Chapter 502 - 187 Red Gold Jewelry
Marquis Jingning’s Residence sent an invitation to Yueyao.
Upon receiving the invitation, Yueyao visited the next day. The first person she paid a visit to was Madam Ping, the Heir’s Wife. Madam Ping received Yueyao with great enthusiasm.
Since her return, Mingzhu had changed significantly, at least no longer losing her temper as she used to, and had been diligent in her studies every day—everyone in Marquis Jingning’s Residence had noticed. Consequently, the Heir of Marquis Jingning had told Madam Ping that Yueyao was no ordinary girl. So many teachers had been hired, and not even the nurturing nanny could accomplish with Mingzhu what a ten-year-old girl had achieved. Could such a thing be done by an ordinary person?
When Yueyao heard Madam Ping express her gratitude, she smiled and said, "I haven’t really done much, it’s mainly that Sister Mingzhu is quite good herself. It’s just that nobody pointed out her flaws before, so she didn’t realize her own mistakes. Now that Sister Mingzhu recognizes that what she did was wrong, she naturally corrected herself." Yueyao felt that everyone in Marquis Jingning’s Residence was simply too indulgent with Mingzhu. The elders were reluctant to criticize her, her peers didn’t feel it was their place, and those below wouldn’t dare to confront her aside from trying to flatter her, and that was what had led to Mingzhu’s spoiled and arrogant character.
Madam Ping said with a smile, "You’re really too modest, my child." She had long recognized the young girl’s temperament, but with the Empress Dowager and her in-laws above her, it was not her place as a sister-in-law to educate Mingzhu. Besides, even had she brought it up, she wasn’t confident she could have done as well as Yueyao had.
Yueyao shook her head and replied, "Heir’s Wife, I’m telling the truth."
Just then, footsteps sounded from outside. A maid came in and reported, "Third Young Lady has arrived." Upon hearing the voice, Yueyao knew it was Mingzhu.
The moment Luo Mingzhu saw Yueyao, she happily grabbed Yueyao’s arm and said, "You’ve gotten a lot fairer these past few days!" Nanny Hao and Hua Lei had been working hard to lighten Yueyao’s skin, and since returning to Lian Mansion, Yueyao hadn’t been out in the sun, so indeed she had become much fairer.
Madam Ping reproved, "Mingzhu, watch how you speak."
Mingzhu turned her head and said, "Sister-in-law, you should have seen her in the villa; she went hiking every day and got so tanned by the sun that she looked like a piece of charcoal, but now that she’s been back in the Capital City for a few days, she’s become fairer again."