Chapter 142 Unfavorable Thoughts

After settling the Qiao family mother and daughter in, Wei Jia glanced at Mu Fangfeng, who was following closely behind them and being led by A Qi.

"The Madam's opinion is that it is up to the Madam and the young master Mu to decide whether they should live in a separate courtyard or with their aunt and cousin in Guanlan Courtyard."

Qiao Yuanyao glanced at Zhou Shi, and the mother and daughter exchanged a look. Qiao Yuanyao nodded slightly before saying, "It's better to live separately. Although we've gotten to know each other along the way, we're still outsiders, and living together will inevitably cause criticism."

Since the decision has been made not to reveal the relationship between Mu Jin and her son and them for the time being, it is not appropriate for them to live together.

In front of so many servants at Guanlan Courtyard, Qiao Yuanyao could only say this.

Hopefully, Hibiscus won't take it personally if she finds out.

Thinking of Mu Jin, Qiao Yuanyao added, "We can't compete. Doctor Mu went with my aunt to treat patients. Before Doctor Mu returns, let Fangfeng stay with us. We're worried about him living alone as a child."

Wei Jia smiled and agreed, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Biao."

After explaining everything, Wei Jia brought A Yi out.

The maids of Guanlan Courtyard will take care of the rest.

Min Yuexi, who had been silent the whole time, also came out with them.

Throughout her journey inside, Min Yuexi silently observed the Qiao family mother and daughter, as well as Wei Jia and the others' attitudes towards them.

Upon exiting the door, Wei Jia saw that Min Yuexi was still there, so she smiled and reminded her, "It's getting late, Miss, you should go back soon."

Min Yuexi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Sister Weijia, may I go to Songhe Hall to wait for Grandmother to return? I have something I want to tell Grandmother."

Wei Jia glanced at Ayi and kindly reminded her, "Miss, you should go back first. We can talk about it tomorrow morning. The Grand Madam has had a long journey. She went straight to the Duke of Jin's mansion without even returning to the Marquis's residence after just returning to the capital. We don't know when she will be back."

Min Yuexi frowned, thought for a moment, and then said gratefully to Wei Jia, "Thank you for your advice, Sister Wei Jia. I'll head back now. I'll come to pay my respects to Grandmother again tomorrow morning."

"Take care, young lady."

Watching Min Yuexi walk away, Wei Jia turned around and saw Ayi looking at her strangely.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Ayi smiled and said jokingly, "When did Sister Weijia and Miss become so close?"

Wei Jia was taken aback. "Really?"

Ayi nodded affirmatively, "Sister Weijia was just reminding Miss that the Grand Madam would definitely be in a bad mood after returning from the Duke of Jin's mansion, so it wasn't the right time to talk, was it?"

"Is Sister Weijia worried that the eldest young lady will be angered by the Grand Madam?"

Wei Jia frowned. "Is it that obvious?"

Ayi nodded, looking at Weijia with curiosity, "During the time we were away with the Grand Madam, what happened between Sister Weijia and Miss? It seems that Sister Weijia is taking good care of Miss this time we came back."

Wei Jia gave a wry smile. "After spending more time with her, I've found that Miss is a very nice and insightful person. With her around, the Grand Madam can have a lot less to worry about."

"Such a high evaluation?" Ayi was a little surprised.

In the past, the people of Songhetang were indifferent to all masters except the matriarch.

Especially Sister Weijia. She had the air of a head maid in charge of Songhe Hall, and she was never polite to anyone.

Unexpectedly, he is now able to treat the young lady with kindness and gentleness, and even offer her some helpful advice.

Wei Jia thought about it and felt there was no need to hide anything. So she explained why she had changed her attitude towards Min Yuexi.

It turned out that after Min Qiaoshi and her entourage left, because they did not inform the other members of the Marquis's mansion, the masters of the mansion, led by Min Rong, were criticized by outsiders.

As a result, Wei Jia, the steward who was left behind, became the target of the anger of the masters of the Marquis's mansion.

Some wanted her slapped, some wanted her to kneel as punishment, and some even wanted to beat her with a board... Only Min Yuexi stood up for her, threatening everyone with the Min Qiao family's influence to restrain their behavior. Although it had little effect, Wei Jia remembered this favor.

In the end, it was Su Rongrong who stepped in and used her status as the fiancée of the Earl of Enping to suppress the targeting and suppression within the mansion.

Seeing that she couldn't use force, He then used Wu to summon Wu Cheng back, intending to use a honey trap on Wei Jia to kill two birds with one stone: get rid of Wei Jia while shifting the blame to Wu.

As a result, Min Yuexi had foreseen He's ill intentions and dealt with Wu's father and son decisively. She also brought He's actions to Min Rong's attention, thus averting a major incident.

After this incident, Wei Jia's opinion of Min Yuexi changed significantly. She found her to be decisive and capable.

Later, Min Yuexi's marriage was plotted against by Madam He. Instead of crying or making a fuss, Min Yuexi calmly accepted the situation after weighing the pros and cons, and took the opportunity to get a lot of benefits from Madam He.

Later, her younger sister came to Beijing from another province and was sold into the Cuihongxuan brothel. By the time she received the news and went to find her, her sister had already met Min Changzhong, and they were deeply in love and even seemed poised to commit to each other.

Who is Min Changzhong? He is the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Xuanping!

Yi Mei is the illegitimate daughter of a disgraced official, and now she lives in a brothel. It's obvious that the two of them can't be together, not even as a concubine.

Moreover, Yi Mei had been in the capital for less than a month when she became very close to Min Changzhong. No one would believe there was nothing fishy going on there!

Wei Jia originally wanted to redeem Yi Mei from her servitude, but the brothel owner demanded an exorbitant price of 100,000 taels of silver!

Wei Jia was furious. She tried everything, but couldn't get the brothel owner to give in.

Finally, they had no choice but to turn to Madam Zheng, but even Madam Zheng's intervention was ineffective!

Yimei was still unable to be redeemed.

However, the bond between Yi Mei and Min Changzhong grows ever stronger.

After much deliberation, Wei Jia had no choice but to tell Min Yuexi what had happened.

After learning about the matter, Min Yuexi didn't make a scene with Min Rong, nor did she presumptuously try to persuade Min Changzhong. Instead, she convinced Madam Wu to take control of Min Changzhong's monthly allowance and private savings. She also used Min Rong's name to send someone to the academy's teachers, instructing them not to let Min Changzhong leave the academy before each ten-day break.

Although the problem wasn't completely resolved, at least their contact was restricted.

Later, Min Yuexi intentionally or unintentionally hinted to Min Changzhong that only by passing the imperial examination could he do whatever he wanted and marry the person he loved.

Over the past few months, although the matter between Min Changzhong and Yi Mei has not been completely resolved, it remains under control and has not escalated further.

Because of the matter between Min Changzhong and Cao Yimei, Wei Jia and Min Yuexi had much more contact.

Wei Jia gradually developed a greater liking and appreciation for Min Yuexi.

Later, when news of Madam Zheng's poisoning came out, Wu and Yu tore each other apart. Only Min Yuexi realized that the problem actually lay with He.

Although she couldn't make He pay the price, she could calm Wu down and persuade her to kowtow and apologize at the Duke of Jin's mansion, thus easing the tension between Wu and the Duke of Jin's mansion.

When Min Yuexi returned from the Duke of Jin's mansion, her forehead was bruised. It was clear that she had kowtowed many times to Madam Zheng on behalf of Madam Wu.

Because of this incident, the relationship between the two governments has indeed improved considerably.

In return, Min Rong gave Min Yuexi a shop near the capital as a reward.

...

All things considered, Min Yuexi's actions over the past few months, while not perfect, were far superior to those of everyone else in the Xuanping Marquis's household.

Moreover, Wei Jia saw a sense of responsibility in Min Yuexi!

She felt that if Min Yuexi could take power in the Marquis's mansion, whether it was Madam Wu, Madam He, or her brother and father, they might all be more obedient.

This is entirely beneficial to Madam Tai's retirement life!