Marquis' Mansion.

Liu got on the carriage and left, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

When the carriage jolted to a halt at the He family's gate, she suddenly realized, "I've actually been tricked by the Xue family!"

He Minzhi asked in confusion, "What do you mean, mother?"

Liu said viciously, "You went to the gate of the mansion several times before. Someone must have seen you and criticized you behind your back."

"I've posted another invitation this time. If they insist on not meeting me, outsiders will spread the bad reputation of the Marquis' Mansion as narrow-minded. They deliberately invited me into the Marquis' Mansion to put on a show for outsiders to see!"

"If we want to enter the Marquis' Mansion again in the future, I'm afraid it won't be easy."

He Minzhi frowned upon hearing this and said, "I never thought they could be so scheming and cunning. It's simply despicable. Mother, what do you think we should do?"

Liu sneered, "Before, we thought that since we were once family, we were willing to accept her as a daughter of the Xue family and show her sincerity. Now that they are shameless, we don't need to give them this face."

"Da Lang, go find a matchmaker and have them take turns going to the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion to propose marriage starting tomorrow."

He Minzhi looked at her puzzledly.

"Don't worry about it, just do as you're told." Liu paused and said viciously, "I just don't believe that she's a woman our He family doesn't want. Apart from our He family, who else would be interested in her?"

"If we make such a big fuss, I don't believe she will refuse to marry me."

He Minzhi deeply agreed with this.

A woman's reputation is very important. He just doesn't believe that Xue Chenyu and the Wu'an Marquis Mansion can continue to quarrel.

It would be fine if she honestly married into the He family with a generous dowry, but if she insisted on not doing so, then she would be completely ruined!

……

"Ah-chi, Ah-chi..."

At this time, in Furongju, the mansion of Marquis Wu'an, Xue Chenyu sneezed violently twice.

Yumei quickly handed over the handkerchief.

Xue Chenyu waved her hand, stood up holding up her skirt and walked to the window.

Yumei quickly followed, "Miss, is there anything you're worried about?"

Xue Chenyu turned her head and glanced at her. This child looked somewhat similar to Weng Xuemei, but her behavior was much more considerate and gentle than that girl.

"By now, Liu and He Minzhi should have reacted." Xue Chenyu said slowly, looking at the sky in the distance.

Yumei blinked in confusion, then looked at Qiuhua.

Qiu Hua then stepped forward and asked, "Young lady, are you worried that the He family mother and son will start a commotion once they realize what's going on?"

"I'm not worried, they will definitely make a fuss." Xue Chenyu said with a smile.

"Today I called Liu here and teased her again. She should have understood what was going on before she even returned home. Given her temper, she won't let it go."

Qiuhua asked in confusion, "That girl knew that she would not let it go, so why did she still..." tease her?

There are more than one way to deal with the old lady. Why did the girl choose the method that would cause the greatest backlash?

Xue Chenyu touched her chin and said, "They are really annoying. I can't just stay at home all day long just for them."

"It's better to make a big fuss than to stew and cut the meat with a knife."

The next day, Qiuhua finally understood what Xue Chenyu meant by the big fuss.

The He family hired a matchmaker, an official matchmaker at that. Three or five matchmakers came to the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion in a noisy manner, saying that they were there to propose marriage.

Mrs. Xue had already instructed the doorman that Uncle Fu's place was under strict surveillance and no one should be able to get through.

But in this case, even though He Minzhi and her son did not come, the matchmakers, who took money, would do anything to achieve their goals. Since they could not enter the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, they stayed at the door all day long.

Xue Chenyu continued to go in and out, and anyone who dared to come forward and harass her would be beaten out.

But the matchmakers just refused to give up.

Within a few days, the gossip spread.

The rumor was everywhere that He Minzhi, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, had divorced the eldest daughter of the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion, but he still fell in love with her. Now he sent a matchmaker to propose marriage, but was rejected by the Marquis's Mansion.

There are many rumors about He Minzhi's deep love. They all say that he is deeply in love. Which woman doesn't want to marry such a perfect husband?

As a result, there were many verbal and written criticisms against Xue Chenyu.