Noble Lady

Chapter 20: She is accused of jealousy again

In the past two days since her rebirth, her focus has been on Liu, He Minzhi, Ji Minrou, and then He Ruyi.

The second wife didn't take it seriously. Could it be that her rebirth caused some changes?

"Yuzhu, go ask around and see if anything has happened in the second house. Remember to be careful and don't let anyone see any clues."

Yuzhu: "I understand."

Yumei was small and agile, so Xue Chenyu asked her to go and keep an eye on He Ruyi. Not long after, she came back jumping and saying that He Minzhi was angry and refused to eat because he had eaten here, so Liu scolded He Ruyi again.

In a fit of rage, He Ruyi beat her maid as well, and both of them were bruised and battered.

After changing out of her clothes for meeting guests, Xue Chenyu lay in her large huanghuali wood carved bed wearing only her pajamas, feeling dazed for a moment.

The He family’s troubles are endless. How could she have persisted in her previous life?

……

Although He Minzhi didn't want to make it public, the news that he was turned away at Furongju spread throughout the mansion within just one night.

He went to the Hanlin Academy and didn't know what was going on at home. Liu was still at home. How could she tolerate this?

After she flew into a rage, she sent Mother Huang to Furongju to deliver a message, and she was so arrogant and contemptuous.

Xue Chenyu was woken up before she even got up. She didn't even have time to eat breakfast. She hurriedly asked Yuzhu and the others to help her wash and dress up, and then went to Ciwenyuan.

If it were someone else, she would not care. For example, with He Ruyi, even a small quarrel would not be a big deal.

But she has not been able to divorce yet, and Liu is still her mother-in-law.

People value reputation and are especially harsh on women. Just the act of disrespecting her mother-in-law is enough to make her suffer.

It would be extremely disadvantageous to her if they divorced in the future.

So even though I didn't want to care about her anymore, she still came.

……

Ciwen Academy.

"Madam, the old lady has been waiting for you for a long time."

Mother Huang stared at Xue Chenyu the whole time. Even when she was getting dressed, she was waiting at the door, as if she was afraid that she would run away.

At this moment, Liu had already put on airs and acted pretentiously.

Even all the female members of the He family who could be called were invited.

The first wife consists of Liu herself and Ji Minrou.

He Ruyi was punished by her to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors, but even if she was not forced to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors, she would not go out to see anyone because of her ugly appearance with bruised face and nose.

So Liu called out the fourth daughter, He Jixiang, who was born out of wedlock, to make up the number.

However, the girl seemed to have seldom come out to meet guests. She stood timidly in the corner and was not as graceful and elegant as the maid who served Ji Minrou.

Although he had lived two lives, Xue Chenyu had almost no contact with this fourth girl, and could not even remember what she looked like.

People from the second house also came.

Zhang was accompanied by her two daughters-in-law and the third daughter, He Shuang. When they saw her, they greeted her.

Xue Chenyu nodded faintly in response.

"Your Majesty!"

Liu suddenly got angry and slammed her hand on the table, causing the half-full cup of tea to spill out.

Xue Chenyu didn't kneel, but only bent her knees to greet him. "Why does the old lady want me to kneel? I wonder what my daughter-in-law did wrong?"

"How dare you ask? My son is the head of the family, and you dare to let a servant humiliate him. Xue, you are so bold!"

"I don't know what the old lady means by humiliation. Please tell me clearly." Xue Chenyu continued to play dumb.

Liu's expression was like a punch on cotton. She turned and looked at Huang's mother angrily, as if to say: Didn't I ask you to pass on the message? Why did this person come here and know nothing about anything?

Mother Huang also felt innocent: I have told her everything, but my wife refuses to listen. What can I do?

While the master and servant were exchanging glances, Xue Chenyu was also looking around.

Everyone present is a suspect.

Could it be Liu, Ji Minrou, or He Ruyi?

Or someone from the second house?

Some people may ask why she didn't suspect He Minzhi?

Because He Minzhi is a man with a sense of shame.

He married the daughter of a marquis but didn't allow her to visit her parents' home much, for fear that others would say she was using nepotism to climb the social ladder. This shows how much he cares about his reputation.

It would be embarrassing for him, a top-ranked Jinshi and editor of the Hanlin Academy, to tell others about the fact that he was bullied by his servants. He couldn't even hide the news, so how could he possibly spread it himself?

"Ms. Xue, let me ask you, did my son go to Furong Residence yesterday?"

"I went." Xue Chenyu didn't even think about it.

"So how did you treat him?"

"The daughter-in-law didn't see him."

"You're lying!" Mother Huang said angrily.

In fact, it was Liu who wanted to say it but was unable to say it.

"Mother Huang is so sure about this. Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Mother Huang glanced at Mrs. Liu, who gave her a look, and she said firmly, "Of course."

"Why were you sneaking around Furongju instead of serving the old lady at Ciwenyuan at that hour? If someone didn't know, they would think the old lady was dissatisfied with me, her daughter-in-law, and asked you to monitor her day and night."

Huang Mama stammered, "How could I possibly spy on Madam day and night? I just happened to be passing by."

Liu was also a little annoyed. This Xue was really cunning.

"Don't bother with all that useless talk, Xue. Just tell me, where did you get the courage from Furongju to be so arrogant again and again? Do you take advantage of your origins in the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and look down on us He family members? Even if it goes to waste, you are still the daughter-in-law of the He family."

Is this because reason won't work and she's trying to make a fuss about her identity as the daughter-in-law of the He family?

Although Xue Chenyu had expected this, she still felt sorry for herself.

She met Liu's gaze and said calmly, "Why does the old lady think that her daughter-in-law is humiliating the older man? He and I are husband and wife, and husband and wife are one. If he is humiliated, it is also my shame. What good does it do me?"

"I know you're always eloquent, so there's no need to use these high-sounding words to evade me. Just tell me you've been acting even more erratically since you came in. Do you have any other thoughts?"

Xue Chenyu suddenly became alert.

She originally thought that Liu was really trying to save He Minzhi's face and that was why she was making such a big fuss to cause trouble for her, but now it seems that is not the case.

She has other intentions.

"Daughter-in-law, don't you know what the old lady meant?"

Liu sneered, "Although it was I who decided to bring Rou'er back, I also called you over and asked for your opinion in person."

"You told me to my face that everything was up to me, but you're constantly making small moves behind my back. What are you trying to do?"

Are they going to accuse her of being "jealous" again?

No, that's not right. Liu is not such a reserved person. If she wanted to say that she was jealous, she would have said it directly.

There must be other intentions behind all these roundabout ways of speaking.

Yes, Liu has always been like this.