Chapter 363 - Chapter 363: Chapter 128: Yuehuan Arrives (Part 3)_3
Chapter 363: Chapter 128: Yuehuan Arrives (Part 3)_3
Yueyao nodded.
Yueyao handed the completed letter to the steward, “Deliver this letter to the Li family and give it to Tingzheng.” It was so cold in the mountains, Yueyao asked Tingzheng not to come up. After all, she would be returning next month.
That day’s dinner was very lavish: black bean tofu, hot and sour radish slices, Immortal Eggs, and kelp soybean soup.
After dinner, Yueyao spoke with Yuehuan, “No one can idle around here. Starting tomorrow, have Hong Mei and Hong Yi work with Nanny Hao.” Because Granny Xu was available to carry water, chop wood, and do other strenuous tasks, the maids were not needed for those, but there were still many trivial tasks to handle, and Yueyao couldn’t allow Hong Mei and Hong Yi to be idle.
Upon hearing this, Hong Mei and Hong Yi couldn’t help but recall what Cai Lan had said back at the mansion, and their expressions immediately stiffened.
Yuehuan shook her head, “Third sister, they can’t handle heavy tasks.” Yuehuan didn’t believe Cai Lan’s words, but Yueyao had said not to let the two of them appear close; not too close nor too distant, which was hard to balance, so it was simpler to be antagonistic.
Frowning, Yueyao said, “There’s Granny Xu for carrying water and chopping wood; they’ll just do some cleaning tasks. If Qiao Lan and Hua Lei can do it, why can’t they?”
Hong Mei and Hong Yi were not as scheming as Cai Lan, but the rumors spread by Cai Lan were too frightening, causing them an involuntary fear. Having heard Yueyao’s words just now, they were no longer worried.
Yuehuan quickly stood up to explain, “Of course not.”
Yueyao stood up to wash her hands, “If you can’t stand it now, go back, but don’t end up like the Eldest Miss, falling ill and troubling everyone, to the point where even the monks in the temple can’t have peace.” With that, she returned to her room.
Yuehuan blinked, thinking how well her third sister was playing along.
Hong Mei and Hong Yi also exchanged looks. The Third Young Lady’s words implied that the Eldest Miss’s illness was self-inflicted. Surely not!
Back in her room, Hua Lei asked quietly, “Miss, was the Eldest Miss’s illness really self-inflicted?” She was unaware of it.