CHAPTER 652: CHAPTER 654, THREE CONCUBINES (1 UPDATE

Ru Yue nodded and left the bedroom.

In the courtyard, Yun Zuomo, Yun Qingqing, and Yun Qingzhi were nervously wringing their hands.

Now, their legitimate sister had become a Commandery Princess.

Upon meeting her, should they call her "sister" or "Commandery Princess"? Should they perform a kneeling ceremony?

"Fifth Miss, Sixth Miss, Seventh Miss, the young lady invites you to come in!" Ru Yue said softly.

She was polite and courteous.

Taking a few steps forward, Yun Zuomo asked quietly, "Ru Yue, why do you still call my Fourth Sister as ’young lady’?"

Ru Yue smiled, "A ’young lady’ is a ’young lady’ for life, calling her that feels more intimate!"

Yun Zuomo and her sisters were not fools, they naturally understood Ru Yue’s reminder.

They entered the bedroom together and saw Yun Jinnian leaning against the bedhead with Shi Jiayu sitting on the side, busy with her needlework.

They hurriedly paid their respects, "We pay respect to Fourth Sister!"

Yun Jinnian looked at her three half-sisters; they were not bad people. In the past, following behind Xu Xinmo, they merely watched Xu Xinmo bully her, acting as Xu Xinmo’s lackeys.

She did not know what became of them in her past life.

In this life, these past years, if it were not for that day Yun Zuomo knelt in front of her, she would not have planned to keep Yun Zuomo in her heart.

Had it not been for the next day, when Yun Zuomo spoke in the carriage about Mrs. He’s scheming against her, perhaps she would have never thought of these three at all.

She pointed towards a stool on the side, "Please, sit down!"

"Thank you, Fourth Sister!"

The three of them went to sit on the stools, somewhat reservedly.

As if on cue, Ru Yue came in with tea, "Fifth Miss, Sixth Miss, Seventh Miss, please enjoy the tea, snacks will be here shortly!"

"Thank you, Ru Yue!"

While speaking, Yun Zuomo lifted the tea gently and took a sip.

The tea felt better than the one from two days earlier, more aromatic and richer!

Ru Yue smiled and turned to get the snacks from the kitchen.

Hemei and Henuan had to attend to some business outside and had not returned, and Hongxiu, Hongye, and Hongdou usually did not enter the bedroom.

Yaniang went to rest, the chief matron never managed affairs, and the mute maid only took care of cooking in the kitchen.

Now, it was just her and Jiayu.

Yun Jinnian watched her half-sisters drinking tea. Only when they had finished and put down their cups did she say, "Do you know what is going on with grandmother and Xinmo being sick?"

"To answer Fourth Sister, I know a bit!" Yun Zuomo said.

"Let’s hear it then!"

Yun Zuomo nodded, feeling somewhat inexplicably excited, "Cousin Xinmo initially pretended to be ill, and that day she was crying and threatening to hang herself. Uncle berated her for it, and grandmother fell ill too. These past days, Cousin Xinmo has only gone to Cixin Academy and then back to Yicai Garden; she does not go out anymore!"

"What did Uncle say?" Yun Jinnian asked.

It was unexpected that Yun Zuomo actually knew so much.

It seemed she had quite a few informants in the household.

It should be said that her aunt, Mrs. Su, had quite a few informants in the household!

"Uncle was very angry that day, saying that if Xinmo made any more trouble, either let her really die or send her back to the Xu Family and forbid her from ever stepping into the Yun Family again. Even Uncle’s wife laid down harsh words, saying if she continued with her antics, they would send her back to the Xu Family!"

Yun Zuomo intentionally did not hide anything, wanting to display her openness.

However, she did not know why Xu Xinmo was afraid of returning to the Xu Family and seemed unwilling to mention them.

"I see, no wonder!" Yun Jinnian murmured softly.

That day, Xu Xinmo was sent back from the Xu Family even before the Double Ninth Festival was over, and Madam Xu had a difficult childbirth. Presumably, these two events were related.

Yun Zuomo did not dare to ask what caused the "no wonder," and when she saw Ru Yue bringing in pastries, she took one and nibbled on it bit by bit.

Her aunt had said, now that she had made an appearance before Fourth Sister, she should just obediently listen to her. With time, Fourth Sister would surely notice her obedience and treat her better.