Noble Lady

Chapter 121 Female General

After the mother and daughter finished talking about the important matter of spending a lot of money, they also talked about Xue Chenyu's arrangement of marriages for the subordinates of Marquis Wu'an.

She had mentioned He Jixiang's life experience to Madam Xue before, and she also mentioned He Jixiang's injury in the letter she sent back to the Marquis' Mansion last time.

Marquis Xue also mentioned this to Captain Chen, and he didn't care that He Jixiang was a concubine's daughter. He just wanted her to be a girl who could live a down-to-earth life.

I even heard that her mother died early, her father also passed away early, and her stepmother, stepbrother and stepsister all treated her like a piece of trash, which made me feel even more sorry for her.

At this point, Madam Xue couldn't help but want to ask Xue Chenyu: "I remember you haven't met Captain Chen, right? How can you be so sure that you want to marry the girl from the He family to him?"

In fact, what she wanted to say was, what if this girl from the He family was the same as her brother and sister? How could she be sure?

"My mother didn't even ask me about the fact that I spent more than 300,000 taels of silver, and she was worried that I didn't have the ability to judge people." Xue Chenyu joked.

Of course, she couldn't say that in her previous life, after He Jixiang married Captain Chen, the two of them lived a prosperous life and Captain Chen had a successful career.

"You are such a sharp-tongued girl." Mrs. Xue poked her forehead lightly.

"I'll arrange a marriage for the fourth young lady of the He family. As for finding a husband for that boy Xue Huai, you can put it on hold for now."

Anyway, that kid has been like this for so many years, so one or two days won't make a difference.

"Mother, I don't think so. We should hurry up and find a husband." Xue Chenyu winked at Mrs. Xue cunningly.

It would be best to make a grand ceremony for Mr. Xue Huaipin.

By then, someone will naturally jump out because they can’t sit still.

Madam Xiao immediately understood what she meant, "Why didn't I know you were so thoughtful before?"

"Thank you for the compliment, mother!"

As they were talking, Xue Luoyan came in skipping and bounding in a pink chest-length skirt. Her hair was tied into two small braids and tied with a pink dreadlock. She jumped and swung, looking so adorable.

But this is just a child. If an adult jumped like this, it would be embarrassing no matter how you look at it.

"Mom, elder sister, why haven't you finished talking after such a long time?" The little girl's face was full of confusion.

She pouted as she spoke, "I've been waiting outside for a long time, but Mother He wouldn't let me in. I just slipped in on my own."

Xue Chenyu: “…” How come someone would reveal everything right away?

Mother He hurried in from behind and bowed to Madam Xue apologetically, "Madam, I failed to keep an eye on the second young lady. I..."

"It's okay, you can go talk to Yuzhu. It's rare for you two mother and daughter to see each other." Mrs. Xue didn't blame her at all.

How could she not know what kind of person her daughter is?

Xue Luoyan has been a little devil since she was a child. She said that she sneaked in, but when she saw a large water stain on Mother He's skirt just now, she knew that Luoluo must have come up with some bad idea to lead Mother He away.

If it was an outsider, Mother He would naturally be on guard. But when it came to the second daughter she had watched grow up, she was always tricked.

Although she had told Mother He many times to be careful, and she was already very careful, Xue Luoyan's bad ideas kept coming up, and she was impossible to guard against.

But it was okay with Mother He, at most she would just play a prank on her, but she was not so polite to Mother Qian.

"Xue Luoyan, tell the truth, what evil idea have you come up with to bully Mother He?" Xue Chenyu knew this sister too well.

Xue Luoyan said with a smile, "Nothing. I just said that the wild goose jade pendant that my elder sister gave me fell into the carp tank at the door, and asked her to help me fish it out."

Mrs. Xue wanted to take off her shoes and beat the child.

"Xue Luoyan, look at what you've become. You haven't learned the restraint of your sister. You only know how to act mischievously. I really don't know what you'll be able to do when you grow up."

"You can't concentrate on reading account books, embroidering, or studying. Are you going to fight in the army like your father?"

"That's great! The Xue family is going to produce a female general who is as capable as any man."

A half-teasing voice came from the door.

The familiar tone made Xue Chenyu look up in surprise.

Then he saw Prince Cheng's son Situ Zhen and his father walking into the flower hall one after another.

Xue Chenyu quickly stood up and saluted.

"Meet the prince, father."

"Greetings, Prince." Mrs. Xue also took Xue Luoyan's hand and saluted.

"Father!" Xue Luoyan pounced and rushed into the arms of Marquis Wu'an.

When she saw her flying over like a Cuju, Xue Chenyu was extremely grateful that although her father was handsome, he was also tall and strong. If it were He Minzhi's thin body, he would definitely be knocked away.

"We're a family, so why are you always so polite? It seems that Master's wife and Miss Xue don't take my words to heart." Situ Zhen pretended to be angry.

Xue Chenyu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "I don't dare, I just..."

"Please forgive me, my Lord. We are used to this." Madam Xue's words overshadowed Xue Chenyu. "I will definitely change it in the future, and change it for the best."

Only then did Situ Zhen nod in satisfaction.

After a few pleasantries, Xue Huai arrived after receiving the news, and everyone sat down.

Situ Zhen jokingly mentioned that Xue Chenyu came home without even saying hello, and they only found out that the eldest lady had returned home after chatting in the study.

Xue Chenyu was very surprised, "I wonder how my daughter can serve the prince?"

Otherwise, why mention her for no reason?

Situ Zhen paused and smiled, "Didn't Miss Xue say last time that she wanted to open the finished product of that sword? It should be ready in the next few days."

Xue Chenyu's eyes lit up, "That's great! When the sword is completed, please let me know no matter what. I must see it with my own eyes."

Situ Zhen nodded readily and agreed.

In fact, after interacting with Situ Zhen a few more times, Xue Chenyu was not so reserved anymore.

I just feel that his nonchalant attitude seems to be an act.

There was always a moment when he was extremely serious, but he soon returned to his casual appearance as a prince, as if he was really only obsessed with martial arts and military training.

Marquis Wu'an took the initiative to bring up the matter of finding a teacher for Xue Huai.

Xue Chenyu and Madam Xue looked at each other. Just as Madam Xue was about to speak, Xue Huai said that they had to hurry up with the master's matter.

"My child has been having a hard time reading on his own lately. Without a good teacher to guide him, it's really hard for him to understand the book."

Marquis Wu'an was overjoyed.

This was not the first time he heard Xue Huai say these words, but he still felt surprised.

Recently, this kid no longer claims that only by joining the military camp can he serve the country. Even when he is doing horse stance and practicing shooting, there is always a book next to him.

At first he thought this guy was just pretending, but he didn't expect that he really persisted for such a long time.

"Now that you've said that, Dad will definitely hurry up."

"Didn't Master ask me to find out about Chen Mingxuan last time? He wanted to hire him as Xue Huai's tutor?"

Madam Xue said, "We sent someone to inquire, but Mr. Chen seemed to be too busy with his teaching duties at the Imperial College to spare the time. We have decided to find another suitable teacher."