Chapter 23: Went out of the house to welcome Xue Meiren
Xue Rou'er ignored Xue Shanwu and looked at the fourth lady. The fourth lady's face turned red and she said: "I feel uncomfortable in my stomach after breakfast today, and I always give in vain."
Xue Rou'er smiled and said: "Well, it's not a serious illness, but I'd better not go to the fourth aunt in the front hall."
Xue Shanwu said: "Why don't you go? Do you want us to watch you fawning and being obedient in the front?"
Xue Rou'er really couldn't stand his noise and hummed: "Xue Shanwu, you have to remember that I am a legitimate daughter and you are a concubine. If you continue to be unreasonable to me and get in front of your grandmother, she will not be able to protect your grandson."
Xue Shanwu was still a little afraid of the old lady. He immediately blushed but did not dare to speak anymore.
The fourth lady said: "Miss, please calm down, it's my fault for not being able to discipline you properly."
Xue Rou'er said: "Fourth aunt, for the sake of your kindness to us mother and daughter in the past, I just came here today, otherwise I wouldn't bother to care about your life and death."
Although the fourth lady has a gentle temperament and does not fight or fight, living in this big house is not just a day or two. She has also seen a lot of the tricks of the aunts. After listening to Xue Rouer's words, she vaguely felt that something was going to happen today, so she asked humbly.
Said: "Young lady, if you have something to say, you may as well say it directly. As long as I can help, I will definitely help. If you have advice, I will definitely not turn a deaf ear."
Xue Rou'er smiled when she heard this and said: "The fact that Fourth Yiniang, who has such a non-competitive nature, can still secure her position in the big house, means that you are not stupid. In this case, I won't show off and tell you bluntly, there will be someone in the front hall today.
Feng Yu, if Fourth Yiniang doesn’t want to get involved in the dispute, she’d better call herself sick and not go.”
The fourth lady smiled and said: "My mother's family is just a small family. There is no benefit to climbing up to Miss Third Miss. It's better to do less than to do more. I won't go to the front hall."
Xue Rou'er nodded and said, "That day you and Third Yiniang went to visit my mother. Do you still remember the jewelry that Third Yiniang gave me?"
The fourth lady nodded and said: "Remember, the third lady specially chose it for the third sister. I didn't expect that the third sister gave it to the eldest lady. If the eldest lady trusts me, I would advise the eldest lady not to wear it!"
Xue Rou'er felt warm in her heart. The Fourth Madam was much better than those others. She smiled and said: "Don't worry, the jewelry is no longer in Jinxiu Pavilion. If anyone here asks about it, please tell me that I haven't seen Third Yi Niang."
I gave jewelry to my mother."
The fourth lady hesitated: "Isn't this... afraid of offending the third sister?"
Xue Rouer smiled and said: "So what if I offend you? Just say that you went with them that day, but you put down the gift and left. What happened next is unclear.
Besides, I promise that after today, those aunts will not be in trouble. Even if the third aunt has anger in her belly, it will never burn you. Someone will block everything for you."
The Fourth Madam thought for a while and decided that instead of going to the front hall to get angry, it would be better to take a step back to avoid the disaster. She then said: "Okay, I will listen to you, Miss."
Xue Rou'er nodded with satisfaction, glanced at Xue Shanwu, and said: "Third brother, don't go if you have nothing to do. You and third sister are not close to each other on weekdays, so why bother to make others look at you?"
After saying that, she left the fourth lady's residence. Xue Shanwu said angrily: "Who is she? Today she is showing off her authority."
The fourth aunt bit her lip and said: "Shanwu, she is right. That day when I saw the third sister giving the jade head and face given by the third lady to the eldest lady, I knew she had no good intentions. It seems that there is a lot of trouble in the front hall today.
Let's just endure it. If it hadn't been for the eldest lady's poor health back then, the third lady wouldn't have let the third sister raise her. Otherwise, it would be the eldest lady who is the most powerful one now."
Xue Shanwu said angrily: "Auntie, if you just endure it like this, when will you be able to show off?"
The fourth lady frowned and said, "If you were more comfortable, I would burn high incense."
Xue Shanwu said frustratedly: "Auntie, how can I be uneasy?"
The fourth lady sighed: "Didn't you and the second lady often bully the eldest lady in the past? Stop fooling around from now on. The eldest lady is not what she used to be, and we cannot afford to offend her."
Xue Shanwu was dissatisfied in his heart, but he did not dare to contradict the fourth lady anymore.
Xue Rou'er left the fourth lady's yard and went directly to the front hall. After entering the house, she said with a smile: "Greetings to grandma, greetings to father, and greetings to mother."
Xue Li raised his head and glanced at her, and was stunned for a moment. Today, the two of them seemed to be completely different people. Not only were their temperaments more cheerful, but their speech and behavior were also as comfortable as if they were stained by sunlight.
Looking at Xue Rou'er's face, although she hasn't grown out yet and her figure is average, given time, her beauty will definitely be above that of Xue Qing'er. If she can grow more, she will be a good chess piece in the future.
The old lady glanced at Xue Rou'er and said with a smile: "Is Rou'er feeling well?"
Xue Rou'er smiled and said: "Thanks to grandma's great blessing, Rou'er is much better."
The old lady smiled and said, "Look at you two, you both talk the same way."
The eldest young master, the second young master and Xue Qing'er saluted Xue Rou'er, but said nothing. Xue Rou'er also returned a half-salute, which was enough to show face.
The eldest lady and Xue Rou'er looked at each other, the mother and daughter communicated with their eyes, and then went to chat separately.
"My nephew has met the old lady, uncle and aunt." Ling Muran actually came too.
The old lady frowned, and Xue Li quickly came to the rescue: "My good nephew has come just in time. He will welcome the third girl back with us later. You are Rou'er's future husband. Sooner or later, we will be a family. Come and enjoy your visit.
The days will get better and better.”
Xue Rou'er's expression was indifferent, but Xue Qing'er's eyes were shining, and she didn't dare to flirt with Ling Muran in public.
Ling Muran looked at Xue Rou'er. She looked good today, with novel clothes and light jewelry. On the other hand, Xue Qing'er was wearing a pink gauze skirt, a ring, several gold hairpins on her head, and a big longevity lock on her neck. She was rich and noble.
It is there, but the temperament is gone and it looks a bit tacky.
Madam Ninth is similar to Xue Qing'er, she is covered in jewels from head to toe and looks kitsch.
Time passed little by little. Ling Muran showed his kindness to Xue Rou'er several times, but Xue Rou'er just turned a blind eye.
Ling Muran was young and energetic, thinking: "Why are you pretending to be noble? Do you think I can like you just like this? Why don't you think that I am the eldest lady because I want to give you some good looks because the old lady starts to promote you?"
Already." He was still angry, but the smile on his face remained unchanged.
"Sir, the third lady's sedan has arrived a mile away." A domestic slave came in to report.
Xue Li said: "Let's go to the door and wait."
Although the beauty's rank is not high, she is much older than ordinary people after all. Even the old lady has to go to the door to greet her. The eldest lady and Xue Rou'er, one on the left and the other on the right, support the old lady, and the group comes to the door.
After waiting for half an hour, the shadow of the team appeared in front. It seems that the emperor still likes Xue Lian'er. The team is quite grand, and there should be rewards in large and small boxes.
Chapter completed!