Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 160

Tonight is a celebration banquet, specially set up to celebrate the triumphant return of the Western Expeditionary Army.

In the special banqueting place in the imperial palace, there are interlaced cups of wine, and the noise of joking and joking can be heard endlessly.

Emperor Longde who was sitting at the top didn't stop, he smiled and looked at the soldiers who were making a commotion below, recalling his time in the army, he was very nostalgic.

Holding the wine glass, Li Yu found Xiao Yichen who was surrounded by the crowd, "Xiao Shizi, I was at fault for what happened yesterday, I apologize to you, drink it up first!"

He didn't know how to drink, but in order to show his pride, he still drank like others.

Xiao Yichen raised his glass, without changing his expression, "It's okay, I didn't take it to heart."

Qiu Wuya sneered at the side, rolled his eyes, Li Yu, an idiot, was sold and counted the money for him!
A certain person glanced at him faintly, Qiu Wuya immediately suppressed his expression, got out of the crowd to find familiar soldiers for a drink.

At this time, a eunuch came in and said something in Chang Chun's ear. Chang Chun beamed with joy, and whispered in Emperor Longde's ear: "Your Majesty, just now there is news that Su Yifang donated five thousand leather down jackets. The [-] down jackets are said to be given to the frontline soldiers, thanking them for their contribution to defending the people of Tianwu!"

The down jacket, Emperor Longde, has also seen it before, it is very warm, and for the icy and snowy north, it is really a gift in the snow!He was overjoyed, "Good! This Suyifang is doing well! A small businessman has such a heart of worrying about the country and the people. It is rare, really rare! Changchun, take a pen, and I will personally write a plaque to commend the Suyifang. !"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant is going to prepare now!"

Just now Changchun’s voice was a little low, and the voices of the soldiers fighting for wine were too loud, and the civil and military officials around Emperor Longde couldn’t hear clearly. Ji Kun, Minister of the Ministry of War, saw that Emperor Longde looked happy, so he asked flatteringly : "Your Majesty, what happy event happened, can you make me happy with you?"

Emperor Longde laughed twice, "Suyifang donated [-] leather down jackets and [-] down jackets to the northern soldiers! It's really an example for businessmen!"

Apart from Hailing, which of the millions of soldiers in the whole sky will not be frozen in winter?[-] pieces, how many people can solve the cold?Ji Kun murmured softly: "This Suyifang is really good for tricks. Knowing that the emperor is happy about the Southwest event, he deliberately donates some down jackets. He doesn't donate sooner or later. It's obviously just to take the opportunity to gain a good reputation."

It really deserved Ji Kun's bad luck. Originally, no one could hear his volume in this noisy hall, but when he was speaking, the noise in the hall stopped for a moment, and as a result, his sour words did not contain a single word. It fell into Emperor Longde's ears.

Emperor Longde's good mood disappeared in an instant, and without thinking about it, he threw the wine cup at Ji Kun, "You bastard! My Tianwu soldiers are fighting on the front line against the wind and snow and the freezing rain. You Warm pillows at home with beautiful wives and beautiful concubines on a high bed, just don’t worry about their safety, how dare you say such harsh words when others care about you? If you are capable, you can donate a down jacket worth eight thousand!"

Ji Kun's legs were so frightened that his legs went limp, "The emperor calms down! I didn't mean that..."

This time, the entire hall was completely silent.

"Xiao Aiqing, take the soldiers for me to eat and drink well, and don't go home until they're drunk!"

Xiao Yichen cupped his hands and said: "I obey the order!"

"Drive back to the palace!" Emperor Longde left angrily.

All civil and military officials looked at Ji Kun with idiot-like eyes. Ji Kun wanted to cry but had no tears.

The emperor is angry, what should we do now?Ji Kun thought about what Emperor Longde said just now, and he wanted to cry even more. Could it be that he really had to donate a down jacket worth 3000 yuan?That thing is not expensive, but it can cost eight thousand. Even if it is more favorable, it will cost two or three thousand taels of silver. His image in the emperor's heart is always upright and upright. If he suddenly takes two or three thousand taels of silver, the emperor Will you still believe him?
But if you don't donate, when will the emperor's anger disappear?

Damn, I'm so worried!

Because Ji Kun's words to himself made Emperor Longde furious, civil and military officials heard the wind from Emperor Longde's angry words, and all consciously began to donate down jackets, three thousand for this one, five thousand for that, plain The clothing workshop received hundreds of thousands of orders at once!
After Xiao Yichen found out, he was both happy and sad!

Happily, these down jackets have solved the winter warmth problem of nearly one-third of the frontline soldiers.

The sad thing is that everyone knows that Lu Xinyan is a partner of Suyifang. Now that the reputation of Suyifang has increased, it means that Lu Xinyan's reputation among the common people and the army has also increased.

This is very detrimental to their marriage!

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A house in the capital.

The man behind the screen immediately knew about the donation of down jackets from Suyifang.

He sat alone in the dark, with a sneer on his usually gentle face.

Lu Xinyan, Lu Xinyan, you use the leather you bought at a low price from me to make a down jacket, and then give it to the emperor in exchange for a good reputation for yourself. I lost thousands of taels of silver, and finally made it for you. If you marry clothes, you will gain both fame and fortune, this young master has no choice but to obey you!

It would be great if you were someone close to me and used by me, but unfortunately, you are not a concubine!

In the end, for the sake of my son's great cause, I can only live and die!
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The matter of donating down jackets was aroused, Xiao Gao naturally knew about it, but her focus was not on who donated how much, but that the Suyifang not only got a plaque with the emperor's handwriting, but also received a lot of rewards !
Little Gao's remorse!The leather goods she sold at a low price of 100 taels of silver turned out to be taken advantage of by others. If she had thought of this and asked Lu Congyuan to donate the leather to the imperial court, maybe she would have been rewarded and returned the 1000 taels of silver. debt!
Now that the skin is gone, I don’t know when the debt will be repaid. It’s really annoying!

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At the Taipu Temple, Lu Congyuan received a message from the trustee in the mansion, saying that Gao's condition had suddenly deteriorated, and his life might be in danger.

Lu Congyuan hastily asked Shangfeng for leave and rushed back to Ankangbo Mansion.

Just after the second gate, I saw Aunt Liu waiting there, and when I saw him, I hurried up to meet him, "Master, don't worry, the old lady has just stabilized, you go back and change your clothes before going to see the old lady .”

When Lu Congyuan heard that he had stabilized, he felt more at ease, and walked towards Jinse courtyard.

In Jinse Courtyard, Nanny Ling who was guarding the door did not expect that Lu Congyuan would come back suddenly during the day, she panicked all of a sudden, knelt down on the ground, and said loudly: "Master, you are back!"

The suddenly raised voice was dry and harsh, unspeakably piercing, Lu Congyuan frowned, and Aunt Liu behind her patted her chest, "Oh, Nanny Ling, what are you doing so loudly? dead!"

He hated in his heart, this old hoof is really shrewd, speaking so loudly is clearly a warning to Xiao Gao, so that she can get ready!Aunt Liu wanted to rush in immediately, but Lu Cong was far away, and here was Jinse Courtyard, so she didn't dare to make mistakes, so she had to deal with it first.

Nanny Ling said with a dry smile: "Thank you Aunt Liu for sending the master back, please go back, the master has a wife to serve him."

While speaking, the voice didn't drop, Lu Congyuan got a headache and walked in directly.

Aunt Liu said with a half-smile behind her: "Nurse Ling, what's the matter today, you usually speak normally, why are you suddenly so loud today?"

Ling Momo had already settled down a bit at this time, "The master came back suddenly, and the servant was shocked for a moment."

Aunt Liu covered her lips lightly, "It's not the first day, master, you came back suddenly. A few days ago, when the Imperial Forest Army surrounded our uncle's residence, I never saw you panic like this! What's the matter today?"

She rolled her eyes lightly, "Could it be, is there anything in this Jinse courtyard that the master can't see?"

"Aunt Liu, please be careful!" Nanny Ling sternly said, no matter how harsh her tone was, she was just a nanny next to Xiao Gao. afraid of her?

Aunt Liu raised the corners of her lips and laughed, and that smile fell into Nanny Ling's ears, it was extremely piercing, as if she knew something.

When Lu Congyuan in front heard what Aunt Liu said earlier, he couldn't help but feel secretly puzzled.

"Master! Why did you come back so early today?" At this time, Xiao Gao came out from the inside, dressed very brightly, with a gentle and charming smile on his face, and half-complainingly said: "I didn't send someone to notify me earlier , so that the concubine can get ready!"

Lu Congyuan looked at the bright clothes on her body, and frowned even tighter, "I heard that Madam has a sudden illness today!"

Mrs. Gao is currently ill. As a daughter-in-law and niece, Mrs. Gao is dressed like this, what does she look like!
Xiao Gao understood the meaning in his eyes, and her smile froze, "Auntie is fine, my concubine told me not to tell the master, so as not to disturb the master's business, why some people with no eyesight rushed forward, I don't even think about whether it will hinder the master!"

She said this to Aunt Liu. In the morning, Mrs. Gao had a sudden convulsion, but before calling for a doctor, she was already fine.

Later the doctor came and said that this kind of situation may be very common in the future, and told the family members not to make a fuss, and always let the servants watch over it, so that no one would fall and get hurt.

"Okay, wait for me to change clothes. Now that I'm back, I'll go and see Auntie!" Lu Congyuan interrupted impatiently. He was tired of seeing the two broken flowers and willows, so what's the point of arguing?

"Yes, master." Xiao Gao said with a smile, "Nurse Ling, send Aunt Liu back."

"Yes, ma'am." Nanny Ling immediately walked up to Aunt Liu, and stretched out her hand to signal that it was time for her to leave.

Aunt Liu managed to find a way to call Lu Congyuan back, she couldn't just leave like this, her eyes rolled a few times, and then she fell to the ground with an "ouch".

"What's going on?" Lu Congyuan asked patiently.

Aunt Liu said delicately: "Master, I accidentally twisted my foot just now, and now I can't walk."

Acting like a baby at a young age is disgusting enough!Lu Congyuan frowned, "It's really troublesome! Ah Ning, let Shaoyao Mudan help her go back!"

Xiao Gao's complexion changed slightly, "Master, Shaoyao Peony is not here, I have asked them to go to work, let Ling Nanny take Aunt Liu back."

"Sister, Mother Ling is already old, and my concubine is not light, so I dare not let her help her. If I accidentally crush her, I will be guilty of a crime!" Aunt Liu said: "It's better to let the Narcissus welcome the spring how do I?"

At this time, Xiao Gao vaguely understood that Aunt Liu had clearly come prepared!The corners of her mouth twitched into a smile, "They're not here either! Nanny Ling, now, go and call two people to take Aunt Liu back."

Lu Congyuan was too lazy to listen to their nonsense, and was about to walk into the inner room, when Aunt Liu suddenly said, "Sister, it's strange to say, the big maids in your Jinse courtyard are usually there, why are they not the only ones today?" Not here, not even the other maids, just sister, you and Nanny Ling, this concubine is really confused!"

She smiled at Xiao Gao, "Sister, you won't hide them, will you?"

"It's not your turn to worry about my maid's affairs!" Xiao Gao's complexion changed suddenly, "Nurse Ling, send Aunt Liu off!"

"Wait!" Suspicion suddenly arose in Lu Congyuan's heart, he stopped, turned around and approached Xiao Gao, "Where are the people in this yard?"

"I have to go out to work!" Xiao Gao quickly squeezed out a smile, "Master, you also know that Xinyun is going to marry into the Shen family soon, and the second brother and younger siblings don't know about it until now. Everything is a concubine. In order to make arrangements, I was surrounded by the Imperial Forest Army for a few days before, and a lot of progress was pulled down, so these days, I can only arrange all the people who can be used in my hands to prepare Xinyun's dowry, so as not to go wrong when the time comes, and be caught. The Shen family despises you, and disgraces you, Master!"

This made sense, and most of Lu Congyuan's doubts dispelled, "You are the head wife of this mansion, and all the servants in the mansion are under your arrangement. You have to arrange candidates reasonably, and you can't just use people from Jinse Courtyard!"

"Master is right! But you also know that my aunt was in charge of many things in this mansion before, but now my aunt has collapsed suddenly, and some personnel affairs are still being sorted out, so I dare not use people I don't know well, for fear of something going wrong!"

Xiao Gao's words were all in the tone of not making mistakes and not embarrassing Lu Congyuan!

Since everything was for him, Lu Congyuan didn't care about it, and there really couldn't be any problems with the marriage with the Shen family.

"I see, thank you for your hard work, Aning."

After Lu Congyuan finished speaking, he turned around and walked to the inner room again.

Suddenly, Aunt Liu trembled and called out, "Master, I heard... I heard the wall ringing."

She stretched out her hand, and Nanny Ling quickly grabbed her hand and pulled her up vigorously, "Aunt Liu, you misheard, this servant will send you back."

Regardless of Nanny Ling's age, she is really strong, and Aunt Liu was dragged away by her.

Aunt Liu struggled vigorously, "Master, this concubine really heard it, there is a voice there, if you don't believe me, go and have a look!"

Xiao Gao stepped forward, "Aunt Liu, have you had enough trouble! I think you are Xinhan's biological mother, and once served your aunt, and you have tolerated you for so many years, which is why you are so indulgent. , actually came to my Jinse courtyard to make trouble! Aunt Liu, starting today, I will be banned for half a month!"

Lu Congyuan had seen too much of this kind of trick of wives and concubines competing for favor, so he didn't bother to care about it at the moment, and walked inside.

Seeing that this last chance was about to be missed, Aunt Liu got a burst of strength from somewhere, and bit Nanny Ling hard. When Nanny Ling screamed and let go, she ran to the next ear room at an unprecedented speed and kicked her. Kick away.

Then there was an earth-shattering scream, "Ah!"

"What are you crazy about?" Lu Congyuan is really angry now, and he is both a wife and a concubine. If he wants to enjoy the blessings of everyone, he has to endure their boring little tricks of jealousy, but there is a limit to tolerance, Aunt Liu The behavior at this moment has obviously crossed the line!
He pointed at Aunt Liu and shouted: "Go back to your yard, don't leave without my order!"

Aunt Liu didn't seem to hear what he said, she turned to the ear room, her eyes widened, showing an incredulous expression, "Master, there is... a man!"

There are men?There is actually a man in his backyard?
Lu Cong was far from being sensitive to others, but was extremely sensitive to this.

"Master, don't listen to Aunt Liu's nonsense!" Xiao Gao hugged Lu Congyuan desperately, not letting him leave.

"Is it nonsense, you can tell at a glance!" Aunt Liu put away the overly surprised expression on her face and sneered.

"Go away!" Lu Congyuan pushed Xiao Gao away vigorously, and Xiao Gao fell to the ground.

He quickly walked out of the door and walked to the door of the side room.

Everything inside stunned him.

I saw two strange tall men with ruffian and vulgar faces, dressed slowly, and the four big maids in Jinse courtyard, peony, peony and narcissus Yingchun, were lying on the bed with disheveled clothes and tears all over their faces. , On the exposed skin, the ambiguous red marks are shocking!
"Who are you!?" Lu Congyuan roared angrily, "Come here, arrest these two thieves and send them to the government!"

"A prostitute?" One of them laughed, "We're only here to collect interest! My wife can't pay the interest, so I use her maid to sleep with me to pay off the debt!"

"What interest do you charge?"

"It seems that you don't know about it, Uncle! You should ask Madam yourself about this matter, we outsiders will not get involved in the affairs of your house." One of them smacked his mouth and smiled wretchedly, "But this The maids of the Bofu House, the taste is really good, comparable to the popular girl in Yicuilou, more than 100 copper coins per person, worth it!"

Lu Congyuan was dizzy with anger, the maids in his uncle's mansion were actually compared with the women in the brothel, so what happened to his uncle's mansion?brothel?

"Come here..." He staggered back, because he was so angry that he couldn't stand upright.

"Uncle, I advise you to keep this matter quiet. After all, this method of using maids to repay the debt was proposed by the madam herself, and it was the money that the madam borrowed herself. If it breaks out, it will lose the face of the Ankangbo Mansion!"

face?After such a thing happened, does Ankangbo Mansion have any face?Lu Congyuan's eyes went dark, and he passed out stiffly.

"Master!" Several exclamations shouted together.

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When Lu Congyuan woke up, it was already dusk, and the room was dimly lit. Because he was unconscious, no one dared to light a lamp.

He lay down for a long time before he remembered what happened in the afternoon, and then sat up angrily, "Come on!"

"Master, are you awake?" Xiao Gao's surprised voice sounded.

Now that Lu Congyuan heard her voice, he wanted to eat her, "Light on the lamp! Tell me the whole thing! If you dare to hide a word, I will divorce you immediately and go back to your Gao family." !"

"Yes, master!" Xiao Gao trembled, and immediately asked Nanny Ling to light the lamp.

After the room was bright, Lu Congyuan finally saw clearly that there was not only Xiao Gao in the room, but also Aunt Liu and Lu Xinhan, "Why is Xinhan here? This is not something you should know, go back first."

Aunt Liu said: "My lord, just after you fell into a coma, the third lady was looking for my concubine for something. She heard that my concubine had come to Jinse Courtyard, so she came here. I know... what happened in Madam's courtyard."

Lu Xinhan said: "Father, my daughter knows that this is not something a daughter should listen to, but she is not young anymore, and there are some things that she should be aware of, so as not to accidentally fall into the same trick in the future and do such a shameful act." thing!"

This demoted Xiao Gao without a trace, and Xiao Gao was so angry that he gouged her fiercely, but he didn't dare to say anything to refute.

Lu Xinhan's words of being fooled and words of embarrassment immediately drew Lu Congyuan's heart to Xiao Gao's scandal, "Gao Ning, explain to me clearly!"

Xiao Gao didn't dare to hide it, so she and Gao forced Lu Xinyan to hand over the right to manage the dowry. Lu Xinyan used the fur shop as a condition, which led to the following series of events.

Lu Xinyan is now the emperor's princess Zhuzhu, and Lu Congyuan values ​​it very much now, hoping to please Lu Xinyan so that she can contribute to her own future, so even if Mrs. Gao suspects that shopkeeper Liu tricked her into buying leather goods The matter related to Lu Xinyan, but at this time, she did not dare to push this matter on Lu Xinyan.

"Master, this is due to my ignorance. I was deceived by shopkeeper Liu of Xu's leather goods store. I was also looking for him, but shopkeeper Liu hid early. I can't find him, and I dare not renege on my debt. It hurt your reputation, master, but I really don't have any money, so..."

Lu Congyuan sprayed at her directly, "That's why you treat my Uncle Ankang Mansion like a brothel, allowing those vulgar and lowly men to spoil the maids of my Uncle Mansion?"

"Master, I really can't do anything..." Xiao Gao cried.

Aunt Liu interrupted with an ouch, "Sister, I can't stand listening to your words. Although the 900 taels is a lot, if you confess this matter to the master earlier, everyone in this house can make do with it. I paid 900 taels to repay the debt of the bank! Sister, you now know that you are unable to repay, but you deliberately concealed the matter. You clearly didn’t want the master to know, and you were afraid that the master would be dissatisfied with you, so you came up with this bad plan, trying to hide it from the sky! "

Xiao Gao was told by Aunt Liu that she should or shouldn't, and she wished she could bite Aunt Liu to death.

Lu Xinhan interrupted suddenly: "Auntie, I don't know something!"

Aunt Liu snorted, "It's better if you don't understand such dirty things!"

Lu Xinhan said: "What I don't understand is that my mother can't always use that method to repay the interest of 900 taels of silver instead of the principal. This matter must be repaid before the principal can be settled."

Lu Cong looked at Xiao Gao from a distance, Xiao Gao flinched, and said in a low voice: "In Xinyun's dowry, my concubine deducted 200 taels; for the decorations in my aunt's room, my concubine is about to ask for the price..."

Uncle Ankang's mansion doesn't have much silver, and Lu Xinyun's dowry can be purchased at most 200 taels according to the regulations. However, because she is married to Shen's mansion, Lu Congyuan specially agreed to buy it with 500 taels of silver. One can imagine how much water is in those dowries!
Lu Congyuan sneered twice, "Gao Ning, you kept saying that you didn't want to embarrass me if your marriage with the Shen family went wrong, but in the end, you actually deducted 200 taels of Xinyun's dowry, shoddy it, and got away with it! Do you think those people in the Shen residence are blind? Can't tell good from bad?"

Lu Congyuan was trembling with anger, Aunt Liu took the opportunity to come forward to show her courtesy, gently stroked Lu Congyuan's chest, and comforted him, "Master, don't be so angry."

"Master, I know I was wrong, I don't dare to do it anymore, I beg you to forgive me this time!" Xiao Gao cried.

She originally wanted to push all this matter to Gao Shi, and let Lu Congyuan come forward to settle this matter, otherwise she would not have paid back the 100 taels first, and she would not even have the money to repay the interest in her hands!
She didn't expect that Lu Congguang wanted to sever the relationship suddenly. She knew Lu Congyuan's temperament well.

"Gao Ning, from today onwards, Auntie Liu will take care of this uncle's mansion. Get lost in another yard and think behind closed doors. Don't appear in front of me to be an eyesore!"

Xiao Gao cried and cried, "Master~ Please look at..."

"Get out! If you dare to say one more word, I will divorce you immediately!"

Xiao Gao's crying stopped abruptly, and she ran out covering her face.

"Master, don't be angry." Aunt Liu got her wish, even though she tried her best to suppress her smile, she couldn't stop her smile.

Lu Congyuan waved his hand, "Okay, go back, I'll be alone."

Aunt Liu got the right to be a housekeeper, so naturally she wouldn't stay to provoke Lu Congyuan's suspicion, "That concubine..."

Lu Xinhan interjected, "Father, my daughter has a suggestion."

"I'll talk about it later if I have any suggestions." The thought of not knowing where to get 900 taels of silver gave Lu Congyuan a severe headache, and he didn't want to hear what Lu Xinhan had to say.

"Father, this matter has something to do with the reputation of our young ladies in the uncle's residence!"

All the young ladies in the Bo's house are like flowers and jades, Lu Congyuan wholeheartedly hoped to use their marriage to pave the way for the Bo's house to have a bright future, so the reputation of these young ladies is very important, so he immediately asked: "Why do you say that?"

"Father, it seems that only the people in the mother's yard and the bank outside know about what my mother did. In fact, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. With the character of those people, it may have been spread outside privately. Once it spreads, there will be good people who will bring such things to us ladies! Our ladies in the Bofu House are precious and cannot tolerate any sewage, otherwise how will we talk about good people in the future? How will we contribute to the Bofu House? "

Lu Congyuan thought of the faces and words of the two men before, and felt disgusted, "Xinhan is right! People outside like to chase after the wind and make waves without the wind. Talk about white as black, and those low-spirited people in the bank The person who climbed up to the servant girl in my uncle's mansion will definitely publicize this matter as a talking point! Then, this sewage will be poured on you guys..."

Lu Congyuan became angrier as he spoke, "Is this stupid bitch trying to cut off all the back roads of my Ankangbo mansion?"

Lu Xinhan said: "Father, my daughter suggests that it is better to find a few reputable wives in Beijing to come to our house and test the innocence of the ladies who have not left the cabinet."

Lu Congyuan frowned, "Isn't this letting everyone in the capital know about the scandal in the mansion?"

Lu Xinhan said: "Father, let's tell the outside world that a thief was caught last night. Because the thief was too powerful, we couldn't catch him. In order to avoid rumors and slander, we invited someone to do a physical examination for the ladies to prove their innocence!"

Lu Congyuan nodded again and again, "That's right! That's a good idea! I'll send someone to do it right away!"

Then he said kindly: "Xinhan, you have thought carefully about this matter, learn more from your mother in the future, and do your best for the mansion!"

"Yes, Father!" Lu Xinhan said while hiding her excitement.

Not only because of Lu Congyuan's affirmation, but also because of Lu Xinwan's matter, which will soon be exposed!

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Xiao Gao was locked up, and the money had to be returned. Lu Xinyan, who had the most money, would definitely not give it away, and Lu Congyuan didn't dare to ask her for it, so he finally made up his mind on the money that all the ladies in the mansion got when they got married.

When the old uncle died, in order to fear that the Gao family would harm the concubine sons, he made two wills. One is that the family is not allowed to be separated. The second is to divide all the dowry money of the ladies who were born at that time and the ladies who are expected to be added in the future, and pass the Ming Road in front of everyone.

This will was witnessed by the elders of the Lu family, so for so many years, the Gao family has not dared to act rashly, and did not dare to touch the money.

Mrs. Gao didn't dare to move, and Mrs. Gao didn't dare to move, but now Lu Congyuan had to move, pawning things to pay off the debt, he couldn't afford to lose face!
Relying on his status as the eldest brother and uncle, and having the princess Lu Xinyan as his daughter, Lu Congyuan directly told his younger brothers in the form of a notice that he took 100 taels from each lady's dowry silver, and used it urgently. Pay it back slowly!

The three younger brothers dare not speak out!

On the morning of the third day of December, not long after Lu Xinyan finished her breakfast, Madam Lu came to report, "Princess, it's about to start over there."

Lu Xinyan secretly knew everything that happened in the past few days, she smiled slightly, "I'm staying at home today, waiting for the final result of this good show."

Lanyueyuan.

Lu Xinwan lay lazily on the bed, although the weather was getting warmer, she was even more lazy to move.

In the past, I had to get up early to pay my respects to Gao Shi and Xiao Gao Shi, but now Gao Shi is half paralyzed and unable to walk, Xiao Gao Shi can let everyone go once a few days, so as not to disturb Gao Shi's recuperation.

As for Xiao Gao himself, Lu Congyuan kicked him into a certain yard and locked him up.

After knowing that Mrs. Gao was locked up, Lu Xinwan went to ask Lu Congyuan to intercede, but Lu Congyuan only replied coldly, "Go and ask your mother what good things she has done!"

Lu Xinwan had no choice but to ask Xiao Gao, but Xiao Gao hesitated and refused to tell the truth. After all, how could Xiao Gao let her daughter know about such dirty things?

Lu Xinwan couldn't ask the truth, and didn't know how to intercede, so she could only give up for the time being.

But she also didn't want to go to Xiao Gao's often, because Xiao Gao cried when she saw her, and asked her to go to Lu Congyuan to intercede, but Xiao Gao himself didn't say the reason, which made Lu Xinwan very speechless.

"Miss, the weather is nice today, would you like my servant to accompany you for a walk in the garden?" Fei Cui pushed the door and walked in holding the newly picked plum blossoms in her hand, "The plum blossoms in the garden are blooming beautifully, just look at them." , These are all freshly picked by the servants, is it fragrant?"

"It's okay." Lu Xinwan turned over lazily, "Open the window to let in some air, it's so stuffy."

"Yes, miss." Fei Cui opened the window as she said, and the cold wind immediately poured into the room, blowing away the air that had been stuffy for several days.

Lu Xinwan took two deep breaths, the cold air was filled with the fragrance of plum blossoms, refreshing.

The silver-red light shone on the window edge, and it was another fine day. Lu Xinwan regained some energy, "Jade, help me get dressed and go for a walk."

"Come right now, miss."

Jade helped Lu Xinwan dress up and was about to go out when Aunt Liu's Nanny Luo came and said respectfully: "Second Miss, Master invites you to Jinse Courtyard."

Lu Xinwan glanced at her, "Is Father looking for me, or is Aunt Liu looking for me through Father's name?"

Nanny Luo said: "Go back to Second Miss, it's the master who is looking for you."

"Father is looking for me, why did you, an old servant, come and call me?" Aunt Liu replaced Xiao Gao as the head of the house, and now she actually asks her mother to call her!Lu Xinwan sneered, good Aunt Liu, you really take yourself seriously!

"Second miss, the master ordered, and the slaves dare not disobey!" Nanny Luo bit the bullet and said: "The master not only called you, the third miss, the fourth miss, the fifth miss, and several young ladies in the mansion, the master has called, but the slaves It happened to be arranged to call you."

What is daddy doing?Lu Xinwan frowned, and the good mood of the morning suddenly disappeared, "Okay, I'll let you go and have a look, if you dare to lie to me, I will never let you go lightly!"

(End of this chapter)