Noble Lady

Chapter 273 8 Mile Expedited

As for Mrs. Mei, when she went back and opened the gift, she found that what Mrs. Xue had given her was a VIP card of Jinyi Pavilion.

With this card, you can make a set of clothes for free at Jinyi Pavilion every quarter.

Moreover, such cards cannot be transferred or redeemed.

In the past, this honor was only available to princes and nobles with prominent family backgrounds.

Mrs. May couldn't put it down.

Next time she goes out, she will be able to wear clothes custom-made by Jinyi Pavilion.

But that’s another story.

……

"Xue Xiaoyu." Du Jingyuan quickly caught up with Xue Chenyu, still a little breathless. "Don't take those people's gossip to heart. It's not your fault that you're getting a divorce."

"Of course I know that the divorce is not my fault. This is the way the world is. Justice in this world is for men. It is wrong for women not to follow their rules. I knew it a long time ago, so I didn't take it to heart." Xue Chenyu smiled easily.

Du Jingyuan had a lot to say, but when it came to her lips, there was only one sentence left, "Why do women have to make things difficult for other women?"

"Because people tend to bully the weak and fear the strong. The weak will only bully those who are weaker than them. Have you ever seen those who dare to point their knives at those who bully them? They only take their anger out on those who are weaker than them."

Du Jingyuan was speechless for a moment.

Xue Chenyu saw her depressed and comforted her: "You don't have to take it to heart. Although the world is unfair, we all have to live our own way."

"The right to speak is in the hands of men because they control power and finances. We can also fight for it."

"You're right. I misunderstood. Why should I be depressed about such things? Isn't it just that whoever has the stronger fist has the more effective words?" Du Jingyuan clenched her fists.

"Remember to double my capital. I want to do big things!"

"It's going to double right away, are you daydreaming?" Xue Chenyu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"I don't care. I know you can do it. When we make money, we can fight for the right to speak together."

Once she started talking, she wouldn't stop. Xue Chenyu couldn't stop her and could only take her back to the house and listen to her chatter.

At the previous banquet, because Du Jingyuan had taught that young official's wife a lesson, everyone else became much more careful with their words.

Of course, it was also because Xue Luoyan, the second daughter of the Xue family, brought a knife to the banquet and stared coldly at anyone who gossiped.

She is not very old, but she can't stand the big edge of the knife, which looks scary.

This method is indeed not very clever, but it still works.

Mrs. Xue still repeatedly reminded her not to cause trouble. After all, it was their own banquet. If anything unpleasant happened, it would not be good for the Xue family.

Xue Luoyan also said: "I know my limits, and I won't do anything violent."

Mrs. Xue: You might as well take action.

Those ladies are all very pampered. I'm afraid they will say bad things about the Xue family when they go back.

However, Mrs. Xue didn't care much.

She always felt that the fish were playing a game of chess, a big game of chess.

……

After the wedding, Mr. He Er received the imperial order and headed south.

Zhang will accompany her daughter-in-law and set off later after the fetus is firmly seated.

He Minde and He Minxing, one followed his father to take office, and the other followed his mother.

I was also worried that if there were only female relatives, and one of them was pregnant, it would be dangerous on the road.

Before Mr. He Er set off, Zhang came to see Xue Chenyu once to ask her for some advice.

The original words were, "We are very grateful for Aunt Xue's guidance, but we are not sure about the road ahead and we are unfamiliar with the place. We would like to trouble Aunt Xue again. We don't ask for fame and fortune, but only for the safety of our family."

After saying that, Zhang bowed deeply to Xue Chenyu as usual.

"Hurry up and get up." Xue Chenyu supported her. "It was indeed me who suggested that you go south. I didn't expect it would be that place."

"I've never left the capital, so I don't know much about what's going on in the south. However, there may be some problems in the south recently. I will write a letter. If there are any unsolvable problems, you can have Master He take the letter and find someone to help."

Xue Chenyu had selfish motives in asking Mr. He Er to go south, so she did not hesitate to lend a helping hand.

Later, it was precisely because of her actions that in that impoverished and remote county, where countless people starved to death in the previous life, almost no one starved to death in this life.

However, this is another story.

……

The news that Mr. Lu led his students to work together with Datong Trading Company to open a free private school has spread.

In other words, it was because of Mr. Lu's reputation that scholars all over the world responded to his call, and with the support of Datong Trading Company, this matter became a natural and smooth process.

Led by Mr. Lu, his students from all over the country responded one after another, and a private school craze arose in various places.

In the previous life, the news of setting up free private schools in the towns that suffered the most from the disaster had spread early on.

Dongyue received another letter, saying that one of Mr. Lu's students had already gone there and was discussing the establishment of a private school with the government officials. Furthermore, Prince Cheng had secretly arrived there as well.

Xue Chenyu replied, asking her to be careful and act according to the plan. Also, she should keep an eye on the movements of Prince Cheng.

"Miss, didn't Prince Cheng return to Beijing? Why did he go south again?" Yuzhu was puzzled.

"I don't know either." Xue Chenyu said lightly, but couldn't help thinking in her heart, maybe Yumei knew.

However, there were some things she really didn't want to ask.

The reason why so many people starved to death during the drought in previous lives was that the local government was afraid of taking responsibility, so they repeatedly suppressed the news and allowed the situation to worsen.

By the time the news reached the capital, the court would have arranged disaster relief, but it was too late for the food to arrive there.

What's more, there have always been people who profit from disaster relief over the years, exploiting people at every level. Only one tenth of the relief grain allocated actually reaches the hands of the people.

This life is different.

Although she didn't know Situ Zhen's purpose of going south, since he was in the south and there was a drought there and the people had no food to eat, he would not sit idly by and do nothing.

Now there are still students of Mr. Lu there. As long as more people pay attention to it, local officials will not be able to suppress the news, and there will not be such a vicious cycle.

She couldn't use the words "rebirth" to make the world believe that there would be a drought and countless people would starve to death, but she could do something to ensure that the news was not blocked.

"Miss, why don't you care about the news about the prince at all?" Yumei climbed in through the window, puffing out her cheeks as if she was a little unhappy.

Xue Chenyu stared at her for a few breaths before saying helplessly, "Although there aren't many rules in the Marquis' Mansion, it's better to avoid things like climbing over windows and walls. Be careful not to be mistaken for a thief and taken to the authorities."

Yumei was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly: "...I'm used to it. I'll change it next time, I'll definitely change it next time."

"You came in through the window on purpose, don't you have something to say to me?" Xue Chenyu said straight to the point.

"...Yes, there are some things." She was so direct that Yumei didn't hide anything.

Xue Chenyu then instructed Yuzhu, "Go and make me some snow pear soup. My throat has been a little uncomfortable these past two days."

"Yes, young lady." Yuzhu didn't ask any more questions. She even muttered as she walked out, "It's only been less than half a month since the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it's already autumn dryness. It seems like we need to change the menu."

As he was about to leave, he turned back and reminded Yumei, "Don't let the girl talk too much."

Yumei nodded repeatedly.

Yuzhu closed the door.

Xue Chenyu took a sip of tea and said, "Just say whatever you want to say. There's no one else here."

Yumei pulled out a letter from her bosom. "This is it. The prince sent it to the capital 800 miles away by express delivery, and asked me to pass it on to you, young lady."

"Hmm?" Was the news that was rushed to Beijing over 800 miles the one she wanted?

Xue Chenyu took it and opened the wax seal.

Situ Zhen's handwriting came into view.

"Miss Xue, I'm glad to meet you. The drought in the south is getting worse. I know you're buying and hoarding grain, which is a huge expense, not for personal gain. I'd like to know your plans."

His writing was so powerful that it could be seen through the paper, but with just twenty or thirty words, he saw through all her previous plans.

Could it be that he has been staring at her?

Xue Chenyu clutched the letter tightly with some fear, and looked up to ask Yumei, "When did you find out about the food hoarding?"

Yumei stammered, "...Actually, I knew it a long time ago."

It was clearly a bumper year, and no place needed such a large amount of grain. If someone came forward to purchase it, it would still attract attention from many parties.

Especially at the beginning, Yuzhu was not very thorough. If the junior master had not given a warning, the girl would have been traced back long ago.