Gu Mubai did not think that Lu Yunzheng really did not understand his question. Instead, he thought he was being cynical.
"Yes, how can a romantic and talented man like you be entangled with a woman? You should have the best man in the world, the one with the most confidantes, the man that everyone envies."
Lu Yunzheng did say this.
Once upon a time, when the Lu family was still doing well, Lu Yunzheng, the son of a county magistrate, passed the imperial examination and invited his friends to go to Zui Le Fang to drink.
Everyone was jealous of him when they saw that Yue Nishang's heart and eyes were full of Lu Yunzheng.
But that was the young and crazy Lu Yunzheng, whose biggest wish was to have the most confidantes, and each of them was as beautiful as a fairy.
It is easy to find a woman, but it is hard to find a beautiful woman. It is even harder to find a woman who is more beautiful than Lu Yunzheng.
Gu Mubai remembered that someone said at that time, if you use your appearance as your bottom line, I'm afraid there are not many women in the world who can catch your eye.
That was probably the only time when Lu Yunzheng's beauty was mentioned and he didn't get furious.
Everyone also knew Lu Yunzheng's goal in choosing a spouse. Even when the Lu family and the Su family got engaged later, everyone just thought that the Lu family had power and the Su family had money, and that they wanted to combine power and money, but no one thought that Lu Yunzheng liked Su Xueying.
However, since Lu Yunzheng returned from the capital, some rumors have changed.
Lu Yunzheng snorted coldly. After experiencing disasters and life and death, he no longer had this thought.
"It's just gossip from childhood. Do you know who I really like?"
Gu Mubai was slightly startled: "Isn't she the most beautiful girl in the capital? You said you wanted to marry her when you came back from the capital. Could it be that you forgot about it?"
The image of that beautiful woman emerged in Lu Yunzheng's mind, and he slowly chanted the poem: "One glance from her can conquer a city, another glance can conquer a country, a country can conquer a city and a country, a beautiful woman is hard to come by."
Gu Mubai was drunk: "When we get to the capital, I will definitely see what kind of stunning beauty this woman is that can make you, Lu Yunzheng, intoxicated."
However, Lu Yunzheng was not happy at all at this moment. His mind was full of Liu Qiaoer's cute smile in the mirror, which made him upset.
He swallowed the wine again and said sullenly, "Maybe, by the time I get to the capital, she will have already married."
Gu Mubai felt wronged: "Then you wouldn't marry Miss Xia, right? She's just a maid, and her heart and eyes are full of you. She's willing to be your concubine instead of marrying me. What am I missing?"
Gu Mubai drank too much, so Lu Yunzheng asked someone to carry him out.
This is long and short.
At dawn, Qi Ze came to report again: "Sir, something happened to the Qin family again. The bandit who stole from the Su family appeared again and robbed the Qin family. Qin Yuanming led his men to chase him out early in the morning, heading towards Yuzhou."
At this moment, the instigator, Liu Qiaoer, was sleeping soundly in the room.
The one who led Qin Yuanming to Yuzhou was Liu Qiaoer's space robot Long Batian.
He had already returned.
The Qin family was in chaos, so they reported the matter to the police and opened a case.
Qin Yuanming took his guards to chase the murderer.
Lu Yunzheng did not panic anymore. He packed his luggage according to the original plan, rented a carriage, and headed towards Yuzhou.
At the Lu family, Lu Yunzheng went to say goodbye to Mrs. Lu and took Xia Ying with him.
Xia Ying was packing her luggage in the room. She didn't need much, just a few sets of clothes and her usual things.
Qiu Yu looked on enviously from the side: "Sister Xia Ying, if you leave, I will be the only one left to serve the young lady."
Chunxiang also helped to clean up and said with a smile: "That's not good. You will become the head maid in the young lady's room, and you don't have to follow Aunt Sun to serve."
In the maid hierarchy, whoever’s master is favored has a higher status.
Qiuyu has always served Aunt Sun, and is considered to have the lowest status among the four maids.
But it was also the easiest job. Aunt Sun often served Mrs. Lu and she was rarely needed.
Aunt Sun also came to help, and at the same time carefully reminded Xia Ying: "Miss, Madam said that she would only feel at ease if you were with the eldest master. Although it is inconvenient to reveal the identity of the eldest master now, Madam said that you are still a person in the eldest master's room."
Xia Ying paused as she was packing her things, and forced a smile: "Thank you, Madam, but there are some things that need to be considered carefully."
Aunt Sun sighed softly: "Miss Qiao'er is so carefree and she is getting more and more arrogant. She doesn't even take the Lu family seriously now. It really makes me angry."
Xia Ying pursed her lips, tied the bundle, and was about to pick it up when she bumped into Aunt Sun's arm. Aunt Sun exclaimed, "Oh, how come there is a scar on your arm?"
Xia Ying hurriedly pulled down her sleeves to cover it.
She remembered that when Liu Qiaoer went to rescue her, she was being beaten.
"It's okay, Auntie. Qiao'er has been kind to us all. We can't forget the pain after the wound has healed."
Aunt Sun was stunned, looking a little unnatural: "Madam, Madam is not an ungrateful person, I just don't want to marry the second young master to a country girl."
When Lu Yunxi learned that Xia Ying was going to Yuzhou with her elder brother, she also rushed to see her off.
"You must come back, you all must come back, I will wait for you at home."
Xia Ying nodded, bowed to Lu Yunxi, then turned around and left with her bag.
Outside the yard, Liu Qiaoer and Gu Mubai were still waiting for her. When Lu Yunzheng saw Xia Ying coming out, he followed her out.
Mrs. Lu suddenly chased out: "You must be careful."
Lu Yunzheng looked at them deeply, then turned around and walked away.
Aunt Sun came to Madam Lu and muttered again: "Xia Ying is with us, so that Liu Qiao'er won't be too presumptuous. Otherwise, she will be the only one with the eldest master, and something bad will happen."
Lu Yunxi asked in a childish voice, "What could happen? Sister Qiao'er saved Big Brother and she won't harm her. Auntie is just worrying for nothing."
Madam Lu smiled, feeling somewhat helpless: "There is no other way. Zheng'er insisted that the girl follow him. He asked for her back two or three times, but she refused. Now she is a good citizen, just like us. We can no longer suppress her with the status of a slave."
Liu Qiaoer has a quirky personality and doesn't know the rules, which is a very serious matter in the eyes of Mrs. Lu and others.
But Liu Qiaoer knew what she should and should not do.
She used to be a maid in the mansion, and she just did the duties of a maid.
Now that she is free, of course she needs to earn money. Lu Yunzheng just happens to be in need of a helper to make money, so they are now in a partnership.
I don’t know who can’t figure it out.
Gu Mubai drove the carriage forward, while Qi Ze and Lu Yunzheng both rode horses and walked in front in a row, neither hurried nor slow.
In the carriage, Liu Qiaoer was very happy to see Xia Ying coming.
"This carriage has been modified. Is it big? Is it comfortable? We can lie down or sit during the day, chat, play cards, and there are also lots of snacks."
Liu Qiaoer showed Xia Ying the carriage she had modified as if she was presenting a treasure.
Xia Ying always smiled gently and watched Liu Qiaoer having fun.
She is a gentle and kind person. Once upon a time, she was somewhat dissatisfied with Liu Qiaoer, especially in her marriage with the Second Young Master. Like all the members of the Lu family, she felt that Liu Qiaoer was not worthy of Lu Yunqing.
But now, she felt that the Lu family looked down on Liu Qiaoer.