Chapter 192 Staying for a while
Hui Niang, not expecting her possession to be snatched back, immediately raised her eyebrows and rebuked Lian Qiao:
"I'm speaking to your young lady, what right do you, a mere servant, have to interrupt? Is this how the General's Mansion teaches its servants? Can't you even recognize your place in front of others!"
Lian Qiao retorted without hesitation: "I think it's Miss Hui Niang who can't recognize her own status. She dares to touch imperial gifts so casually. Aren't you afraid that you can't afford to pay for the damage to my young lady's things!"
"you……"
Hui Niang glared angrily at Lian Qiao, not expecting this maid from the General's Mansion to be so disrespectful to her. She then looked at Yun Chu and said:
"Hmph! I think you're a young lady from the General's Mansion and you're trying to befriend me. We sisters usually share anything good we have at home. I just wanted to borrow your hairpin to play with, but your maid was so unruly. Cousin, you wouldn't be so stingy, would you?"
Yun Li, unable to bear it any longer, wanted to say a few words of advice, but Yun Chu stopped her, looking at Hui Niang with almond-shaped eyes and speaking softly:
"Sorry, I'm stingy, I won't lend it to you."
After saying that, he pulled Yunli to another table.
Hui Niang stood behind, speechless with astonishment.
Originally, seeing that this girl was gentle and kind, and spoke in a friendly manner, he assumed that she was weak and easy to manipulate. He thought that as long as he was a little shameless, it would be easy for him to take advantage of her. If he had succeeded in getting the hairpin, she would have secretly gone home before the banquet was over.
Even if the people from the General's Mansion came after her to demand payment, she could have simply denied everything. But unexpectedly…
This is infuriating!
After Hui Niang's incident, the maids who followed Yun Chu immediately became vigilant and made up their minds not to let any strangers approach their young lady again.
Yun Chu was also somewhat astonished by what had just happened. In the past, her cousins in the General's Mansion had tried to take things from her with the indulgence of their aunts, but at least they had kept their dignity and dared not go too far. She never expected that the people here would be so fierce. She had really learned something new.
Yun Chu decided to sit in the pavilion and talk with Yun Li, and not go anywhere else. Yun Li also disliked crowds, and with Yun Chu accompanying her, she was even less willing to move an inch.
The two girls huddled together quietly, talking and drinking tea. They didn't even go to watch the lively scene of the bride entering the house. Several loyal maids stayed by their side without leaving their side, and nothing strange happened afterward.
After the banquet, Yun Chu bid farewell to Madam Ma.
Madam Ma was naturally in high spirits today, having just welcomed her son's wife. She spoke to Yun Chu very affectionately and kept urging Yun Chu to come and visit often when she had time.
Standing to the side, Madam Wei curled her lip in disdain. Seeing Yun Chu about to leave, she stepped forward and said with a smile:
"Why are you going back so early? If you leave, Yunli will be alone and lost in thought again. You and your cousin Yunli have been close since childhood, and now that the two sisters have finally met, you should stay a little longer. If you find it too noisy here, why don't you ask Yunli to take you to your second aunt's house? It's not far, just a few steps by carriage, okay?"
Fearing that Yun Chu would not agree, Wei explained, "Your second uncle and several cousins and their wives are all here helping out today, so it's very quiet at home right now with no one around."
Yun Chu shook her head and said, "I promised my mother that I would go back early to help her copy Buddhist scriptures. It's getting late, so I have to hurry back, otherwise I won't be able to finish copying the scriptures."
Seeing that Yun Chu was determined to leave, Madam Wei simply pushed her daughter Yun Li forward and said, "Since you have something to do, your second aunt won't keep you any longer. Anyway, your cousin Yun Li is bored at home alone, so why don't you ask her to accompany you to the General's Mansion for a few days, so that you two sisters can catch up properly."
Yun Li was taken aback by her mother's words, not expecting her mother to be so unpredictable. She quickly pulled Wei Shi aside and said, "Mother, Yun Chu said she has things to do when she gets back, so I won't bother her."
Wei ignored her daughter and instead grabbed Yun Chu's sleeve tightly, leaning closer to say, "Yun Chu, you know your cousin Yun Li was recently jilted and is feeling very down. She's been staying in her room alone these past few days, looking quite depressed, and she's gotten so thin. It hurts me to see her like this."
Of all the girls in the manor, you and your cousin Yunli are the closest. Your aunt doesn't mean anything by it, she just wants to ask for your help to invite your cousin Yunli to stay at the General's Mansion for a few days to relax.
Seeing that her second aunt sounded somewhat sad, Yun Chu couldn't help but look at Yun Li, who quickly shook her head and said:
"Don't listen to my mother, I'm fine."
"What are you saying, girl? Yun Chu is all alone in the General's Mansion without any sisters to talk to. Don't you often tell me that you miss her? Why are you being so hesitant now that I've asked you to go and keep her company?"
Without saying a word, Madam Wei pushed the two of them toward the carriage: "You silly girl, you've been staying in the house all day since you were jilted, you're practically rotting away. Why don't you go with your sister Yun Chu to the General's Mansion for a few days?"
Hong'er, you go with Miss.
He then gestured for his maid, Hong'er, to follow.
Hong'er immediately stepped forward and helped Yunli into the carriage.
In the Guanlan Pavilion of the General's Mansion, Yu Qingci had just gotten up after taking a nap in the afternoon when she heard Yun Chu's voice coming from outside.
"Sister-in-law, you're awake? Look who I brought back!"
Two girls stood side by side in front of her, and Yu Qingci looked at Yun Li with some surprise.
Yun Li immediately wanted to lower her head again after being looked at like that, but feeling it was inappropriate, she mustered up her courage, raised her head, blushed, curtsied to Yu Qingci, and said somewhat awkwardly in a low voice:
"Greetings to my sister-in-law."
Yun Li secretly regretted her actions. When she went to Songbai Hall with Yun Chu to see her aunt earlier, she felt that her aunt treated her as kindly as ever, and she didn't feel awkward at all. But now, facing her sister-in-law who was also smiling, she felt inexplicably awkward and her voice lacked confidence.
Yu Qingci noticed Yun Li's discomfort, and her voice softened even more:
"Get up quickly, it's been a while since I've seen you. How have you been lately?"
Yunli: "It's fine, thank you for your concern, sister-in-law."
Yun Li is Wei's daughter. Yu Qingci really doesn't like the people from the second and fourth branches of the family. But ever since Yun Li married into the General's Mansion, she has always seemed to be a weak and inconspicuous person. She blushes as soon as she speaks. If it weren't for the fact that she looks somewhat like Wei, no one would believe that she is Wei's daughter.
Yun Chu approached Yu Qingci and told her about Yun Li's visit for a few days. However, in front of Yun Li, she naturally wouldn't say that Yun Li was forced onto the carriage by her second aunt. She only said that she had asked her cousin to come and keep her company for a few days.
Yun Chu: "There's no need to trouble you, sister-in-law, to arrange another place. My cousin is someone I brought back, so she can stay in my courtyard. As for her maid, she can squeeze in with the maids in my courtyard."
Yu Qingci nodded: "That's good too. You sisters won't have to run around, and I won't have to find someone else to clean the yard."
Seeing that the two maids had obviously already discussed it, Yu Qingci naturally had no objections. She simply told the two girls to get along well and to ask Granny Wang or Granny Pei if they needed anything.
The two girls chatted with Yu Qingci for a while longer before saying goodbye and leaving.
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