Time Travel: The Noble Family
Chapter 436 - 157: Incident_2

Chapter 436: Chapter 157: Incident_2

However, this matter did not cause much shock because Lian Dongfang intervened. Lian Dongfang sent someone to scold Maternal Aunt Chen and then severely punished two long-standing servants, selling off their entire families.

With Lian Dongfang taking action, the Lady family naturally remained unaffected.

Nanny Deng was somewhat disappointed to see that the matter did not have the predicted outcome. Not only did the Great Master not restrain the Lady family, but he actually indulged them, which was utterly foolish.

Yuehuan got the news and just smiled, continuing to embroider her pouch. Since coming down from the mountain, Yuehuan had spoken less and less, becoming more and more silent.

Hong Mei carried in Yuehuan’s favorite jasmine tea. It was the perfect season for jasmine tea, which cooled the fires. Yuehuan took it, drank half a cup, and then set it down to ask, "Have the rumors been suppressed?"

Hong Mei shook her head, "They have been suppressed, the Great Master intervened and punished those spreading the rumors." Hong Mei paused before adding, "I heard from people in the mansion that this was all Nanny Deng stirring things up from behind the scenes; the rumors were also spread by her. But the Great Master could not really punish her."

Yuehuan laughed lightly, "Nanny Deng is considered a Good Citizen, her foster father could at most only cast her out, not really punish her. But Nanny Deng is one of Yueyao’s trusted servants; she wouldn’t be dismissed without a solid reason."

Seeing Yuehuan deep in thought, Hong Mei quietly left.

Yuehuan picked up the cup and finished the rest of the tea, muttering to herself, "Maybe this was all orchestrated by Yueyao, but what could be her reason for doing so." Yuehuan had no evidence, but she was convinced that Yueyao was behind this.

Yuehuan also had some understanding of Yueyao’s nature; if it were not for a specific reason, Yueyao would not undertake any action. It’s just that Yuehuan was not clear about what that reason could be, the one that made Yueyao take drastic actions.

After leaving the house, Hong Mei instructed Hong Ling to bring some items to Maternal Aunt Su. The miss had moved out of Exquisite Court a month ago but still visited Maternal Aunt Su once a month.

Yuehuan had been thinking of dismissing Hong Yi. It was not so easy for a master to dismiss a servant; one could not just decide not to want them anymore—there had to be a sufficient reason. Because of this concern, and fearing that the Lady family and Maternal Aunt Su would discover her intentions, she had been enduring the situation for half a year. Last month, she finally caught Hong Yi in a significant error, then let someone take the matter to the Lady family, and Hong Yi was sent away by the Lady family.

Hong Ling was promoted from a second-class maid after Hong Yi had left, a decision Yuehuan made after much observation. Hong Ling was not very sharp, bluntly put a bit slow, but this girl won out by being honest and principled.

Hong Ling delivered the items to Maternal Aunt Su, asked after her health, then returned.

Maternal Aunt Su looked at the items brought over with a somewhat serious expression. Her daughter used to rely on her a lot, always consulting her, but now she acted without asking. When did it begin? It started after she moved out and became independent.

The maid beside Maternal Aunt Su smiled and said, "Maternal Auntie, Fourth Miss is really filial, always thinking of you when there’s anything good."

Maternal Aunt Su looked at those items and sighed lightly, "Put them away!" Previously she heard the maid’s words and doubted if something was improper with Yuehuan, but over such a long time she did not notice much difference from before. Perhaps her daughter had lived too repressed before so her personality changed drastically after the amnesia, but now she seemed to slowly be returning to her usual self.

Maternal Aunt Su’s feelings were actually very conflicted. Her daughter relying on her for everything made her worry about her daughter’s inability to handle things in the future, but now that her daughter was independent, she felt a sense of loss.

Yueyao was practicing martial arts when Cai Yi came over. Cai Yi said, "Miss, the Eldest Young Madam asked me to tell you, there’s feedback about the shop."

Yueyao nodded, "I’ll come over after I finish practicing martial arts."

As Cai Yi walked out of the door, she couldn’t help but look back once more. This cousin miss is really unique, giving up learning cooking to study martial arts instead. No wait, why does a lady need to learn martial arts?

After Yueyao completed her last move, she grabbed a towel and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She rested for a while before going to bathe. After her bath, Xi Yu and Xi Juan used dry towels to help dry her hair while Yueyao picked up a book and leaned back in the chair to read, utterly relaxed.

When Bai Yi came in, he glanced at the medical book Yueyao was reading.

Bai Yi usually spoke very little, aside from instructing Yueyao in martial arts he hardly talked, but now he was somewhat curious and asked, "Miss, are you interested in medical skills?"