Chapter 127: Pitfalls

Zhao Qingya choked: "..."

Why does this third young lady speak in an unnatural way?

"Your servant... Your servant..."

Zhao Qingya couldn't guess what Lu Xiang was thinking, and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

If she didn't have this idea, she wouldn't have had private contact with the young master.

But seeing the Third Miss's attitude, she was afraid that if she admitted it, there would be no good results.

She knew that the eldest young lady had a good relationship with the third young lady, and when she came tonight to talk about this matter again, Zhao Qingya suddenly felt flustered.

Just when Zhao Qingya didn't know how to answer, she heard Lu Xiang's indifferent voice in her ears: "What's so good about my elder brother? He has nothing to do except a good-looking face. Every month, his expenses are given to him by my elder sister-in-law. He has no achievements. How can being his concubine be rich? Do you have to make money to support him in the future?"

Zhao Qingya stared at Lu Xiang in a daze. What did the Third Miss mean by this? Was she trying to belittle the Young Master so that she would give up?

Lu Xiang looked at her and continued, "Sister Qingya, I'm telling you the truth because I treat you as my own. You are Mother Wen's niece, and you have to give me face. It's not worthy for you to be my eldest brother's concubine. My eldest sister-in-law is the head of the family. With my eldest brother's current ability, he can't let you live a good life. Instead, he's pushing you into the fire pit. You are taken into my eldest brother's room. In addition to serving him, you also have to serve my eldest sister-in-law. She is the legal wife, and she is the one who decides whether to rub or scold you. No matter how much my eldest brother likes you, he can't be with you every day."

"And I am on good terms with my eldest sister-in-law. If she wants to deal with you, I will definitely help her. Apart from the favor of my eldest brother, what else can you do to compete with us? My grandmother loves me. As long as I say a few words in front of her, even Mother Wen can't protect you. Why bother, right?"

The more Zhao Qingya heard the last part, the uglier her expression became.

What do you mean by treating her as one of your own? In the end, it was just a lobbying for the eldest young lady. The third young lady said all this just to make her give up on the eldest young master.

Men have three wives and four concubines. How can the eldest young mistress occupy the eldest young master for his whole life? Besides, the eldest young master doesn't like the eldest young mistress at all.

She has the love of the eldest young master and can stand on her own feet better than the eldest young mistress. Why can't the eldest young master protect her?

If the Third Miss and the First Young Lady deal with her, the First Young Master will not dare to do anything to the Third Miss. Does he have to look at the First Young Lady's face? Is the Third Miss mistaken?

Just because of jealousy, the eldest young master can divorce the eldest young mistress.

Although Zhao Qingya was afraid of Lu Xiang, she didn't want to give up just like that.

She will be nineteen by the New Year, and if she waits any longer she will become an old maid. Her aunt has taken the trouble to find a husband for her, but he is either a housekeeper's son or a servant. How can she be willing to accept that?

"Miss Third, I really like the eldest young master. I will serve the eldest young mistress well and be respectful to her in the future..."

As Zhao Qingya was speaking, she suddenly saw Lu Xiang raise his hand to interrupt her.

"Don't rush to express your true feelings. I don't want you to be my brother's concubine. I want to find another way out for you."

Yue Qingya was puzzled: "What...what do you mean?"

"We don't know when big brother will become successful. Even if you have the patience to wait for him to become successful, time is not forgiving. When that time comes, big sister-in-law will be the legal wife and her position will be unshakable. Big brother will take a young and beautiful concubine, but he will still remember you who is no longer young."

"Instead of trying to gain unknown wealth, it is better to enjoy what is in front of you. Although my father is middle-aged, he is handsome and has a maturity that young men do not have. He is also a fifth-rank minister. You are young and beautiful, which is an advantage that the three concubines do not have."

Zhao Qingya was completely stunned.

She stared at Lu Xiang with her eyes wide open and almost choked to death by her own saliva.

She couldn't understand this world anymore.

The third young lady didn't want her to be the eldest young master's concubine, but encouraged her to be the master's concubine.

Zhao Qingya felt that her ears were probably... blind.

After being shocked, Zhao Qingya lowered her head silently.

What the Third Miss said was so horrifying that she couldn't believe it.

Lu Xiang was not in a hurry. He waited for Zhao Qingya to digest it for a while before saying, "Being my father's aunt, you will enjoy ready-made wealth and glory. Although he is now idle at home, with the help of the Anguo Mansion, it is only a matter of time before he is reinstated. Besides, the Lu family has no mistress, isn't it better than being my eldest brother's concubine? Anyway, my mother is dead, so even if my father takes ten more concubines, it won't affect me at all."

Zhao Qingya's heart was slightly touched, and she said hesitantly: "But the master only has Aunt Liu in his heart..."

Lu Xiang curled her lips slightly. The fact that she asked this question showed that she was moved.

"That's not right. It's true that my father likes Concubine Liu, but he can like other people. No matter how charming Concubine Liu is, it can't change the fact that she is old. Moreover, Lu Mingzhu has caused such a big disaster and offended Concubine Shu. This is already a thorn in father's throat. His pity for Concubine Liu is just the compassion born out of the feelings that have existed for so many years. As long as you are willing to spend some time to make father like you a little bit, it is only a matter of time before Concubine Liu falls out of favor."

"The most important thing is that because Aunt Liu and I are not on good terms, my eldest sister-in-law and I will help you. In addition, Mother Wen is your aunt, and the old lady likes you. Once you become an aunt, your status in the mansion will only be higher than theirs."

"Sister Qingya, you are a smart person, I believe you can figure out this account."

"Do you want to go your own way with my elder brother and become my enemy, or do you want to be my father's aunt and have me and my elder sister-in-law to help you? Although I am young, I have the support of the queen. If you go against me, you will have no chance of winning."

This arrogant little tone is really infuriating.

But Zhao Qingya could not deny that Lu Xiang was right.

Not to mention that she has the support of the Queen, even if she doesn't, she would have to think twice before the Third Miss threatens her like this.

But how could a daughter find a concubine for her father?

First there is the belittling of the young master, and then there is the betrayal of his father. It doesn't sound credible no matter how you listen to it.

Not to mention that Zhao Qingya didn't think it was reliable, even Qiao Jingru couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from her forehead when she heard it in the inner room.

"Mother Ding, if Dad knew about this, would he hang up Third Sister and beat her?"

Mother Ding touched her nose awkwardly: "Miss San is so smart, the master won't find out."

Zhao Qingya looked up at Lu Xiang, then quickly lowered her head.

After weighing the pros and cons of what Lu Xiang said, and thinking about the master's appearance, Zhao Qingya felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

Although the eldest master is young, as the third lady said, by the time he becomes successful, I will be old and ugly, how can I compare with the young ones? But it is different to be a concubine to the master. The ones who are old and ugly are Concubine Liu and others, while I am young and have the capital, and I can always please the master.

But Zhao Qingya didn't dare to agree right away. She was afraid that the Third Miss was testing her deliberately, waiting for her to agree and then turn hostile. By then, she would end up losing more than gaining, and neither side would be in a good position.