After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 283 Unknown Origin
Qiao Jingjing coughed lightly and praised: "It seems that all the hard work during this period was not in vain. I almost didn't recognize you?"

Hearing this, Lu Shuangshuang blinked, "Because I am Niu Hulu Shuangshuang now."

"Ahem, cough..." Qiao Jingjing choked on her own saliva. Just as she was about to say whether she was too into the drama, Mother Lu gave Lu Shuangshuang a quick shock, "What are you talking about? Your last name is Lu. not good?"

"Mom, it hurts so much." Lu Shuangshuang covered the hit forehead in pain, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face, "I want to be the queen. What you do is disrespectful and you will be punished."

Mother Lu laughed angrily when she heard this. She rolled up her sleeves and said, "You haven't even become a queen yet, and you've already laid out the queen's profile? Come on, before you become a queen, let's knock on it a few more times."

Lu Shuangshuang quickly stood up and hid behind Qiao Jingjing, "Sister-in-law, help me."

"Mom scared you, so I couldn't bear to beat you." Qiao Jingjing looked at Mother Lu who was sitting still in a funny way.

Lu Shuangshuang looked over and felt relieved, but retorted: "Why can't you let go? I've been hit on the head."

"That's because mother loves you." Qiao Jingjing said.

Lu Shuangshuang blinked, "According to what you said, it hurts to be beaten. Does that mean big brother beats you every day?"

Qiao Jingjing: "..."

"You girl, have you learned all the rules and etiquette these days?" Mother Lu frowned.

Lu Shuangshuang chuckled, "I was just joking. How can the eldest brother be willing to hit my sister-in-law? He holds it in his mouth for fear of melting it, and holds it in his hand for fear of falling."

Qiao Jingjing coughed lightly, "It's not that exaggerated. By the way, isn't Mom going to play cards? What do you want to play?"

"Eighty percent," Mother Lu said.

"Eighty points, four people, and one more." Lu Shuangshuang said, looking at Aunt Rong, Jin Kui and others. Just when he was about to choose one of them, Father Lu walked in from outside.

"Let dad come with us." Qiao Jingjing smiled.

"Dad's poker skills are too bad." Lu Shuangshuang was quite disgusted.

Father Lu laughed angrily, "Yours isn't necessarily that good, so why are you embarrassed to say that others are bad?"

"My poker skills are at least better than yours." Lu Shuangshuang said confidently.

Father Lu nodded, "Okay, let's work together. You can lead me."

When Lu Shuangshuang heard this, he quickly refused, "No, we are a team and we have to lose."

Father Lu said seriously: "Aren't you very powerful? How could you lose?"

"I didn't say that I'm very powerful, I'm just a little better than you." Lu Shuangshuang corrected, "You and my mother should team up."

Hearing this, Mother Lu glanced at Father Lu and shook her head decisively, "I'm in a group with Jingjing, and you two, father and daughter, are in a group."

"No, mom and dad will be together." Lu Shuangshuang refused.

Hearing the disgust in the mother and daughter's voices, Father Lu's face darkened.

Is his poker skills that bad?

Qiao Jingjing said funnyly: "Dad, come with me."

Father Qiao's face softened slightly, "You are still very energetic, unlike some people who have average poker skills but still have the nerve to dislike others."

Some of the people he talks about speak for themselves.

Mother Lu: "..."

Lu Shuangshuang: "..."

Although the mother and daughter were a little unhappy, they thought they didn't have to be in the same group as him, so they made a tacit understanding and didn't refute.

After the four of them played together, it was evening.

Qiao Jingjing's waist was a little sore after sitting for a long time, but Father Lu and the others were obviously still in high spirits, so she felt a little embarrassed to spoil their fun.

However, when I was drawing cards, I said in advance, "It's almost dinner time. I'll play two more games and then I won't play any more."

Although Mother Lu and others felt that two games were too few, seeing that it was getting dark, they nodded, "That's fine, we'll play again tomorrow."

Qiao Jingjing breathed a sigh of relief. The two rounds were over quickly, and just as Qiao Jingjing was about to get up, she saw Butler Wang walking in quickly.

"What happened in such a hurry?" Father Lu asked.

"It's the second young master. On the way back, he picked up a little beggar and brought him back." Butler Wang reported back.

Hearing this, several people were surprised, "Did you pick up a beggar and take him home?"

"Exactly." Butler Wang said, but hesitated.

"Whatever Butler Wang wants to say, just say it," Qiao Jingjing said.

"I feel that the Second Young Master's move is not appropriate. Although the beggar is pitiful, his origin is unknown. What if..." Steward Wang was interrupted before he could finish his words.

"What's wrong? He's just a child." Lu Xingyan walked in.

Butler Wang heard this and closed his mouth.

Father Lu said: "Ayan, where did you pick up a beggar?"

"Near our house, he was chased by a group of beggars and accidentally fell next to my horse. If I hadn't reined in the reins in time, he would have been trampled to death by the horse. I saw him shivering from the cold and couldn't bear it. Then I took it back." Lu Xingyan explained.

Mother Lu couldn't bear hearing this, "It's really hard for a child to survive outside in such a cold weather."

"There's no need to bring him back, just give him some money." Lu Shuangshuang frowned. She also felt that it was inappropriate to bring a stranger home, even a child.

"It's useless to give money to such a young child. If he can't protect him, he will be snatched away if he turns around. He was chased by those beggars just because he got a steamed bun." Lu Xingyan sighed. He said, "Moreover, it's very gloomy and cold today. I'm afraid it will snow at night. It will be difficult for such a young child to survive."

Hearing this, Lu Shuangshuang frowned, but said nothing more.

"Where is that child?" Father Lu asked.

"He was very dirty and his clothes were torn. I asked someone to take him down to clean him," Lu Xingyan said.

Father Lu looked at his son with a hint of worry on his brow.

Ayan is still too naive and easy to be soft-hearted.

A soft-hearted person will easily suffer.

Lu Xingyan met his eyes and knew what he was thinking, so he couldn't help but said: "That child is really pitiful. If dad happened to meet him, he wouldn't sit idly by."

Father Lu choked up and said a bit sarcastically, "That's not necessarily true."

Seeing that several people did not agree with his actions, Lu Xingyan frowned and said, "I know what you are worried about, but for such a young child, there is no other purpose."

Looking at her brother-in-law's clear brows, Qiao Jingjing said, "Then let's keep him for one night and then send him to the shantang tomorrow."

"But the child is so young. Going to Shantang..." Lu Xingyan hesitated.

"There are younger children in the charity hall. For them, it is enough to have food, drink, and a place to live." Qiao Jingjing said, "I know you are kind-hearted, but the origin of that child is unknown after all, and you Have you ever thought about how this happened by chance?

Butler Wang nodded in agreement, "Madam is right, I think this is too coincidental."

Father Lu hurriedly said before Lu Xingyan could speak, "Just listen to your sister-in-law."

Mother Lu thought for a while and nodded, "What Jingjing said makes sense, and there are so many beggars in Beijing that we can't take them in. Shantang is the best place for them."

When Lu Xingyan heard this, he could only nod his head, "That's fine, I'll send it to the shantang tomorrow."

Butler Wang breathed a sigh of relief, "Second Young Master, don't worry. Tomorrow I will personally take the child to the shantang, and I will ask the shantang steward to take more care of him."

"Yeah." Lu Xingyan felt relieved.

After a while, the maid led a little girl in.

Seeing so many people in the room, the little girl timidly hid behind the maid, but when she saw Lu Xingyan, she trotted to his side and held his sleeve tightly.

Qiao Jingjing and others looked at the little girl in surprise.

"Second brother, is she the little beggar you picked up?" Lu Shuangshuang asked first.

I was delayed because of something today, so I will update one chapter first, and I will update another chapter later, okay~