Zhao Yuanliang and Wei went out, but Zhao Ruyu stayed.

Mrs. Hou asked: "I met my relatives today, are you okay?"

Zhao Ruyu smiled awkwardly: "Fortunately, I just said hello, everyone's attention is on the fifth sister." As for whether this fifth sister is Xu Xi or Xu Xue, it is not her place to say.

But in the previous life, nothing like this happened. Xu Xi was brought back yesterday, and everyone immediately agreed that she was the wrong girl in the marriage. Although the Wei family was not happy, they did not say that she was not their daughter.

The reason why Mrs. Hou kept Zhao Ruyu was because she was worried that she would be too preoccupied. The Hou family had managed to raise Zhao Ruyu so well, and they had tried their best to train her. Naturally, they would get the benefits they deserve from the marriage. If it comes to recognizing relatives,

To make Zhao Ruyu feel cold is not worth the loss.

She comforted Zhao Ruyu with a few words of warmth, let her eat again, and then let her go back to the house.

Zhao Ruyu returned to his yard, sat on a chair, and breathed a deep sigh of relief.

"Tomorrow and the day after, the old lady won't let you go anymore, right?" Fu Shu said worriedly.

Madam Hou didn't mention it when we were at Mrs. Hou's place just now, and Zhao Ruyu couldn't ask.

But the day after tomorrow is the day of exams at the Capital Girls' College.

Zhao Ruyu thought for a while and said: "You leave the house tomorrow and hire a carriage and wait at the back door. Then take care of the gatekeeper. No matter what the old lady has planned for the future, I must go to the Women's College to take the exam.

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Fu Shu frowned and said, "Miss, do you want to write a letter to your cousin and ask her to take you to Wei Mansion to stay for two days?"

Although Zhao Ruyu was not liked by the Wei family at first, she was still the only daughter of the Wei family at that time. In addition, she was sweet-tongued and could please people. The old lady of the Wei family was very kind to her, and Wei Mingzhu, the daughter of Wei's brother, was even more so.

It is also the agreement between Zhao Ruyu and Wei Mingzhu to treat Zhao Ruyu as a biological sister. It is also an agreement between Zhao Ruyu and Wei Mingzhu to enter the women's academy together.

Zhao Ruyu lowered his eyelids and shook his head: "At this time, it is not appropriate for me to go to Wei Mansion."

In the past, she was the biological daughter of the Wei family, and only the people in the Wei family liked her; now she is not, and she doesn't know how the people in the Wei family view her. At this critical moment, she would rather sneak out of the Hou Mansion to take the exam than go to the palace.

The Wei Mansion was full of branches.

The Wei Mansion is the Wei family's natal family. Once the Wei family knows about this and prevents her from taking the exam, then if she goes to the Wei Mansion, she will be stuck in a tiger's mouth without any chance of freedom.

On the other hand, Mrs. Hou and Mrs. Hou are in charge of the Hou Mansion, so the Wei family can only control a third of an acre of land in her own yard. She really can't stop Zhao Ruyu from whatever he wants to do.

Originally, Zhao Ruyu's admission to the Women's College was only beneficial to the Suiping Hou Mansion, so Zhao Ruyu should not have hidden this from the old lady.

But she had never had the experience of taking the girls' college entrance exam in her previous life. She was always unsure, fearing that she would not pass the exam. If she failed, the whole house would know about it, and her life experience would be exposed again at that time.

Why are the people here talking about her? Especially the Wei family, who is usually sarcastic and sarcastic. If they find out that she failed to pass the academy exam, they will definitely use this matter to ridicule her all day long.

So she wanted to take the exam quietly. If she passed the exam, it would be an honor. If she failed, no one would know, so just pretend it didn't happen. So she didn't even tell the old lady.

"No matter what my plans are for the future, I will definitely take the exam at this academy."

Zhao Ruyu said something to Fu Shu, stood up, walked to the desk, sat down, and started reading.

In this exam, she was only allowed to succeed and not fail.

As soon as Zhao Ruyu left, Madam Hou, Mrs. Zhu, heard that Zhao Yuanliang and his wife were back and came over.

Mrs. Hou asked her daughter-in-law to sit down, and then called Butler Liu in: "Please tell me everything about today's situation in detail."

Butler Liu is the chief steward of the Hou Mansion. He is very loyal to Madam Hou and the current Lord Marquis. He also knows that the old lady is dissatisfied with the second master and the second wife.

He was impartial and described today's events in detail.

After hearing this, Mrs. Hou turned to her daughter-in-law: "What do you think of this matter today?"

Mrs. Zhu frowned: "I can't say for sure. Is Wei's affection for her daughter really so strong?"

She is also a mother, and she also knows that there are mothers and daughters who have a heart-to-heart talk, saying that if something happens to their child, the mother will feel it, but she has never experienced it, and she always feels that this feeling is a bit mysterious.

Maybe it's because her children are around her.

"This matter is indeed a bit strange." Mrs. Hou said, "If it were anyone else, maybe I would believe it. But Wei, why do I think there is something wrong here?"

"Then what should we do now? Does mother still want to take that girl named Xu Xi back?"

Mrs. Hou thought for a while and ordered Butler Liu: "Go to the Yin Yamen in Beijing and ask the Fu Yin to interrogate the nanny carefully and see what happened when she changed the children. But you still remember that there is something wrong with the child.

What characteristics? If she speaks well, we may be able to intercede for her and reduce her crime a little bit."

"Yes." Butler Liu saluted and left.

Mrs. Hou looked at Aunt Jin again: "You have people go to Xiaorong Village to investigate and find out who is the real young lady of our Hou Mansion, and why Mrs. Wei insists that it is the one named Xu Xue."

She paused and said, "Also, secretly keep an eye on Xiaorong Village to see if the Wei family is secretly in contact with them. If there is any movement, don't alert others. Report it to me first."

"Yes." Aunt Jin said happily, turned around and went out to do some work.

Mrs. Hou then ordered her maid: "Go and see why Ah Ruan hasn't come back yet." She was a little dissatisfied with Grandma Ruan's ability to do things.

The maid responded, and as soon as she left the courtyard gate, she came back, followed by Grandma Ruan.

"Old Madam." Nanny Ruan bowed.

"I asked you to follow them so that you can watch them and don't let them cause trouble. It's better for you to run to the county town and stay for a long time, letting the Wei family make a big joke in Xiaorong Village." Mrs. Hou said calmly.

Face said.

Nanny Ruan didn't dare to defend herself, she just knelt down and confessed.

"Okay, get up." Mrs. Hou also knew that the Wei family was the master, and Aunt Ruan was just a slave no matter how much she got her face. Even if Aunt Ruan was present, she couldn't control the Wei family, and she was just beating her.

She said: "You know what the Wei family did in Xiaorong Village, right? What do you think? Which one, Xu Xue or Xu Xi, is the Miss Hou Mansion?"

This is exactly what Nanny Ruan wants to report to Mrs. Hou.

She immediately told Mrs. Hou about the resemblance in appearance between Xie and Xu Xue, and said: "Before I came back, I asked around in the village. Everyone said that Miss Xue is Xie's biological daughter. After all, she is more beautiful than Xu Xue."

Xu Xi is half a year younger and grew up in the village. From birth to now, people in the village say that she looks exactly like Ms.

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After hearing this, Mrs. Hou breathed a sigh of relief.

If the identities of Xu Xue and Xu Xi are unclear, the Hou Mansion will be in a dilemma. If this matter is delayed for a long time, it will inevitably spread and let everyone in the capital know.

The fact that they had the wrong child is enough to make people laugh at the Suiping Marquis Mansion. If word spreads that the Wei family recognized the wrong daughter, they will no longer want to go out and socialize. There are still several young masters and ladies in the mansion whose marriages have not yet been decided.

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Chapter completed!