Time Travel: The Noble Family

Cai Yi spoke to Yueyao, "Miss, could there be some misunderstanding here?" Initially, she thought that the young lady of the Luo family was just naturally arrogant. Unexpectedly, the lady didn’t think there was anything wrong with her way of speaking, forcing Cai Yi to blatantly lie with her eyes open.

Luo Mingzhu observed Yueyao’s expression and, thinking about how Yueyao had behaved, furrowed her brows and asked, "Is there something wrong with what I said?"

The maid in purple was the first to react, whispering a few words to Luo Mingzhu. Luo Mingzhu was very surprised: "Aren’t you the study companion that my sister-in-law found for me?" This was actually the doing of Miss Bai from the Bai Family. Since there was still a need for a study companion, everyone in the Marquis’ household was looking around. That day, Zhuang Ruolan had come to visit Madam Ping to discuss business, and Miss Bai thought Zhuang Ruolan was also recommending a young lady to Luo Mingzhu.

Miss Bai was not one to sit idly by; she scrutinized the young ladies around Zhuang Ruolan, who were of similar age to Mingzhu, and she identified two candidates—Loo Ying and Yueyao.

Miss Bai believed Yueyao was more likely, so she spoke ill of Yueyao in front of Luo Mingzhu. However, Luo Mingzhu was curious about Yueyao. She herself was not fond of studying or writing, but that did not stop her from admiring a talented lady proficient in Guqin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting, so when her sister-in-law went to the Ma’s Mansion, she naturally followed. This visit was actually aimed at meeting Yueyao. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have started by trying to intimidate Yueyao, having already met several people and grown tired of these pretentious women. However, upon meeting her, she felt that Yueyao was quite different from the other noble ladies she knew. At least, Yueyao was neither pretentious nor sycophantic.

Yueyao was extremely puzzled. A study companion? Where did this come from? Yueyao wondered; she had never heard of such a thing in her past life. Thinking about this, Yueyao helplessly shook her head. In her past life, at this time, she had never left the gates of Lian Mansion, let alone known anything about the outside world. How could she know whether Luo Mingzhu had chosen a study companion? She explained, "Miss Luo, I am just staying at my uncle’s home for a few days and will be returning to Lian Mansion soon." She paused and then added, "Not to mention I wasn’t aware of this, even if I had been, I would not be your study companion. Though both of my parents have passed away, my father was a Third Rank official, and my mother was the legitimate daughter from the Marquis’ household. No matter what, I would not become someone’s maid." Being a study companion was just a nicer way of saying it, in reality, it was only slightly better than being a maid.

Yueyao did not know how this misunderstanding had occurred, but she felt there was something strange about this matter. Even if a Princess or Commandery Princess were to choose a study companion, it would be a matter taken very seriously, certainly not treated as frivolously as Luo Mingzhu had. Moreover, when selecting a study companion, a princess would definitely not choose the legitimate eldest daughter of a prominent family but would usually choose from families with lower-ranking officials or daughters born of a concubine.

Luo Mingzhu was stunned upon hearing this. Throughout her life, countless people had tried to please her, but Yueyao was the first to openly reject her and do so to her face.

The maid in purple clothing beside Luo Mingzhu quickly stepped forward and said, "Miss Lian, our miss misunderstood, please don’t take it to heart."