Chapter 182 - Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Deeply Worried (2/2)

“Good, I’ll go to Madam Han right now and let her know my sincerity—that upon receiving the news, I immediately came to inform her,” Mrs. Zhou Wang said, pleased with Lord Zhou’s agreement, and quickly arranged to head over to Su Wenyue’s place.

“Madam, Mrs. Zhou Wang has come to visit.”

Su Wenyue was eating Bird’s Nest when she heard the servants announce that Mrs. Zhou Wang had arrived, her face showing a hint of impatience. Mrs. Zhou Wang was not someone pleasant. Coming early in the morning, who knew what she could possibly want? Was she coming to curry favor or to sow discord? Regardless of her intentions, Su Wenyue really wasn’t eager to meet this person.

“Go tell Mrs. Zhou that I’m not well and it’s inconvenient for me to receive visitors. Please ask her for her understanding!”

The maid obediently went to deliver the message, but Mrs. Zhou Wang, hearing that Su Wenyue refused to meet her, showed a flash of displeasure on her face. However, she quickly regained her composure with a smile.

“I really have something very important to discuss with Madam Han. This matter concerns Lord Han’s future, and so I had to rush over here. I came to report to you immediately, and I ask you to tell her once more that it’s imperative for her to see me. It’s a big matter that mustn’t go awry.”

The maid had received Su Wenyue’s instructions and initially didn’t want to give much attention to Mrs. Zhou, but hearing Mrs. Zhou Wang frame the issue as so critical—an issue related to her master’s future—the maid was startled. It was not for her to decide on such a major matter, and she immediately went back inside to report it, knowing that messing up her master’s important business would be disastrous.

“She said that?” Su Wenyue put down her bowl and wiped her mouth, her eyes narrowing slightly as she considered what game Mrs. Zhou Wang was up to this time.

“Yes, Madam. Mrs. Zhou Wang also said that she came here to pass information to the master. She instructed me to tell you, Madam, that you must absolutely see her; otherwise, it could lead to a big mistake and could even harm Lord Han. She mentioned it was related to Madam Wang’s affairs,” the maid reported.

Hearing the maid mention Madam Wang, a hint of sarcasm flashed in Su Wenyue’s eyes—Mrs. Zhou Wang truly had ‘good intentions.’ However, with Mrs. Zhou so eager to meet her, it wouldn’t be proper for Su Wenyue to decline, lest she disappoint someone’s ‘kind gesture.’

“Since Mrs. Zhou Wang is so considerate, we really shouldn’t refuse to see her. Go ahead and welcome Mrs. Zhou in,” Su Wenyue said.

The maid obeyed and returned shortly with Mrs. Zhou, who appeared quite anxious, as if in genuine distress. Upon seeing Su Wenyue, she hurriedly said, “Madam Han, I really shouldn’t have disturbed you so early, to avoid affecting your pregnancy. But the matter is just too urgent to delay, and as soon as I received the news, I came straight to inform you. I fear a delay might complicate things.”

“Oh? I wonder what matter has made Mrs. Zhou so anxious, to make such a composed person so nervous. It must indeed be a serious affair,” Su Wenyue remarked.

“Madam Han, Mrs. Sun took a horse carriage to the city this morning…”

“Madam, here is an invitation from the Magistrate’s wife for you to attend a banquet she’s hosting. The Magistrate’s wife is Madam Wang’s birth mother,” Grandma Chen said with apprehension, holding out the post.