Female-to-male: I live on farming

Lu Youqing, who was considered useless by County Lieutenant He and his men and only knew how to put on makeup in front of the mirror, was now visiting the largest jewelry store in Xihai County with Lihua and Li Nanqiao.

"Sir, that person is the third young lady of the Bai family." Lihua leaned close to Lu Youqing's ear and whispered softly.

Lu Youqing casually picked up a moon-white pearl hairpin that was shining with silver light and inlaid with white jade in the middle, and glanced at the woman in the goose yellow dress sitting in the inner hall without leaving a trace.

The woman looked to be no more than a young girl, with a pretty face and thin, tightly-fitting lips, giving people a gloomy and heavy feeling.

No matter what the woman beside her, holding a golden phoenix hairpin in her hand, said to her, she remained expressionless and said nothing.

Obviously, before the wedding, Aunt Liu brought the third young lady to customize and purchase jewelry for the wedding, but it looked more like Aunt Liu's one-man show.

Sure enough, Miss Bai San was not willing to accept this marriage.

That's right, who would be willing to marry a man who is old enough to be her father, let alone as a second wife.

Suddenly, several maids from the Bai family who were guarding the outer hall gathered together and started whispering and complaining. Lu Youqing listened carefully.

"This Third Miss is really ungrateful. Auntie brought her here to choose jewelry, but she's putting on a bad face for who!"

"That's right. She usually keeps quiet in the mansion, but now she's just been pushed out to be Mr. Zuo's second wife, and she really thinks of herself as the master."

"Okay, don't talk nonsense outside."

An older maidservant said with a stern face, stopping several people.

Lu Youqing looked at these people coldly. They dared to gossip like this in public, with no respect in their words. It seemed that Third Miss Bai must have had a hard time in the Bai family over the years.

However, when Lu Youqing stepped out of the shop, she turned her head and met the dark and gloomy eyes of the Third Miss. She just glanced at them and followed Aunt Liu.

Lu Youqing slowly raised the corners of her lips. It seemed that this Third Young Lady was not as timid and dull as she appeared to be.

After waiting for a few days, Lu Youqing finally saw Yang Ping coming back.

"I found the servant of the Chu family. It is said that the head of the Bai family once stayed at the Chu family when he was away. He drank too much that night and took possession of Miss Chu because she was so beautiful. Miss Chu was originally engaged to her childhood sweetheart from the same hometown, but after this incident, the relationship was dropped. Miss Chu was so angry that she was ready to die, but she got pregnant. Because she got pregnant before marriage, the reputation of the Chu family was ruined all of a sudden."

Lu Youqing raised his eyes and said calmly, "Didn't the Bai family master say anything?"

"At that time, he sent someone to say that he could marry Miss Chu as a concubine, but Miss Chu was unwilling and refused immediately. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. After Miss Bai San was born, Miss Chu was injured and passed away within a few years. The Chu family had no choice but to send her to the Bai family."

"Bai Chu, Bai Chu...so that's it." Lu Youqing murmured.

"The Bai family head's birthday will be in a few days. I heard that he has sent out a lot of invitations and it will be very lively that day. Ask someone to keep a close eye on Miss Bai San. I want to talk to her in person." Lu Youqing thought for a moment and gave the order.

"Yes, my lord."

……

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the Bai family’s birthday banquet.

On this day, the Bai family mansion was decorated with lights and was full of joy. Guests came to celebrate the birthday in an endless stream, and the entire mansion was filled with a festive and lively atmosphere.

The banquet hall was decorated magnificently, with exquisite cakes and delicacies filling up the tables. In the center of the hall, a group of graceful dancers were dancing. They were wearing gorgeous dance skirts, spinning and jumping lightly, with graceful and smooth movements and melodious singing.

It was bustling outside with people talking and laughing, but in an inconspicuous little courtyard in the backyard it was quiet and deserted, as if it was isolated from the world.

In this dim and cold environment, Bai Chu silently stared at the jade pendant in his hand. The touch was as warm as jade, and the strings were finely carved into the jade surface.

This was the only legacy her mother left her.

The sound of string music could be heard faintly outside, but Bai Chu felt more and more sad and angry. She bit her lips tightly to prevent herself from crying out loud.

In a trance, she suddenly felt her vision becoming increasingly blurred, and her head became heavy. She tried hard to stay awake, but her body shook involuntarily, and finally she couldn't hold on and fell on the table.

At this moment, a breeze blew by, and the window creaked, revealing a gap. In the blink of an eye, the woman who was originally lying on the table had disappeared.

The night was splashed like thick ink, the moon hung high in the sky, casting silver light, and everything was silent.

In the flickering candlelight, Lu Youqing saw the eyelashes of the person in front of him tremble slightly, and said in a calm voice: "Since the Third Miss is awake, why bother pretending to be asleep?"

Bai Chu suddenly opened his eyes, sat up straight and stared at the person in front of him vigilantly, his fingers tightly gripping the chair, full of defense.

She didn't expect that the person who kidnapped her was a beautiful woman. She was sitting leisurely on the couch, with an elegant posture and outstanding temperament, playing with her jade pendant in her hands.

Seeing Bai Chu staring at the jade pendant in her hand, Lu Youqing smiled gently, held the jade pendant in her hand and handed it to her, saying, "Do you want this?"

Bai Chu's eyes showed vigilance. Looking at the jade pendant held by the green jade fingers as white as white jade, he finally couldn't resist the desire in his heart. He suddenly rushed forward and snatched it back.

However, the person in front of her didn't seem to want to stop her at all. Bai Chu carefully stroked the jade pendant in his hand to see if there was anything missing.

"This jade pendant is made of clear and smooth jade, and is of top grade. I think it was passed down to you by your mother. Although the Chu family is a small family, it has some heritage." Lu Youqing stroked the ring on her ring finger gently, looking up at her.

This was a habit she developed after she separated from Qin Ke. Whenever she missed him, she would touch the ring on her hand.

"Who are you? How did you know?" Bai Chu's eyes narrowed, and a murderous aura suddenly spread out.

Few people knew about her mother's affairs. The man from the Bai family was afraid that his scandal would spread, so he silenced everyone and told the outside world that she was the child born by Concubine Liu?

"You are not as timid and cautious as you appear. Those people in the Bai family underestimated you." Lu Youqing stroked his sleeves and said, "My last name is Lu."

Bai Chu stared at her for a while with frowns, then said in sudden realization: "You are the new magistrate of Xihai County."

"The third young lady is smart."

"Although I seldom go out, I have heard that the new county magistrate of Xihai is named Lu, and has a refined temperament and the demeanor of a forest dweller." After guessing the identity of the person in front of him and knowing that his life was not in danger, Bai Chu's tense body relaxed.

"Then why don't you guess why I asked you to come here?"

Lu Youqing looked at Bai Chu with some admiration in her eyes. She liked smart people, and smart people could become a knife in her hand.