Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

Chapter 120 Lin Qianqian asks for a meeting

What does the old saying go?

Don’t do bad things, don’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.

Ever since the name "Zhu Jingshu" appeared in Lin Qianqian's mind, her nerves have been tense and have not relaxed for a moment.

In the morning, Yinping noticed that there was a faint blue-black color under Lin Qianqian's eyes. Combined with the broken cups and plates, he guessed that she had not slept the whole night, so he became more careful in helping her wash and dress.

"Yinping, I remember there was a guard named Qingshan in the courtyard. He entered the mansion at the same time as you. Go find him and ask him who exactly entered Shu Le Zhai?" Lin Qianqian suddenly spoke.

Yin Ping paused while combing Lin Qianqian's hair, and a cautious expression appeared on her face:

"Miss, I asked Qingshan yesterday. The guards at Shulezhai were all selected by Miss Zhu Qiu herself, and Qingshan was not selected..."

"Snapped!"

Lin Qianqian slammed the hairpin in her hand onto the table, her chest rising and falling violently. After a long while, she let out a long breath: "Then why don't you ask those selected guards to find out?"

Yin Ping quickly took a step back, holding the comb tightly in her hand, and said timidly:

"That's what I told him last night, but he came back this morning and said... Miss Zhu Qiu had issued a death order, not letting anyone inquire, otherwise she would beat him to death."

Yinping knelt on the ground, lowered her head and trembled with fear. She didn't hear Lin Qianqian speak for a long time, and she was even more scared.

She was originally a second-class maid doing odd jobs in the Zhu Mansion. Ever since the cousin's personal maid eloped with someone, she was promoted to replace the previous runaway slave.

When she was still a second-class maid, she had vaguely heard about the deeds of this cousin.

It was said that the cousin often disciplined the maids and serving girls in the mansion, openly or secretly, and specifically targeted those who were interested in Lord Zhu. Even those who had no such intentions but were outstanding in appearance would disappear inadvertently.

So when she was transferred here, she was very scared, fearing that if she didn't serve well, she would "disappear".

Over the past few months, the cousin had been quite nice to her and had never beaten or scolded her for no reason, but she was still a little afraid of her cousin.

My cousin usually appears gentle and virtuous, but in private, when she can't control herself, the expression on her face is particularly scary.

On several occasions, the cousin pinched her unconsciously, which made her more convinced that the cousin was not as gentle and kind as she appeared to be, so she became more careful and cautious when serving her.

"Then call Zhu Qiu over and I'll talk to her myself."

Lin Qianqian's words interrupted Yinping's thoughts, and she quickly took the order and left.

Lin Qianqian put the hairpin that had just fallen on the table on her head, curled her red lips into a perfect angle, and waited quietly for Zhu Qiu to arrive.

……

"I wonder what my cousin wants to talk to me about?" Zhu Qiu asked.

Lin Qianqian stood up from the round stool in front of the mirror, pointed to the coffee table and chair next to her and said, "Miss Zhu Qiu, please take a seat. Tea is served on the silver screen!"

"No need! Miss cousin, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly." Zhu Qiu raised his eyes and looked at Lin Qianqian with a businesslike look.

Lin Qianqian moved to the chair on the coffee table and sat down straight: "I heard that someone moved into Shulezhai yesterday. That's Shuer's yard. Does my cousin know about this?

"This is exactly what the Master arranged. Otherwise, who would dare to arrange for someone to live in the Young Lady's courtyard without permission? Don't you agree, Miss Cousin?"

Zhu Qiu suddenly remembered what Luo Xiaoran said. It was strange that Lin Qianqian had seen her a few months ago but had never told the young master about it.

Or was Luo Xiaoran lying? Lin Qianqian had never seen her during her escape?

Lin Qianqian's eyes immediately became misty, the corners of her eyes turned red, and her voice trembled with disbelief: "Could it be that Shu'er found it?"

Zhu Qiu hesitated for a moment and nodded: "That's right!"

"Great!" Lin Qianqian's voice was much louder than usual. "Take me to see her quickly. Poor Shu'er has gone through so much pain since she got lost. I must comfort her."

On the other side, Luo Xiaoran was lying lazily on a recliner. In front of her was a small table filled with various fruits.

A maidservant in purple was massaging her shoulders on the left, and a maidservant in red was feeding her a cut apple on the right. There were two idle maidservants standing behind her, waiting to serve Luo Xiaoran.

"Xiao Zi, hit me harder, your strength now is just like tickling me!"

"Yes!"

"Xiaohong, the grapes are almost done soaking in salt water. Go take them out, rinse them several times with clean water and bring them to me."

"Yes."

"Come here, Xiaolan, give me a leg massage. Remember, use more force."

"Yes."

"Little Pink, Little Pink, please put on a show!"

"……Yes."

Then, Xiaofen kicked the shuttlecock.

This was exactly the scene Zhu Qiu saw when he came.

Luo Xiaoran was very happy to see Zhu Qiu coming over, and hurriedly greeted him:

"Qiu, you finally showed up. It just so happens that I just bought a few bunches of grapes. Xiaohong went to wash them. Let's eat them together later!"

After saying that, he blinked one eye in a cunning way, which made Zhu Qiu shudder in his heart and an indescribable expression appeared on his face, which was specifically disgust.

"Someone wants to see you."

"Who?"

"Lin Qianqian?"

"Where is she?"

"Just waiting outside the door."

Luo Xiaoran had a meaningful smile on her face. Xiaohong also took the grapes back at this time. Luo Xiaoran picked up a round, deep purple one and put it to her mouth, then sucked the flesh out of it in one go.

Xiaohong was holding a green porcelain plate next to her and took the grape skins from Luo Xiaoran's hand. She then put the porcelain plate next to Luo Xiaoran's mouth to catch the grape seeds she spit out.

"So sweet!"

After eating the flesh, the grape seeds were spit out into the porcelain plate. Luo Xiaoran picked up the whole bunch of grapes and instructed Xiao Zi, Xiao Hong, Xiao Lan, and Xiao Fen:

"Call all the maids in our yard and ask them to stop what they are doing.

Tell them that there is never enough work to do and they need to learn to take some time out from their busy schedules.

Miss, there are so many fruits on my table that one person can’t finish them all, so let them come over and share them together!"

"Yes!" all four said in unison.

After the servants of Shulezhai came over and each of them handed out some fruit, Luo Xiaoran said to Zhu Qiu, "Let her in!"

Lin Qianqian was feeling uneasy, and followed Zhu Qiu slowly into this long-dusty courtyard.

Ever since Zhu Jingshu disappeared, Shu Le Zhai has been left vacant. Except for the people who clean the house every day, no one else is allowed to enter or leave Shu Le Zhai.

Lin Qianqian originally thought that the scene here would be depressing and silent, but when she looked up, she didn't expect that a group of maids and old women, each holding a variety of fruits, were looking at her like a monkey.

After seeing clearly the person in the center who was the center of attention, Lin Qianqian's heart almost stopped.