The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

After returning to the temple, Lu Yun first went to burn incense to the ancestors.

Compared to the Qingping Temple next door, their place was much quieter. Caihe, with Biyu and Hongfei, was tidying up the house, while Lu Yun and Dashou took a walk around the temple.

The Taoist priests she met along the way all saluted her and said, "Hello, Junior Master."

Lu Yun nodded with a smile, and following the information provided by his nephews, he found his master in the west courtyard. Sitting there were Master Le Fan and Master Jing Xuan from Mei An.

Lu Yun bowed to the elders as a junior. Master Jingxuan waved to her and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. You have lost a lot of weight." Lu Yun stepped forward and bowed to her. "Runhui hasn't thanked Master Jingxuan yet."

Jingxuan was very kind. "We have watched you grow up. Whenever you say something, we old guys always respond. It's just that your master is used to being beaten all day long, so when he sees his apprentice in trouble, he doesn't know how to help."

Taoist Qingxu stroked his beard a few times, not angry. "Jingxuan, we Taoists have our own Taoist principles."

Le Fan just smiled and said nothing, watching his two old friends interact with each other.

Lu Yun stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for each of the three elders. She was no longer surprised.

"Uncle Liaofan, I would like you to take my pulse."

Liao Fan had heard about what happened at the village, so he motioned for Da Shou to sit down next to him. He extended his hand to feel her pulse and pondered for a moment before saying, "Nephew, Miss Qin is in good health, but she should still be less worried."

Lu Yun seemed to be lost in thought, Dashou held her hand tightly. She stood up and said goodbye, taking Dashou back to the courtyard.

Biyu settled her master under the east window and said softly, "Master, are you thirsty?" Dashou looked up at her and slowly shook his head.

Jade, who had received a response from her master for the first time, looked at Hong Fei, who was standing beside her, in surprise. Hong Fei lowered her eyes and raised a finger in front of her, shaking it. Jade immediately fell silent.

The round-faced little girl on the couch seemed not to notice what the two were doing, and she stared intently at the toy in her hand.

After a few days of hard work, they put the house in order, gave Yao a heads-up, and Zhang and Aunt Yuan began to review the shop's accounts for the past few months. They worked until the evening before they finally finished the accounts.

Zhang frowned and pointed to one of the pages. "Why don't the accounts from these past few days match Curry's?"

Yuan looked over and her fingers flew up and down on the keyboard. Sure enough, she was short of one hundred taels of silver.

"Madam, could it be that the shopkeeper, seeing that you haven't replied yet, has developed other thoughts in his mind?"

This is also uncertain. Zhang also pointed out several other places and said, "These errors and omissions appeared after I returned to Beijing. How can I explain this?"

After closing the account book, Zhang asked her to go back first and she would know the answer when she and she went to the store in person tomorrow.

At Xiefang Pavilion, Shopkeeper Zhang had received news early on that the boss was coming to inspect, so he sent people to clean the shop inside and out again, and cleared out a private room for the boss to rest.

Zhang took Yuan Caohua out of the car and saw that the store entrance was clean and tidy, with people coming and going. She walked into the store without stopping and went upstairs to the private room.

After hearing the lady's intention, Zhang was shocked. "Madam, don't you know about this? The things that have been empty these days are all things that the old lady in the mansion sent Master Cheng to collect. She said she had informed the master in advance."

The old lady took away nearly 500 taels of silver from her shop. Zhang's face darkened slightly. "From now on, anyone who comes to the Marquis of Ping'an's mansion to ask for something will be charged 80% of the market price."

The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead and responded in a low voice.

There was a knock on the door of the private room, and a servant walked in with a grim expression. After receiving a look from the shopkeeper, he turned to the side and said, "Master, there's a young man downstairs who claims to be the eldest son of the Marquis of Ping'an. He said that he was ordered by the old lady to make him a headdress, but he refused to pay."

The shopkeeper glanced at Zhang with a hesitant look.

"Do as I say." Zhang picked up the tea and took a sip.

In the past, if I wanted something, I would just ask. Why are you taking so long today? Lu Cheng knocked on the table twice impatiently.

"Mr. Lu," the shopkeeper said, smiling as he stepped forward and saluted. Turning around, he said, "I wonder which headgear Mr. Lu has taken a fancy to? I'll have someone get it for you right away."

Lu Cheng impatiently said, "I've been told so many times, that set inlaid with gold and jade. Grandmother is going to visit someone, so she asked me to pick one up right away." He saw a servant approaching with a tray, which was exactly the set of pure gold headwear he had requested. He could tell at a glance that it was made of solid materials, at least twenty taels of gold, and Lu Cheng couldn't wait to take it.

But he was stopped in mid-air. The shopkeeper still smiled and stretched out his hand in front of him. "Thank you, two hundred and fifty taels of silver."

With a "pop", his hand was opened. Lu Cheng's face turned grim. "This is something the old lady asked me to get. I've already informed my second uncle. How could he accept money from my grandmother? Give it to me quickly."

The commotion here attracted the attention of many customers. The shopkeeper was not afraid at all, nor did he back down. "Mr. Lu, please don't embarrass me. I don't know what old lady is. I only obey the boss. The young master has to give you the silver, and then you can take this hairpin. I will return the silver to the boss after I report it to you."

Lu Cheng's mind raced, wondering where he would get the money. He wanted to sell the necklace to get some money, but he was afraid that this idea would be dashed today.

"Okay, you've been cruel today. I'll definitely complain about you in front of my uncle when I get back. Just wait." After saying these harsh words, Lu Cheng flicked his sleeves and strode away.

The onlookers had already begun to whisper. Lü Rong had taken some time off today and had asked his sister-in-law to come out for a stroll, but he hadn't expected to see such a bustle. Looking at the magnificent Xiefang Pavilion, and thinking that it was almost his own shop, he felt a pang of sourness in his heart. "This owner is so stingy. He wouldn't even give his nephew a headdress. If I were to ask, this is just mediocre. It's better not to go shopping."

The sound was neither loud nor soft, and everyone around her heard it, but unfortunately no one paid any attention.

A sneer came from behind. "I thought it was the wife of some wealthy family, but it turns out to be Madam Lu. I heard that Lu Jijiu is about to marry the widowed aunt of Marquis Cheng'en. It's strange that your Lu family is so rich, but you only brought two boxes for the betrothal gift."

Lu Rong turned around angrily and saw a strange woman in her early twenties looking at him with a sarcastic expression. She was wearing very fancy clothes.

Xu Shiyun whispered a reminder, "This is Princess Roujia, sister-in-law, please stop talking."

Seeing her become like a quail, Roujia felt bored. It was a good thing that Madam Zhang didn't marry her eldest daughter off to such a family. She asked the servants to pack up one piece of new jewelry each and send it to the mansion later, then left with her sleeves fluttering.

"Madam, do you still want this hairpin with Ruyi cloud pattern and inlaid gems? There are guests waiting to see it behind." The servant stepped forward and reminded her.

Lu Rong's face turned pale and blue. He snorted coldly, threw down the hairpin and walked out.

Xu Shiyun stood there for a while, picked out a few pieces she liked, and then slowly returned to the carriage.

"Sister-in-law, the Cui family has already agreed to the marriage of your brother from your natal family." After saying that, Xu Shiyun put a letter in her hand.

Since it was about his younger brother, Lu Rong opened the letter and read it carefully, then smiled and said, "Thank you, aunt. I will go back to my parents' home now."

When she returned to the mansion, she heard the servants say that her mother-in-law was looking for her. Xu Shiyun already knew what it was about.