Chapter 106 led to a brothel in the red-light district.
Madam Ning nodded in agreement, then glanced at her daughter sitting beside her, who was just grinning foolishly, and scolded her gently:
“Yun Chu is not much older than her sister-in-law, and they both learned housekeeping from me. How come she hasn’t made any progress? She must be lazy and not studying properly. I’ll have to ask your sister-in-law to teach her a lesson.”
Lu Yun Chu pouted unhappily: "How can you blame me? Blame it on my sister-in-law for being too capable. I'm happy to listen to her."
Yu Qingci felt her ears burning from all the praise. In her previous life, she had devoted her whole life to her husband's family, and all she had left was this little skill. Now, being praised by them made her feel like she was cheating.
Granny Wang suggested, "In my opinion, we should act quickly and resolve this matter as soon as possible, now that they have personally agreed to the division of the family."
Both Madam Ning and Lu Yun Chu looked at Yu Qing Ci.
Yu Qingci agreed, saying, "Wang Mama is right. This matter should be handled sooner rather than later. Mother, please set a date first. I will write to Father now. We should also inform the elders in the clan in advance so that they can come and witness the occasion."
After discussing it for a while, the group decided on a date two days from now.
Not long after Yu Qingci sent the letter out, she received a reply from her father, Yu Jingsheng, the Earl of Nanping, who promised to come to her door to be her support.
As for the clan members, Madam Ning also arranged for Steward Lu to visit them with gifts and a personal letter. Since the division of the family was a matter that needed the help of the clan elders to make a decision, these elders could not be neglected.
The Lu family's ancestral home was not in the capital, so the number of people who settled there was actually not many. There was no need to go to great lengths to go back to their ancestral home in the countryside to invite people to the division of the family.
Therefore, compared to the generation of the Great General, the only elders in the clan who could be invited to preside over the division of the family property were the Second Uncle and two other uncles of similar age. Madam Ning prepared generous gifts in advance and sent someone to inform them.
With everything prepared, Yu Qingci sent someone to inform the second and fourth wives, and then paid no further attention.
However, after receiving the news, the people from the second and fourth branches of the family were frequently on the move for most of the night, but they tried their best to avoid the people from the eldest branch.
Yu Qingci and the others pretended not to know. No matter how they secretly conspired, as long as they couldn't leave the mansion, they couldn't cause any trouble.
At Guanlan Pavilion, Madam Pei rushed back from outside and reported to Yu Qingci: "Young Madam, news came from the people around the Seventh Young Master that it seems that the Seventh Young Master has indeed been targeted at the clan school these past few days."
Upon hearing that it was about her younger brother Qingbai, Yu Qingci immediately put down the account book in her hand and gestured for Granny Pei to continue.
Granny Pei: "The pageboy by the Seventh Young Master's side has been in contact with us. He knows that the Young Madam cares a lot about the Seventh Young Master's affairs, so he sent a message back early."
Previously, due to the snow, the Seventh Young Master was left to stay on the mountain of Taijue Temple by Mr. Li for a period of time, and only came down the mountain to the clan school a few days ago.
As a result, from the very first day that the Seventh Young Master entered the clan school, every day after school, several of his older cousins would urge him to go out with them to exchange poems and make friends, under the pretext of asking him for advice.
But things changed after leaving the clan school. For the first two days, we went to decent teahouses and taverns, but the experience had nothing to do with academics. Later, we ended up going to some less desirable places.
First, they went to a restaurant near the red-light district. That restaurant mainly served customers from the red-light district, and often there were wealthy young men who brought red-light district girls there for banquets.
The next day, they changed locations, but it turned out to be a gambling den;
The third day was even worse; those people took the Seventh Young Master to a brothel.
Upon hearing this, Yu Qingci's face immediately darkened; they were so impatient.
The "flower streets" in the capital city do not refer to streets specifically for selling flowers, but rather to the concentration of brothels and prostitutes; the "brothels" are even more despicable, filled with male prostitutes and child prostitutes, so how good could the customers who go there be?
In his previous life, my younger brother was taken to those places by several cousins from the clan school in this way.
My younger brother didn't want to be around them, but these people wouldn't let him go. As soon as he got out of school, they would drag him out to go out, otherwise they would target him.
My younger brother was not one to tattle, and he was afraid that his mother and he would worry, so he would not say anything when he got back. Day after day, he was dragged to those places by his cousins. Finally, in a fight, my younger brother was crippled by someone who attacked him. From then on, he had no hope of studying and taking the imperial examinations, and he began to become depressed.
Yu Qingci felt a pang of fear when she recalled her younger brother's experiences in her previous life. She said to Granny Pei, "Send someone to guard the gate of the clan school today. As soon as Qingbai finishes school, bring him to the General's Mansion and tell him that I miss him."
Granny Pei: "I'm afraid it won't work today. The Seventh Young Master started studying at Mr. Li's place yesterday, and I heard he stayed there last night. If the Young Madam wants to see the Seventh Young Master, she'll have to wait for him to return."
Yu Qingci thought for a moment and then asked, "Does my father know about this?"
Granny Pei shook her head: "I don't know. Given Seventh Young Master's personality, he wouldn't bring these things up with the Earl on his own initiative. Young Madam, should this old servant go to Liuli Lane personally to tell you about this?"
Yu Qingci shook her head decisively: "Let's not let Mother know for now. I have my own plans. Father will be coming to the General's Mansion in a couple of days to discuss the division of the family property. I will talk to Father in person then."
This matter should be left to Father to handle. Otherwise, given Mother's temperament, she will definitely argue with Father after finding out about this, believing that Father has failed in his responsibility.
In her past life, it was because of these various incidents that her mother and father clashed repeatedly, causing a rift to gradually develop between them. Later, Qiao Shi schemed against her mother step by step, taking advantage of the distrust between them.
In this life, she has decided to protect her mother, so it's better for her to ask her father to resolve some issues.
Bai Shao came out of the main kitchen carrying a food box. She was responsible for collecting the young mistress's meals from the main kitchen every day.
It wasn't time for dinner yet; she had come to pick up the afternoon snacks for the young mistress. Today, the cook in the main kitchen had steamed almond and red bean paste cakes, which the young mistress loved, as well as a rich and flavorful rock sugar bird's nest porridge. She quickened her pace while the ingredients were still warm, intending to hurry back.
Halfway there, they suddenly heard two maids whispering over the flower wall:
"Was that the Seventh Miss just now? Why did she go to the warm pavilion in the back garden alone? She seemed very unhappy. I wonder what's wrong?"
Another one said, "It must be Miss Seven, I can't mistake her. Strange, why isn't Sister Dongyue with her?"
"She must have had something sad happen to her. Could it be that she misses the General and the Young General and is feeling down, so she went to the back garden alone? Alas, even if we servants saw her, there's nothing we can do. At times like this, perhaps only the Young Madam can comfort the Seventh Miss."
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