Noble Lady

Chapter 147: Easy to Fall

Maybe it was because Xue Chenyu said such harsh words that Yuzhu was really obedient now.

Mother Li's gaze shifted from Yuzhu to the usually taciturn Dongyue.

"Girl, if I can choose, I want this girl to learn from me."

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but be stunned. She never expected that Mother Li would choose Dongyue.

"Didn't mom say Yuzhu is a fast learner?" Why did you choose Dongyue again?

Mother Li put her hands in her sleeves and said leisurely, "I just said that Yuzhu has a good memory and learns things quickly, but this girl has an even better memory and can read accounts even faster. She can tell which is which in the warehouse at a glance. And she has a calm temperament and can keep things steady."

"Besides, if you go out to do things, you have to deal with those people outside. Dongyue has some skills, so he is not afraid of being at a disadvantage."

When it comes to dealing with people outside, Xue Chenyu feels that Yuzhu is indeed not calm enough, and she looks young and easy to bully.

Dongyue is different. She has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. There is a fierceness in her eyes. Ordinary people dare not provoke her just by looking at her.

Moreover, Dongyue had a good memory. It was because she could immediately distinguish her many collections and treasures and would never make mistakes that she was put in charge of the warehouse.

This is a good material for doing business all over the country.

Xue Chenyu was moved by what Li's mother said, but Dongyue was originally in charge of the warehouse. If she was transferred, another person would be needed to manage the warehouse.

"Qiniang has been working in the warehouse with Mama Li. You are familiar with all the details. Dongyue is going out with Mama Li to do business. Let Qiniang take care of our small warehouse in Furongju."

Hearing that she didn't have to go out with Mother Li, Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to leave the girl, even if she was beaten to death.

Qinnan was stunned and subconsciously looked at Mother Li.

"The girl has assigned you a task, and you just have to wait and see what I do next." Mother Li's face showed little expression, and her voice was very stiff.

Qinnan came to her senses and quickly knelt down to express her gratitude.

"Thank you for your trust, young lady. Qi Niang will definitely help you take good care of the things in the warehouse. If one thing is missing, Qi Niang will come to see me with her head!"

But it’s more than that.

Xue Chenyu was still kind-hearted, but she thought that what Mother Li said was right, that what should be tightened should be tightened, and what should be loosened should be loosened.

"Qiniang, there's no need to be like this. Just do your job well in the future."

"Dongyue, hand over to Qi Niang. From now on, you will follow Mother Li out and help me take care of the shop outside."

"Yes, young lady." Dongyue accepted the appointment without hesitation and in a stable mood.

As for the others, it's basically the same as before.

Yuzhu is still responsible for Xue Chenyu's food and daily life. Qiuhua is also a martial maid with some background, and she still follows Xue Chenyu in and out.

As for the younger Yumei, she was sweet-mouthed and clever, and was good at getting information. Mother Li suggested that she be responsible for the news about Xue Chenyu's comings and goings.

Yuli is still young, and before that she was just a maid doing rough cleaning, so she learned the rules first to see what would happen next.

After rearranging these maids, Mother Li mentioned Xue Chenyu's dowry again.

"I already know that the He family took advantage of the opportunity to plunder the girl's dowry. The He family is also celebrating a wedding, and we must take this opportunity to take back the things that were taken from the girl."

"The second daughter of the He family is going to marry someone from the Cui family. They will definitely want to use the daughter's dowry to show off, but this is also an opportunity."

"The Cui family is a wealthy family. How could they tolerate them stealing other people's dowries? If this gets out, it will be bad for the Cui family's reputation."

Xue Chenyu had thought of this before, but it was inappropriate for her to handle many things personally.

Because she is the daughter-in-law of the old lady Liu in the He family, a junior; she is the wife of He Minzhi, and she has to be filial to her mother-in-law. With this status, filial piety is a huge mountain pressing on her head, and she is always restricted.

Now that we have Mother Li, it is just right for her to take charge of this matter.

Because Mother Li is someone close to A Niang, not a junior of the Liu family, and not He Minzhi's wife, she does not need to be controlled by them.

"Now that the old lady is ill, it's best for you to go and take care of her, otherwise you'll be easily criticized."

"Mother Li is right. That's exactly what I meant."

So, Xue Chenyu took Yuzhu and Qiuhua, and happily took the melon seeds to Ciwenyuan to attend to the patient.

Mrs. Liu had a heart attack when she saw her, but she couldn't get angry, nor could she drive her away. She could only let her look at the account books and eat melon seeds under her nose, leisurely and comfortable.

Send her away, this means that she won't come again, and there will be no reason to control her in the future.

Thinking that her son had to go to the Hanlin Academy to be on duty every day and had to come back to take care of He Ruyi's wedding, while his wife was hiding here, Liu, who was originally just pretending to be sick, was almost made sick by Xue Chenyu's anger.

"Is Mrs. Xue determined to piss me off to death? She's absolutely pissing me off to death!" While Xue Chenyu was in the toilet, Mrs. Liu pounded the bed and cursed angrily.

Seeing her face flush with anger, Mother Huang quickly soothed her, "Old Madam, please calm down. Your condition has just stabilized a little, so you can't get angry anymore."

Seeing that Liu was about to lose her temper, she added, "The money in the mansion is very tight right now, and we still have to arrange the second young lady's marriage. I think the old lady doesn't want to add more pressure to the adults."

When it came to He Minzhi, Liu immediately became obedient.

She took a deep breath, clenched her fists and said, "Is there no way to make the Xue family disappear from my sight?"

Mother Huang sighed helplessly and said, "Old Madam, no matter what, Xue is the master's legal wife. She was brought into the He family with a sedan chair and three letters, six ceremonies, and eight bearers."

"Now that your mother-in-law is ill, it is only natural for her to come and take care of her. If we don't let her come, it will give people a reason to criticize us. It will be bad for you, my Lord."

Hearing that He Minzhi was treated badly, Liu stopped again.

"Then let her hang around in front of me like this all day long, deliberately trying to piss me off?"

"There's a wedding going on in the mansion right now. If the old lady feels that Mrs. Xue is such an eyesore and idle, why not assign her some errands to do? That would also help share some of the burden with the adults."

Mrs. Liu: "..."

You're really asking for trouble. How could she possibly interfere with Ruyi's marriage? If she interferes, then all our efforts will be in vain.

"Just let her stay here!" Liu said in an unhappy tone. It was better than letting Xue cause trouble for Dalang.

Mother Huang nodded in agreement and stood aside.

At this moment, Xue Chenyu, who had gone to the toilet, also came back.

However, Ji Minrou came again.

When she saw Xue Chenyu there, she pretended to step forward and bowed, then went close to Liu.

"Aunt, I went to see my cousin Ruyi today, and she asked about the dowry."

Liu only remembered this matter when she mentioned it. She had been avoiding it before, but when it was brought up now, her face turned hot and she started coughing.