Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 576 - 226 Visit_2

Zhuang Ruolan looked at the sadness in Madam Ping’s eyes and said with a smile, "Cai Yun, take Miss Luo to the Begonia Garden." There’s no need for everyone to hear the private words between the two of them.

Madam Ping stood up and said, "I will also go and visit Miss Lian; afterwards, I’ll come back and chat with you." In truth, Madam Ping didn’t need to visit Yueyao. Having Mingzhu represent her was enough. It was just that Madam Ping recalled the clothing designs and particularly wanted to visit Yueyao.

Zhuang Ruolan said with a smile, "Then let’s go together." Her health was good, the pregnancy was stable, and she did not need to rest in bed.

When Madam Ping and Mingzhu arrived, Yueyao had already been helped up by Xiang Wei.

Upon reaching Begonia Garden, Mingzhu began scolding, "Yueyao, you’re really awful, truly inconsiderate. Such a serious illness and you didn’t even tell me. Do you still think of me as your sister?" Although Yueyao was mature, it was irrelevant; because she was older than Yueyao, she naturally considered herself as the elder sister and had always taken on that role.

Before Yueyao could speak, Mingzhu interrupted her again, this time directing her complaints at Xiang Wei, "If you can’t take good care of Yueyao, I’ll replace you."

Yueyao laughed and said, "Fine, replace her with Bai Yi." Yueyao was just joking; Bai Yi was Mingzhu’s most trusted aid and wouldn’t be given to her. Otherwise, she would have asked directly from the start.

After hesitating for a moment, Mingzhu said, "Okay, I’ll leave Bai Yi to take care of you. You’re a grown-up; you shouldn’t let yourself fall sick like this."

Bai Yi smiled without saying a word, while Xiang Wei made a face at Yueyao. Serving Xiang Wei was enough of a challenge; to have to attend to a girl with a temper as foul as a cesspool was unimaginable hell. Moreover, with her own temperament, she would not get along with Mingzhu.

Yueyao, unable to contain her joy, said, "You’re taking my joke seriously. Don’t worry, this is just a minor issue, I’ll be well soon." Yueyao knew that, despite Mingzhu’s bluster, she truly cared for her.

After hearing this, Mingzhu said, "Are you really better? I think it’s safer to change the doctor. The best medical skills in the palace belong to Imperial Doctor Xue. I’ll go ask my aunt tomorrow to have him come and see you."

Yueyao shook her head, "That’s not necessary. The doctor treating me is an elder retired from the Imperial Medical Bureau, he is very skilled."

Madam Ping smiled as she looked at the close relationship between her sister-in-law and Yueyao. Ever since her sister-in-law joined Yueyao, she had become increasingly sensible and sometimes even spoke in favor of her to the mother-in-law. Because of this, Madam Ping was grateful to Mingzhu and treated her even better, so the sisters-in-law got along joyfully.

After exchanging a few words and placing the gifts, Madam Ping and Zhuang Ruolan exited, leaving Luo Mingzhu to talk with Yueyao.

Yueyao listened as Mingzhu chattered on about everything she had done during this period, occasionally making token replies. Mingzhu had attended over twenty social gatherings around the new year, which had exhausted her.

This was actually the intention of the Princely Heir and Madam Ping; Mingzhu’s temper had been poor, and she had had a bad reputation before. Now that she had improved, of course, they wanted to let everyone know.

Mingzhu complained on the surface, but her eyes shined brightly, revealing her great joy. It took her a while to finish recounting the events of the past while.

Zhi Qin brought over a cup of tea for Mingzhu, who drank it in one gulp. After finishing the tea, Mingzhu began talking about Zhao Yuner. "My cousin’s paintings are not bad, and she can compose poetry. She says she admires you very much and wanted to come see you with me. But I thought without your permission, it wouldn’t be right to bring her along, so I didn’t agree," Mingzhu said. She had previously admired talented ladies and had a special respect for girls with talent. But after being influenced by Yueyao, her view on talented women had changed. With Yueyao as a paragon before her, Mingzhu really couldn’t admire Zhao Yuner’s small talents.

Bai Yi’s eyes flickered with understanding. Given Yueyao’s intelligence, she was better suited than Bai Yi herself to tactfully handle the situation, "Miss Yueyao, you may not know this, but Zhao Yuner is very clever, knowing our lady’s preferences as if the back of her own hand and is very much liked by her."

Luo Mingzhu didn’t understand the underlying meaning in Bai Yi’s words and laughed heartily: "How could she be ’very much liked?’ I just put up with her because of my mother; otherwise, I couldn’t be bothered with her. The one I truly like is you, Yueyao." Mingzhu was cloyingly sweet in her attempt to gain favor, almost as if she were wagging a tail.

From Bai Yi’s words, Yueyao sensed something abnormal: "From now on, it’s best to maintain only a superficial relationship with her, and definitely do not become close friends." If Zhao Yuner knew so well of Mingzhu’s preferences, that was not a good sign. Yueyao herself was close with Mingzhu, yet unaware of all her likes and dislikes. Her intuition told her that Zhao Yuner was calculating, and such a person would sooner or later use Mingzhu. In families of high standing, the intricacies of intrigue were limitless.

Mingzhu laughed, "Don’t be affected by Bai Yi; she doesn’t like Zhao Yuner." Previously, Mingzhu had been proud and willful, with no friends other than Yueyao. But now it was different, as Mingzhu had many friends. Although they might not be as close as Yueyao, they often socialized together. This was a positive cycle; with more friends, Mingzhu’s nature was increasingly cheerful and lively, so she regarded Zhao Yuner merely as an ordinary friend.

Bai Yi snorted coldly: "I don’t like her at all. With her enchantingly charming appearance and flattering ways, it didn’t take long for her to charm Madam into treating her like her own daughter. I would rather the lady stay thousands of miles away from such a person, so as not to be influenced by her constant contact."

Mingzhu asked in astonishment, "Why would you say that?"

Bai Yi looked at Zhi Qin, "It’s something everyone knows, except for the lady." Anyone with eyes had seen it, only their naive lady hadn’t noticed.

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