Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 52 The benefactor you mentioned is her father

Lu Jia had previously proposed establishing an employment relationship, which was exactly what Shen Qingzhou wanted.

Having accepted her money, he didn't need to find any other reason to do her favors, so he didn't complain at all along the way.

But it's clear that coming to the brothel was not within the scope of hiring him.

Shen Qingzhou hadn't expected this woman to be so crazy at such a young age. The money fell into her hands, and she used it to hire thugs, even taking up a wood-chopping knife and chasing He Shi all the way to Tanzhou! Of course, he hadn't expected her to arrive so quickly, blocking him on the back stairs of the brothel.

"What a coincidence."

He flicked his sleeve.

“What a coincidence.” Lu Jia looked him up and down, then subconsciously glanced at the beautiful girls upstairs: “I thought you were still in Shawan helping me hide the silver at this time.”

Shen Qingzhou sighed silently. "Don't look anymore, Madam He is upstairs."

Lu Jia chuckled, picked up his knife, and went upstairs.

Earlier, Li Changlai reported that Xie Yi had also told him that something had happened to Lu Jia, and that Lu Jia already knew about it on her way to Tanzhou. Although she hadn't expected Shen Qingzhou to have such high professional ethics, helping her deceive Zhang Qi and then voluntarily helping her capture He Shi, she knew that his presence here at this moment was definitely not to find the girl.

Shen Qingzhou turned around and looked at her murderous aura, then called out, "Hey."

Lu Jia then stopped, still holding the knife.

Shen Qingzhou asked, "Do you need any further help?"

Lu Jia said, "No need!"

Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?

When it comes to revenge and taking revenge on scumbags, she never delegates it to others if she can do it herself!
She took a couple of steps and then turned back: "By the way, do I still have that jade piece on me?"

Shen Qingzhou took it out and gave it to her.

Lu Jia carefully put the jade away, saying, "Wait for me a moment."

After saying that, he went up the stairs.

Qiu Niang nodded to Shen Qingzhou in greeting and quickly followed.

Xie Yi and Li Chang walked past him, saying, "Brother Qin, we also believe you're not that kind of person!"

After saying that, he quickly went upstairs.

Shen Qingzhou withdrew her gaze.

That kind of person?
What kind of person?
……

After leaving the dock, Qin Zhou headed to Tanzhou; there was still enough time.

I just don't know how he got into the city gate?

Lu Jia quickly reached the door of the room in the far corner upstairs, and could hear He Shi roaring and screaming from inside.

Lu Jia beckoned Xie Yi to break down the door. Inside, two fat, pig-like men stood dumbfounded with their hands in their sleeves, while Madam He stood at the door, her face contorted in shock.

The door was opened, and they were all startled.

Madam He was even more frightened: "Jia'er? It's you, it really is you! It really is you who tricked me!"

Interesting!
Even when facing certain death, they still try to shift the blame!

Lu Jia approached with a cold smile: "Yi-ge'er, take those two out of here!"

Xie Yi glared at Madam He through gritted teeth, and led his men to clear the room.

Qiu Niang could no longer hold back. She pounced on He Shi and started hitting her by grabbing her hair: "You beast! You animal! She has called you uncle and aunt for so many years, and this is how you treat her!" Qiu Niang grabbed her neck and used all her strength.

Mrs. He quickly rolled her eyes.

Death was so close to her, and she shouted with all her might, "Zhang Qiuniang! I have the Lu family of the capital as my backer. If you dare to hurt me, I will make sure you die without a burial place!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Niang let go.

"The Lu family?"

Only Lu Jia understood. She couldn't help but giggle: "Where did you find the Lu family in the capital?"

He pointed her finger at her nose: "Listen to me! We recently landed a big job in Beijing. If you mess with me, you can expect to die in prison for the rest of your lives!"

Mrs. He is furious!
She couldn't understand why, after painstakingly planning and making thorough preparations, everything still went down the drain.

How did Lu Jia escape? So many people couldn't catch her?

How did she end up here? Were all the people who tipped her off bribed?
And that masked man from before, was he also someone she found?

How could she be so capable? How could he hire such a capable assistant?

That bitch is indeed extremely cunning!
Lu Jia sneered: "The big deal you're talking about, is it the 500,000 taels of silver allocated by the imperial court? And the people who came to find you, they had the Lu family's jade pendant with them?"

Mrs. He paused instantly: "How did you know?!"

Lu Jia took out the jade: "I have one too, isn't that a coincidence?"

Madam He had never seen the Lu family's jade, but at this moment she realized that the deal between Zhang Qi and Young Master Qin was an extremely private matter, so how could she know so much about it?
This is not right!

Her face turned deathly pale: "This is your trap?"

Before Lu Jia could speak, she screamed and denied it again: "That's impossible! How could you have such great abilities? How could you know such a rich young master?"
"You're not even a member of the Xie family, you're some kind of bastard from who-knows-where!"

Before she could finish speaking, Qiu Niang slapped her across the face with a loud crack!

"You filthy creature, worse than a pig or a dog! You fool! Do you know that the powerful figure in the capital who claims to be backing you up is none other than her own father!"

The slap was so forceful that He Shi collapsed to the ground, staring at Lu Jia with eyes that looked like they were about to pop out.

"What did you say?"

"Jia'er is the eldest daughter of the Minister's mansion! You blind dog!" Qiu Niang gritted her teeth and cursed angrily, "How dare you mention the Lu family? Her father is the Minister of Rites, a favorite of the Emperor!"

"Her mother was Minister Lu's lawfully wedded first wife!"

"If you honestly act as her uncle and aunt, and love and care for her like a true elder, you could easily become a relative of the Lu family!"
"But you harm her in every way, how could you treat a teenager like this!"
"If even one member of the Lu family knew what you had done, you would be torn to shreds!"

"You Zhang family, and the He family, none of you will escape!"

Qiu Niang never sought any benefit from the Lu family. After all, she knew that the Lu family's appearance in the desolate wilderness must have been related to her family. When she decided to adopt her, she never intended for her to return.

Over the years, I have truly treated her as my daughter.

If the Zhang family hadn't done something wicked before and tried to harm Lu Jia to Li Er, she would never have pushed Lu Jia to the capital before she died!

But then again, the fact that the Lu family would hang this jade around Lu Jia's neck, and the fact that young Lu Jia was chubby and fair-skinned, dressed in fine clothes, clearly showed that she was pampered at home.

Although someone wanted to harm her, it at least shows that there are still people in the Lu family who care about her!

She never expected that Madam He would be so shameless as to drag the Lu family, who had nothing to do with her, into the fray. At this moment, Qiu Niang didn't mind using these words and the wealth and power that the Zhang family cared about to stab Madam He in the heart!

(End of this chapter)