Chapter 269: Stabilize Zhang Heyao
Teng Wenfu didn't come back until evening.
His door was low-key and there were no guards guarding it.
When he got off the car, he heard the driver say, "Sir, the roads are slippery due to the snow. Please drive slowly. Hey, who is this? What are you doing squatting at our door? Go, go, go!"
"Maybe it's a beggar, give him a bowl of rice." Teng Wenfu said.
"No," Lu Qin's mother was curled up in a ball due to the cold and was numb. When she heard Teng Wenfu coming back, she remembered to get up, but she accidentally fell on her butt and couldn't get up for a long time.
"Uncle Ting, it's me, the abandoned mother."
Teng Wenfu paused as he was about to get out of the car, then actually got back in and said, "Since you're here, let's go to the teahouse together."
Lu Qiniang was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what it meant.
The driver was also a little hesitant, after all, he had never seen such a situation before.
Finally, Lu Qiniang sat with the coachman and went to the teahouse.
When they arrived at the private room of the teahouse, Lu Qiniang looked at the elegant decorations, then looked at herself, who was covered in snow and mud, and felt at a loss as to what to do.
"Please sit down," Teng Wenfu said. "Have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."
Lu Qiniang held the cup of hot tea and felt that she had finally recovered a little.
"How long have you been waiting?" Teng Wenfu asked, looking at her face that was blue from the cold.
"No, not long ago." Lu Qiniang smiled. "Is your leg feeling better now? Before the Lunar New Year, Xiao Yan and Jiang Xuan went hunting and killed a fox. The fox's skin was small and couldn't be used to do much, so I thought of making you a pair of knee pads. But I was in a hurry to go out today and forgot to bring them with me."
"Yeah. Come to see me, what's going on?"
Teng Wenfu was so straightforward that Lu Qiniang blushed instantly.
She felt her intentions were too obvious.
But there's nothing I can do.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Xiao Yan was captured by the Jinyiwei because of the explosion on the city wall. In fact, it has nothing to do with us. It's because we sell fireworks and have gunpowder. Tell me, this is really—"
"What do you want me to do for you?"
Lu Qiniang was stunned and speechless for a long time.
Teng Wenfu sighed, "Abandoned Mother, can you please think more before you act?"
Lu Qiniang lowered her head and said, "I didn't expect to ask you for help. It's just that Xiao Yan has such a big problem. I'm very panicked and always want to do something for him. If I go to someone else, I'm afraid that my good intentions will lead to harm, so I thought of coming to you... I'm not asking you to get him out. I know that every country has its own laws and every family has its own rules. Now I have doubts, not that he is guilty. But, I feel bad and I love my uncle."
"Since it's a false accusation, then nothing will happen. The emperor is investigating the rebels, so don't panic. It will make you look like a guilty thief. Just go home and wait. Don't fall into other people's traps and cause trouble for Xiao Yan."
"Okay, okay, Uncle Ting, I'll listen to you."
Since everyone said so, she felt a little relieved.
Just like what she did with Lu Jin, Lu Qiniang took out her nine thousand taels of silver notes.
Still the same rhetoric.
However, Teng Wenfu did not ask her to leave. Instead, he asked her, "Did you earn so much money before the New Year?"
"More than that. I just bought a shop for 3,200 taels. I was originally planning to give each of the three maids a dowry of 2,000 taels. But since Xiao Yan is in trouble, I'll save him first. I can earn more money later."
"Don't you feel bad?"
"It's heartbreaking, but if money can buy someone back, then so be it. After all, money can be earned again, but if someone gets hurt, there's no way to regret it."
No matter what the money in the family is used for, as long as someone's life is in danger, it must be used to save them.
It's the same for everyone in the family.
So the three daughters had no objection to the money being given out.
What’s even more distressing is that Daya’s dowry was the most urgent, but it seems...
Lu Qin's mother didn't dare to think about it, for fear that she couldn't bear it.
"The silver is safe." Teng Wenfu said, "I didn't bring you home today because I was afraid you would feel uncomfortable. When Xiao Yan comes out, you and Xiao Yan can come to my house for dinner. I want to eat the locust flower rice you made."
"Okay, okay, I'll remember it when the locust flowers bloom in the spring."
After a pause, Lu Qiniang asked nervously in a low voice, "Uncle Teng, is Xiao Yan really okay? I'm sure we didn't do anything illegal."
"No one can guarantee you success in this matter. After all, there are people who will take advantage of your weakness to kill you. The most important thing is to avoid being taken advantage of by those who are treacherous."
"Then I don't know either. Who did Xiao Yan offend before..." Lu Qiniang was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.
"Then go back and wait, don't cause more trouble. The Emperor is up there, why are you panicking?"
The country needs someone to protect it, and the emperor is more anxious than Lu Qinniang.
"Also," Teng Wenfu added, "if you really want to help him, keep Zhang Heyao stable."
"Zhang Heyao?"
"Isn't the hatred of having your wife taken away enough? Moreover, the northwest is the sphere of influence of the King of Zhenbei, and Xiao Yan has been there for many years. Is it difficult to find a trumped-up crime?"
"He's the one who doesn't want me!" Lu Qiniang said excitedly.
"It doesn't matter what you think, and it doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what Zhang Heyao thinks," Teng Wenfu said calmly. "Acting on impulse won't save Xiao Yan. If I were you, even if it's a scam, I'd pin Zhang Heyao down right now and not cause any more trouble."
Lu Qiniang bit her lip and said, "Okay, Uncle Ting, I'll go, I'll go find him."
She couldn't harm Xiao Yan just to save face.
She has always known that Zhang Heyao has a strong possessiveness.
"Go ahead," Teng Wenfu said. "Abandoned Mother, you have to remember that this kind of thing is just normal."
Lu Qi Niang: “!”
Is this normal?
"You'll understand when you experience a storm in the future. Right now, this is really nothing." Teng Wenfu said, "Go ahead, don't get angry, everything can be solved."
"Well, thank you, Uncle Teng. After listening to your words, I feel much better now."
Lu Qiniang returned home with the silver she had not given away.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Daya asked.
"It's okay." Lu Qiniang pretended to be strong. "Have you all eaten?"
"I've eaten it. Dujuan brought some buns to you in the evening, and I left two for you in the pot." Daya said.
"I don't want to eat it. I've already eaten." Lu Qiniang lied.
In fact, she hasn't eaten for two days and has no appetite. She just feels bloated and doesn't want to eat anything.
"Are the second and third girls asleep?"
"My second sister is awake and waiting for you to come back. I just don't dare to move for fear that my third sister will wake up."
"Let her sleep quickly." Lu Qiniang said, "You should go to bed too. I have to go out tomorrow. When I'm done, I'll take you to the Jiang Mansion to see Jiang Xuan."
"good."
The mother and daughter went to bed separately without mentioning it.
The next morning, Lu Qiniang went out with a basket.
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