Chapter 1800: Disgusted

Her hair was still styled in a noblewoman’s coiffure, but after a night being blown by the wind, it was a bit disheveled. Her clothes, in a rich bamboo color, were wrinkled, looking quite embarrassingly disheveled.

No one came to help, so Wen Ya propped herself up on the sofa, placing her hands awkwardly in front of her.

She called out, “Sister.”

Old Lady Bo felt nauseated.

Auntie Wu reminded her, “Miss Wen, you should address her as Madam.”

Wen Ya squeezed the palm of her hand, her lips pale, reluctantly pulling at them, “It was my oversight. Indeed, I should address Sister as Madam.”

Auntie Wu, with an unchanged expression, reminded her, “It’s Madam. Miss Wen should know her place.”

This implied that she, someone who had walked in from the back door as a concubine, did not even have the qualification to enter the ancestral hall, let alone call the rightful wife “Sister.”

Wen Ya’s face showed humiliation, but she could only smile apologetically, saying, “Yes…”

Old Lady Bo glanced at her, “Did you go to see that girl Jiaojiao yesterday?”

“Yes, I ran into her by chance, so I just greeted the child.”

Old Lady Bo sneered, “No need to beat around the bush with me. I know what kind of person you are. The Bo’s asked you here to break up Xiao San’s marriage, right?”

Wen Ya was not surprised; Old Lady Bo was very clever, she couldn’t hide it from her at all.

“Elder Bo said, the Third Young Master’s marriage was too hasty. He had met Nan Jiaojiao before and thought she wasn’t someone who could settle down. Besides, the Bo’s is currently filled with hidden unrest; several of the collateral branches are eager to make trouble. Even if the Third Young Master doesn’t manage the Capital City, if he marries a wife who isn’t helpful, he’ll eventually be devoured by those people in the family.”

“That’s a load of nonsense!”

Old Lady Bo got angry, putting down the teacup with a heavy hand, the tea splashing over her hand.

Her face darkened, “He thinks he can plot a marital alliance without asking me? What kind of thing has the nerve to speak up? The granddaughter-in-law I’ve approved, he dares to meddle with!”

Wen Ya bowed her head, “Madam, I’m merely following orders. It’s all Elder Bo’s intention.”

“Oh, please. I’ll put it out here, Jiaojiao is the one I’ve approved. If you have any problem, come at me. You all only have the ability to bully children. Go back and tell that old, dying invalid, as long as I’m alive for even a day, Xiao San’s marriage is not for him to control!”

Wen Ya trembled all over, not daring to lift her head. It was a while before she could speak, “I understand. When I return, I will convey Madam’s message to Elder Bo word for word.”

“Stop.”

Old Lady Bo called Wen Ya back, she wasn’t blind, she could understand the expression on Wen Ya’s face.

Still playing dumb, whom are you trying to fool.

Wen Ya stiffened her shoulders, turned around, “Does Madam have any other instructions?”

“You’re good at brewing tea?”

Wen Ya looked up, “Ah?”

“By coincidence, I also have a tea set here. Brew some tea before you leave.”

With that, Auntie Wu had already fetched the tea-making tools ahead of time, placing a cushion on the ground, politely inviting Wen Ya to sit down.

Wen Ya held back her anger inside, but she hid it well on her face. She sat down, deftly handling the tea set in an orderly manner until the final step, finally pouring a cup of tea, offering it with both hands to Old Lady Bo.

Old Lady Bo did not take it, she only said, “Cold.”

Wen Ya instinctively retorted, “The tea was just steeped, the temperature is just right, how could it be cold?”

Old Lady Bo said, “If I say it’s cold, it’s cold.”

Auntie Wu lifted a kettle of boiling water from the stove, “Miss Wen, please hold it carefully, the Old Madam doesn’t like cold tea, please be considerate.”