Chapter 22 The Fourth Young Master's Thoughts

Yes, since she had taken refuge in Duke Cheng's Mansion, she should have thought of this earlier.

She lost both her parents, and her aunt, as the elder, had the power to decide her marriage.

What kind of person will she find for herself?

Xu Shuyao was a little distressed. Her younger brother was still young, and she had not yet made plans to get married.

After hesitating for a while, she pretended to be shy and said, "Shu Yao, there's no need to rush. Besides, I haven't finished my mourning yet..."

Chen didn't let her continue, but patted Xu Shuyao's hand and said, "You don't have to say anything. Your aunt won't let you suffer any loss."

In Chen's eyes, given Xu Shuyao's status, it was not a disadvantage for her to marry Xiao Jinrong.

Just like she was a virgin at the time, even if she was married to a widower like Mr. Xiao, it would be a huge gain.

Can anyone enter the gate of Duke Chengguo's Mansion if they want to?

It was because she had few relatives and now only had her relatively obedient niece Xu Shuyao around her, so this great thing happened to her.

Xu Shuyao looked at Chen's confident look, but she felt a chill in her heart.

But she could do nothing and could only comfort herself in her heart that she was still in mourning.

Even if her aunt wanted to arrange a marriage for her, it would still take a few months, so she didn't need to act like she was facing a major enemy right now.

Xu Shuyao suppressed the uneasy look in her eyes and said obediently, "Shuyao, I'm sorry for causing Auntie trouble."

Chen was very pleased with her sensible approach and said with a smile, "That's right. I won't harm you. Well, I'm just telling you a secret so you don't have to speculate on your own."

The two talked for a while before Chen sent her back.

Xu Shuyao walked back to Jiyunzhai in silence, followed by two maids.

Huixiang didn't know why her master looked depressed after leaving Jinhua Hall. It was a good thing that the second lady thought about the girl's marriage.

Having followed Xu Shuyao for so long, she naturally wouldn't ask too many questions, she was just a little confused.

Qiao Wei was much more alert and had stayed in the mansion for a long time.

The Second Madam would call her and Yuzhu over every once in a while to ask them about things happening in Jiyunzhai, no matter how big or small.

At first they thought the second wife really cared about her nephew, so they told her about some of the inconveniences in their lives.

But after saying it a few times, they found that Jinhuatang had no intention of changing, and then they realized it belatedly.

Maybe the Second Madam treats the two people from Jiyunzhai just like that, but she always asks them questions. What do she ask them?

Qiaowei felt that it was not concern but surveillance.

As a maid in the Chengguo Mansion, with her indenture held by Chen, Qiao Wei naturally would not tell Xu Shuyao about her discoveries.

So she was careful and tried to only talk about some ordinary daily trivialities when reporting.

She instinctively didn't want to betray Xu Shuyao. Through her observation over the past two years, she actually liked this cousin quite a bit.

She was not nosy and did not treat her servants harshly. Even though she knew that Chen had called the two of them over when she was not paying attention, she never asked.

Qiao Wei knew very well that Xu Shuyao was a smart girl.

She kept each other's dignity and allowed herself and Yuzhu to stay safely in Jiyunzhai.

Qiaowei has enjoyed the peaceful days of the past two years.

Unlike in Jinhua Hall, she had to pay attention to her clothes and expressions at all times, and not catch the attention of Master Xiao Er, even if it was unintentional.

Every time the second master came to Jinhua Hall, she had to stay away from him.

Qiao Wei will always remember a time when the Second Master asked her a question and the Second Madam looked at her with cold eyes.

Later, a mother inside reminded her and she realized what mistake she had made.

Since then, she became the most unknown maid in Jinhuatang until she came to Jiyunzhai two years ago.

But after today, Qiao Wei intuitively felt that this balance might be broken.

The Second Madam and the cousin seem to be close, but I’m afraid the one in Jinhua Hall is holding back a big move!

And what should I do...?

Qiaowei pinched her sweaty palms with a bitter feeling, and then she heard Huixiang beside her whisper, "That seems to be the Fourth Young Master over there."

Qiao Wei followed Huixiang's gaze and saw the fourth young master Xiao Jinwen standing not far away, his eyes vaguely falling on his cousin.

But when she looked at Xu Shuyao again, she was walking on her own way with her head down, as if she was completely unaware of her surroundings.

Huixiang was about to speak, but Qiaowei stopped her with her eyes.

If you didn’t see it, then you didn’t see it!

Why add unnecessary complications?

She had been following Xu Shuyao for the past two years and had witnessed that the Fourth Young Master had become noticeably more attentive to their Jiyunzhai.

The girl seemed to have noticed it and tried to avoid it!

Huixiang is also a fool.

Xu Shuyao really didn't know. She had been thinking about what her aunt said in Jinhua Hall the whole way and was feeling upset.

Xiao Jinwen watched the light apricot figure walk back. The girl lowered her head and ignored everything around her.

Of course, I ignored him.

Xiao Jinwen was slightly disappointed, but only slightly.

He had had a lot of contact with this cousin of the Xu family because of Xu Shuheng's matter. She took good care of her younger brother, but apart from her younger brother, she seemed to care little about anything else.

Always polite, distant and courteous.

As a descendant of the Chengguo Mansion, Xiao Jinwen has always been seen as gentle and polite by others.

Therefore, helping her look after her younger brother in the clan school was really nothing, and he was happy to do so.

What's more, it is human nature to sympathize with the weak and the humble.

However, while helping the brother and sister, he seemed to have some other inexplicable emotions growing in his heart.

Just like last time, he could have given the notes directly to Xu Shuheng, but he deliberately asked his personal servant to call her over.

Seeing her jogging to see him with her hair soaked with sweat, Xiao Jinwen felt a little happy at that time.

Although he later learned that this cousin Xu was worried about her younger brother.

Xiao Jinwen looked at the place where the beautiful figure disappeared. It was now empty. He smiled helplessly and said to the servant, "Let's go!"

At the same time that Chen called Xu Shuyao over, Liu also called her son.

But he lived in the outer courtyard after all, and had found a job a few days ago, so he just came back.

When Xiao Jinwen arrived at the Liu family's courtyard, the maids outside had been waiting for him since early morning. When they saw him, they hurriedly saluted with a slightly blushing face: "This servant greets the Fourth Young Master!"

This Fourth Young Master Xiao has always been as gentle as jade, and many of the maids in the Liu family's courtyard have had romantic feelings for him.

After all, even among the young masters of Duke Cheng’s Mansion, not everyone has a good temper like him.

For example, the Fifth Young Master was extremely annoyed by the maids looking at him, and he always spoke rudely when he came to the Liu family courtyard. Unlike the Fourth Young Master, he always had a warm smile on his face and was even kind to a maid of low status.