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Chapter 65 Intersection (11)
Lu Mingxuan didn't notice Ling Mengqi's strangeness. She was still looking for the book with great concentration, and while she was looking for it, she occasionally wrote a few words on the paper with a pen. Sometimes she finds the next book very quickly, sometimes it takes a long time. Usually at this time, she will move up a chair and step on it, take out the books on the top one by one, and flip through them one by one. Looking at her, ignoring Danqing below to see her nervous appearance when she was tiptoeing to get the book.

I don't know how long it took, but Danqing was the first to notice Ling Mengqi's strangeness. Fortunately, she didn't think about it in other ways, she only thought that Ling Mengqi was thinking about something, because she tentatively called out in a low voice: "Mr. Ling, you Do you want to sit next to me for a while, and this servant will make you a cup of tea?"

Fang let Ling Mengqi come back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream, and he clenched his fists to his mouth and coughed, saying: "Thank you Miss Danqing for that."

Dan Qing didn't just leave, but helped Lu Mingxuan off the chair, and then went to the side room which was set up as a tea room to make tea.

For the rest, Lu Mingxuan thought that she had already found her books, so she asked Ling Mengqi: "What books is Ling Shixiong looking for today, do you want me to help you find them together?"

Ling Mengqi didn't dare to look directly at her face, so he turned slightly and lowered his voice, "Thank you Miss Xuan, I can look for it myself later, but I went to Jifang Pavilion yesterday, the shopkeeper Xiaochi has Let me bring it to you. It is said that the patterns you painted before are now imitated on the market, and the price is still lower than ours. It has robbed us of a lot of business. If things go on like this, it will definitely have a great impact on us. Ask the girl if she has any ideas? He also said that through his observation and understanding these days, he is afraid that colorful bead jewelry will be very popular in the next period of time, and he wants to stock up a batch of spares now, and ask the girl what she thinks?"

These days, because they often have the opportunity to meet each other, it saves Danqing and Huzi from having to communicate in secret. Whenever there is anything in Jifang Pavilion, Lu Mingxuan and Ling Mengqi will talk to each other face to face when they are reading and borrowing books. Clear.

Lu Mingxuan had expected that over time, imitations of the jewelry she painted would definitely appear on the market. This was unavoidable no matter what, otherwise she would not let Master Xiaochi only release the ones she painted in January. Three of the pieces of jewelry are just to earn money from the time difference. She doesn't have high requirements for Jifang Pavilion. If she can have a prospect of two or three thousand taels of silver a year, it is enough for her to have a place to retreat in the future. enough.

It was Lu Mingxuan's attention that Master Xiaochi said that colorful bead jewelry might become popular in the next period of time. The value of bead jewelry is not high, and the female family members of rich families will inevitably drop in price when they wear it, while it is impossible for small families to have silver to buy jewelry every now and then, even if it is much cheaper colorful bead jewelry, so after a period of time it becomes popular and disappears. ——Lu Mingxuan I didn't expect Master Xiaochi's insight to be so keen.

She thought for a while, and then lowered her voice and said to Ling Mengqi: "Brother Lao Ling will come over in the past few days and tell Master Xiaochi that those imitations will come out as soon as they come out, and we can't stop them. Anyway, every month We will launch new jewelry, which is absolutely impossible to buy in other stores. You tell him that before launching new jewelry next time, let those regular customers pay half of the deposit first, so that our future will be guaranteed. As for the colored beads Regarding the jewelry matter, you can let Master Xiaochi take full control of it, and now he is the shopkeeper of Jifang Pavilion, if I have to personally take care of everything, then there is no need for him to exist as the shopkeeper."

Ling Mengqi responded to Lu Mingxuan's words one by one, before hesitatingly said: "I have always wanted to ask Miss Xuan, can you explain it to me?"

Lu Mingxuan raised her brows slightly: "Brother Ling Shi, but it's okay to say." Seeing his solemn expression, I don't know if he has any questions to ask himself?
Ling Mengqi swallowed a bit, and then said: "It is reasonable to say that the girl's father is still alive, and the old lady values ​​it. Although the family is not as big as the Duke's family, it is quite decent. Why does the girl still go to the trouble of doing business quietly? Will you study so hard and not poke, in short, you are different from the other girls in the mansion?"

"Brother Ling's so-called 'different from the other girls in the mansion' means that I am not as dedicated as the other girls to needlework, follow the rules, don't leave the door, and don't go through the second door?" Lu Mingxuan asked without answering, and couldn't help it. With a wry smile, why doesn't she want to be a carefree rich lady like Lu Mingfeng and others?But how could she have that condition, and who is like her? With her embarrassing status, there is always a sharp knife on the top of her head, and she doesn't know when it will fall?
She was silent for a moment before slowly saying: "But I am different from them. I have no other choice. I have to make myself strong enough to keep myself, the people and things I want to keep, and to be able to protect myself." Change my destiny, otherwise one day, there will be a person who will destroy the things that bring me satisfaction with a raised hand, and will take away everything that belongs to me in an instant, even including my life... If I am alone, if I am good, then I will benefit the world. What will happen will always happen. If I don’t have the ability, I can only watch. If I have the ability, although I can’t make it go in the direction I want Reverse, at least, I tried, I worked hard, then there will be no regrets!"

Lu Mingxuan has kept these words in her heart for a long time, but she has never said them to anyone, and she doesn't understand why she suddenly said them to Ling Mengqi, but it is undeniable that she feels better after saying them A lot, at least the big stone in her heart is no longer so heavy that it is difficult for her to even breathe, even though the big stone is still in place and has not been moved a little bit.

Perhaps it was because Ling Mengqi's situation was not much better than his own, so in front of him, he suddenly had the desire to confide in him, and he didn't have to worry that he would laugh at him, would find his words unbelievable, and would tell others what he said?Lu Mingxuan pondered subconsciously.

It's just that although Lu Mingxuan felt better, Ling Mengqi felt uncomfortable. The reason why he asked Lu Mingxuan that question just now was because he wanted to get to know her as much as possible and get closer to her as much as possible, even though he had already warned her in his heart. At least she is not something he can think of right now, but emotion dominates reason, and he still couldn't help asking.

Then he regretted it, such a painful expression, such a painful tone, he never thought that they would appear on the face of a young girl who was only ten years old, beautiful and pampered, what had she experienced , will have such a sad expression and tone of voice?And what she said, "Otherwise, one day, there will be a person who destroys the things that bring me satisfaction with a raised hand, and takes away everything that belongs to me in an instant, even including my life." What exactly do you mean?Was she in some great danger?Who is the person who wanted to kill her?Could it be that her relatives can't protect her, so she can only try her best to save herself at a young age?

(End of this chapter)