Time Travel: The Noble Family

Heading to the Summer Mountain Villa, Yueyao only planned to take Xi Yu with her to the mountains. Yueyao had her own considerations: Hua Lei and Qiao Lan were already of age to marry, and she would match them off when a suitable opportunity arose. With their departure, naturally, there needed to be replacements. Xi Juan and Xi Yu were close in age to her, had been with her for a long time, and had been serving her since they were young, which made them trustworthy. Therefore, Yueyao wanted to train both of them more rigorously. Nanny Hao, having nothing to do at the villa, Yueyao also planned to leave her behind to watch over the house.

When Hua Lei heard that Yueyao was not taking her to the villa, she was just about to look for Yueyao but was stopped by Nanny Hao, "Hua Lei, Miss is taking Xi Yu for your own good. You still have old injuries, and the mountain is cold and damp with limited medical care. If you went, Miss would have to worry about you."

Hua Lei thought about it and felt it was very true.

Nanny Hao felt that ever since Hua Lei returned from recuperating, her temperament had become even more irritable. Continuing like this was not a long-term solution, and she would need to have a serious talk with Miss once she returned.

Not long after Yueyao finished her morning meal, the carriage from Marquis Jingning’s Residence arrived. Yueyao and Luo Mingzhu took one carriage each.

This carriage was more than three times larger than the one from Lian Mansion. The carriage was padded with thick cushions, with a small table on the left side holding tea and several plates of refreshments. The carriage walls were covered with dark red brocade, and on the left, a small window was open with a purple and golden curtain hanging outside.

Luo Mingzhu spoke in a bad tone, "You really are hard to please." She was initially very happy to go to the Summer Mountain Villa, where she wouldn’t be confined by the adults, and she could even learn music from Yueyao. But now, seeing Yueyao’s leisurely demeanor made her uneasy. For Yueyao’s sake, she had argued with her mother for half a month, even protesting by fasting, yet Yueyao was not in a hurry and remained so relaxed.

Yueyao, sitting comfortably on the soft cushions, asked after getting settled, "Didn’t you say you had a study companion named Bai Han? Why isn’t she with you?"

Now, the mention of anyone from the Bai Family irritated Luo Mingzhu. If it weren’t for the Bai Family, would she have been so troublesome and even scolded by her brother? She said irritably, "Don’t mention her. Let’s talk about you. Didn’t we agree that you would teach me music? How can you go back on your word? Don’t you know that a gentleman’s agreement is not easily retracted?"