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Chapter 63: Little Piggy is Angry!
Chapter 63: Little Piggy is Angry!
At the Governor's Mansion.
Doctor Zhang changed Lu Yuan's bandages and admonished him, "Governor, your wounds have not fully healed yet. You must reduce your activities and get more rest."
"Hmm," Lu Yuan acknowledged nonchalantly as he studied a map of the borderlands.
Doctor Zhang, knowing his words fell on deaf ears, shook his head helplessly. He understood that the Governor was ruthless towards others and even more so towards himself. It was no exaggeration to say that he viewed human lives as insignificant, including his own.
After packing up his medical kit, Doctor Zhang glanced at Bao Shu, who was sitting with her back to them, and hesitated before asking, "Miss Bao Shu..."
"Don't worry about her," Lu Yuan interrupted.
"Yes, I will take my leave then. I will come back tomorrow to change your bandages, Governor," said Doctor Zhang as he picked up his kit and left.
Bao Shu sat on the soft couch, her face turned towards the wall, presenting Lu Yuan with an angry view of the back of her head. She was fuming because, after falling asleep in his warm embrace last night, she had woken up to find herself alone, and had been sulking ever since.
Shangguan Ling and Qing Shuang entered the room together, one having just returned from the palace and the other from a fruit-eating excursion outside.
Shangguan Ling was about to speak when he caught sight of Qing Shuang and gestured for her to go first. "You first."
Qing Shuang reported, "Miss Meng wants to buy a house."
Shangguan Ling furrowed his brows in confusion. "What do you mean 'don't stare at her'?
Qing Shuang clarified, "I wasn't staring at her. It was a coincidence that I saw her."
Shangguan Ling smiled. "The Lu family is at least half an hour's drive from here. Where did you see her?"
Qing Shuang replied directly, "Fengshui Alley."
Shangguan Ling's expression changed slightly. "She... went to buy a house in Fengshui Alley? That place is full of haunted houses! Years ago, when the elders of the Qianji Pavilion defected with several disciples, they hid there. Later, the Qianji Pavilion sent their experts to clean house, killing even the chickens that happened to wander by. Only the heir of the Ghostly 13 Needles escaped and was rescued by the Chu King. He brought her back to the border, and she became the future Madam Chu."
"Madam Chu grew up in the Chu family and was childhood sweethearts with the Great Marshal Chu. Who would have thought that one day she would destroy the very family that raised her?"
Mentioning the Chu family's tragedy, Shangguan Ling couldn't help but sigh.
Lu Yuan remained silent.
Shangguan Ling asked Qing Shuang, "Does she know that the place is full of haunted houses?"
"She knows," replied Qing Shuang.
"Then why is she still buying it?" Shangguan Ling inquired.
"It's cheap, and Miss Meng needs the money," Qing Shuang explained.
Little Piggy, who had been sulking, perked up her ears at the mention of money.
After Qing Shuang left, Bao Shu climbed down from the soft couch.
Shangguan Ling began discussing border matters with Lu Yuan, but Bao Shu had no interest in such topics. She used her hands and feet to climb out of the room.
First, she crawled back to her room and retrieved a small bundle she had hidden under her bed. Then, she crawled back to Lu Yuan's room and stealthily made her way past Shangguan Ling and Lu Yuan, sneaking into the inner chamber.
She opened the cabinet door and saw the stack of silver tickets. With a swish, she extended her chubby little hand and sneakily stuffed the silver tickets into her small purse!
In the middle of the night, Meng Qianqian was startled awake from a nightmare. She sat up abruptly, her heart pounding.
In the dimly lit room, a lazy, handsome figure sat in a yellow pear wood official's hat chair, adorned with tiger skin, casually flipping through her new storybook.
It had been a while since he last visited after sustaining his injury.
Meng Qianqian furrowed her brows and asked, "Governor, could you please—"
"Don't appear in my room in the middle of the night!" she wanted to say, but Lu Yuan interrupted by tossing something to her.
She caught it deftly and opened it to find that it was filled with silver tickets.
Lu Yuan asked nonchalantly, "What were you about to say to me earlier?"
Meng Qianqian hesitated, "It's nothing."
"Hmph," Lu Yuan turned a page of the storybook and remarked disdainfully, "Why is this book unfinished?"
Meng Qianqian looked at the heavy bag of silver tickets and asked, "What is your intention, Governor?"
Lu Yuan replied, "It's for Little Piggy."
"Hmm?"
Meng Qianqian looked around and spotted Bao Shu sleeping soundly inside the bed, her hands clutching a small milk pouch. Qianqian pulled the blanket over her gently.
Lu Yuan flipped a few more pages ahead, "I'm just lending it to you, don't overthink it."
Qianqian counted the notes; they totaled two thousand taels, including the ten thousand she already had. She would have two thousand left after buying the house.
It was indeed a timely help.
Although the Lu family would return her dowry, the deadline was a month away, and she couldn't take it by force before then.
"Thank you, Grand Preceptor," Qianqian said softly.
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, "I'm not lending it to you for free, it's three percent interest."
Qianqian frowned, "That's usury, no different from loan sharking. How can the Grand Preceptor use official funds for such purposes?"
Lu Yuan arrogantly replied, "I'm willing to do so."
Qianqian: "..."
"If you don't borrow, I can take it back."
"I'll borrow it."
One couldn't afford to offend this person.
"Do you know how to organize a library?"
"Yes."
"Go to the Preceptor's Mansion tomorrow and organize it. Doing so will reduce the interest by one percent."
At dawn, Lu Lingxiao left the military camp. Ever since Meng Qianqian publicly divorced him, he had been in a terrible mood. It wasn't that he didn't want to find Qianqian and ask her why she had gone to such lengths.
However, urgent reports from the border kept calling him back to the camp.
After an entire night of discussions, he was summoned by the young emperor, along with Lin Wan'er, without even a moment to catch his breath.
He was a warrior, so going without sleep for three days and nights was not a challenge. But this time, he was mentally exhausted and felt extremely tired.
Lin Wan'er brought him a bowl of ginseng soup: "General, Wan'er has prepared ginseng soup for you. It won't be too late to drink a bowl before entering the palace."
"No need, let's go to the palace now."
A complicated expression flashed in Lin Wan'er's eyes as she looked at Lu Lingxiao, who had rejected her.
The two of them boarded the carriage towards the palace.
Along the way, Lu Lingxiao remained silent. Anyone could tell that he was deeply affected by the blow and humiliation.
Lv Luo said, "General, these past few days, the young lady..."
Shen Yan glared at her, "Shut up!"
Lv Luo pouted and turned away, lifting the curtain to peek outside, "Oh! Isn't that... the First Madam? Where is she going?"
Lu Lingxiao quickly got up and looked out the window, but the carriage was too fast, and he soon lost sight of Meng Qianqian.
"Stop the carriage!"
Lu Lingxiao ordered.
Lin Wan'er gestured, "His Majesty has summoned us, probably regarding the border situation. The military situation is urgent, so we should focus on the important matters."
Lu Lingxiao frowned, "She doesn't have any maids with her."
Shen Yan muttered, "What's the use of worrying about it now? What were you doing earlier? Late expressions of love are cheaper than grass!"
Lu Lingxiao: "Shen Yan!"
Shen Yan covered her head and scurried away.
The servants at the Preceptor's Mansion recognized Meng Qianqian and politely invited her in.
Qianqian asked a young servant, "Where is the library? The Grand Preceptor asked me to organize it."
The servant probably had his instructions, as he pointed inside, "Miss Meng, please follow me."
"Alright." Qianqian nodded.
As the servant led the way, he smiled and said, "The Grand Preceptor said that it's fine if you can't organize it. The worst that can happen is that you'll have to pay an extra percent in interest."
How difficult could organizing a library be? She could definitely earn that one percent.
What she didn't expect was that Lu Yuan's library was not inside the Preceptor's Mansion but outside, through a west-side gate.
The servant led her to a seven-story tower, "Miss Meng, this is it."
Qianqian looked up at the majestic structure and asked softly, "Which floor is the library on?"
The servant smiled, "All of them."
Qianqian: "......!!!"
Hahahaha, poor Qianqian!
How long would she have to work for this grand villain?
Double monthly votes for the chubby Bao Shu! Mwah!
(End of Chapter)
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