Chapter 562 - A Reunion of Families (2/2)

“Sorry for making you worry.”

Lin Mengya looked at the servants who were concerned about her, with an apologetic expression. In the past year, the people with good character in the mansion were all grateful for her kindness.

Few mistresses in the Capital City were as kind as Lin Mengya.

Therefore, her servants all looked forward to her return.

Surrounded by her servants, Lin Mengya finally returned to her Liuxin Courtyard.

She dispersed them in a gentle tone and walked into her yard with Baiji and Baizhi.

“Meow—”

“Roar —”

The moment she entered the door, she was startled by two loud and imposing voices.

When she came to herself, she saw two snow-white animals jumping out of the house in a hurry.

“Snow, the baby tiger, oh, how lovely you are. You didn’t forget me!”

She had only been away for several months, but the two pets had grown much stronger.

Snow was valiant and majestic with the bearing of a young wolf king.

The baby tiger was awe-inspiring and no longer looked like a pitiful big cat.

The two little pets were very clever. Though it was said that the wolf and tiger were too wild to be tamed, but Snow and the baby tiger looked gentle and lovely when they were around Lin Mengya.

The two pets were even better at acting like a spoiled child than human beings. They lay by Lin Mengya’s feet and showed their bellies to her at the same time as if they had made an agreement. They did not leave until Lin Mengya caressed their bellies.

“Humph, these two ungrateful little things. When you were not around, it was Sister Baiji and me who fed them. But they always roared at us!”

Baizhi couldn’t bear to see these two pets play cute any longer. With her hands on her hips, she reported their “sins” to Lin Mengya.

The people in the yard burst into laughter upon hearing those words. After stopping laughing, Lin Mengya looked at Hongyu, who seemed to be reserved, and Xiu, whose eyes lit up when seeing Snow and the baby tiger.

Then, her gaze fell on Zhu Yan, who wore a poker face.

“Come in, everyone. I have some new friends that I want to introduce to you.”

When she finally returned to Liuxin Courtyard after these months, she felt that no place could be better than home.

She looked around, and her three maids, of course, were standing by her sides.

Ms. Tian looked at her lovingly and brought her a cup of milk tea she made personally. It seemed that Lin Mengya’s yard would be very lively tonight.

“This is Dongfang Xiu. She will stay here for the time being. Her uncle and the prince are old acquaintances, so she will spend some time with me in our mansion.”

The reason why she first introduced Xiu was that the girl had a simple background and was very outgoing and adorable.

As expected, Xiu immediately bowed to everyone with a sweet smile.

“Just call me Xiu. Princess has taken good care of me along the way. I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble all of you in the following days.”

Everyone was naturally fond of this sweet and pretty girl.

“Xiu, this is my wet nurse, Ms. Tian. She is very kind and tender. You can call her Ms. Tian. And this is my right-hand maid, you can call her Sister Baiji. As for this girl, you can call her Baizhi. She entered this mansion with me and had grown up with me.”

Although Xiu was a simple girl, she knew well about the ways of the world.

She immediately addressed Ms. Tian and Baiji in a sweet and clear voice as she was told to, and this made everyone fond of her even more.

Lin Mengya turned to look at Hongyu, and it was obvious to her that Hongyu looked kind of serious.

After thinking for a while, she started to introduce her slowly.

“This girl had saved my life. Hongyu, you can stay in the mansion for the time being.”

Hongyu stood up gracefully and bowed. However, everyone held an ambiguous attitude toward her.

Ms. Tian was the most experienced one among them. With a single glance, she could tell that Hongyu wasn’t a simple girl.

However, since Hongyu had saved Lin Mengya, she could not slight her.

“Miss Hongyu, how about I show you our guest room? You’re princess’s guest, so you’re our guest as well.”

Ms. Tian tried to help Hongyu out of the embarrassing situation. Hongyu looked at her gratefully. After that, she excused herself and left with Ms. Tian.

Lin Mengya watched Hongyu’s leaving back, and she couldn’t help but glare at Baishao.

She let out a sigh. She had expected that Baishao had someone send back the news of her whereabouts and information on Hongyu’s background.

…

“Master, are you angry with us?”

Baiji was good at reading faces. When she saw the helplessness in Lin Mengya’s eyes, she could not help but ask cautiously.

“No, I know you did it for my good. But Hongyu is a poor girl. If you don’t like her, you can dismiss her and help her settle down somewhere else.”

Lin Mengya knew that her maids were hostile toward Hongyu because they were on her side.

For this reason, Lin Mengya was not really angry at them.

Seeing that Lin Mengya was not angry, the three maids were finally relieved.

Baizhi, who was sharp-eyed, suddenly spotted the young man who was standing still at the door like a wood pile.

“Master, who is that man?”

Lin Mengya lifted her head, and her eyes met Zhu Yan’s furious gaze.

How could she forget to introduce him?