Chapter 340 Too Stingy

"So what if I'm discovered? As long as my father is alive, the Xiao family won't dare to touch me." Liu Anyao said disdainfully.

Haha, Lu Mingzhu dared to tease her, she was looking for death.

Before, she could still hold back and play slowly with Lu Mingzhu, but this bitch was so arrogant that she dared to call her a fool.

Liu Anyao wished she could rush into Lu Mingzhu's yard and strangle her to death.

Seeing that Liu Anyao was furious, Shuhua did not dare to persuade her any more.

The master was already angry, and the more she advised, the angrier he would become.

Lu Mingzhu was so angry at Lu Qiao that she ate two extra bowls of lunch, not knowing that she had been sold out by Lu Qiao and her good days in the Xiao Mansion were about to come to an end.

Lu Qiao returned to her own courtyard, had a quick lunch, and then went to look for Lu Xiang.

At this time, Lu Xiang had just sat down and prepared to have lunch.

"Third sister." Lu Qiao called out, then looked at the table of dishes in front of her and said, "Third sister hasn't had lunch yet."

Lu Xiang looked at Lu Qiao who was hurrying over and the box in her arms. He paused and asked, "Did you just come back from the Xiao residence?"

"kindness."

"Have you had lunch yet? Let's eat together?"

Lu Qiao hesitated for a moment, put the makeup box aside, and sat down: "Okay."

It's true that I can't eat in such a hot day. I just ate a few bites casually when I returned to my Begonia Courtyard. Now I'm standing in the cool hall, smelling the fragrance, and suddenly I feel like I can eat a little more.

Now that you're here, why not eat something?

Yun Zha immediately served Lu Qiao a small bowl of rice.

While eating, Lu Qiao recounted what he had done in the Xiao Mansion.

"I guess Liu Anyao must be furious right now. Not to mention joining forces with Fourth Sister, she was merciful for not killing Fourth Sister right away."

"Third sister, this way I don't have to go to the Xiao residence to deal with fourth sister, right?"

"You don't know how stingy Fourth Sister is. She was so proud of herself when she got a tribute honeydew melon. She couldn't wait to show off to me. When I ate a few more bites, her expression changed immediately. She even acted like I was unsophisticated and unworthy of eating honeydew melon."

"I went to see Liu Anyao today, and she gave me a set of pearl headwear. Fourth sister even told me in private that she would keep it and return it to me as a dowry when I get married in the future. Isn't it said that the Xiao family is extremely wealthy? She lives a life of luxury. Why does she want to take all the good things for herself when she sees them?"

"Can I keep the headgear that Third Sister...Liu Anyao gave me? It's quite exquisite."

Lu Xiang never knew Lu Qiao talked so much.

After hearing the last part, she looked up at the makeup box that Lu Qiao had placed aside and said, "Open it and take a look."

Lu Qiao responded, put down her chopsticks and opened her makeup box.

Liu Anyao was trying to bribe Lu Qiao, so even if she was just giving her something away casually, it would be something that ordinary people would have difficulty obtaining, so this whole set of headgear looked very delicate and pretty, very suitable for Lu Qiao of this age.

"Not bad, keep it."

Only a fool would not want something that is delivered to his door.

Hearing this, Lu Qiao immediately grinned and said, "Okay."

"We have finished eating the honeydew melon. The Queen had someone send some cakes this morning. If you like, take some back." Lu Xiang said again.

Lu Qiao narrowed her eyes and smiled, nodding happily.

She discovered that if she put aside her prejudices and made friends with her third sister, she would find that she was really a gentle and generous person.

But when he gets cruel, it's terrifying enough.

"I want to go see my aunt later." Lu Qiao thought for a while and said.

She had only been there once since her aunt moved to the North Courtyard.

Lu Xiang said "yes" nonchalantly.

As long as Aunt Lin behaved herself and didn't bully the evil girl, she didn't mind Lu Qiao going to the North Courtyard.

Lu Qiao felt better when she heard the word "yes" without any emotion.

"I'm afraid Lu Mingzhu won't have the extra time to take care of you in the future. You don't have to go to the Xiao Mansion anymore. Lu Mingzhu will soon find out that you are trying to harm her. If she comes back to settle the score with you, you'd better be alert." Lu Xiang said.

Lu Qiao nodded: "Yes."

She had nothing to be afraid of if Lu Mingzhu came.

Abandoned by both her father and grandmother, she had almost no status in the Lu family. How could she still be bullied by Lu Mingzhu in her own territory?

…

The first thing Zuo Shiwen did after taking office was to continue tracking down the murderer of Zheng Wenwu with Dali Xing.

Lord Wang, the Minister of the Dali Temple, looked down on Zuo Shiwen from the bottom of his heart. He had a bad temper, but the Emperor wanted to honor him, so he could only endure it.

Zuo Shiwen asked Lord Wang to take him to Ningxiang Tower to watch the scene again.

Ever since the incident, the people in Ningxiang Tower were arrested and the government sealed off the place. The inside was still the same as it was that day, with uneaten food and wine still on the table. On such a hot day, as soon as you entered the door, you could smell a strong, nauseating stench of sour food.

"vomit--"

Lord Wang couldn't help it, so he covered his mouth and ran to the side to retch.

Zuo Shiwen's expression changed slightly, but he managed to hold it back.

Everyone in the building had been put in jail, so naturally no one would clean up the leftovers. Moreover, since they had to investigate the murderer, the people from the government had to preserve the scene and would not come to clean up for them.

Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Zuo Shiwen asked, "Which room does Wen Ling live in?"

Lord Wang held onto the wall and pointed to the southernmost part of the second floor: "Go up the stairs and walk all the way to the end. It's the first room."

Zuo Shiwen nodded expressionlessly and walked towards the second floor.

Lord Wang hesitated for a while, then pinched his nose and followed him upstairs.

When he entered Wen Ling's room, the scent of cosmetics hit his nose. Lord Wang took a few deep breaths and felt alive again.

"We have checked Ningxiang Tower several times, and all the necessary clues and evidence are on file. It may not be helpful for you to check it again now." Lord Wang said.

Zuo Shiwen did not respond to him and checked carefully.

Lord Wang was disappointed and curled his lips speechlessly.

An hour later, Zuo Shiwen left Ningxiang Tower.

"Thank you for trouble today, Lord Wang. I have something else to do in the Ministry of Justice, so I will not go with you. Goodbye." He bowed to Lord Wang, then got on the sedan chair and left without looking back.

Lord Wang, who was left at the entrance of Ningxiang Tower: “…”

So I accompanied you on such a trip in such hot weather, but instead of treating me to a meal, I couldn't even get a sip of tea?

What kind of knock on the door is this?

Lord Wang was so angry that he became like a puffer fish, and finally left in anger.

"Sir, are you going back to the yamen?" asked his attendant.

Lord Wang said unhappily, "Why go back to the government office? You are so tired. Go home and sleep."

Since Zuo Shiwen is so enthusiastic about investigating the case, let him investigate it alone. It will save him a lot of trouble. Let's see what he can find out. If he can't handle the first case assigned by the Emperor as a new official, he will be in trouble.

Lord Wang was gloating over the misfortune in his heart.

Now Zuo Shiwen is the focus of attention. If the murder of Prince An is not fully investigated in the end, Zuo Shiwen will definitely be the first to be punished.

There were so many officials who disliked him, and they all directed their criticism at Zuo Shiwen.