Noble Lady

"What bad luck!" Yuzhu stomped her feet in anger.

If she hadn't been mindful of still being in the carriage shop, she would have started cursing.

Not only did she want to curse, she also wanted to strangle He Ruyi to death.

The girl is a good daughter of a marquis. It would have been fine if she had worked hard and been uncomplaining after marrying into the He family, but now she has to be involved in all these troubles of the He family.

If she is not careful, the girl's reputation will be affected.

Thinking of this, Yuzhu wanted to kill someone.

Xue Chenyu came out of the room and went straight to see Boss Niu, asking him to hand the man over to him.

Because the He family could not support so many people, the coachman was hired at the same time as the carriage was purchased. It was only an employment relationship, and the contract was not in her hands.

However, most of these coachmen were trained by the carriage and horse business, and it was not difficult to control them since they had the indentures.

Boss Niu agreed readily.

He would be happy to get rid of this person who might cause trouble for him if he kept him around.

There are many people who are greedy for small profits, but if the driver has a lot of money, he will be courting death. If you are not careful, you may implicate him.

Soon, Qian Da's indenture fell into Xue Chenyu's hands.

If Furongju was a courtyard of the He family, she might be helpless.

But it just so happened that this used to be an independent courtyard, and there was even a cellar.

There are plenty of places to deal with him.

But she also gave a death order: "This matter can only be known by you, me and him. If there is a fourth person who knows about it, I will only hold you accountable."

Yuzhu said solemnly: "Yes!"

This matter concerns the girl's reputation, so she dare not be careless at all.

Sitting in Furongju, Xue Chenyu's heart still couldn't calm down for a long time.

She knew that He Ruyi wanted to break free from Liu's control, so she wanted to seize any opportunity, but she didn't expect her to be so brave!

Thinking about it this way, it seemed that there was a clue that in her previous life, after she married the failed scholar chosen by Liu, their relationship was not harmonious and her personal maid took advantage of the situation.

In that case, she would give He Ruyi another push.

"Yuzhu, go to Ciwenyuan and tell her that I want to see Liu and see when she is free."

Although Yuzhu didn't know what her intention was, she still did it.

Soon Liu replied, saying that she was tired today and would go tomorrow.

Xue Chenyu was not unhappy because Liu was deliberately putting on airs and ignoring her. Instead, she was in a good mood.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xinran asked people to prepare dinner.

After Yuzhu left Ciwenyuan, Liu's kind face disappeared.

"Madam, what does the lady want to do by coming to see you at this time?"

Mrs. Liu said indifferently, "How would I know what she wants to do? She's just going to say something to make me unhappy."

Madam Huang said hurriedly, "This old servant thinks that Madam may be regretting handing over the housekeeper's power, and she wants to come to you to mediate."

That’s why Mrs. Liu didn’t think Xue Chenyu regretted it.

But Xue Chenyu must have some purpose in looking for her at this time.

"She always came directly beforehand. Have you ever seen her specifically mention this in advance? This is clearly a posturing for me."

After a pause, Liu said confidently, "It's not a big deal, though. We'll know what she wants to do when she comes tomorrow."

After all, she couldn't escape Dalang.

Who in Kyoto doesn't know that Marquis Xue's eldest daughter will marry none other than the eldest son of the He family?

……

Let’s talk about He Minzhi.

Although he lost his sedan chair and carriage, he didn't seem to be inconvenienced at all.

Before daybreak, the carriage from Lord Yu's family arrived at the door to pick him up to go on duty.

After work, I sent it back to him.

He Minzhi and the fourth son of the Yu family were as close as a couple, and they even made an appointment to go to a poetry reading during their days off.

He Minzhi already felt that he had reached the threshold for promotion to the cabinet.

Shitou saw him walking with such confidence and high spirits that he couldn't help asking, "Sir, the fourth son of Lord Yu treats you so well."

"Brother Yu highly recognizes my talents. As long as he speaks a few good words to Lord Yu, my promotion will be just around the corner."

With the Fourth Young Master Yu, why would he need any help from the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion?

Xue Chenyu is trying a new trick, playing hard to get.

Then let her hopes be dashed.

He Minzhi even arrogantly thought: Sooner or later she will not be able to hold it back and will come to him to make peace.

The more he thought about climbing to a position in the cabinet and having Xue Chenyu crawl at his feet, the more excited he became.

He even ate the vegetables and tofu for dinner with such relish that those who didn’t know him would have thought he was eating dragon meat.

After dinner, Ji Minrou came again.

This time, there was no wine or snacks as usual, only a cup of tea.

There really wasn't anything good left in the kitchen, and as a cousin, she had some face, but not much.

The situation in the mansion is difficult right now, and a new person has just taken charge, so the kitchen has become more cautious.

"My cousin looks so radiant, I guess your troubles have been resolved?"

"more or less."

He Minzhi answered perfunctorily and hugged the person in his arms.

Without those things that troubled him, he missed Ji Minrou's body again.

He put his hand into the collar and started playing with the roundness.

After a while, Ji Minrou's broken humming sounded.

Shi Tou had experience with this and closed the door as if nothing had happened.

But there was no way to stop the intertwined breathing of men and women.

……

The next day, Xue Chenyu came to Ciwenyuan as agreed.

"Mother Huang said Yu'er wants to discuss something with me. There's no need for such formalities between you and your mother-in-law. If you have anything to say, just come over here."

Mrs. Liu looked kind and benevolent again, with no trace of the proud and conceited look she had when she was talking to Mother Huang last night.

But he was reluctant to serve tea and asked Xue Chenyu to sit down in a dry manner.

Xue Chenyu would not care about these things, "Since that's the case, I will speak frankly."

"Madam, my father was a military general, as you know. Some of his old subordinates are still single, so they hope that I can help them find suitable women to start a family with."

"I thought that several of the girls in our mansion had reached the age of marriage, so I wanted to ask the old lady for her opinion."

Liu was stunned for a moment before forcing a smile: "Are your father's subordinates a little old?"

After a pause, he added, "The He family is a little down and out now, but the girls are only fourteen or fifteen, fifteen or sixteen years old. We don't want people to think that our He family can't afford to raise a few young girls. We should send them away early."

Liu smiled meaningfully, and was just about to say that she would not sell her daughter.

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

Others may say this, but Liu is definitely not qualified.

She would rather let her daughter marry a failed scholar who couldn't even support his family, so that he could gain a reputation as an upright scholar; rather than let He Ruyi marry a fifth-rank military officer, and look down on him for not having much education, thus insulting their He family.

In her heart, false reputation is obviously much more important than her daughter's happiness, but she insists on putting on such a loving motherly face, which is simply disgusting.