Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 246 - 98 Lady Cheng Leaves Beijing

Chapter 246: Chapter 98: Lady Cheng Leaves Beijing

Chapter 246 -98: Lady Cheng Leaves Beijing

Lian Dongfang returned to the inner courtyard and exploded at Lady Mo in anger. His mother was not in her right mind and hadn’t considered much, but how could Lady Mo have failed to notice these issues? Had she not sensed something fishy? Lian Dongfang instinctively didn’t believe it. Moreover, the Old Madam had not spoken ill of Lady Mo directly, but her heavy sighs had struck Lian Dongfang’s heart profoundly.

Lady Mo felt aggrieved, “Old Master, how would I know that the Chen family would dare to do such despicable acts? You have met the second young master of the Chen family yourself; judging by looks alone he seems quite fine, and his family background is well-matched with ours.”

Lady Mo truly didn’t know that the second young master of the Chen family had a hidden ailment, but she was very aware that there must be something inappropriate about the marriage. Otherwise, why would a legitimate child seek out a daughter born of a concubine? Of course, it would be understandable if there were no other options due to incompetence, but given that he was of good appearance and talent, seeking to marry a concubine’s daughter definitely raised suspicions. It was just that Yueying was not born of her womb, and she had always been at odds with Maternal Aunt Chen, so why would she bother with these concerns? Lady Mo had never expected that the Old Madam would be so astute as to swiftly uncover the root of the issue.

Lian Dongfang did not care for Lady Mo’s sense of injustice and went straight to the compliant Maternal Aunt Su’s place to rest. Being Lady Mo’s trusted maid, Maternal Aunt Su naturally spoke well of her and managed to dissipate much of Lian Dongfang’s anger.

The next morning, Lian Dongfang ordered someone to send Maternal Aunt Chen to the country manor, and as for Yueying’s marriage, it was not something that could be settled in a day or two. Rushing would only lead to problems.

With Maternal Aunt Chen sent to the country manor, everyone in the estate except for the Old Madam believed that Maternal Aunt Su was behind the badmouthing and that the Old Master had sent Maternal Aunt Chen away because he had listened to Maternal Aunt Su.

Yueying, already upset by the unsuccessful marriage arrangements, now saw her maternal aunt sent inexplicably to the country manor; her glances at Yuehuan during lessons even seemed edged with daggers.

Yuehuan was utterly innocent; she didn’t even know what the matter was about. Recently, she had been busily improving lipstick formulas, devoting all her time outside of lessons to this task, unaware of the outside world’s affairs. Even if she knew the reasons, she would consider them nonsense; her maternal aunt simply didn’t have the charm to persuade her cheap father to send Maternal Aunt Chen to the manor.

Yuebing watched the drama unfold from the sidelines, stepping in to mediate with a few choice words whenever appropriate. As the legitimate daughter, she had been taught by the dowager to behave with propriety and understand the bigger picture.

The only person who remained unfazed was Yueyao; as if oblivious to Yueying’s dissatisfaction, she went about her business as usual, undisturbed by extraneous matters.

Hua Lei was also curious and brought up the subject in front of Yueyao, “Speaking of which, Maternal Aunt Su is really formidable. Over the years, not only has the Eldest Madam trusted her, but the Old Master has also doted on her consistently.”

Yueyao smiled, “The matter of Maternal Aunt Chen being sent away should have nothing to do with Maternal Aunt Su.” My great-uncle Lian Dongfang is not a man to be swayed by a woman’s words. If Yueyao’s guess was correct, this matter was likely the grandmother’s doing. However, these were thoughts she couldn’t properly voice.

Upon learning the reason, Yuehuan was extremely surprised, “What has this got to do with me?” It was utterly ridiculous; Maternal Aunt Chen being sent away had nothing to do with her steely glances.

Hong Mei quietly reminded Yuehuan, “Miss, you mustn’t ask your maternal aunt about this matter. It would be unnecessary to upset her over a baseless issue.”

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After pondering for a moment, Yuehuan nodded, “Yes, there’s no need to stir my maternal aunt’s displeasure over an unfounded matter. These people really do love making a mountain out of a molehill.”

Meanwhile, a not so minor incident had occurred in the Ma family. Ma Chengteng had decided to send Lady Cheng back to her ancestral home and ordered someone to relay this matter to Zhuang Ruolan.

Ruo Lan received this news with great surprise, “Hurry and find out exactly what happened.” Her stepmother-in-law had always claimed to be ill and stayed out of sight; Ruo Lan knew that Lady Cheng was feigning illness, the real reason being that she was under house arrest by her father-in-law. Of course, while she was curious about what Lady Cheng had done to ignite her father-in-law’s wrath leading to her house arrest, Ruo Lan was prudent in her actions and didn’t meddle in the elders’ affairs, so she hadn’t inquired into the matter. Now that Lady Cheng was being sent back to her ancestral home in good health, she couldn’t help but seek out the reason.

The servant relayed the official version, “Young Lady, it seems due to an urgent letter from the family stating that the Old Lady from the third branch is seriously ill. The Old Master had intended to visit her personally, but his public duties have kept him too busy to leave, so he asked the Madam to make the trip instead.”