Although Granny Du was Madam Chen's personal attendant, she no longer respected her mistress. Granny Du had finally realized that although her mistress was the lady of the Pingxi Marquis's mansion, she was nothing once she lost the Marquis's favor.
After crying and fussing for a while, Madam Chen's anger subsided considerably. Seeing that it was getting late, she asked Granny Du, "Where are our young master and young lady?"
After thinking for a moment, Du Mama said, "Young Master went to visit a friend and left early this morning. Young Lady is in her own courtyard right now, saying she wants to embroider a purse for you, Madam."
Madam Chen frowned and said, "Young master went to visit a friend? Didn't he say who he was visiting?"
Granny Du shook her head and said, "They didn't say that, but recently, since the young master came back from school, he's been going out a lot."
Hearing this, Madam Chen felt uneasy and said to Granny Du, "Young Master is back. Ask the two servants who serve him what he's been busy with lately."
Du Mama agreed, and seeing that Madam Chen was now calm, she breathed a sigh of relief and went to the courtyard.
When Xu Zhi returned to the Zheng residence, she saw Shen Mingwan and Zheng Yuanyuan staring at her expectantly. Seeing their expressions, Xu Zhi smiled and said, "What are you doing? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Zheng Yuanyuan couldn't contain herself any longer. She grabbed Xu Zhi's hand and asked, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, why are they calling you over there? I don't think it's your great-aunt who asked you to go, is it?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhi tapped Zheng Yuanyuan's forehead with her index finger and said, "It's rare for you to be so smart. It really wasn't your great-aunt who asked me to go. I guess it was our eldest aunt who persuaded our eldest uncle to go with her to find your great-aunt."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yuanyuan's expression changed, and she cursed, "You're shameless!"
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