Chapter 568 - 221 Trivial Matters
Nanny Hao and Nanny Deng, along with a few others, bustled about, arranging everything in its place. When Madam Tang arrived, she witnessed the flurry of activity in Begonia Garden.
Madam Tang knew Yueyao had moved many things here, but hadn’t paid much attention before. However, now seeing the items being taken out of the boxes, she couldn’t help but be surprised.
Yueyao had just lain down on the bed when she heard Xi Yu report that the Second Young Madam had arrived. This was Yueyao’s second encounter with Madam Tang.
In the past, Yueyao had regarded herself as above the dust of the world, looking down on merchant families, thinking of them as tainted by the stench of money. After experiencing so much, and having stayed at the Buddhist temple for ten years, where all sentient beings are considered equal, Yueyao was no longer blinded by prejudice.
Yueyao looked at Madam Tang, who wore a semi-new silver-red gauze dress embroidered with light blue chrysanthemums, her hair done up in a Fallen Cloud Hairbun, adorned with a pair of Gold-Inlaid Gemstone Plum Blossom Hairpins and a set of Gold Filigree Pearl Earrings. Her entire ensemble was rich and dazzling, yet Madam Tang wore it well.
Yueyao secretly admired in her heart that despite being from a merchant family, the Second Cousin-in-law’s bearing was not much inferior. Yueyao allowed Xi Yu to help her up, her face showing guilt as she said, "Second Cousin-in-law, Yueyao is unwell. Please don’t take offense at my rudeness."
As soon as Madam Tang came in and saw Yueyao lying in bed, she grew suspicious. Yueyao looked as if she had suffered a serious illness. For someone who was seriously ill to not be resting in the Lian Mansion but to have moved hurriedly into Ma’s Mansion suggested that the situation must be very serious.
Madam Tang suppressed her inner shock and suspicions, smiling as she said, "There’s no need for such formality among family." She was quite satisfied with Yueyao’s attitude.
Yueyao, unfamiliar with Madam Tang, exchanged a few words and deliberately showed signs of fatigue. Xi Yu hesitated, uncertain whether to speak up or not.
Madam Tang was not without tact and said with a smile, "Cousin, you rest well, and I’ll come to see you again in a few days." Seeing Yueyao in such a state, if she didn’t volunteer to leave, it would be embarrassing to have someone else suggest it.