Chapter 58 The Master Has Been Waiting for You for a Long Time

Lu Hengqing got up early in the morning and went to pay his respects to his mother, Wang, as usual.

It just so happened that Lu Hengzhao was particularly diligent today, and the two brothers met each other. Wang was also happy, so she invited them to have breakfast.

After breakfast and chatting for a while, Lu Hengqing returned to his own yard.

As soon as he entered the yard, Changshun came up to him with an anxious look on his face.

"Sir, something bad has happened."

"What happened?" Lu Hengqing didn't care and walked into the house.

Changshun followed closely behind him, lowering his voice. "Didn't you tell me yesterday to find a few people to chop off the hands of that girl called Chenyu? I did, and yesterday at midnight, those four people entered the house and were about to do it, but unexpectedly, that girl called Chenyu was a martial artist. She captured the four people and reported them to the authorities early in the morning. Now they have been taken to the Jingzhao government office."

Lu Hengqing's face changed when he heard this.

He raised his leg and kicked Changshun in frustration.

"You can't even handle such a small matter, you piece of shit!"

Changshun climbed up and knelt on the ground again, begging for mercy while saying: "Young Master, you blame me. I have nothing to say, but the most urgent thing is to solve this matter first. If the government finds out that this is your fault..."

His words calmed down Lu Hengqing, who was originally furious.

He sat down on the chair with a sullen face: "What good ideas do you have?"

"I've heard that the Jingzhao prefect, Lord Hu, is a greedy person. If you can just give him some silver, this matter will be easily resolved."

When the word "silver" was mentioned, Lu Hengqing frowned.

"How much do you need?"

"I heard that something like this would cost at least five hundred taels."

When he heard that it would cost five hundred taels, Lu Hengqing's face turned even worse.

When he came to Beijing to take the imperial examination, Jiang Yueyao gave him two thousand taels of silver, which he had almost spent from the beginning of the year to now.

He originally thought that once he returned to the Duke of England's mansion, he could spend the money as he pleased.

Who would have thought that in addition to the monthly salary of thirty taels, if there was any additional need for money, one had to inform the housekeeper.

The chief steward of the Duke of Ying's mansion, Uncle Li, was someone left behind by Lu Sui.

If he went to the treasury to withdraw money, the other party would definitely know.

Therefore, he didn't dare.

After all, he had just returned not long ago, and Lu Sui was already dissatisfied with him. If he upset him again...

Thinking of this, he stood up and walked to the side, taking out a purse.

He opened it and took out the last five silver bills left inside.

He stared at Changshun and said, "This must be done properly. Don't let anyone know it was me who did it."

"Don't worry, sir. I'll ask someone to do it and won't show up in person."

He hurried away with the banknote.

In the room, Lu Hengqing looked at his empty wallet and suddenly felt a little regretful from the bottom of his heart.

When he first came to Beijing, Jiang Yueyao was worried that he would not have a good life there and wanted to give him an extra 500 taels, but he did not take it at the time.

Now that I think about it, I was really stupid.

She made so much money running the inn, but she only spent four thousand taels in the past seven years.

It’s only four thousand taels. She has earned much more than that by running the inn over the years!

Thinking of the four thousand taels, Lu Hengqing remembered that Jiang Yueyao asked him to pay back the money yesterday, and he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

Ever since Jiang Yueyao came to the capital, he found that she seemed like a different person.

In the past, in Sucheng, Jiang Yueyao obeyed him in everything. As long as he liked something, she would try her best to get it for him. No matter what he said, she listened carefully.

Thinking of the admiration she showed him at that time, Lu Hengqing couldn't help but feel proud.

She was so gullible then.

There were several times when he didn't want to go home and met with his classmates in a restaurant. A busybody spread the news, and she came to ask him about it. He just made up a reason and she believed it.

But now, no matter what he said, she seemed to hate him.

I had no choice but to send someone to kill her.

If it weren't for her unreasonable and stubborn nature, how could he have gotten to that point?

Besides, isn't she fine now?

He wasn't hurt at all, so why bother making such a fuss?

Besides, Third Uncle had already punished him for this matter. If she continued to hold on to it, it would be her fault!

The more Lu Hengqing thought about it, the worse his expression became. At this moment, a voice came from the yard.

"Third Master, Madam has sent a servant to bring you something."

Lu Hengqing recognized it as Cuixiang, the maidservant beside his mother.

He immediately put away his purse, sat on a chair, picked up a book and started reading.

Cuixiang lifted the curtain and entered the room. Seeing him reading a book, she smiled and bowed to him.

"My lady was cleaning the storeroom early this morning when she saw a brand new inkstone inside. Thinking you might need it, she asked me to bring it to you."

Lu Hengqing has no shortage of inkstones.

But since it was a gift from his mother, he naturally wouldn't refuse it.

He took the inkstone and put it aside, and now he was the gentle and polite Third Master Lu again.

"Thank you, mother, for always thinking of me."

"What are you talking about, sir? Madam is your biological mother. If she doesn't think about you, who else can she think about?" Cuixiang continued, "Then I won't disturb you from reading. The shop owners are coming today, and Madam is busy, so I'll take my leave now."

Lu Hengqing's heart moved.

"What are the shop owners doing here?"

"Madam is now in charge of the backyard. On the sixth day of every month, the shopkeepers of the various shops and farms in the mansion come to hand in their account books to Madam. Madam will have someone check the earnings, collect the money and store it in the warehouse. She will then show it to the Third Master at the end of the month."

Lu Hengqing seemed to be lost in thought.

Cuixiang waited for a while, and seeing that he was silent and didn't know what he was thinking, she asked.

"Sir, do you have anything else to do?"

Lu Hengqing came back to his senses and said hurriedly, "Nothing, go and do your thing."

"Then I will take my leave."

As soon as Cuixiang walked out, Lu Hengqing's mind suddenly became active.

He almost forgot one thing. Now all the money in the house was in his mother's hands. If he asked her, she, as his biological mother, would naturally not refuse.

Lu Hengqing, who was originally upset because of the money, now felt relaxed.

He leaned back in his armchair, looking at the inkstone on the table, and couldn't help but sneer. How could these things compare to silver and money? His mother really didn't understand him!

Changshun came back soon.

"The four people have been released. This matter has been settled. Young Master, there is no need to worry."

Lu Hengqing stood up and straightened his clothes: "Prince Chengyang has asked me to go horseback riding today. Please prepare for me and we will set off soon."

"yes."

By the time he finished riding outside the city, had a meal and a drink with the Prince of Chengyang at a restaurant outside, and returned to the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion, it was already late at night.

I had a great time horse racing today.

In addition to the prince of Chengyang Marquis, there were also several young masters from other mansions who raced horses with him.

Everyone treated him with respect, and their words were full of praise for him.

Lu Hengqing was very pleased and felt quite proud of it.

The top scholar in the Daye Dynasty only appeared once every three years, so naturally they were all outstanding men.

Perhaps because he was in a good mood, he couldn't help but drink two more glasses of wine tonight.

As soon as he stepped into the yard where he lived, Lu Hengqing saw Qingshu. He paused and stopped.

Qingshu saluted him and laughed.

"The Third Young Master has finally returned."

"Master has been waiting for you for a long time!"