Noble Lady

When Qiuhua came back, she whispered a few words into Xue Chenyu's ear.

Xue Chenyu's expression remained unchanged, the corners of her mouth curled slightly, and she said lightly: "I understand."

Then she glanced at the sky again, stood up and said, "Old Madam, since the master has returned and the cousin is here to look after us, I will take my leave first."

"Yu'er, you don't have to be like this." Liu put on a kind face and pulled Xue Chenyu to stop her from leaving.

"After all, we are all family. You came to take care of me when I fell ill, which shows that you still care about this family. I still need your help with the winery."

She didn't think that by acting like this, she could make up for what happened before, and trick her into being stupid enough to manage that winery that hadn't even started yet, right?

Xue Chenyu laughed sarcastically in her heart. If she had not had those extremely tragic experiences in her previous life, she might have really believed Liu's words and been deceived by her.

Unfortunately, in her previous life, she had already seen the true face of the He family, and she knew better than anyone that this old lady of the He family who smiled kindly and lovingly was nothing but a profit-seeking and extremely selfish person.

She didn't want to be fooled like that a second time.

"Old Madam, I feel ashamed to accept what you said. I just want to live peacefully and enjoy every day of my life. That's enough."

After saying that, he pulled his hand away and left.

Liu's face suddenly darkened when she saw her empty hands and Xue Chenyu leaving without saying anything.

"You ungrateful thing. We're showing you off by asking you to work so hard for this family, but you're putting on airs. Do you really think the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion is that important?!"

He was just a reckless man who only knew how to show off his bravery, and earned this title by earning some military merits.

The Xue family is not even worthy of carrying shoes for the He family!

Mrs. Liu was so angry that her heart was beating wildly. Mother Huang saw this and quickly handed her the freshly boiled medicine.

"My old lady, you must not get angry and get sick. The He family still needs you to take charge."

Mrs. Liu pinched her nose and forced herself to swallow the bowl of black and bitter medicine. She choked so hard that tears almost came out.

"Didn't Zhang come today?"

"No, madam. She said the monthly income hasn't arrived yet, so she went to inspect the shop."

Liu was so angry that she twisted the bed sheet beneath her. "She's really good at making excuses! Even now, I'm still paying for the medicine myself. We agreed in advance that she wouldn't pay a penny!"

Huang's mother said bitterly, "Last month's salary hasn't been paid yet."

She was just complaining casually, but to Liu, it sounded like she was making excuses for Zhang.

Liu glared at her coldly, frightening Madam Huang so much that she quickly changed her words and said, "Madam, calm down. What I meant is that housekeeper Zhang is not doing a good job. She hasn't done anything well. Everything inside and outside is a mess."

Liu nodded in satisfaction, "It seems that the housekeeping matter still needs to be left to Xue."

The most important thing is that she has money.

During the previous six months, she had let Mrs. Xue take charge of the household. Not only did she not have to pay for her medical expenses out of her own pocket, but she also saved the monthly allowance she had. Xue's occasional gifts to her also allowed her to save some extra money.

Now, look what happened. The money I saved with great difficulty for half a year was spent on medicine in just one month.

If this continues, I really can't bear it.

When Dalang impulsively seized Xue's housekeeper power, she should have opposed it with all her might, and she wouldn't have to pay for the medicine out of her own pocket now.

The more Liu thought about it, the more she felt that she had suffered a great loss.

"Mother Huang, if I let Xue, as my eldest sister-in-law, arrange Ruyi's marriage, can I win her heart back?"

Mother Huang didn't understand for a moment what it meant to let the lady, as the eldest sister-in-law, arrange the second girl's marriage. Could it win her heart back?

What does this have to do with marriage?

But when she met the greedy Liu's gaze, she suddenly understood.

"Old Madam, the second young lady is your legitimate daughter. If you let Madam arrange her marriage as your eldest sister-in-law, it would be a great honor for her. Madam would definitely be happy to go there."

That’s not necessarily the case now, Mother Huang said quietly in her heart.

Although she had looked down on this woman who married into the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion in the past, compared to Liu, who was stingy and obsessed with face, the lady was much more generous.

Moreover, the lady would not ask the servants to worship her like a Bodhisattva. In comparison, Mrs. Xue is much easier to serve than the old lady.

Of course, she definitely couldn't say these words.

"Madam, it costs money to arrange a wedding, right?" Mother Huang asked cautiously.

Liu raised her eyebrows and said, "Of course, a girl from my He family can't marry too poorly."

Mother Huang immediately understood what Mrs. Liu meant.

Oh, the family doesn’t have enough money to give the second daughter a dowry, so the lady is going to be the scapegoat.

But what does it have to do with her? It's not her money.

Mother Huang, acting as a lackey, said a lot of flattering words to Liu.

What intelligence and foresight, he married the daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an so early, which meant he married a purse, and he would have endless money from then on.

Liu was very pleased and immediately decided not only to entrust He Ruyi's marriage to Xue Chenyu, but also to make sure to give her a generous dowry.

Later on, the winery business can also be handed over to her, saying that it is a reward for her arranging He Ruyi's marriage properly. At most, she can be given 10% of the profits.

Just as Liu was thinking this, she seemed to see a waterfall of silver falling towards her.

The disease seems to be almost cured.

After waiting for a while, He Minzhi finally came back after scolding Ji Minrou.

The mother and son had another conversation about He Ruyi's lover Cui Hua.

He Minzhi told Liu the results of his investigation today.

He said that he had relied on the clues provided by Chunhua Qiuyue and the coachman to look for him today, and found a man named Cui.

He did not show up, but asked around Cui Hua and found out that he had a close relationship with the famous Cui family.

Not only did the Cui family often send people to support her, bringing her food, drink, rice, grain and money, they also guaranteed her admission to the provincial school.

Someone from the Cui family had just come over a few days ago and given him a large sum of food, clothing, and other daily necessities.

Considering that he lived alone in a valuable private house in Kyoto, where every inch of land was valuable, he had several maids, servants and nannies to serve him, and he had all the necessary facilities such as carriages and sedan chairs when he went out.

He Minzhi speculated that he was most likely the concubine of a master of the Cui family.

Unless one is a descendant of the Cui family, it is absolutely impossible for a distant relative to enjoy such treatment.

Liu thought it made sense, but out of caution, she asked him to ask someone to go to Cui's house to find out what was going on.

He Min agreed to all the requests on the night.

Little did they know that this matter had just begun.