Chapter 256: Saving Chunhua

Qiushi's refusal successfully pleased Lu Minghui.

Lu Minghui looked at Qiushi with a rare look of kindness and approval.

"Miss Lu is very good at controlling her subordinates." Lu Mingchao sighed.

Qiushi kowtowed again and said, "If Madam Xie wants someone familiar to serve her, you might as well choose Sister Chunhua."

Lu Mingchao raised his eyes and looked over, his gaze passing by like a dragonfly skimming the water. Their eyes met and then separated, like a leaf falling on the lake, silent and yet quietly stirring up layers of delicate ripples on the calm water surface.

Lu Mingchao saw numbness, determination and earnest prayer in Qiushi's eyes.

Are you praying for her to save Chunhua?

Qiushi wants to leave the chance to escape from the sea of ​​suffering and jump out of the fire pit to Chunhua.

"Since Qiushi is the most capable maid in Lanxi Courtyard and is loyal to Miss Lu, I don't want to take away someone else's favor." Having said this, he changed the subject and said, "Then I wonder if Miss Lu is willing to give up Chunhua, who is not very capable?"

"You're not going to refuse again by saying you can't leave, are you?"

Lu Minghui looked at the wife of Marquis Yongning as if asking for help.

If you ask yourself honestly, Lu Minghui doesn't like Chunhua.

Chunhua is well versed in literature and poetry. When he speaks, he quotes from classics and his speech is fluent and flowing.

Chunhua can write obscure and difficult-to-understand poems with ease.

Chunhua was able to handle the accounting work with ease, even though he was completely unfamiliar with it.

The most important thing is, Chunhua Chunhua, Chunhua is just as her name suggests, she truly has the beauty of spring flowers in clusters.

Chunhua was by her side, and she felt that she was more like a crude and lowly servant.

Marquis Yongning noticed Lu Minghui's hesitation and secretly cursed her as an idiot.

"Chao Chao..."

"Mother." The taciturn Lu Minghua suddenly spoke, "I am just a maid. Chao Chao likes me, so I will give it to you."

"Chao Chao suffered so much injustice, leaving her engagement to Ming Hui after so many years, leaving Shangjing with a bloody forehead, and marrying a hunter in the mountains to clean up Ming Hui's mess. I heard that you and Ming Hui missed her so much that you traveled a long way back home to visit her despite being pregnant. You are so kind and filial. She just asked for a familiar maid to accompany her, not for any gold and silver. Why did mother and Ming Hui refuse again and again?"

"Has the Yongning Marquis's Mansion been stretched to this limit?"

Lu Mingchao was instantly possessed by the Little White Flower Drama Spirit, and sighed in self-pity, "Maybe I am just being sentimental."

The wife of the Marquis of Yongning was speechless, "Chao Chao, it's not that mother is stingy, but Chunhua accidentally injured her leg a few years ago and can't walk well."

"Madam Hou, I don't mind."

"Yao Chunhua just wanted to keep someone familiar around to relieve her boredom."

"Thank you, Madam Hou, for your help."

Lu Mingchao climbed up the pole.

Madam Hou: ...

"Then let Chunhua stay by your side and serve you first." The Marquis's wife was vague.

Lu Mingchao hit the nail on the head when he said, "Brothers should settle accounts clearly."

"I remember that Chunhua signed the contract to become a slave in the palace for 15 taels of silver. Ten times the amount would be 150 taels."

Lu Mingchao winked at Qingtang, and Qingtang took out a banknote from his purse and handed it over with both hands in a proper manner.

"Please, Miss Lu, hand over Chunhua's indenture to me."

In the light of the candle, Lu Minghui's gaze fell on the two silver bills in Qingtang's palm.

One hundred and fifty taels.

For the sake of a lowly slave, Lu Mingchao casually took out one hundred and fifty taels.

Thinking back to the beginning, she threw aside all propriety and took great pains to seduce Xie Yan, and Xie Yan reluctantly gave her a betrothal gift of 100 taels.

Even today, after she recognized her ancestry and became the eldest daughter of a wealthy manor, she no longer lacked money, but at this moment, she felt unprecedented humiliation from Lu Mingchao's behavior.

Was it true that from the beginning to the end, in Lu Mingchao's heart, she was inferior to others?

Lu Minghui fiercely grasped the banknote in her palm, her slender fingers creaking, and her voice was slightly mocking, "Ming Chao's sister is really generous."

"I wonder how long Brother-in-law Xie would have to hunt in the deep mountains and old forests to earn this heavy 150 taels."

The correspondence between Sun Zhiye and Lu Minghui was vague and ambiguous, so Lu Minghui did not know that while she was busy consolidating the engagement and killing servants, Lu Mingchao's Chaofu Trading Company had gradually replaced Sun Bantian.

"Sister Mingchao, if our family is poor, we must save money and practice more." The smug arrogance and rampant sarcasm in Lu Minghui's voice almost overflowed.

Marquis Yongning and his wife were both shocked: No, why has Lu Minghui suddenly gone crazy at this moment!

Marquis Yongning gave his wife a look, as if silently saying, look at what a good daughter you have taught her.

The wife of Marquis Yongning was very upset.

Lu Mingchao smiled playfully and said nonchalantly, "Miss Lu, you are so concerned, are you worried about my husband?"

"In Changxi Village, I have heard a lot about how Miss Lu is obsessed with Ah Yan. Could it be that she can't forget her old love?"

"But it's a pity. Ah Yan said that he would never marry again in this life, otherwise I could have arranged to drink a cup of tea served by Miss Lu."

"Miss Lu, now that you have received the banknote, please hand over Chunhua's indenture as soon as possible."

Lu Minghui blushed and asked, "Can you have some shame?"

Lu Mingchao twisted the handkerchief, smiled and touched his cheek, "Is my face not beautiful enough?"

"I can't ask for more. If I ask for more, wouldn't that be shameless?"

"Enough!" Marquis Yongning slammed the table. "You keep arguing over trivial matters."

"Minghui, send someone to get Chunhua's indenture."

"And Chao Chao, you are finally a lady from a rich family who has been raised in the Marquis's mansion for fifteen years. Sweet words and flattering appearance are not the virtues of a woman."

Giving each party fifty lashes of the cane to settle the dispute was Marquis Yongning's consistent attitude in handling disputes.

Marquis Yongning did not care about right or wrong, he only cared about his own authority and face not being challenged.

As soon as Yongning Hou spoke, Lu Minghui did not dare to do anything else. She kicked Qiushi under the cover of the table and chairs and said, "Go quickly!"

Lu Mingchao raised his chin towards Qingtang and said, "Qingtang, go over and help Chunhua clean up."

"Let me take sister Mingchao back to the Cuiyuan." Lu Minghui showed her kindness without any reason.

"Okay." Lu Mingchao smiled like a flower.

Lu Minghua frowned, feeling very worried.

Minghui is a little bit stupid, but she is ruthless enough. If she takes advantage of the night and attacks Chaochao...

Lu Mingchao seemed to sense Lu Minghua's worry. He blinked soothingly and calmly placed his hand on Lu Minghui's wrist.

Lu Minghui gritted her teeth and said, "You treat me as a servant?"

"Didn't Miss Lu say she would send me back to Cuiyuan?" Lu Mingchao looked innocent.

Leaving the main hall, under the night sky, the lights were dim, barely able to illuminate the road under my feet.

"Miss Lu, I'm kindly advising you to suppress your impulsive thoughts." Lu Mingchao said coldly, "Do you know who wants to get rid of the baby in my belly more?"

"Not you."

"Would you like to guess?"

Lu Minghui's heart skipped a beat and she blurted out "Gu Huai?"

Lu Mingchao chuckled, "Everyone says you are stupid, but isn't this quite smart?"

"Yes, Gu Huai is the one who wants to get rid of the baby in my belly the most."

Defense Break