Noble Lady

Xue Chenyu quickly packed up and came out.

The so-called dressing up was just changing into a suitable coat suitable for meeting guests, then combing her hair into a simple bun, applying some softening cream on her face, and coming out with a bare face without any makeup.

"Ms. Xue." Chen Lizhu stood up to greet her warmly. "I knew you were a beauty. You look so beautiful even without makeup."

"Miss Chen San, you are really insulting me. You are truly dazzling today."

The two of them flattered each other for a few words before Xue Chenyu sat down.

"Miss Chen San is here so early in the morning. It must be something urgent that can't wait."

"So, not really."

"what for?"

Chen Lizhu forced a broad smile. "You weren't free at the poetry gathering yesterday, so I went by myself. But they kept talking about the same old things, it was completely meaningless. If I had known, I would have accompanied you back to the Marquis' Mansion."

Xue Chenyu was confused: "...I can't do that?"

"I'm just kidding. Take me with you next time you go home."

Wasn't that just a joke?

Xue Chenyu: "If Miss Chen San says anything more, I will take it seriously."

"Seriously, seriously."

Chen Lizhu held her hand affectionately, acting like a good sister.

Xue Chenyu was not sure what the daughter of the Duke's Mansion wanted to do.

But she was hungry, so she symbolically asked Chen Lizhu if she minded having a meal, and the latter said no.

Xue Chenyu unscrupulously asked Yuzhu to bring all the delicious food she made.

The first thing served was a pot of porridge, which was thick and colorful. The ingredients were cooked in the porridge, and the grains of the porridge were distinct, which looked very appetizing.

Then there were a few dishes that looked like side dishes, like pickled cucumbers or something.

These are all practices that have never been seen here before.

On normal days, she would not be interested in a pot of porridge and a few side dishes, but seeing how she ate with relish, the Duke's daughter swallowed her saliva in a cowardly manner.

Chen Lizhu turned to ask Yuzhu as if nothing had happened where she learned this skill.

Yuzhu was not shy either, and said frankly that several soldiers under Xue Hou's command came from the north of Lingnan. The people there seemed to be born with a knack for eating, and the firemen in the kitchen had learned a lot of Lingnan dishes from them.

The cook at home and a fireman in the camp were a pair, and these Lingnan dishes were brought to the marquis's mansion.

The girl likes to eat these, and since she is a maiden from the Marquis's Mansion, she learned how to cook from the chef after a few visits.

"Miss Chen San, would you like to try it?" Xue Chenyu waited until they finished speaking before interrupting.

Chen Lizhu agreed immediately, and Yuzhu was very considerate and brought out the dishes and chopsticks.

Under normal circumstances, she would have been embarrassed to refuse Xue, but since she had even broken into someone else's bedroom so early in the morning, she didn't care about this little rudeness.

But she only tasted a small bowl and stopped there, which was also her upbringing.

Then she said that she would ask the cook in her small kitchen to come over and learn from Yuzhu, which scared Yuzhu and made her a little helpless.

Xue Chenyu had to come to the rescue and said that it was okay for Yuzhu to cook for her half-heartedly, but if she really wanted to learn, she could learn from the cook in the Marquis's Mansion, as the cook knew more dishes.

Chen Lizhu agreed without hesitation.

Most people just say polite words, but unexpectedly, she took it seriously. The next time Xue Chenyu goes back to the Marquis' Mansion, she will really follow him.

But that’s a story for another day.

After breakfast, Chen Lizhu followed Xue Chenyu for a walk in the yard to help digest the food, and she chattered with her about what she had done at the poetry meeting.

Xue Chenyu said seriously, "Next time there is a poetry gathering, Miss Chen San can take me along. Let's go and see the excitement together."

Of course, she also mentioned that she wanted to take her younger brothers and sisters out to play, and Chen Lizhu readily agreed.

It was almost noon when Chen Lizhu returned home.

Before leaving, she took out another box and asked Xue Chenyu to look at it and choose something to exchange with her, or to help her exchange it for something of equal value, as she planned to give it away.

"Miss, what does Miss Chen San mean?"

"It's used to shut up the He family."

Chen Lizhu is the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion. Her coming here in person is equivalent to announcing to others that she has a relationship with Xue Chenyu, and the He family will definitely suck her blood.

It is different when exchanging things. An exchange of equal value is a transaction.

Although Xue Chenyu is the daughter-in-law of the He family, she is a daughter of the Xue family.

Her mother, Lady Xuehou, was a merchant woman, and her channels for finding rare treasures were wider than others.

And with the last blood coral exchange incident, people would only think that the third daughter of the Chen family attaches great importance to the person she is going to give a gift to.

Attention naturally shifts.

Just now, Ciwenyuan heard that the eldest daughter of the Chen family had entered Furongju again early in the morning, and was about to send Mother Huang to give her a warning.

News spread from Furongju that Xue Chenyu had sent someone to deliver a letter back to the Marquis' Mansion.

Liu suddenly lost interest in the business with clearly marked prices.

Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the lowest.

The eldest daughter of the Chen family treats Xue as a businessman, which means that she cannot use this connection to pave the way for her son.

We can only continue to play the long game to catch big fish.

……

After a few days, a letter finally arrived from the Marquis' Mansion, and along with the letter came a large box.

Just looking at the box you can tell it's a big thing.

But the box was tightly closed, and outsiders couldn't tell what was inside.

Afterwards, Xue Chenyu also sent someone to deliver a letter to Duke Chen's Mansion, and that afternoon, someone from Duke Chen's Mansion came to the door again.

Yuzhu also went on this trip.

When she came back, she was overjoyed and said that Miss Chen San was very satisfied with the things she saw, and even rewarded her with treasures from the palace, asking her to pass them on to Xue Chenyu.

The news soon spread throughout the He family.

When Liu heard this, she rolled her eyes to the sky.

"When I saw Xue's style of doing things before, I thought this daughter-in-law was worthy of being the daughter of the Marquis's family, and she was very generous and graceful. Why is she becoming more petty now?"

Mother Huang said, "Before, it wasn't the time to reveal her true colors. But now, the one she's interacting with is the daughter of Duke Chen. If one is greedy, they'll easily reveal their weakness."

"That's right." Liu nodded seriously.

The news from Ciwenyuan soon reached Xue Chenyu's ears.

After hearing this, she just smiled and ordered Yuzhu to register the things brought back from Duke Chen's Mansion and then put them into the warehouse.

"Miss, Miss Chen San said that this is a gift from the Imperial Concubine in the palace. Don't you want to keep it and wear it?"

"Miss Chen San is very cunning. Do you believe what she said?"

Yuzhu was stunned. "You mean, this thing wasn't given by the Imperial Concubine in the palace?"

What nonsense are you talking about? How could the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion joke about such things?

"That's not what I meant. I meant that Miss Chen San hasn't given up testing me yet."

Yuzhu's head, which was originally a mess, suddenly reacted.

"Young lady, are you saying that both the thing Miss Chen San left for you last time, asking you to exchange it as you wish, and the reward this time, were tests from her? Is she trying to make friends with you, but is afraid of repeating the same mistake?"