Chapter 297 Save People First
In Qinghui Courtyard, the courtyard is full of flowers. Peonies are vying to sprout up, with thick branches and lush leaves. The wrist-sized flowers sway in the wind, elegant and charming.
Aunt Lin stood at the door and hesitated for a long time before she walked in.
The maids in the courtyard were watering the flowers. When they saw Aunt Lin, they quickly put down their kettles and bowed, "This servant greets Aunt Lin."
Aunt Lin nodded calmly and asked softly, "I wonder if the eldest young lady is free. There was a mistake in the monthly salary of the people in my courtyard. I came to check with the eldest young lady."
"Madam, wait a moment. Let me inform you."
A maid said this and walked towards the house.
When Qiao Jingru heard what the maid said, she was stunned for a moment and asked her to invite Aunt Lin in.
The maid quickly turned back and gestured to Aunt Lin, "Aunt Lin, please."
"Thank you."
Aunt Lin asked her personal maid to wait outside while she went into the house.
"I pay my respects to the eldest young lady." Aunt Lin bowed politely.
Even though Qiao Jingru married a bastard, he was still the master of the mansion, and she, a concubine, did not dare to take advantage of her status as an elder to take advantage of Qiao.
"Auntie, please get up and sit down."
Aunt Lin sat down on the chair and Liangchen served her tea.
Qiao Jingru asked, "They said that the servants in the concubine's courtyard had their monthly allowances paid out incorrectly, but it was my fault. I wonder what went wrong?"
Aunt Lin was wearing a crabapple red short jacket with lotus pattern, an apricot red pleated skirt with gold flowing clouds, and her hair was tied in a high bun with a red gold hairpin inserted in it.
Her appearance can only be described as pretty, and now that she is old and no longer favored, she looks even more mediocre.
"Madam, could you please ask the attendants to leave?" Aunt Lin said after hesitating for a moment.
Qiao Jingru looked at her in surprise, wondering if it was just a mistake in the monthly allowance, what was there to hide?
It's embarrassing, and it's embarrassing for her as the head of the family.
However, since Aunt Lin said so, Qiao Jingru couldn't afford to lose face. Thinking that maybe there was something unspeakable that she wanted to tell her alone, she waved her hand and asked Liangchen to leave.
Liangchen closed the door after leaving.
"Aunt, just say what you want to say." Qiao Jingru looked at Aunt Lin and said.
She had an average relationship with Aunt Lin and they interacted less often on a daily basis, so Qiao Jingru didn't greet her much.
Aunt Lin picked up the teacup and took a sip, suppressing the panic that was growing in her heart.
Qiao Jingru didn't rush her. She just drank her tea quietly and waited for Aunt Lin to speak.
Suddenly, Aunt Lin took out two things from her sleeves and handed them to Qiao Jingru.
When Qiao Jingru saw the dark green belt, she was stunned: "What does this mean, Auntie?"
This belt was made by her for Lu Chao, and the jasper inlaid on it was the top-quality jade given to her by her eldest brother.
Why is such a personal item in Aunt Lin’s hands?
Without waiting for Qiao Jingru to think more, Aunt Lin unfolded a letter and showed it to Qiao Jingru.
"I went out this morning and saw the eldest young master's concubine, Rongyin, and her maid hurried along the street carrying bags. I saw that they looked strange and became suspicious, so I followed them for a while and saw them call a carriage to go out of the city. I thought maybe Rongyin didn't want to follow because she saw that the eldest young master was poor. If that was the case, it would be a good opportunity to persuade the eldest young master to turn back, so I went back."
"As soon as I arrived at the young master's residence, a man came up to me and asked if I was a member of the Lu Chao family. I said yes, and he gave me these two things, saying that the young master owed them gambling debts, and today was the deadline. If he didn't pay the ransom, they would kill him. After that, the man left. When I first heard it, I thought it was a prank, so I sent someone to Qingshan Academy to inquire. The people there said that the young master hadn't been to class for three days."
Following Liu's explanation, Qiao Jingru also finished reading the letter in her hand. Her face suddenly turned as pale as paper, and the hand holding the letter could not help but tremble slightly.
"Madam, I was really at a loss when I heard about this. The master was not in the house and I dared not tell the old lady. After thinking about it, I had no choice but to come to you. Now that you are the head of the family, you can raise money in the shortest time to rescue the young master. As the old saying goes, one night of marriage is worth a hundred days of grace. Although the young master is wrong, shouldn't we rescue him first? Since the young lady is willing to come back, it proves that she still cares about the young master, right? We can't just stand by and watch him die."
Liu clutched the handkerchief tightly and said with an uneasy look on her face.
Qiao Jingru's mind was in a mess. She was totally at a loss, anxious and angry.
Lu Chao was so angry that he went to gamble and lost so much money in one go.
One hundred thousand taels...
If his father knew about this, not only would he break his legs, he might even disown him as his son.
But in his anger, he couldn't help but worry about whether Lu Chao would suffer if he was caught by those people.
There is only half a day left, and I cannot raise that much cash.
Qiao Jingru stood up suddenly: "Thank you for telling me, Auntie. I will go to Xiangxiang and try to raise the money." She only had tens of thousands of taels of cash available, so she could ask Xiangxiang to borrow some. If that didn't work, she could ask Furong Pavilion to give her some cash so that she could save Lu Chao first.
When Aunt Lin heard what Qiao Jingru said, her heart skipped a beat and she quickly stood up to stop her: "Madam, the Third Miss is injured and recuperating. If she knew about the matter of the Young Master, she would worry about it. If she worries about it, it will easily tear the wound. I think it is better not to disturb the Third Miss. If you don't have enough cash, you can use something to pay it off. The most important thing for those people is to see the silver. In the end, if you are really short of money, it is not impossible to write an IOU to delay it for a few days. What do you think, Madam?"
After hearing this, Qiao Jingru immediately gave up the idea of looking for Lu Xiang: "Auntie is right, I will go and raise money now, no matter what, I will rescue the person first."
"Yes." Aunt Lin nodded and said, "Madam, this matter has to be done quietly. If too many people know about it, it will easily delay time. It won't be too late to rescue the young master first and then explain it clearly."
"I understand." Qiao Jingru said with a pale face: "Aunt, I have to go and raise money quickly, so I won't say any more to you."
"Okay, I'll be leaving first. If you need help, ask someone to come find me."
Aunt Lin said this and left Qinghui Courtyard.
Qiao Jingru called Liangchen in and without saying much, asked Liangchen to take out all her cash and valuable jewelry.
Liangchen wanted to ask, but seeing that his master's face was pale with nervousness, he did not ask any more questions and just followed his instructions.
As soon as Aunt Lin returned to her yard, her legs suddenly went limp and she collapsed to the ground.
"Aunt..." Yutian exclaimed.
Aunt Lin gave Yutian a weak smile and slowly stood up with her hand.
"Don't yell, my legs just suddenly went weak."
She is scared.
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