Although Xia Ying had some complaints in her heart, she did not show them and just advised Dong Ling.
"Okay, just do your job well, and don't worry about anything else. Madam asked you to treat Miss Qin well today for other reasons."
Speaking of this, Dong Ling smiled.
"Of course, Miss Qin is our future second young master's wife. Please tell Madam to rest assured. I will definitely take a good look at her."
When the Lu family marries a daughter-in-law, naturally they want a lady from a noble family.
The two were whispering here. Lu Yunxi and Lu Yunyang had already broken free from Xia Ying's hands and came to find Liu Qiaoer.
"Sister Qiaoer, I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard that you made wontons for me, but I didn't even get to eat them."
Lu Yunyang also liked the food cooked by Liu Qiaoer and would hug her arm and act coquettishly.
Lu Yunxi rolled her eyes at him unceremoniously: "What the hell, didn't I leave two for you?"
"There are only two of us. We can't eat enough. Sister Qiao'er, you and brother should move back to live with us. Don't worry, I will definitely keep this secret."
Lu Yunyang wanted to eat the food cooked by Liu Qiaoer and wanted to be with Lu Yunzheng every day like before.
Now he was sent to a school to study. He was only three years old and had a hard time learning.
Lu Yunzheng rubbed his little head. It was not that he didn't want to move in and live with everyone, but he didn't want Liu Qiaoer to move in and suffer injustice.
"Brother still has work to do, you have to study hard. Brother can't take the imperial examination, you must come back as the top scorer."
After they talked for a while, Xia Ying took the two children away again.
Liu Qiaoer knew that Mrs. Lu didn't want the two children to be with her.
However, she doesn't mind these. According to the rules of survival in the apocalypse, if you can't even fill your stomach, you won't care about what others think.
Compared to the women in this world, Liu Qiaoer's greatest advantage is her thick skin.
The two children still have a bond with Liu Qiaoer through thick and thin, but who knows if this bond will gradually disappear as they grow up.
Liu Qiaoer also hugged Lu Yunxi and said, "You should read more books when you have nothing to do. Don't just read about the Three Obediences and Four Virtues and Women's Rules. Read more good books."
Lu Yunxi blinked her confused eyes. Although she didn't know who to listen to, she knew that Liu Qiaoer was doing this for her own good.
Xia Ying took the two children away, and the show began. They sat on the second floor, which had a good angle to watch the show.
The troupe had been singing for more than a month straight, and the actors' voices couldn't take it anymore.
Recently, they only sing at night and no longer perform during the day. If a wealthy family invites them, they will go, but they will no longer perform at night.
However, when the troupe came to the Lu family, they did not sing A Chinese Ghost Story, but the opera they often sang, Dragon and Phoenix, a traditional piece.
Sure enough, as soon as he opened his mouth, Liu Qiaoer couldn't listen any more.
I sat on the stool, looking left and right, and felt uneasy as if my butt was pricked by needles.
Just as she was about to find an excuse to go out, Liu Qiaoer suddenly looked at the seats below and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar person.
"Hey, Lu Yunzheng, look at that woman... the one in pink, do you know her?"
Lu Yunzheng was listening to the opera quietly with a fan in his hand. He was interrupted by Liu Qiaoer, but he didn't get angry. He just looked in the direction where she pointed.
"Do you know him?"
Liu Qiaoer's eyes widened and she nodded with a gossipy look on her face.
"Yes, I know you. We've met once. Where do you think we met?"
Lu Yunzheng knew that even if he didn't say anything, Liu Qiaoer would continue talking.
As expected, Liu Qiaoer said, "It's outside the door of Qixi Class."
"Do you remember I told you that there was a rich lady who loved Jingshan very much. She was totally obsessed with him. That lady was the one sitting at the table."
Lu Yunzheng's face tightened and he squinted his eyes and glanced down. Qin Yueying, who was sitting at the table, felt cold all over and shivered violently.
But soon, she was fascinated by the young actor singing in front of her.
To be honest, she didn't want to come to the Lu family today, if the Lu family hadn't invited the Qixi Opera Troupe.
Liu Qiaoer is such a smart person. From Dong Ling's words just now and Mrs. Lu's performance, she already understands what they are thinking.
But, the girl Qin that was chosen...
"Lu Yunzheng, I think your family is very interesting..."
Lu Yunzheng: “…”
Liu Qiaoer: "Last year, they were in prison, without food or water, freezing. I took Xiaoxi and Yang'er to see them. Madam Lu was so moved that she arranged a marriage for me without even asking me if I wanted to."
"Now, after being released from prison, he feels that I am not worthy of the Second Young Master, and he has stopped talking about arranged marriage and quietly selected Miss Qin."
"You should choose a good one. Miss Qin has someone else in her heart. I'm afraid that even if you force her and the second young master to be together, they won't be happy."
Listening to Liu Qiaoer's words, Lu Yunzheng's face looked very unhappy. He knew very well in his heart that Mrs. Lu's behavior was really a bit ungrateful.
He didn't point it out because he just didn't want Liu Qiaoer to marry Lu Yunqing.
But Mrs. Lu looked down on Liu Qiaoer from the bottom of her heart, and she arranged such a marriage for Lu Yunqing, which he felt was really inappropriate.
"Mother is attracted by the Qin family's background."
Although the Qin family in Fengxin is just an ordinary merchant, they also have a relative who is a fifth-rank official in the capital.
Liu Qiaoer felt that Mrs. Lu was a little anxious.
"Actually, it seems that the Qin family girl is at least someone who dares to love and hate. There are so many blind marriages, and everyone is actually living a pretty good life."
Ancient people did not have so many ideas, nor did they have too much freedom in marriage.
The most important thing is that men in ancient times could take concubines.
Thinking of this, Liu Qiaoer actually felt a little sympathy for Qin Yueying.
Since she can't get the man she likes, she can only marry someone she doesn't like. Even if she wants to settle down and live with him for the rest of her life, she can't get all the love from the man.
Not to mention Dong Ling who is beside Lu Yunqing, she will definitely be a concubine in the future. Let's just say that if Lu Yunqing meets a woman he really likes, he can take a concubine.
Qin Yueying was at least a rich lady, while Liu Qiaoer was just a maid. In their eyes, she was not even worthy of carrying Lu Yunzheng's shoes.
"I'll go out for a while." Liu Qiaoer was in a depressed mood and didn't want to listen to the opera anymore.
I went down from the attic and came to the garden. It was the season when flowers were in full bloom and the whole yard was filled with fragrance.
When she was choosing the yard, she had her eyes on this small garden. She originally thought she could live here, but she didn't expect it to be given to the Lu family.
She sat down in the pavilion, looking at the flowers blooming in the yard and smelling the fragrance, and her mood finally improved.
"Qiao'er, why are you sitting here? Aren't you going to serve the young master?"
Mrs. Lu's maid Chunxiang also came in with a tea tray.
Chunxiang and Xiaying were both maids hired by Madam Lu, and they were both very well-behaved.
But compared to Xia Ying, Chunxiang looks a little mediocre.
When the Lu family was raided, those who were mediocre were able to save their lives.
When Liu Qiaoer found Chunxiang, she was serving the wife of a scholar in his home. She had to do a lot of rough work every day and the wages were not high.
So when Liu Qiaoer and Qi Ze went to find her, she immediately agreed to come back.
Chunxiang has always served Mrs. Lu and does not have much hostility towards Liu Qiaoer. She is also honest and straightforward, and does not have many ulterior motives.