Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 505 - 189 Relics

Strangely, on the evening Yueyao went to Marquis Jingning’s Residence, the Lady of Marquis Jingning felt unwell all over and had a bad night’s sleep. Because of this incident, the Lady of Marquis Jingning was convinced that Yueyao’s destiny was overpowering and harmful to others, so she demanded that Mingzhu sever ties with Yueyao.

Mingzhu naturally disagreed with her mother’s claim, arguing, "Mother, if Yueyao were really harmful to others, then why am I perfectly fine after living with her in the mountains for over two months? In those months, let alone a fever, I didn’t even have a mosquito bite. Mother, could you please not listen to Bai Han’s nonsense? He’s just a troublemaker who can’t stand to see others doing well."

The Lady of Marquis Jingning was momentarily silenced but maintained a firm stance, prohibiting Mingzhu from seeing Yueyao again and instructed Madam Ping to stop inviting Yueyao over.

As a daughter-in-law, Madam Ping naturally could not defy her mother-in-law’s words. She outwardly agreed with her, but she told Luo Shao about it at night.

Luo Shao frowned, "Who’s making things up out of nowhere?" Her mother was frail and often felt unwell, but to suddenly blame her discomfort on someone else was far-fetched.

Madam Ping knew in her heart it was Bai Han stirring things up with her mother-in-law, but she couldn’t say that, "Mother-in-law is displacing her discomfort onto Miss Lian. I think it’s best to just go along with Miss Lian for now." As children, they definitely couldn’t contradict their parents’ wishes.

Luo Shao didn’t dwell on it much, "If Mother doesn’t like Miss Lian, let Mingzhu visit Ma’s Mansion then!"

Madam Ping was somewhat surprised and asked, "What if Mingzhu wants to go to Lian Mansion?" It seemed the Princely Heir didn’t care much for Lian Mansion.

Luo Shao shook his head, "Tell Mingzhu not to go to Lian Mansion."

Madam Ping didn’t understand why her husband disliked the Lian family, but his word was like a sacred decree to her, so she raised no objections.

Xiang Wei heard about the incident the next afternoon and deliberately mentioned it to Yueyao as if it were a joke.

After Xiang Wei finished speaking, she saw that Yueyao’s expression was still indifferent. Somewhat puzzled, she asked, "Don’t you mind?" Being labeled a jinx should have upset her, but Yueyao was excessively calm.

Yueyao replied indifferently, "What is there to mind? If the Lady of Marquis Jingning believes I have harmed her, that is her concern, not mine. It’s foolish to let someone irrelevant upset your mood, and this situation also proves that the Lady of Marquis Jingning is a very fearful and timid person." Only a fearful person would worry about such baseless things.

Xiang Wei was surprised by Yueyao’s indifferent perspective, "But it’s a matter of reputation after all."

Yueyao smiled, "My dream is to become a Great Painter known throughout the world and also to hope that Tingzheng grows up safely, marries and has children to carry on our lineage. Everything else is irrelevant to me." Yueyao had corrected some of Mingzhu’s flaws and made her more sensible over the time they spent together because of their growing affection. Yueyao hoped Mingzhu would turn out well in the future. To her, the Lady of Marquis Jingning was just a stranger. People like Bai Han curried favor with the Lady of Marquis Jingning hoping to receive her support for a good marriage. Since Yueyao had no desires from the Lady of Marquis Jingning, whether she liked her or not was immaterial.

Xiang Wei couldn’t help saying, "You’re betrothed, though. If this sort of reputation spreads, the Shen family will surely dislike you. You’re not yet married, and already the Husband’s Family dislikes you, aren’t you worried?"

Yueyao just smiled and didn’t respond.

Watching Yueyao’s demeanor and recalling her previous interaction with Shen Conghao, a thought struck Xiang Wei, leaving her startled as she blurted out, "You aren’t going to tell me that you never want to marry, that you’ll devote your life solely to painting?" Xiang Wei hoped she was overthinking it, as Yueyao was still so young; how could she be willing to dedicate her life to painting?

Yueyao hadn’t planned to share her deepest thoughts with anyone, knowing they might be shocking, and she said, "You’re thinking too much. I can still paint if I marry. As Shen Conghao is the legitimate second son, I won’t have to manage household affairs after marrying into the Shen family. Lord Shen and Lady Shen are in good health, and it will be decades before they divide the family assets. By then, I might even have grandchildren, so there’s nothing to worry about."

Xiang Wei didn’t quite believe Yueyao’s words, having suspected something off due to Yueyao’s cold attitude towards Shen Conghao last time, and now it was the same.

Yueyao didn’t want to continue discussing this topic with Xiang Wei, so she chose a topic that would divert Xiang Wei’s thoughts, "Considering the Lady of Marquis Jingning’s character, is it really as the rumors say that she and the Marquis of Jingning are in perfect harmony?" Yueyao was convinced the rumor was entirely false. Seeing the intelligence of the Lady of Marquis Jingning made her anxious; she couldn’t believe that such a person could share a loving relationship with her husband.

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