Marrying Salted Fish

20

After Liang was released from her confinement, she immediately rushed to Qingdai Pavilion. After learning the real cause of Lu Qiaosong's illness, she was furious: "Have you forgotten how the Marquis scolded you after you failed the exam? You actually have the guts to go to the Jiaofang Division to have fun. Do you want to be sucked dry by those shady goblins?"

Lu Qiaosong was a scholar, and was scolded by his mother. He was so angry that he said, "I was fine to begin with. It was Lin Qingyu who exaggerated and said such things about me in front of the servants... A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. I will not be a human being if I don't avenge this!"

"Don't say anything." Lu Niantao said calmly, "Now that mother is released from house arrest, this is a good thing."

"What can I do if I lift the house arrest?" Liang sighed, "Now your father doesn't believe me, and your maternal grandparents are useless. After the last time, your father has never come to my room again. I'm afraid he has gone to Mianyue Pavilion."

Lu Niantao was helpless: "Mother, I have told you many times that a childless concubine poses no threat to you. But my eldest sister-in-law... now Pan is in charge of small matters in the mansion, but big matters are in the hands of my eldest sister-in-law. If mother wants to take back the power of housekeeper, the focus should be on my eldest sister-in-law."

Lu Qiaosong said angrily, "I just don't understand. Lin Qingyu is a male wife who came to get married for good fortune. His father is just a fifth-rank judge of the Imperial Hospital. How could he have made you like this?"

Lu Niantao glanced at Liang and said, "I want to ask, too. Mother, why didn't you tell me in advance what you and Madam Liu did?"

Liang knew that her daughter was extremely intelligent, so she could not help but be timid in front of her: "I, I was just afraid that you would worry."

"If you had told me in advance, I would have stopped it. I asked Doctor Zhang, and he said that my eldest brother would not survive until next year, so we should just wait. What are you so anxious about? Now you can't even manage the family, and you have lost your father's trust. Even if my eldest brother dies, there are still Mrs. Pan and my eldest sister-in-law. How can you cover up everything with one hand?"

Liang recalled that she was blinded by Liu's instigation. Lu Qiaosong said, "Now that things have come to this, what's the point of you talking about mother? Instead of wasting time, you might as well think about how to get the power of housekeeper back. There are only three hundred taels a month, which is not enough to spend."

Lu Niantao thought for a moment and said, "I have a way, maybe we can give it a try."

Liang asked hurriedly: "What method?"

Lu Niantao said slowly, "Let Doctor Chang continue to take care of Third Brother's illness."

In the bedroom of Lanfeng Pavilion, Lin Qingyu was holding a pen and writing a prescription. Lu Wancheng, who was almost asleep, opened his eyes, thinking of taking one more look at the beauty before going to sleep.

"What are you writing?"

"prescription."

Lu Wancheng stared blankly: "Huh? You're going to give me a new medicine again? What medicine is it this time?"

Lin Qingyu narrowed his eyes: "Aphrodisiac."

Lu Wancheng:?

Lin Qingyu sneered: "Your third brother said that I slandered him for kidney deficiency because you couldn't satisfy me."

Lu Wancheng: ???

At this time, Hua Lu came to deliver a message and interrupted Lu Wancheng's question. She said that a doctor named Chang wanted to see Shaojun and was waiting in the courtyard.