Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 222 - 89 Qi County_3

Chapter 222: Chapter 89: Qi County_3

Chapter 222: Chapter 89: Qi County_3

Seeing Tingli unable to answer, Seventh Old Grand Master asked Tingzheng, “You tell me, why did you only start your enlightenment half a year ago? Were you lazy and unwilling to learn before?”

Tingzheng, with a pair of innocent peach blossom eyes, replied, “No, I’ve been very diligent. My sister said that only through diligent and hard study can one succeed.”

After hearing this, Seventh Old Grand Master sighed deeply, “Bring that girl over some other day for me to see. An orphan who fainted from crying at her parents’ grave, I don’t know how Lian Dongfang has been taking care of these orphans.”

When leaving, Tingli was covered in sweat, and looking at the cluelessly innocent Tingzheng, he secretly thought it must be a coincidence.

Seventh Old Grand Master shook his head and said, “Lian Cheng was too proud, couldn’t stand humiliation, and left the clan, resulting in none of his descendants being able to stand tall. I don’t know if this generation will be able to hold up. If they can’t, I’m afraid the family will decline further.”

The attendants beside him also did not dare to join the conversation, just watching their Great Grandfather sigh heavily.

Yueyao rested for half a day before she felt better. That night, apart from practicing calligraphy for half an hour, she spent the rest of the time listening to Nanny Hao tell her about the main family. Nanny Deng was not very familiar with the main family, but Nanny Hao had been with the Lian family for over twenty years—back when the Great Grandfather was still alive!

Nanny Hao wasn’t very clear about the main family’s affairs either. When she had come to the house, the Lian family had already fallen out with the main family: “Miss, the closest relation we have with the main family now is the seventh branch. Seventh Old Grand Master and our Great Grandfather are first cousins, the closest in bloodline.” Tingli’s interaction with the main family had eased over the years, but adding icing to the cake is easy while sending charcoal in snowy weather is hard. Now, as the Lian family is going downhill, whether the main family truly desires to interact more with the Lian family is in question. This is all thanks to the Seventh Old Grand Master, who is highly respected in the clan and considers the brotherly bond with Lian Cheng; otherwise, even this bit of face and relationship wouldn’t exist anymore.

Yueyao nodded, “What else?”

Nanny Hao shook her head, “That’s all.” The reason why the Great Grandfather and the main family had a fallout was always a well-kept secret and still remains a mystery today. And now that almost all the people involved have passed away, it is likely to remain a mystery forever.

Yueyao smiled, “Considering their attitude now, that’s already quite good.” The Great Grandfather was in a powerful and influential position and did not support the main family but rather excluded them, which was a major taboo. Now that the Lian family is on a decline, the people from the main family naturally wouldn’t show a pleasant face. Yueyao thought their willingness to maintain face and relations was partly due to the Seventh Old Grand Master and partly because Tingli was both ambitious and acknowledged for his talents.

The next day, Yueyao went to greet the elders in each branch of the main family. From the main branch, a steward’s wife came out to deal with her. Yueyao, with great tact, spoke a few words and then took her leave. The several other branches also just went through the motions, with only the seventh branch showing a somewhat warmer attitude.

Seventh Old Grand Master, now eighty-three, had good hearing, clear eyesight, and was in very good health. Hearing of Yueyao’s visit, he specially met with her. Seeing Yueyao’s demeanor, Lian Yi couldn’t help but furrow his brow. Such worry in such a young girl could be a sign of a short life. Seventh Old Grand Master said, “Girl, having lost both your parents, you should be more carefree and live well. Growing up safely is the only way to honor your parents’ spirits in heaven.” Seventh Old Grand Master’s comfort came partly because Yueyao’s copying of the scriptures showed piety and partly because Tingzheng’s words had left a good impression on him.

Yueyao bowed sincerely in gratitude, “Thank you for your concern, Great Grandfather. I will take care of myself.”

Seventh Old Grand Master, at his age, had become extremely astute, able to discern genuine intent from pretense at a glance. Seeing Yueyao’s sincere thanks, he was very gratified, “She’s a good girl.”

The Seventh Old Grand Lady had passed away long ago, and the Old Madam had also stepped down from managing the household; now it was Lady Lian in charge. According to the generational hierarchy, Yueyao should address her as Auntie.

Lady Lian, upon seeing Yueyao’s knowledge of etiquette, praised her as sensible and filial and smiled as she complimented Tingzheng a few times. Her attitude was neither too warm nor too cold, leaving no fault to be found.

Yueyao handled herself appropriately, without any missteps. As for the main family’s reaction, Yueyao didn’t have much sentiment; people are like that, you reap what you sow. The cause sown by the Great Grandfather is the consequence they, as descendants, must bear; there is nothing to complain about. In fact, that the main family had such an attitude was already quite fortunate.

Nanny Deng was somewhat dissatisfied, “These people really are, Miss, in the future, it’s better if we don’t associate with them too much.” These people were treating the Miss poorly because she had no one to rely on, which was too excessive.

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Yueyao smiled, “It doesn’t matter.”