Chapter 64: Right and Wrong (Middle)

  Zhuo Xiao wanted to say something, but Yao Hua shook her head. Last night, she woke up from a nightmare several times, breaking out in cold sweat, and her body felt empty. Today, with one thing after another, even an ordinary person would feel exhausted.

  "Miss, otherwise think of an excuse and go back to your wife."

  This is a hard-won opportunity, as long as she persists, the news of her recovery will spread... can't give up easily.

  Yao Hua gritted her teeth and a faint smile appeared on her face as she followed the maid into the house, while Chu Xiao anxiously waited outside.

  Ronghua returned to the house and called Mugen in to change clothes. Before she had finished changing, Jinxiu came in and whispered in Ronghua's ear: "The old lady has called the second young lady again."

  The lady is going to clear Yao Hua's name in the clan, and the weak-bodied Second Miss has already recovered... It's just that the lady can't help but rush things a bit. Thinking about Yao Hua's behavior today, it might end up being counterproductive.

  Yao Hua had been suffering from a cold since she was young. Although this illness was not easy to cure, it was nothing compared to Yao Hua's own overthinking.

  Jinxiu's eyes sparkled, "Miss, are you going further ahead?"

  Rong Hua nodded slightly.

  Yao Hua was called over to talk with her elders.

  Yan Hua... According to the Tao family's rules, on festivals, punishments are exempted. Yan Hua was also released from the courtyard, but after the ancestor worship ceremony ended, the old lady feared that Yan Hua would cause trouble and quietly sent her back with a servant girl. In the end, only she remained in the main house.

  Moreover, the good reputation of women in the boudoir is mostly spread out through such opportunities.

  Ronghua changed into a pink peony butterfly embroidered jacket, an autumn-colored hundred-pleat skirt, and wore perfume sachets on her body, trying to make herself look more approachable.

  Ronghua smiled and said, "I'll go ahead and chat with the sisters." She looked at Jinxiu and Muxin again, "You two come with me to liven things up!"

  The young ladies were talking together, and the maids were also chatting in a group nearby.

  Ronghua walked over, and indeed several young ladies were willing to come forward and talk to her. Seeing the sachet at Ronghua's waist, everyone remembered the gifts they had received and smiled, asking, "Still don't know who embroidered this sachet, the pattern is so beautiful."

  "It was our young lady who embroidered it," said Mu Jin quickly from the side.

  The young ladies were all surprised and came forward to ask Ronghua about the embroidery techniques. "Such exquisite flower patterns, what's their origin?"

  Rong Hua smiled and said: "What origin, it's all changed by me."

  "Can appearances be changed too? Sister, come and teach us quickly." The few misses spoke more intimately.

  Jinxiu saw a little maid in the pile of maids frequently looking at her, so Jinxiu went forward and talked to her. The maid's name was Liuli, she was a serving maid from the second house of San Lao Tai Tai.

  The third old lady was no worse than the others in terms of her family background, and she had a wide range of connections that many people knew about. The little maid's clothes were good, and at first glance, it could be seen that she was a capable assistant in front of her master.

  Luli walked over and asked, "Sister, which young lady are you following?"

  Jinxiu smiled slightly and looked in Ronghua's direction, "My eighth sister."

  Luli watched as Miss Ba and her own young mistress chatted and laughed together, so she put down her guard and started talking to Jinxiu.

  Everyone was chatting and laughing, when a young lady next to Rong Hua raised her head and took a look. A strange expression flashed across her face, she paused for a moment, and said in a not-so-loud voice, "Sixth sister has arrived."

  Rong Hua looked back and saw Yan Hua rushing over with a worried face, looking around nervously as if searching for someone.

  She must have taken advantage of her mother-in-law's unpreparedness to run over here, Yanhua's gaze swept across the faces of the crowd, her expression was both anxious and disappointed.

  That means there is no one she wants to find in this house.

  When Yanhua was taken back to the house, Yaohua had not been called back by the old lady yet. Was it Second Miss that Yanhua wanted to find? Yanhua was so anxious, hoping that kind-hearted Second Miss could help her out.

  Yan Hua paused for a moment, and the two women who were closely following her also entered the courtyard. If Yan Hua had continued to struggle with these two women, it would have been easy for others to see what was going on... Rong Hua glanced at Jin Xiu, and Jin Xiu hastily went forward to intercept the two women who were chasing Yan Hua, while Rong Hua stood up and walked towards Yan Hua.

  Yan Hua saw the two old women being entwined by Jin Xiu, wanting to turn around and run elsewhere, but unexpectedly Rong Hua blocked her way. Yan Hua furrowed her brow, about to bypass Rong Hua, when Rong Hua calmly pulled up her hand, "Sixth sister, let's go talk somewhere else."

  Yan Hua glared at Rong Hua impatiently, "Get out of the way, I don't have time." Seeing that Rong Hua didn't seem to be leaving, Yan Hua's face rose with a cold smile, "Good, you're here to mock me now."

  Rong Hua also wiped the smile off her face and looked at Yan Hua, saying word by word: "Sixth sister wants to let everyone in the clan know about being confined?"

  Yan Hua was momentarily speechless, looking around in all directions. The young ladies from various families were indeed looking over this way. Yan Hua met the gaze of the crowd with a perfunctory nod and smile, then asked Rong Hua, "What do you mean?"

  Ronghua pulled her hand and walked in one direction, Yanhua had no choice but to follow.

  When they arrived at a secluded and deserted place, Yan Hua was about to shake off Rong Hua's hand, but Rong Hua had already loosened her grip. Yan Hua gave Rong Hua a cold look, as if she wanted to see what kind of trick Rong Hua was playing. But unexpectedly, Rong Hua turned around and was about to leave after bringing Yan Hua here.

  Ran Hua was startled and reached out to stop Rong Hua, "What do you mean? You brought me here but didn't say anything?"

  Rong Hua coldly laughed and looked at Yan Hua, "What does Sixth Sister think I mean? Am I trying to harm Sixth Sister?"

  Yan Hua was momentarily speechless, but she didn't want to be cornered by Rong Hua's question, so she sneered: "Could it be that you're doing this for my own good?" As she said this, she thought of her own situation and added: "I ended up like this today all because of you. From the moment you entered the manor, I... didn't have a single good day."

  Ronghua said: "Sixth sister, tell me, how did I harm you? Was it that I said something about you to mother, or was it that I instigated you to do something that made mother unhappy?"

  Ran Hua's face suddenly turned bright red.

  Ronghua looked at Yanhua, "Why can't you think carefully about this matter? If others find out, how much gossip will they spread? Now Mother is still angry, instead of finding a way to calm things down, you're adding fuel to the fire. This fire isn't burning anyone else, it's burning yourself."

  Yan Hua's eyes suddenly turned red, although she was still unwilling, her voice had softened a lot. "Why should I believe you?"

  Ronghua smiled and said, "Sixth sister doesn't have to believe me, sixth sister is a clever person, as long as she calms down and thinks carefully, didn't mother dislike sister's cleverness before?"

  Jinxiu and the two wives had already rushed over, Ronghua nodded at Jinxiu, Jinxiu stuffed some silver money to the two wives, and the two wives came forward: "Sixth Miss, we should go back too, if Madam asks later, we won't be able to explain."

  Yan Hua took another look at Rong Hua before following the two women.

  Ronghua returned to the courtyard and soon a servant came in saying: "The old lady is asking you, madam and young ladies, to go over and chat for a bit, as dinner will be served soon."

  The young ladies were led back to the old lady's house by several madams.

  The ladies and grandmothers are seated, while the young misses all stand behind them.

  Ronghua arrived relatively late, and the inside was already packed with people. Ronghua stood at the door, next to two ladies whispering to each other, "Just her sitting there."

  Another way: "Others are just recovering from a serious illness, who can compare with them?"

  The two of them looked at each other and smiled after they finished speaking.

  Ronghua looked up and saw that Yaohua was the only lady sitting down. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it must not be comfortable to sit there. As someone who handled things with precision like Yaohua, if her physical condition allowed it, she would definitely not sit on a chair and become the target of all eyes.

  On one hand she had to save face, on the other hand she couldn't let people see that her illness wasn't over yet.

  It's easy to imagine how hard it is to make a choice between two things.

  After chatting for a while, everyone went to have dinner together. After the banquet, the house was already brightly lit with lanterns and candles. Rong Hua presented some fruit to Old Lady Tao, who was in an exceptionally good mood. She was chatting with Zhao Shi, the wife of the eldest son of the Second Family, "I heard that your nephew passed the imperial examination this year and became a scholar?"

  Tao Zhao smiled and nodded, "That's my brother's house, he obtained the title of Shengyuan this year and will participate in the autumn examination next year."

  The old lady smiled and said: "Haven't I seen that child before?"

  Tao Zhao seemed to have heard the implicit tone, pursed her lips and smiled with a hint of profundity, "The old lady hasn't met him, my nephew not only reads well but also has good conduct, I'll bring him over in two days for him to pay his respects."

  Old Mrs. Tao smiled and nodded, "I like young people like you best."

  Ronghua was startled in her heart, put down what she was holding, turned around and walked out.

  Due to the night curfew, before the hour of xu, people from lower families had already prepared their carriages. The number of seniors, juniors, young masters and misses varied from family to family, and the gifts given to the main house were also different. The main house returned different gifts to each family, but the horse-drawn carriages came one after another, and the Tao family's servants were suddenly not enough.

  The lady of the house took care of the elderly in the clan, and asked Chen's mother to arrange the following matters. Chen's mother was also busy for a while, and the gifts from several families were mixed up together, so Chen's mother had to reassign them.

  The lady-in-waiting thought of the few young ladies in the mansion, Yao Hua had already gone back to rest early, Yan Hua couldn't be counted on, only Rong Hua was a steady one who might still be useful, so she called Chun Yao over, "Go and call the eighth young lady."

  Before long, Chun Yao led Rong Hua into the side room. Lady Fang lifted the curtain and came in, saying: "Today is really busy at home, I need to take care of the elders in the clan, and I'm worried about the front, you go to the front to help."

  Rong Hua nodded and walked over to Chen Mama's side.

  Today's double update.

  It was probably after 10 o'clock, try to write quickly.

  P.S: My dears, speak up more!

  After reading Qinqin's 4000-word question, I'm sweating, and Wa has tried her best.

  I don't dare say that guarantee, but try to have more every other day.

  Before, Wacai was the standard of the 2000 party.