Noble Lady

Chapter 243 Adding insult to injury

"Miss, Madam He has been rescued."

Xue Chenyu and his group returned to the He family. As soon as they entered the house, Yumei came to happily report the good news.

Yuzhu and the other two looked at Xue Chenyu in unison.

Before leaving, the girl asked Yumei to take the medicine to Ciwenyuan and wait, saying that she was afraid that any news would scare the old lady and cause her to die again, which would be a big obstacle to her divorce.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy.

"You've done a good job and you've worked hard. You deserve a reward." Xue Chenyu patted her head and instructed Yuzhu, "Later, make her the red bean cake she's been craving."

"Yes, young lady." Yuzhu accepted it happily.

Yumei was also very happy. It was delicious, who wouldn’t be happy?

She recounted the thrilling scene to Xue Chenyu and the others, and sighed, "It was a close call! Old Madam He almost died."

"It's a pity to use such precious medicine on her!" Yuzhu got angry whenever she thought of He Minzhi's expression in the lobby of Jingzhao Prefecture.

Xue Chenyu didn't care. "It's not a pity. This can only be regarded as the money I lent her to save her life. It's not like I don't have to pay it back."

"Let's go. The old lady has escaped death again. As her daughter-in-law, how can I not go and see her?"

Xue Chenyu changed her clothes and went there with only Yuzhu and Yumei.

When she arrived at Ciwenyuan, the second wife's old lady Zhang and the third daughter He Shuang had already arrived.

He was talking to Liu, who had just escaped death.

At the door, she heard Zhang's words of comfort to Liu, "Ruyi has a miserable life, but the most urgent thing is to go and see how she is doing now."

"It's impossible for her to be a daughter and have such a big thing happen to her without any response from our family. Wouldn't that make outsiders think that our He family is heartless and disloyal?"

Yuzhu's eyes were about to roll to the sky: The He family is inherently heartless, so why should others feel otherwise?

Mrs. Liu hesitated for a moment and said, "After all, this matter is closely related to Dalang. We must find a way to get Dalang to come forward and ask for forgiveness from the Cui family. Otherwise, even if an old lonely woman like me goes there, they won't even let me in."

What she meant was that He Minzhi had not been found yet, and if she, an old widow alone, went there alone, it would be of no use.

The deeper chill was: she didn't want to go.

To put it bluntly, they just don't want to take responsibility.

However, she did not mention at all the fact that He Minzhi had almost killed her.

"Sister-in-law, even if Ruyi is married, she is still the piece of flesh and blood you gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy. How can you be so indifferent?" Zhang was so angry that she almost called her heartless.

Liu said dissatisfiedly, "How about you teach me? What should I do? Are you going to let me, an old man, bear the wrath of the Cui family? Are you hoping for my death?"

Zhang: "..." Don't say it, I really hope you die soon. You are the biggest troublemaker in the He family!

"Mother, please calm down." The third girl comforted Zhang.

The room fell into a dead silence.

Only then did Xue Chenyu take a step forward and cross the threshold.

"Hello, sister-in-law." The third girl He Shuang was the first to bow.

Zhang also greeted, "Madam, you are here."

There were not only Zhang and the third lady, mother and daughter, in the room, but also Aunt Zhao, Xiaocao, who acted as a mute and invisible person.

"My concubine pays her respects to Madam." Xiaocao was just serving tea and water to Liu the whole time, not daring to say a word. She only showed up when Xue Chenyu came.

Mother Huang and Chunhua also hurried to greet them.

Xue Chenyu smiled slightly and nodded, "I heard the old lady and the second old lady arguing at the door. Is it because of the second aunt?"

"No, it's nothing. Don't run outside if you have nothing to do, and don't listen to the nonsense of those people outside." Liu said with a cold face.

She thought everyone was like her, being treated as a fool and kept in the dark.

Zhang curled her lips speechlessly where she couldn't see. When she met Xue Chenyu's gaze, she smiled again, "Sister-in-law is sick again. Originally, my two daughters-in-law were going to come over, but they are both pregnant now. They were just diagnosed today, so I didn't let them come."

These words were apparently spoken to Xue Chenyu, but were actually spoken to Liu.

Mrs. Liu: "..."

Your daughter-in-law is already pregnant, so why tell me about it? I don't want to hear it.

"I heard that when my sister-in-law was ill, it was Madam's maid who happened to come and save her life. Speaking of which, everyone in the He family should thank Madam for saving her life."

This time it was Liu's turn to be so angry that she rolled her eyes: She had deliberately not mentioned this matter, but she still brought it up.

She brings up all sorts of things, just to make herself look powerful, right?

"Yes, if it weren't for the life-saving medicine sent by Yu'er's maid, I'm afraid I don't know what would happen to me now." The smile on Liu's face was as realistic as her tone was perfunctory.

But Mother Huang said sincerely: "Madam is really the old lady's lucky star!"

If something happened to the old lady under her nose, the lady would definitely not let her go.

Not only her, but also the other people in Ciwenyuan. These servants who cannot protect their masters will probably not escape the fate of being sold out.

"The old lady is wrong. This medicine was not given by my maid Yumei. It was the Heart-Protecting Pill that my mother asked me to buy for my father. Yumei was only ordered to deliver the medicine to the Marquis' Mansion."

"Yumei also told me just now that she saw Master He enter Ciwenyuan. She was going to tell him what I told him to do, but he left in a hurry. Then she heard Mother Huang calling for help, so she rushed in to save him."

"This medicine was bought for my father, and it's worth a hundred gold coins. Yumei saved the old lady's life, so it wouldn't be nice for the old lady to let Yumei pay for the medicine for you, right?"

Liu gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, Yumei saved my life. How could I let a maid like her pay for the medicine for me? You can go to the account later to get it."

She has always been a person who cares a lot about face, and Xue Chenyu knew that she couldn't open her mouth to deny paying for the medicine at this time.

"Then please ask Madam Huang to come with me. I'm afraid the accountant won't accept my empty words."

Liu's teeth were about to break: "...Okay!"

This Xue family is great!

Wasn't she the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, with a huge dowry? Why was she so obsessed with money now, so stingy that she even had to pay for a life-saving medicine?

So, Yumei took the receipt issued by Jishantang and took Huang Mama to the accounting office to collect the one hundred gold, which was one thousand taels of silver.

This made the already poor He family's situation even worse.

However, these are not the most important.

Xue Chenyu knew that she was not favored by Liu, so she took back the things she was supposed to take, gave Liu two needles in the heart, and then tactfully took her leave.

After leaving Ciwenyuan, Zhang invited her to the second room to chat. "Madam, it has been a long time since you came to my place. If you don't mind, please go and have a cup of tea before leaving."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Madam."

Before she knew it, she had been married to the He family for almost a year, and she had only been to the second house a few times.

Before she drew a clear line with He Minzhi and the Liu mother and son, she would occasionally go there to visit, but now she basically only stays in her own Furong Residence.

There is no need to engage in these social interactions.

She followed Zhang into the courtyard of the second house, but Zhang was in no hurry to invite her into the house to sit down. Instead, she asked the servants to set up tea and snacks in the courtyard.

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

There is something charming about watching the sunset in the yard.

"Does the Second Old Lady have anything to say?"

"I knew I couldn't hide it from Madam." Zhang laughed heartily.

She asked her mother to guard the gate and asked He Shuang to walk a little further away before she told her purpose.

"Rumors about He Minzhi are everywhere. My master has received the news and has asked for leave to rush home. I just want to ask my wife if she has any ideas."

"What idea is the Second Old Lady referring to?"

"Divide the family." Zhang said, "Last time the master proposed to divide the family, they agreed and the other disagreed, but this time, I hope they will agree."

Her meaning was very clear. She just wanted to ask Xue Chenyu if she was ready to deal with He Minzhi. If so, they would be sure to get Liu to agree to split the family.