All of Chen Daru's family members left, leaving only his daughter in the empty mansion.

Hearing this, the girls spat: "She insisted on staying, it must be for Lu Sanlang. She is really shameless... If Lu Sanlang wanted to marry her, he would have married her long ago. Why would she have to wait for so many years?"

Luo Lingyu admired Chen Xiu very much. She was devoted to one thing and spent her whole youth on it. She didn't try to please the girls, and she didn't care how much the girls hated her. Chen Xiu was still arrogant, writing poems and painting all day, hanging out with a group of talented women. Gradually, no one said anything about her.

Because she admired Chen Xiu, Luo Lingyu even went to see the doctor. However, Chen Xiu mistook her arrival as a provocation. Chen Xiu was so angry that she became even sicker - "You came here to laugh at me! Just wait and see, when Lu Sanlang knows your true face, he will never like you."

Luo Lingyu: “…”

She is so innocent.

However, Chen Xiu's words did give Luo Lingyu something to think about. That night, the sky was cloudy and the maids opened all the doors and windows of the house. The hot wind blew gently, and the maids sat under the candles, listening to Luo Lingyu holding a book and calling on her little sister to recite, while they tied the quilt and wove summer clothes with lotus gauze. Summer is coming, and lotus gauze is a silk crepe with water patterns, which is expensive but light. The girls in Jianye recommended lotus gauze to Luo Lingyu, and Luo Lingyu used it. After using it, she realized how expensive lotus gauze is.

My heart is bleeding.

The younger sister was reciting the lesson with a pouty mouth, her eyes rolling around. She saw Luo Lingyu taking out the treasures from her collection again, hesitating again and again. Several things were spread on the floor tiles. The more valuable ones were the jade pendant that the Prince of Hengyang gave to Luo Lingyu when they first met, and various small gifts that Lu Yun usually gave back when they exchanged things. The most valuable one was the painting by Xunmei Jushi.

She now has three paintings by Xunmei Jushi in her hands. The first one is the one she got a long time ago. Now she knows that the beauty on the boat under the moon painted by Lu Sanlang is her. This is the time when they first met. It is both the shameful stain on her and the beginning of all the stories. It is also the painting of Xunmei Jushi. Luo Lingyu is reluctant to sell it.

The second painting was a drawing of Lu Yun when he was a teenager that Lu Erlang gave to her after Lu Yun's true identity was revealed.

The third painting was the one by Xunmei Jushi, among the paintings of ladies painted by the celebrities on the Flower Festival. After the paintings of the celebrities were completed, they could choose one to give to her. Luo Lingyu chose the "Wushan Goddess" painted by Xunmei Jushi. She liked this "Wushan Goddess" more than the "Mountain Ghost" painted by Mr. Wang, which was the most praised that day. She was reluctant to sell this painting.

Luo Lingyu was having a headache choosing from many options.

Her younger sister Luo Yunhuan stopped reciting and asked in a crisp voice, "Why do you want to sell it again? Didn't you sell that glass bracelet for a lot of money? Sister, I don't want to make new clothes. I don't go out anyway, why do I have to save face? Sister, you can use them to make clothes for yourself."

Luo Lingyu glared at her and said, "You are a young lady from a noble family after all. How can my sister not have what other girls have?"

Luo Yunhua: "But I really don't go out..."

Luo Lingyu: "The nobles cultivate their bearing, which has nothing to do with whether you go out or not. When you are young, you have seen everything. When you grow up, you will not be fooled by profit and keep your heart. I let you study and learn the piano, but I am cultivating your temper... Okay, don't worry about it, I will think of a way."

Luo Yunhuan was stunned for a moment, her eyes turned red, and she came over and hugged her worried sister.

After staying with the girl for a few months, the maid Lingyu was able to interrupt their conversation. After Lingxi went to take care of the younger Miss Luo, Lingyu became Luo Lingyu's personal maid. As a personal maid, she would know a lot about the girl that others didn't know. Lingyu made a suggestion: "These things of the girl are extremely valuable, don't sell them... The armlet sold for a lot of money, we can save money on weekdays and hold on for two more months. But if the girl is really worried about money...why don't the girl ask Sanlang for some money?"

Luo Lingyu immediately raised her beautiful eyes, as if she was thinking about something.

Luo Yunhua blushed: "Borrow, borrow, borrow money?"

Luo Lingyu grumbled at her: "Why do you need to borrow money? Brother Xuechen is so kind-hearted, he will definitely help me. If I have a small shortcoming, he can just fill it up with some money... Brother Xuechen and I have a deep friendship, there is no question of whether to lend or not."

Luo Yunhuan: Brother Xuechen?! She, she, her sister called her third cousin "Brother Xuechen"!

Judging from Luo Lingyu's character, her sister's intention was obviously to borrow without returning... Luo Yunhuan felt very uncomfortable, thinking that her sister wanted to cheat her third cousin. She really thought this was not good... But, but, she had actually seen Luo Lingyu's behavior many times. The young lady sat down gloomily and continued to read, but her mind was already flying. She also wanted a lot of money so that her sister would not have to do this all the time...

…

Having already thought of asking Lu Yun to help her with money, Luo Lingyu shamelessly thought about how to persuade him. However, she went to "Qingyuan" several times, but Lu Yun was not there. Only Jinyue sighed and chatted with her. Jinyue said that the war on the border between the South and the North was intense, and Lu Sanlang was away from work all day, and Qingyuan had not reserved dinner for Sanlang for a long time...

Jinyue was worried: "The war has nothing to do with us. It would be nice for you to just spend your time writing poems and painting like other men."

Luo Lingyu's eyes dimmed as she said, "People in Bian Guo are suffering, so there are always people who care about them. I really admire my third cousin for caring about them."

Jinyue was stunned. This was the first time in a few months that Luo Lingyu had expressed her opinion to Xiang Zuo. Because Luo Lingyu was used to following other people's words, others had no idea what she was really thinking. When Luo Lingyu expressed her true thoughts, it always surprised people... After the cousin left, Jinyue pondered for a long time. The next day, she asked other maids about the cousin's life experience, and then she suddenly realized: "Yes, Ruyang!"

My cousin is from Nanyang, but she used to live in Ruyang. Ruyang was located at the border between the Southern Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom. The case of the Ruyang Luo family being exterminated was caused by the Northern Kingdom invading. The Ruyang Luo family swore to fight to the death and refused to surrender, so the whole family was massacred.