It's time to set up the flag, but we still have to do the work.
Lu Hanjiang was very efficient today, so much so that Qiu'er managed to suppress his temper an hour ago, and his anger reignited an hour later.
There are many reasons to humiliate a person, either for fame, wanting to step on others to earn a good reputation, or for profit, wanting to have more chips in negotiations, but Lu Hanjiang is very pure, he does not seek fame or wealth, he just wants to
Fun.
That's why Qiu'er was particularly angry.
Now that everyone knows the truth, she will naturally no longer pretend to be honest and obedient, but will have an uncooperative attitude with a straight face.
This time, Lu Hanjiang did not let the guard in again, but stood alone outside the cell and looked at her: "Young lady, you have been waiting for a long time. I have received the warrant from the commander. You can leave now."
"..."
After a brief silence, Qiu'er raised her head and looked at Lu Hanjiang and said, "Where is my young lady?"
Lu Hanjiang shrugged and said, "The commander did not tell me that the Yuan family woman is also related to Yanshi."
"Are you entertaining the little girl, sir?"
Looking at Qiu'er's appearance, she refused to give in. Lu Hanjiang didn't mean to stumble her, but if he did it too obviously, it would easily arouse the other party's vigilance.
So he turned to ask: "Since you are from Yanshi, why are you meddling in the affairs of the capital? The farce of the Xiaoyao Sect has made the commander extremely dissatisfied."
"...This matter has nothing to do with Lord Yanshi, it was done by Shuoxuan alone."
Qiu'er cleared away the relationship with one sentence, but Lu Hanjiang roughly guessed that Yanshi might be aware of Shuo Xuan's actions, but had no intention of being involved. It was unclear whether it was for self-protection or disdain.
"My lady is extremely important to Master Yanshi, please don't make things difficult for me."
Lu Hanjiang pretended to think deeply for a moment, then asked: "Why should you repay me, girl?"
Qiu'er frowned and stared at Lu Hanjiang for a while, then relaxed and said: "Well, it's hard for you to leave empty-handed. The little girl still has some gold and silver in her hands. She has more than ten thousand taels in total. Please, sir."
Accept it."
Lu Hanjiang straightened his clothes and said sternly: "I have always been upright and honest. As an official of the imperial court, accepting bribes is a taboo. Moreover, the money is an external possession. If the girl insists on doing this..."
"It's a little offended, little girl." Qiu'er's eyes darkened, thinking about it, the dignified Jin Yiwei Zhenfu envoy was so rich in money, how could he covet her little money?
"In that case, then——"
"Young lady, I misunderstood," Lu Hanjiang waved his hand, interrupting Qiu'er's words, and said, "What I mean is that money is like dung, and benevolence is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Now I am releasing you out of benevolence and letting your young lady go.
This is righteousness, which cannot be measured by a mere ten thousand taels of silver."
Qiu'er frowned and said nothing, then said after a long time: "What do you mean, sir? Please speak frankly."
Lu Hanjiang said concisely and concisely: "You have to pay more."
"..."
Qiu'er thought that she was indeed too stupid to have any other opinions about this person.
She took a deep breath and said: "I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer to this matter. Master Yanshi's decades of accumulation will definitely not disappoint you."
"Um."
He was reassured by Yanshi's decades of accumulation, and coupled with hundreds of years of accumulation by the Xiaoyao sect, he was even more reassured. The things that Meng Yuan did not copy back then would probably be in Yanshi's hands, but he hoped that the other party would take them.
It would be a bit impractical to hand over this part of things, and he would have to take it himself.
Lu Hanjiang nodded, looking at the teachable Qiu'er, his tone suddenly became much kinder: "But you can't stay in the capital anymore, take your lady away and fly away."
"Don't worry, sir. This little girl won't stay here and cause trouble to you."
Now that Lu Hanjiang has relented, Qiu'er will of course reciprocate the favor. As for leaving the capital? Isn't that a matter of course? The Yuan family is gone. If they stay here, who knows what big trouble will be waiting for them next.
Qiu'er has it all done. Lu Hanjiang only needs to arrange for someone to watch over Xi Qiu. As long as he doesn't return to Beijing, he will arrange for Jin Yiwei to disguise himself as the Yuan family and leave the capital in a low-key manner later on. This matter will be considered exposed.
After the matter was settled, Lu Hanjiang was naturally a good man and stayed true to his word. He prepared two sets of clean clothes and a carriage for her, and sent his subordinates to send the two of them out of the city together with Xi Qiu.
It wasn't until she was more than ten miles away from the capital that Xi Qiu was taken off the veil that covered her eyes. She adapted to the light and darkness in the car, opened the curtain, looked at the driver, and Qiu'er wondered: "What's going on...
...?"
There were only two of them, the master and the servant, here, not even a single Jin Yiwei. He had obviously tried his best to catch her, but how could he let her go like this?
Take it out of your hands.
"Miss, the Yuan family is gone."
Qiu'er's first words made Xi Qiu stunned. Before she could ask, Qiu'er continued: "We are going to Yingtian Mansion. I still have my family there. It is enough to protect the young lady's safety throughout her life."
The sudden news made Xi Qiu's head confused for a moment, but her wavering soon calmed down.
"There is still..."
"The eldest master and several young masters all died unexpectedly," Qiu'er said without changing her expression, "It was all the fault of Jin Yiwei."
As expected, Xi Qiu did not become very sad or angry because of this. Since practicing Xuanyin Kung, not only the physical pain has become numb, but even the spirit is difficult to stir up.
The death of a family and a family was obviously a heart-wrenching tragedy, but Xi Qiu couldn't squeeze out even a little bit of sadness. His chest seemed empty and he couldn't feel any sadness.
"The family affairs..." Although there was no sadness or anger in his heart, Xi Qiu still blurted out this sentence.
"He must have been dragged to a mass grave." Qiu'er shook the reins to make the horse pulling the cart run faster.
Xi Qiu's palm gently pressed on Kong Luoluo's chest. Juanxiu's brows furrowed slightly, then slowly let go. After going back and forth several times, she finally said: "Go back, brothers, younger brothers, and grandfather, I...
....”
Qiu'er looked calm, freed up a hand, turned around and pointed at the unsuspecting Xi Qiu several times.
"Qiu'er, you——"
Xi Qiu stared at Qiu'er and spoke in a serious tone, but Qiu'er was unmoved. She said softly: "Qiu'er grew up with the young lady since he was a child. He has served the young lady diligently for so many years. He has been serving the young lady for ten years.
I dare not be negligent in the slightest. Now Qiu'er wants to ask for a favor from the young lady, so it would be better if she doesn't shirk the blame."
"...Why?" Xi Qiu's tone was difficult to contain, but she was indeed shocked by Qiu'er's sudden betrayal.
"Qiu'er is Qiu'er, and will always be Miss's maid, but Qiu'er also has parents, and Qiu'er also has family."
It was the cruelty of sincerity, and the tenderness of Qiu'er who truthfully told the truth. After sealing Xi Qiu's internal martial arts, she sealed her hands and feet with a few more fingers.
The last finger fell on Xi Qiu's mute point, and her confusion and sadness could only be suppressed in her heart. Qiu'er said warmly: "Qiu'er has never enjoyed family affection in her life. In these years, the young lady has treated this slave as a younger sister. I will remember this in my heart."
My heart, if there is an afterlife, I will definitely hold a ring in my hand and tie a knot of grass to repay my kindness to the young lady."