"Don't bother two people with one thing. Don't worry, Xi'er, she's taking good care of you."
Lu Yunzheng was afraid that his sister would disagree, so he forced himself into a rare smile.
Lu Yunxi naturally knew that Liu Qiaoer could take better care of her than she did, but she was afraid that Liu Qiaoer would not agree. Now that she was no longer a servant in her family, it would be too embarrassing to ask her to take care of her again.
Lu Yunxi looked at Liu Qiaoer. Since Lu Yunzheng said so, she had no objection and shrugged: "Okay, then I'll take care of him."
After sending Lu Yunxi back and asking them to bolt the door, as soon as Liu Qiaoer returned to the room, Lu Yunzheng spoke up: "I won't let you take care of me for nothing, you can pay me for it."
Liu Qiaoer nodded in satisfaction: "Smart, everything is easy to talk about as long as we talk about money."
As usual, Liu Qiaoer slept inside.
After blowing out the candle, Lu Yunzheng could smell a faint fragrance lingering in his nostrils. Although he couldn't tell what the smell was, it made him sleep soundly.
My sister and brother have been rescued by her, and it would be a lie to say I'm not grateful.
No matter what this woman's plan was for him, Lu Yunzheng would agree to it now, whether it was killing, revenge, or redemption, as long as she could offer the conditions, Lu Yunzheng would agree to it all, not to mention that she had only mentioned silver so far.
Lu Yunzheng listened to the long breathing beside him and slowly closed his eyes. Unable to withstand the effect of the medicine, he fell into a deep sleep.
In the backyard of the Jing County government office, Pei Yuanshan, the inspector from the capital, was walking back and forth anxiously in the lobby.
Suddenly, his men came to report in a hurry: "Sir, we have dug three feet deep in the backyard, but still can't find the evidence."
"Could it be that there is no so-called evidence, and that guy is just stalling for time and deceiving us?"
Pei Yuanshan shook his head gently: "Yes, there is an account book and two letters, and they are letters written by the Shangshu himself. If that kid really handed them over to the Lu family in the capital, we would all be finished."
"But it's been four or five days, and there's been no movement from the Lu family in Beijing."
"That means the thing is still in Fengxin County. Keep looking and use your brains to see where that guy could have hidden it."
"Sir, I heard that Lu Yunzheng has a fiancée... Will it be..."
Pei Yuanshan frowned, and suddenly realized: "It's not impossible, but this Su family..."
The Su family is a branch of the prime minister of the current dynasty and is the largest merchant in Fengxin County. It is considered the money bag of the prime minister's mansion. If Pei Yuanshan wants to touch this money bag, he has to think carefully.
At this time, at the Su family, Lu Yunzheng's fiancée Su Xueying had not eaten for two days and two nights since she learned of Lu Yunzheng's death. She lay in bed with no desire to live, and the whole family was worried.
"Girl, eat something. You haven't eaten for two days since the Lu family was raided."
Su Xueying burst into tears and sobbed on the bed.
"We all know that Lord Lu is innocent, so why don't those officials from the capital believe it?"
The little maid didn't know how to persuade her. People like them never went out of the house, so how could they understand the affairs of the court
"Young lady, please eat something. I don't know anything about these things. Why don't you eat something so that you can go out and find out for yourself?"
The little maid's words woke Su Xueying up.
She suddenly had strength and struggled to sit up from the bed: "Yes, you don't understand, and my parents will definitely not let you tell me. I'll eat now and go out to find out tomorrow."
It is said that love is the driving force of a woman's life. Su Xueying finally agreed to eat and get up and move around. The little maid slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
It was late at night and the world was quiet. It had been snowing all day and the weather was getting colder. The cold wind outside stopped for a moment, but Liu Qiaoer still felt cold.
I touched the kang. It shouldn't be cold at this time. Could it be that there was not enough firewood
Liu Qiaoer got up quietly, but found that the window was open a big gap.
The room was heated by a kang, not coal, so carbon monoxide poisoning was impossible. Liu Qiaoer clearly remembered that she had closed all the doors and windows before going to bed.
Hearing rustling sounds in the yard, she became alert and quietly squatted under the window. She waited for a moment, and sure enough, a person climbed in from the window.
Liu Qiaoer acted decisively, but when she raised her hand, someone grabbed her wrist. Then she kicked and someone clamped her leg. When she was about to fight back with a scissors kick, the other person pulled off her mask.
"Qiao'er, it's me. I'm Aze."
Qi Ze was Lu Yunzheng's personal servant, and he hadn't been seen since the Lu family was ransacked.
I didn't expect that he would appear here at this time
** Lu Yunzheng also woke up. Seeing Qi Ze attacking Liu Qiaoer, he immediately shouted: "Stop."
Qi Ze stopped, rubbed Liu Qiaoer's hair, and said with a smile: "Little girl, you were so timid before, I didn't expect you to protect your master at the critical moment. Not bad, not bad, I will teach you a few tricks another day."
Liu Qiao'er was not familiar with Qi Ze, so she dodged his hand awkwardly. She knew that Qi Ze must have something going on since he came so late at night. It was not appropriate for the master and servant to talk to her, so she found an excuse to leave.
"The kang is cold. I'll go add some firewood."
Liu Qiaoer didn't want to listen to what Qi Ze and Lu Yunzheng said in the room, and she didn't want to listen. She felt a little sad at this moment.
Why should she be treated as a maid all her life just because she is a maid
She took care of the Lu brothers and sisters just to repay their kindness, and had no intention of devoting the rest of her life to them.
She thought of Liu Erniu's words again: My sister is preparing to become a concubine to a noble man.
That was the Liu Qiaoer of the past. Now, she never wants to be the third party in someone else’s marriage.
Qi Ze didn't stay long. He came and left in a hurry.
Liu Qiaoer lay back down and the room returned to silence.
On a quiet night, my brain works particularly well.
"Lu Yunzheng, did you ask Doctor Xiao Mu to pass on the message to you? Given your current physical condition, it would be very dangerous if people knew you were here. Is there anything I can't pass on for you, or have you never trusted me?"
Liu Qiaoer thought about it and realized that ever since Lu Yunzheng was rescued by her, he had been lying in the house. Except for Mu Lingxiao, an outsider, all the people he came into contact with were in this yard.
So how did the news of his being here spread
I haven't heard Lu Yunzheng's answer for a long time.
Liu Qiaoer sighed heavily and turned over with her back facing him.
He would rather trust an outsider than her, and felt a little disappointed: "I rescued you from a pile of dead bodies, and you don't even trust me at all."
Lu Yunzheng's tone was calm without a trace of ripples: "Who knows what you are planning to do to me?"
Liu Qiaoer was slightly startled: "You mean I'm repaying a favor?"
Lu Yunzheng slowly closed his eyes, his tone cold: "If you get my body but not my heart, you will regret it sooner or later."
Liu Qiaoer was so angry that she laughed: "In the past, your face was still acceptable, but now..."
Liu Qiaoer's tone suddenly changed and became cold.
"Remember to pay me back. The total cost of my medical consultation and prescription today was one tael and four hundred coins."
Lu Yunzheng pondered for a moment and spoke coldly.
"Xiaoxi gave you some silver during the day. The jewelry was bought for five taels of silver. Now it's half the price, which is still two and a half taels."
This means that today’s medicine money cannot be considered as owed.
Liu Qiaoer angrily jumped up from the kang. In the dark night, her clear eyes met Lu Yunzheng's dark eyes for a long time.
Suddenly, she smiled.
The slightly upturned lips are a little cold.
"Okay, you can settle the accounts between us as you like. When you get better and pay me back, take your family and get out of here."