Noble Lady

"Achi, Achi——"

Xue Chenyu sneezed several times and wiped her nose with a handkerchief in an unlucky manner.

"Who's been talking about me so late at night? It's bad luck."

Yumei poked her head out from behind Yuzhu. "Maybe it's Lord He? He always thinks Madam is playing tricks on him about Qiao."

Xue Chenyu was already unhappy, and became even angrier after hearing what she said.

"What bad luck! Don't mention this person in front of me anymore!"

Then he pulled the quilt and slid into it.

"You." Yuzhu pinched Yumei's face.

The little girl stuck out her tongue playfully and said, "I didn't mean it. I was just telling the truth."

Yuzhu pretended to hit her, but the little girl ran away like a loach and disappeared.

Everyone was used to the youngest girl's crazy behavior, and since she also had to help keep an eye on Ciwenyuan, no one paid too much attention to her whereabouts.

She couldn't run far after all.

soon.

Yumei, the little girl who everyone thought could not run far, came to the attic of Mingyu Pavilion.

This was the place where Xue Chenyu had taken a short rest during the day.

In the night wind, the window near Furongju opened, and a tall figure stood beside the bed.

Yumei saw it as soon as she entered the door.

"Prince, are you looking for me?"

The person in front of the window slowly turned around after hearing this.

The handsome face belonged to Situ Zhen, the prince of Prince Cheng, whom Xue Chenyu had met on the street that day.

"I can't believe you're doing so well in the He family."

If it were Fang Rui, he would have been terrified, but Yumei was not panicked at all. Instead, she came over with a smile.

"This is all arranged by His Highness. And Miss Xue is such a nice person. She gives me delicious food, beautiful clothes, and even a head ornament."

"Of course, there is also the most important gift."

Situ Zhen actually felt quite troubled when he saw her.

Fang Rui would not have the guts to arrange for this girl to come to the He family to be Miss Xue's maid. It must be that this little ancestor came here secretly.

Her status is not that prominent, but she is the only granddaughter of her master.

According to seniority, she should call herself uncle-master.

I have some relationship with him, so I am not famous, but I am famous at the same time.

But this little girl is so clever that no one knows what unexpected things she can do.

Look, she has condescended to serve as someone's maid.

"How long do you plan to play?" Situ Zhen asked her helplessly.

"There's no need to rush." ​​Yumei said to herself, and smiled as she took out the handkerchief embroidered with green bamboo and snow-white gauze that Xue Chenyu had given her from her precious purse.

"Look, this is what Miss Xue gave me. It's so beautiful." She raised her head proudly.

"Many wives of princes and nobles would not be willing to use this snowy gauze to make clothes, but she actually used it to make handkerchiefs. No wonder people say that the Marquis of Wu'an is extremely wealthy."

Situ Zhen's face darkened slightly. "Since you've taken someone else's personal belongings, you should keep them safe. If they're left outside, you know the consequences."

"Don't worry, Prince. I like Miss Xue very much and will never ruin her reputation." Yumei promised.

"So even if you, Junior Master, want it, I won't give it to you."

Situ Zhen: "I won't take it."

She is now married, and if her veil appears on him, even if it is something similar, it will only tarnish her reputation if it gets out.

People won't say anything about him, but she has to bear the stigma.

This is definitely not what he wants.

Seeing his serious expression, Yumei lost interest immediately: "No wonder Grandpa always says that the prince is as old-fashioned as an old man in his seventies or eighties."

You deserve to watch the woman you love marry someone else.

Of course, she didn't dare say the second half of the sentence.

If she dared to say it, she would definitely be beaten. She was not the kind of person who would ask for trouble.

After chatting about all sorts of things for a long time, Yumei finally told Situ Zhen about Xue Chenyu's recent movements.

"Miss Xue is determined to divorce."

A hint of joy flashed across Situ Zhen's eyes, but a trace of worry could not be hidden from his brows. "I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

The man surnamed He thought he was aloof, but his so-called talent was far from enough to make a name for himself in the court.

Wu'an Marquis Mansion is his best opportunity.

The Marquis' Mansion was born out of a military background and has accumulated a large amount of wealth. Now that the situation is unstable, they are in urgent need of a scholar to stabilize the status of the Marquis' Mansion, so it is reasonable for the master and Madam Xue to choose He Minzhi.

The He family had finally managed to get in touch with the Wu'an Marquis Mansion. The money and the road were ready, so he would not let go easily.

Unless He Minzhi gets a better opportunity.

"Find an opportunity to tell Miss Xue that the fourth young master of Yu Gelao's family is someone who can be used."

Available people?

How to use it?

Is this person cooperative or exploitable?

Yumei's little head turned, but before she could ask the question, a gust of wind blew past her ears.

Prince Cheng is no longer seen.

"Master Junior runs pretty fast."

……

At that time, in Ciwenyuan.

After helping Liu go to bed, Mother Huang took the opportunity to go to Ji Minrou's room.

Ji Minrou had been waiting for a long time, and seeing Mother Huang was like seeing a relative.

"Mother Huang, you are finally here."

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long." Mother Huang was very polite and treated her with more respect than she treated Xue Chenyu.

Ji Minrou quickly helped her up, "Mother Huang, there's no need to be so polite. I'm asking you to come here at this time. I believe you know why."

Mother Huang nodded, drank a cup of tea, and then told her the conversation between Liu and He Minzhi that she had overheard.

Ji Minrou suddenly became anxious, "Aunt actually wants the second old lady to be the housekeeper?"

"Yes, cousin, it has been decided."

what is this?

If she lets Zhang be the housekeeper, then wouldn't all her efforts be in vain?

Ji Minrou clenched her handkerchief and anxiously pulled Huang Mama's sleeve, "Huang Mama, you promised to help me."

"Miss Cousin, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that this matter is not that easy to handle."

"What does this mean, Mama Huang?"

Mother Huang has been with the old lady for so many years and knows a little about the He family.

But she only took some benefits from Ji Minrou to cover up the shameful things between her and He Minzhi, so she naturally had no obligation to tell everything she knew.

After hesitating for a while, Mother Huang said, "The old lady has always had her own rules for doing things, and even adults find it difficult to change them."

Fearing that Ji Minrou wouldn't believe it, she added, "Just talk about the matter of the housekeeper. Although the master has taken back the housekeeper's power from the lady, the final decision on who will be the housekeeper is still made by the old lady."

"The reason why we didn't let Madam continue to be the housekeeper was because she herself didn't want to. The old lady didn't want to make things too awkward, so she had no choice but to let the old lady from the second house take over."

As for letting a cousin be the housekeeper, let alone something like that, it's unheard of. Anyone who does that will be criticized.

Isn't this obviously throwing the He family's face out into the street for people to step on?

The old lady, who values ​​the reputation of the He family so much, would never agree.

But she still wanted to get some benefits from Ji Minrou, so she naturally couldn't say these words.

Ji Minrou was upset for a moment: "..."

Did she spend so much money and give Huang's mother so many benefits just to listen to such nonsense?

"Is there no other way?"

Seeing that she was unhappy, Huang's mother was afraid that her benefits would be lost, so she quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, cousin, the situation is not completely hopeless."

"As far as I know, the Second Old Lady doesn't really want to be a housekeeper. Cousin, why don't you start with the Second Old Lady?"