Chapter 418: Relieved

Butler Ding didn't want to make the mistress anxious, but it was hard to say this because it concerned Miss Wu's reputation. "Madam, you should go and take a look!"

Zhu Lan became even more anxious when she heard this, and pulled Zhou Shuren, "Let's go take a look."

The two of them quickly went to the front yard through the garden gate. Zhulan really wanted to know why Wu Ning was climbing trees, and why he was climbing trees in the front yard.

When Zhulan arrived, Xuehan and Wu Ning were stunned. Zhulan also saw the tree. The tree was quite tall and easy to climb. Zhulan pursed her lips. Xuehan and Wu Ning would never play in the front yard. The front yard was where Zhou Shuren entertained guests, and these two girls were well-behaved.

Zhulan first shifted her gaze and looked at Shi Qing who was standing beside her. Shi Qing's clothes were a little shabby. It had just rained yesterday and the front yard was not paved with stone bricks. The light-colored clothes Shi Qing was wearing were dirty.

Zhu Lan frowned and said to Steward Ding, "I remember that the needlework room just finished making new clothes but has not distributed them to the other rooms. Go and take Master Shi to change into the Third Master's clothes."

There was no extra expression on Shi Qing's face, but he was very depressed in his heart. He really wasn't the type to save people. However, he was in Zhou's mansion and had no servants by his side. He couldn't just watch a guest of Zhou's mansion fall down. He hadn't even become his disciple yet.

He really didn't have any dirty intentions. He was not married and no one was willing to marry their daughter to him, but he would not plot against the guests of Zhou Mansion before he became his apprentice.

Yes, it was the guest. He had a good memory and even though he hadn’t seen Miss Zhou for several years, he still recognized her.

Shi Qing adjusted his attitude and said, "The students have gone down."

Zhou Shuren looked at Shi Qing, "After changing clothes, Steward Ding will bring Master Shi to the study."

Steward Ding glanced at Master Shi for a moment. He was turned away on the first day, but this time he was allowed in smoothly. It must be because his master had warned him about this. "Yes."

Shi Qing was worried about it, so as not to affect his becoming a disciple. However, he had been wandering for seven days and didn't know what Master Zhou would test him on. He suddenly felt unsure.

Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to go to the study, then pressed her eyebrows and said, "You two, come back with me."

Xue Han lowered her head. She was to blame for everything that happened today, and her eyes turned red.

Wu Ning had recovered from her shock. She held Xue Han's hand with the handkerchief in her hand and whispered, "It has nothing to do with you. I'm fine."

Xue Han shook her head, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have been so rude as to take you to the front yard."

Wu Ning lowered her voice, "You also want to help me."

She lived and ate with Xue Han. Xue Han just wanted her to break free from the constraints in her heart, so she ordered the servants to take her to climb trees. Xue Han wanted her to overcome the fear in her heart, but she didn't expect someone to come today.

Xue Han lowered her head, cursing Master Shi in her heart. Today is Dad's day off, and no one will come to the house. Ahem, there were some visitors in the past, but whenever it was a day off, Dad never saw anyone. Gradually, everyone knew that when they were on day off, they could forget about seeing Lord Zhou.

It was because she knew no one would come that she dared to do it. Who would have thought that it would be so shameless, and there was no need to inform the guests. It was really depressing. Xue Han secretly looked at her mother walking in front of her, her face flushed. She had been very well-behaved in recent years, and she had never made any mistakes in the circle of young ladies in Lizhou City. Today she really lost face, and it was in the front yard.

Back at the main courtyard, Xue Han was anxious, "Mom, you can punish me however you want, but you have to tell Dad not to let Master Shi talk nonsense."

Sister Wu Ning’s reputation was already very bad, and when word got out that she was rescued by a man, what would Sister Wu Ning do? Xue Han was so anxious that she cried.

Wu Ning pursed her lips, secretly feeling lucky that this was Lizhou City, not her home, and that she had not caused any trouble for her brothers. Wu Ning wiped Xue Han's tears, "Aunt, it's all my fault today. It has nothing to do with Xue Han. I shouldn't have encouraged my sister to go to the front yard. It was me who wanted to climb the tree."

Xue Han was stunned for a moment, but she was not stupid. "Mom, it's all my fault. Sister Wu Ning was a guest, and I was the one who ordered the servants to leave. It was all my fault. I was the one who encouraged my sister to climb the tree."

Wu Ning wanted to cover Xue Han's mouth. It would be better if she was the only one responsible for this matter. At least it would not affect Xue Han. Why was this girl so stubborn? She was not from Lizhou City. The young man just now didn't know who she was. She was also afraid that the young man just now was plotting against Xue Han. If he said that he saved Xue Han, then she would be in trouble. Ever since she saw the wickedness of human nature, she was really afraid of men.

Even though the young man just saved her, she still didn't trust him.

Zhulan listened to the two sisters putting the blame on each other, and a smile appeared on her serious face. She was not afraid that Shi Qing would say nonsense, because Shi Qing didn't dare to and wouldn't. On the contrary, Shi Qing would only keep his mouth shut. Shi Qing was even more afraid that the news would get out and the Zhou family would misunderstand that he was the one who said it.

Now Xue Han and Wu Ning are both thinking about each other, Zhu Lan is relieved, "Okay, don't take the responsibility on yourselves, tell me, I want to go climb trees."

There are trees in the garden, so why go to the front yard? Yes, the trees in the garden are too short and there is no fun in climbing them.

Wu Ning told the whole story first. This time Wu Ning did not hide anything. Although she came at an irregular time, Wu Ning knew that she could not hide anything from her aunt, and today's matter had to be solved by her aunt.

After hearing what happened, Zhulan knew that Xuehan had good intentions, and Wu Ning climbed up because she wanted to break free from the constraints in her heart. Zhulan looked at Wu Ning. Although Wu Ning had gained weight in recent days, she was still very thin. It was just that with the thicker autumn clothes, she didn't look thin anymore. In fact, Wu Ning still didn't feel very fleshy. Zhulan was filled with frustration, and she didn't think Wu Ning's health would be good.

(End of this chapter)