Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 146 Master
Lu Jia's lawsuit this time is also a case of feeling her way across the river by touching the stones.

She could tell that Lu Jie did indeed care about her to some extent, but given his various inexplicable behaviors, she had no idea how much care he actually cared for.

Therefore, she could only ask him to express his opinion first.

Fortunately, he was fairly agreeable.

If you're agreeable, things will be much easier.

There is a first time and there will be a second time.

This scoundrel surnamed Du came from the Jiang family with Madam Jiang; he wasn't born into the Lu family. The Jiang family wasn't of high status, so their servants weren't exactly top-notch either.

But this wicked servant, while serving under Jiang, did many despicable things.

These slaps were enough to teach her to control herself and prevent her from easily provoking people at Yixia Courtyard in the future.

But we still need to find an opportunity to completely eliminate her.

“Miss, Madam has sent word that she will be hosting a banquet in the courtyard tomorrow evening to welcome you. Here are some clothes that Madam sent over, saying that you can choose the one that suits you.”

At this moment, Qinghe came in carrying a stack of clothes that looked to be of good quality.

Then, she added meaningfully, "The person sent by Madam also said that she was too hasty earlier and didn't consider the young lady's feelings after just returning to the manor. She only thought about the young lady's status as a rich young lady and that the young lady was too strict. She told the young lady not to take it to heart."

Lu Jia picked up the clothes and saw that they were all well-made garments. Even if they didn't fit her size perfectly, they could be altered and worn.

No wonder she rose from a humble family to become the wife of a high-ranking official!

With this ability to be flexible and adaptable, she should have achieved something by now.

Lu Jia thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Didn't He Qu go to follow up with Guo Lu's side? Is there any new information?"

……

After witnessing Lu Jia enter the mansion, Shen Qingzhou also brought He Qu and Tang Yu back to the Grand Commandant's mansion.

He no longer needed to stay at the Xie family's house all the time.

If Lu Jia suddenly returns to the Lu residence, Madam Jiang may be momentarily at a loss, but she will surely recover quickly and try to ascertain Lu Jia's true strength.

If any one of the three of them were to fall into Chiang Kai-shek's sights, there would be endless troubles to come.

Considering that the house in Yanzi Hutong belonged to the He family, on the night before he left, he also had He Qu bring the house deeds and land deeds to Qiu Niang, pretending that the owner of the house wanted to sell it and offered a low price.

Business in Shawan has become difficult. Qiu Niang had already planned to stay in the capital with Lu Jia in the future, and buying a house was also under consideration.

Seeing such an opportunity, they were naturally willing to take it.

The contract was signed that night, and He Qu then transferred several unfamiliar guards from the Grand Commandant's mansion to serve directly at the Xie family's residence.

Song En had already arranged for Shen Qingzhou to return to his post, and he was to go to the Ministry of Revenue the next morning to take up his post.

From then on, if Lu Jia didn't need to visit him, he would no longer go to the Xie family.

Sitting at his desk at night, surrounded by letters and documents, he couldn't concentrate on reading a single word. All he could see was the image of Lu Jia entering that tall, red gate and locking her inside.

"Son."

Song En pushed the door open and came in.

The moment the door opened, Shen Qingzhou shoved the marriage contract in front of her under the documents: "What is it?"

"News has come from the Xie family. Miss Lu wants to know the current situation of Guo Lu, who went to Jizhou?"

Shen Qingzhou paused for a moment: "How is she?"

Song En shook his head: "I haven't heard of anything else." Shen Qingzhou then sat back down, and after a while waved his hand: "Go ask He Qu."

Shen Zhui happened to be returning from outside with his guards. As he passed Bibo Pavilion, he peeked inside and was about to sneak in when he ran into Song En coming out.

He quickly backed out: "I didn't intend to go in, I was just passing by."

Song En cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and prepared to leave.

Shen Zhui called him back again: "Mr. Song, my brother—" He pointed inside: "He hasn't been home for the past few months, where has he been?"

Song En smiled, turned around and closed the courtyard gate: "Young Master is in charge of internal and external affairs, so naturally he has his own things to do. Second Young Master doesn't need to worry about it."

Shen Zhui watched him walk away without looking back, muttering to himself, "So mysterious, it's no wonder there's something fishy going on!"

After saying that, he bit his lower lip and peered into the courtyard gate.

The guard behind him quickly reminded him, "Young master, why don't you go back to your room? Don't be curious, there are several dogs in the courtyard, have you forgotten?"

"I want you to talk more!"

Shen Zhui glared at him, then walked away, turning back every few steps.

The next morning, as he was heading to school, he ran into Shen Qingzhou, dressed in his official robes, leaving for work. He was surprised: "Is he going to the yamen? Has he finally gotten going?"

"You should study hard too."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Grand Commandant Shen's voice came from behind him.

Looking back, he saw his father standing behind him, also dressed in official robes.

He quickly said, "Father's Day is so early?"

Grand Commandant Shen took the riding whip: "Hu Yucheng has arrived in Qiantang and the battle is about to begin. His Majesty has summoned all the ministries for a meeting in the Imperial Study today, so we cannot be late."

Shen Zhui watched him get into the sedan chair, and just as he was about to descend the steps, he heard footsteps behind him again. It was He Qu who came out in a hurry.

As he passed by, he merely called out "Second Young Master," then immediately mounted his horse and left without stopping.

Shen Zhui was extremely surprised: "What is he rushing off to do in such a hurry? He's clearly not going in the same direction as his master!"

The servant urged from behind, "Second Young Master, don't worry about it. Let's hurry to the school. If we're late, the teacher will punish us by hitting our palms again."

Shen Zhui glared at him: "You're all in cahoots with that weirdo! You've never treated me as your master at all!"

The servant boy frowned and said, "How could that be? The young master assigned us to you, so we are your servants, and you are our master!"

Who is that young master?

Who is your second young master?

Don't you have any self-awareness?

After the wife passed away, the servants of the Shen family took advantage of the young master's youth and caused a series of troubles. The young master had to go through a lot of trouble to clean up the people inside and outside the family and firmly control the Shen family.

Before they returned, the entire Shen family indeed obeyed only the eldest son's orders, and no one disobeyed him.

Even now, in everyone's hearts, the eldest son is still ranked first, and even the Grand Commandant has to secretly rank him second. Who does the second son think he is?

He's just someone who came back to enjoy his retirement, and he's already making a fuss about this!
"Humph."

Shen Zhui glanced at him, then stared in the direction He Qu had left for a while before her eyes lit up and she said, "I left something on the table in the room. Could you go get it for me?"

The servant had no choice but to turn back.

After Shen Zhui waited for him to pass through the gate, he quickly mounted his horse.