Chapter 217 Injured
Then the old lady said coldly: "Don't even think about it."
Lu Youping opened his mouth but didn't say anything, fearing that his angry mother would point the gun at him again. However, he also felt resentful towards Lu Chao in his heart.
He was already short of breath in front of the old lady because of Liu's matter, and it hadn't been long since everything was peaceful, and this brat jumped out to cause trouble again.
"Grandma, Rongyin has not asked for any status so far, and I will not send her away." Lu Chao stiffened his neck, looking unwilling to give up his true love and determined, which made the old lady so angry that she had a headache.
"Jingru, don't protect him. If I don't beat him up today, he won't know how much of a bastard he is." The old lady said angrily.
Qiao Jingru's pretty face showed anxiety, and she wanted to plead for mercy, but she saw him pull her aside, and his handsome and beautiful face was full of determination: "You don't have to do this."
His father and grandmother would beat him if they wanted to, but they couldn't ask him to leave Rongyin.
Qiao Jingru felt aggrieved and angry, tears streaming down her face.
She felt wronged because Lu Chao only thought about his mistress and no matter how much she did, she could not win his love.
What made her angry was that he would rather be beaten than ask her to speak for mercy.
Although the servants received the order to beat Lu Chao, no one dared to beat him to death. After fifty strokes of the board, his skin was torn and flesh was exposed, but they were all external injuries and he would heal after a while of recuperation.
After being carried back to Qinghui Courtyard, Qiao Jingru asked a doctor to diagnose and apply medicine to him. She asked Mother Ding to stay in the courtyard to take care of him, and she took Liangchen to live in Qixia Courtyard.
"Xiangxiang, I'll stay with you for a few days."
She wanted to go back to her parents' home, but if she went back in this state, her parents and brothers would definitely question her, and she didn't want to make them worry.
Lu Xiang couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw Qiao Jingru, who had lost her former liveliness and radiance after a day's work.
"Sister-in-law can stay as long as she wants. I was wrong. I thought that if I let brother know the truth, he would change his mind. But I didn't expect that things would get more and more complicated."
"You've done so much for me, how can I blame you for this? Lu Chao doesn't love me. Even if I lock him up at home and he can't go anywhere, he won't love me." Qiao Jingru said with a dejected look.
Lu Xiang pursed her lips lightly, with a hint of coldness flashing in her dark eyes.
Because the sister-in-law has feelings for the eldest brother, she tried so hard to hope that the eldest brother would come back on his own initiative, but it turned out to be useless for Lu Chao.
Lu Xiang stayed with Qiao Jingru until she finally fell asleep, then she left and called Ah Man to the warm room.
"You said that although Rong Yin and her servants have moved away, there are still many things left?"
Ah Man nodded: "Yes, he took away the things he often used. It seemed that he left in a hurry."
"They will definitely send someone to pick up the things. You guard Jilan Lane and find out where Rongyin has moved to. Then..." Lu Xiang said with a murderous look on his face: "Kill her."
Ah Man showed no sign of surprise and nodded, "Yes, Miss." After thinking for a moment, she asked again, "But Miss, will the young master suspect you?"
"I will be suspicious, but I won't be the only one. Rongyin disappeared yesterday. Whether it was just a play she put on or someone else really took Rongyin away, if she disappears again, it can have nothing to do with me."
Ah Man understood: "I understand. I will make sure to get rid of her quietly."
Aunt Yao was so angry that she smashed two vases in her arms when she saw that all her efforts to instigate had only caused Lu Chao to suffer physically, while there was no grudge between Lu Xiang and Qiao Jingru.
"Does Qiao Jingru, that idiot, trust Lu Xiang so much?"
Hua Zhi glanced at the mess on the ground and advised: "Don't be angry, Auntie. Even if you failed to instigate him, the young master did have a fight with the old lady and the master. Auntie's ultimate goal is the young master."
Aunt Yao took a deep breath, but was still very angry.
Having said that, she would have no good life if she didn't get rid of Lu Xiang. What's more, that person was pushing her too hard, not knowing that things would become even more difficult after she had a falling out with Lu Xiang.
Liu's plan failed to succeed. If she didn't have a foolproof plan, she would not dare to act rashly.
She knew clearly that Lu Xiang had not yet made a move on her. Besides wanting to get rid of her once and for all, he also wanted to lure out the person behind her.
With her provocation today, Lu Xiang would probably not let her have peace. She couldn't let Lu Xiang have time to fight against her.
"When will Mother Zhou come back?" asked Aunt Yao.
Hua Zhi said, "I will stop by to see her tomorrow. Her little grandson is seriously ill due to acclimatization. I think Mother Zhou will not come back until her grandson gets better."
Aunt Yao nodded with a serious face.
Mother Zhou has been with her longer than Huazhi. The Lu family settled in the capital, and Mother Zhou asked her to bring her son and daughter-in-law to the capital some time ago. So when her eldest brother and his family came to the capital, she also came along.
She was not qualified to send people to the Lu Mansion as slaves, so she asked them to serve her eldest brother's family. Since she was an official in Beijing, she was an official and needed someone to serve her. Mother Zhou was her confidant and her family was better than those she was not familiar with. She was just the right person to keep an eye on her eldest brother and his wife's family and make sure they didn't talk nonsense or cause trouble.
"Go tell Rongyin what happened today and ask her to disturb the water."
"Yes, aunt."
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Lu Chao hadn't seen Qiao Jingru for a few days while he was recuperating in the mansion. Every time he changed the dressing on her wound, he sent a servant to take care of her. He wanted to ask Mother Ding about Qiao Jingru's current situation, but when he saw Mother Ding's expressionless face, he swallowed the words back.
At night, light shines through the thin window paper on the carved window lattices, casting a faint shadow on the folding screen with gold-painted water and mountains.
Suddenly, the door slammed, startling Lu Xiang and Qiao Jingru in the room. Lu Xiang got up and opened the door, only to see Ah Man in a black nightgown leaning against the door, gasping for breath, holding his arm.
"A'man..." Lu Xiang helped her into the house in astonishment, sat her down, and looked at her slightly pale face nervously, with bright red blood flowing between the five fingers of her arm.
Qiao Jingru screamed in shock: "You are injured? What happened?"
Having said that, he didn't even bother waiting for Ah Man's answer and hurried out to get hot water to clean her wound.
"Miss, I'm fine." Ah Man said, looking at Lu Xiang's tense little face.
"Don't talk yet, take care of the wound." Lu Xiang said, carefully taking off Ah Man's clothes: "Apart from the arm, are there any other injuries?"
"No, I was ambushed by someone. The man hit me with a palm, and that's why I was injured. But he was not much better either. I stabbed him in the chest. Even if he didn't die, his injuries were more serious than mine." Ah Man said gritting his teeth.
Qiao Jingru brought some hot water, and Lu Xiang found some gold medicine and bandaged her wound simply: "Is this okay? Do you want to see a doctor?"
Ah Man shook his head decisively: "No, I have been injured many times before, so I have experience."
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