Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1237 - 515: Niu Yanghui’s Promotion (Part 2)

Mingzhu laughed and said, "Not yet! She finally finished that painting, and now she’s resting! For six days and nights, except for eating and sleeping, she was in the studio the whole time. I truly admire her." From another perspective, Yueyao was also an extremely irresponsible mother. Just for a mere painting, Yueyao didn’t take care of the children these past few days. What kind of mother behaves this way in this world?

Mingzhu now finally understood why the children were so well-behaved and sensible, especially Kexin, who has always taken care of Brother Shengsheng and Brother Xuxu proactively. With such an irresponsible mother, they have no choice but to be sensible!

Mingzhu couldn’t help but mutter, "Yueyao has been busy painting these days, and it’s Kexin who’s been looking after Brother Shengsheng and his siblings. I deliberately complained about Yueyao in front of her, but who would’ve guessed Kexin would protect her mother so fiercely! Ah, you have no idea the feeling in my heart at that moment. How can this child be so sensible and filial!" Mingzhu was truly complaining about Yueyao, yet somewhat envious at the same time, her feelings quite complicated.

Niu Yanghui smiled slightly, "The children not complaining about your sister shows they understand in their hearts. Actually, you can’t say your sister isn’t a qualified mother just because of this. The fact that the children are so well taught indicates that your sister surely invested a lot of effort in them. And your sister’s situation is undoubtedly rare, otherwise how could the three children be so close to her." Just depending on maids, the old nanny, and the barbaric girl Xiang Wei, how could they have taught Kexin and Brother Shengsheng so well.

Mingzhu nodded, "I asked Xiang Wei, she said this kind of situation is rare. It only happened three or four times in the past few years!" If it happened frequently, it would surely scare people to death.

Niu Yanghui said, "That’s it, then. Speaking of which, what exactly is your sister painting?" Mingzhu stubbornly refused to tell him, making Niu Yanghui feel as if a little bug was biting at his heart, itching and particularly uncomfortable.

Mingzhu didn’t want to tell Niu Yanghui, "You’ll find out then. By the way, Yueyao will return to the Capital City in a bit over two months; I need to prepare things to send to the Capital City." Relying on Yueyao, the Painting Immortal who doesn’t touch mundane chores, was pointless for this matter and she had to handle it.

Niu Yanghui was not a stingy person, "Prepare more specialties from Jiangnan, it’s not often Yueyao comes to and from Jiangnan, surely she will want to send gifts to relatives and friends."

Mingzhu gave Niu Yanghui a sideways glance, "Do you even need to say that?" She just had to work harder, encountering a girlfriend who is oblivious to worldly matters. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Yueyao had been with Xiang Wei for fourteen years. The moment she woke up and saw Xiang Wei, she knew something was up. She did not urge her, and only after freshening up and having dinner, while pacing to digest, did she ask, "Has something happened? Is it related to the Capital City or the Northwest?"

Xiang Wei said in a dull voice, "The message is from the Capital City. The Marquis said your dream about the drought in Jiangnan is significant, and he wishes to inform His Majesty about it, and he’s seeking your opinion with this letter." This was clearly less about seeking Yueyao’s opinion and more about notifying her. Regardless of their willingness, the Marquis was ready to inform His Majesty.

Yueyao’s expression remained very calm.

Xiang Wei hurriedly added, "This matter is of great importance. Once the Marquis informs the emperor, you’ll be drawn into this vortex. If there’s no drought in Jiangnan next year, you’ll bear the crime of deceiving the emperor; if a drought does occur, you’ll be entangled in troubles just the same." Xiang Wei was now deeply regretting it; she shouldn’t have told the Marquis after all. But alas, there’s no medicine for regret in this world.

Yueyao remained calm after listening to Xiang Wei: "I knew early on." She had been hesitating before, precisely because she was worried that speaking out would bring endless trouble, even fatal danger.

Xiang Wei’s expression changed over and over, "You knew, so why did you tell me? You shouldn’t have told me about this. No, I shouldn’t have told the Marquis. No, it’s you who asked me to inform the Marquis. Why did you do that?" Thinking of the consequences, Xiang Wei was somewhat incoherent.

Yueyao stood beneath the window, looking up at the sky outside. It was very dark, nothing could be seen, yet Yueyao looked for a long time, "For no particular reason, I just wanted to do it." Knowing there would be a drought in Jiangnan next year, if she kept quiet about it, she wouldn’t be able to live with herself. But if she spoke up, with the help of Marquis Jingning, the Imperial Court would surely take precautions, and as long as they took action, there’d be fewer deaths in Jiangnan and the Northwest. People have things they should and shouldn’t do. Exchanging her life for thousands or even more lives, Yueyao thought it was worth it. Of course, this was the worst-case scenario.