Time Travel: The Noble Family
Chapter 600 - 240 Mingzhu Comes to Take Refuge (Part 1)_2

Chapter 600: 240 Mingzhu Comes to Take Refuge (Part 1)_2

Yueyao glanced at the time and laughed as she put down the book, "Okay."

Taking advantage of her bathing time, Yueyao asked Xiang Wei, "What happened to Mingzhu? How could the people from the Marquis’ household let her run up to the mountain?" She could tell just by the things Mingzhu brought that her departure had been quite hasty. Normally, if the legitimate young lady of the Marquis’ household was to stay on the mountain, it wouldn’t be sorted out with less than twenty-three boxes. Therefore, Yueyao was certain that something had happened in Marquis Jingning’s Residence.

Xiang Wei looked very strange after hearing Yueyao’s question and hesitated before saying, "Miss, do you still remember Bai Han?"

Yueyao indeed remembered Bai Han; she had even criticized the girl’s facial features before, so it was hard not to remember: "I remember. What about her?"

Xiang Wei shook her head, "I don’t know why, but Bai Han became one of the Marquis’ concubines. When Mingzhu found out about this, she was furious and went to beat Bai Han. I heard Bai Han was so badly beaten that she was covered in blood and won’t be able to get out of bed for three months. The Marquis was not in the residence at the time, and the Heir’s Wife told her to go out and hide for a while; otherwise, when the Marquis returned, he would definitely severely punish her. The Heir’s Wife meant for Miss Mingzhu to stay at the imperial palace for a while, but Miss Mingzhu said she wanted to come to the mountain to look for you, so the Heir’s Wife had Mingzhu sent here."

The reason Madam Ping had Mingzhu leave for a while was because the Marquis would definitely have Mingzhu kneel in the ancestral shrine upon his return. No matter how despicable Bai Han’s actions were, she was now one of the Marquis’ concubines, and what Luo Mingzhu did was inappropriate. If this got out, Luo Mingzhu’s hard-earned reputation would be ruined again. Madam Ping wanted Mingzhu to hide in the mountains and then seal off the news, hoping it could be kept secret.

Yueyao was surprised, "Mingzhu has that much strength?" Even in anger, Mingzhu would at most beat someone until they were black and blue, not to the extent of confining someone to bed for three months.

Xiang Wei really wanted to roll her eyes; she wanted to say that that wasn’t the point, the point was, how did Bai Han even become the Marquis’ concubine? Xiang Wei replied, "I don’t know, but Bai Yi probably wouldn’t lie to me."

Yueyao chuckled, "Hehe, you wouldn’t know, you just don’t want to say it, right? Bai Han’s inability to get out of bed must be Bai Yi’s doing, right?" Yueyao had never seen Bai Yi and Xiang Wei fight, but she intuitively felt Bai Yi was more formidable than Xiang Wei.

Xiang Wei’s mouth twitched slightly, "Miss, you should ask the Marquis why he let Bai Han become a concubine. That’s really the point."

Yueyao glanced at Xiang Wei and said, "I knew you liked gossip, but I didn’t expect you to dare gossip about your own master." Yueyao was genuinely uninterested in how Bai Han managed to share the Marquis’ bed. There were many sleazy affairs in the households of the rich, and she was not at all interested!

Xiang Wei thought Yueyao was boring; the young lady wasn’t interested in gossip, which was truly peculiar. Xiang Wei shook her head and said, "Anyone who didn’t know would think you were seventy or eighty years old! Interested in nothing. Miss, one thing you have to remember is that I am now your maid, and you are my master. I’ve never gossiped about you." However, she wanted to gossip about Yueyao, but there simply wasn’t anything to discuss! Yueyao’s life was as monotonous as an old person’s, she thought Yueyao might as well become a nun.

Yueyao merely smiled.

Xiang Wei discontentedly said, "Miss, an aunt and her niece sharing a husband, and you have no comments on this?"

Yueyao thought for a moment before saying, "Is Marquis Jingning a man of lust?" Hearing Xiang Wei say that Marquis Jingning was not a lecher, and that he used to be a decent man, Yueyao answered herself, "Not lustful, which means there must definitely be some internal reason. Speaking of which, Marquis Jingning’s Residence is really interesting, first Zhao Yuner, now Bai Han. Yueyao felt the Marquis’ household was in a mess."

Xiang Wei naturally knew there was an internal reason, but she really wasn’t sure what it was. She now accompanied Yueyao daily, so her information was delayed.

Yueyao was indeed interested in knowing the reaction of the Lady of Marquis Jingning: "Does the Lady of Marquis Jingning know about this?" After hearing that Lady Bai was still unaware of this news, Yueyao laughed, "The Lady of Marquis Jingning doesn’t know about it, but the Empress Dowager should know. How did the Empress Dowager handle it?"

Although Xiang Wei felt her mistress’s ideas were quite bizarre, she couldn’t deny that her mistress had indeed gotten to the heart of the matter. She then explained, "The Empress Dowager has always disliked the Bai Family, so she has never shown any care for them. The Bai Family, desperate, could only try to cozy up to the Lady of Marquis Jingning. The Bai Family’s greed is very deep, even stretching their hands into the Marquis’ household, infuriating the Marquis. Consequently, he forbade the Marchioness from meddling in household affairs. We still don’t know if the Marquis taking Bai Han as a concubine was deliberately to spite the Marchioness." Xiang Wei really looked down on Lady Bai, who was now tripping over her own schemes.

Yueyao was very surprised and asked, "Does the Lady of Marquis Jingning have a grudge against you? You seem to take such delight in her misfortune." Yueyao couldn’t help but be amazed; technically, Xiang Wei and the Lady of Marquis Jingning were unrelated, yet she sounded as if there was a personal vendetta.

Xiang Wei naturally denied it. In fact, Xiang Wei quite detested the Lady of Marquis Jingning because she had once punished Bai Yi, causing him great embarrassment.

Yueyao shook her head and asked, "When did this happen? It must have been a long time ago, right?" It seemed quite long anyway.

Xiang Wei smiled mysteriously, "Not long, just when the Heir’s Wife entered the household."

Yueyao did not want to discuss this topic further and asked, "What do you think the Empress Dowager will do about this?" This kind of thing was essentially a scandal, but it was unclear what the Empress Dowager would do. A woman who had become Empress, and then Empress Dowager, respected by the Emperor and enjoying royal honors without the support of her own family or a son, must be exceptionally capable.

Xiang Wei shook her head, "I can’t guess what the Empress Dowager might think." Xiang Wei found it curious, the Empress Dowager and the Lady of Marquis Jingning were direct sisters, one cunning and terrifyingly capable, the other foolish to the point of frustration.