Chapter 214 What's the Reason
Lu Chao came back in the evening. Rong Yin poured him a cup of tea and gently wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"I'm sorry to trouble you, young master."
Lu Chao had been busy all afternoon and was indeed thirsty. He picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp. Then he said, "You are mine. If I don't worry about you, who else can I worry about?"
Rongyin showed a shy smile, hesitant to speak, yet very charming.
"The carriage is outside. Let's go and take the important things away first. The lease of this house has not yet expired, so we can take our time to clean it up." Lu Chao said with a smile, holding Rong Yin's hand and walking out.
That night, Lu Chao did not return home.
Qiao Jingru didn't find it strange, after all, it wasn't the first time he didn't come back to live. Lu Xiang thought to himself that maybe he was under great stress and was drinking outside to drown his sorrows and that's why he didn't come back.
The two of them went together to pay their respects to the old lady. As they were sitting and talking, they suddenly heard a maid report that Aunt Yao wanted to see her.
The old lady was a little surprised. Apart from Qingya who often came to Fuyuan Hall, Aunt Lin and Aunt Yao rarely came except for necessary times to pay respects.
Because the old lady doesn't need them to pay their respects every day to pretend to be filial.
"Come in." The old lady said in a light voice.
Aunt Yao entered the room and bowed to the old lady: "My concubine greets the old lady."
The old lady nodded.
Then she bowed to Qiao Jingru and Lu Xiang and called out, "Madam, Third Miss."
"What's the matter?" asked the old lady.
Aunt Yao first glanced at Qiao Jingru. Qiao Jingru's heart started beating fast when she saw her look, and she had a bad feeling.
"Replying to the old lady, this is about the eldest young master. I have been thinking about it for a few days and feel that I should report it to the old lady..."
When the old lady heard that it was related to Lu Chao, she couldn't help but sit up straight.
Aunt Yao continued, "The eldest young master has a mistress. The third young lady also knows about this, right?"
Lu Xiang frowned slightly, she knew Aunt Yao's purpose.
Sow discord!
As she finished speaking, the old lady and Qiao Jingru looked at her at the same time, their faces filled with astonishment.
"Xiangxiang, is what Aunt Yao said... true?" Qiao Jingru tightly grasped the handkerchief, her face suddenly turning pale.
Concubine?
Lu Chao actually kept a roommate.
And Lu Xiang also knew about this matter.
Lu Xiang pursed his lips and nodded under Qiao Jingru's sad and shocked gaze.
Snap——
Qiao Jingru burst into tears as big as a bucket. She bit her lips tightly. Her chest felt like it was filled with lead and she could hardly breathe.
Her heart aches.
She fell in love with Lu Chao at first sight and tried hard to be a good wife so that he would like her. Although she sometimes had a bad temper, she was trying to change it.
Can’t Lu Chao see all this?
"So last time you asked me how much money Lu Chao took for pocket money, and told me not to just give him as much as he said? Did you know that all his money was spent on his mistress?" Qiao Jingru asked.
As long as you figure out one thing, many things can be connected immediately.
So the reason why Lu Chao was injured was not because the second and third brothers accidentally injured him while trying to stop the fight, but because they also knew about this and beat Lu Chao up.
The old lady slammed the table and cursed: "This bastard, where is he?"
This brat, who has no ability at all, actually keeps a mistress. Who gives him the courage?
Qiao Jingru shook her head in despair: "He didn't come back last night."
Lu Xiang grabbed Qiao Jingru's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, I didn't say that I wanted to solve this matter quietly. The mistress was a brothel girl. I confirmed it with the brothel's madam and let brother know that he was deceived. It is cleaner for him to take the initiative to break up with the mistress than to force him."
"Miss San is talking nonsense."
As soon as Lu Xiang finished speaking, Aunt Yao shouted sternly, and her righteous look made Lu Xiang stunned.
"Miss Third, you don't have to pretend at this time. Didn't you find that mistress? You traveled thousands of miles from Ningzhou to find a prostitute to seduce the young master, and after the incident, you still acted in a pretentious manner towards the young mistress. It's a pity that what you do will eventually be discovered."
Lu Xiang looked at Aunt Yao with cold eyes and suddenly sneered.
"Aunt Yao said that I hired someone to seduce my eldest brother. What reason do I have to do this?"
Aunt Yao said, "You have to ask yourself what the Third Miss's reason is. How did I know? Maybe she wants someone who is easy to control to control the eldest young master and thus control the entire Lu family."
"When I learned about this, I secretly sent someone to find the concubine, wanting to give her money to leave. The eldest young master is studying at a critical time, and his reputation must not be affected because of this. But the concubine arrogantly told me to get out. She is the third lady's person, and the third lady will protect her. Sooner or later, she will enter the Lu Mansion. By then, she will have the eldest young master's favor and the third lady's protection, waiting to step on the eldest young lady under her feet. If you don't believe it, the old lady can go and confront the concubine to see whether what I said is true or not."
Lu Xiang sneered.
It turned out that he was waiting for her here.
Yao's words were enough to confirm that her previous guesses were correct.
The old lady looked at Aunt Yao with an unfriendly expression. Even if what she said was true, she didn't like Aunt Yao using this tone to frame Lu Xiang.
"I know about this, Mother Wen, ask someone to bring the eldest young master back." said the old lady.
Aunt Yao's face stiffened slightly. She felt a hint of coldness in the old lady's voice, so she tightened her hands on both sides of her body and wisely said nothing more.
The old lady's partiality towards Lu Xiang is beyond measure. Anyway, her purpose this time is not to let the old lady do anything to Lu Xiang, but to sow discord between Lu Xiang and Qiao Jingru.
To deal with Lu Xiang, you have to break her arms one by one first.
Besides, the more of a jerk Lu Chao is, the more disappointed the old lady and the master will be.
The master can no longer have his own children, so the entire Lu family will only have two sons, Lu Chao and Xiaoer. If Lu Chao is ruined, the Lu family will become a pawn in her son's arms.
"I'm taking my leave." Aunt Yao felt that it would be annoying if she stayed, so she said goodbye to the old lady and left.
The old lady nodded faintly.
After Aunt Yao left, the old lady looked at the absent-minded Qiao Jingru and said, "Don't think too much. Grandmother will make the decision for you."
Qiao Jingru nodded with lifeless eyes, and it was unclear whether she had heard it or not.
The old lady sighed softly.
"Grandma, sister-in-law, my brother's mistress has nothing to do with me." Lu Xiang said.
The old lady nodded at her lovingly. She liked Lu Xiang, and it wasn't just words, she really loved him in her heart. In terms of relationship, didn't she believe that her granddaughter would believe Aunt Yao?
"What's going on with your eldest brother's mistress?" asked the old lady.
Lu Xiang told the whole story in detail: "...Qiao's second and third brothers asked me to find a solution. I didn't want my eldest sister-in-law to be sad, so I thought of giving her money to leave. But Rongyin was determined. She didn't want the money and just wanted to follow her eldest brother. Whether she was sincere or not, I didn't want her to come into the mansion and upset my eldest sister-in-law."
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