Chapter 24 The Tight Storehouse

Moreover...it concerns the husband of Princess Zhaoyang, Lu Huaihe's father.

Su He sighed. She really didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse to know this.

She folded the letter carefully and put it away, feeling a little heavy-hearted.

It rained heavily for two days after the funeral, and the rain even flooded the steps. It was a long way from clearing up.

Pei Xia stood at the edge of the corridor and looked at the rain curtain, complaining about the weather.

If not, they should have left the Lu Mansion.

It was just raining, so it was not easy to move things out. Many precious items in the dowry could not get wet.

Incense was lit in the room, and Su He sat at the desk reading a book. When she heard Pei Xia complain, she also looked at the sky.

Before, Liu said that she would take her to Shangqing Temple, but the trip was delayed because of the rain.

However, they never hold back on things, and it is estimated that they will soon put it on the agenda.

In Weirui Pavilion, the heavy rain curtain made the whole yard look dark.

Liu had a cold, and after taking a bowl of ginger soup, she leaned on the bed to rest.

Liu Qiuqiu came in with the children holding an umbrella. Seeing her coming, Liu raised her eyes and said in a reproachful tone: "It's raining and the ground is slippery. What are you doing here?"

"Great-grandmother, I heard that you were sick, so I came to see you."

Lu Yi was the sweetest person. As soon as he entered the room, he ran straight to the bed, leaned next to Liu and patted her arm, and asked with concern: "Has great-grandmother taken the medicine?"

"Eat, eat, my dear grandson! You still love your great-grandmother the most!" Liu couldn't help but pat his little face, and the fatigue on his face disappeared instantly. When he looked at Liu Qiuqiu again, his expression was much softer, "If you have anything, just ask the maids to come and report, why bother to go there in person?"

Liu Qiuqiu knew that Liu was worried about the baby in her belly, afraid that the floor would slip and cause any damage. She sat on the armchair beside her and smiled sweetly, "I'm very bored staying in the room all day, so I want to talk to you, grandma."

Hearing the word "grandma", Liu didn't say anything.

In fact, Liu Qiuqiu had not offered her tea since she entered the mansion, and she only called her old lady before. In the past two days, I learned that Su He had received the divorce letter, so she naturally regarded herself as the mistress of the Lu family, and the power of the family also fell into her hands.

But you don't know until you look at it, the treasury account book is actually all in the red! If Su He hadn't taken out the dowry subsidy, Zhang's funeral would probably not have survived.

Liu Qiuqiu thought that Su He's previous words were just to scare her, but now seeing the tight money, she was very worried.

"Great-grandmother, mother doesn't love me and my brother at all!" Lu Jiao pouted, glanced at Liu Qiuqiu miserably, and continued to complain in front of Liu: "My brother and I both want a paper iris, but mother won't buy one for us!"

Liu Qiuqiu pretended to scold: "Jiao'er, don't talk nonsense in front of great-grandmother!"

Lu Jiao snorted twice, snuggled into Liu's arms, and said, "I'm not talking nonsense!"

"Paper irises are not worth money, just buy them for them, are you reluctant to give them up?" Liu asked dissatisfiedly, rubbing the children's hands in her palms.

Liu Qiuqiu's face turned red, and she stammered for a long time, "Grandma, although the paper ibis is not worth much money, you still have to spend money to buy it. Now the storehouse in our house is empty, and when Su He leaves and takes away all the dowry, our house will be truly clean. I'm sure you also know that because we have no money, the meals in our house are mostly light, and the children... haven't eaten fried meat for two days."

Her voice became smaller and smaller at the end, and Liu Qiuqiu wiped her tears with her hand, and faint sobbing sounds could be heard.

Lu Yi tugged at Liu's sleeve and spoke for his mother in a weak voice: "Mother's favorite hairpins were all pawned for money..."

Liu listened attentively and remained silent without answering.

She knew the income and expenditure of the mansion very well, but when Su He was the housekeeper, she just pretended to be ignorant.

Now the children are growing up, if they haven't had oil for two days, wouldn't it make people laugh?

Liu glanced to the side, and Nanny Qin received the order and immediately went inside to take out some banknotes and handed them to Liu Qiuqiu.

"What are these?"

Liu Qiuqiu was a little surprised to hold a stack of banknotes. After a rough scan, there were actually five hundred taels!

A gleam of light flashed in her lowered eyes. She finally got some of the money from the dying old woman!

Liu said, "You are a twin, and the children are growing up. You can't be wronged in terms of food."

She has been in the Lu family for many years, and has seen a lot of ups and downs. She has saved a lot in her private treasury. After several decades, no one knows how much money she has except for Nanny Qin and Aunt Yang who serve her.

"Thank you, grandmother."

Nanny Qin smiled faintly, "Madam Liu gave birth to children for the young master. There is no need to say thank you or not. This is what you deserve."

Liu Qiuqiu felt contempt in her heart when she heard this. She only deserved 500 taels?

But in front of Liu, she still accepted it with a humble attitude.

"I heard that you and Su He were going to Shangqing Temple to pray for my mother-in-law. I haven't been sleeping well these days since my mother-in-law passed away. I'm free at home anyway, so why don't I go with you?" Liu Qiuqiu's eyes were gentle and her tone was mostly negotiating, which made Liu very happy and she had no reason not to agree.

Besides, Liu had her own plans, and having one more person present would make her more confident.

It had been drizzling for two days, and it finally cleared up.

As soon as the sun broke through the clouds, Nanny Qin came to the osmanthus courtyard with instructions.

"The carriage is waiting outside the house, Madam, pack up and set off."

Pei Xia glanced at the sky and felt that Liu was too impatient. The weather had just cleared up today, and the road to Shangqing Temple was full of mud. There was a risk of falling.

"The old lady asked someone to check the time and decided that today would be the most appropriate day to go to the temple. Madam, you are so slow, don't you want to pray for the eldest lady?"

When Madam Qin spoke, her eyebrows slightly raised, quite proud, and between the lines seemed to tell Su He that if it weren't for the past master-servant relationship, she would never call her Madam again.

Many of the old maids in Weirui Pavilion had served the eldest princess before, and they seemed to have always had a sense of superiority, and they did not take the maids in other courtyards seriously.

This superiority was most evident in Qin Mama and Yang Pozi, Liu's personal servants.

Su He opened the jade curtain and walked out of the room. When he saw Qin Mama, he smiled and said, "Go back and tell the old lady that I'll be right there."

Nanny Qin left the courtyard with her head held high. Su He's smile suddenly froze, and the corners of her mouth gradually flattened. She turned to Pei Xia and asked, "Are the things ready?"

"I'll keep them close to me."

"Okay."

Shangqing Temple is located on Dengtian Peak outside the capital, with high mountains and deep valleys. Halfway through the journey, the sound of Buddhist chants and bells could be heard.