Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1245 - 516: Prejudice (Part 6)

Yueyao saw Dong Yuan and Madam Miao, but didn’t see Gu Li. The reason was simple, women from the inner courtyard couldn’t casually meet with outside men.

Upon seeing Yueyao, Dong Yuan immediately apologized: "Yueyao, Gu Li is too young and inexperienced, so he spilled everything when people coaxed him. Yueyao, please don’t hold it against him."

Yueyao didn’t respond to this and instead picked up the water cup, took a few sips, put down the cup, and smiled: "How is the teacher’s health now?"

Dong Yuan nodded: "His health has improved significantly recently." With nothing bothersome lately, Yu Shan’s health, of course, has gotten better.

Yueyao asked a few questions about Mr. Yu Shan, but nothing else; she didn’t ask why Dong Yuan and the others came to Suzhou, nor did she inquire about where they were staying.

Dong Yuan, being someone who values face, couldn’t stay longer seeing Yueyao’s indifferent attitude, so she prepared to leave Niu Mansion with Madam Miao. Unexpectedly, Madam Miao spoke up: "Aunt, it’s already late, and we are unfamiliar with the area and don’t know where there is an inn." This was almost saying they wanted to stay at Niu Mansion.

Yueyao’s words were also tactful: she was staying at Niu Mansion as a guest and not the owner, so naturally, she couldn’t let them stay. However, Yueyao didn’t neglect them, calling upon the second steward of Niu Mansion to help them find an inn.

Dong Yuan was embarrassed, stopping Madam Miao from saying more and took others to the inn.

Mingzhu scoffed: "I really don’t know how thick-skinned they are to still dare come knocking." Brother Sheng was only at Dong Residence for such a short time, yet Madam Miao dared to say the brothers ate for free. It’s only because Yueyao has a good temper; if it were her, she’d definitely spray her face so she’d never dare appear again.

Yueyao shook her head: "Madam Yao is quite good, just hard to understand why she chose such a bride for Gu Li." Not only small-minded but also likes taking advantage.

Xiang Wei was quite clear on this: "When Gu Li was young, he had a good engagement, but that girl passed away before reaching marriageable age. When discussing marriage again, Gu Li was already downcast, and families who knew about it were unwilling to propose their legitimate daughters to him. So finally, they picked a girl born out of wedlock from the Miao Family, and this Madam Miao was wed, with Gu Family giving quite a handsome dowry." Unable to pass as a Palace Graduate, having only the Juren title, Gu Li’s downturn spread all over Hangzhou, and who would want to marry their daughter to such a person.

Yueyao muttered: "No wonder!"

Madam Miao internally criticized Yueyao for being petty, but seeing her mother-in-law’s grim face, she dared not speak much.

Dong Yuan, while removing her makeup, spoke with her close nanny: "I thought the matter was over, never expecting Yueyao to still remember!"

The nanny, Nanny Luo, hesitated and said: "Madam, there’s something I don’t know if I should say."

While removing the gemstone earrings, Dong Yuan said: "What is there that can’t be said in front of me?"

Nanny Luo cautiously said: "Just now at Niu Mansion, Xinger overheard two maids saying that our Gu Family is so thick-skinned, even daring to seek an audience with their Madam."

Dong Yuan pricked her finger by the hook on the earring, drawing blood: "What else did Xinger hear?" Yueyao’s cold demeanor today, perhaps there were other reasons.

The close nanny recounted everything Xinger heard: "Those two maids not only said the Second Young Lady mocked Brother Shengsheng and Brother Xuxu for freeloading at Gu Family, but also that the Second Young Lady criticized Lady Lian for plotting the Old Grand Master’s possessions..."

Dong Yuan angrily slammed the table, ignoring the pain in her hand, furious: "Who is spreading such nonsense?"

Nanny Luo sighed internally, knowing these weren’t baseless; the Second Young Lady indeed had said such things.

Dong Yuan regained her composure after a while, turning to ask her close nanny: "Go and call Xinger over."

Xinger reiterated the words, then shared his opinion: "Madam, I could see clearly, those two maids deliberately said those things for me to hear." If not intentional, how could they discuss such gossip in front of outsiders?

Dong Yuan’s face turned very unsightly. This meant the two maids weren’t speaking merely for Xinger to hear, but for her to hear. What was Yueyao aiming for?

Nanny Luo’s son was a trusted aide of Gu Zhe. Nanny Luo had her concerns, knowing the Master’s career now relied on Lady Lian; if Madam and Lady Lian had a falling out, the Master’s prospects would dim, leaving her son no good. Nanny Luo thought how her son sent twenty taels of silver home after working in Taicang County for over two months, her mind turned and turned: "Madam, I think this is unlikely to be Lady Lian’s intention. Otherwise, Lady Lian could simply avoid seeing us, not needing to use such methods."