Noble Lady

"Madam, Aunt, there is someone outside the door asking to see you." The servant suddenly came to report.

Xue Chenyu and Madam Xue paused for a moment, and Xue Chenyu asked, "Who is it that wants to see you?"

The servant said, "I want to see you, my great aunt."

Upon hearing this, the mother and daughter looked at each other, and the surprise in their eyes was self-evident.

See her?

Everyone should know that she married into the He family. Who would come to see her at this time?

"Didn't the visitor introduce himself?"

The servant said, "He refused to speak, saying he would only speak when he saw you, young lady."

Xue Chenyu followed to see with doubts in her heart.

But they saw a familiar luxurious carriage parked at the gate of the mansion, but the carriage had no sign hanging on it and did not introduce itself, so the servants did not know who it was.

But how could Xue Chenyu not know?

Even without the sign, she could still recognize at a glance that this was the carriage of Duke Chen's Mansion.

The person in the car is undoubtedly Chen Lizhu.

She reluctantly went to meet him and said, "Miss Chen San, why didn't you say hello in advance? I'm afraid I can't entertain you well enough."

As soon as he finished speaking, a corner of the curtain of the luxurious carriage was lifted, and a head popped out. "Miss Xue, you are just being polite. I just wanted to come and take a look on a whim. I didn't mean to mobilize a large force."

Otherwise she would have introduced herself just now.

Xue Chenyu paused for a moment and had to go forward and take the person off the carriage himself.

At the same time, he lowered his voice and said, "Miss Chen San doesn't want to mobilize a large force, so I won't call for a large-scale reception."

Unexpectedly, Chen Lizhu said nonchalantly, "No matter how grand your family is, can it be grander than the palace? I know, I'm not someone who cares about such red tape."

The fact that she could cite such an example showed that she was serious about it, not just being perfunctory or making excuses.

Xue Chenyu nodded and did not reveal her identity. She just took her and her maid inside.

But she also told Chen Lizhu in advance, "I'm going back to my parents' home today. I don't know when I'll be back. It could be sooner or later."

Chen Lizhu immediately assured her, "Don't worry, Miss Xue, I won't cause you any trouble. Today, just treat me as an ordinary guest, just as your close friend."

Things had come to this point, and Xue Chenyu had no choice but to agree.

By the time she went out to greet a guest, Xue Huai and Xue Luoyan had already arrived.

Xue Chenyu could hear her sister and mother laughing from a distance, and Xue Huai would occasionally interject, followed by a burst of laughter.

"Your house is so lively." Chen Lizhu suddenly sighed.

Xue Chenyu said casually, "If Miss Chen San finds it fun, she can come over as a guest anytime."

"Okay."

Xue Chenyu: “…”

She really just said it casually. How could she have known that the legitimate daughter of Duke Chen would be so happy?

Seeing that she was stunned for a moment, Chen Lizhu asked her if she didn't welcome her.

"It's not that I don't welcome Miss Chen, but I was just being polite. I didn't know that Miss Chen would take it seriously." Xue Chenyu simply told the truth.

Chen Lizhu was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

Xue Chenyu also smiled without any burden.

Soon we arrived at the door.

Xue Luoyan was talking to Mrs. Xue when they heard footsteps outside and ran to the door.

"Sister." As soon as he saw Xue Chenyu, he came over happily to pay his respects.

"And there's your favorite sister from the Chen family." Xue Chenyu greeted.

Xue Luoyan's eyes lit up and she called out "Sister Chen" sweetly, her expression just like she was meeting her biological sister.

Xue Huai, who came out a step later, also quickly saluted.

Xue Chenyu then led them inside.

"There are guests." Mrs. Xue asked the servants to serve tea.

"Ms. Chen San, this is my mother." Xue Chenyu said with a smile.

After a pause, he turned to Madam Xue and said, "Mother, this is a friend of mine, his surname is Chen. He heard me say that we have a cook who can cook Lingnan cuisine, so he was curious and wanted to come and try it."

Chen Lizhu was also sensible and did not have the airs of a legitimate daughter of Duke Duan. She politely performed the greetings of a junior and sat down with Xue Chenyu.

Xue Chenyu and Chen Lizhu did not bring it up, so Xue Luoyan and Xue Huai did not say it out loud either, and just called her Sister Chen.

Mrs. Xue was very happy.

Because this is the first time that my daughter has brought her friends home since she got married.

Xue Chenyu had a few close friends in the past, but she found that those people were either after her endless money or used her as a stepping stone to highlight themselves, so she later didn't want to associate with them anymore.

The only two friends I kept in touch with, one married in the south of the Yangtze River and the other married in the northwest.

But these are all orders from their parents and the matchmaker's words, and they have no say in the matter.

In addition, after Xue Chenyu married into the He family, she rarely even went back to her parents' home, let alone contacting her best friend who married and moved away. They had almost lost contact for the past six months.

"It's easy to eat Lingnan cuisine. Stay here for lunch. I'll tell the kitchen to prepare a meal."

Chen Lizhu said, "That's exactly what I wanted."

Mrs. Xue then asked Mother He to give the order.

The servants also passed on the message that the Marquis had gone to the camp outside the capital today and might not be able to return home in time for lunch.

Madam Xue also said nonchalantly, "It's just right. I'll have a meal with the kids. Why should I care about that stinky man?"

Xue Chenyu whispered, "Mother, please speak softly. If father hears, he will be sad again."

Madam Xue gave a mischievous laugh and whispered, "If he's sad, just comfort him. We have to take advantage of him."

Xue Chenyu cried out in her heart, "Mother, you have changed. When you taught me in the past, you always told me that it doesn't matter if I lose a few words when doing business, as long as I actually make the money back."

Mrs. Xue seemed to know what she was thinking and waved her hand nonchalantly.

Xue Chenyu didn't want to start a conversation about her mother anymore, so she casually asked about Xue Huai's studies.

The main question was what books he was reading and whether he wanted to find a new teacher.

Unexpectedly, Xue Huai, who had been very opposed to studying in the past, actively expressed his desire to find a good teacher this time.

He also said, "I was naughty before, and I didn't pay attention when I was getting started. I fell behind in my studies. If I want to catch up with my peers, I'm afraid I have to start from scratch."

Then he knelt on one knee in front of Xue Chenyu with a guilty look on his face, "Sister, I wonder if there is any teacher willing to teach a naughty and backward student like me?"

Chen Lizhu and Xue Chenyu looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise and approval, "You are good at teaching your younger brother."

If she remembered correctly, the young man looked reluctant when he went to the poetry meeting before, so why is he such a different person now?

Of course, she couldn't say this out loud, so she could only keep her doubts to herself.

Xue Chenyu pulled him up and said, "Silly boy, it's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost. Besides, you're not too old now. If you're willing to study hard from now on, everything will still be in time."