Lu Wenxuan's eyes darkened: He just took office these days, he has to be busy with many things in the yamen, and he needs to pay attention to all aspects of human relations and friendship, so he pays less attention to the affairs of the mansion.
He thought that as long as he gained a firm foothold in the officialdom, he would be the biggest backing for his wife and children. He didn't expect that they couldn't bear to touch their wives and children so quickly!
If there is something wrong with Xiaoshu this time, don't blame him for being cruel!
In the end, it was because he was not ruthless and decisive enough, which made them dare to probe his bottom line again and again.
Mu Qing fell asleep when she was tired from crying until it was almost dawn. Lu Wenxuan was afraid of disturbing her and waking her up, so he asked someone to cover her with a thin blanket, and supported her to lie on the couch to rest. He himself became more and more uneasy.
Until it was daylight, the man on the porter came to report out of breath: Second Miss is back!
Lu Wenxuan and everyone in Jingmingtang breathed a sigh of relief and rushed out to greet them.
Mu Qing who was on the couch also opened her eyes abruptly and woke up, blurting out: "Xiaoshu! Is Xiaoshu back!"
At first, Lu Wenxuan didn't want her to go out and wanted her to have a good rest. Seeing that she had woken up, he stepped forward to help her, nodded and said, "Xiaoshu is back! Let's go and pick her up!"
"Really!" Mu Qing smiled with joy, got up hastily, and went out with Lu Wenxuan.
At this time, Lu Xiaoshu and Lansi, accompanied by two maidservants, had already walked towards Jingmingtang, and they met Lu Wenxuan and Mu Qing on the way.
Mu Qing trembled, choked up and called out "Xiaoshu" and ran forward, hugging her in her arms and weeping for a while, Lu Wenxuan finally persuaded her, she stopped crying, held Lu Xiaoshu's hand tightly, and wept together Back to Jingmingtang.
"What happened yesterday? How are you? Are you hurt? Are you suffering? " Mu Qing asked nervously, and she had already pushed back the servants.
"I'm fine, mother!" Lu Xiaoshu smiled, glanced at Lan Si and said with a smile: "It's fortunate that this Lan Si saved me, I'm fine!"
Lu Xiaoshu didn't intend to hide anything from his parents, but it's just that Lansi is still here, so it's inconvenient for her to say that.
"Miss Lan, thank you so much! Without you, our Xiaoshu—" Mu Qing got up and gave Lansi a solemn blessing.
"Ma'am, hurry up, it's a shame!" Lansi clasped her fists in return, and said with a smile, "It's a coincidence. I originally planned to send Miss Lu back yesterday, but she suffered a little injury on her leg, so it was delayed —”
Mu Qing became nervous again after hearing this, and asked where was the injury? Lu Xiaoshu said it's okay, that's all.
Mu Qing thanked Lan Si politely, but couldn't help but frowned and complained that Lu Xiaoshu couldn't come back and didn't know to send someone to deliver a letter, Lu Xiaoshu smiled and said something else.
Lan Si sat for a while and then got up to say goodbye. Lu Wenxuan and Mu Qing would not let it go. They insisted on keeping Lan Si for dinner and rewarding her well.
Lansi couldn't help but smile and stay. After lunch, after receiving great gifts from Lu Wenxuan and Mu Qing, Mu Qing personally sent her to the door and sent her there, so she gave up.
During the whole process, none of the old lady Lu, the second bedroom, and the third bedroom came to greet her for more than half a sentence.
Lansi also realized this, and before leaving, she smiled meaningfully at Lu Xiaoshu: You parents are surrounded by wolves in this mansion, so be careful!
After returning to the house, Lu Xiaoshu told the truth of the matter, except that he was rescued in the middle of the night because he was rescued by Lansi who went into the forest to pick mushrooms this morning.
Mu Qing's face turned pale immediately, while Lu Wenxuan's face was ashen!
"I knew it must have something to do with them!" Lu Wenxuan said angrily.
Mu Qing sighed softly: "It's all my fault for not being on guard, I shouldn't have let you go out with her yesterday."
"Mother, I can't blame you for this. I'm afraid this is not the only time I went out with her. I'm afraid there will be more in the future!" Lu Xiaoshu curled his lips and said, "I can't avoid them for everything, can I? what!"
Lu Wenxuan said coldly: "After all, we are too soft-hearted!" He looked at Mu Qing: "After the grand sacrifice for mother, try to control the power of the housekeeper in your hands, inquire more for a while, and buy some reliable ones. My servant, it's time for this mansion to be cleaned up!"
Mu Qing's eyes darkened, she nodded and said, "I understand." She may not care about power, but if it hurts her children, then she has to care about it!
Lu Xiaoshu came out from Mu Qing and Lu Wenxuan's place to return to Linglong Pavilion. Grandma Liu had already poked her head around. Seeing her coming, she rushed forward to say hello. Nanny Liu looked at her with a little inquiring gaze, and squinted her eyes secretly.
That gaze was caught by Lu Xiaoshu, and he gave Liu Nanny a hard look. Liu Nanny was taken aback, hurriedly withdrew her gaze, and backed away with a smile.
"This damn old woman, I don't know what kind of plan is going on in my stomach!" Du Juan spat lightly.
Hong E sneered and said, "It's definitely not a good thing if you don't have to guess!"
Just as he was talking, Ju Xiang rushed in from the outside in a panic, knelt down in front of Lu Xiaoshu with a "plop", and kowtowed repeatedly: "Second Miss, Second Miss! Damn this servant, damn this servant, it's all my fault that this servant didn't take good care of Miss! Fortunately, the young lady came back safe and sound, otherwise the servant will not be able to atone for her sin even if she dies!"
Yesterday, Juxiang accompanied Lu Xiaoshu to Dajue Temple.
Lu Xiaoshu sat there calmly, without saying a word, just watching Ju Xiang keep kowtowing, crying and complaining about himself.
Crying and complaining, Ju Xiang's voice gradually decreased until it became silent. She raised her tear-stained face, looked at Lu Xiaoshu pitifully, and lowered her head again, saying, "Even if the second lady punishes you, you will be punished." It's the servants who deserve to die!"
"That's all!" Lu Xiaoshu waved his hand and said with a faint smile: "Since I have returned safely, of course there is nothing wrong with you! Come on down, I want to rest! Your crying makes my head hurt!"
Ju Xiang raised her head in surprise, and looked at Lu Xiaoshu in disbelief: Is this the end? Did you really just let her go? Could it be to test her
"What? You still have something to do?" Lu Xiaoshu's pretty face darkened, and his tone was also slightly unhappy.
"No, no! I will leave my servant! I will leave my servant!" If you don't leave, you will be a fool! What an idiot!
Ju Xiang hurriedly got up from the ground, and couldn't wait to get back in a hurry.
"Second Miss, did you really spare her so easily?" Hong E asked unwillingly.
If it was her or Du Juan who followed yesterday, she can guarantee that Lu Xiaoshu will be fine! This Juxiang is not an accomplice and she doesn't report her knowledge, this kind of dog slave should even pull her skin!
Lu Xiaoshu said with a smile: "As long as you know what's in your mind! Let her go first!"
Revenge, she doesn't like bits and pieces, but likes to hit the seven inches with a stick. There was no evidence this time, and even Lu Yiqing couldn't testify aboveboard, so what's the point of getting rid of Juxiang, a small shrimp? It's better to keep her and let her have a few days!
"But-"
Hong E was still unwilling to say, Du Juan touched her lightly and smiled: "Okay, is Second Miss a loser? Just wait and see! You, you have to be patient too!"
Lu Xiaoshu raised his eyes and glanced at Du Juan, and gave a "chi" smile, Hong E looked at this, looked at that, stomped his foot and said, "Forget it, you can do whatever you want! Anyway, I can't swallow this breath after you have seen it. I must toss and toss her!"
"Then go ahead, no one says no! You are my sister, she's just a little girl, it's her blessing that you teach her..." Lu Xiaoshu yawned and went back to his room to sleep.
That guy Zhou Shizhi kept pestering her and talking endlessly, so he didn't sleep at all last night, he was so sleepy!
The next day, when I went to Mrs. Lu to say hello, everyone still didn't mention it at all. If Mrs. Lu didn't mention Qin, naturally she wouldn't mention it. Nothing happened. On the contrary, Mrs. Mao couldn't help saying a few words of greeting, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she was distracted by Mrs. Lu with other words.
Lu Xiaoshu also acted nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened. Her expression fell into Qin's eyes, but Qin was very unhappy, and cursed inwardly: Shameless! A girl who hadn't left the court disappeared from her house all night, and when she came back, she acted as if nothing had happened. Fortunately, she had the nerve to come out to meet people! Fortunately, there is no betrothal, otherwise someone will come to the door today to withdraw the engagement!
The crowd dispersed after sitting casually. Seeing Lu Xiaoshu's eyes staring at him with a half-smile, Lu Yiqing felt uncomfortable for no reason. She didn't want to go with Lu Xiaoshu, so she said with a smile: "Grandmother, Qinger Stay with grandma!"
The old lady Lu gave a soft "hmm" with a smile, and said with a smile: "Why is your complexion not so good? Did you not sleep well last night?"
"No, no!" Lu Yiqing turned pale and said hastily. What happened in Jingfangtang last night, the Qin family issued a password to seal it tightly, and no one knew about it, and Mrs. Lu naturally didn't know either.
When Lu Xiaoshu heard this, he suddenly turned his head, his eyes turned linglingly on Lu Yiqing, and with a smile on his lips, he turned around and walked out slowly.
Lu Yiqing reckoned that they had all gone away, so she left the Ming and Qing Garden, and slowly returned to Jingfang Hall with Xiurong and Xiuhe.
Not to mention sleeping well these two nights, since Qin Shi left, Lu Yiqing didn't fall asleep at all. As soon as you close your eyes, you will see that terrible scene, and you will hear Lu Xiaoshu's chilly, gloomy, ethereal voice of dying, as if from hell. , she had already screamed again.
Although she heard the news of Lu Xiaoshu's safe return yesterday, her heart still hasn't completely let go.
Not only did he not let go, but he became even more disturbed! She didn't know if Lu Xiaoshu knew, how much he knew, and what he would do! And what happened in the middle of the night the day before yesterday, is it true or not
If it is true, didn't Lu Xiaoshu not die? If it's a lie, the man with disheveled hair clearly stood behind her so clearly and called her "Third Sister"...
When Lu Yiqing was thinking wildly and was dizzy, suddenly a hand was placed on her shoulder from behind her coolly, and she called out in a soft and ethereal voice: "Third sister..."