Chapter 269: Worthy of the Pen of the Historian

Lu Mingchao: ...

Her silence was deafening.

Seeing Lu Mingchao's look as if he was looking at a fool, Lu Minghua touched his nose in dismay, and then suddenly stopped, "Did mother do something to Nanny Wang?"

Lu Minghua's tone was full of disbelief.

"Madame Wang was mother's dowry. She served mother for decades and watched you and me grow up."

"Mother once said that although she and Nanny Wang were master and servant, they were more than sisters. She also taught you and me to respect Nanny Wang as our aunt."

"impossible!"

Lu Minghua's voice unconsciously rose.

It seemed like he was speaking to Lu Mingchao, but also seemed like he was trying to convince himself.

Lu Mingchao remained silent and looked at Lu Minghua quietly.

Lu Minghua smiled bitterly and looked down. The light from the hexagonal lantern reflected in Lu Mingchao's eyes, so bright, frank and shocking that his self-deception seemed particularly ridiculous.

"Why did it turn out like this?" Lu Minghua murmured softly and fled.

Things are different and people have changed.

Things are different and people are different!

Looking at Lu Minghua's back, Lu Mingchao sighed softly.

A gentleman is cautious when alone and does not deceive in secret.

Be humble and discipline yourself, and do not deceive yourself.

If a person of bright and clear character grows up in the mud, he can emerge from the mud without being stained, but how can he get rid of the mud?

"Madam Qiushi has woken up."

Chunhua could be heard crying with joy.

Lu Mingchao turned around and raised his hand to fiddle with the red tassel under the hexagonal lantern that was swaying silently in the wind.

It seems that Lu Minghua's thoughts are more confused than Hongsui's.

"Miss."

When Qiushi saw Lu Mingchao, tears welled up in his eyes and he struggled to stand up and salute.

Lu Mingchao stopped him gently, "Take good care of it."

Qiushi cried breathlessly, not caring about the stinging pain caused by the tears flowing through the cracked corners of his mouth. It seemed that he wanted to cry out all the grievances and regrets he had experienced over the past six months.

Lu Mingchao twisted the handkerchief with his fingers, but did not dare to wipe the tears on Qiushi's face.

I don't know where to start.

All of them are shocking.

Lu Minghui should not be the daughter of the Yongning Marquis's mansion, she should be reincarnated as a cruel official.

Chunhua turned away, held back her tears, and advised, "Qiu Shi, if you cry again, you will make the young lady cry."

Qiu Shi said dumbly, "I can't help it."

It was the young lady who saved her.

It was the young lady who sought justice for her.

She remembered the voice in the fire scene, it was Liu Yue who was beside the young lady.

Qiushi's face was full of tears, but his eyes were smiling.

She took the handkerchief from Lu Mingchao's hand as if it were a treasure and wiped her tears without any method.

"Does it hurt?"

Lu Mingchao felt pain just looking at it.

Qiushi shook his head. “It doesn’t hurt.”

I'm used to it.

"Miss, everything I said after the welcoming banquet was a lie."

Lu Mingchao nodded, "I know."

"Miss, I didn't leave the mansion with you at the beginning, not because I was greedy for fame and fortune, nor because I couldn't bear to leave the mansion's flowers and splendor."

Qiushi is too busy to explain.

Doctor Feng said that she would live no more than three months.

Because the silver needle enters the internal organs, it is very likely that you will die in your sleep one night without knowing it and never wake up again.

There is no fixed time.

Maybe three to five days.

Maybe ten days or half a month.

She had to finish what she wanted to say as soon as possible.

Lu Mingchao's eyes softened, "I know that too."

In the original novel, Qiushi did not complain even when his outer clothes were stripped off and he was beaten to death in public.

If he had been greedy for fame and fortune, he would have joined Lu Minghui like Xia Chan.

"You can't bear to leave your sister Xiujuan, who is pregnant and newly married."

"According to the time, your sister's baby should be born by now."

"Miss, she doesn't want me anymore." Qiu Shi's voice was as soft as a mosquito.

Lu Mingchao's heart skipped a beat.

In the original owner's memory, most of Qiushi's monthly salary and rewards were given to Xiujuan.

The original owner even teased Qiushi for being so cunning and not knowing how to save some money for herself. Qiushi foolishly said that her money was her sister's money.

"Miss, my life is worth ten taels of silver and a gold hairpin."

“It’s worth the money.”

Worth more than when she was sold as a slave.

The elder sister promised the eldest girl that no matter how tragic her death was, she would not cause any trouble and would just pretend that she never existed as a younger sister in her life.

Lu Mingchao blinked and said, "Then I'll go get it back for you?"

"I roughly remember how much money you gave her over the years."

Qiushi looked at the person he had been thinking about day and night, and his eyebrows curved even more.

"I don't want the moon money anymore."

"But the gold hairpin and the ten ounces of silver must be returned."

Lu Mingchao: "Okay."

"Get it back."

Qiushi thought that the young lady was the only one in the world who treated her the best.

If possible, she really wanted to serve the young lady for a long time, just like Nanny Wang accompanied the Marquis and took care of the young lady.

pity.

She had no such luck.

"Miss, I overheard something." Qiu Shi stopped crying and said seriously.

"The eldest lady presented the portrait of the young lady's brother, Master Lu Yao, to Princess Qingyu."

"Princess Qingyu was very moved when she saw him and wanted to keep him as her concubine."

"It seems that it has been put on hold because of the marriage granted by the Emperor."

Lu Mingchao frowned, his expression slightly cold.

She knew that the only outcome between Lu Minghui and the Lu family would be a fight to the death.

That year, Lu Minghui cut off Lu Yao's fingers.

Now, he wants to break Lu Yao's pride and trample on his dignity.

This is truly the recklessness of the evildoers.

I don’t know whether Lu Yao’s plan to become the disciple of Mr. Yu from Baopu Academy was successful or not.

If Principal Yu, Princess Qingyu and Lu Minghui were to take action against Lu Yao, they would be shooting themselves in the foot.

…

At the foot of the mountain of Baopu Academy is the Jiying Guest Inn.

Lu Yao held the letter from home in his hands, eager to return home.

But Shanzhang Yu still did not make a clear statement. He just selected difficult and weird questions day after day and ordered his servants to bring them down the mountain.

It's more like a test or a temptation.

Lu Yao vaguely felt that Director Yu must be familiar with his way of catering to his preferences.

After all, Shu Yuan was once one of Master Yu's most proud disciples.

"Lu Santu, calm down and stay calm!"

"Xie Yan has made arrangements in the capital, and my sister-in-law is not a reckless person."

"Since my sister-in-law dared to go back to Beijing with Gu Huai, she must be sure that she can control Gu Huai and prevent him from doing anything rash."

"You are too concerned to be confused. There is no point in returning home at this time."

"Mr. Yu is a big tree that you must take down."

Shu Yuan was trying to persuade him while he was fixing his beard.

Even if we take a step back and say that Lu Mingchao was pregnant, Empress Dowager Xie would not sit idly by and watch Lu Mingchao get into trouble for the sake of the Xie family's bloodline.

Empress Dowager Xie was a ruthless person who had been with Emperor Wencheng through thick and thin for decades.

The current emperor was plotting a rebellion, and unintentionally caught Empress Dowager Xie off guard.

Three years was enough time for the Queen Mother to get back on her feet.

Changning Palace could not hold Empress Dowager Xie captive.

Lu Yao knew that what Shu Yuan said made sense, but he still couldn't stop feeling anxious.

Chao Chao, facing the Mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo and the Mansion of the Marquis of Yongning, is just like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Shu Yuan sighed, "Lu Santu, you underestimate her."

"I'm going to say something you may not like to hear, but she is more resilient than you and Xie Yan."

"If you are a man, you should be a historian for generations to come."

Lu Yao said seriously, "I love listening to it."

"She is a woman, and she can also leave her name in history."

"I'm not worried that she's not as smart and strategic as Gu Huai and Lu Minghui, I'm just worried that she underestimated the extent to which human nature can be sinister and cruel."

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