Chapter 12 Is it too late to regret now?
Qingshu didn't expect her to ask this and was stunned for a moment.
Seeing his reaction like this, what else did Jiang Yueyao not understand?
She said nothing more and walked inside. Qingshu followed her: "The master only found out recently that Pei Yu is the Third Young Master."
"But don't worry, the Lu family has always been strict and upright. The master has already warned the Third Young Master, and he won't dare do anything to you again."
Jiang Yueyao didn't say anything.
The two stopped at the door of the study.
Qingshu knocked on the door first and went in. He came out soon and invited Jiang Yueyao in.
The study was not big, with a desk placed by the window. Lu Sui sat there, dressed in a purple official robe, exuding the calmness and dignity that one should have as someone who had held a high position for a long time.
Hearing the noise, he raised his eyes and looked at her.
Jiang Yueyao, who was originally furious, suddenly calmed down as if a bucket of cold water was poured over her body when she met his deep and cold eyes.
Every time I see her, she chatters nonstop.
Very noisy.
Today she was quiet, just looking at him without saying a word.
Lu Sui was the first to speak: "Are you stupid?"
Jiang Yueyao slowly came back to her senses, and then she remembered that her status was different now, and she had to bow when she saw him.
Then she gathered her skirt and bowed softly: "Greetings, Lord Lu."
"Get up." Lu Sui put down the paperwork in his hand, leaned back slightly on the chair, and looked at her with deep eyes, "What do you want to see me for?"
Jiang Yueyao stood up and looked at him.
He had no expression on his face, yet he looked superior, with an air of indifference and dignity, as if he was staying out of the matter.
Jiang Yueyao's nameless anger, which had been suppressed, suddenly burst out again.
"I didn't know that you were the famous Grand Tutor before. I hope you will be magnanimous and not treat me like a commoner."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Lu Sui heard the sarcasm in her words.
He didn't speak in a hurry, waiting to see what she would do.
Sure enough, seeing that he didn't say anything, Jiang Yueyao became even more annoyed.
"I have one thing I don't understand, and I forgot to ask you to explain it to me, sir."
Lu Sui: "Go ahead."
"You are the imperial envoy investigating the case and want to investigate the Pang family. This is the court's business, but you insist on involving a mere commoner like me."
Her eyes widened. "Now the Pang family has been raided and the whole family is in jail. It's all because of me."
"The sin of this all falls on me alone."
"Lord Lu, however, stayed out of the incident and was unharmed. When he returned to the capital, he was rewarded by the Emperor and gained both fame and fortune. He is truly enviable."
Her sarcastic remarks did not make Lu Sui angry.
His voice was calm: "I will report your achievements to the Emperor, and you will not be left out of the reward."
"Is it the reward I want?" Jiang Yueyao's voice suddenly rose a few notches. "If I had known you were an imperial envoy, I would never have gotten involved in this mess."
"The Pang family has committed countless evil deeds and exploited the people of Sucheng for many years. Now that Pang Zhong has been imprisoned, the people of Sucheng are overjoyed and grateful to Your Majesty for his wise move."
Lu Sui paused and looked at Jiang Yueyao. "You did a good thing, so why are you still angry?"
Jiang Yueyao was suddenly speechless.
Indeed, Magistrate Pang had been in office for many years, and the people of Suzhou had suffered terribly.
In addition, his son Pang Jinze has committed many evil deeds, killing countless innocent girls and destroying countless happy families.
They deserve to be killed!
Damn them!
only……
"Besides Pang Zhong and Pang Jinze, will the rest of the Pang family also be beheaded?"
There are good people in the Pang family too.
For example, Pang Zhong’s third concubine.
Jiang Yueyao used to be a good prostitute in Yunyan Pavilion, named Cui Xiangxiang. She was very naughty when she was a child. Her mother was busy taking care of the inn all day and had no time to take care of her.
She spent the whole day running back and forth between the inn and Yunyan Pavilion.
Cui Xiangxiang had just entered Yunyan Pavilion at that time. She was born into an official family. When her family encountered trouble, she was implicated and sold here.
Because she played the zither well, the brothel owner valued her and signed her as a prostitute.
Because of her different status, she had her own yard.
Jiang Yueyao was six or seven years old at that time. Cui Xiangxiang was pretty and had a gentle voice. She liked her very much and would go to see her whenever she had nothing to do. Cui Xiangxiang also loved her very much. She would buy her beautiful hair flowers, small skirts and snacks with her monthly salary.
One day, Jiang Yueyao fell asleep while playing in her room.
It happened that the yard was on fire, and it was Cui Xiangxiang who carried the unconscious girl on her back and escaped from the fire.
At that time, her beautiful long hair was burned to ashes...
A few years ago, when her mother passed away, she specially came out of the Pang Mansion to see her mother off, and finally hugged Jiang Yueyao and comforted her for a long time.
Jiang Yueyao is a person who would forget about others' treatment as soon as they turned their backs on her if they were not nice to her.
But if someone treats her well, she would like to return the favor tenfold.
She values love and friendship, but now, when she thinks that Cui Xiangxiang will die because of her... Jiang Yueyao feels so sad that she wants to cry.
Lu Sui looked at her.
I saw her eyes gradually turn red and she looked extremely sad.
His expression couldn't help but turn a little colder.
"A family's success is shared by all, and its failure is shared by all. Pang Zhong is corrupt and abuses his power, exploiting the villagers. Everyone in the Pang family benefits, and no one can escape." He stood up and walked in front of her, dressed in a purple official robe, looking down at her. "Help me get the book, and I'll save your life. This is the exchange. You knew it from the beginning. Isn't it too late to regret it now?"
He is high and mighty.
Aggressive.
Jiang Yueyao refused to give in.
"If you had revealed your true identity at that time, I would not have agreed..."
"It's too late!" Lu Sui said these two words coldly, turned and walked towards the window beside him, his back was stern and inviolable, "Qingshu, show me away!"
Qingshu, who was standing at the door, walked in immediately.
He looked at Jiang Yueyao and was about to speak, but suddenly she knelt down in front of her master.
He was so frightened that he hurriedly said, "Boss Jiang, why are you doing this..."
Jiang Yueyao ignored him.
She looked at Lu Sui and pleaded.
"Pang Zhong has a third aunt named Cui Xiangxiang. She is a good person and once saved my life. If Pang Zhong hadn't forced her to do so, she wouldn't have followed him."
"Although I, Jiang Yueyao, am humble and lowly, I have never been an ungrateful person."
"If Aunt Cui died because of me, I would never be able to rest in peace for the rest of my life."
"Before, I begged you to save my life. Now, I am willing to exchange my life for Aunt Cui's life. I beg Master Lu to grant my wish."
Lu Sui was still standing in front of the window, his back to her, without saying a word.
But the coldness emanating from him showed that he was angry at the moment.
Qingshu looked at Jiang Yueyao who was kneeling on the ground with concern.
Thinking that the master rarely gets angry, if he really gets angry, Boss Jiang may not be able to bear it.
The study was eerily quiet.
But Jiang Yueyao still knelt stubbornly.
After a long time, so long that Qingshu felt a thin layer of cold sweat on his back, his master finally spoke.
He turned and looked at Jiang Yueyao.
His face was stern and his lips were slightly pursed.
"In that case, I will do as you wish!"
…
Jiang Yueyao returned to the inn, exhausted.
She felt her fever coming back.
Sulan helped her lie down on the bed, reached out and touched her forehead, which was indeed a little hot.
She thought it was the effect of the medicine from that day, so after Jiang Yueyao fell asleep, she went to find Qing Yi.
Qing Yi lived with Lu Sui in the government office.
When he heard that Sulan was looking for him, he didn't dare to act on his own and went to find Lu Sui.
"Miss Sulan from the Jixiang Inn came over and said that Boss Jiang has a high fever again. She's worried it's from the medicine he took last time, so she wants me to go take a look."
Lu Sui is writing back to the capital.
Hearing this, his hands did not stop moving.
Without looking up, his voice was cold.
"Go!"
After receiving the order, Qing Yi turned around and was about to leave when he heard his master say in a cold voice, "Don't ask me about the affairs of the Jixiang Inn anymore."
"Yes, I understand."
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