Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 961 Get Lost

Chapter 961: Chapter 961 Get Lost

As soon as they heard, discussions started to buzz again, "Old Lady Mo, you shouldn’t have treated Madam Xie and her daughter this way before. Now that they have wealth and status, they haven’t forgotten you, what a good girl indeed!"

Old Lady Mo smiled with profound meaning, "Indeed!"

In fact, Old Lady Mo was not invited to the Capital by Xuexue, but she learned of someone called Lady Tang. Word had it that Lady Tang was the mistress of the General’s Mansion. As long as Old Lady Mo agreed to go to the Capital to deal with Xuexue, she would receive one thousand taels of Gold as a reward, and, in addition, Mo Hengjian would be granted a minor official position in the court.

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Mo was overjoyed with such good fortune, so much so that she didn’t even think twice and immediately accepted the offer.

In order not to let the news leak out, she purposely spread the word around the village that Xuexue was conscience-driven, inviting them to the Capital to enjoy prosperity.

The next day, bright and early, the family quickly packed their luggage, hired two horse-drawn carriages, and set off straight for the Capital.

The two carriages traveled day and night, covering a month’s journey, and finally arrived at the Capital.

Last night, being near the Capital and seeing luxury and wealth within reach, the whole family was so excited that they couldn’t sleep. Hence, after discussing, they decided to continue the journey overnight, and there they were, arriving at the General’s Mansion’s gate early in the morning.

The guard at the gate was startled, "What granddaughter?"

It was at this moment that everyone got off the two carriages.

Madam Ruan was dressed in a new outfit, one of the finest dresses usually kept at the bottom of the chest. On usual days, just by wearing it for a spin around the village, everyone would envy her, saying she had the air of a noblewoman.

Madam Ruan, with a joyful face, stepped forward and laughingly said to the guard, "Oh my! Little brother, you don’t know! Our Old Ancestor here is actually the grandmother of your Miss!"

Upon hearing this, the guard was stunned for a moment, then immediately stopped her, "Nonsense! Our Old Madam is inside the Mansion!"

The Old Madam was in the Mansion; everyone knew that. These country folks actually dared to come to the General’s Mansion pretending to be the Old Madam; they were excessively bold.

"Little brother, don’t be impatient, I haven’t finished speaking yet!" Madam Ruan said with a smile.

"Well, let’s hear it. How did this peasant old woman become the Old Madam of the General’s Mansion?"

"It’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" Madam Ruan said, trying to keep a smile on her face while insistently pulling Old Lady Mo, who wanted to burst out in anger, and turned to the guard, "She’s not the Old Madam of the General’s Mansion."

"Oh, so you change your story after being exposed?"

"No, no, she’s not the Old Madam of the General’s Mansion, but, indeed, she is the grandmother of your legitimate eldest Miss."

The guard was completely baffled, "What a mess of nonsense."

Madam Ruan, eyeing the grand and majestic General’s Mansion, was uncontrollably itching to move in, feeling like it was all too good to be true. So, she said anxiously, "Oh my! Little brother, this is a long story, I can’t explain it clearly to you, please go and invite the legitimate eldest Miss out to receive us quickly."

The guard was no fool; of course, he would not hurry off to inform Xuexue just because of something Madam Ruan said.

"You all wait here at the entrance for a while, at this Shichen Chinese Time, the Masters haven’t woken up yet!"

"This..."

Madam Ruan had an expression of difficulty, as they had traveled overnight; they were both hungry and thirsty, desperately hoping for a place to satiate themselves and rest.

"Little brother, look at us, we have both elderly and young ones, coming from a faraway place to the Capital. We are hungry and thirsty; can we enter the Mansion to fill our bellies first?"

"Off you go, hurry and make yourself scarce. What do you think the General’s Mansion is, a temple to provide alms for beggars?" The guard waved dismissively with impatience, swatting them away as if they were flies, his expression filled with disgust.