Time Travel: The Noble Family

F{h*F5*-LjChapter 48: Gift_3

Yueyao shook her head, “No, under these circumstances, Tingzheng absolutely cannot attend school.” It wasn’t that school was bad, but with Tingzheng’s condition, he needed a teacher who was patient and attentive. However, with so many students in the school, individual guidance was impossible. In that case, Brother Zheng wouldn’t be able to learn anything.

Yueyao thought about it and it gave her a headache, but this wasn’t something that could be rushed, so she would have to take on the burden for now: “Let’s leave it at that for the time being. Finding a good teacher will take time.”

Hua Lei came over and said, “Young Lady, everything has been prepared. Here is the list.”

Yueyao looked at the list and then at the one that Hua Lei had drafted: “Add a pair of tourmaline bead flowers for Second Sister.” All three young ladies were giving makeup boxes; although the wood used for the makeup boxes was ordinary, they were exquisitely made, and young ladies all liked these refined and unique items.@@novelbin@@

By adding these bead flowers for Yuebing, Yueyao was making her stance clear. In the Lian Mansion, legitimate daughters and daughters born of a concubine were distinct. She couldn’t treat them all the same.

When it came down to it, the population of Lian Mansion was really not large. Including a few maternal aunties, both the main branch and second branch only had a total of ten masters, which, compared to households in the Capital City with easily over a hundred people, was indeed very few.

Yueyao opened the two chests of small silver pieces: “Nanny, let the people in the mansion know about the silver.” Yueyao wanted everyone to know about her uncle’s generosity toward her.

Nanny Deng also smiled, “Alright.” Uncle Master was indeed considerate.

Yueying, having received the gift, showed it to the Old Madam with a smile: “Grandmother, third younger sister is really thoughtful.” The value of the gift was not in its price, but in the sentiment behind it.

The Old Madam nodded her head. Third Girl had really matured; she had genuinely matured.

Yuebing was much more composed. Tingli and Tingyi were very fond of her and often bought her rare and interesting items, so she just took a glance at Yueyao’s gift and had it put away.

Yuehuan was extremely delighted. She admired the clear and consistently patterned makeup box and was astounded. A common makeup box was made so exquisitely; such craftsmanship couldn’t be found in the modern world!

Maternal Aunt Su, however, was worried upon seeing this. The gift was fine, but the hidden problems beneath the gift were too significant to ignore. Third Young Lady starting to scheme was not a good thing for them.

When Yuehuan heard Maternal Aunt Su telling her to keep her distance from Yueyao, she was a bit surprised: “Why?” As cousins, they were her close kin, why should she stay away from Yueyao?

Maternal Aunt Su didn’t explain. She couldn’t explain: “Just listen to your maternal aunt; I won’t harm you. Don’t get too close to Third Young Lady. Just maintain the necessary civilities.”

Yuehuan looked at Maternal Aunt Su in amazement and, after a while, said, “Maternal Aunt, I heard from the maids that Third Young Lady has a large sum of money. Is it true?”

Maternal Aunt Su’s expression changed slightly: “Where did you hear such nonsense?” The rumor of Third Young Lady having a large sum of money had been circulating within the mansion for a while. But her daughter had lost her memory, and she surely wouldn’t know about it. She just didn’t know which cold-hearted person had intentionally spoken such gossip in front of her daughter. It seemed she needed to clear out her daughter’s entourage.

Seeing Maternal Aunt Su’s reaction, Yuehuan became even more convinced of her own conjecture: “So Madam is indeed plotting to take Third Sister’s money. Maternal Aunt, will we become enemies with Third Sister in the future? That’s why you don’t want me to have much contact with Third Sister, isn’t it?” In the recent period, Yuehuan had been trying to blend into this society. Thus, she deliberately let her maids talk about the gossip within the mansion and even eavesdropped in secret. She made sure she knew what she should know. Of course, there was still much she didn’t know.

For instance, this society was far more advanced than Yueyao thought. Here, there were glasses, clocks, soap, and many other things that should only have been present in the modern era, yet here they were commonplace. Additionally, the Great Yuan Dynasty had opened overseas trade, and all signs indicated that this was no ordinary era.

Through her maids, Yueyao had learned that all these were developed by the wise and awe-inspiring Emperor Yingzong. Upon hearing this, Yuehuan knew that this Emperor, who seemed like the reincarnation of a deity, was a transmigrator.

The transmigrator had transformed this society, but even with all the changes, the fundamental things remained the same. For instance, men still had multiple wives and concubines, and women were still bound by the same restraints. The only benefit was that the Imperial Court had abolished foot binding. For this reason, Yuehuan dared not act rashly. She was concerned that if people discovered her, she would be considered a monster, which would be tragic. During this time, she adhered to the principle of learning more, listening more, observing more, and speaking less, striving to familiarize herself with this era as soon as possible.