Volume 1 Chapter 61: Han Yang's Insight

  The sound of footsteps flooded in, covering everything. In the blink of an eye, a dozen or so people rushed in. The screaming maid had already taken a step forward and grabbed Lu Xue's sleeve, pulling out a jade pendant from it.

  The maid's movements were swift and decisive, and the people who rushed in were even quicker. In an instant, more than a dozen people had entered, and at a glance, they saw that the maid was tightly grasping Luoyue's sleeve, as well as the jade pendant that was half-exposed from within Luoyue's sleeve...

  Everyone was stunned.

  Everyone stared at Lu Xuan with complex eyes, their expressions filled with disgust and disdain!

  Someone whispered, "She was originally a broken family." "...Good clothes, bad character, what can you do?" "Really didn't expect her to be this kind of person." "I even treated her so well just now!"

  Just a moment ago, they were intimate and affectionate towards her, but in the blink of an eye, they turned to disgust, annoyance, and even more, disdain.

  Such a gaze should be able to knock down a girl's fragile self-esteem and confidence, shouldn't it? Shouldn't it make an arrogant girl feel despair and terror?

  In the midst of silence, someone suddenly shouted, "Take her to the authorities!"

  "Right, send her away!" "How could she do such a thing? It's really shameful!"

  ……

  A buzzing noise, accusations coming from all sides.

  Lü Yu stood there motionless, several maidservants rushed out from the corner, twisting Lü Yu's arm and shouting: "Go, take her to see Old Madam, ask Old Madam to punish her."

  "Alright, let the old lady punish him."

  In the midst of the commotion, Lu Xiang was quickly pushed forward to a corridor, and in another hall in the courtyard, he saw an old lady dressed in elegant attire.

  Seeing Lu Yue being pushed forward by the crowd and standing there motionless, the old lady turned to the other girls, "What's going on?"

  Fourth Sister stood up, and with a curtsy to the old lady, said in a crisp tone: "Reporting to you, Granny, my engagement jade pendant has gone missing, and then Atao found it in our cousin's sleeve."

  "Is this true?" The old lady glared sternly at Lu Yue.

  After staring at her for a while, seeing Lu Ying standing there with her head down and motionless, either frightened or stunned, the old lady coldly said: "Who is Atao."

  The maid who had just identified Lu Xuan came out and said, "I am Ah Tao."

  "Tell me, how did you find that jade pendant?"

  Atao lowered her head and said respectfully: "Atao was found in the sleeve pocket of my aunt, she accidentally dropped her sleeves at that time, and the jade pendant came out from one corner."

  As soon as Ah Tao's voice fell, Fourth Aunt immediately shouted: "Grandma, our Ping family has never produced anyone who is deceitful and lawless. Our cousin's behavior will tarnish the reputation of our family, let's send her to the government office!"

  An unmarried aunt, if she were to be convicted of theft and ruin the official residence, Lu Xuan's entire life would truly have no future prospects. From then on, not to mention getting married, she wouldn't even be able to find a place to settle down, and it might even implicate her younger brother Lu Yun.

  This move is extremely vicious and toxic, completely ruining the relationship between the sister and brother!

  The old lady turned her head and stared at Lu Xuan with a stern expression, saying: "A Xuan, what did you say?"

  What did she say? They've only just started playing their game and it's far from over, so of course she wouldn't really be sent to the authorities. She'll just wait and see how things develop.

  The old lady didn't lift her head, but kept staring at her with a glint in her eyes.

  The humming noise grew louder.

  After clearing her throat and getting everyone's attention, the old lady turned to Ah Tao and suddenly shouted: "Kneel down!"

  Huh?

  Everyone was stunned, Ah Tao was also stunned. When she realized that the old lady's order was directed at her, she was shocked and turned pale, and with a thud, she knelt down!

  This sudden change made everyone quiet all around.

  The old lady glared at Ah Tao and shouted: "You wicked servant girl, how dare you frame my niece!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, the women burst into a loud commotion, and Lu Yue also raised her head in perfect sync, looking like she had been given a new lease on life, shocked, excited, and extremely grateful as she gazed at the old lady.

  A Tao was startled and hastily cried out: "Old Madam, it's not like that, it's not like that..."

  Before she could finish speaking, the old lady slapped her hand on the table and shouted: "Bring in the guards, take this wretched servant girl away and make her confess the truth!"

  "Yes." Two maidservants came over, twisting and dragging A Tao who was screaming, and took her away to the back.

  After Third Young Master Tao was dragged away, Old Madam turned to Lu Ying and said warmly: "You child, why didn't you explain when you were wrongly accused? Alas, how can it be like this?"

  She drew Lu Ying to her side, the old lady stroked her hand and said kindly: "You child is indeed stubborn, but you are the most stubborn, your character is still trustworthy to your grandmother. That cheap girl Atao framed you, I may be old, but my eyes are not blind."

  Lu Xuan heard this and slowly raised her head. She thanked her grandmother gratefully: "Thank you, Grandma."

  She saw that she knew gratitude, the old lady was very satisfied, and patted her hand again, saying: "Foolish child, it's just that my daughter died early, no one taught you these things about the back house. So, you'll live with your grandmother from now on, and from today on, your grandmother will have someone teach you these tricks that women in the back house often use. Child, after you learn these things, when you get married later, you won't be at a disadvantage."

  The old lady's tone was heavy and long, with an extremely kind attitude.

  Lu Xuan raised her head.

  Now she finally understood the meaning of Pingfu's farce.

  She was too arrogant and didn't put the Ping Manor in her eyes, so she had to use the theft to teach her a lesson and let her know fear.

  Secondly, it's a show of kindness. After this incident, Lu Xuan should understand the fear of being framed and having no one to turn to when she's isolated and helpless. And as for Old Madam's unwavering trust and understanding towards her, Lu Xuan is naturally grateful.

  Three come, it's an opportunity to keep her in Pingfu and thoroughly grasp her in hand.

  Thinking of this, Lu Xuan closed her eyes.

  This time in Pingfu, she had another gain: at the moment she saw the old lady, she clearly felt that the one who had laid hands on her brother was this very old woman!

  She really wants to ruin Lu Yun and make herself rely solely on the Ping family!

  As expected, it's indeed a thousand-year-old demon, very good at plotting!

  Slowly, Lu Xuan opened her eyes. She bowed to the old lady and said in a low voice: "Thank you for your kindness, Grandmother, but I think it's better for me to live in my own mansion." She pursed her lips, her voice tinged with bitterness as she struggled to hold back her grievances, "Grandmother...I'm not feeling well now, and there are too many people here, making a lot of noise, it's easy to cause trouble. I'd rather live a quiet life."

  She lowered her head even more, "Grandmother just mentioned Ayu's marriage, but those big official families are so scary, Ayu doesn't want to and won't get married into that kind of place."

  She stepped back a few steps, bowed to the old lady and said with her head down and her eyes red: "Grandmother, Ayue is leaving." After that, she didn't have any manners at all, nor did she care about etiquette, turning around and rushing out, holding up her skirt, and disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.

  Until Lu Xuan walked far away, the crowd was still at a loss, and in the gaze of one pair after another, the face of Mrs. Ping, which had been kind and gentle just now, gradually turned into a deep anger...

  A friend mentioned that I often write "sell" and "buy" incorrectly. Alas, even now, I still get them mixed up every time I write these two words, and I have to think for a long time before writing them down. It's not that I haven't looked them up in the dictionary - I can recite their meanings backwards and forwards by now - but I just can't tell them apart and always use them incorrectly.