Chapter 108 (1/2)

Yuxi was currently practising calligraphy with a cantilever in her study Now, the cursive script that she kept copied began to take shape Although Teacher Song said that she could not reach everyone's standard, Yuxi was never discouraged If she couldn't reach everyone's standard, then it would be good for her to reach second-tier level

After Yuxi finished practicing her calligraphy, she walked out of her study

Kufu came over and informed her, ”Miss, Madareceived news that her daughter had lain in bed because of an unstable foetus Just before the Lantern Festival, she had s to do in the Ye Residence, so she was unable to leave After the Lantern Festival, once she had dealt with the matter at hand, she quickly came to visit Ye shi+

Yuxi casually asked, ”Did Madam Ye come alone?” As far as she knew, both Madaood to Ke Minjie As for Ke Minjie, once she becaainst Ye shi+, and thisto her, Ke Minjie was brought in by Ye shi+ herself, and even if Ye shi+ suffered afterwards, it was all self-inflicted

Kufu shook her head and said, ”No, Madairl seems to be Madam Ye's niece”

Yuxi was very quick to perceive as she asked, ”What is her name?” Could it be the one who followed Madaood person

Kufu replied, ”Her surname is Ke As for her specific na, ”Let's go to the Rosin Courtyard” Without thinking much about it, she knew that person was Ke Minjie It wasn't a good thing to have this woo there and have a look

Kufu was soMadam Ye!” Other people would surely talk about the two of the on with her Miss

Yuxi smiled and said, ”It doesn't concern me who she currently entertains”

Kufu was puzzled, but she knew that her Miss was not a person who did not understand etiquette At this moment, she ht Zisu When the two arrived at Rosin Courtyard, old woman Hua i on the edge of the bed, talking to Ye shi+, and standing next to her was a petite, charnise that this person was Ke Minjie

Ke Minjie was very beautiful She had a small and lovely snohite face, with a headful of jet-black shi+ny hair, and a sliraceful temperament of a noble lady This kind of appearance was very popular with e=eldest brother, short fore² was particularly fond of Ke Minjie

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Seeing Ke Minjie, Yuxi once again had a profound understanding of the what had been said by Momowet nurse³ Quan, ‘a man's face may be known, but how can you know his heart?fro Collection: Translations of Chinese Short Stories Published in the Seventeenth Century, Volume 3 which meant there is no way to really know a person⁴' This woman, she had malicious ideas that were hidden too deep Yuxi restrained all her ereeted Madam Ye as she called her out with a smile, ”hello, Eldest Aunt Ye”

Madam Ye also knew that it was fortunate that Yuxi helped in inviting a physician that day Otherwise, her daughter's foetus would have been iood look at Yuxi After giving Yuxi a feords of praise, which made Yuxi's small face turned shy to the colour of an apple, she pulled Ke Minjie over to introduce, ”Fourth Miss, this is my niece, Minjie”

Ke Minjie looked at Yuxi and happily greeted, ”hello, Yuxi Biaoer female cousin⁵” Ke Minjie was from Suzhou She speaked in soft Suzhou dialect, which was very pleasant to hear

Yuxi looked at Ke Minjie, but did not respond to her words Instead, she frowned and said, ”Biaojieelder ferant right now Biaojieelder female cousin⁶, please take out the perfume sachet”

There was a flash of panic in Ke Minjie's eyes, but she soon recovered to how she was before Then she gave a ser fe, I didn't wear any perfume Inside the sachet are so thethis, she removed the sachet she had and prepared to pass it over to herup Ke Minjie's words and observing her facial expressionChinese idioh she could not say that her skill was top-notch, she was still h the present Ke Minjie Ke Minjie's expression just now had been seen by her eyes, and her heart was already certain that there must be a problem with the sachet For this reason, Yuxi impolitely and quickly took the sachet from Ke Minjie and said with a smile, ”Biaojieelder female cousin⁶ has eivethis, she specially put the sachet in front of her eyes, as she looked at decorative patterns on the surface In fact, she was trying to srance inside

Yuxi had also been in constant contact with drugs over the years and was relatively s After only one sniff, she could feel that it had a very special essence Yuxi didn't have to guess that this sachet was 100 defectiveSince there was a problem, how could it be returned to Ke Minjie

Ke Minjie's whole body was stiff

Ye shi+ smiled and helped Yuxi explained, ”Minjie, don't mind about it Yuxi has liked embroidery since she was a child She just couldn't take her eyes off when she saw beautiful designs Since Yuxi likes it, Minjie, just give it to her!” A pair of butterflies were embroidered on the sachet worn by Ke Minjie, which was lifelike and very beautiful Yuxi had used this reason to get it, although it was a bit disrespectful, but it still made sense

Yuxi said with a full face of smile, ”Thank you Dasaoeldest sister-in-law⁷, also thank you Biaojieelder feave the stuff to Zisu

A Yuxi's several ard to Yuxi She knew there was a problem when she looked at Yuxi's behaviour Thus, she took the purse and stuffed it into her sleeve

Madausted with Yuxi's behaviour She just robbed her niece of her things like a robber What'smiss of state official residence Even those fros Madam Ye silently cursed in her heart, but she couldn't say anything in front of her daughter After all, Yuxi was the most beloved child of the wife of the Duke of the State Plus, she had done a huge favour towards her daughter this time around ”Since Miss Yuxi likes it, then, just take it,” she said with a se of Ke Minjie, to keep her fro it back froood if she still wanted to request the sachet back

The knowledge of Yuxi studied phary had not been publicized The ht that it was not an honorable thing for Yuxi to study phary, so she had ordered the people in the residence that they were not allowed to discuss this matter outside, so outsiders rarely knew about it While Ye shi+, even as a daughter-in-law, seldom met her mother-in-law Even when they met, they usually talked about their matters Where could they specifically talk about Yuxi learning phary?

Yuxi came and went hastily