Chapter 43: Paying Respects (Part One)

  Wen's mother wasn't even up yet, otherwise it would be too disrespectful to Old Master Yao. But Mingxia was different, Wen's mother had passed on all her skills to Mingxia, and if there were any tasks to be entrusted to Mingxia in the future, wouldn't that be the same as entrusting them to Wen's mother herself? Just wait another half year until August, then find an opportunity to bring Wen's mother back, and that would be it! That cunning girl Yao Cunhui couldn't be allowed to make a mistake now and fall into her trap!

  "Yes, old slave thanks Madame's kindness!" Warm mom kowtowed and got up with a smile.

  Qiao's mother said with a fake smile, "Congratulations," and watched as she skipped out. In her heart, she sneered: What kind of person is Mingxia? And what about that useless son of hers? It's ridiculous to think Mingxia would even consider him! She'll probably end up disappointed and empty-handed!

  After Madame Wen left, Madam Ma instructed Qiao Mama to work with Zhou Mama to tidy up and arrange the houses of Yao Cun Jia and Yao Cun Hui. They were to add more valuable decorations, replace all the curtains, furniture and furnishings with better ones, plant more flowers and trees in the courtyard, and re-polish and paint the doors, windows and pillars.

  Qiao's mother had already heard about the incident at Gu's garden that day, and didn't dare to say much for fear of offending Madam Ma, so she just nodded her head in respect and answered before leaving.

  As they parted ways at the gate, Yao Lao Ye walked towards the main courtyard, and Yao Cun Hui's heart had already secretly made up its mind.

  Gu's family is a clever person, her own meaning she should have seen very clearly. Fawning on Ma's family, what she can get is limited, and the only son of her father is not born to Ma's family, so in the future, Yao's family will still be decided by Zan! How dare she make choices, unless she's stupid, she won't choose otherwise!

  I hope that, with Father's own words and the eyes of our clan upon him, Ma will show some restraint!

  Yao Shizan returned to his secluded residence to practice martial arts and read books. Yao Cunhui glanced at him for a while, asked Wu Jin and Xiao Song a few questions, then walked out along the corridor, entered the inner house of the second gate, and prepared to return to his own Luomei Courtyard.

  As I emerged from the pomegranate-lined path, I suddenly looked up and saw in front of me not far away a slender and delicate maid with a pink skirt and silver-blue jacket leaning against a Taihu stone beside a peony flower cluster, bending over and clutching her chest as if vomiting.

  Yao Cunhui couldn't help but pause for a moment, narrowing her eyes slightly as she sized him up.

  "Second Miss, it seems like it's Mingxia sister who is beside the madam!" Hong Lian stretched her neck to take a look and said to Yao Cun Hui.

  "Oh?" Yao Cunhui raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Let's go take a look!"

  Ming Xia, Yao Cun Hui vaguely remembered that in her previous life, she was married to the youngest son of Wen's mother, Liu Zi, by Ma Shi.

  In her previous life, Wen Mama was not unlucky and had always been the left and right arm of the Ma family, even Qiao Mama would yield to her.

  Liu Zi unintentionally saw Ming Xia and insisted on marrying her. Warm mother pitied her son, sweet-talking and flattering in front of Ma Shi, relying on Ma Shi's influence to force the marriage with Ming Xia. Ming Xia was also a strong-willed person who looked down on her husband who was uneducated, useless, and only good at eating and being lazy. The couple constantly argued, with big fights every three days and small ones every day. Later, when she was pregnant, they had another argument and Liu Zi beat her, causing her to miscarry. Ming Xia lost all hope and threw herself into the lake.

  Because of this matter, Old Master Yao was furious, and Mrs. Ma had no choice but to punish Madam Wen, at which point Madam Wen finally lost her power.

  Others didn't know Yao Cun Hui, but one thing was for sure: Ming Xia would never have been willing to marry Liu Zi if she had a choice!

  "Mingxia sister, what's wrong!" Under Yao Cunhui's hint, Honglian walked forward and gently patted Mingxia's back.

  Ming Xia turned her head abruptly and saw Yao Cunhui standing on the path, so she hurriedly supported herself with the Taihu stone to stand up straight, pale-faced and smiling apologetically: "Second Miss! I've disturbed Second Miss, please forgive me!"

  Yao Cun Hui smiled slightly and said "it doesn't matter", then anxiously asked: "What's wrong with you? You were fine just now, why did you throw up? Did you eat something wrong?"

  Ming Xia was taken aback, then smiled and said: "I don't know what's wrong with me, I suddenly started vomiting. When Second Miss reminded me, I only had a bowl of thin porridge with silkworms and pickled vegetables this morning, and later when the big ladies in the kitchen were stir-frying snails, I happened to eat some too. It seems like I didn't eat anything else, how could this happen?"

  "That's right!" Yao Cunhui said, "Silkworms and snails are incompatible and cannot be eaten together. Have you felt chest tightness, abdominal pain? If it gets worse, you'll have diarrhea, and if you're lucky, you won't lose half your life!"

  "Ah-ha!" Ming Xia was taken aback, somewhat at a loss, and nodded: "Isn't it just chest tightness, abdominal pain, vomiting yellow bile, and severe nausea?"

  Yao Cunhui ordered Hong Lian: "Supporting Ming Xia, follow me back to Luomei Courtyard!" To Ming Xia, he said: "I have licorice root ready there, boil a bowl of thick water and drink it down, nothing will happen!"

  "How can I trouble Miss Er?" Mingxia hesitated and smiled, refusing to do so.

  Hong Lian suddenly supported Ming Xia's arm and smiled: "Sister Ming Xia, you're too polite! How can you go back in this state? I'll be able to decoct the licorice root water soon, after drinking it, you'll be fine. Are you going to ask Madam for licorice now? Doesn't Madam have many important and trivial matters waiting to be dealt with?"

  "Stop nagging, Hong Lian said, let's go!" Yao Cunhui smiled and scolded.

  Ming Xia listened and also made sense, seeing Yao Cun Hui's persistence, she smiled and thanked her, and followed Hong Lian to support her to Luomei Courtyard.

  Ming Xia refused to sit in the flower hall, so Yao Cunhui ordered Hong Lian to take her back to Hong Lian's room and settle her down. Then she asked Hong Lian to fetch some sweet grass decoction for Ming Xia to drink.

  Ming Xia took a break, went to the toilet, and indeed felt much better. She then went over to thank Yao Cunhui and bid farewell before hurrying back to the main courtyard.

  "Ming Xia is the madam's confidante, why does Second Miss need to get close to her! It's just asking for trouble!" After Ming Xia left, Rong Ma couldn't help but scold Yao Cun Hui.

  Yao Cun Hui smiled and said, "It's just that I happened to see her on the way and lent a hand. What's there to be close about? Don't worry, Mother Rong, I have my own principles and won't do anything rash!"

  Ma was such a shrewd person, and those who could be her confidants were not easily bought by others. Mrs. Rong was worried that Yao Cunhui would fail to buy them over and instead fall into someone else's trap! Yao Cunhui knew what Mrs. Rong was concerned about, so she said this.

  Rong's mother felt relieved when she heard her say so and smiled, no longer pursuing the matter.

  Yao Cunhui thought to herself: Why did Mingxia have to buy so much trouble? If the Ma family still wanted to marry her off to Wen's mother's son, all she had to do was drop a few hints and Mingxia would turn against the Ma family. A beautiful woman like a flower could not be swayed by personal gain, but when it came to her own lifelong happiness, wouldn't she reconsider?

  Of course, for now, this is just a casual move that is better than nothing, and whether it will be useful or not in the end, it's hard to say.

  It was several days later. On this day, I got up early and came back from visiting Madam Ma. After having breakfast, Yao Cunhui was strolling in the courtyard to digest his food. He looked at Honglian, Hongzhi using a watering can to water the newly transplanted flowers and trees such as Babaoxiuqiu, Baozhushancha, Fenmudan, etc. The master and servants occasionally exchanged a few words of laughter.

  "Miss Two is in a good mood today! Honglian, be careful not to splash water everywhere!" Rong Ma said with a smile as she walked in from outside. She looked calm and had a faint smile on her face, but secretly gave Yao Cunhui a wink.

  "Did you hear what Mother Rong said?" Yao Cunhui added with a smile, and then followed Mother Rong into the house.

  "Second Miss, the eldest young master of the Yun family has arrived! He's with the mistress!" Nanny Rong hastily came to Yao Cunhui's side and said in a low voice.

  "Big brother?" Yao Cunhui was stunned for a moment and asked in a hurry: "Is it about grandmother's birthday celebration?"

  This year is the sixtieth birthday of Yun Lao Tai Jun, and the Yun Mansion will definitely hold a grand celebration. Yao Cun Hui had also been thinking about this matter in her heart, preparing to go to the Yun family to pay respects to her maternal grandmother on her birthday, taking the opportunity to repair her relationship with her maternal grandmother.

  Yao Cunhui's mother, Yun Shi, was very dissatisfied with this marriage that her father had arranged to repay a debt, but she was powerless to resist. After marrying into the Yao family, she deliberately distanced herself from her natal family and rarely visited them. If it weren't for Old Master Yao keeping an eye on Yun Xiang's signboard, thinking of its usefulness, occasionally forcing Yun Shi to visit her natal family, Yun Shi probably would never have set foot in the Yun family home again.

  After Yun's death, Ma was promoted and her interactions with the Yun family became even more frequent than when Yun was alive.

  However, there was no such thing as Yao Cun Jia and her sisters. It goes without saying that Yao Shi Zan's body is weak, every time when interacting with Yunfu people, Ma Shi can always find various excuses to decline, not allowing Yao Cun Jia and her sisters to follow along, only taking Yao Cun Mei, and instead complaining half-heartedly in front of Old Lady Yun, saying that Yao Cun Jia and her sisters refused to go.

  Yun Lao Tai Jun believed it to be true, thinking that her daughter's resentment was great, and her granddaughter's resentment was also great. Because of the reason why her mother died in sorrow, she refused to get close to Yun's family members. Yun Lao Tai Jun was heartbroken and had no way to think about it, nor did she dare to force Yaocun Jia sister, often entrusting and requesting Ma Shi to take good care of Yaocun Jia brother and sister three, so she was particularly friendly to Ma Shi, and can also be said to be showing favor and winning her over.

  Mr. Yao was very satisfied with this and increasingly trusted Madam Ma, letting her get along well with the Yun family. Although Mr. Yun had passed away, his three brothers were still officials in the imperial court, and the Yun family still had some connections and reputation in the court!

  "Eight or nine out of ten," Mother Rong frowned and said, "However, Second Miss, I'm afraid the mistress will repeat her old tricks. When it's time for you to go to the Yun Manor to celebrate the birthday, you might not be able to go! Look, Eldest Young Master has arrived, the mistress called Third Miss and Cousin Miss over to pay their respects, but didn't call Eldest Miss, Second Miss, or Eldest Young Master!"

  Yao Cunhui was shocked, she had actually miscalculated this! She had only thought that on the day of the birthday banquet, seeing her great-grandmother's face would naturally be fine, but what if she couldn't even see her great-grandmother's face? According to the usual practices of the Ma family, this was extremely likely!

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