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

Ever since her younger sister-in-law, Xiao Cui, came into the family, her daughter-in-law has always been anxious and worried whenever she comes back from her parents' home. Mrs. Si has gotten used to it.

Lu Rong put away his anger and came to pay his respects to his mother-in-law.

Mrs. Si nodded and picked up the teacup to indicate that she could leave.

Lu Rong's eyes turned and he asked, "How is my sister-in-law?"

Mrs. Si was very generous. "He just moved to a new courtyard. He looks more energetic than before. What's the big deal about whether he's a prince or not? Being happy is more important than anything else."

Lu Rong snorted softly, "You can't tell now, but you'll know when we divide the family property later."

Mrs. Si secretly rolled her eyes. "Even if a first-class earl's mansion plucked a single hair, it would still be superior to families like ours. At least their maids don't even bother to wear copper-gilded hairpins."

If Mrs. Si hadn't been concerned about her father-in-law's face, she would have turned against him long ago.

Lu Rong shut his mouth in embarrassment.

Mrs. Si looked at her with disdain. "Tell me, why do you always go back to your parents' home? You don't have enough to do at home! Your brother just passed the imperial examination and now has a job. Although your sister-in-law is young, I've seen that she is a kind and sensible child. She is also a good manager. Why don't I see your sister going back to her parents' home every day?"

Lu Rong's face turned red and blue. "My daughter-in-law knows her mistake."

After driving the man away, Mrs. Si asked the maid to find clothes for her. The next day, Qian Ming was getting married and Mrs. Lu invited her to her house for a drink.

The next day, Zhang wore a long robe with a stand-up collar, a double-breasted front, and a floral pattern, and a gold headpiece inlaid with rubies on her head. She brought silver grains and rushed to the Marquis of Ping'an's mansion.

She arrived neither early nor late. Some people had already arrived, but there weren't many people.

Zhang looked around the house and saw that Qin had only hung red silk cloth in conspicuous places. Some of the cloth looked old. Could it be that Qin Jie'er had used it last year?

In Lu Zhen's courtyard, a group of ladies gathered around to watch the makeup artist put on Lu Zhen's makeup. Zhang, not seeing anyone she knew, found a quiet spot and sat down.

Qin walked into the yard with a smile and congratulated the guests. Zhang nodded at her in the crowd.

Qin came over with a smile and pulled her over. "Sister, you hid here. It took me a long time to find you."

Zhang pushed her hand away and said, "Today is a big day for your family. It's a good day for Sister Zhen to get married. Sister-in-law, please go and get busy."

Qin curled the corner of her mouth, turned around and walked out. She really treated herself as a guest.

Lu Cheng was wearing new clothes, looking quite neat, and he and Master Lu were receiving guests together. Master Lu San praised him, saying, "You have become more sensible and stronger than before."

Lu Cheng thanked him respectfully.

Master Lu's eyes were full of satisfaction. He felt that his painstaking teaching these days had not been in vain, and he patted his son's shoulder vigorously.

Lu Cheng: "Father has been standing at the door for half a day. Why don't you go down and rest for a while? I will entertain you."

Only then did Master Lu realize that his calves were indeed sore, and he said, "I'm right behind you, call me if you need anything."

Seeing his father leave, Lu Cheng stood at the door for a while, then turned and walked towards the backyard.

Arriving at the corner gate of Yannian Hall, he looked around and unbolted the door, revealing several people behind it.

"Come in quickly." Lu Cheng urged hurriedly.

Motioning them to wait at the door, Lu Cheng walked into the house and took a look. His third sister was getting married today, and all the servants in the old lady's yard had been borrowed by his mother to serve, leaving only Xiaoyu in the house to serve.

Lu Cheng said casually, "Xiaoyu, mother asked you to come over. She said that she has something to tell you when my third sister goes out."

Xiaoyu didn't doubt it, agreed, put down the medicine bowl in her hand and walked out.

The old lady lay on the bed with her eyes wide open and kept mumbling "hmm hmm".

Xiaoyu turned around and said, "Old lady, I'll be back soon, please don't move."

Lu Cheng held down his grandmother's thrashing arm and waved at her, "Go quickly. I'll help you watch for a while."

Seeing that everyone had left, the few people hiding in the west wing came out. Lu Cheng let go of his hand in disgust and rubbed it on the quilt a few times.

"It's those boxes inside. Do you think there are enough things inside?"

The men opened the box, their greedy eyes repeatedly examined the antiques inside, and nodded, "Enough."

After that, he took out a few IOUs from his pocket. Hu San took them and tore them up. "Now it's finally paid off. Uncle Lu, please don't go there again in the future, otherwise I, Hu San, can't protect you."

The old lady roared at the top of her lungs, the veins on her neck exposed, and she grabbed Lu Cheng's shirt with one hand. Lu Cheng stumbled as she pulled him.

"Pa!" Lu Cheng slapped her hand away fiercely. "You old bastard, your things are still mine."

After a while, Xiaoyu came back confused and aggrieved, "Master, you must be lying to me. Madam said she didn't look for me and scolded me."

"Oh, maybe I heard it wrong." Lu Cheng laughed and walked out.

Xiaoyu walked to the bedside and asked in surprise, "Old lady, what's wrong with you?"

The person on the bed had a pale face, and two lines of turbid tears fell from the corners of his eyes. "Wuwu, um."

Xiaoyu was shocked. "You said that the uncle stole your things? How could that be? I always keep my keys with me." As she spoke, she took out five keys from under her clothes, not one less.

The old lady said, "Mmmmm, ah"

"You said that the old man replaced the key while I was sleeping." Xiaoyu's face changed slightly. Once before, the old man returned a key to her and said that he found it on the kang in the house.

Xiaoyu hurriedly pulled out the key and walked into the house. She saw that the three large black lacquer boxes containing antiques were missing. The only two left were those containing gold and silver jewelry, and they were empty.

"Xiaoyu, what are you doing?" A sinister voice sounded behind her, and Xiaoyu turned around in fright.

Lu Cheng kept approaching, and Xiaoyu kept retreating. In her terror, someone covered her mouth and dragged her aside. The hemp rope around her neck tightened, and Xiaoyu's eyes rolled up, and she eventually lost consciousness.

Lu Cheng let go of his hand and threw the man into the box. Hu San and his men moved the box away.

Hu San pulled him aside in fear and said, "Uncle Lu, killing someone is no different from other things. If something goes wrong, I can't help you with the responsibility."

Lu Cheng: "What are you afraid of? It's just a maid who died. Who will come to investigate? I will take care of it if anything happens."

Seeing the man leaving with the box, Lu Cheng snorted coldly, ignoring the old lady struggling and sobbing behind him, and strode out.

A donkey cart carrying goods had already been parked outside the corner gate. A few boxes were loaded onto it, covered with straw, and then disappeared at the end of the alley pretending to be ordinary goods.

Finally, there was only one box left on the cart, and Hu San drove the donkey cart back home.

"Bang bang" sounds came from the box on his back. Hu San put the box on the ground and opened the lid. "Come out."

Xiaoyu looked at the dark-faced man in front of her with fear. The purple bruises on his neck were particularly eye-catching. "Who are you?"

Hu San sighed and dragged her out of the alley, saying simply, "I won't kill you, but you can't go back now."

Xiaoyu heard the sound of firecrackers coming from a distance. She swallowed and said, "I'll be obedient. When are you going to send me back?"

At the Marquis's residence, Lu Cheng carried Lu Zhen on his back to the bridal sedan chair. The bridesmaid opened the sedan chair and helped the bride in. Amidst the congratulations of the crowd, the sedan chair left the Marquis's residence.