Chapter 719: Chapter 501 Guilty Conscience
Hongji’s father… now they are all very secretive, and I feel it’s inappropriate to ask anything. Wouldn’t it be even more awkward if I asked about him swapping children?
Although he has raised his eldest son, he should feel no guilt!
However, as Housekeeper Ye had ntioned last ti, swapping children is a cri, punishable by imprisonnt, which has left him in fear to this day. Now he dares not ddle in any family matters!
Aunt Lai kept dropping hints and speaking softly. Seeing that the Old Master did not seem moved by her words, she grew anxious, feeling the old man was utterly useless!
Unbeknownst to Hongji’s father, Aunt Lai dared to curse him behind his back!
After eating, she beckoned her sisters and concubine and returned to her own room.
Aunt Lai… this old man… is beyond help!
Ye Daidi pulled her grandmother away after eating, now very afraid of Aunt Lai!
She had wanted to play with Ye Fengqi, but there were guests today. Her niece didn’t have ti to play with her!
Wenjie went to play by himself after eating!
Ye Fengqi entertained Si Ma Roui, and they went to her room, winding up in secretive conversations!
The maids served tea, and according to Si Ma Roui’s maid, they shouldn’t serve the Lady chilled, refreshing tea or even chilled fruits!
Their maids stood by their Ladies, ready to serve at any mont!
They also fanned them, standing quietly as if they were invisible!
The maids from both families wore different uniforms, and even the ornants in their hair varied.
They were all maids, but only their masters knew if their skills were the sa.
The maid by Si Ma Roui’s side knew horse riding and archery; she had even picked up a few other skills.
The maid by Ye Fengqi was specially trained in Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting, Martial Arts, and accounting.
Ye Fengqi picked up a glass of iced honey waterlon juice from the table, feeling a refreshing chill.
That was when she noticed again, a faint sll of blood which she had been sensing since her ti at the estate, but her attention had not been focused on it before!
“Si Ma Roui, are you hurt?”
Ye Fengqi asked such because while riding a bicycle, one might get scraped and bleed from even a slight injury!
Si Ma Roui, questioned thus, blushed imdiately, becoming shy and hesitant!
Normally forthright, she seed to struggle with so issue right now, moving her lips but unable to speak such secretive words!
Ye Fengqi…? What’s going on? With her secretive deanor, could she really be hurt?
“Si Ma Roui, where are you hurt? Let check.”
Ye Fengqi looked anxious, examining Si Ma Roui from head to toe as they were sitting next to each other.
She even grabbed Si Ma Roui’s hand, as if intending to examine her whole body!
“No, I’m really not injured!” Si Ma Roui responded anxiously, unable to clarify explicitly.
Ye Fengqi, looking at Si Ma Roui’s flustered expression, didn’t quite believe her at first glance, then turned her gaze towards her maid and asked, “Is your Lady really alright?”
Knowing her mistress was shy, Si Ma Roui’s maid understood that many girls are embarrassed about these things, perhaps even unable to discuss them with close friends in such monts.
It seed that Fourth Miss Ye was still too naive to understand the situation!
“Fourth Miss Ye, our miss is not injured; she is on her period!”
Ye Fengqi…? What does that an?
Unaware of the implication, she could only look towards her own maid!
Ye Fengqi’s maid was about her age, but being trained in Martial Arts, her body had developed a bit earlier. So hadn’t confronted this situation yet, but between the maids, Secrets were shared to so extent.
The maid who knew the secret whispered softly into the Lady’s ear!
Ye Fengqi listened to what the maid had told her, slightly confused but did not inquire further!
After Si Ma Roui saw Ye Fengqi questioning the maid, she seed to understand sothing and did not pursue the matter further, feeling a sigh of relief in her heart!
“Ye Fengqi, I need to go back now. If you really go to the Capital City, you must write to !”
“Leaving so soon? Let’s talk a bit more. Won’t you co to see us off tomorrow?”
Ye Fengqi felt sowhat reluctant, her tone filled with a sense of difficulty in parting!
Si Ma Roui was also reluctant for her to go to the Capital, where they could at least et once a month. Maybe she would go to the Capital City too, but that would be months later!
“Ye Fengqi, take care of yourself. I’ll see how things are tomorrow. If I can’t co to see you off, be careful on the road, you and everyone else!”
Determined to leave, Si Ma Roui reassured her with a few words and, supported by the maid at her side, walked out of Ye Fengqi’s room!
Mrs. Li and Hongji were also coming out of their room, seeing off Li Zhijun!
Ye Fengqi faced her parents and uncle, curious whether the uncle had explained things clearly to her parents.
She looked into her uncle’s eyes, seeking affirmation!
Li Zhijun nodded at her.
Mrs. Li and Hongji, facing the interaction between their younger daughter and Li Zhijun, were utterly helpless.
Ye Fengqi, undeterred by her parents’ reluctance, happily escorted Si Ma Roui to the carriage, hopping and skipping along, hardly behaving with the decorum expected of a lady of a wealthy family!
Mrs. Li, finding her liveliness strange, glanced at her then followed to see off Si Ma Roui!
“Miss, do visit us whenever you have the ti!”
Under the polite insistence of the hostess, Si Ma Roui nodded, “Mrs. Ye, if there are any new local fruits or products, make sure to let know first!”
Mrs. Li smiled and agreed.
Si Ma Roui, supported by the maid, boarded the carriage. The courtesy just now was rely for the sake of formality. The officials or wealthy families in their county, with their own estates producing fruits and vegetables, wouldn’t specifically co here to buy goods!
Rather, it was their own produce that was sold elsewhere; the crops they grew were also sold to others!
Having added a few more estates, their residence had beco a significant local feature. People from nearby counties or major cities, once they knew the benefits of their family’s food, traveled from miles around to purchase it!
Li Zhijun boarded the carriage and left.
Hongji also rode out on his bicycle!
“Mother, you’re really wonderful!” Ye Fengqi, after her mother had given her a reproachful glance, hastened her steps and embraced her mother’s arm, acting coquettishly.
“Hmph, go pack your bags now!” Mrs. Li helplessly glared at her daughter.
“Okay, hee hee hee!” Ye Fengqi, carefree, set about packing her bags with the maid by her side.
Mrs. Li shook her head as she watched her daughter’s retreating figure. Just now, Li Zhijun and her husband had spoken, initially opposing their daughter’s decision to go to the Capital.
The Capital City was much more complex and dangerous compared to their rural ho!
Li Zhijun had persuaded them, arguing that if they caused a fuss here, it could damage their niece’s reputation.
Besides, several girls from their family had already gone to the Capital, and with other relationships there, it was unlikely they would stay in their hotown forever.
Children need to soar, and as parents, their role was to pave the way, not block their path!
Hongji and his wife knew well what the family ties Li Zhijun ntioned ant!
Recognizing their ancestry might be inevitable, and that was sothing they couldn’t refuse.
Maybe it was just for these few years. Despite not wanting to move far from ho, they wished to stay close to their children!
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