Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 518 - 196 Borrowing Money

The sky was a deep blue, resembling a sapphire.

Yueyao looked up at the sky until her neck began to ache and then she lowered her head; luckily, there was no sun, otherwise it might have hurt her eyes.

Hua Lei came over and said, "Miss, everything is packed up." This time, the miss had ordered all her paintings to be taken away, and the valuable writing tools were all packed up; there were many boxes and trunks of odds and ends.

Xiang Wei, unlike Hua Lei, did not ask questions even though she had them: "Does the Third Young Lady plan not to return to the Lian Mansion?" If it were not for such a thought, she wouldn’t have packed all these necessary and fine items.

Yueyao shook her head, "I will still return for the New Year, but other times I do not want to stay in the Lian Mansion." She had not yet figured out a method, but she was sure she would eventually find a way.

A thought flashed through Xiang Wei’s mind: "Are you worried that they might harm you?"

Yueyao laughed lightly, "They are the sort to devour someone without spitting out the bones. When I return, I will need you to keep an eye on the people in the courtyard. I definitely do not want to be harmed by them."

Xiang Wei nodded and replied, "Alright."

That evening, while Yueyao was taking a walk in the courtyard, Xi Yu brought her a note, "Miss, this was given to me by Hong Ling, the personal maid of the Fourth Miss."

Yueyao opened the note, which contained only two words: borrowing two hundred taels of silver.

Yueyao, surprised, said, "Has the Fourth Miss encountered something recently?" Risking exposure to borrow money, there must definitely be an urgent matter.

Nanny Hao shook her head. "I have not heard that the Fourth Miss has any urgent matters. Miss, you are not really considering lending her money, are you?" It was only because the Third Young Lady was kind-hearted; others would not bother with her! She always circled around the Second Young Lady, even helping the Second Young Lady to bully her own miss, and now she had the audacity to come and borrow money. She had seen thick-skinned people, but never one this shameless.

Yueyao nodded and said, "Hmm, Yuehuan borrowing money from me must be for an urgent need." If it wasn’t urgent, Yuehuan would not have asked. However, Yueyao found it odd, since she had just given Yuehuan money before, and Yuehuan was spending it too quickly.

Nanny Hao looked at Yueyao’s expression and shuddered inwardly. When had the miss become so good with the Fourth Miss as to lend her money? She had been serving the miss day in and day out and didn’t know, the miss really knew how to keep secrets.

"Nanny Hao, have you done what I asked you to do?" Yueyao had Nanny Hao gain the trust of the people in Maternal Aunt Su’s courtyard.

Nanny Hao nodded: "Miss, I have already gained the trust of a young maid. However, she doesn’t know much, as Maternal Aunt Su is quite cautious and only trusts her personal maid. It’s unlikely other people would know any confidential information. Maternal Aunt Su’s personal maid is very loyal to her, and I don’t dare startle her."

Yueyao had not expected to uncover any specific information; she just wanted to know Maternal Aunt Su’s movements. On normal days, Maternal Aunt Su would not go near the main house, so if Lady Ma intended to harm her, she would definitely consult Maternal Aunt Su. To Yueyao, this was a signal.

Yueyao took out some scatterings of silver notes, totaling five hundred taels, and stuffed them in a pouch for Xi Yu to deliver.

Xiang Wei felt Yueyao was being too extravagant and said, "Miss, with such lavish spending, even a mountain of gold and silver would not suffice for you." Xiang Wei thought that as a daughter born of a concubine, the five hundred taels of silver would never be returned, essentially amounting to a fraud against Yueyao. Thus, Xiang Wei believed that Yueyao giving five hundred taels to a half-sister from another quarter showed she was out of touch with worldly sufferings.

Yueyao smiled and spoke, "This money is not going without return; she will be able to pay me back soon."

Xiang Wei looked dubious. Five hundred taels of silver was not a small amount, yet Yueyao was so confident in the Fourth Miss; there was surely something Xiang Wei did not know.

Yueyao then remembered something and said, "Xiang Wei, when we reach my uncle’s house, feel free to do whatever you wish; do not limit yourself to the Inner Courtyard." Yueyao felt secure in Ma’s Mansion and thus allowed Xiang Wei some freedom.

Xiang Wei glanced at Yueyao and asked, "Is there something you need me to do?"

Yueyao chuckled dryly and said, "Help me look into Maternal Aunt Su’s background. I always feel that this Maternal Aunt Su is somewhat suspicious. This woman is ruthless and scheming; she certainly would not be who she is today if she was just a maid by birth. I had someone investigate her before, and could only find out that she was bought from the outside, but nothing about her past. I think Maternal Aunt Su’s background might not be simple; with such deep scheming, it would be strange if her origins were simple."

Xiang Wei laughed heartily: "For you to hold such a high opinion of her, we really should look into her thoroughly. It’s not convenient to go out now, but once we are in Ma’s Mansion, I will have someone thoroughly investigate her."

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