"Hiccup..."
Xiao Hei let out a huge burp, it had eaten its fill.
The inn's food was truly delicious, making it unable to stop eating. Unfortunately, its stomach was too small, unlike humans who had larger stomachs, and it quickly became full.
"Xiao Hei, you're no good. You're already full after eating so little," Huangfu Yue said with a smile.
Ying'er also looked at Xiao Hei and smiled, her expression clearly indicating disapproval.
Xiao Hei felt a bit shy and lowered its head in embarrassment.
"Ying'er, go call the waiters to clear the table," Huangfu Yue instructed, as they had all finished eating.
"Yes." Ying'er responded, immediately got up, and went out to call the waiters.
Logically, Ying'er should have returned quickly after going to call the waiters, but she came back after a considerable amount of time.
"Why did you take so long? Did something happen?" Huangfu Yue asked with concern.
"When I went to call the waiters to clear the table, I saw that everyone downstairs had finished their meals. The Old Madam was about to come upstairs, and the Third Young Madam quietly said a few words to the Fourth Young Madam. Then the Fourth Young Madam went to stop the Old Madam," Ying'er reported immediately.
"I don't know what the Fourth Young Madam and the Old Madam said, but the Old Madam took the Fourth Young Madam to the most secluded table to talk. The Second Young Madam tried to eavesdrop. She looked sneaky and suspicious, so I didn't rush back. I wanted to see what happened.
However, it was too far, and it was noisy with many people downstairs, so I couldn't hear what the Old Madam and the Fourth Young Madam said. From the Second Young Madam's expression, she probably didn't hear anything either."
After hearing Ying'er's report, Huangfu Yue didn't pay much attention. "It's fine if you couldn't hear. No need to bother about what they said."
"I'm worried they might talk about the previous matter, about Xiao Hei..." Ying'er glanced at Xiao Hei and didn't continue. She thought her master would understand what she meant.
She was afraid that the Third Young Madam would ask the Fourth Young Madam to beg the Old Madam to drive Xiao Hei away.
Seeing Xiao Hei looking at her, Huangfu Yue smiled gently and softly comforted it, "Don't worry, no matter what happens or who says anything, I will never drive you away. I will always keep you by my side."
Moreover, based on what happened earlier, Grandmother was a reasonable person and stood on my side.
Even when Xu Yuqing made such a fuss and even dragged Ling'er into a suicide attempt, Grandmother didn't ask me to send Xiao Hei away. Grandmother wouldn't ask me to send Xiao Hei away now.
Xiao Hei gazed at Huangfu Yue, deeply touched once again, and shouted in its heart, "My master is the best, the very best master in the world! So good that I am willing to go through fire and water for her!"
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps was heard from outside. It sounded like several people were coming upstairs and heading towards Huangfu Yue's room.
"Third Sister-in-law, which room does Yue'er live in? I live at the other end and haven't been here before."
A delicate and soft female voice sounded. This was Yang Wanqian's voice.
From Yang Wanqian's words, it seemed she was looking for Huangfu Yue, and Zhong Liangshu had accompanied her.
Huangfu Yue, Ying'er, and Xiao Hei all looked at each other with confusion. Why were they here?
"Yue'er's room is just ahead, the third room from the left." Another female voice came from outside. This voice was unmistakably Zhong Liangshu's.
About ten seconds later, Zhong Liangshu and Yang Wanqian, each with a maidservant, appeared at Huangfu Yue's door.
"Third Sister-in-law, Fourth Sister-in-law, why have you come? Please come in quickly." Huangfu Yue politely stood up to greet them and, along with Yang Wanqian's maidservant, helped Yang Wanqian into the room.
"Ah—"
Just as Huangfu Yue was about to help Yang Wanqian sit down, Yang Wanqian suddenly let out a startled scream.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, what's wrong?" Huangfu Yue immediately asked with concern.
"A crow!" Yang Wanqian pointed at Xiao Hei, who was not far away, with terror in her eyes and a face full of fear.
She hadn't seen Xiao Hei at a glance when she was at the door. She only saw Xiao Hei after entering, and the sudden sight of it had frightened her immensely.
Although it wasn't her first time seeing Xiao Hei, she was still very afraid of it.
Third Sister-in-law had originally asked her to find her sister-in-law alone, but she was too afraid of Xiao Hei to come alone. So, Third Sister-in-law accompanied her to give her courage.
Huangfu Yue looked at Xiao Hei, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes. She said to Yang Wanqian, "Fourth Sister-in-law, please don't be afraid of Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei is very well-behaved and won't attack anyone. You don't need to worry about it pecking you or anything."
Seeing that Yang Wanqian still looked scared and was trying to hide behind Huangfu Yue, Zhong Liangshu spoke, "Yue'er, your Fourth Sister-in-law has always been timid, she's easily frightened. Why don't you let this crow leave for a while, so your Fourth Sister-in-law won't be constantly scared and unable to talk properly... We've come to talk to you about something."
Huangfu Yue glanced at Yang Wanqian and noticed her face had turned a bit pale from fear. Thinking that she was pregnant and that being in a state of constant fright would affect the fetus, she nodded.
"Xiao Hei, go out for a stroll for a bit, and come back later," Huangfu Yue instructed.
Xiao Hei was about to reply, but remembering that it couldn't speak in front of anyone other than Huangfu Yue, it directly flew towards the window. The window was open, and it successfully flew out.
"Third Sister-in-law, Fourth Sister-in-law, please sit. What did you want to talk to me about?" Huangfu Yue asked after inviting them to sit.
Just as Zhong Liangshu was about to speak, the waiters came in.
"We're here to clear the table." After bowing to Huangfu Yue and the others, the waiters went to the table with the leftover food and skillfully cleared it.
After the waiters had cleared the table and left, Zhong Liangshu began to speak...
"Yue'er, we've come because your Fourth Sister-in-law thinks there's something you should know."
Before she finished speaking, she gave Yang Wanqian a meaningful look.
Yang Wanqian understood and immediately opened her mouth to speak, "Yue'er, you've been upstairs, so you probably don't know that Grandmother is going to give Second Sister-in-law a treasure!"
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Yue's gaze flickered. Grandmother was going to give Xu Yuqing a treasure? After Xu Yuqing had caused such a scene?
This was unreasonable!
Grandmother's action was extremely strange!
Despite thinking this, Huangfu Yue did not show it on her face. A faint smile appeared on her lips.
"Is that so!" she said, feigning disinterest and indifference.
Seeing this, Zhong Liangshu and Yang Wanqian were both a bit surprised. After their surprise, they both slightly furrowed their brows.
Why did their sister-in-law react like this?
Wasn't she supposed to be very surprised and angry?