All Hail Cousin Brother

236 The Tang Residence’s Visit

Chun Xiao carefully picked up the ivory carving and replaced it with a wooden carving from the Treasure Pavilion.

Nanny Xu handed an inconspicuous bamboo box to Yu Youyao. “Ms. Ye specially asked Old Madam Su to send this over yesterday afternoon. At that time, Miss was in the Green House. I was the one who accepted it.”

When she heard that it was a gift from Ms. Ye, Yu Youyao’s eyes lit up. She carefully opened the box and smiled. “It’s a brush made by her. Previously, she said that she wanted to give me a set of brushes, but it’s not easy to make a brush. It takes a month or two to make a good brush. Previously, she had just given me a brush, but before she could rest, she already made another one. I think it must have been hard on you.”

Nanny Xu laughed when she heard this.

Yu Youyao was pure and naive. She understood who was good to her.

Other people would only treat a brush as a brush. Even if they felt happy and grateful, they wouldn’t think about how difficult it was to be the person who made the brush.

With such a good personality, it was no wonder that she had gotten along with the other girls after holding a small banquet.

Third Miss Yu Jianjia had put in a lot of effort to befriend her. As soon as the young misses of the various families entered the residence, she arranged for the servants in the residence to talk about how kind and polite Third Miss was.

Not only that, but she also tried to show that she was really kind and polite. However, the ladies from the second branch did not fall for this. They supported Yu Youyao so much that she did not have a chance to stand out.

When she arrived at the Jade Courtyard, she said that she wanted to recite poetry. They were all sisters, so how could she not know that Yu Youyao was proficient in poetry?

It was understandable that outsiders would hear this suggestion, but she could tell immediately that she wanted to suppress Yu Youyao and show off her poetry and show off.

But what happened in the end?

She even found an opportunity to speak to Third Miss Song and Sixth Miss Qi.

Third Miss Song and Sixth Miss Qi had taken a fancy to Yu Youyao’s personality, so they ignored her.

Yu Youyao looked at the brush carefully. “It’s the Five Purple and Five Sheep. A few days ago, Cousin said that my handwriting had improved. I was just about to exchange it for the Seven Purple and Three Sheep brush, but I didn’t have the chance to use the wolf brush given by Ms. Ye. I can’t let Ms. Ye down this time.”

Her cousin used a full-sheep brush, and the tip of the brush was reserved and unyielding. When she saw her cousin’s calligraphy, she also felt that the words written with a softer brush looked better.

She had grown up soaking in the medicinal dew made from the medicinal liquid of the Lingxi Bug. She was born with a tenacious spirit. Not to mention the Five Purple Five Sheep, she could even use the Seven Sheep Three Purple.

She did not intend to use a brush that Full Sheep.

In the end, a girl’s wrist strength was not as good as a man’s. It was more difficult to write with a pen that was too soft. It was fine if there were fewer words, but if there were too many words, she would suffer.

Yu Youyao put away her brush and instructed Xia Tao, “Send over a box of blue and white porcelain medicinal tea from my house for Ms. Ye to use.”

Some time ago, Old Madam Su had privately asked her for some medicinal cuisine to nourish her body. It was actually used to treat a woman’s illness.

She felt that something was wrong, so she secretly asked someone to ask around.

Later on, she found out that Ms. Ye had been pregnant back then and had been harmed by the concubine in the residence. Not only had she failed to protect her child, but her body had also been injured and she couldn’t bear another child.

Even so, Second Master Chang still doted on his concubine and protected her.

Ms. Ye simply used this as an excuse to get a divorce.

Even if the Count of Changning’s Residence had done something wrong, Ms. Ye was not from an ordinary family. If this matter blew up, how could a down-and-out noble like the Count of Changning’s Residence withstand Madam Ye’s interrogation? Hence, they did not dare to make a fuss.

Therefore, Ms. Ye could also escape unscathed. Even if they divorced, the Count of Changning’s Residence would not dare to say anything bad about Ms. Ye.

It was also because of this that Ms. Ye was not in good health.

Xia Tao quickly agreed.

Young Miss always made two types of food. She made the ones served on blue and white porcelain more meticulously. Usually, she would give them to Old Madam, Young Master, and the Young Misses to eat.

Everything else was used as gifts.

After sorting out the gifts, Qing Xiu came over. “Eldest Miss, Eldest Madam Tang’s nanny is here. Old Madam has invited you over.”

Yu Youyao nodded and changed her clothes again before leading Chun Xiao over.

As soon as she entered An Shou Hall, Yu Youyao saw a round-faced nanny sitting in the room. She was wearing a grayish-purple jacket and looked friendly.

Yu Youyao went forward to greet Old Madam Yu.

Old Madam Yu turned to look at the nanny. “This is Nanny Bai, Eldest Madam Tang’s right-hand man.”

“Hello, Nanny!” Yu Youyao stepped forward and bowed. The greeting was for Nanny Bai, but it was directed at Eldest Madam Tang.

Nanny Bai hurriedly stood up and returned Yu Youyao’s greeting. She smiled happily. “Thank you for taking care of my Fifth Miss at the birthday banquet yesterday. Madam specially asked me to bring you a gift.”

She looked at Eldest Miss Yu calmly.

She used to be a chubby person, but in just two or three months, she had already lost weight. She looked generous and beautiful, and her demeanor was good to the bone. No girl in the capital could compare to her.

Fifth Sister might really lose weight this time.

Yu Youyao waved her hand repeatedly. “That won’t do. It was my fault for taking the liberty to invite Fifth Sister over to play. It’s only right to take care of her. Madam is too polite.”

It was obvious that she did not take the prescription seriously and did not mention it at all.

Eldest Miss Yu treated everyone well. It was no wonder that Fifth Miss fell in love with her the moment she came to the Yu Residence.

Nanny Bai hurriedly said, “Yes, yes. In the past, Fifth Miss had been cooped up at home, and the more she was nurtured, the more her personality became dull. Madam was also very worried. Yesterday, after she visited the Yu Residence, Fifth Miss became much more cheerful. Madam was happy, so she had to thank Eldest Miss. Eldest Miss, you can’t decline.”

She did not explicitly say that Tang Yunxi had been cooped up at home because of her obesity and that she was not having a good time. However, how could Yu Youyao not understand what she meant?

Poor parents!

After her mother gave birth to her, even if her body was weak and her life was in danger, she still had to painstakingly plan for her and make a good future for her. Otherwise, she would not be able to survive in the Yu Residence.

Even Yang Shuwan was devoted to Yu Jianjia.

It was obvious that as a mother, she hoped that her children would be kind. Yu Youyao did not refuse anymore. “Thank you, Eldest Madam Tang.”

Nanny Bai’s smile deepened.

The Tang family valued their granddaughter, so how could Old Madam Yu not be happy? She also smiled and said, “The few of you have a close relationship, so it’s good for you to interact often.”

This was a clear declaration that Tang Yunxi was welcome to come over and play. Other people’s words were not as effective as Old Madam’s.