Evening Niang

Chapter 4

"I only know that I can't remember the rest because of her." Ye Xiaoxi looked down and sighed softly. Her expression and tone, in other people's eyes, had unspeakable loneliness and sadness.

Lv Zhu hurriedly said, "Third Young Madam, don't be sad. It's actually better to forget about these things."

Ye Xiaoxi didn't pretend to be ignorant, so she turned her face at the right time. After a moment of silence, she said, "Is it really just a rumor that I didn't keep to the rule of women?"

Upon hearing her question so sudden and direct, Lu Zhu jumped in fright. He quickly took a step forward and asked in a suppressed voice, "Third Young Madam, do you still remember or not?"

Ye Nanxi turned to look at the Emerald Pearl, frowning slightly. "From what you're saying, that's not a rumor?"

Lu Zhu thought that Ye Nanxi was blaming her, so she hurriedly shook her head. "I didn't mean that. Third Young Madam has always abided by the rules of the Xiao Family. Even if there's someone who is disrespectful to you, please step back in time! I... I know that it's all their fault, so Third Young Madam had to look for trouble..."

It turned out that everyone in the Ye Family thought that she had committed suicide by poisoning herself. It seemed that the Xiao family had done a good job. Except for the man, did anyone else know the truth of the Xiao family?

Ye Nanxi looked out of the window absent-mindedly. She did not speak for a long time. Her brows were slightly furrowed, but her expression was very calm. Duke Luzhu looked at her with some concern. She had witnessed Ye Nanxi's changes in the past month. She had been puzzled at the beginning, then enlightened later, and then worried now.

The most tragic thing was the death of one's heart. Auntie Wen had said that even if one's heart died, as long as one's heart was still alive, one's heart would come back to life one day. If one's heart died, then everything would be over.

Third Young Madam had finally gotten over it and had also forgotten about it. However, now that she had suddenly encountered such a situation, would the sadness in her heart be stirred up again and she would think about those bad things again? As for the Xiao Family, they really couldn't return. As long as that person was still around, Madam Huarui wouldn't allow Third Young Madam to get away with it.

When the master and the maid were lost in their own thoughts, a few women walked out of Old Madam Ye's yard. The person who walked in front was the Nianshi, followed by a person wearing a pine-green satin skirt and a decent old maid with pearls on her hair. She was Nanny Kang, whom the emerald mentioned.

Ye Nanxi came back to her senses. Before she could avoid the window, she met the old woman Kang's gaze. After a glance, Ye Nanxi had a clear impression of the old woman. She was an old lady who was more dignified than she had imagined. Even if she looked at her from such a distance, she could feel the extreme stern look from the old woman's eyes. At the same time, the old woman Kang also saw Ye Nanxi and frowned slightly. In the past, when Third Young Madam saw her in the Xiao Manor, she had not stood up respectfully. But now, Ye Nanxi came here today on purpose and had seen her, but she was still sitting there motionlessly. So her face, which had been a little slow before, darkened again.

The Nian family also saw Ye Xiaoxi in the pavilion, and the originally relieved expression on her face changed into an obvious displeasure.

"Na-Nanny Kang is coming!" Seeing Nanny Kang coming to the snow-viewing pavilion with a gloomy face, Lyu Zhu instinctively felt a little nervous.

"Are you very afraid of her?" Ye Nanxi looked away from the window and glanced at the Emerald Pearl in surprise.

###Chapter4,Rebuking

Lv Zhu was stunned for a moment, but then she said to herself, "Third Young Madam, if you hadn't forgotten all about the Xiao family, you would be as nervous as I am right now." However, Ye Nanxi truly didn't have much of an impression of the Xiao family, so at this moment, Lv Zhu truly felt that Auntie Wen's words were very reasonable. It was better to forget something!

Before Green Pearl could think of a way to answer Ye Xiaoxi, Nanny Kang and others had already entered the Snow-viewing Pavilion.

Although Ye Nanxi now did not think that she should get up to greet Nanny Kang, because Nanny Kang came in with the New Year's Group, and the New Year's Group was her legal mother. So when they came in, Ye Nanxi stood up from her seat and bowed to the New Year's Group. She called them "Madam" and then stood aside with her eyes down.

Nanny Kang's face was getting more and more gloomy, but she cared about etiquette, so she just looked at them coldly and waited for the Nian family to speak. The Nian family secretly scolded Ye Nanxi, but in front of outsiders, she had to care about the face of the Ye family, so she said yes and then said with concern, "It's not that you haven't recovered yet. Why did you come here on snowy days? Were the little maids not thoughtful enough!"

Ye Xiaoxi replied softly, "Although I can barely walk, I can get out of bed. I thought I should pay my respects to the old lady. I just came here and knew that there was a guest, so I sat here for a while."

After listening to her words, the Nian family could only motion for the Emerald Pearl to help Ye Nanxi sit down. She then said, "Since this is the case, then we should rest properly in the house. After all, we will not be able to rest for a few days. Don't let people say that the Ye family doesn't know the rules and that they don't even have servants who will take care of their masters! Also, one doesn't have to just do superficial things to accomplish filial piety. One has to think of the Old Madam. It is best not to go against the Old Madam's wishes and make her lose face!"

Ye Xiaoxi did not sit down. After listening to the scolding, she nodded calmly. "Madam is right."

The words were naturally meant for Senior Servant Kang, but when Senior Servant Kang heard Ye Nanxi's reverential reply, she frowned again. Ye Nanxi had been married to the Xiao Estate for three years, so she had quite a bit of knowledge about this Third Young Madam. She couldn't say exactly what was different about Ye Nanxi in front of her, but at this moment, she felt that Ye Nanxi's reverent attitude was even more superficial than before.

It was precisely this that made others dislike. On the surface, it looked obedient, but on the inside, it was aloof and aloof. It was the most irritating!

"I remember that Third Young Madam's leg wasn't injured. How could she be so delicate that she couldn't even walk?" Nanny Kang opened her mouth coldly. As she spoke, she stared at Ye Nanxi. "I heard that Third Young Madam only remembers people from her mother's family ever since she woke up. She has forgotten everything about her mother's family. Don't tell me she couldn't even remember how she returned to her mother's family."

Third Master Xiao was the youngest son of Huarui's wife. Because Huarui's second son died young, she was very fond of her youngest son. Moreover, her family responsibilities and title were passed on to her eldest son, so her requirements for her youngest son were very low. Therefore, with her means and status, she had intended to let her youngest son live a rich and happy life. However, Xiao Xuan had been fond of fighting with her since childhood. Not only did he make trouble in the palace, make troubles again and again after he joined the army, but later he was stripped of his military status, so they had had a lot of disputes between mother and son when they married and got married.

The old woman really hated Ye Xiaoxi. She was in Ye's Manor at present. To make her embarrassed in front of the New Year's family was also to humiliate Ye's family. Ye Nanxi could think of this, so the New Year's family could certainly think about it. Therefore, after Nanny Kang's words, the New Year's family felt a little more uncomfortable, and they were ashamed that a servant had put on airs.

Ye Nanxi looked up and said, "I really don't remember. I heard a lot of things from my family before. Now I am walking very hard not because of my leg injury, but because of my weak body. Fortunately, the old lady was kind on that day, and with the blessing of the gods and Buddhas, she didn't let me die without evidence."

Senior Servant Kang's eyes narrowed slightly. "Third Young Madam, I don't understand what you're saying. What do you mean by 'death without evidence'? What kind of evidence does Third Young Madam want? Why don't you tell me about it?"

"It's not convenient to tell this kind of thing to outsiders. It's wrong to say more." Ye Nanxi said and looked at the New Year. "Mrs. Chen, don't you agree?"

The Nian family did not expect Ye Xiaoxi to throw her words directly, and the words were so natural and reasonable, making it impossible for her not to take them. Although the Nian family hated Ye Xiaoxi, she was not a fool. At this time, she knew very well what was the most important at this time. Besides, she was now the hostess of the Ye Family, and she had a son and a daughter for the Ye Family, so she couldn't divide the relationship and interests of the Ye Family. Therefore, the face of the Ye Family had to be placed first, especially in this matter's attitude, she must not show that the Ye Family was in the wrong.

Therefore, the Nian family smiled and followed Ye Nanxi's words to the old woman Kang. "Madame Xi is right. Since Third Master Xiao wanted to pick up our mother, Madam Hua has agreed. In other words, the rumors are not what they like. They suggest that someone with ulterior motives wants to frame my mother and separate the two families. I think that Master Xiao, Madam Huarui, and Third Master Xiao are clear about the specific situation. Don't you agree?"

Senior Servant Kang was slightly angry, but she didn't show it on her face. She didn't even move her eyebrows when she asked, "Third Young Madam, what kind of people did you become enemies with? How could it cause so many irrelevant people to think of a way to frame you?"

Nian Madam thought that Nanny Kang had only mentioned it casually to give Ye Nanxi a few pointers. Since her legitimate mother had already spoken, everyone knew that they should stop at this point in time. Even if Nanny Kang had no respect for Madam Huarui, she was still a servant in terms of status. Ye Nanxi was still the Third Young Madam of the Xiao family and was now in the matriarchal home. Thus, Nanny Kang's pursuit of Ye Nanxi made her seem too arrogant. She was obviously using her power to bully others.

The Nian family's face darkened, but they were afraid of falling out of the way. They didn't know what to say to protect the face of the Ye family and the mouth of the old woman Kang. They couldn't break the opportunity that they were waiting for. So they could only curse Ye Nanxi and the old woman in their hearts thousands of times.