Qinghuiyuan, the courtyard is full of flowers, peonies are vying to sprout up, the branches are thick and leafy, and the flowers with big wrists are swaying in the wind, and they are graceful and graceful.

Aunt Lin stood at the door, hesitated for a long time, then walked in.

The little maids in the courtyard were watering the flowers. When they saw Aunt Lin, they hurriedly put down their kettles and saluted: "I have seen Aunt Lin."

Aunt Lin nodded lightly and asked softly: "I don't know if the eldest lady is free. There is something wrong with the monthly salary of the people in our hospital. Come and check with the eldest lady."

"Auntie, please wait a moment, let me give you an announcement."

A maid said and walked towards the house.

When Qiao Jingru heard what the little maid said, she was stunned for a moment and asked her to invite Aunt Lin in.

The maid quickly turned back and made a gesture of invitation to Aunt Lin: "Aunt Lin, please."

"Good work."

Aunt Lin asked her maid to wait outside while she went into the house.

"I'm here to meet you, the eldest mistress." Aunt Lin bowed politely.

Even if Qiao Jingru married a concubine, she was still the master of the house, and her aunt would not dare to take advantage of Qiao Jingru's status as an elder.

"Auntie, get up quickly and sit down."

Aunt Lin sat down on the chair and served her tea at a good time.

Qiao Jingru asked: "It's said that the slaves in my aunt's courtyard were given the wrong monthly payment, but it's not my fault. I wonder what went wrong?"

Today, Aunt Lin is wearing a begonia red short coat with lotus pattern, an apricot red woven gold flowing cloud pleated skirt, a high bun on her hair, and a red gold bob.

Her appearance can only be regarded as delicate, but now that she is old and not favored, she looks even more mediocre.

"Can the eldest mistress please retreat?" Aunt Lin said after hesitating for a moment.

Qiao Jingru looked at her in surprise, wondering if she had made a mistake in the monthly payment. Is there anything she couldn't say?

It's embarrassing, and it's also embarrassing for her as the head of the family.

However, since Aunt Lin said this, Qiao Jingru couldn't help her reputation. Thinking that maybe she had something unspeakable that she wanted to tell her alone, she waved her hand and told Liangchen to retreat.

After Liangchen left, he closed the door again.

"Auntie, just say it if you have anything to say." Qiao Jingru looked at Auntie Lin and said.

She has a normal relationship with Aunt Lin and has less contact with her on weekdays, so Qiao Jingru doesn't greet her much.

Aunt Lin took a sip from the tea cup and suppressed the panic that was spreading in her heart.

Qiao Jingru didn't push her, she drank tea quietly and waited for Aunt Lin to speak.

Suddenly, Aunt Lin took out two things from her sleeves and handed them to Qiao Jingru.

Qiao Jingru was stunned when she saw the dark green belt: "Auntie, what does this mean?"

She made this belt for Lu Chao, and the jasper inlaid on it was the best jade given to her by her eldest brother.

Why is such a personal thing in Aunt Lin's hands?

Before Qiao Jingru could think too much, Aunt Lin opened the letter and let Qiao Jingru read it.

"I went out this morning and saw the eldest young master's aunt named Rongyin on the street, and her maidservant was carrying a bag and hurried away. I saw something wrong with their faces, so I became suspicious, so I followed them.

After a while, I saw them hailing a carriage and heading out of the city. I thought maybe it was because Rongyin saw that the eldest young master was poor and was unwilling to follow them. If that was the case, it would be a good time to persuade the eldest young master to turn back, so I went back again.

."

"As soon as I arrived at the eldest young master's residence, a man came over and asked me if I was from Lu Chao's family. I said yes, and he gave me these two things, saying that the eldest young master owed them gambling debts. Today is

Deadline, if they don’t take the money to redeem the person, they will kill the eldest young master. After saying that, the man left. When I first heard about it, I thought it was a prank, so I specially ordered someone to go to Qingshan Academy to inquire. The people inside said that the eldest young master

The young master has not gone to class for three days."

Following Liu's explanation, Qiao Jingru also finished reading the letter in her hand, her face suddenly turned as pale as paper, and the hand holding the letter couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Eldest Mistress, when I learned about this matter, I was really confused. The master was not in the house and I didn't dare to tell the old lady. After thinking about it, I had to come and tell you that now that you are in charge of the house, you can raise the funds in the shortest time.

Go to Yinzi to save the young master

Master, as the old saying goes, a couple's love lasts for a night. Although the eldest young master is wrong, should we save the person first? Since the eldest young mistress is willing to come back, it proves that she still has the eldest young master in her heart, right? She can't

Don't save me until you die."

Mrs. Liu held the handkerchief tightly and said with an uneasy look on her face.

Qiao Jingru's mind was in chaos, she was completely confused, anxious and angry.

Lu Chao was so angry that he went gambling and lost so much in one go.

One hundred thousand taels...

If his father found out, let alone breaking his legs, he might not even recognize his son.

But in anger, he couldn't help but worry about whether Lu Chao would suffer if he was arrested by those people.

There is only half a day left, and there is simply not enough cash to raise.

Qiao Jingru stood up suddenly: "Thank you, aunt, for letting me know. I will go to Xiangxiang to find a way to raise money." The cash she can get here is only tens of thousands of taels, so she can't borrow some from Xiangxiang.

Can the pavilion spare some cash and save Lu Chao first?

When Aunt Lin heard Qiao Jingru's words, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly stood up and stopped her: "Master, the third lady was injured and is recuperating. If she knew about the young master, wouldn't she worry about it? If she worked too hard, the wound would easily break.

, I think

It's better not to disturb the third lady. If you don't have enough cash, you can get something to pay it off. The most important thing for those people is to see the money. In the end, it was really close. It's not impossible to write an IOU and wait for a few days. I think it's not impossible, eldest mistress.

What do you say?"

When Qiao Jingru heard this, she immediately gave up the idea of ​​going to Lu Xiang: "Auntie is right, I'm going to raise money right now, and I'll rescue the person first no matter what."

"Yes." Aunt Lin nodded and said: "Young Master, this matter needs to be carried out quietly. If more people know about it, it will easily be delayed. It is not too late to explain it clearly after saving the young master first."

"I understand." Qiao Jingru said with a pale face: "Auntie, I have to raise money quickly, so I won't say more to you."

"Okay, I'll leave first. If you need help, ask someone to come find me."

Aunt Lin said and left Qinghui Courtyard.

Qiao Jingru called Liangchen in and asked Liangchen to take out all her cash and valuable jewelry.

Liangchen wanted to ask, but when he saw his master's face turned pale from nervousness, he didn't ask any more questions and just followed the instructions.

As soon as Aunt Lin returned to her yard, her legs suddenly became weak and her whole body collapsed on the ground.

"Aunt..." Yutian exclaimed.

Aunt Lin showed a weak smile to Yutian, and slowly stood up with her hand in her hand.

"Don't yell, I just suddenly felt weak in my legs."
Chapter completed!