Lu Tao took the silver and felt that her heart was heavy, not because of the silver, but because of Shi Chunfen's trust in her. She did not force her to stay away from Hong Xing, nor did she deliberately remove her from her side, but gently told her
She doesn't have to worry about anything, she takes care of everything.
Lu Tao knelt down again and said with red eyes: "Grandma, don't worry, I will definitely keep a close eye on Hong Xing and never let her have the chance to hurt you!"
Shi Chunfen knew that she was telling the truth, so he smiled and stretched out his hand to help her up, "I believe you."
The two chatted for a while, and then Chunquin asked Lu Tao to go back to rest. Li Yan came in quickly and said worriedly: "Grandma, do you really believe her?"
Shi Chunquin smiled and said, "Why not? If Lu Tao is harmful to my mind, you can do it at any time in the past six months. Since I am still alive and well, I have no reason not to believe her."
"That's true." Li Yan nodded slightly and assured: "Grandma, don't worry, I will send someone to keep an eye on them both. No matter which one of them has harmful intentions towards you, they will never succeed!"
In just a short while, Shi Chunquin received two guarantees. She smiled happily, feeling extremely peaceful inside. After experiencing so many ups and downs, there were not many things that could scare her. As long as the glutinous rice balls were safe and sound.
If nothing happens, she has nothing to worry about.
Li Yan's people watched Hongxing for a few days, and soon discovered that when Lutao was away, a man often came in and out of the room where Hongxing lived. The man was good-looking, and the clothes he wore were either rich or expensive.
The strangest thing is that he always appears in Hongxing's room at night and leaves the next morning. Sometimes he will change his clothes when he goes out. Obviously, his relationship with Hongxing is unusual.
From this point of view, Hongxing was not helpless in the capital. The man did not even dislike the flowers on Hongxing's body and wanted to hook up with her. If there was no conspiracy in this, Shi Chunfen would not believe it anyway.
In order to find out what tricks the two of them wanted to play, Shi Chunfen took the initiative to tell Lu Tao about the matter. As expected, Lu Tao knew nothing about it. She even took people to stay at the inn where Hong Xing lived.
One night, I saw the man's existence with my own eyes, and I realized how thoroughly I had been deceived.
Talking about being helpless and having no money for medical treatment is all a lie!
Even during her treatment, she kept getting involved with that dishonest man. No wonder her illness was not cured even after half a year of treatment!
In order to treat her illness and pay for the inn, Lu Tao almost spent all her savings. Thinking that this was just a scam, and the money she spent most likely went into the man's pocket, she felt heartbroken.
She was anxious and angry, and almost rushed into the inn to argue with Hongxing. Fortunately, the people sent by Li Yan pulled her back in time, and she managed to calm down.
"Grandma, I'm so stupid!" Lu Tao knelt in front of Shi Chun Equinox, crying so hard, "When I was with Sister Hong Xing, I never thought she would lie to me like this! She clearly knew that was all my savings.
, she spends money wantonly with peace of mind, is this still what humans do? How could she do this to me?!"
Seeing her heartbroken look, Shi Chunfen sighed, stretched out his hand to caress her hair, and comforted her: "Maybe she is just obsessed. You have good intentions, so don't blame yourself."
The more magnanimous she was, the more Lu Tao couldn't help crying. What stupid thing had she done in the past six months? She left such a good master unserved, but worked so hard to take care of a traitor who even lost her blood and sweat.
Money is also cheated, it is simply nothing!
Thinking like this, she quickly wiped away her tears and raised her head, "Grandma, why don't you let me test them and see what they want to do? Maybe I can find out their conspiracy and help grandma solve them."
"Absolutely not!" Shi Chunfen quickly stopped him: "The other party doesn't know where it came from. If you show your weakness in front of them, it may be in danger."
Although she really wants to know who is the power behind Hongxing, she must not sacrifice Lutao for this!
Seeing that she was still thinking only about herself at this time, Lu Tao became even more embarrassed, "Grandma, I am nothing!" She choked up and said, "It's useless for me to think that I am righteous, but in the end I am always being used by others. I am really
That’s so stupid, you can scold me severely!”
Seeing her sad look, Shi Chunfen shook her head in a funny way, "What can I scold you for?" She said bluntly: "You are good in protecting your sister, but you are loyal if you don't want to join in with her. Where in the world can you?
There are so many people who have the best of both worlds, and these two points alone are enough for me to forgive you."
Even though she said this, Lu Tao still felt that she had committed a heinous crime. Regardless of whether Shi Chun Equinox agreed or not, she secretly made up her mind to do something for the other party.
That night, Lu Tao took advantage of the fact that she didn't have to be on duty, so she sneaked out of the county government's mansion and went straight to Hong Xing's inn. Fortunately, Li Yan had always sent someone to monitor her secretly. After receiving the news, she immediately notified Shi Chunquin.
.
"This silly girl..." Shi Chunquin sighed: "She must be trying to pretend to break Hongxing and that man, and then see if she can get anything out of their mouths."
"Grandma, do you want to send someone to stop her?" Li Yan took the initiative.
Shi Chunfen thought for a while and quickly shook his head, "That's all. Since she insists on going, if we stop her, it will only make her unwilling. Since she has to do something for me before she is willing to solve this problem.
Heart knot, then let her go..." At this point, she paused and added: "But we must send someone to protect her. If there is any movement in that room, just rush in and save her regardless of anything.
, and then bring those two people back to see me."
"Okay!" Li Yan agreed and went to do it immediately.
Everything went as expected on the vernal equinox. Lu Tao arrived at the inn and pretended to come to see Hong Xing, deliberately breaking up her affair with the man. After witnessing all this, she put on a heartbroken look and asked: "
Hongxing, who is he and why is he in your room? You... what is the relationship between you two?!"
The two looked at each other, and Hongxing quickly rushed forward, knelt in front of her and cried: "Sister Lutao, please listen to my explanation, Aren... Aren is a good friend I met in the capital, and we hit it off right away.
, he doesn’t mind me having sex, so it’s natural for us to be together!”
"How long have you been together?" Lu Tao looked at the man with disgust and asked.
"Not... not long." Hongxing hesitated, obviously thinking about how to hide the truth.
Seeing her like this, Lu Tao sighed and reached out to help her up, "I don't blame you for finding a man, it's just...it's just..." She looked at Hongxing with a look that was hard to say,
After a long while, he said, "It's just that you don't know your own situation. Did he... get the disease when he was with you?"
Hongxing hesitated for a moment, then nodded quickly, "Yes."
"You are so confused!" Lu Tao poked her forehead with hatred, "You are sick and he is sick too, so wouldn't you two be infecting each other? How can you recover from such an illness?!"
She spoke heartbrokenly, and seemed to be the image of a sister who was worried about her sister. Hongxing and the man named "Aren" soon breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm sorry, Sister Lutao..." Hongxing shed a few tears hypocritically, "I also know that it is ridiculous for me to do this, but things like feelings cannot be controlled by control."
"Yes!" The man took a few steps forward and knelt down in front of Lu Tao. "Hongxing has told me a long time ago how good you are to her. If you want to blame, just blame me for seducing her. Everything has nothing to do with Hongxing.
It’s irrelevant!”
Seeing that he was speaking righteously, Lu Tao said angrily: "Who are you? How did you meet Hongxing? Do you have a wife at home? Why do you want to hook up with Hongxing without any distinction?"
Hearing her question, the man's eyes flickered a few times, and he said with a playful smile: "Little Li Ren, a native of the capital, has not yet married. He accidentally saw the girl Hongxing in the inn that day, and fell in love with her at first sight, but because she was infected
The disease has always refused to accept me. In desperation, I can only use this method to let her know that I don't care about her disease at all."
"Really?" Lu Tao looked him up and down and asked, "Looking at the clothes you are wearing, you are either rich or expensive. I wonder what your family does?"
Hearing this, Li Ren suddenly became vigilant, rolled his eyes a few times, and said with a smile: "The villain's family has a small business, so he is not short of money. Please rest assured, girl, Hongxing will follow me in the future and will never
She will be wronged!"
"Oh? Really?" Lu Tao sneered and looked at Hong Xing angrily, "Since you have found a backer who is not short of money, why do you keep using my money to treat illnesses? Do you know that those are all me?
Your hard-earned money is so disappointing to me!"
Seeing that she was only angry about this, Hongxing quickly breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "Of course I know that I can't use my sister's money, but I had a backer for no reason. I was afraid that my sister would doubt me, so I didn't say anything. As for those
The money..." She looked at Li Ren, saw the other person nodded, and quickly said: "We will return it to you right now."
Seeing that she still had some humanity in her, Lu Tao's expression softened a lot. She followed Hong Xing and Li Ren into the house. The other party took out a silver note and gave it to her, which shocked her, "Five hundred taels?! Where am I?"
Did you spend that much money?”
Seeing that she was about to shirk, Li Ren quickly waved his hand and said: "Miss Lutao, you don't have to be polite. Although my family runs a small business, I still have some savings. Besides, you have helped Hongxing for so long, and you have worked hard without any credit."
, you deserve this money, please accept it with peace of mind."
"This..." Lu Tao hesitated and didn't speak for a long time.
Seeing that she was embarrassed, Hongxing quickly forced the banknote into her purse and said with a smile: "A mere five hundred taels is nothing, but my sister is still working in the Chu family, so she can't live without some money.
"
The banknote was stuffed into the purse. Lu Tao looked relieved and said sheepishly: "Then I won't be polite to you. Although the money is too much, just treat it as my replacement for Hong Xing."
If Hongxing encounters any trouble in the future, you can come to me at any time."
Hearing this, Hongxing grabbed her hand and said directly: "What if I have something to ask Sister Lutao for help now?"
Lu Tao looked at her and was quickly startled, "You don't want to mention the eldest mistress again, do you?"
Hongxing nodded slightly, looking at her with a pair of wet almond eyes, looking extremely pitiful, "I will never forget who I ended up in today's situation because of, please help me again, Sister Lutao!"
With that said, she knelt down again.
Seeing her kneeling, Li Ren also knelt down quickly, "Hongxing's matter is my business, and her hatred is also my hatred. That grandma bullies others and has no humanity. If Miss Lutao is willing to help me and Hongxing get rid of
If you get rid of her, I am willing to give Miss Lu Tao another two thousand taels of silver as reward."
"No... no!" Lu Tao quickly waved her hand and refused, taking out the banknotes she had just stuffed into her purse and stuffing them into their hands, "Grandma treats me like a mountain of kindness, I can't help you do this kind of thing
!”
The more she refused, the more Hongxing trusted her, and she quickly said: "Sister Lutao, there is no need to refuse in a hurry. Why not go back and think it over carefully? This is two thousand five hundred taels of silver, which is enough for you to have food and clothing for a lifetime.
Isn't it better to be married to a good man in a glamorous manner than to be a girl in the Chu family?"
When these words came out, Lu Tao was a little hesitant, but still refused: "No, a person must have a bottom line. How can I bury my conscience just for money? I can't do this kind of thing."
Hongxing knew that it would be difficult to convince her for a while, so she stood up and stuffed the five hundred taels of silver note into her purse again, "It doesn't matter whether you do it or not, you deserve this bank note."
Yes, you don’t need to be polite to us. As for the remaining two thousand taels, if you want to make money, you can come to me at any time..."
Lu Tao stared blankly at the purse in her hand, unable to say any words of rejection for a moment.
When she came out of the inn and returned to the county lord's mansion smoothly, Chunfen breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Tao quickly came to her with the banknote and told her what happened tonight honestly. She placed the banknote in front of Shi Chunfen and said seriously: "I think this banknote should be able to check that person."
The origin of Li Ren will soon come to light."
Seeing how smart she was, Shi Chunquin laughed and couldn't help but ask: "Two thousand five hundred taels of silver, are you really not tempted?"
Lu Tao knew that she was deliberately teasing him, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I'm afraid that I won't be able to spend my life on this kind of heartless money, not to mention that the other party doesn't know who they are. If I really help them with something, they may not
You will be left alive, so grandma can rest assured that I will never betray you!"
Seeing that she spoke in an orderly manner, Shi Chunfen nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't let you work in vain. Since this is the money you earned by risking your life, I won't give you a penny less."
, I will ask Li Yan to get you a clean banknote later, as a thank you for working through life and death for me tonight."
Lu Tao quickly knelt down and kowtowed to her, "Thank you, grandma!"