Noble Lady

Chapter 209: No Longer the Most Favored Maid

"Mother specially called her son here early this morning. What instructions do you have?"

As soon as He Minzhi got up early, Mother Huang went to tell him that the old lady wanted to see him.

So, He Minzhi hurriedly washed up and rushed over without even having breakfast.

Liu pinched her eyebrows, obviously she didn't sleep well. "I didn't sleep very well last night, and I thought about your sister."

The sister that Liu mentioned naturally could not be He Jixiang, but only He Ruyi.

He Minzhi paused, "What is mother worried about?"

"We went to so much trouble to have Ruyi marry into the Cui family because we wanted to use the reputation of the Cui Mansion to make your career smoother."

"I didn't expect that because of Rou'er... something like that would happen. Now it's hard to get along with your sister."

This is just a waste of time and effort.

Liu thought about it all night and felt more and more uncomfortable.

But now Ji Minrou is pregnant with Dalang's first child, and he can't do anything to her.

He Minzhi heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "Don't worry, mother. The news that you and I went to the Du family to personally thank that slave has already spread. Now everyone in Kyoto is praising your good name."

"That's why my son is appreciated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"What happened on my sister's wedding day is now in the past. The Crown Prince now has a new respect for my son. The Cui family's son-in-law is also a smart man. I believe he can distinguish between the gains and losses."

His mother was simply worried that she had spent so much money on marrying her sister but saw no returns, and now Rouer was pregnant again. She was worried that if the news got out, it would affect his career, so she was so anxious.

As long as he could make his mother understand that he still had a way to save the Cui family, his mother would naturally not have to worry.

Liu was relieved after hearing what he said.

However, things were just as He Minzhi said, his reputation had been restored to some extent. Thanks to his previous actions, everyone in Kyoto now knew that he did not care about his status and personally thanked a horse slave.

It does have some effect.

Just as she had arranged for Camellia and Mother Zhang to go to Ji Minrou's place to look after her for two days, He Ruyi, who had not been heard from for a long time, came back with her husband Cui Hua.

……

The date for the escort agency's departure has been set.

Mother Li and Dongyue packed their bags and Xue Chenyu personally sent them to the door.

Today she was wearing a moon-white silk skirt and a wide-sleeved shirt made of snow-white gauze. She had more than a dozen sets of similar styles in different colors.

Unlike other green and red colors, it sets off her fair skin and rosy cheeks, making her look as beautiful as a peach or plum.

Wearing this moon-white skirt embroidered with lotus flowers, she has a sense of elegance, as if a fairy from the ninth heaven has descended to the mortal world.

"Dongyue, this is your first time traveling so far. You must be careful along the way. Don't act rashly just because you have martial arts skills. You must listen more, watch more, learn more, and talk less. Do you understand?"

Xue Chenyu gave earnest instructions, with hidden meaning in her words.

"Don't worry, young lady. Dongyue will definitely not let you down. Along the way, Dongyue will learn a lot from Mother Li."

Dongyue winked at her and emphasized that she would learn a lot from Mother Li. Xue Chenyu knew that she understood what she meant.

"Mother Li, I'm leaving those things and Dongyue in your care. I hope you can protect them well."

"Please rest assured, young lady. I will do my best! I will go through fire and water without hesitation."

"Well, then I'll wait for your good news." Xue Chenyu's smile deepened.

Then he watched Dongyue and Mother Li get on the carriage.

"Bon Voyage."

Yumei was ordered to escort him to the city gate before returning to report.

"I saw them leave the city with my own eyes. The Wuwei Escort Agency is a very famous company, and no one should dare to target their goods."

Yumei said this with a sigh, "Those dozen or so carts of grain are just on the way. It's such a bummer. I even heard people saying, 'In a peaceful and prosperous time, what are we going to do with all that grain?'"

"Don't care about what others say." Xue Chenyu smiled and fanned herself leisurely, and the cool air blew in her face.

Yumei looked at her calm and composed appearance, and the more she looked at her, the more familiar she looked.

A thought flashed through her mind quickly, and Yumei remembered that there was something very, very important.

"By the way, girl, there is another piece of news."

Xue Chenyu understood what she meant and waved his hand to let the others go.

He left Yuzhu and Yumei alone.

"Go ahead."

"...The prince asked me to tell him that Fourth Master Yu is very grateful for your reminder. He will come to thank you in person after this matter is over."

If I go there in person, wouldn't that arouse people's imagination?

Xue Chenyu decisively refused. "I've taken note of Mr. Yu Si's gratitude. There's no need for him to come in person to express his gratitude. If he's willing, I'd be happy to accept it in cash."

Yumei burst out laughing, but was stared at by Yuzhu's pair of eyes full of doubt, and her face immediately turned stern again.

"Yes, young lady, Yumei will definitely pass on the message."

After Yumei left, Yuzhu's eyes were still full of doubts.

"Girl, I always feel that there is some secret between you and Yumei that I don't know."

"Yes, there is indeed something I am hiding from you." Xue Chenyu told the truth without any care, fanning herself slowly with a cool fan.

Seeing Yuzhu's eyes widened in disbelief, she gently tapped Yuzhu's forehead and said with a smile: "I won't hide it from you for too long. You will know it after a while."

Yuzhu: Although, she is no longer the girl’s favorite maid!

The girl now dotes on Yumei even more, sob!

As she was speaking, Yuli cautiously pushed the door open and came in, "Miss, the second aunt is back. She's at the door saying she wants to see you."

Xia He is about the same age as Yuzhu and the others, and Yuli is about the same age as Yumei, three or four years younger, so Yuli has to call her sister.

"Second aunt, grandma?"

Yu Li lowered her head even more. "Yes, it was Second Aunt. She was standing at the door with two maids. I wouldn't let her in, but she insisted on forcing her way in. Sister Xia He stopped her."

He Ruyi's wedding was on April 28th, but because half of her dowry was filled with stones on the wedding day, it looked too embarrassing, so she went back to her parents' home on her own.

He never came back after that.

It's already mid-June.

It’s not that she had no news about He Ruyi for such a long time, she was just too lazy to read it.

Xue Chenyu raised the corner of her mouth, "Since she wants to see me so much, let her in."

Since she insists on coming here to be bullied, I have no choice but to oblige her.

"Why bother with her, young lady? She came to our Furongju, there must be something bad going on." Yuzhu got angry when she thought of He Ruyi.

"The girl was so good to her before, but she didn't remember it at all and was ungrateful. Even one look at this kind of person would be a disgrace to the girl."

"It's okay." Xue Chenyu didn't care. "God is watching what we do. If God doesn't teach him a lesson, I will do something to let her know why the flowers are so red."

What good could come of a woman going to the Cui family if she revealed halfway through her marriage that most of her dowry was made of stones?

What's more, she lost her virginity before marriage and gave it to Cui Hua early on, and became pregnant with his child.

Once you go there, you can only accept your fate and be obedient.

After not seeing each other for such a long time, she really wanted to see what He Ruyi looked like now after being tortured for so long in the Cui family.