Heading to the Summer Mountain Villa, Yueyao only planned to take Xi Yu with her to the mountains. Yueyao had her own considerations: Hua Lei and Qiao Lan were already of age to marry, and she would match them off when a suitable opportunity arose. With their departure, naturally, there needed to be replacements. Xi Juan and Xi Yu were close in age to her, had been with her for a long time, and had been serving her since they were young, which made them trustworthy. Therefore, Yueyao wanted to train both of them more rigorously. Nanny Hao, having nothing to do at the villa, Yueyao also planned to leave her behind to watch over the house.
When Hua Lei heard that Yueyao was not taking her to the villa, she was just about to look for Yueyao but was stopped by Nanny Hao, "Hua Lei, Miss is taking Xi Yu for your own good. You still have old injuries, and the mountain is cold and damp with limited medical care. If you went, Miss would have to worry about you."
