Chapter 80: Chapter 79: Private Message [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

After the banquet at Xu Mansion dispersed, the talk of the town was about the Wu Mansion and Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, especially that little child bride.

She was actually on good terms with the legitimate daughter of the Wu Mansion.

How could that not make people curious?

And when Gu Yifeng brought the person out of Xu Mansion, Li Si quietly handed a letter to the master.

Mrs. Gu Sr. hadn’t left the mansion for years; by the time they returned home, it was already afternoon, and she was tired, so she waved everyone away as soon as they arrived.

In Tingxue Hall, Shanmei was all smiles, helping Lin Youning change clothes while talking to Hailan, “Today, the elder Miss of Wu Mansion kept talking to our young lady, so close that she wouldn’t leave her side. Although our young lady seldom leaves the mansion, she has read many books and knows a lot. Miss Wu, who has been out and about all these years, surprisingly doesn’t know as much.”

Hailan listened wide-eyed, sometimes with her mouth agape.

Lin Youning found it amusing, changed into a plain cotton outfit, washed up, and sat down on the couch before saying, “Do you really think Miss Wu knows nothing and comes to seek my advice? She is also a girl from a noble family. If she were truly so shallow, what would differentiate a noble family from ordinary households in people’s eyes?”

Shanmei’s smile stiffened on her face; she pondered for a while, then nodded, “Now that I’ve thought about it, Miss Wu did seem a bit exaggerated before, but now, hearing you say it, I realize.”

Hailan hadn’t seen it, but hearing Shanmei say it, she added, “Pretentious?”

Shanmei nodded forcefully, “Yes, that’s a bit like it.”

That means it’s very fake.

Hailan looked at Shanmei, feeling powerless.

Lin Youning smiled slightly, “You two are my closest maids, so put a bit more thought into things than usual; the chores are for the junior maids to handle.”

Lin Youning left it at that.

Shanhai and Hailan understood, withdrew their smiles, and respectfully answered yes.

Lin Youning then waved her hand to let the two leave and took a nap on the soft couch by herself.

As for what Wu Xueya was really planning, Lin Youning didn’t bother to guess; after all, a fox will eventually show its tail.

In Shi’an Garden, Mrs. Gu Sr. said she was tired but was still pondering this matter, “It’s puzzling that the sister from the Wu Mansion gets along well with Sister Ning.”

Suyi gently massaged her legs, smiling, “Miss Lin has a good nature and is good-looking; who wouldn’t like her?”

That’s the same as how one praises their own child, everyone thinks their own child is great.

Mrs. Gu Sr. was delighted by this and stopped thinking deeply about it, “You’re right. In the past, I confined myself to the mansion, making her bored as well. In the future, if the main courtyard receives any invitations, just let the young lady go out more.”

Suyi agreed cheerfully.

At Yingshui Courtyard, after leaving the main courtyard, Aunt Lv took her two daughters back to her small courtyard and dismissed the maids before asking about the banquet.

Hearing that her daughter had befriended the second young lady of the Wu Mansion, Aunt Lv did not show any joy.

“Was there nothing else?” Aunt Lv was unwilling to give up and asked in detail.

Sister Jian started to speak, but Sister Ran interrupted unhappily, “We were born from our aunt’s body, who would willingly lower their status to make friends with us.”

After speaking, she still felt unsatisfied and looked at her sister, “Even if Second Miss Wu is the top talented girl in the Capital, she is still a concubine’s daughter; you’re happy as if you’ve found a treasure.”

Sister Jian’s face turned pale.

Aunt Lv naturally had the same thoughts as her younger daughter, thinking they left the mansion to raise their status and find a good match in the future.

She lightly brushed her belly, thinking that if her cousin couldn’t bear a son, once she bore a son after marrying into the marquis mansion, wouldn’t the entire mansion eventually be hers?

But unfortunately, the first child wasn’t, and after much difficulty, the second pregnancy was also a daughter.

Nowadays, even though the Marquis visits her courtyard more than any other, two or three times a month after being away for seven or eight years, nothing seems to be happening in her belly.

Sister Jian’s eyes were red for a long time, seeing her aunt pale-faced beside her, she suppressed her grievances, fearing to shed tears that would upset her aunt even more.

Sister Ran realized she had gone too far and stopped talking.

As for Mrs. Dong, she naturally watched coldly, but the most upset was at Jinghe Courtyard.

Kong Tianru had been holding it back at the banquet, not daring to show it in front of everyone and the old lady, but as soon as she returned to her own courtyard, her face darkened.

Sister Yue couldn’t read faces and continued to ask, “Aunt Ya is strange, usually she despises Aunt so much and always talks bad about Aunt in front of me, why did she suddenly become so close?”

“Mother, do you think Aunt Ya has something to ask of Aunt?” Sister Yue asked again, seeing her mother silent.

“Enough, it’s your Aunt Ya’s business, don’t meddle, stay away,” Kong Tianru couldn’t figure it out herself, how could she answer, “Hasn’t your grandmother assigned etiquette nannies to all of you? They’re coming in the next few days, learn your manners well; you’re a girl of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, don’t lose your status.”

Once Sister Yue heard her mother start nagging, she immediately claimed to be tired and left.

Mrs. Kong was in a bad mood herself and didn’t bother to keep her daughter, looked up seeing Yinqiu entering to greet, lightly tapped her hand, “Second Young Master is not in the mansion?”

Yinqiu didn’t dare raise her head, “Recently, I’ve been unwell and haven’t kept Second Young Master in the courtyard; I heard Aunt Wen is sick again.”

Mrs. Kong slightly frowned, appearing a bit absent-minded, and Yinqiu dared not say more.

In the study at Woodland Pavilion.

Gu Yifeng looked at the letter in his hand, finally putting it down, stood by the window with his hands behind his back, lost in thought.

Li Si stood respectfully aside, not daring to make a sound.

“How’s the matter with that little maid handled?” After a long while, a cold voice came out.

Li Si quickly responded, “I only asked for her name and where she works.”

A servant in the mansion, if not a bonded servant, was contracted for life, and one mistake could cost her entire family’s life.

The servant knew this matter was serious, dared not gossip, and even if Mrs. Gu Sr. found out, she wouldn’t spare her, so when Li Si asked, she understood.

She naturally wouldn’t spread rumors.

Li Si was by Gu Yifeng’s side and had been to the battlefield, naturally understanding the Marquis’s habits in handling things.

Seeing the master silent, Li Si tiptoed out quietly.

A flower-like young girl, how could a young man not be moved.

Gu Yifeng had followed his family to the battlefield since his early teenage years; he could go to the battlefield and not flinch, but handling these matters of youthful romance was truly challenging for him.

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