Noble Lady

"He Ruyi hooked up with a strange man and got pregnant. If you don't want to follow in her footsteps, then wait and get married!"

He Shuang felt like she was struck by lightning.

How dare she, He Ruyi?

"Mother, this matter hasn't been spread out, right?" He Shuang reacted and grabbed Zhang's sleeve nervously.

Zhang snorted coldly, "Are you scared now? If I hadn't stopped you, I don't know what you and that cousin would have done."

"No, mother. I won't. I don't dare."

Zhang turned away from her coldly and sat down in the armchair.

He Shuang was flustered.

It's bad enough that He Ruyi is humiliating herself, but this is going to kill her too.

If word got out that He Ruyi was having an affair with a man without a matchmaker, the He family's reputation would be ruined. How would she find a husband in the future? Who in a respectable family would dare to marry her?

"Mother, why don't you go and ask the Madam? Isn't the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion wealthy and powerful? I'd rather marry a warrior than marry those peddlers in the future!"

Zhang watched her cry calmly the whole time.

This look of panic really doesn't seem like something that can be faked.

"Shuang'er, there are only two girls in the main house, and one is a concubine's daughter. You should know what kind of person your aunt is. She doesn't care about the life and death of the concubine's daughter who was thrown into the maid's room by her since she was a child."

"She would absolutely not be willing to beat her daughter to death and throw her away in exchange for a clear reputation."

"She has only one son and one daughter. Her son has already married the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an. Even if her daughter has a bad reputation, it won't be a big deal."

"But you haven't married yet. Think carefully. What will you do if the news about He Ruyi gets out?"

"That's why I told mother that she could ask Madam for help. She will definitely find a way." He Shuang was really scared. She didn't want her reputation to be ruined along with He Ruyi.

"Why would Madam help you? Or if Madam helped you, would you be grateful to her from the bottom of your heart?"

"Last time Madam asked, you agreed reluctantly. Do you still look down on those people deep down?"

He Shuang's tears fell. Now that the matter had come to an end, how could she have the choice?

"I promise that my mother will make all the decisions about my marriage, and I won't dare to say anything!"

"In that case, I'll ask Madam for you." Zhang still looked embarrassed, "But I can't guarantee that Madam can really help you."

He Shuang said a few more soft words, promising that she would be a good girl and wait to be married, and would never have any other thoughts.

Zhang nodded perfunctorily and asked her to go back to her room first, while she went to Furongju to find Xue Chenyu.

He Shuang still had a glimmer of hope in her heart before coming here, but when she heard the news about He Ruyi, her heart almost died.

The lady is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an. After she married into the He family, she certainly didn't want the He family's reputation to be ruined. If my mother goes to find her, maybe she can help suppress this matter?

That's it.

So now we can only wait for news.

He Shuang was feeling uneasy and couldn't sit still in her room, so she went to find her two sisters-in-law.

The success shocked her two sisters-in-law, who were frightened and turned pale.

……

Hibiscus Residence.

It was not dark yet. Xue Chenyu rested for a while and was about to look at the military book again when he heard some movement from Ciwenyuan.

The two maids screamed miserably.

The screams were hysterical, saddening those who heard them and bringing them to tears.

Yuzhu said with emotion, "It's a miserable life to follow the wrong master."

The servants can't obstruct the master's decision at all. Whether they are said to be aiding and abetting the evil or being lackeys, the servants will definitely be punished in the end.

Take the case of He Ruyi as an example.

She was already pregnant with that man's bastard. Even if Liu wanted to beat her, she wouldn't do it at this time, so she could only take her anger out on the maid.

Xue Chenyu held her hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect you, your daughter."

It was all that kind of thing, and she would never allow it to happen again.

Qiuhua felt a little sorry for what she heard, and asked Xue Chenyu if she could send them some medicine later.

"Don't worry, those two girls are not tough guys. They will almost confess after a few beatings."

I originally wanted to give He Minzhi a big gift, but I didn’t expect Liu to find out herself. Well, then I’ll give them another big gift.

"Dongyue, tomorrow morning you will throw that coachman in front of the He family's gate. As for what to say and what not to say, remember to remind him again."

After a pause, he continued, "If he dares to say something wrong, he will be responsible for the consequences."

"clear."

As she was speaking, Mother Xu came over and said, "Miss, the old lady from the second house wants to see you."

Nowadays, Mother Xu works as a gatekeeper at Furongju.

Xue Chenyu paused after hearing this and said, "Please ask her to come in."

She had also been sitting in the corridor for a long time and wanted to get up and move around.

The spring breeze in March is warm, but it is better to have conversations indoors.

Xue Chenyu asked Yuzhu to prepare snacks and tea, and walked into the house leisurely.

Zhang came alone and didn't even bring a maid with her.

When she entered the room and saw Yuzhu and Qiuhua there, she smiled and then implicitly expressed her wish to talk to Xue Chenyu alone.

"You all should go and rest first. No one is waiting on you here."

"Yes, girl."

After everyone had left, Zhang finally spoke and told the truth.

"Madam, you should already know about the affairs of Ciwenyuan, right?"

Xue Chenyu pretended to be dumb and asked, "What's going on at Ciwenyuan?"

Zhang immediately responded, "Yes, yes, there's nothing going on at Ciwenyuan. I came here to ask Madam, last time Madam said she wanted to find a good husband for my daughter Shuang'er. Do you have a suitable candidate?"

"Don't worry, the portrait is already being drawn. I estimate there will be news in the next two days." Xue Chenyu smiled gently, but it made people feel very at ease.

Zhang's heart immediately settled down.

Seeing that Madam is so confident, there is probably nothing to worry about.

But over at Ciwenyuan, He Ruyi had already called the doctor. Now that things had gotten to this point, the truth could no longer be hidden.

It depends on how the eldest wife wants to deal with it.

Thinking of this, Zhang couldn't help but look at Xue Chenyu, but she looked so calm that she didn't know what to say.

After hesitating for a while, he didn't say those words.

Zhang quickly stood up and said goodbye.

Xue Chenyu also called Yuzhu to send the people out, and then instructed Qiuhua, "Send a message to the Marquis' Mansion, asking my father to gather all his soldiers who are looking for wives for me."

Qiuhua: "Where should we gather them?"

"Of course they are concentrated in the Marquis' Mansion. Could it be that they are sent to the He family?"

He Ruyi's affair has been exposed, and now we are afraid that Liu will not give up and will continue to cause trouble.

We still have to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

She hadn't figured out how to tell her parents before, but now with the incident with He Ruyi, it was the best reason.