"Miss, there is a woman who calls herself Liu'er and wants to see you."
Liu'er? After waiting for so many days, it finally arrived. Qingqiu asked as he walked, "Where is the person?"
Lu Zhu hesitated to speak, but was afraid of poking the young lady's sore spot, so she could only reply reluctantly: "I was afraid that being seen would harm the young lady's reputation, so I took the decision without permission and took her to the back door."
"What kind of reputation do I have?"
The speaker was unintentional but the listener was intentional. Luzhu only felt that her young lady was wronged but she didn’t say anything. She was obviously pretending to be strong!
嘤嘤嘤~
Her young lady is so pitiful, her father didn't care for her and her aunt died early.
As expected, Liu'er was waiting at the back door.
Seeing that Luzhu had already run to enjoy the scenery, Qingqiu gave her an appreciative look. It was a good thing for people to be more cautious under the eaves.
Liu'er leaned forward slightly, "Please ask Miss Shen to point out a clear path for the slave family."
She didn't refuse the last time he tried it, but she didn't know... She shook her head, no matter what, it was better than being in the building.
Aunt Hong disappeared, and a new madam came to the building. A few days ago, a sister was infected with a heart disease and was sold to a brothel by the madam. She didn't want to end up in that end.
Qingqiu didn't answer but just asked: "How are you and the scholar doing?"
Liu'er's eyes moved slightly, as if she understood something.
"Master Li is quite fond of the slave family, but it is indeed a bit reluctant to use his family wealth to redeem the slave family."
She herself also had a little bit of money, but it was far from enough. Besides, it was not easy for a woman in this world to live without any money.
It's okay to be a slave with Miss Shen if you don't have money, but it's absolutely impossible to be a concubine.
Qingqiu understood what she said and could only say that it was easy to deal with smart people.
Immediately, he took out the banknote that he had prepared and handed it to her: "Last time, I saw that you and he had a very good relationship. Unfortunately, having a jealous wife at home caused the lover to separate. The most embarrassing thing in the world is Nothing is more regrettable than this.”
Qingqiu's voice deepened and he patted her shoulder, "I'm soft-hearted. Whenever I encounter such unsatisfactory things, I always wonder if that person didn't exist, would they be successful?"
Liu'er was shocked. She thought she was just seducing someone, a simple thing, but she never imagined that it could actually cost someone's life. She didn't know where Li had provoked the evil spirit.
Thinking of Mrs. Li who had killed her and the big man who followed her that day, she agreed.
If you are unkind to me, don’t blame me for being unkind to you!
Jinghongyuan.
"Madam said she would take you to a flower-viewing banquet after the eldest lady recovers from her injuries. I have sent you some jewelry today. Do you want to try it?"
Lu Zhu carefully told Yiyi that the flower viewing party was just a blind date in disguise. If she went there, she would not know how much gossip she would hear, which made her somewhat complain to Madam.
Qingqiu nodded indifferently. Miss Qianjin's life was really boring, and even if she wanted to talk in a fashion, she would make a fool of herself.
Recently, that idiot Li Jinshu didn't bother her, so she couldn't even get out.
Lvzhu used the newly delivered jewelry to touch Qingqiu's head, but she felt it was almost wrong no matter what. She suddenly remembered the gem-beaded flower hairpin she found in the secret compartment of the dressing table.
"Hey, is this hairpin also a gift from my mother?"
No wonder she was surprised. In fact, every time Shen sent something, it was mainly grand. It was rare to find something as delicate and compact as this.
"I found this in the secret compartment of the makeup box. Doesn't it belong to the lady?"
Luzhu was dumbfounded. Usually, makeup boxes have hidden compartments to preserve precious jewelry. She really didn't expect that this didn't belong to a young lady.
Qingqiu frowned. Neither she nor the original owner had ever seen this hairpin. This three-color gemstone and flower hairpin was so precious that ordinary officials would not be able to part with it.
The Grand Master's Mansion can afford it, but as mentioned above, Shen will not purchase such a style for them.
Wait, there seems to be something wrong with the length.
She picked up another hairpin for comparison, and sure enough, it was a short section shorter.
"This length seems to be used by women who have just reached hair extensions."
As a maid, Luzhu knew these things very well and could tell them at a glance.
"Um."
In this way, this hairpin cannot belong to him and Shen Qingshuang.
Her thoughts changed, and it was said that the original owner's biological mother was in her late teens when she first arrived at the Shen Mansion.
She had a hunch that there was something wrong with the identity of the original mistress. How could an orphan girl with amnesia use such a valuable hairpin?
This matter needs to be investigated carefully.
Qingqiu knocked on the table, "Luzhu, go and give the hairpin to the Crown Prince and ask him to help me find its whereabouts."
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
Since the last cooperation, Liu'er took out half of the money and Li Jinshu added half to redeem himself.
She was already one month pregnant at this time.
Her parents-in-law were looking forward to giving birth to a grandchild for them, and Ms. Li wanted to kill her now, but she was protected by the Li family, and Ms. Li was a brainless person who couldn't do anything to her for a while.
But just by looking at her sinister eyes, she felt that the day when she would take action was not far away.
Ms. Li stared at her belly, and her husband went out to flirt with women behind his back, and even took her as a concubine.
She touched her belly and wondered why she couldn't get pregnant after so many years, but this bitch got pregnant instead.
Liu'er's eyes flashed when she saw her putting her hand on her stomach.
As soon as she arrived at the Li Mansion, she gave Li a sterilization drug. Since the adults were destined not to live, they should not keep the child. It was enough for the Li Mansion to have her child.
"What did he say when he came back?"
Lu Zhu curled her lips, "I haven't seen the prince, but I heard that he was imprisoned by the marquis. But Brother A Cai said that he will definitely hand over the things to the prince."
"Luzhu must be in love with her. I haven't seen her a few times and even Brother A Cai has called her."
Seeing the young lady making fun of him, Lu Zhu blushed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
She doesn't like Lin Ah Cai. Men are all liars. The prince made a big fuss when he said he wanted to marry the lady.
Today, the young lady is still the object of ridicule by others.
The master can see that the servants are not much better, they are all heartless people!
Qingqiu smiled and looked at the pearls in her hair. They didn't exist when they came out.
"Second Miss, I want you to go to the study room." The maid outside reported.
"Can you tell me what it is?"
The maid shook her head and said she didn't know. Qingqiu pondered, did she have anything to deserve Father Shen's search for her?
Don’t think too much if you can’t figure it out, you will find out sooner or later.
Luzhu helped her rush to the study. This was her first time in the front yard. She subconsciously took note of the surrounding environment.
In the study, Father Shen was writing. Qingqiu looked at it and lowered his head randomly, "Father, what do you have to explain to your daughter?"
Father Shen was silent.
After a long time, he stopped writing and looked at his daughter, who was still saluting, and finally spoke.
"Get up, how are you getting along with the Crown Prince recently?"
Qingqiu understood that she was anxious because Li Jinshu hadn't come to see her recently.
Thinking of her guess, she bit her lip lightly, with a bit of embarrassment on her face, "The prince seems to dislike his daughter for entering a brothel. He has not contacted his daughter for a long time."
She paused, her voice a bit panicked, and she suddenly looked up at Father Shen, her eyes slightly red, "Father, if the Crown Prince ignores me, will I still be the second young lady of the Taishi Mansion?"
Father Shen's heart sank. He only knew that the crown prince was grounded, so he wanted to beat her so that she could find a way to marry into the Hou family as soon as possible, but he did not expect that this would happen.
He glanced at Qingqiu, with a flash of disgust in his eyes. These two daughters really embarrassed him.
She had been toyed with for so long and couldn't even keep a man. If I had known better, I shouldn't have kept her.
And the third prince dared to plot against himself with the right historian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, haha.
The dignified prince teamed up with the right censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to run the brothel, and the censor Xiangbi also wanted to make a contribution.
I thought so in my heart but said: "You are my father's daughter and naturally you are the second young lady in the house. It's just that you understand how important a woman's innocence is than my father.
You are alive now because I protect you, but the censor's pen is really powerful, and his words are formidable.
The Hou Mansion is different. The Hou Mansion holds military power and the emperor's favor. If you can marry into the Hou Mansion, no one will dare to touch you even if you are a concubine. "
As he spoke, Father Shen sighed, "Although dad is a first-grade official, in the end it is just a false position."
When Father Shen said this, he looked at her deeply, hoping that his daughter would not disappoint him, otherwise he would not mind following the censor's wishes.
Qingqiu's heart sank. She saw murderous intent in Father Shen's eyes. If she heard these words again, it meant that she would be killed if she couldn't enter the Hou Mansion.
Sure enough, she was right. The death of the original owner might really be related to Father Shen.
