Chapter 27 Asking the workshop, the concubine escapes (2)
Lu Jishou took out the key and opened the garden door. A winding path led directly to an arch. Bamboo fences on both sides protected the green grass and fragrant flowers. It was really quiet and pleasant.
Zhuo Lengping took a closer look and saw that light red camellias were blooming in the fence, exuding a refreshing fragrance.
"What kind of flower is this?" she asked.
"This is a camellia." Lu Jishou said with a smile, "If Madam likes it, I will go to the flower market tomorrow to buy one and put it in the bedroom."
Zhuo Lengping just said nothing and nodded.
Lu Jishou helped her through the arch, and Leng Ping secretly glanced at the wall. It was indeed about a foot high. It could be said to be tight and airtight. When he walked to a fork in the road in front of him, he saw yellow chrysanthemums planted on both sides, and the petals looked like they had just been soaked by rain.
It is too ordinary, with a dazzling luster, and looks golden and bright; swaying gently in the wind, it almost blends with the sunlight.
Zhuo Lengping couldn't help but praise a few times: "What a beautiful flower!"
The two walked towards the east and slowly walked into a quiet path, surrounded by maple trees. The bluestone road was also covered with apricot-yellow maple leaves. Their eyes were really shining with golden light.
They turned into a courtyard and saw an old house adjacent to the north of the courtyard. The paper windows of the wooden door were covered with cobwebs, and there was a hole in the roof that let in the wind. It seemed a little out of place in this golden scenery.
"This room..." Zhuo Lengping took a closer look, "Why don't you find someone to renovate it? Your Lu family should have some spare money."
"What? It ruins the scenery?" Lu Jishou hugged her and said with a smile, "This room is where our Lu family keeps things. All the things we use for doing chores are put in it. I feel that it is of no use on weekdays, so
It was left abandoned for years without any repairs."
"Is the ladder all placed here?" Zhuo Lengping asked casually.
"Yes." After Lu Jishou said this, he became suspicious again. He looked into her eyes, lowered his face and asked seriously: "You said a ladder... why do you want a ladder?"
Zhuo Lengping's heartbeat was beating wildly. She squeezed the sweat from her hands, but pretended to be relaxed. She just nodded to him and said with a smile: "I...I have lived in the village since I was a child, and there are always firewood in the woodshed.
Do you want to order these things? I just said casually, what kind of ladder do you want..."
After hearing her words, Lu Jishou gradually dispelled his doubts, but he felt a little unhappy in his heart. After that, he kept a straight face and didn't speak much. Zhuo Lengping looked at it, and he felt guilty in his heart, and he became quiet.
After walking for a while, they no longer wanted to see the scenery. Leng Ping felt that it was boring, so he said in a low voice: "Let's go."
"Let's go." Lu Jishou whispered.
After leaving the garden, when Leng Ping looked up, she realized that it was already dusk. Knowing that it was getting late, she began to intensify preparations for her escape plan.
She thought that since the woodshed had a ladder, she should ask where the key was.
Leng Ping looked at Lu Jishou's face, then pretended to say accidentally: "Did you forget the key to the garden? I didn't see you bring it out..."
"Don't worry, the key is always with me." Lu Jishou touched the key on his waist and glanced at her coldly.
Seeing this situation, Zhuo Lengping didn't dare to ask any more questions, he just recalled it carefully in his mind.
She thought about that wall. It was wide enough for a person to stand on... but it was a foot high and there was no collapse...
There was an arch at the door! Her heart trembled. The arch was shorter than the wall, and any ladder could be put up. If you climbed from the arch to the white wall, you could climb over it and escape!
She was overjoyed, but still calmly walked slowly to the door of the bedroom. Just as she was about to open the door, she suddenly heard a female voice:
"Master, madam, are you back?"
Zhuo Lengping suddenly turned around and saw the maid coming to greet her with a smile on her face. All her expectations came to an end at this moment.
I forgot about this girl!
Zhuo Lengping thought angrily.
Everything else is easy, but this delicate maid is like an impenetrable copper wall, more than one foot tall in Leng Ping's heart!
With her mind buzzing, she opened the door blankly and walked into the dim light.
No matter where she went, that maid would never take her eyes away from her.
Leng Ping lowered her head and tugged at her clothes, which were thin and cold. She shivered, and for some reason, her eye circles gradually turned red. She looked at Lu Jishou's face by candlelight, gritted her teeth, and said hesitantly:
"Husband...I...I failed your affection yesterday...tonight..."
"What?" Lu Jishou's doubts dissipated little by little, and he couldn't wait to ask.
Zhuo Lengping pretended to be shy, lowered his head and said: "I... I will consummate the marriage with you tonight to make it happen..."
After hearing this, Lu Jishou felt numb all over his body. He hugged Leng Ping quickly and said, "My good Leng Ping! My dear madam! It would have been better if you had said no earlier. Why did you have to do that in the first place!"
He threw Leng Ping onto the bed, pulled off the quilt, and began to undress himself.
"Husband, please let the maid stay away for a while."
"Okay! It's all up to you!" Lu Jishou strode to the door and called the maid: "I want to consummate my marriage with my Leng Ping. It's not convenient for you to wait here, so you'd better go back and rest! Do you hear me? Go back.
Rest!"
"But Master..."
"Master, what master!" Lu Jishou stamped his foot and shouted: "You are my maid! Get the hell out of here!" He closed the door with a bang.
The maid had to obey, but she didn't dare to tell Master Lu, so she walked away listlessly.
"Master Magistrate, it's time for your troops to be dispatched."
The steward of the Lu family walked to the Yamen and looked at the magistrate who was putting on his official uniform and said.
"I know. I'm going to go to the Inspection Department to order troops. You, Mr. Lu, have to keep an eye on me!"
"clear!"
The steward hurriedly retreated and heard the watchman outside beating the gong, so he asked: "What time is it now?"
"Second watch."
Lu Jishou snored softly. Zhuo Lengping stayed up all the time, his face covered by the sheets. As soon as he heard the sound, he quietly moved the covers away and sat up. She touched her body and was stunned for a moment, unable to help but want to
She cried loudly. But now was definitely not the time to cry. She could only struggle and grit her teeth, tiptoeing, and slowly walked around to the bedside, ready to get his keys.
She looked around and saw that Lu Jishou was not carrying anything close to her, and the table was empty. Then she knelt down and started rummaging through the cabinets under the table.
She gently put her hand on the cabinet and prepared to open it.
"damn it……"
Leng Ping shook his hands, broke out in sweat, and looked at Lu Jishou who was sleeping next to him - he was just talking in his sleep.
She realized that it was a false alarm, so she continued to look for it. After a moment, she took out a bunch of silver keys from the cabinet. Regardless of the situation, she held it in her hand and walked out of the door.