Noble Lady

Chapter 17 She is Angry with Me

Today's farce should end here.

The old lady from the second house came under the pretext of paying her respects to Mrs. Liu. After watching the fun, she prepared to go back.

Doctor Xu and his apprentice were ordered to examine the injuries, and they had to leave after the matter was settled.

"Doctor Xu, I'll take you there."

Xue Chenyu casually bowed to Liu and sent Doctor Xu out.

"It is my fault today that I have implicated Dr. Xu, a doctor of your high moral character and integrity, and caused others to look down on you for no reason." This must have been a rare experience for Dr. Xu in his decades of medical practice.

Doctor Xu was quite open-minded. "What's the point of talking about whether it's a burden or not? I'm just paying for medical treatment."

Xue Chenyu was amused by this comfort.

Doctor Xu is a grandfather-like figure, and he usually tries his best to make her laugh. If she still doesn't laugh, he would think she is ungrateful.

"Thank you for troubling me today, Doctor Xu. I will set up a table at Pinweixuan some other day to apologize to you."

"You are not short of money, little girl. If you treat me to a meal, I will definitely go. As for an apology, there is no need. It is not your fault. I am old enough to be your grandfather. I am not so petty."

Doctor Xu had said so, so Xue Chenyu didn't know what to say. "Then when you have time, send me a message and I'll arrange it right away."

After the banquet was settled, Doctor Xu stroked his goatee and left with his disciples in the carriage.

Watching the carriage go away, Xue Chenyu gradually withdrew his gaze.

Today has just begun.

The world is unfair to women. Divorce is common, and it is extremely difficult for women to get a divorce.

Not to mention that she was the legitimate daughter of a marquis, even if the eldest princess of this dynasty had divorced her, she would have suffered a lot.

What's more, the Dasheng Dynasty has always emphasized culture over military power. This is the rule left by Taizu. He Minzhi is now in the Hanlin Academy. If she is not careful, she will be accused of rebelling against the Tiangang and implicate her family.

So she could only proceed step by step.

"Miss, are we just going to let this matter go like this?" Yuzhu felt aggrieved.

Standing at the door, Xue Chenyu didn't want to say too much and just said that they would discuss it again when they returned to Furongju.

Tea and snacks were served, and Xue Chenyu leaned lazily on the couch, while Qiuhua Dongyue fanned herself, one at the head and the other at the tail.

Yumei, who had just finished her chores and beat up He Ruyi today, served her tea and snacks, and Yuzhu became the one with the most free time.

She reported the few things Xue Chenyu had asked her to do today. The carriage was ready. The old one was sent to the carriage shop, and the new one would be delivered tomorrow morning.

She also went to the shop and told the shopkeepers not to charge the He family's accounts here anymore.

She also bought some snacks and sent them back to the Marquis' Mansion, but unfortunately, the Marquis was training his troops, and his wife took the second daughter Xue Luoyan and the young master Xue Huai out of the city to Yuxu Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings, so they were not at home.

The four treasures of the study can all be placed there, but the food steward asked Yuzhu to take them back.

"She's mad at me."

Butler Fu Bo has been in the Marquis' Mansion for decades. The Marquis' Mansion has such a big ice cellar. What kind of food can't be put in it?

It was obvious that her mother was angry that she hadn't been back for so long. She thought she was going home to visit, but she asked the servants to buy some things to take back. She was not short of money, let alone these things.

Xue Chenyu closed her eyes, hiding the sadness in her eyes.

If she were to live her life again, she would want to rush to her mother's side immediately and reunite with her family.

But she can't.

She couldn't let the Marquis's Mansion be implicated because of herself.

In this life, she would never let her family suffer any harm!

"Miss, after all the commotion today, Lord He will cause trouble for you again when he comes back, right?" Qiuhua asked worriedly.

Ever since the girl married into the He family, she has been taking care of their family carefully and cautiously, and He Minzhi has never given the girl a good face.

Now that Miss He Er has made such a fuss, I don’t know how it will end.

"Don't pay any attention to them. From now on, we in Furong District will live our own lives behind closed doors."

"From now on, we won't ask the kitchen over there to deliver meals. Their supply of supplements and daily fresh fish and meat will also be cut off. Let's go back to the original vegetable vendor and have Lao Jiang and the others deliver the food here."

Lao Jiang has been delivering food to the Marquis' Mansion for many years. The meat, vegetables and fish that Xue Chenyu had been eating since she was a child were all sent by his family. After she married into the He Mansion, it was not easy for her to cook for herself openly, so she had to let the He family eat together.

Unfortunately, not only did he not appreciate it, he also treated her as a sucker.

Just thinking about it makes her feel stupid.

Yuzhu wrote them all down and kept the small kitchen tidy so it could be used at any time.

Originally, the dowry included four maids: Yuzhu, Suzhi, Qiuhua and Dongyue.

But Qiuhua Dongyue is actually a martial servant, and is mainly responsible for Xue Chenyu's safety.

The Marquis of Wu'an's mansion was founded by military generals, so it was reasonable for him to assign several military maids to his daughter to protect her.

But because she was marrying into the He family, Xue Chenyu was afraid that they would think too much, so she never mentioned this matter.

Now that Suzhi has been sold out, we are short of one person and need to find another capable person to do the job.

However, she did bring only four maids as a dowry. Most of the servants in the He Mansion were purchased later and assigned to various courtyards, so they had little contact with each other. It would be inappropriate to transfer them here rashly.

As for this little Yumei, although she was the one who gave her name and the name starts with the word "Yu", she is still a little girl with an unstable mind.

She would eventually take these maids out to do business. It wouldn't be a big deal if she beat up a fool like He Ruyi, but it would be difficult to deal with if she offended other nobles in her impulse.

"Girl, don't you want me anymore? I swear I will control myself from now on and will never hit anyone again."

Yumei looked at her nervously, her eyes red, as if she was about to cry if she didn't agree.

She is about the same age as her younger sister Luoyan, so it is hard for her not to be soft-hearted.

Xue Chenyu thought for a moment and said, "You will learn from my sister Yuzhu in the future, so I look forward to your performance."

She was also very curious about how to hit someone and make them feel pain without leaving any scars.

But this is someone else's secret, and it's hard to say what kind of inheritance it is from a master, so it's not easy for her to find out. But if she keeps the person by her side, she will see something sooner or later.

Because the small kitchen was put into use, the maids were very happy and busy all afternoon. Xue Chenyu was tired after the quarrel with Liu and the others. She looked at the dowry list for a while, not knowing what she was thinking, and went to sleep.

When I woke up, the sun was already setting.

Yuzhu came to call her for dinner.

Xue Chenyu said there was no rush and drank a cup of tea slowly and leisurely.

In less than a quarter of an hour, He Minzhi came to the door.

"Xue, you are so bold! No matter how useless Ruyi is, she is still my biological sister. How could you collude with outsiders to bully a young, unmarried girl like her?"

He Minzhi had actually just returned home, but due to his filial piety, the first thing he did after returning was to go to Ciwenyuan to pay his respects to his mother.

He was stopped and questioned by his superior today when he was off duty, so he was delayed for some time. Normally, he would have returned home long ago.

As a result, because of his delay, he discovered what Xue Chenyu had done and came to his house angrily to demand an explanation.