Chapter 625: Chapter 627: Helpless Tacit Consent (4 more)
This time on the trip to Lesser Town Mountain, two carriages had been prepared. Initially, the idea was for everyone to sit in one carriage and use the other for luggage, but now there were six extra people.
Yun Jinnian had planned to have Yun Zuomo, Yun Qingqing, and Yun Qingzhi ride in the rear carriage with their maids, but to her surprise, Yun Zuomo, thick-skinned, directly boarded the carriage. Yun Qingzhi and Yun Qingqing also directed their maids to the rear one and, in Yun Jinnian’s astonishment, they followed suit and got on the carriage as well.
"They..." Hemei was so angry she couldn’t speak.
Yun Jinnian raised her hand to stop Hemei.
The street where the Yun Residence was located housed families of officials and nobility. Today, they were all out for the traditional outing to climb to a high place. If anything untoward happened, it would reflect badly on Yun Jinnian, unable to accommodate her half-sisters.
"Hongdou, Hongxiu, Hongye, how would it be for you to go in the rear carriage?" Yun Jinnian asked.
Although the three young maids were not too keen on the idea, they still nodded and went.
Initially hoping to give those three maids a good lesson, upon boarding the carriage and seeing them huddled together, looking at their mistresses with cautious, flattering eyes, they abandoned the thought.
As they were loyal to their own mistresses, they paid them no mind.
The carriage rattled on its way.
Yun Zuomo, Yun Qingzhi, and Yun Qingqing sat in a row, sitting up straight, not looking around, clutching their handkerchiefs tightly in their little hands, their faces flushed red, lips pressed tightly together.
Mrs. Yuan poured a cup of water for Yun Jinnian.
Holding the cup, Yun Jinnian took a sip and then looked at her three half-sisters, "Would you like some?"
"Ah..."
"No..."
"Okay..."
Three people, three answers, but all visibly nervous and extremely cautious.
Yun Jinnian raised her eyebrows slightly, "Nurse, pour them a cup as well!"
Then she lifted the curtain to look outside.
Their plain trip out did not attract much attention, but it did not dampen the enthusiasm of those celebrating the festival.
Although there were soldiers guarding the city gate, they did not conduct inspections, and one could simply walk out.
Yun Residence
Mrs. He was overjoyed upon hearing that Yun Jinnian and her group had left the house.
She also learned that Yun Piao, Yun Qingqing, and Yun Qingzhi had shamelessly followed along and smirked disdainfully, not caring in the least.
"Let them go. They’re twelve now. It’s time they started thinking about marriage and planning for themselves. However, I am curious to see how a person who can hardly take care of her own affairs will meddle in theirs!" Mrs. He said with utter contempt.
She was eager for an early division of the family, to split off the second branch.
But the old dame never mentioned it, neither did the master nor the second master.
Not to mention the third master who had not returned for many years!
"Let’s go, we will also make our way uphill!"
However, she was not headed to Lesser Town Mountain but to Greater Town Mountain, to meet with the wife of the king.
She hoped everything was well arranged by the king’s wife, to add a personal touch to their relations!
The Old Lady Yun, advanced in years, wasn’t in the best of moods because Xu Xinmo had returned to the Xu family, but knowing that there would be sedan chairs available for ascending the hill, she would not have to walk and decided to go out with Mrs. He.
"Mother, Princess Yanran will also be there!" Mrs. He said respectfully.
Old Lady Yun nodded, "Hmm, send someone to the Xu family tomorrow to bring Wanwan back!"
At the words, Mrs. He felt as disgusted as if she’d swallowed a fly.
She had mentioned Princess Yanran to remind the old dame that this was her legitimate eldest grandson’s wife, and yet she only talked about bringing Xu Xinmo back.
"Did you hear what I said?" Old Lady Yun, seeing Mrs. He silent, intensified her tone.
"Yes, mother, rest assured, I will send someone to the Xu family to bring Xinmo back tomorrow!" Mrs. He said, her heart filling with hatred for Xu Xinmo all over again.
Old Lady Yun nodded in satisfaction, thinking that Xu Xinmo was after all going to be the Empress and would need to be valued even more, adding, "If you are not too busy, go and fetch her yourself!"