Chapter 101 There are still many hidden treasures
Liangchen ignored the accusing look of his mistress and added, "Third Miss, our eldest young lady has quite a few private collections, many antiques and authentic works of famous artists." He almost waved his handkerchief and shouted at Lu Xiang to come and get them next time.
Well……
Lu Xiang held the painting and looked at Qiao Jingru with some sympathy, "Sister-in-law, your maid doesn't even blink an eye when it comes to ruining the family."
"Sister-in-law, your uncle, aunt, and the brothers of the Qiao family really love you very much." Lu Xiang couldn't help but sigh. In her previous life, she didn't have the chance to collect many antiques and authentic works of famous artists, but Qiao Jingru actually had so many.
Seeing Liangchen speak so casually, there might be more than she imagined.
If the Qiao family didn't love this daughter so much, they would never have been willing to let her go.
"Jealous."
Qiao Jingru stopped chatting with Lu Xiang and pulled her to sit down affectionately. She ordered someone to serve tea and asked, "What are you jealous of?"
Lu Xiang: "I'm jealous of your wealth."
“Well, I think I’m pretty rich.”
"You're making me want to rob you." Lu Xiang said with a smile, "The Lu family is not easy to manage. The Liu family won't stay still and will definitely make things difficult for you. Be careful, sister-in-law."
"Well, I'm not someone you can mess with. If you push me to the limit, I'll just cling to you."
Lu Xiang looked at her in confusion.
Qiao Jingru pointed at her and said, "You have your grandmother loving you at home and the Empress backing you up outside. If I'm being bullied, remember to help me vent my anger."
Lu Xiang smiled and said to her: "Then I think your private collection may not be enough to give me."
Qiao Jingru glanced at her and said, "Can you look forward to seeing me?"
Lu Xiang laughed and cupped his fists to her: "Then I wish you a great victory?"
"You're such a snob, grandma asked you to help me, don't even think about being lazy."
"Sister-in-law, I'm still young. It's not appropriate for me to be too stressed out." Lu Xiang put his hands on his cheeks and tried his best to act cute in front of Qiao Jingru.
Qiao Jingru's lips trembled in silence, and she said angrily, "If you don't use your brain, your Qixia Courtyard will soon become a sieve. Those with bad intentions should be caught and dealt with immediately. It will be a trouble in the long run."
Why did Aunt Liu know that Lu Xiang owned a mine and made a profit of one thousand taels, and even gave the silver to her? It was obvious that someone in Qixia Courtyard could not resist the temptation and was bribed. This time she just sold out the information, but what about next time?
Qiao Jingru couldn't help shivering just thinking about it.
Although the people around Lu Xiang have been serving her since they were young, they are still very young, and it is inevitable that they sometimes cannot take care of her. She still needs an experienced mother to manage the servants for her.
"Grandma has always loved you. Why don't you ask her to pick a reliable mother to take care of you?" Qiao Jingru said.
Lu Xiang waved his hand and calmly drank a sip of tea. "No, don't worry, sister-in-law. I know my limits. I leaked this on purpose. I don't know the new maids well, and I'm worried that they might become more active over time, so I took the opportunity to test them. If this matter hadn't been leaked, I would have gained a few loyal maids, which would be a good thing. If the news had leaked out, the worst thing would be that someone would tell my father and let him question me. Then I would take this opportunity to propose that you be the head of the family. My father would be angry only because we made money but didn't give it to him to go out and make arrangements. But as long as you are the head of the family, the silver earned from the profits will be used for public purposes, which would only benefit him. After he figures it out, he would be eager for you to take over as soon as possible."
"It's good that you know what's going on." Qiao Jingru smiled gently and said, "I'll remember that you've helped me make a profit this time. When you get married in the future, I'll prepare a generous dowry for you and marry you off in style."
"Why don't you wait until I get married and give me half of your private collection?" Lu Xiang winked at her with a malicious smile.
Qiao Jingru wanted to slap herself in the face. You’re so quick-witted. I finally managed to change the topic but now you’re back to it.
"For you, for you... Starting tomorrow I'm going to sew Liangchen's mouth shut. This girl is so talkative." Qiao Jingru said angrily.
Lu Xiang laughed out loud, and after dinner he took away a set of jade chess from Qiao Jingru's room. The chess pieces were all made of white and black jade, and even the chessboard was made of jade. It was a rare treasure, which made Qiao Jingru laugh and cry. She pulled Mother Ding to complain: "Why didn't I realize that this girl is a bandit at heart?"
Mother Ding covered her mouth and chuckled: "The Third Miss is close to you, the master. Look at the other courtyards in our mansion. If you ask the Third Miss to get it, she won't look down on it."
And master, don’t you also dote on the Third Miss?
At night, the moon was a thin crescent, but the moonlight was extremely bright, pouring down like mercury.
When Lu Xiang returned to Qixia Courtyard, he saw Hongyin and Yuxiang carrying buckets of water towards the small kitchen.
"Miss Third." Hongyin and Yuxiang greeted her.
Lu Xiang nodded slightly, then stared at the two of them thoughtfully. After a while, she said, "Hong Yin, if you don't want to stay in Qixia Courtyard, you can tell me. I won't make things difficult for you."
The cold moonlight fell into Lu Xiang's dark eyes, like bits of light overflowing, exuding a chill.
Hong Yin's expression froze, and she was at a loss: "Miss Third, I...I don't have it."
"Don't worry, come and tell me anytime you have made up your mind." Lu Xiang smiled faintly, then went back to the house.
Yun Zha couldn't help but look back at the uneasy Hong Yin, and asked softly: "Miss, do you suspect that Hong Yin told Aunt Liu?"
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't have any evidence." Lu Xiang said.
Yun Zhai nodded knowingly, she understood.
In the yard, Hong Yin thought about what Lu Xiang had just said, feeling angry and afraid, her face turning slightly pale.
Seeing this, Yuxiang patted her shoulder gently and said, "I'll take the water to the kitchen, you go back to the house first."
Hongyin was a little at a loss, but after hearing what Yuxiang said, she nodded and went back.
Not long after, Yuxiang and Mujin entered Hongyin's room together.
When Hong Yin saw the two of them, her suppressed panic suddenly burst out, and her pretty face was almost deformed with grievance: "What did the Third Miss mean by that just now? Is she trying to chase me away?"
Mu Jin looked at Yu Xiang in confusion: "Miss San said she wanted to chase Hong Yin away?"
Yuxiang shook her head, the candlelight shining on her face, dancing with a soft light: "She didn't say that. She just said that if Hongyin wants to leave, just say it directly, and she won't make it difficult. We can't guess what the Third Miss means."
Mu Jin frowned, and suddenly seemed to think of something, staring at Hong Yin intently: "I heard that Aunt Liu revealed to the master that the third young lady had a mine and made money but concealed it. Did you tell Aunt Liu about this?"
Hong Yin was frightened by Mu Jin's terrifying gaze and shook her head quickly: "No, no, I didn't say that."
The news spread throughout the mansion in the afternoon, and the old lady lost her temper in Mingjiao Courtyard. For this reason, the third young lady suggested to the master that the eldest young lady be the head of the family.
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