As the saying goes, even a tiger won’t eat its own cubs.
Liu Qiaoer never imagined that in order to prevent Lu Yunzheng from marrying her, Mrs. Lu actually asked Lu Yunzheng to forget the past.
The medicine that can make people lose their memory does not really exist. Losing memory will also damage the brain. Mrs. Lu is indeed crazy.
Liu Qiaoer pinched her nose and supported Chunxiao: "Get up first. Today is Xia Ying's big day. Go wash your face and change into festive clothes. Then go to the yard with Xia Ying."
"When I redeemed you, I told you that you are an independent person and you should have your own life goals and your own ideas. Now Xia Ying is the owner of the rouge shop. You should live in the yard over there first and learn from Xia Ying and Master Gu. Tell me what you want to do in the future. We should all earn our living by our own abilities and not be servants who serve others servilely."
Xia Ying also took Chun Xiao's hand and said, "I told you before, but you didn't listen. If you tell Madam Lu about the deep love between master and servant, she will treat you as a servant forever. If you redeem yourself, we will be good citizens. Our children can take the imperial examinations and become officials. We can also do business and make money. At worst, we can go home and farm. It's better than being a maid for others."
Butterfly added, "Maybe you will be like Xia Ying, marrying a Jinshi and becoming the wife of an official. This is better than being a maid."
Chunxiao is also a person who values love and friendship, but she showed her affection to the wrong person.
After wiping her tears, Liu Qiaoer changed her clothes, washed her face, put on some rouge, combed her hair into a crescent-shaped bun, and put on a big red flower. She was Xia Ying's wedding girl.
In the village, the bride's sister is usually the one who sends the girl off for marriage. Originally, it was planned to be Butterfly, but Butterfly was already married, so an unmarried girl would be the best choice.
There are some unmarried girls in the troupe, but either they are not very familiar with each other or they are too young. Chunxiao's arrival is just right.
Soon, the wedding procession arrived, with suona music and firecrackers, making for a lively and festive occasion.
Gu Mubai's classmates and friends also came, as well as the shop owners who had little business due to the cold weather.
Although Lu Yunzheng didn't come, Lu Yunqing did and brought gifts.
The group of people sent the bride from this courtyard to Liu's residence. Everyone knew that Gu Mubai was staying here temporarily, and no one knew where these successful candidates would go to serve as officials in the spring of next year.
So they did not leave, but stayed or rented houses in the homes of relatives and friends in Beijing, waiting to take up their posts in the spring of next year.
Some of you have been to this yard before and are familiar with the place.
The wedding was lively and exciting.
During this period, Liu Qiaoer met Lu Yunqing and told him about Mrs. Lu's unusual behavior and asked him to remind Lu Yunzheng.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yunqing was also furious: "You don't know my mother. Since my eldest brother was injured, I have never entered his room again. Every time I greeted him from afar, even my aunt..."
Does Mrs. Lu keep such a close eye on Lu Yunzheng
Liu Qiaoer was so angry that she almost died.
It looked like she would have to take action tonight.
Lu Yunzheng didn’t come, and Qi Ze didn’t come either. Something must have happened.
Something really happened, Qi Ze was arrested by Master Lu.
The cause was that Liu Qiaoer made a batch of thunder bombs, the big ones, and gave them to the third prince Zhao Yangxu. Zhao Yangxu let the emperor see the power of the thunder bombs.
The emperor was very happy and gave the Ministry of War to Zhao Yangxu, asking him to be responsible for improving siege weapons.
After General Zhenbei came back, he also heard about this kind of thunder bomb. He specifically found the third prince to see the power of the thunder bomb. He also said that he would take some with him when he left after the New Year.
The court allocated funds to the Ministry of War and asked it to do more. The Ministry of War naturally used the money it earned to honor the Third Prince Zhao Yangxu. Zhao Yangxu rewarded Liu Qiaoer with some gold, and she gave him the blueprints and the formula ratio of the torpedo bomb.
The third prince showed up in front of the emperor, took away the crown prince's Ministry of War, and destroyed the Tang Clan. The crown prince would definitely not give up. Although he was planning to build an academy and had received funding, the Ministry of War was the key.
Especially since the Third Prince had turned his attention to General Zhenbei, the Crown Prince became even more anxious and asked Master Lu to find a way to get the formula of the thunder bomb so that he could make it too.
No matter what Master Lu thought of, he was not familiar with Liu Qiaoer, and it was even more impossible for him to go to Prince Yi's Mansion to ask for someone. Besides, he had already offended Liu Qiaoer about the matter of the Tang Clan.
After thinking about it, he thought of Lu Yunzheng, but Lu Yunzheng was injured, so he tied up Qi Ze.
Qi Ze felt very aggrieved. He was Lu Yunzheng's servant, not Liu Qiaoer's.
Just like that, Qi Ze was locked up by Master Lu. It has been four or five days, and there is still no news.
Lu Yunqing also wanted to see Lu Yunzheng, but Mrs. Lu looked so crazy that he didn't know how to start.
Liu Qiaoer and Lu Yunqing agreed to go find Lu Yunzheng first at night and then rescue Qi Ze.
It was late at night and there was still snow on the ground. The roads were icy and slippery.
Liu Qiaoer came to the Lu family. This time she did not climb over the wall. Lu Yunqing opened the door for her.
The two of them went straight to Lu Yunzheng's room, and Liu Qiaoer saw Madam Lu sleeping on the couch, which was supposed to be the place for Lu Yunzheng's maid.
There was a medicine bowl on the table. Liu Qiaoer picked it up and sniffed it: "It was mixed with drugs that affect the nerves. I wonder how Lu Yunzheng is doing now?"
In order to prevent Mrs. Lu from making a fuss, Liu Qiaoer simply knocked her out.
Lu Yunqing woke up Lu Yunzheng and supported him, and finally took him away.
As soon as he walked out of the yard, he met Lu Bingzhi again. Seeing his weak son and then looking at Liu Qiaoer, he sighed helplessly.
"You guys go now, and don't ever come back. I've already applied for a transfer to another place, and I'll leave after the spring. Zheng'er's mother..."
Liu Qiaoer took out a bottle of medicine from her arms and gave it to Lu Bingzhi.
"I just checked Mrs. Lu's pulse. Although she is not physically ill, she has some mental problems. This is the medicine for treatment. Take one pill every time she has an attack."
One of her two sons died, and the other wanted to break up with her. She couldn't get over it. If it were called severe depression now, it would be called madness in the past.
After all, they are an old couple, and Lu Bingzhi can't bear to control her.
Liu Qiaoer took Lu Yunzheng away and placed him in the Liu residence. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Lu's condition worsened sharply.
The next day, Aunt Sun came to find Lu Yunzheng early in the morning.
"Oh no! The lady hanged herself."
Lu Yunzheng had just gotten up and was taking medicine. When he heard the news, his head ached.
Mrs. Lu hanged herself, but fortunately Aunt Sun found her early and rescued her. She didn't say a word, but just lay there in a daze, waiting for Lu Yunzheng to come back, then she grabbed his hand.
"Zheng'er, you can't leave. If you leave, Mom won't live either."
Liu Qiaoer had already told Lu Yunzheng yesterday that Madam Lu had drugged him. Looking at Madam Lu's condition, Lu Yunzheng understood that it was she who was sick, not someone else.
He took the medicine given by Liu Qiaoer and fed one pill to Mrs. Lu. After a cup of tea, Mrs. Lu fell asleep peacefully.
Lu Yunzheng felt a deep sense of powerlessness. Seeing Liu Qiaoer rushing over, he looked tired and held her hand reluctantly, not knowing what to do.
Liu Qiaoer touched his face distressedly: "Wait a little longer, I won't run away anyway, I'll wait for you."