Chapter 469 Concealment
Granny Fang stiffly twitched her lips. She wanted to throw the person out, but she didn't dare.
Because his talkativeness had angered the Lord, the Lord now wanted to change tactics and persistently came to his door.
Pshaw, it used to be that one condom always worked, but now they prepare the condoms in advance, and the lady slips away right next to them, leaving the cunning master embarrassed.
I never imagined that the Lord would do something so persistent and relentless.
"Granny Fang, why aren't you going yet?"
Lin Yuesha glanced at Granny Fang with a puzzled look and realized that Granny Fang had been acting strangely lately.
First, let's talk about etiquette. As an unmarried woman, it would be inappropriate for her to meet with men outside the marriage. Furthermore, she doesn't do business with the man with the mole. If that man keeps coming here, someone with ulterior motives might see him and think the house is for sale.
The family had already incurred a great debt of gratitude to the Zhuang family for staying here, and she didn't want to cause any more trouble.
Lin Yuesha's explanation was reasonable and well-founded, and Granny Fang was quickly persuaded. She mustered her courage and took the cakes from her master's hands.
Xiao Qi looked at Granny Fang with gentle eyes, but it made Granny Fang feel an urge to turn around and run away. She reminded herself that she was now the young lady's governess, and the person in front of her was a persistent middleman, not her master.
“Sir, it must be tough for you to do this job, but please don’t bother our young lady.”
Granny Fang cleared her throat, adopting a businesslike demeanor, and said earnestly, "Your constant visits are causing my young lady a lot of trouble."
The gatekeeper was a servant from Zhuang's maternal family. The courtyard wasn't even their own. What kind of business was it to be constantly bothered by a middleman? What if they were misunderstood and couldn't explain themselves?
As for the haunted house, whether it costs 10,000 taels or 100,000 taels, it's irrelevant to Miss. She feels it's not safe enough, so she won't buy it.
"Alright, please go back now."
After Fang Mama finished speaking in one breath, she saw the stunned person with the mole on his head. Such cowardice was really hard to associate with the master. She pushed him out the door with both hands and closed the courtyard gate.
Standing under the scorching sun, Xiao Qi, who had been turned away at the door, took a long time to come to his senses. These two were really rebelling!
The matter of buying the courtyard was temporarily settled. Lin Yuesha asked Fang Dazhuang to run errands, go to the blacksmith's shop to make a new oven and grill, and then buy milk to make butter.
There are shops in the capital that specialize in selling crushed ice, but they are a bit pricey.
In the sweltering summer heat, nothing beats a bowl of shaved ice to cool down. Thinking of her stepbrother who could focus on his studies, Lin Yuesha gritted her teeth and bought it.
She bought crushed ice, made her own juice, added raisins and chopped dried fruit, and made a bowl of crushed ice smoothie, which she immediately brought to Xiao Qi.
"Brother, studying is too mentally taxing for you. Have a bowl of shaved ice."
Lin Yuesha pushed the sparkling glass bowl over and sat down beside Xiao Qi, resting her chin on her hand.
"Little sister, why are you cooking again?"
Xiao Qi was in a state of turmoil and couldn't concentrate on his book. He was focused on tricking his sister, but he kept failing and couldn't get over it.
The family will move into that house sooner or later.
"Liu Quan's wife doesn't know how to cook, so I figured it out myself."
Lin Yuesha came to claim credit; her sincerity towards her stepbrother was as clear as day.
"Little sister, although this crushed ice is refreshing, it is also cold. Try to touch it as little as possible. Just let Liu Quan's wife do whatever you need."
When Xiao Qi heard that Lin Yuesha had been experiencing abdominal pain during her period, he couldn't help but nag her a bit more, but since it was a woman's private matter, he couldn't be too explicit about it.
The brother and sister sat down to chat when Bai Cha came over to deliver a message: "Miss, someone from the Qiuyue Troupe just arrived and requests your presence."
"The Qiuyue Class is here?"
Lin Yuesha immediately stood up. The old lady of the Yu family was celebrating her birthday the day after tomorrow, so she and Xiao Qiuyue had agreed to go there tomorrow. Unexpectedly, news came from the other side that it was a day earlier.
"Little sister, what does the Qiuyue Troupe do? Is it an opera troupe?"
Xiao Qi pretended to be clueless, just to see what his younger sister would say. He frowned and said, "Actors are low-class and have a bad reputation. My younger sister should not associate with them."
The novels on the market today glorify the actors in opera troupes to the skies, with stories of noble ladies becoming obsessed with watching plays, falling in love with actors, and eventually eloping. In reality, actors are philanderers, the lowest of the low, and it's best to stay away from them.
"It's not a theatrical troupe, it's a variety show troupe."
Lin Yuesha lied without changing her expression, "Big brother, I don't like listening to opera. This Qiuyue Troupe is a famous acrobatic troupe. Their performance of breaking a boulder on one's chest is so exciting."
After fooling Xiao Qi, and seeing that her stepbrother had stopped talking and lowered his head to read again, Lin Yuesha secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Miss, you are so clever. You managed to fool the young master so well."
Bai Cha followed suit, praising her young mistress, and judging from the young master's expression, he seemed not to have noticed anything amiss.
"I don't want to deceive my elder brother, but Father is seriously ill, so I have to keep it from him."
Xiao Qi is stubborn and has always felt guilty for leaving Fang Dazhuang on the mountain. After arriving at the manor, he has repeatedly instructed Liu Quan's wife to give Fang Dazhuang special tutoring in order to make up for it. If he were to find out that his father is seriously ill, he would probably give up the imperial examination.
Lin Yuesha had studied hard for this day, and she didn't want her stepbrother to give up.
Currently, the only option is to conceal it and try every possible way to do so.
“Miss, I understand.”
Bai Cha led the way, and the two of them headed straight for the reception room, where Xiao Qiuyue's partner, who was also the vice class leader of Qiuyue Class, was present.
"Vice-leader, we agreed to meet tomorrow. Did I remember the date wrong?"
Lin Yuesha jogged over, wiping the sweat from her brow with a handkerchief, and asked anxiously.
Fortunately, she didn't have any lines when she went on stage; she just had to play dead. As long as she kept a straight face, she wouldn't mess things up.
"No, Miss Lin, please don't worry."
The deputy troupe leader waved his hand, explaining that he had come to deliver a message: the stage was originally scheduled to be set up tomorrow night, but the Yu family had suddenly changed their minds.
"Old Madam Yu sent a maid to make a request, hoping that the opera would be performed until midnight tomorrow night. After midnight, it will be the day after tomorrow, which is her birthday."
This request was a bit strange, but given the old lady of the Yu family's personality, Xiao Qiuyue wasn't surprised.
They wanted to finish their performance early and return to Cangzhou as soon as possible, so tonight they were going to set up the stage in the Yu family's back garden.
"Young Master Qiuyue said you are a filial son, so he took you with him to the stage, which is to give you a chance to get close to the adults."
The deputy troupe leader came to deliver a message: whether or not to go is up to Lin Yuesha. However, for convenience, if she wants to sneak in with Qiuyue Troupe, she must dress as a man and stay overnight at the mansion tonight.
"I'm going, I definitely want to go."
Lin Yuesha didn't expect Xiao Qiuyue to find her an opportunity and send someone to deliver a message. She was so grateful that she didn't care how much she thanked her. She had experience in disguising herself as a man and was sure she could do it.
"Please thank Young Master Qiuyue for me. I'll head out once I'm all dressed up."
Lin Yuesha saw the people out and decided to take Bai Cha with her. Qingxing and Qi'er were familiar faces, so it was best not to let them appear. As for the two nannies, Young Master Yu's hobbies were a bit unusual, so the two nannies were not safe.
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