The Jia Zhen glanced at Xia Lu.
He realized that Xia Lu was staring at Xiao Zhi's back in a daze.
The Jia Zhen's face fell. He asked the three little kids to go back to their room first.
Then, he looked at Xia Lu, who was still in a daze for a long time. He was angry and pushed her gently.
"What?" Xia Lu came back to his senses.
He looked at the Jia Zhen.
"She's not good-looking.
Her front and back are as flat, and her figure is as thick as her top and bottom.
Just looking at her makes me lose my appetite. "The Jia Zhen commented on Xiao Zhi's appearance very harshly.
Xia Lu didn't react for a moment. He was about to say that she was actually not bad looking. Although she wasn't devastatingly beautiful, she was still considered a delicate and pretty woman. It wasn't as exaggerated as he said. Suddenly, he understood.
The Jia Zhen was probably jealous. Xia Lu felt a little helpless.
This man seemed to have already determined that she was the woman he liked.
Moreover,
This impression was already deeply ingrained in his heart.
"I'm not looking at her.
I just feel that this Mrs. Qin has been strange recently.
I keep feeling that something is wrong. "Xia Lu frowned.
"Don't worry.
I've already asked people to keep an eye on the young princess. It doesn't matter what she does or what she thinks, as long as the young princess doesn't get lost. "The Jia Zhen shrugged. As long as his wife didn't think about other women, it was fine.
Xia Lu looked at the Jia Zhen. At this time, he could see that the Jia Zhen was an abominable aristocrat in a feudal society. He paid attention to the people he cared about, but he didn't care about the life and death of the people he didn't care about.
"Let's go for dinner. I'm hungry," Xia Lu said.
"Okay." The Jia Zhen and Xia Lu went back to the room.
As soon as Xiao Zhi went back, she went to find Ziwei and asked her to think of a way to get her out.
"Madam did not agree?" Crape Myrtle asked, not surprised.
"Okay." Little Zhi pitifully looked at Crape Myrtle. "Every year, I light a lamp for my birth mother, and I don't want to break my promise this year. I hope that Miss Crape Myrtle can help me. I know that you are extremely powerful, and as long as you are willing to help, I will do anything."
"No matter what, you gave birth to a young lady for our master. It has been a long time since a young lady was born in Ningguo Province. Although the young lady you gave birth to is a concubine, she is still precious. What happened to her? If you were our master's concubine, you wouldn't need to go to the temple to offer incense and be treated badly by Madam." Crape Myrtle provoked Xiao Zhi again. If Xiao Zhi had really brought a Jia Zhen's child to seek refuge with the Jia Zhen as Crape Myrtle thought, Crape Myrtle would have already convinced her. However, Xiao Zhi was not like that. She was very clear about her own background.
She wanted to escape. "Miss Crape Myrtle is right. I do need to plan for myself. I don't want to secretly light a lamp for my mother like this next year. I must light a lamp for my mother openly next year." Xiao Zhi pretended to be convinced by Crape Myrtle's words.
"That's the right way to think." Crape Myrtle heaved a sigh of relief. As long as Madam Qin became a concubine, many things in the residence would depend on her in the future. When the time came, she would definitely be able to fly up using this branch.
"I still have to ask Miss Crape Myrtle to help me this year." Xiao Zhi looked at Crape Myrtle pitifully.
"I understand. I will arrange it well." There was a manservant guarding the west side gate who was interested in her. If she planned well, there should be no problem. Crape Myrtle was very clear about her advantages. If she looked more ordinary, she would feel that the manservant was not bad. Her whole family worked in the residence. Her mother had already worked her way up to the position of a small manager. However, she was not ordinary. She was very beautiful. How could she be willing to be the wife of a manservant? She had already successfully become the head maidservant in the master's study room. As long as she worked harder, she would definitely be able to become the master's concubine.
"Thank you, Miss Crape Myrtle." Xiao Zhi was overjoyed.
When it was the time that Crape Myrtle and Xiao Zhi had agreed on, Xiao Zhi hurriedly left with Qin Ye and Qin Keqing.
"Mother, where are we going?" Qin Keqing was a little uneasy. She looked at the bag that her mother was packing. She was a little afraid. Although she was only five years old, when Xiao Zhi told the Jia Zhen about Qin Keqing's background, she did not avoid her. Therefore, Qin Keqing already understood that she was not her mother's daughter. Her status was very noble. She did not want to leave.
"We are going to light the eternal lanterns for our grandmother," Xiao Zhi said.
Qin Keqing was stunned. Her mother was an orphan. There was no grandmother at all. Qin Keqing suddenly shook off Xiao Zhi's hand, turned around, and ran. Her mother definitely wanted to take her away. She did not want to leave this place. She liked it here. There were no scary uncles here. No one would want to buy her into a brothel. Although she did not know what a brothel was, she knew that it was definitely not a good place. There were definitely man-eating demons that the elders in the village talked about there.
"Keqing, Keqing …" Xiao Zhi was anxious. She quickly ran behind Qin Keqing.
Qin Keqing was even more afraid. She did not want to leave. However, Qin Keqing was only five years old. Her arms and legs were short. Before long, Xiao Zhi caught up with her. "Ancestor, let's go quickly. Don't be stubborn anymore."
"I'm not going, I'm not going. You are not my …" Before Qin Keqing could finish speaking, Xiao Zhi covered her mouth.
Ziwei, who was at the side, felt that something was wrong. She felt that this family was very strange. Was this Mrs. Qin really going out to pay respects to her biological mother? Looking at her, why did she look like she wanted to pack up and leave?
"I'm sorry, Miss Ziwei. This child is really a little disobedient. She doesn't want to follow me to pay respects to her grandmother." Little Zhi forced a smile, afraid that Ziwei would notice something. However, saying so much would only make people feel that she was trying to hide something.
"Sob, sob …" Qin Keqing's tears flowed down. She did not want to leave. She did not want to leave.
Qin Ye, who was holding the bag at the side, sighed in his heart. If he had not provoked that group of bullies, things would not have ended up like this.
"Old Master Qin, Mrs. Qin, where are you going?" Jia Zhen and Xia Lu suddenly appeared with their servants. Jia Zhen's face was cold as he looked at Qin Ye and Xiao Zhi. Hmph, as expected, they were not obedient.
"Duke, Duke's wife …" Xiao Zhi saw the Jia Zhen and Xia Lu suddenly appear and was stunned. She let go of her hand. Qin Keqing struggled and fell from Xiao Zhi's body. She fell directly to the ground. Xiao Zhi subconsciously went to help her, but Qin Keqing was one step faster than her. She quickly got up and ran to Xia Lu's side. She did not want to leave.
When Qin Keqing ran, Xiao Zhi subconsciously went to catch her, but she caught nothing.
Xia Lu held Qin Keqing's hand and said to Jia Zhen, "It's still early. I'll take her to rest first. I'll leave this to you." Because it was only the beginning of summer, the sky was not bright yet. It was estimated that it was only the beginning of the year, and the morning was still quite cold. Xia Lu tightened his cloak.
"Okay." Jia Zhen nodded and said, "Be careful on the road."
Seeing that Xia Lu had taken Qin Keqing away, Xiao Zhi subconsciously wanted to ask them to stay, but a group of servants directly stopped her.
"Come, take Mrs. Qin and Old Master Qin back to the Rain-listening Villa. They are not allowed to take half a step out of the courtyard," Jia Zhen ordered.
"Yes." The servants directly took Xiao Zhi and Qin Ye away.
Jia Zhen looked at Ziwei, who was trembling, and smiled. "I remember that you had just severely punished the servants in the manor. I thought that the people around me would be a little cleaner. It seems that I was still too naive. Ziwei, you're really capable. You know everything. I have to say that I admire you."
"Master, I was wrong." Ziwei hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy. At this moment, she was extremely afraid. Besides being afraid, she faintly felt that something was wrong. She could not tell what was wrong.
"Oh, you know when to yield and when to stand tall. Tell me, who exactly is helping you?" Jia Zhen asked.
Ziwei was a little hesitant. She did not know if she should give up the servant from Jiaomen.
Seeing Ziwei's hesitant appearance, Jia Zhen narrowed his eyes and said, "Chen Er, lock her up and interrogate her properly."
"Yes, I understand." Chen Er looked at Ziwei, who was kneeling on the ground, with an unfriendly expression. He hated this kind of servant girl who lived off him and betrayed him the most. She caused the entire manor to be restless. The master's temperament seemed gentle, but when the women in the manor made mistakes, he was never merciful. Among the women in the manor, other than the madam, all the women in the manor were no different from servants in the master's eyes.
If Jia Zhen knew what Chen Er was thinking, he would definitely say, "Hmph, both men and women are my potential love rivals. Why should I treat them differently?"
Xia Lu brought Qin Keqing back to the Sakura Temple. Looking at the frightened Qin Keqing, she felt a little strange. She was such a small love rival. How could she deal with her? She had Zi Yuan boil a bowl of calming soup for Qin Keqing to drink. She said gently, "I'll let the servant take you to rest first, okay?"
"I won't go." Qin Keqing looked pitifully at Xia Lu.
"No one can take you away. Don't worry," Xia Lu comforted her gently.
"Madam, I'm scared." When Qin Keqing heard Xia Lu's gentle comforting voice, tears streamed down her face. She liked this place and didn't want to leave.
"Don't be scared. I'll take you to rest." Xia Lu took Qin Keqing to another room to rest. It was obvious that Qin Keqing couldn't live with the Qin couple anymore. She was still young and couldn't live in a courtyard by herself. Now, she could only live with them in the Sakura Temple. However, Jia Yao and the others were still in her courtyard. She had to move Jia Yao and the others out. However, the three of them were still young. Xia Lu was in a difficult position. Once again, she scolded Xiao Zhi in her heart.
"Okay." Qin Keqing held Xia Lu's hand tightly. Only then did she feel more at ease.
After Qin Keqing went to bed, Xia Lu sat by the bed and said softly, "Go to sleep. I'll watch over you here." Xia Lu's expression was very gentle, but she was complaining in her heart. She was really noble and saintly. She was actually watching her love rival sleep here. She was almost touched by herself.
After Qin Keqing fell asleep, Xia Lu went back to the room and saw that Jia Zhen had already come back.
"Have you dealt with the matter?" Xia Lu asked.
"Not yet. I asked Chen Er to lock everyone up. We'll deal with it tomorrow. It's still so early. Let's sleep for a while more." Jia Zhen took off her coat, yawned, and climbed into bed.
Xia Lu shrugged. Alright, she was also sleepy. Xia Lu also climbed into bed.
"By the way, that child definitely can't live with the Qin couple now. But the child is still young, so he can definitely live with us. However, there are still Lian 'er and the others in our courtyard. Should we avoid them?" Xia Lu asked.
"They are still young, and their seniority is not right. Is it necessary to avoid them?" Jia Zhen didn't take it seriously.
"You can't say that. If a hero saves a beauty, the beauty will repay him with her body. What if that person takes a fancy to our child? If he recognizes her, the Retired Emperor will definitely feel guilty and want to marry our children. He will not even think about it and will allow it. It's not that I look down on that princess. I just hope that our child will marry someone he is willing to marry, and not someone who is forced to marry him. "Xia Lu spoke with a strong sense of righteousness, but only she knew that the truth was not so. She just felt uncomfortable, even if that thing had not happened yet.
"You're right. Then let's send those three brats to the Old Master and let him take care of them for a while." Jia Zhen felt that Xia Lu's words made sense, so he began to cheat his father. Anyway, his father also liked children. It was not bad to enjoy the happiness of a family relationship.
"Okay." Xia Lu smiled.
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