As the two were talking, they heard a commotion outside.
Helan Yue's personal maid Hong Ling suddenly raised her voice: "Our young lady is taking a nap, come back later!"
Helan Yue's other maid, Hongduan, also shouted loudly, "Even if your Murong family has special rules and likes to search people's homes for fun, there's no reason for you to search the room of a relative's young lady!"
Nanny Song, the dowry nanny of the Murong family's Third Madam, scolded, "Hey, little bastard, how can you say such things? There were thieves in the yard, and the gardener and her niece were knocked unconscious. The Third Madam was worried that the young ladies everywhere would be disturbed, so she sent an old servant to check and comfort them. How come it sounded so harsh when it came out of your mouth like a little bastard?"
Xia Daohua secretly praised Helan Yue's two maids - these two little girls were really smart. Although they didn't run in in time to inform Helan Yue of the news, they told her everything in this conversation.
Helan Yue didn't even finish listening before she jumped onto the bed with a "whoosh" and lowered the curtain with a "swish". She took off the hairpin on her head and let her hair down. She rubbed her eyes with both hands, which were a little red. Then she changed her tone and asked in a lazy tone:
"Hong Ling, Hong Duan, you two little rascals, can't you bear to see me take a break? What are you making such a fuss about?"
Xia Daohua was stunned by Helan Yue's actions. Seeing Helan Yue gave her a cold look and mouthed to her to hide quickly, she smiled lightly, shrank down, and slipped into the quilt, covering even her hair with the quilt.
Helan Yue also laughed, and then she heard the two little girls, Hong Ling and Hong Duan, crying in grievance: "Oh, you can't go in!"
It was Nanny Song who was beside the Third Madam, accompanied by two burly maids, who pushed the plump Hong Duan aside, lifted the thin Hong Ling aside, and rushed in so boldly.
Seeing the curtain covering the bed, Nanny Song came closer and lifted the curtain with one hand:
"Hey, my cousin is taking a nap. It's only now, my cousin goes to bed early!"
As he spoke, he quickly glanced at the bed.
Noticing that Xia Daohua's quilt was bulging, she suddenly reached out, grabbed the edge of the quilt, and yanked it down hard. Helan Yue's heart was in her throat.
Xia Daohua, who wasn't supposed to be at the Murong family, fainted in their courtyard. This was unusual in itself. There might be something else going on.
He Lanyue dared to keep her and even invited the doctor in the palace to see her, relying on the face of her cousin. He Lanyue was sure that the people of the Murong family would not act without rules and would not step on her face and force a search of her house.
Now, she was trapped in bed by Nanny Song and the two servants...
Although having a girl hidden in the bed would not lead to any ugly scandal that would affect the reputation of the young ladies in the Helan family, it would still not be a good thing.
Moreover, if they searched the entire house in such a high-profile manner, they would be looking for Xia Daohua... Helan Yue suddenly became anxious, her throat was fuming, and she could not help but shout angrily:
"What are you doing?"
Although the quilt was pulled off the bed by Nanny Song, the expression on her face changed from confident to stiff and embarrassed in almost an instant.
Helan Yue couldn't help but glance at Xia Daohua's other half - a living person, just disappeared like that?
The surprise on her face was gone in an instant, and she swallowed back the exclamation that was about to come out of her mouth. She turned around and glared at Nanny Song: "You old thing, are you going to freeze me to death?"
The loyal maids Hong Ling and Hong Duan rushed in with tears in their eyes. Seeing Helan Yue half-sitting and half-lying on the bed with disheveled hair, Nanny Song was holding the quilt in her hand and refused to let go. She was a little dazed and rushed to the front.
"Madam Song, is this how you, the Murong family, treat guests?"
"The Murong family's rules are so lax that anyone can touch the daughter of a relative?"
The two little girls are more sharp-tongued than the other.
But although Nanny Song was angry, she didn't dare to lose her temper - her cousin Helan Yue was a real relative who often came to the mansion, and she had a say in front of the old lady, the ladies, and the young ladies and masters.
Although he might not be able to carry much weight against the Third Madam, it would be no problem for him to deal with an old servant like himself.
Nanny Song took two or three breaths to figure it out, then she bowed to Helan Yue and expressed her apology with a flattering smile:
"It is my fault today that I offended my cousin. My eyes are dim and I mistook your quilt for a thief!
It was my fault, and I apologize to my cousin, but Third Madam had good intentions when she asked us to check every room.
The third wife was afraid that the thief was hiding in an empty room and hurting someone.
Even if no one is hurt, it is not good to scare the master!
"It was my fault that I ruined Third Madam's good intentions and ended up disturbing my cousin. I beg for her forgiveness."
Helan Yue frowned and asked in a gloomy tone:
"Let's not talk about whether it's a collision or not. I need Madam Song's approval to take my nap whenever I want, right?"
Nanny Song was sweating profusely:
"What are you talking about? It's really my fault for disturbing you today. I'm leaving now. Please calm down and have a good rest. I won't dare to do it again!"
Helan Yue nodded and said:
"Other matters are fine, but Nanny Song is also an elder in the mansion. If she acts so unsystematic, it will be a disgrace to the Third Madam if word gets out.
Fortunately, this happened in front of me today. If it happened to that person, do you think they would let it go so easily?
I’m afraid that within half a day, everyone in Jixiang County will know about this!”
The "that one" Helan Yue was talking about was another cousin of the Murong family, the daughter of the third wife's younger sister.
However, even if Nanny Song followed the Third Madam's strict order to search the entire mansion, she would not find that person. Firstly, that person was from the Third Madam's family, and secondly, that person was naturally a very troublesome person.
Nanny Song was so upset by Helan Yue's words that she broke out in a sweat. After waiting for Helan Yue to finally give in, she raised her sleeve, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and walked out.
Xia Daohua hid in the space and could hear and see clearly what was happening outside.
After seeing Nanny Song and her people leave, and hearing Hong Ling's report that Nanny Song and her men had already left the alley, passed the corner gate, and walked far away, Xia Daohua quietly came out of the space.
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