Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 182 Where to Send Love

Zou was startled when she heard this, and glanced at Lian Qiu in surprise, "...That's because...because..."

She was always eloquent, but at this moment she was speechless and didn't know how to respond.

Does Lian Lao Er have any brains?

How could you tell such a lie that could be easily exposed?

Although Liangzhou is far away from Jiangdu City, it is not so far away that anyone can check it out to find out the truth.

Besides, what's the point of lying about something like this?

Zou secretly cursed this guy who had caused so much harm to others countless times in her heart.

My thoughts were racing in my mind, and I finally came up with a suitable excuse.

"This is what happened..."

Zou smiled and explained,

"He is indeed an orphan. My aunt is kind-hearted. Seeing that he was helpless, she adopted him. Even if she is not my biological mother, I should repay her kindness in raising me. So, when I said that he has an old mother who needs to be supported, it was not false."

This explanation is quite reasonable.

Sometimes, Jiang Li really admired Zou's mouth.

It must be said that Zou was indeed intelligent and clever. If she had a pure heart, she would surely be a good housekeeper.

It’s a pity... he’s too smart.

Jiang Li found a chair to sit down, poured herself a cup of tea, and held it in her hand.

"Lianqiu, Madam Zou said you were going back to Liangzhou, so why didn't you tell me about it in Huajia Lane just now?"

"Since you want to leave, the Jiang family will not force you to stay. We will return your indenture to you and you can leave on your own."

Zou was delighted, "That's right, that's right, cousin, you can go back to Liangzhou. I will prepare some money for you so that you won't go hungry on the road."

After a few days, she handed the manuscript to the scholar from Changzhou and obtained the remaining nine thousand taels, so she could give him more.

As long as I can get rid of this trouble, and secure my position as the mistress of the Jiang family in the future, I can get as much silver as I want.

Jiang Li took a sip of tea and said with regret,

"What a pity! The job I found for you is a very good one. The work is easy and the monthly salary is the most generous. However, filial piety comes first among all virtues, and I can't stop your sincere filial piety."

Lian Lao Er is not so easy to get rid of. If not, he would not still be staying in Jiangdu City.

Jiang Li secretly speculated that he must be trying to get some benefits from the Zou family.

Or maybe he was trying to extort some money.

Thinking about it this way, I can guess the reason why Zou pawned the household utensils some time ago.

Jiang Li was already confused about this matter. Zou had a deep relationship with her father and had a daughter with him.

Since you have made up your mind to become the mistress of the Jiang family, why should you rely on pawning items to make money before things are settled?

Now it seems that he must have been forced too hard by Lian Lao Er and had no choice but to do so.

It’s a pity that all the items that Zou had pawned some time ago were redeemed by her.

Even the silver she had pawned was returned to her in full.

It seems that Lian Lao Er has not yet obtained the desired benefits and has not made any money, so how could he leave Jiangdu City so easily?

Sure enough, when Lian Er heard this, his expression changed immediately.

This bitch Zou only gave him a few dozen taels and she wanted to get rid of him?

This time was different from the past. As long as he responded to Miss Jiang's words, he would enter the Jiang family's accounting office to work as a manager.

Once he has the money to place bets in the casino, why would he bother about such a small profit?

He bowed slightly to show his attitude.

"Girl, I am willing to take on this job. My mother is now being taken care of by my brother, and I can earn some money here and bring it back home, which will be considered as fulfilling my filial duty."

Zou's face turned pale, "You..."

"Ok, deal."

Jiang Li did not consider Zou's opinion and made a prompt decision to settle the matter.

The housekeeper took Lian Lao Er to settle down, and Jiang Li did not stay in the flower hall for dinner.

He made an excuse that he had something to do and returned to his own courtyard.

At least I had my brother around in the past. Now he studies hard every day and eats in the study.

If she stayed in the flower hall to eat, she would feel like a stranger all the time.

It feels even worse than when I was at the Shen family before.

Xingping made some eight-treasure porridge from the small kitchen and paired it with a dish of cold shredded bamboo shoots.

Knowing that the girl loves sweets, I prepared a plate of red bean paste biscuits.

Jiang Li was having her meal when Luo Zhi came in and said, "Miss, everything has been arranged."

She hummed softly and asked, "Did the housekeeper give proper instructions? Don't let Zou find out anything."

"Don't worry young lady, I have given you all the instructions."

After taking two more bites of food, she put down her chopsticks, thought for a moment and said,

"The day of the Autumn Examination is approaching. I heard that the Imperial Examination Hall is very cold and gloomy. We need to prepare some thick clothes and knee pads for Brother in the next two days, in case the weather changes suddenly and Brother will have a hard time in there."

The autumn examination begins on the ninth day of the eighth month. It is the beginning of autumn and the air becomes cooler in the mornings and evenings.

If it is a rainy day, it will be even colder at night.

There have been such examples in the past. Scholars from poor families suffered from fever due to the sudden change in weather. Even if they were talented, their brains were confused.

The result was naturally unsatisfactory.

Jiang Li thought about it and prepared two sets of thick clothes and two sets of thin clothes.

My brother is going to the Imperial Examination Hall, and the test will last for nine days. It is better to be well prepared than to have nothing when you need it.

She put the matter between Zou and Lian Lao Er aside for the time being. Now, her brother's imperial examination was the top priority.

In the next few days, she prepared luggage for Jiang Cheng every day.

From clothes and bedding to pens, ink, paper and inkstone, he personally reviewed everything.

Jiang Cheng rarely came out for a stroll, and seeing how organized she was, he couldn't help but sigh that his A-man had finally grown up and was doing things in an orderly and effortless manner.

At night, when Jiang Li was about to rest, Luo Zhi brought the letter she had just received from Du Li into the house.

"Girl, this is a letter from the Duke."

Jiang Li raised a smile, took the letter and unfolded it.

He has always had a good handwriting. When he was young, his handwriting was as smooth as flowing water and full of free and unrestrained style.

Now it has a bit more escape power, and between the strokes, there is a sharp edge hidden.

"My wife, I see words like faces..."

She couldn't help but chuckle, as if she could imagine the cunning light flashing in his beautiful peach eyes when he was writing the letter.

"You are so unruly all day long, you don't act like a brother at all..."

Jiang Li complained a few words in a low voice and continued reading.

In the letter, he explained that he had sent people to Liangzhou City.

However, the Beilin Army is now in Luzhou, which is still some distance away from Liangzhou, so she has to wait patiently.

In addition to the things that needed to be explained, there was also a line of small words at the end of the letter.

Where can I send my love to you? I will pick a flower to express it.

flower?

Where do these flowers come from?