The queen mother is charming

Chapter 18
100 taels of silver is not much for the nobles in the palace, but for a troubled person like Lu Li, it is tantamount to a sky-high price.

These days, more than ten taels of silver is enough to cover a whole family's expenses for a year.

This person was smart, he didn't give the sword to Mu Qingchao to repay the debt, after all his sword could not be sold at a pawn shop for 30 taels of silver, and there was no reason for a girl's family to buy it for 100 taels.

He knew very well that Mu Qingchao must have her reasons for helping her.

Mu Qingchao turned his head to look at Lu Li, smiled at him and said, "You are very smart, I will help you, naturally it is not a conscience discovery.

I am not a living Buddha. If I have a wealth of wealth, I can help you.

But you have also seen that I am also a person who cannot protect myself when I go in and out of the pawnshop, so naturally I will not do things without purpose. "

What he said didn't make Lu Li angry. On the contrary, Mu Qingchao's confession made him feel very comfortable.

There is no hypocritical politeness, he needs money, and she also asks for it, it's just a barter transaction.

"Then, what is the girl's purpose?" Lu Li asked.

"I don't know how to get in and out of the inner courtyard of the palace with the skills of a young master?"

What Mu Qingchao said lightly, but Lu Xin was shocked.

He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, so it is rare to meet an opponent with martial arts skills, but the opponent let him enter and exit the heavily guarded palace, which is not something that can be achieved by ordinary skills.

But after thinking about it, Lu Li still answered truthfully, "Give me a few days to familiarize myself with the terrain in the palace."

Mu Qingchao was not surprised by this answer.

A great general who fought the enemy bravely on the battlefield, an opponent who can be as famous as King Wu'an, Mu Qingchao is very confident in his skills.

"Let me tell you the truth, I am a woman, I have no strength to restrain a chicken, the only thing I lack is a guard who can protect me in secret.

I want you to hide in the dark and be my secret guard, and I also want you to go in and out of the palace and help me with some things outside the palace.

I will give you a few days to properly bury your master, and after you have made all arrangements, you will come to Chaoyun Palace to find me after the third watch. "

Mu Qingchao confessed everything.

But Lu Li asked, "Aren't you afraid that I'll take the money and run away?"

Mu Qingchao turned around and only said two words lightly.

"Not afraid!"

"why?"

"Just because you would rather sell your only sword to bury your master, how could such a loving and righteous person break his promise?"

Mu Qingchao understands the principle of not being suspicious of people and not being suspicious.

If Lu Li doesn't come after a few days, then she will only lose 100 taels of silver. If he comes, then she will have a right-hand man who can be completely trusted.

Which one is cost-effective, she can naturally figure it out.

After Mu Qingchao said these words, he turned around and went to the sedan chair.

But Lu Li still didn't give up, he followed her and asked her, "Who the hell are you?"

Mu Qingchao turned his head back, and his tone became a bit more serious: "Ai Jia is the current queen mother."

"You are that monster..."

Lu Li quickly swallowed the word "monster" without saying it.

He knew he had said something wrong, so he looked at Mu Qingchao apologetically.

"What? Do you regret it?" Mu Qingchao asked him.

"No." Lu Li replied decisively, without the slightest hesitation: "Since the Queen Mother trusts her subordinates, then her subordinates also believe that the Queen Mother is definitely not as rumored."

His role entered quickly, and he called himself a "subordinate".

But Mu Qingchao said: "No, the Ai family is just like the legend."

Not only evildoers, but also ghosts, as long as they block her way and threaten her, she will eliminate them one by one.

She discarded all the weaknesses in her body, pity, sympathy, compassion...

These are unnecessary, she has to live a selfish life, only for herself and the people around her.

It's just that she didn't say these things, but changed the subject: "But don't worry, the Ai family will not treat you badly, and will not give you a penny of what is due to you."

"But why did the Queen Mother choose a subordinate?"

This is the question Lu Li has always wanted to ask.

It seems that ever since Mu Qingchao appeared, he had a clear purpose of recruiting him.

But they just met for the first time.

"Because... Aijia knows that you are the same as Aijia, you are a dragon meeting a shoal."

Mu Qingchao looked at him and asked, "Isn't it?"

"The moment I met the young master, the Ai family knew that you and I are the same people. We have big plans in our hearts but are trapped in front of our eyes and cannot escape. Therefore, the Ai family will help you bury the teacher. You will protect the Ai family well. When the Ai family is completely safe day, I will completely set you free.

When the time comes, the sky will be high enough for birds to fly, and the sea will be wide enough for fishes to leap forward. There will be a great opportunity for you to flex your muscles and make a name for yourself. "

After Mu Qingchao said this, he got into the sedan chair as soon as he bowed.

The bearer lifted the sedan chair and walked forward. Lu Li stood behind the sedan chair for a long time, watching the sedan chair swing towards the palace.

The word that the queen mother is a monster has already been spread in the streets and alleys.

What's more, it is said that she is the reincarnation of a vixen, who specializes in sucking the energy of men, and the late emperor was stuck on this.

Naturally, Lu Li had heard many of these rumors.

But when I saw it today, the rumored monster who killed people and drank blood was just a delicate little girl, she looked so weak.

She is as weak as a flower that should be protected and cared for carefully, and should not be frustrated by the wind and rain.

**
Just when Mu Qingchao was returning to the palace, Master Zhong Mingzhong was finally ready to return home.

As soon as he got home, he saw his wife Ma Shi standing at the door with a handkerchief twisted in her hand, pacing back and forth, her eyes full of worry.

Seeing Zhong Ming, Mrs. Ma hastened to meet him.

"Master, why did you come back now?"

Ma Shi was anxious, and he didn't hesitate about etiquette when he opened his mouth.

"There are too many affairs in the court today, and His Majesty called me into the study for a while to talk about something. After I left the palace, I hurried back."

Zhong Ming didn't forget what he had planned before, so he hurried back, but seeing his wife's expression, he had a bad feeling and frowned, "What's the matter, but what happened?"

"Yes...it's the old lady..." Mrs. Ma hesitated.

This made Zhong Ming even more anxious: "What's wrong with the old lady?"

"She... she... oh, master, I'd better go to Rongxuetang to have a look."

Ma Shi made Zhong Ming impatiently "tsk" and hurried to Rongxuetang.

Before reaching Rongxue Hall, they heard a commotion.

"Just let me die, I really don't want to live anymore..."

Surrounded by the maids and servants at the side, they comforted: "Madam, don't say such things, the master is filial, if you are really dead, the master will die of grief if he finds out?"

"But I've lost all my old face, so what's the point of living like this?"

(End of this chapter)