Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 506 - 189 Relic_2

Xiang Wei smiled and asked, "Why would you ask that?"

Yueyao shook her head, "The taste of the Lady of Marquis Jingning is really not worthy of compliment."

Xiang Wei laughed, "Isn’t it just that the floor is covered with gold bricks? You dislike gold that much? People love gold."

Xiang Wei also thought that covering the floor of the Upper Chamber with gold bricks was a bit much, but since the Lady of Marquis Jingning liked it, there was nothing to be done.

Yueyao chuckled and said, "I like gold too. There’s a saying that goes, ’Money isn’t everything, but without money, you can’t do anything.’"

Xiang Wei burst out laughing, "You know that saying too! Money makes the world go round. There are people who don’t love money, but not loving money doesn’t mean you don’t need to use it."

After speaking with Yue Xiangwei, Yueyao went to her studio.

This time, Yueyao didn’t paint in the studio but instead laid out all her previous paintings to sort out the bad ones and burn them in a brazier.

Xiang Wei happily watched as Yueyao locked yesterday’s painting in a box, smiling. If it weren’t for her extra comment yesterday, Yueyao might have burned that painting too.

For half a month, Yueyao did not receive an invitation from Marquis Jingning’s Residence, but she was not in a hurry and went about her usual business.

One evening, a maid from Lian Dongfang’s study came over and said, "Third Young Lady, the Old Master requests your presence in the study."

Although Yueyao couldn’t think why Lian Dongfang would summon her, she was certain that it couldn’t be for anything good. Yueyao nodded and said, "I’ll change my clothes."

The maid quickly said, "Miss, the Old Master asked for you to come immediately."

Yueyao looked at the maid’s anxious expression and felt a shock in her heart. Such urgency must mean there was something significant. But what could be so important to involve her?

Yueyao calmed the agitation in her heart and said with an unperturbed face, "Changing my clothes won’t take long, and even if it’s urgent, it’s not worth this little bit of time." She then went into her bedroom without looking at the maid’s expression.

The maid’s face showed anxiety.

Returning to her room, Yueyao sat on the stool, pondering what urgent matter Lian Dongfang could have, but after a while, she still couldn’t figure it out. Just as she stood up to change her clothes, Xiang Wei came in. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

Seeing Xiang Wei, an idea flashed through Yueyao’s mind, one that made her knees go weak. If it wasn’t for Xi Yu’s quick reflexes, she might have fallen.

Yueyao inwardly breathed a sigh of relief for almost forgetting such an important event. In her past life, wasn’t it when Uncle Li was promoted that her eldest uncle and Lady Mo had her step forward to ask for that box? In the end, she didn’t know who spread the rumors, but Uncle Li was attacked by the rumors, hindering his career.

Yueyao frowned deeply. In her past life, Lady Mo had orchestrated everything, and her eldest uncle hadn’t been involved at all. Even the rumors she heard later had been relayed to her by Yuebing.

Now thinking deeply, Yueyao sensed something amiss. Her father merely stored his money with Uncle Li. Even if this matter were exposed, Uncle Li would only be seen as safeguarding her father’s wealth; how could he be accused of coveting it? Such a scandalous charge was baseless. There must be more to the story.

Yueyao smiled bitterly, remembering how in her past life she was nothing but a puppet, believing whatever others said. She had no idea what the actual truth was.

Xi Yu whispered a reminder, "Miss, Sister Haiyan is urging us. Miss, it’s better to change clothes quickly!" Xi Yu felt that their young lady already had a very strained relationship with the Eldest Madam, and the last thing they needed was to offend the Great Master as well.

Yueyao quickly snapped back to reality; she couldn’t figure it out at the moment and would only know the real reason when she saw the item her father had left with Uncle Li.

With her back to everyone, Yueyao said to Yue Xiangwei, "Get me something that will make me cry upon contact." Then she added, "This substance can’t be smeared on the handkerchief." It was too obvious on a handkerchief and would be easily detected.

Yue Xiangwei applied an invisible and odorless substance to Yueyao’s sleeve, "If you can’t cry later, just cover your face with your sleeve, and the tears will start flowing down."

Yue Xiangwei knew that Yueyao was very cautious about her own uncle. She found it strange that, while it was normal to be cautious of Lady Mo, Yueyao was also wary of her biological uncle, which seemed odd.

When Yueyao arrived at the study, she saw that Lian Dongfang’s expression was different from usual.

As soon as Lian Dongfang saw Yueyao, he asked anxiously, "Yaoyao, your uncle needs to ask you about something critical to the survival of the Lian family. If handled improperly, our family could be ruined."

Yueyao feigned an expression of fear and surprise, "Uncle, what happened?" If she hadn’t prepared herself beforehand, she would have worried about giving herself away.

Lian Dongfang had intended to have Lady Mo take care of the matter, but since she and Yueyao were at odds, having Lady Mo intervene would only cause Yueyao’s resentment, which could lead to uncooperative behavior or even a rebellious attitude. Searching through the entire Lian Mansion, he found no one as close to Yueyao as himself. In the end, he realized he was the most suitable candidate.

Lian Dongfang made up a reason, claiming Lian Dongbo had left something very important with Li Guoxing. If they couldn’t retrieve it, the Lian family would be in danger of ruin.

Yueyao’s tears fell in an instant, and as she cried, she asked, "Uncle, what is it?" Inwardly, Yueyao sneered. In her past life, Lady Mo had used a similarly absurd excuse to scare her into a state of total panic, causing her to answer any question without thinking. Later, Lady Mo took her to the Li family and had her demand the return of a redwood box. Since she never saw the contents of the box, she always assumed it contained silver notes. Now, it seemed the box might contain something more significant than just silver notes.

Seeing Yueyao crying at the mere mention of the matter, Lian Dongfang believed that she truly didn’t know about the existence of a box with Li Guoxing. It was understandable; for such a big matter, his good brother wouldn’t dare tell Yueyao—after all, she was still just a child.

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