After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Inside the room, Qiao Jingjing saw Zhian suddenly come in and raised her eyebrows. Then she saw Qingyuan hurriedly following in from behind, "Madam, Sister Zhian..."

"It's okay." Qiao Jingjing comforted.

Qing Yuan then breathed a sigh of relief, but glanced at Zhi An with some dissatisfaction.

She was serving in Dexin Hall, yet she was so unruly. Fortunately, the lady was kind-hearted and didn't care. If she had met a master with strict rules, she would have been punished on the spot.

Zhian saw the two people sitting next to each other behind the table and was distracted for a moment. Then, she lowered her head and stepped forward to salute, "This servant greets you, my Lord and Madam."

Lu Xingzhi didn't even raise his head and continued to check the accounts.

Qiao Jingjing looked at the beautiful maid in front of her with interest, and said in a gentle tone, "No need to be polite."

"Thank you, Madam." Zhian stood up and glanced at Lu Xingzhi quickly. Seeing that he didn't even raise his head, his eyes dimmed.

Qiao Jingjing had been looking at her, so she naturally noticed her looking at Lu Xingzhi. She paused and asked curiously, "Zhi'an, is there something wrong?"

She barged in like this, and she didn't think it was Lu's mother who asked her to come.

Zhian lowered her eyes, her heart was filled with mixed emotions. Her fingertips pinched into her flesh, and the slight pain calmed her down.

Facing Qiao Jingjing's question, she suppressed her anger and lowered her head and said, "I don't know how I have offended Madam. Madam, do you want to drive me out of the house? Please tell me clearly."

When Qiao Jingjing heard this, she remembered what she had mentioned to Lu Xingzhi last time. Unexpectedly, he still remembered it and did as she said.

She glanced with satisfaction at the man who was concentrating on checking the accounts.

But, drive him out of the house?

She thought for a moment and said, "Are you sure you want to drive him out of the house, not let him go?"

Zhian was stunned.

In the morning, the old lady suddenly called her over and said that she was not young anymore, and asked if she wanted to leave the house. If she did not want to leave the house, she would help her choose someone to marry in the house.

Naturally, she didn't want to leave the house, but she also didn't want to marry those servants or house servants.

She begged the old lady to take back her decision. She didn't want to leave the house or get married. She just wanted to work in Dexin Hall, but the old lady had made up her mind and forced her to choose one.

She went back to the house and cried for a long time.

After thinking about it, the old lady suddenly made such a decision. It must be because the lady said something in front of her. She couldn't swallow her anger and ran to Meixiangyuan.

Facing Qiao Jingjing's question, she clenched her fingertips and suddenly knelt down in front of her. "I am stupid. If I have offended Madam in any way, please forgive me. I will definitely change. But I have no relatives. If I leave the mansion, I will definitely die. I hope Madam will be kind enough to allow me to continue to stay in the mansion."

Qiao Jingjing's expression dimmed when she heard this.

She kept talking about how she had offended her, and was she being accused of being narrow-minded and vicious? Not to mention, Lu Xingzhi was right beside her.

Only a fool could not see what Zhian was planning.

But did she think that Lu Xingzhi was someone who could be easily provoked? Or did she think that Lu Xingzhi would stand on her side?
However, Zhian's leaving the house was indeed related to her, and she had nothing to hide.

"It's not that I've offended you, but you've reached your age, and considering that you usually behave yourself, I want to set you free and let you leave the house." Qiao Jingjing said lightly.

When Zhian heard this, she was very angry and acted as if he was thinking about her.

This Qiao is really hypocritical!

She sneered in her heart, raised her head, and said with a sad face: "Madam, you think it is for my own good, but I have no relatives. Where can I go if I leave the Lu Mansion? Madam, you are forcing me to a dead end. I don't want to leave the house, please take back your order." After that, she kowtowed to Qiao Jingjing several times. When she raised her head again, her forehead was already red, making her look even more pitiful.

Jinkui and Qingyuan were both frightened by her actions, and seeing how pitiful she looked, they couldn't help but feel sympathy for her.

Qiao Jingjing pursed her lips unhappily. For most servants who had signed death indentures, being able to leave the house was their greatest wish.

If possible, no one wants to be a servant. Having the opportunity to leave the house is something one would wish for.

What's more, if they are let out of the house, the master will usually give them some severance pay. Since Lu's mother has mentioned it to Zhian, she will definitely give her a certain amount of silver.

But when Zhian said it, letting her go from the house seemed like an extremely vicious thing, as if to force her into a desperate situation.

Zhian was unwilling to leave the house. How could Qiao Jingjing not know what he was planning?
She was about to speak when Lu Xingzhi, who had been silent, spoke first: "Since you don't want to leave the house, then you want to comply with another arrangement of the old lady?"

Zhian's expression changed.

She hadn't expected that adults would either remain silent or be so cruel when they spoke.

Apart from leaving the house, the old lady would arrange for her to marry a servant.

This wasn't what she wanted.

Tears welled up in her eyes immediately, and she looked at Lu Xingzhi bitterly, "Have you forgotten, sir? Zhian was the one who was awarded to you by the late emperor when you won the first place in the imperial examination. Over the years, Zhian has been conscientious in fulfilling her duties, and she believes that she has not done anything out of line. She has also served you wholeheartedly. Could it be that sir is so unwilling to let Zhian marry someone else?"

After hearing this, Qiao Jingjing raised her eyebrows and looked at Lu Xingzhi.

Jinkui and Qingyuan were also surprised.

When they entered the mansion, Zhian was already there. They only vaguely heard others say that she came from the palace and did not know that it was a reward given to you by the late emperor.

Moreover, there was a hint of ambiguity in Zhian's words.

Could it be that the adults and she...

Lu Xingzhi's handsome face sank, and his voice was cold and emotionless, "Do you think you can sow discord between me and my wife by saying something that seems to be true? Don't think too highly of yourself. Even though you were rewarded by the late emperor, in my eyes, you are no different from other servants.

Originally, I wanted to give you some respect because you are also an elder of the Lu Mansion. Since you don’t want it, I will expel you from the mansion directly.”

As he finished speaking, Zhian's face turned pale as paper.

"Call Chongxi over." Lu Xingzhi ordered Jinkui and the others in a deep voice.

"Yes." Qing Yuan responded and went there immediately.

Zhian was shaking all over, not sure if it was because of anger or cold.

She had not expected that the Lord would be so merciless. After all, she was a reward from the late emperor, but he actually treated her like a servant.

Zhian's hands were clenched together in anger under his sleeves.

Qiao Jingjing felt a little uncomfortable after hearing what Zhian said, but the discomfort disappeared without a trace after the man took decisive action and shook her hand.

She believed that there was nothing between Lu Xingzhi and Zhian, otherwise Zhian would not have remained silent in Dexintang for so long.

But Zhian had unrealistic ideas about Lu Xingzhi, so she was not interested in leaving the house, but anxious. (End of this chapter)