Chapter 56 The Mysterious Desolated Courtyard (1/2)

Mo Ye moved quickly and flipped over the doors. Then, she moved the door aside from the inside. Mo Xuetong brought Mo Lan through the door that Mo Ye opened and entered.

Standing inside, she could see that the twisting path leading to the door inside was filled with weeds and pebbles. It looked extremely desolated. Mo Ye used her foot to move the weeds away and Mo Xuetong followed the path. There was an inexplicable feeling in her heart.

There were two entrances to the yard. The first lead to the main house. They pushed open the somewhat wrecked doors. There was a creak. The house was empty.

”Miss, I will go and clean up first before you come in.” Mo Lan stood in front of Mo Xuetong worriedly. Even though she did not know where they were, she could see the wariness in Mo Xuetong's eyes. She knew that her mistress valued this place very much. As such, she did not stop her mistress from entering. However, she was still worried.

”It's alright. I'll just look around. Mother used to stay here...” Mo Xuetong's gaze landed on the wide desk through the torn curtains. A few scattered memories returned to her. She pushed Mo Lan away and stepped into the dusty house determinedly.

There were a few books scattered on the desk. They were slightly messy. She walked past a screen. The characters on the screen could still be seen clearly. There were a few large characters that had been written forcefully and there were also some pictures drawn by women. There was nothing eye-catching. She walked in and there was a small couch. The side of the couch that was placed against the window was considered clean.

Mo Xuetong walked up to the couch and looked through the average-sized window. From the window, she could see a brick wall with blue tiles in the distance and also the corner of a window on the wall.

There was nothing else that caught her eye.

”Miss, let's go back. Old Madam might be looking for you.” Mo Lan said uneasily. She felt that there was something weird about this place.

”It's alright, let's look around some more before leaving.” Mo Xuetong said softly. She turned around to continue walking. Mo Ye who had been following her went to the window with a flash.

”Miss, that's Mo Yu at the window over there.” Mo Ye said suddenly as she looked out of the window.

”Mo Yu? You can see our courtyard from here?” Mo Xuetong stopped suddenly, startled. She turned around in surprise.

”Yes, I saw Mo Yu walking by that window over there just now.” Mo Ye looked carefully and answered in affirmative.

Mo Lan turned around as well to look out of the window. While her eyesight was not as good as Mo Ye's, but she grew up together with Mo Yu. She was certain that it was Mo Yu just by looking at her figure. She nodded and said, ”That's indeed Mo Yu. I didn't realize there was such a courtyard behind ours. I used to think there was nothing else behind Madam's courtyard.”

Mo Xuetong had a sudden thought when she heard that. She was staying in Luo Xia's courtyard right now and had once looked out from her window when she was bored. However, she had never discovered such a courtyard. The furthest thing she saw from her window was the Old Madam's tall courtyard walls.

What was this mysterious courtyard doing here!

Mo Xuetong examined the courtyard carefully in confusion. However, she did not discover anything.

They walked around the courtyard and did not discover anything. As such, they returned to their courtyard.

They met a servant the Old Madam had sent to invite Mo Xuetong over when they reached their courtyard.

Mo Xuetong straightened her clothes and went straight to the Old Madam's place. She only discovered when she entered that Old Madam Xu had hired a few etiquette nannies. The two nannies were from the palace and she heard that they were highly regarded in the palace. It was difficult even for n.o.ble families to hire them. Old Madam Xu told Luo Mingzhu and Mo Xuetong to greet them.

The thinner one was Nanny Han while the plump one was called Nanny Li. Luo Mingzhu would be taught by the thin and strict Nanny Han while Mo Xuetong would be taught by the friendly Nanny Li. After greeting them, Luo Mingzhu brought Nanny Han with her and Mo Xuetong brought Nanny Li with her back to their respective courtyards.

In the next month, they would mainly be taught various etiquette and palace rules. The Fu General family were a n.o.ble family and would definitely have encounters with the royal family. Even though Mo Xuetong was the daughter of an insignificant court official, but as a granddaughter of the Fu General family, she had to have a good disposition as well.

Earlier, Old Madam Xu saw how dazed and cowardly Mo Xuetong had behaved and felt sad. If Xia'er was still around, how would she allow her daughter to be groomed to be so weak and cowardly? She did not look like a n.o.ble lady at all and was even worse than some maids. When she thought about this, Old Madam Xu grew even more dissatisfied with Mo Huawen. Mo Xuetong was the main daughter, but he had left her in Cloud City, which was a small place. He had not even taught her etiquette well.

”Old Madam, don't be angry. While Miss Mo looks weak, she has her own mind. She is just slightly weaker on etiquette because she stayed in Cloud City for too long and no one taught her. It's not as if she can't get any better.” Nanny Shen poured Old Madam Xu a cup of tea and comforted her when she saw Old Madam Xu's angry expression.

”How can I not be angry. She's a n.o.ble lady, but she has been brought up to be so cowardly. Even the maids in the manor are braver than her. She looked so fearful when she saw someone from the palace. She was not dignified or gracious like a n.o.ble lady. Her father had failed in his duties.” Old Madam Xu took a sip of the tea and sighed with a frown. The child was had not even moved at all and seemed even more stiff than usual. One look at her and they would know that she was petty and ungraceful.

”Don't worry, Old Madam. I think that Miss Mo had done it intentionally!” Nanny Shen had accompanied Mo Xuetong back to the capital and she had observed her throughout the journey. While Mo Xuetong was rumored to be cowardly, she felt that Mo Xetong was dignified and gracious and was also very smart. Auntie Fang's nanny had behaved herself partially because she was there and also because she was afraid of Mo Xuetong. That was why their trip to the capital was considered peaceful.

The incident at the capital gates had solidified Nanny Shen's thoughts about Mo Xuetong. She felt that a talent like Miss Mo did not need to be taught at all. However, her behavior this morning was completely different from her usual behavior. Was it really because she was fl.u.s.tered from meeting someone from the palace? Why was she not fl.u.s.tered when she saw the duke's son and the other n.o.ble ladies at the city gate that day then?

”Tong'er did it intentionally?” Old Madam Xu frowned and looked up in confusion.