Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 161 - 6: Yang Liu Is Expecting (Part 3)

Although worrying herself sick over her own family, among her peers, she was still the epitome of a child others compared their children to.

On the carriage, Susu thought that her brother-in-law from the Huang Family was already twenty years old. In this era where people become parents at thirteen or fourteen, he was considered late in marrying and having children.

Furthermore, the Huang Family passed down their lineage through only one child per generation, so this time Yang Liu’s pregnancy caused a lot of anxiety. It wasn’t just the childbirth scene from Bisi that scared her; the pressure was simply overwhelming.

Shili Slope was just ten li away from the county seat of Tong County, and they arrived in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

The Huang Family’s ancestral home was in the east of the county town, a complex large courtyard residence with many sub-courtyards. From the second entrance to the third, a narrow alley led to the main gate, reserved for female guests.

The Huang Family, being country gentry, naturally didn’t have as many rules as an official family. To show their high regard for Susu, they opened the main gate. Bailing, the main maid beside Yang Liu, and two well-dressed housekeeper mammas were waiting at the gate.

When Susu went out, she usually wore a sunhat to avoid causing trouble, but with Yang Liu, it was different. To show respect, Susu certainly would not cover her face. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Fortunately, Yang Liu was well aware of the impact of Susu’s face as soon as she made an appearance. Fearing anyone might offend her, Yang Liu had already ordered the removal of the boys and common attendants, leaving only the maids and servants waiting at the gate.

When Qi Qiao and Linglong lifted the curtain of the carriage, Bailing stepped forward to help Susu down from the carriage to pay her respects.

"This servant greets Miss Su. Our grandma wanted to personally come to welcome you, but she’s been eating and sleeping poorly these days, and her health is still too weak. The family elders are worried, and we ask for your understanding!"

Susu smiled and said, "Considering the affection I have with your grandma, you are being too courteous. It’s been just over a month, and Bailing, you seem to have grown more distant!"

Bailing was bought as a maid for Yang Liu by the Qiao Family since childhood. Upon her return, Yang Liu was served by only her and another maid named Hua Mei, making them quite familiar with Susu. Having seen this devastatingly beautiful woman many times, she developed some immunity.

However, others were not as composed.

They assumed their grandma was already one in a hundred. Previously, there had been murmurs about how, despite the Huang Family being a prestigious household, how it was that the eldest son married a maid? Just looking at Yang Liu, disregarding her appearance, merely observing her demeanor and presence, was unparalleled. If appearance was considered, it would truly prompt a debate on who was worthy of whom.

Now, seeing Susu, please forgive them for lacking the words to describe their current emotions. They only felt that not even a celestial deity descending from the Heavenly Palace would be more magnificent. No wonder their grandma had ordered the area cleared early, leaving only maids and servants, even replacing the carriage porters with sturdy old women.

The two mammas who came secretly with Bailing had previously whispered that they’ve never heard of the host having to clear the premises for a guest’s arrival unless it was an Imperial Concubine returning home from the palace. The display seemed excessive. But once they saw Susu, they realized it wasn’t about the grandeur — it was absolutely necessary.

The two mammas, being of an older age and having seen a little of the world, though they thought Yang Liu’s babbling sister was exceptionally beautiful, quickly regained their composure and came over to pay respects to Susu.

Bailing quickly said, "This is Nanny Zhou from our elder madam’s side." This Nanny Zhou wore a maroon Hang silk robe with grapevine patterns and two red gold ruyi cloud hairpins inlaid with agate in her hair. She looked around fifty or sixty years old, with naturally smiling eyes that invoked a sense of warmth.

Susu gave a slight nod in greeting, "Greetings, Nanny!"

Nanny Zhou quickly stepped aside, saying, "Miss, you’re being too kind. Our grandma often says you are like a fairy from the Heavenly Palace. Now seeing you, I realize our grandma was too modest in her words."

The other woman, who was just past forty, wore a light blue narrow-sleeved lake silk jacket with vine patterns embroidered at the collar, paired with a plain lake green horse face skirt. She had a meticulously styled ruyi bun with a jade flower hairpin inlaid with silver wire, appearing very neat. The only bright spot was a pale yellow fabric flower at her hairline. After Nanny Zhou paid her respects to Susu, this woman also greeted her, albeit with head lowered and a bit shyly, "Greetings, Miss Su. I am Madam’s servant Han Shi."

Taking note of her words, Susu found them rather intriguing. At this age, if she were the steward’s wife, she would just mention whose family she belonged to, similar to Yang Liu’s attendant Cai Chong’s wife. If she had combed her hair as a maid, she would simply be addressed as ’mama’ or ’aunt’.

Bailing discreetly tugged Susu’s sleeve and smiled, saying, "This is Aunt Han from our lady’s room, most favored by the lady." Although curious, Susu understood there was a story behind this and just nodded to Han Shi.

With Susu’s current status, she didn’t need to be overly courteous to them. After all, they were Huang Family servants, whereas Susu was Grandma’s close sister. However, given these two were favored figures around Yang Liu’s elders, Susu granted them additional respect.