Chapter 135 Lu Mei

After returning from the banquet on that day, because Zhao Jia's family had a long rest, Lu Mei did not go to Zhao Jia's family to pay his respects.

The next morning, Zhao Jia received three news: the first thing is that when Aunt Lu came back, he had more jewelry on his head; the second thing is that when Aunt Lu came back, he covered his cheeks and seemed to be beaten by the master; the third thing is that the master rested at Aunt Jade yesterday.

Zhao Jia was furious when she heard the first one. After listening to the last two, her anger disappeared. She lowered her head and thought for a while, and decided not to stop moving and let her talk about it for two days.

Cao Quan had never been to Lu Mei's house for several days. Lu Mei's life began to get harder, and the meat dishes were gone at all. He began to change from hot dishes to cold dishes, and vegetarian dishes to pickles, and the amount of food gradually decreased.

At first, Lu Mei thought Cao Quan was just annoyed for a moment. Based on her understanding of Cao Quan’s bed curtains over the past few months, she felt that as long as Cao Quan was greedy and came to her again this time, she could tie him tightly. So at first, she looked at the invisible food. Although she was angry, she did not make a noise. She just took the money privately and asked Fuyun to buy it for her.

However, Lu Mei sent Fu Yun to Cao Quan's study to find him, but Fu Yun was blocked back before the door was in. Lu Mei fell several times and saw Cao Quan at Zhao Jia's place, but she couldn't say anything when Zhao Jia was there, so her seductive eyes hit Cao Quan tightly. Cao Quan turned a blind eye and ignored her.

Cao Quan has never come, and the food has gone bad all the way, and Lu Mei is also a little frightened. If the master doesn't like her in such a house, she can trample her to death. Now, she will ask Fuyun to go to the kitchen to make private meals, but she can't. I don't know if the chef got Zhao Jia's orders, or if he saw that her second wife had lost favor with her eyes, he wouldn't be willing to cook for her.

Lu Mei barely ate dim sum for one or two days to make a living, but her mouth was sore and her stomach was sore. Later, she felt like she was sick and couldn't eat anything. She just smelled the dim sum and became disgusting. She barely ate a few bites and vomited cleanly.

On this day, Lu Mei vomited again, and came over the clouds to rinse her mouth. She couldn't help but say, "Miss, let's ask the doctor to come and have a look. I look at you... I'm the same as my sister-in-law. I haven't changed my clothes this month..." She brought it from Lu Mei's family, so she called it that way.

Lu Mei was stunned, but she had never thought about it. She had been taking medicine for many years, and she always thought that she would have to wait for three to five years before she could get pregnant. After careful calculation, it was true that Kui Shui was late for more than ten days. Lu Mei grabbed Fu Yun's hand nervously, but she was so happy that she couldn't say a word. She just silently chanted in her heart, Amitabha, God is so pitiful, God has really helped!

Lu Mei was happy for a while, calmed down and thought carefully. Now that she could not tell Zhao Jia, the child would be ruined, and she would still have to go to find Cao Quan. Lu Mei opened the box, gritted her teeth and took out some money, and handed it to Fu Yun: "Go to the study to find the master. If you have any blocks, put the money in the money and stuff it until they give way. You must see the master and tell him personally that I am pregnant."

Fu Yun responded and was about to leave, Lu Mei called her back again: "It just so happened that the pickled vegetables were not poured today, so I quickly put them out! When the master asked, you said that this is the food every day."

After waiting for a while, Cao Quan did not come, but sent the servant to secretly invite the doctor. The doctor saw that he was indeed happy, and Lu Mei hurriedly asked Fu Yun to send the doctor a double fee. After a while, Cao Quan came.

Lu Mei sat on the bed with her knees, wearing only a tulle shirt, her hair was scattered, and her eyes were shining with tears. When she saw Cao Quan, she screamed timidly: "Master..." Then, tears rolled down, her cherry lips trembled, and her face was full of grievances.

Cao Quan sighed, sat over, took Lu Mei into her arms, and stroked her back. As soon as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw the food on the table, which was caused by Zhao Jia's moves. He was quite angry and couldn't help but say to Lu Mei: "You are wronged."

Lu Mei was sobbing in a low voice, but when she heard this, she suddenly grabbed Cao Quan's clothes and burst into tears. Cao Quan's heart tightened and hugged her tighter.

After hugging the two for a while, Lu Mei gradually calmed down, raised her little face full of tears, and smiled sadly: "I can see the master Mei'er today. Mei'er knew that the master was annoyed, and she didn't dare to ask the master for forgiveness. She only hoped that she could leave a man and half a woman for the master, so that the master would be kind to him, and she would have no regrets to die."

Cao Quan looked at the table of leftovers, was silent for a while, and told Fuyun, "Go to the kitchen and say, I will have my meal here tonight."

The clouds responded. Cao Quan wiped the tears from Lu Mei's face: "If you are pregnant, don't cry anymore, so as not to get sick. I will not mention the past. You are smart and should know how to advance and retreat. Don't make any noise in advance if you are happy. After two days, the old lady, the mother of the sister-in-law of the East Mansion, will arrive. Go and salute her, and then say that you have a body, and your wife will not make things difficult for you. If you are just off in the future, you will still be the wife of the second wife in this yard, otherwise you will not be ruthless."

After he said that, he saw Lu Mei's expression of horror. He thought she was shocked by her words and afraid that Zhao Jia would harm her and her children. He comforted her a few more words and took a break here.

Lu Mei was lying in her heart, but she could not sleep? When she went to see the old lady of the East Mansion, wouldn’t she have to see Master Cao? Once she was exposed, her life would be over. But if she pretended to be sick and refused to see her, she would be annoyed Cao Quan. Moreover, if the child was called Zhao Jia, she would probably not be able to be protected. If she had no children and Cao Quan’s favor, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in this school.

Lu Mei was thinking around and holding a little hope - what if Master Cao had forgotten her long ago? She felt a little uncontradictory and uncomfortable in her heart. She had always been arrogant about her beauty and really refused to believe that a man who had seen her appearance could forget her. However, at this moment, she had to look forward to Master Cao forgetting her.

Or, this child can help. Lu Mei put her hands on her still flat belly. If the incident really happens, then the child will be her only amulet.

*

On the tenth day of June, Old Lady Gao was taken back to Cao's mansion. The next day, Cao Quan and his wife came to pay their respects with their families.

Old Lady Gao has always liked children the most, and she was a little happy when she saw Cao Shuo and some people. She also heard Cao Quan say that Zhao Jia and Lu Mei were pregnant, and the old man was even happier. He pulled them both with one hand and asked about their questions.

Only then did Zhao Jia realize that Lu Mei had a body, and she was so angry that she was itchy. However, in front of her elders, she had to pretend to be virtuous. Therefore, although Zhao Jia smiled on her face, her eyes were just like a knife to greet Cao Quan.

When Lu Mei entered the door, she didn't see Cao Yong, and she felt relieved. She just recited the Buddha's name and hoped that she would not see him today. Because she was pulled by Mrs. Gao and praised her, she heard Mrs. Gao ask her about her child. Her heart gradually became more at ease and responded to Mrs. Gao respectfully.

When Mrs. Gao saw Lu Mei's appearance was beautiful and quiet, and there was a not-so-grace Zhao Jia's contrast, she couldn't help but feel a little favor towards Lu Mei and became more kind.

Lu Mei couldn't help feeling happy when she saw the old lady Gao's attitude towards him and to Zhaojia. She was proud and even more or less fantasized about the scenery after giving birth to a son. She suddenly heard the maid outside say, "Uncle, the third girl is here." This sound was like a bolt from the blue, alerting Lu Mei's good dream, which scared her heart and she hurriedly lowered her head, wishing she could shrink down to the crack in the ground to hide.

The curtain was beaten up, and Cao Yong and Cao Yi and his brothers came in from outside.

Cao Yi didn't want to see Cao Quan and Zhao Jia, but he couldn't avoid it. He had to follow his brother, first greeting Mrs. Gao, then greet Zhao Jia, and then greeting him according to the rules. He also greeted his aunt Lu Mei and retreated aside.

Cao Yong did not look at Lu Mei carefully when he saluted. A nephew stared at his uncle's concubine as a decent look. In addition, Lu Mei kept lowering her head, so he didn't pay much attention.

The detached line was guilty and lowered his head for a while. Listening to Cao Yong talking to Li and Old Lady Gao, there seemed to be nothing unusual, he secretly looked up at Cao Yong. Cao Yong smiled and looked at Old Lady Gao and listened to her. The two of them had a straight face.

Although Cao Yong was calm when he saw Lu Mei, he was also shocked. What was going on? The so-called niece of the Taotai clan and the second uncle's concubine were the "famous prostitute" Tang Jiaojiao whom he met in Beijing?!

At first glance, he thought he had read it wrong, but the two looked similar. After all, Tang Jiaojiao's appearance was virtuous and elegant, which was completely different from the coquettishness at that time. However, Tang Jiaojiao's expression of fear was subconsciously retreating, the three-inch golden lotus revealed clearly told him that he had read it wrong.

In the officialdom, marriage is an ordinary method, and there are both his own daughters, nieces and nieces. Even if he has no bloodline, it is not unusual to marry her adopted daughter. However, a fourth-rank Taoist, who recognizes a bitch as a clan and sends it to the Cao Mansion, how can he establish a relationship? He is not afraid of the revenge of the Cao family after the incident is revealed? This is really strange.

Besides, Tang Jiaojiao should have been in the capital!

Cao Yong seemed to have noticed some eyebrows, but it was like a layer of fog, and it was so shadowless that it could not be seen clearly.

Lu Mei, or Tang Jiaojiao, was almost scattered now. She was really afraid of anything she was afraid of. She told herself over and over again that she was the lady of the Lu family, with the Lu family as her backer and children to protect herself. As long as she didn't admit her account, she could escape the disaster. Although she didn't believe in these things, she could only rely on these to calm herself down.

Even with the mental hypnosis method, it failed to restore the pale face to blood. Old Lady Gao discovered her abnormality and asked her warmly if she was feeling uncomfortable. Lu Mei immediately took the donkey to sue her for the crime and returned home. At this moment, she just wanted to avoid it for a while.

*

Although Lu Mei left, Cao Yong was worried. The family had such a woman with unknown intentions. Who knew if it was a disaster? After pondering for a while, he went to Kaiyang Courtyard.

Cao Yin was walking around the yard with a crutch. His illness was getting better. He was bored in the house every day, so he took advantage of the sun and came out to exercise his muscles and bones.

Seeing that his father's forehead was already sweating and breathing a little, Cao Yong hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "My father's health has not yet been well, and now he is in trouble again. Let's go back to the house!"

Cao Yin sighed helplessly: "After all, I'm old, it's less than half a quarter of an hour!"

The father and the two entered the room. Xiuluan and Jinlu brought water and twisted a handkerchief. Cao Yong personally handed it to his father. Cao Yin sat on the chair and wiped his face. He felt much more relaxed. Two ice basins were placed in the room, which relieved a lot of heat, but it was cooler than outside.

After Xiuluan served tea, Cao Yong sent her and Jinlu down. When only father and son were left in the room, he spoke up and said Lu Mei's identity.

Cao Yin's face suddenly darkened. Although he had never been in front of others in recent years, the entire Jiangnan officialdom, from the Governor, was not polite to him. Although he had a low position on his face, he was also on the same level as the Governor when he brought the title - the lowest viscount. Now, he has been sick for a few months and has not died yet, and someone has come to the door like this!! He used a bitch as a good family and became his younger brother's second wife. Isn't this slap the Cao family in the face? It seems that he has been raising this disease for a long time!

"Father, who is the road platform? This is always a bit weird. The capital is not close to Jiangning. Even if you want to use the beauty of a woman in fireworks, it will not be so troublesome!" Cao Yong was a little puzzled.

Cao Yin shook his head and said disdainfully: "It was just the candidate prefect of the capital. Because he hugged Gali's thighs, he was really in a state of lack of Taoism. In just one year in Jiangning, he had married six or seven families. He was the most shameless!" When he said this, he felt something was wrong and looked at his son.

Cao Yong also looked at his father thoughtfully, and both the father and son looked solemn. Yes, how much money can a candidate prefecture without power? But if Ning Chun said that Tang Jiaojiao was the courtesan of Yiyuelou, then his net worth would naturally not be a small amount. The Lu family has formed six or seven relatives in Jiangnan, and such as Tang Jiaojiao may not be an example. Ordinary people, even if they want to gain a foothold in the local area and establish more relationships through marriage, they don’t have to worry about it. They have planned it in advance.

This is really strange, and there are many things that cannot be argued. For example, Tang Jiaojiao's current style is really not at all. During this period, if she had not been given a month of guidance, she would not be able to learn it.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong felt annoyed and numb. Since Lu Daotai relied on Gali, were these arrangements from the Eighth Prince? If so, it would have been considered a disguised entry into the officialdom of Jiangnan, but this method was too dirty. However, if it was not the Eighth Prince's commander, then the person behind the scene would be too powerful. With the big tree of Gali, these eyes and ears were arranged in Jiangnan.

"Father, who do you think it is? Two, Three or Eight?" Cao Yong couldn't help asking his doubts.

"This method is not so good!" Cao Yin sighed: "The east is now in a difficult situation. The storm of deposing the prince two years ago, and the Emperor Long Sui was ruthless. His confidant members were almost the same. At present, Gali, who is closely related to the Eighth Prince, manages Jiangnan, and it is reasonable to be anxious to get involved. Is the Third Prince? I have been writing and reading more books every day. I want to use this female method to develop my power, which is in line with his personality of talking about war on paper. Although Gali and the Ninth Prince are in-laws, he has always been greedy and shameless, and how sincere is he to the Eighth Prince? I am afraid that the Eighth Prince knows this too."

Cao Yong frowned. No matter who the commander was, one thing he had to figure out was that is whether this impostor Lu Mei was only targeting the Cao family or was casting a net all over the sky.

The father and son reached a consensus on this point.

After thinking for a while, Cao Yin said to Cao Yong: "I'll send someone to the West Courtyard and invite your second uncle to come over. You will avoid it for the time being. After all, it's not a glorious thing."

Cao Yong agreed and went down to make arrangements. In just half an hour, Cao Quan arrived.

After just visiting Gao Taijun, he thought about coming over to see his brother, but his wives and concubines came together, and they were all big belly and needed to take care of him, so he thought about coming again tomorrow. However, he didn't expect that after a while, he would send someone here to invite him.

"Brother, my complexion is better than meeting him a few days ago!" Cao Quan was very happy to see his brother come out to sit down, and his face was not as haggard as he was a while ago.

Cao Yin clicked, pointed to a chair, and asked him to sit down. The two brothers, without any striking around the bush, said directly: "Second brother, Lu Mei's identity is inappropriate, let's find a way to deal with it quietly! But don't worry, ask clearly before handling, who is the master behind her?"

Cao Quan's expression stagnated, and he didn't understand what it meant for a moment, and murmured: "Brother? Are you talking about Lu Mei in my room?"

Cao Yin nodded: "I just got a letter from outside recently, saying that there is something wrong with the road station in Lu, and there is also news about Lu Mei. Not only is she not a woman from the Lu family, she is not even a good family. She is originally a brothel woman in the capital!"

Cao Quan's face was gloomy. He thought that he had actually taken a prostitute as a second wife. The hat on his head must be green. Fortunately, he even treated her as a treasure. He was already a little sincere. The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he could no longer sit still. He suddenly stood up and said, "Brother, I'll go back and beat that bastard to death..." At this point, he stopped and looked at Cao Yin blankly: "Brother, she has a younger brother's baby in her belly!"
Chapter completed!