Chapter 316: Young and easy to fool?
Lu Qiao left Qixia Courtyard, thought about Lu Xiang's instructions, hesitated for a moment, and then went towards Mingzhu Courtyard.
At this time, Lu Mingzhu was sitting in the small flower hall listening to Huamei's report.
Every time I heard a sentence, I was more stunned.
She had long known that Aunt Yao was not a good person. When Aunt Yao first entered the mansion, she formed an alliance with this man, hoping to use Aunt Yao's favor to clear the obstacles for her son. However, at that time, Aunt Yao and she were all focused on how to get rid of Lu Xiang, the great threat to them, and did not see Aunt Yao take any action.
The only time was not long after she came to Beijing. She bribed Yu Xiang to put a poisonous scorpion on her bed. However, she did not kill Lu Xiang, but was defeated by Lu Xiang instead.
It is really unexpected that Aunt Yao was the one who set up such a big scheme behind the scenes.
Lu Mingzhu dared to say that even if her aunt were still alive, she would definitely not know about Aunt Yao's plan.
However, in the end, he was unlucky and failed at the last moment. Not only did he fail to eliminate Lu Chao, but he also lost his own life.
"I heard that it was the Sixth Miss who discovered Aunt Yao's scheme and informed the Third Miss, and that's how the Eldest Young Master and the Eldest Young Mistress were rescued in time." Huamei said.
Lu Mingzhu curled her lips regretfully, secretly blaming Lu Qiao for being nosy.
Qiao Jingru is good friends with Lu Xiang, and Lu Mingzhu also hates her.
If Lu Qiao hadn't been so nosy, Qiao Jing would probably have died somehow.
As he was speaking, he suddenly heard Lu Qiao's voice outside the door: "Fourth sister."
Lu Mingzhu was startled and looked at Huamei and the others.
"You really can't talk about people behind their backs. As soon as I mentioned her, people came." Lu Mingzhu said.
Huamei asked, "Does the aunt meet you?"
Lan Qiu rushed to say, "Of course we have to see her. Auntie, have you forgotten what Madam told you? Now that she has come to us on her own, we don't have to bother to get along with her."
Lu Mingzhu nodded: "That's right."
After saying this, he stood up and walked to the door, smiling at the girl standing in the yard: "It's Sixth Sister, come in quickly."
Lu Qiao smiled and walked into the flower hall.
"The room is dirty and messy. I'm sorry to bother you, Sixth Sister. Please sit anywhere." Lu Mingzhu said.
Lu Qiao sat down below Lu Mingzhu, with her butt only sitting on one-third of the stool. There was really too much dust and she couldn't sit still, but she couldn't show it.
"I heard that Fourth Sister has returned home. I have nothing to do, so I came to talk to you."
When Lu Mingzhu heard this, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.
"I heard that Aunt Lin moved to the North Courtyard and copied the Buddha statue. Didn't Sixth Sister discover Yao's conspiracy and make contributions? Why did Aunt Lin go to such a remote place? In my opinion, copying the Buddha statue is fake, but the house arrest is real, right?"
Lu Qiao showed just the right amount of surprise, then looked away in panic: "Fourth sister, that's not true, Auntie is sincerely praying for the Lu family."
Seeing Lu Qiao's forbearing expression, Lu Mingzhu knew what she was doing, so she immediately sneered, "I guess Lu Xiang did it. You sold her this favor, but she turned against you and sent your aunt to the North Courtyard. How can you tolerate this?"
"Third sister is in charge of the Lu family's finances, and whatever decisions she makes are for the good of the Lu family."
Lu Qiao lowered her eyes and twisted the handkerchief in her hand with her slender fingers, making it impossible to see her expression.
Lu Mingzhu snorted disdainfully: "You are just stupid. You won't even have time to cry when she sells you out."
"I am a nobody and my words carry no weight. My grandmother doesn't like me either. What can I do if I don't accept my fate?" Lu Qiao looked up at Lu Mingzhu and said while biting her lip.
Lu Mingzhu suppressed her gloating in her heart and showed a look of heartache: "Lu Xiang has absolute power in the mansion, it's hard for you, forget it, don't think about unhappy things, find time to come to the Xiao Mansion as a guest, we sisters should visit each other more often."
Lu Qiao was flattered: "This... isn't good, isn't it too disturbing?"
Lu Mingzhu glanced at her and said jokingly, "I'm glad you came. How could I bother you? Since I got married, I realized the importance of sisters. Although I can't control the affairs of the Lu family, if Sixth Sister needs anything in the future, Fourth Sister will do her utmost to help."
By winning over Lu Qiao, at least she will be the first to know about any movement in the Lu family in the future.
Lu Qiao was so moved that her eyes welled up with tears, and the complaints in her heart gathered into a river.
Even if she really wanted to pick a helper to deal with Third Sister Lu, it would definitely not be someone with Lu Mingzhu's brain.
Aunt Liu couldn't outwit the Third Sister, and she herself was defeated by the Third Sister, yet she still had the nerve to seek an alliance with her.
Considering her young age, do you think she is easy to fool?
But the third sister is really resourceful. She knew that Lu Mingzhu was trying to win her over even though she had only been back home for a short while. However, she didn't know which one of the people around Lu Mingzhu was the third sister's man.
Thinking of this, Lu Qiao became even more wary of Lu Xiang.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Lu Qiao said goodbye.
Lu Mingzhu knew what he wanted to know, so she didn't stay any longer and took Qin Mama and the other two back to the Xiao Mansion.
Before leaving, he did not go to Fuyuan Hall in person to resign to the old lady, but only sent Mother Qin to say so.
The old lady sneered at Lu Mingzhu's unpresentable behavior.
But I didn't expect Lu Mingzhu to be sensible, so the old lady just laughed and didn't care.
After Lu Mingzhu left, Lu Qiao went to Qixiayuan and told Lu Xiang everything that had happened with Lu Mingzhu.
…
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye. Chu Jinyan could not go to see Lu Xiang during his recovery. In the end, he missed her so much that he asked Sheng Xian to pass a message for him.
Each letter is not long, sometimes just a simple sentence "What did you do today?"
Lu Xiang always replied patiently one by one. Sometimes Sheng Xian had to make dozens of trips back and forth within an hour. He was so tired that he couldn't help complaining to Chu Jinyan.
"Your Highness, can't you just write the question down all at once?"
Chu Jinyan folded the letter and handed it to Sheng Xian, saying lazily, "No, if you can't even run errands, go to Yuzhou to train the troops."
Sheng Xian: “…”
Too cruel.
"I am wrong. I like running errands. Don't compete with me. I will be angry with anyone who competes with me."
After saying that, Sheng Xian took the letter and ran away as if there was a ghost chasing him.
He bumped into Yuanfeng who was coming towards him, and without waiting for Yuanfeng to ask, he ran away.
Yuanfeng showed a look of doubt, but then put it aside and walked into the house.
"Your Highness." He bowed and saluted, saying, "Everything has been arranged. Zheng Wenwu has taken the bait."
Chu Jinyan said, "Hmm," and said, "Make it clean."
His face was cold and his eyes were dark and chilling.
If Chu Huining dares to take Lu Xiang as a hostage, he must be prepared to bear the consequences of offending himself.
Yuanfeng should be it.
The night is hazy, a crescent moon casts silver rays of light, the breeze blows, the trees sway, and the shadows dance.
There were revelries every night in the red mansions and brothels; it was the busiest time of the year.
"ah……"
A scream pierced the sky, like a thunderbolt hitting one's head.
The noisy noise stopped abruptly, and everyone looked in the direction where the sound came from in astonishment.
Some even pushed the woman in his arms away and ran outside.
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