Noble Lady

After solving a big problem, Xue Chenyu was able to have a good sleep.

Sleep until dawn.

It was already noon when I woke up.

She stretched out her arms lazily from under the quilt, "Yuzhu."

Yuzhu quickly heard the sound and came to the bedside, folding the curtains. "Miss, there is something I need to tell you in detail."

She rarely showed such a serious expression, and Xue Chenyu was immediately half awakened from her sleepiness.

"what happened?"

"It's Miss He Er."

As Yuzhu spoke, she got a signal from Xue Chenyu and moved closer to her and whispered.

Yesterday afternoon, the people from the carriage and horse company had originally planned to go to the gate of the Hanlin Academy to pick up the carriage.

But the driver suddenly drove away and returned to the carriage inn at nightfall.

He had been missing for a while, and if something happened to him, it would be bad. So the owner of the carriage company took the driver to question him.

When asked, the driver confessed everything. He said that he had accepted bribes from the second daughter of the He family and took her to a place. He waited until dark and she didn't come out before leaving.

The carriage and horse business itself prefers to keep things simple, and the last thing they want to do in business is trouble.

But Xue Chenyu was their big customer, and the matter concerned the reputation of the He family girl, so they were afraid that it would be held against them in the future, so they hurried to her house to clarify the matter.

The people from the carriage and horse company came to He Mansion early in the morning, and fortunately they met Yuzhu.

"He Ruyi is so bold."

Xue Chenyu had completely woken up from her sleepiness, put on some clothes and walked out of bed barefoot.

"Did anyone at the carriage and horse business tell me where He Ruyi went yesterday?"

Yuzhu shook her head. "The boss of the carriage and horse shop asked me to tell you a message. He has taken the driver into custody. You can ask him about it anytime."

Boss Niu has such a big business, he is indeed a smart man.

Xue Chenyu: "Tell Boss Niu that I'll take some time to come over today and ask him to make sure he keeps an eye on the person for me."

"He has to keep those words to himself. If any word gets out, I'll make him pay for it!"

If these things were in his hands, they would be useful evidence to control Liu and He Minzhi.

Once it is exposed by others, it will be of no use to her now.

Yuzhu: "Don't worry, young lady. If he lets a word out of his mouth, I'll bring my head to you!"

Xue Chenyu's originally tense expression was amused by her words "bring your head to me".

"Not really, not really. You'd be more useful to me if you were alive and well."

"I knew that the girl liked me the most." Yuzhu's little face blossomed and she left happily.

Looking at her back, Xue Chenyu felt relieved again.

Yuzhu is such a good girl, she is only in her teens now.

In his previous life, in order to block the knife for her, he fell in front of her.

In this life, she must make Yuzhu live a happier life.

Xue Chenyu sat down in front of the dressing table and Qiuhua came forward to comb her hair.

She thought for a moment and then instructed, "Send a note home and tell them I'll be back in a couple of days."

"Is the young lady finally going back to the mansion to meet the Marquis and his wife? If the wife knew, she would definitely be overjoyed."

Xue Chenyu herself was also very happy.

The reason why he didn't dare to go home before was that there were many things pending and he felt uneasy.

But now that the mess left by the He family’s housekeeper has been cleared up, she has solved a problem and feels relieved.

The next step is to let the people from the He family vomit out what they have eaten bit by bit.

It's time for her to go home and see her parents.

After thinking for a moment, Xue Chenyu called Dongyue over and instructed, "From today on, take inventory of everything in the warehouse and pack them up one by one. Don't alert anyone about this matter."

"Dongyue understands."

We were just having breakfast when Mrs. Zhang, the old lady from the second house, came.

Yumei came in skipping and jumping to report. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Should we let her wait until the girl finishes eating before calling her in?"

Xue Chenyu put down her chopsticks and said, "Let her in first."

"Yes."

In fact, she didn't eat much in the morning, so she simply asked Yuzhu to remove breakfast.

Zhang was wearing a blue skirt today, with a thick floral-patterned shirt on the outside. It was flowing but warm, and very suitable for her age.

Her hair was tied up high and combed into a neat bun with two silver hairpins inserted in it.

Although it is not overly decorated, it is much more refined than its usual plain appearance.

After the greetings, Xue Chenyu asked her to sit down and brought her tea and some snacks.

“The second old lady looks like she has dressed up in this life today. It seems that she is going to be in a good mood as she is going to be the housekeeper.”

Zhang smiled bitterly, "Madam, it's not serious. It's just that you know today is the last day of relaxation, so you want to make yourself feel better."

What this meant was that she knew the housekeeper's difficulties and also Xue Chenyu's difficulties.

It's another expression of loyalty.

Xue Chenyu was no longer surprised by her frequent expressions of loyalty, but she was still curious.

What exactly happened to Zhang?

"Madam, I'm here today mainly because I have two things to trouble you with."

"No need to be so polite, Madam. Please speak."

Zhang took a sip of tea and it was obvious that she was a little nervous.

"I know this family is difficult, but I want to know what kind of outcome Madam wants."

Xue Chenyu played dumb and said, "I don't really understand what the Second Madam said. I've already handed over all the account books of the He family. When the time comes, the Second Madam will see it clearly. There's no way I can get what I want."

Zhang paused, as if thinking for a moment, "Then I understand."

The He family brought their own death upon themselves, it had nothing to do with her, and she didn't want to interfere.

"Then I'll talk about the second thing. Madam, I'd like you to help me find a suitable marriage for my daughter Shuang'er. I don't ask for anything rich or famous, but just one that can allow her to live a stable life for the rest of her life."

Xue Chenyu drank her tea slowly and ate a piece of dessert, neither hurried nor slow.

Zhang was so anxious that she couldn't sit still anymore and quickly added, "Madam, it doesn't need to be from a high-class family. Our second wife is not worthy of her. As long as she is of equal status and is the wife of the first wife, that's enough."

Xue Chenyu always remembered the incident that He Shuang had caused her in her previous life. If Captain Chen had not been a good person and an old subordinate of her father, they would have really become enemies.

"Second Madam, since you are so sincere in begging me, I might as well tell you the truth—"

"My mother's family, the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, is a family of military commanders, and my father didn't have much education. I can't find any literate and talented scholar to be your son-in-law."

"Even if I could find someone of the Third Miss's age, they would all be my father's subordinates or the families of some of her former subordinates. But most of them would be uneducated and illiterate."

"I don't think those big, strong warriors meet the He family's standards for choosing a son-in-law."

Zhang hurriedly emphasized, "Whether he's a scholar or a warrior, as long as she marries him, she'll be his wife and he can live a down-to-earth life."

She emphasized it again and again, and Xue Chenyu could no longer refuse.