Chapter 409 Other Arrangements
Liu Anyao stood in the distance, her eyes cold and sharp.
Shuhua stood beside her and whispered, "Madam, Lan Qiu cannot stay. This person is restless."
Liu Anyao looked at the calligraphy and painting in surprise, and immediately understood what it meant.
"If she can't endure the beating, it's fine. But if she can endure it, don't let her leave the Xiao Mansion alive." Liu Anyao said with a gloomy expression.
She didn't care that Lan Qiu would be sold out after being punished and would never have the chance to set foot in the Xiao Mansion. Any man who dared to covet her would never let Lan Qiu have a chance to live. Who knew if she was saved, there would be some hidden dangers in the future.
After all, only the dead are the most peaceful.
Shuhua understood and nodded, "I understand."
Liu Anyao wanted to spare Qin's mother's life, so the executioners were relatively lenient. When it came to Huamei and Lan Qiu's turn, they showed no mercy at all. I don't know if it was because Lan Qiu was lucky, but Huamei didn't survive, but Lan Qiu is still alive.
Shuhua personally led people to take Qin Mama and Lan Qiu out of the Xiao Mansion, while Huamei was casually wrapped in a straw mat by the servants and taken out of the mansion for burial.
After being beaten, Lu Mingzhu was sent to the outskirts of the capital, to a farm that Xiao Muheng bought after coming to the capital.
The carriage suddenly stopped, and Mother Qin watched with her own eyes as Shuhua forced poison into Lan Qiu's mouth. Seeing that Lan Qiu was completely dead, Shuhua got off the carriage with an expressionless face, and then ordered the maid who was traveling with her to help Mother Qin get off the carriage.
This was an alley, very remote, and it was so quiet that there seemed to be only a few houses around. The carriage happened to be parked at the door of a house.
Mother Qin didn't know what was going on. She only saw Shuhua giving a few instructions to the servant. She vaguely heard him asking him to bury Lan Qiu. Then the carriage left. Shuhua walked to the door, took the key and unlocked it.
Pushing the door open, Mother Qin was so weak that she could hardly open her eyes. She let the maid half-support and half-drag her into a room and put her on the bed.
Shuhua stood by the bed and said, "Mother Qin, since Madam has promised to save your life, she will keep her word. The doctor will be here soon. Madam has asked someone to stay to take care of your injuries and will make arrangements after you recover."
Upon hearing this, Mother Qin weakly lifted her eyelids to indicate that she understood.
As if she knew her life was saved, Mother Qin relaxed and fell asleep instantly.
Shuhua left a maid behind and returned to the Xiao Mansion.
In the main courtyard, Liu Anyao was leaning on the couch and taking a nap. When she heard a knock on the door, she said, "Come in."
Shuhua walked into the room with brisk steps. The scattered sunlight from outside the window shone in and fell on Liu Anyao's profile. She looked noble and elegant.
"Congratulations, Madam." Shuhua walked up to Liu Anyao and bowed with a smile.
Liu Anyao opened her eyes, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously: "What nonsense are you talking about, girl?"
Even though he was complaining, he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.
Shuhua smiled and picked up the teacup on the table and handed it to Liu Anyao: "I am not talking nonsense. Lu Mingzhu deserves it. The young master doesn't care about her life or death. Without a doctor's treatment, she will not live for a few days without Madam's help. From now on, no other woman will compete with Madam for the young master's favor."
Liu Anyao sat up and took the teacup, saying, "Don't think it's too easy. After Lu Mingzhu is gone, Xiao Muheng will always take another woman in."
Men always like to take concubines.
"So what? At least the young master will not take a concubine easily before the madam gives birth to the eldest son. Besides, even if the mansion wants to take in a concubine, it is up to the madam to let the young master take whatever kind of woman she wants. As long as everything is under the madam's control, it will be fine." Shuhua said.
Liu Anyao took a sip of tea and was silent for a while. Then she chuckled and said, "You are right. Since I got married, Lu Mingzhu has been like a thorn stuck in my throat. She is hateful. Now that she is gone, this mansion will become peaceful."
She really wanted to thank Lu Mingzhu for being so suicidal.
Obviously, she had a child, which was her only guarantee, but she was arrogant and foolish enough to think that she could use the child to scheme against her in an attempt to regain Xiao Muheng's favor.
She didn't even realize where she had lost from the very beginning.
No matter what kind of woman Xiao Muheng takes as his concubine in the future, she will have peace of mind for the next two or three years.
"Madam, do you have any other arrangements for Mother Qin?" Shuhua asked again.
Liu Anyao said: "She is a servant from the Lu Mansion. It may be useful to keep her."
Shuhua understood clearly that the Madam wanted to use Mother Qin to deal with Lu Xiang: "But it may not be so easy to let her return to the Lu Mansion."
Liu Anyao pursed her lips and said, "There's no rush for this matter. She's still recovering from her injuries. Let me think about it carefully."
She was not sure whether Mother Qin could be used, but since this old woman took the initiative to come to her and tell her about it this morning, she was obviously sensible and knew who the real master was in this mansion. Maybe she could take this opportunity to recruit her for her own use. It has been difficult to place people in the Lu Mansion since the death of Aunt Yao, and Mother Qin might be the only opportunity.
That night, Ah Man quietly entered the house where Qin Mama lived. She had been following Qin Mama secretly since she was sent out of the Xiao Mansion during the day. There was only one old woman here. She accurately found the room where the old woman lived, poked a hole in the window, and blew the incense in.
After waiting for a while and making sure that the incense had taken effect, he sneaked into Qin's mother's room.
"Mother Qin, Mother Qin." Ah Man gently shook Mother Qin and called out.
Mother Qin could only sleep on her stomach because of the injury on her back. When she heard Ah Man's voice, she uttered an almost inaudible "hmm". She was in so much pain that she didn't even have the strength to open her eyes and speak.
Ah Man heaved a sigh of relief when he heard her response.
As long as everyone is fine.
"I'm going to take you away like this, just bear with the pain."
As Ah Man said this, he carefully carried Mother Qin on his back, then quickly left under the moonlight.
She took Qin's mother to Zhaocai Dufang. Huo Yi knew that Ah Man was coming, so he stayed behind today and guarded the back door. He was so tired that he fell asleep while waiting.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Huo Yi woke up with a start and hurriedly opened the back door.
"You're finally here. Is everyone okay?" Huo Yi asked.
"Mother Qin is okay. Which room?" A Man asked.
"Follow me." Huo Yi said, leading the way.
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