Transmigrated To Ancient Time: Thrive With An Auction System!-Chapter 211: Rumors ( 8 )

After a moment of pause, Su Jiaoyi added, "Madam, I know that the General has already married you as his legal wife. I didn’t want to compete with you. I only want to stay by my beloved’s side and serve him. Even as a concubine, I’m willing."

Xue Ya’er glanced at the jade pendant, and Qiu Yue went to retrieve it.

Qiu Yue showed the jade pendant to her, but she didn’t take it. She only looked at it for a moment and said, "Return the jade pendant to her."

After a while, she added, "For now, you can stay at the General’s mansion. I will send a letter to the General and inform him about this matter. As for what happens in the future, it will be up to the General to decide."

When she finished her words, she picked up her teacup. Seeing this, Qiu Yue gestured to the maidservant and said, "Show Miss Su the way to the guest room."

The entire mansion was managed by the Madam, so no one dared to slack off. Even if this woman’s identity was awkward, they still treated her politely. The guest room they prepared for her was not bad, but also not good; it was just right.

Not long after, Steward Han arrived in the side hall. After he bowed, he said, "Madam, Young Master Lei is here for a visit."

This was not the first time Lei Feng had visited the General’s mansion without prior notice, so everyone in the mansion was used to it.

When Xue Ya’er heard this, her eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on her face. She no longer thought about her husband’s childhood sweetheart’s matter and said, "Uncle Han, quickly invite Young Master Lei to the main hall. I will be there soon."

"Understood."

After Steward Han left, Xue Ya’er stood up and walked to her bedchamber while saying, "Help me change my clothes."

Qiu Yue quickly followed after her and called the other 3 personal maids. With the 4 of them helping her change, it only took her 15 minutes to get ready.

Xue Ya’er checked herself in the mirror for a moment before she nodded with satisfaction and went to the main hall.

As they followed her, her dowry maids were having various thoughts. Chun Hua was clearly happy for her mistress, while Xia Qing was clueless. As for Qiu Yue and Dong Mei, they exchanged worried glances with each other.

There were already rumors flying around about their mistress having an affair with a wild man outside.

Although everyone in the mansion knew that their relationship was strictly business cooperation, Xue Ya’er forbade them from spreading it. With the General’s mansion showing no intention of explaining, more and more people believed that the rumors were true.

At first, Qiu Yue and Dong Mei thought that their mistress only treated Lei Feng as a business partner. But after seeing how her mood changed the moment she heard about his visit, they were no longer confident.

Perhaps their mistress really had special feelings toward that person. If that was true, what should be done with the General?

While they were lost in their own thoughts, they arrived in the main hall. The moment Xue Ya’er saw the familiar eyes, she smiled and said, "Young Master Lei, it has been a while. How are you doing?"

Yao Zhi cupped her fists, bowed her head slightly, and replied, "Greetings, Madam. I’m doing well. I hope Madam is also doing well."

Xue Ya’er reached out and touched her hand slightly, stopping her from bowing to her. The touch was fleeting, and she retracted her hand soon after.

During that fleeting touch, her eyes flashed for a moment before returning to normal. Her smile deepened as she said, "Thanks to Young Master Lei, I’m doing very well."

After she took the main seat, she gestured to her and added, "Young Master Lei, please have a seat."

While the maidservant served the tea to her, Xue Ya’er said, "It’s great that Young Master Lei is visiting today. A few days ago, we received a letter from De Long City."

Yao Zhi didn’t know where De Long City was, but her persona was a merchant, so she couldn’t ask and had to pretend that she knew this place. To be safe, she said nothing and drank her tea to cover it up.

Xue Ya’er observed her and continued, "Thanks to the Sha Wu Hen powder given by Young Master Lei, people in De Long City and the surrounding areas managed to survive the locust plague."

After she said this, she glanced at Steward Han, who brought over a wooden box. He placed the wooden box on the table beside Yao Zhi and opened it.

Seeing the items inside, Yao Zhi was surprised but showed nothing on her face, thanks to her mask.

Looking at how calm she was, Xue Ya’er continued, "These are the rewards sent by the Duke of Zhenguo to thank Young Master Lei. I hope you won’t refuse them."

Yao Zhi smiled and placed the teacup on the table. "Since this is the Duke’s goodwill, it would be impolite for me to refuse. Madam, please thank the Duke for me."

Xue Ya’er nodded and replied, "I will definitely convey your words."

After a moment of silence, Yao Zhi said, "Madam, I came to visit today because I have something important to discuss with you."

Hearing this, Xue Ya’er glanced at Dong Mei. Seeing this, she nodded, led the servants out of the room, and closed the doors. Steward Han didn’t leave and stayed behind. As the one who managed the mansion, it was all right for him to listen.

"Young Master Lei, please feel free to speak your mind."

Yao Zhi took out several pieces of paper from her sleeves and said, "Madam, please take a look at this."

Steward Han walked over, took the papers, and handed them to Xue Ya’er. Standing a few steps beside her, he couldn’t see what was written on the papers, but he was sure they were not letters.