The Reborn Noble Girl Is Hard To Find

Chapter 49 : Sowing Discord

As the New Year approaches, the capital is bustling with activity, with red lanterns hung at the doors of every household, servants busy pasting up New Year couplets, daughters of wealthy families busy making new clothes and jewelry, and stewards buying food and preparing elaborately for the New Year's reunion dinner.

Zhuang Shi Yang's wet nurse, Nanny Du, came to ask Han Yan if she wanted to buy anything, and specially invited the tailor from Ruyi Tower to measure Han Yan's body and make clothes. Han Yan asked casually and found out that it was Zhou Shi who mentioned it to Zhuang Shi Yang.

Han Yan smiled and said, "Aunt Zhou is thoughtful. We should treat all courtyards equally. Please ask Aunt Zhou to bring the tailor to make some new clothes for other courtyard too. When Father finds out, he will praise Aunt Zhou for her sensibleness."

Nanny Du is an old lady in the mansion. She used to be a two-faced person. When she saw that Han Yan's mother was not favored in the mansion and was easy to bully, she went to Mei Shi to please her, which made Han Yan's mother suffer a lot.

Now that Zhou Shi has entered the mansion, Nanny Du saw that Zhuang Shi Yang intended to make Zhou Shi his main wife, so she turned to Zhou Shi again. Now, she is acting as Zhou Shi's person and delivering messages.

Han Yan picked up the cup and drank tea without looking at Nanny Du. Nanny Du had always thought that Han Yan had no status in Zhuang Shi Yang's heart, weak girl and could be bullied, so she didn't respect Han Yan very much. Now she felt a little unhappy when she heard Han Yan's words with instructions.

Seeing Han Yan's attitude of not taking her seriously, she became even more angry, so she said casually: "I am just a messenger, and I dare not act on my own."

Han Yan didn't say anything, still drinking tea with no expression on her face. At first, Nanny Du was a little arrogant, but upon seeing Han Yan's unclear attitude, she became a little uneasy. She stole a glance at Han Yan's appearance and saw that she lowered her head to sip tea, with gentle eyebrows and eyes. Han Yan was different from Zhuang Yu Shan's aggressive beauty. Han Yan's beauty was clear and moist, like a flower bud that was about to bloom, already a bit gorgeous, but it was unclear what was blooming.

Han Yan was silent for a long while before she slowly said, "Nanny, please don't say that. How can you be just a messenger in this mansion? After all, you are someone close to my father and has the final say."

Nanny Du thought Han Yan's words were strange, but she didn't know what the problem was. She felt a little flattered when she heard Han Yan's words and said, "That's not right, Fourth Miss. I am grateful to the master's caring for me..."

Han Yan smiled slightly: "Yes, didn't Nanny Du always make decisions for my mother in front of him before? Now Nanny Du is willing to be Aunt Zhou's messenger. Aunt Zhou is so lucky."

It was like a pool of cold water poured over her head. Nanny Du's expression changed and she suddenly woke up. Seeing Han Yan drinking tea with a smile, she shuddered in her heart: "Fourth Miss is embarrassing me, I..."

Han Yan laughed softly and said to Ji Lan and Shu Hong on the side: "Nanny Du is so timid. I only said that she was a messenger. You all heard it just now. It was Nanny Du who said it herself. Now she says that I am making things difficult for her. People who don't know would think that I, the legitimate daughter of the Zhuang family, am someone who is difficult to deal with, and that I am making trouble with the servants. If I didn't know that Nanny Du was loyal, I would have thought that Nanny Du wanted to harm me on purpose."

After saying that, she glanced at Nanny Du with an ambiguous look in her eyes.
Ji Lan understood and said, "That's right. If you don't know, you might think that Nanny Du is one of those villains who wants to ruin our young lady's reputation!"

Nanny Du was sweating profusely. She suddenly felt that the fourth young lady had become extremely difficult to deal with. She could feel a strong pressure standing around her. At this moment, a soft voice suddenly came from the door: "What bad reputation are you talking about?"

Han Yan looked up and saw Zhou Shi and Zhuang Yu Shan, accompanied by a maid, walking slowly towards the room. The one walking at the end was Zhuang Shi Yang.

Han Yan quickly stood up and greeted them with a smile: "Father, Aunt Zhou, Sister Yu Shan."

Every time Zhou Shi heard the three words "Aunt Zhou" from Han Yan's mouth, she felt like ten thousand little bugs were gnawing at her heart, making her feel extremely uncomfortable. Seeing the smile in Han Yan's eyes, she felt it was a great irony. Then she smiled more gently: "What reputation did I just hear you talking about? Who wants to ruin the reputation of the fourth lady?"

Before Han Yan could say anything, Ji Lan said, "It was those shrewd women who relied on the fact that they were the master's wet nurse and used the name of Aunt Zhou to frame the young lady!"

"Ji Lan!" Han Yan stopped her and smiled apologetically at Zhuang Shi Yang: "It's just a misunderstanding. Nanny Du is someone close to Father, why would she want to frame me? Father won't agree, right?" After saying that, she smiled, but the smile was a little forced, and in the eyes of others, it looked like she was wronged but dared not say it out loud.

Zhuang Shi Yang coughed awkwardly: "Of course I won't let anyone bully you."

Zhou Shi looked at Zhuang Shi Yang in a panic. Although he also disliked his daughter, he couldn't be too aggressive on the surface. How did this Nanny Du do things? Why did she expose her as well? Thinking of this, she glared at Nanny Du.

Nanny Du was used to being domineering in the mansion, so how could she bear such grievances? Especially since this grievance was caused by an unfavored young lady, she was a little angry at the time: "Master, I really don't have such thoughts about the fourth young lady."

Han Yan blinked: "Nanny Du, what's wrong with you? I've already told Father that it's not your fault, it's a misunderstanding. Do you want me to apologize to you now?"

How can a legitimate lady apologize to a servant! Zhuang Shi Yang was a man who paid attention to rules. He immediately looked at Nanny Du gloomily.

Nanny Du was frightened and immediately fell silent. She was angry at the fourth young lady's deep scheming, and wondered when Han Yan became so powerful. Unexpectedly, Han Yan continued, "Speaking of which, Nanny Du used to be very close to Aunt Mei. I haven't seen Aunt Mei for a long time. It's almost New Year's Eve. Father might as well let Aunt Mei walk out of the yard. Nanny Du would be happy, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the three people present froze.

In Zhou Shi's heart, she had tried to kill Han Yan a thousand times. Now, she let Aunt Mei leave the house, and she had found herself another troublesome opponent. After the last incident, Aunt Mei hated her to the core, and she was afraid that she would use more tricks.

Nanny Chen felt guilty. Han Yan's words put her on Aunt Mei's side, which inevitably made Zhou Shi suspicious. If Aunt Mei knew that she was showing kindness to Zhou Shi, she would naturally not let her off easily. In this way, she would not please both sides.

Zhuang Shi Yang was suspicious. His daughter was becoming more and more clever and thoughtful, which made him alert. This time was no exception. Since when did the relationship between Han Yan and Mei Shi become so good?

Han Yan pretended to be angry and looked at Zhou Shi, looking like she was not happy with her. Zhuang Shi Yang felt relieved, thinking that she might dislike Zhou Shi and wanted to find Mei Shi to deal with Zhou Shi together.

Of course, one person cannot dominate his own backyard alone. Zhuang Shi Yang hadn't tasted Mei Shi's enchanting body for a long time, so he was happy to go with the flow. He pretended to think for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense. Since it's the New Year, she will be exempted from the confinement."