The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 624

Chapter 624: Chapter 566: Full of Gunpowder Smoke_1

Chapter 624: Chapter 566: Full of Gunpowder Smoke_1

Because of the arrival of Mrs. Guo and her daughter, the Guo Residence in the Ningmen Prefecture became bustling with activity. Before the banquet on April 20, families of officials and aristocratic family women came to visit.

The affairs of the Duke Residence naturally attracted attention and became the topic of conversation. Even though Daohua hadn’t set foot outside, she had already heard a fair amount of gossip. Among the things she heard, the most frequent were the various ladies’ praise for Miss Guo.

Talking about how she was blessed with a beautiful appearance and a lustrous complexion; how she was graceful, elegant, and had upstanding character. Some were overly flattering, even going as far as to say that no woman in Zhongzhou could match her.

After hearing this, Daohua just laughed and cast it aside from her mind. At the moment, she had important matters to attend to and lacked the leisure to indulge in gossip.

Old Madam Gu seemed to have a recurrence of her chronic illness. During Daohua’s last visit to Taohua Village, she saw the old woman looking increasingly frail, and her master’s eyes betrayed his worry and urgency. She was now pondering how to arrange medicinal meals to alleviate Old Madam Gu’s condition and at the same time nourish her health.

Daohua carefully selected the processed medicinal herbs from her space and took out some of the food grown there. She was currently packing, preparing to attend the Guo Residence’s banquet and then head to Taohua Village.

Once she was done with her tasks, it was already dinner time.

On the way to Songhe Courtyard, Wang Manman mentioned the gossip she heard that day, “Miss, today a matchmaker brought several maids around the age of fifteen or sixteen to the Little Prince’s mansion.”

Daohua raised an eyebrow, “Xiao Yeyang’s mansion doesn’t have a single maid, which in the eyes of those two nannies from the palace, must seem incorrect and abnormal.”

Wang Manman pouted, “The Little Prince is not currently in the mansion, and those two nannies have taken it upon themselves to do this without his permission; they do not fear that the Little Prince will blame them when he returns.”

Daohua smiled, “They are not ordinary nannies. One represents the Empress Dowager, the other represents the Emperor. Even if Xiao Yeyang is the master of the house, he wouldn’t dare to be too harsh. Besides, they are here to take care of Xiao Yeyang’s daily life. It makes sense to add a few more maids to the house to assist, given the shortage of hands.”

Wang Manman frowned and muttered, “Miss, I heard that the maids brought by the matchmaker were all quite good-looking.”

Daohua turned her head to look at her, laughing, “What are you worried about?”

Wang Manman moved her lips, hesitated, but eventually said, “Miss, I heard from other officials’ maids… there are quite a few stories of maids seducing their masters. Some shameless ones even…”

Daohua smiled and asked, “Even what?”

Wang Manman frowned, “Even shamelessly climbed into their master’s bed.” After finishing, she looked worried, “The palace has already sent four Palace Maids, and now they’re selecting so many more maids. If the Little Prince…”

Pausing, she glanced at Daohua, “What if the Little Prince is tempted, what then?”

Seeing Wang Manman’s worried face, Daohua was somewhat speechless, “What is there to fret about? If Xiao Yeyang isn’t interested, who can seduce him?”

Wang Manman, anxious about her miss’s nonchalant attitude, said, “But what if the Little Prince can’t control himself?” After speaking, her face turned red.

She was older than her miss and knew a bit more, especially since she often dealt with the women in the residence and had heard bits and pieces about the matters between men and women.

Daohua furrowed her brow, silently murmuring after a while, “What’s the use of a man whose body and heart are both impure?” With that, she quickened her pace, saying no more.

…

On April 20, the ladies of the Yan Family went with Madam Li to attend the banquet at the Guo Residence. Mrs. Guo did not come out to greet the guests, instead sending the butler to lead them inside.

“This Mrs. Guo really knows how to hold her status. When we went to the Dong Family for a banquet, Madam Dong came out to meet us in person.”

Yan Yile muttered quietly.

Yan Yihuan glared at her sister, pulling her a few steps behind the others before whispering, “The Guo Family’s background stems from the Duke Residence, a position of prestige, naturally they would not stoop to greet us personally. Don’t speak recklessly; be careful that our aunt hears and sends you back home.”