Chapter 110: On the surface, he is dignified and upright, but in private, he is so playful
"Okay, Jinzhi, now that you say that, it's finally worth our friendship." Lu Wanrou felt that she had won over Li and felt a little relieved.
The two of them sat there drinking tea and cracking melon seeds for a while.
Du Jinzhi suddenly said, "By the way, Wanrou, have you heard? The young marquis you liked in the past seems to have been won over by your former sister-in-law Fang Qianxue."
"Who said that?" Lu Wanrou frowned.
Although she had become Du Jinbao's concubine and was about to give birth to a child, Jiang Xu had always been a thorn in her heart that she could never let go.
"It's been spreading all over the capital city lately!"
"What?" Lu Wanrou spat out a mouthful of melon seed shells.
"That is to say, Fang Qianxue hangs out with Young Marquis Jiang at night. They are inseparable every night, and at dawn, she sends a carriage to take Young Marquis Jiang back to the mansion." Du Jinzhi said mysteriously, "You can't judge a person by his appearance. Fang Qianxue appears to be dignified and decent on the surface, but she actually has so much fun in private."
Lu Wanrou frowned and said angrily: "I have known about this slut for a long time! I told her that she was an old cow eating young grass and she refused to admit it!"
"Poor young Marquis Jiang, that beautiful flower is now stuck in that old and ugly cow dung." Du Jinzhi sighed. Since that old woman Fang Qianxue can do it, why can't she, Du Jinzhi?
The two were talking when they heard the door curtain rustle and a maid came in and said, "Aunt Lu, the old lady of the Lu family is here."
When Lu Wanrou heard that her mother was here, she immediately said in surprise: "My mother is here? Please come in!"
Du Jinzhi also stood up and said goodbye, "Since the old lady is here, Wanrou, let's get together another day. I won't disturb you for now."
After Du Jinzhi left, the maid brought in Lu's mother, Chen.
"mother!"
This was not the first time that Chen came to the Du family, but her daughter was a concubine after all, so she could not enter through the front door. Every time she came, she would sneak in through the side door in a sedan chair. Chen felt embarrassed and didn't like to come here much.
It is rare for someone to come in through the main gate today, and it is because of Lu Changqing's promotion.
"Wanrou!" Looking at Lu Wanrou's pregnant belly, Chen smiled from ear to ear, "I knew you were a lucky person. How long have you been in the Du family? You're pregnant already. When you give birth to this child, you will definitely be honored as a mother."
Lu Wanrou smiled proudly and said, "Of course, my belly is very good, unlike that Xu Miaoyan, who can't even keep a baby, she is really useless!"
Because she publicly revealed the news that Xu Miaoyan was pregnant, the Queen scolded Xu Miaoyan at the Silkworm Ceremony. Xu Miaoyan was frightened and had a miscarriage when she returned home. Lu Changqing scolded her sister and cruelly married her to Du Jinbao as a concubine. Lu Wanrou has been brooding over this matter. Her previous good impression of Xu Miaoyan is gone, and now she thinks Xu Miaoyan is a troublemaker.
"That's right!" Chen also added insult to injury and shook her head, "Xu has been making me really mad these days!"
"She's mad at you again?" Lu Wanrou said angrily, "Didn't they say that Xu helped my second brother get promoted? Why is mother still mad at her?"
"It's true that I've been promoted, but it's also true that I'm broke." Chen sighed and said softly, "Wanrou, mother came here today to ask if you have five hundred taels on hand. Can you lend it to me first?"
"Five hundred taels?" Lu Wanrou hurriedly put away the gold hairpins Du Jinzhi had just given her. "Mother! You know I'm just a concubine, and my monthly allowance is so little. Where did I get five hundred taels?"
"Wanrou, I heard that Du Jinbao dotes on you, so he must be good to you. You should be able to afford five hundred taels, right?" Chen glanced at the plate just now. Although the quality and carving of the gold hairpins were not very good, they were made of pure gold after all, and were still worth some money.
"Mom! What do you want so much money for?" Lu Wanrou said unhappily, "Didn't my elder brother give you any money to honor you? And you come to ask a married woman for money!"
"Alas! You don't know," Chen sighed, "your eldest brother sold the Linyao ancestral home last time to pay back the money to Jinxiuzhai."
"Just sell it," Lu Wanrou knew that Lu Changqing was selling the ancestral home, but she didn't think it was a big deal. "That house was originally passed down to us by our father. What's wrong with us selling it now to pay off the debt?"
"Who said it wasn't?" Chen complained, "It's just that there's no point in reasoning with those country folk. Your Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, and Fourth Aunt have all come to the capital, and now they're staying at the Lu family. They also said that if we don't give them money to buy a house, they'll stay there forever! They'll have to keep me supporting them. I think Changqing's career is important, so I don't dare to let them make trouble. If they make trouble to the Censor and affect Changqing's career, it will be a loss... So, I thought of borrowing some money from you."
"Mom! How can my money be enough to buy a house?" Lu Wanrou rubbed her eyebrows in annoyance.
She does have some pocket money, but she has to save it for raising her children!
Although Du Jinbao treated her well, he didn't spend money like water on her. She still had to consider her mother-in-law's mood when she needed money in the Du family, not to mention that there was also Li who was putting pressure on her. It was far from being possible for her to buy whatever she wanted.
Still a long way off.
Du Jinbao had a bad temper, so Lu Wanrou didn't dare to ask him for money directly.
"If you have five hundred taels, just give me five hundred taels first." Chen thought that it could at least cover the expenses of several relatives of the Lu family in Shangjing City.
"Mom, don't ask me for money. Let me give you an idea. These tens or hundreds of taels of silver I have are useless even if I lend them to you! Why don't you..." Lu Wanrou's eyes flashed with a cunning light, "Go get the money from Fang Qianxue."
"What nonsense are you talking about! That bitch Fang is living a life of luxury now, but she lets us be chased for debt. She has such a cruel heart. Even if I go to her house, I will be turned away. How can she give me money?" Chen was furious when she heard Fang Qianxue's name.
Last time at the Jingzhao Yin government office, she embarrassed herself so much that several old sisters who used to be on good terms with her no longer look for her.
Chen was a person who attached great importance to her reputation. She was often pointed at when she walked on the street, so she rarely left the house during this period.
"Mom, I heard that although Fang bought the house, she has never registered her household. Lu Qingyao and Lu Qingyuan, those two money-losing guys, are still registered as my brother's household. Why don't you go and ask Fang for the two children back, and then let her pay child support! Give her 1,800 taels a month, and you can earn back the 5,000 taels in half a year, right?" Lu Wanrou's abacus was clicking in her mind, "How much can two little kids eat? Won't the extra money go into our Lu family's account?"
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