Koi Fleeing Famine: I Picked Up a Chief Assistant as a Husband

Chapter 224 Loyal Maid
Lu Nanzhi felt the warm embrace, and the coldness in his heart dissipated a lot.

"Mom, I'm not coming back safely."

Lu Nanzhi said, looked into the room and asked, "Why are you alone? Where did father go?"

"The seeds you gave have sprouted very well. Your uncle is busy with work in the field, and your father has gone to help." Mrs. Lu took her daughter and walked towards the room.

Chuntao also escaped because of this, she thought she would restrain herself, but she didn't know how to repent.

When he saw the person entering the room, there was an angry look in his eyes, maybe he had some skills and nothing to be arrogant about.

"Chuntao, go make a pot of tea." Mrs. Lu excitedly pulled her daughter to sit down, then turned her head and ordered.

Chuntao was about to leave at the sound, but was stopped by Lu Nanzhi: "Wait a minute."

She raised her plain hand and pointed to the maid who was standing neatly outside the door and asked, "Come here, what's your name?"

"My servant, Zhulan, has met the eldest lady." Zhulan immediately walked into the room, bowing her knees and bowing.

Lu Nanzhi sized her up and nodded in satisfaction, "I see you are smart and clever, so I will serve you by my mother's side in the future!"

"Miss Xie's reward!" Zhulan fell to her knees and kowtowed ecstatically, she really didn't expect the third lady to be so easy to get along with.

"Miss San." Chuntao called anxiously.

"Shut up, when is it your turn to speak when this lady speaks!" Lu Nanzhi spat out two words lightly.

Chuntao immediately fell silent in fright, not daring to make a sound.

Mrs. Lu knew her daughter's character, and she would never make things difficult for a servant. Chuntao must have done something she shouldn't have done.

Chuntao looked at Mrs. Lu with pleading eyes, as if hoping that she would save her life.

Mrs. Lu frowned slightly, but she didn't say anything in the end.

Although the Lu family has become rich now, it is not the kind of powerful family. In the mansion, there are not too many rules, but they will not condone their servants to commit crimes.

"Chuntao, from now on you are the second-class maid in my yard, and you don't need to enter the main house to serve you in the future."

"The slaves obey."

Chuntao's face was as pale as paper, she never thought that Miss San's words would directly make her a second-class maid, and she was not allowed to enter the master bedroom.

Seeing Chuntao's leaving back, Mrs. Lu said to her daughter: "Chuntao is still young, so don't be fussy like her."

"Mother, don't underestimate these maids. They are very capable. You must be more careful in the mansion, and don't be tricked by others."

Lu Nanzhi knew that his mother was kind-hearted and would never argue with others, but in Beijing, where people's hearts are complicated, it is better to be more careful.

"Well, mother understands."

Zhulan came over with the brewed tea, put it on the table, stepped aside and stood up.

Lu Nanzhi poured a cup of tea and handed it to his mother, and asked, "Have you met Lu Sanshu Xuxian's wife before?"

"Several times."

"What does mother think of her?"

Mrs. Lu stopped blowing tea and looked up at her children.

"Why do you ask that?"

"It's nothing, I just met her at grandma's place, and I was a little confused." Lu Nanzhi didn't dare to say more, and changed the subject, "I heard that this woman is very capable. She can make Uncle Lu's prodigal son turn around, stop going out to gamble, and start working hard. live?"

"Your third uncle has really changed a lot recently." Madam Lu recalled Third Uncle Lu sighed.

A puzzled look flashed across Lu Nanzhi's eyes. She wanted to know what this woman did to Third Uncle Lu to make him change his face!
"If he had been like this earlier, his wife and daughter would not have died tragically!"

Although Aunt Lu and Lu Qinghe deserved to die, all of this was ultimately related to Uncle Lu.

Mrs. Lu sighed, "Forget it, things have already happened and it's useless to say anything, but you, what's going on? Why are you suddenly involved in the murder case?"

"It's all a misunderstanding." Lu Nanzhi saw the Sophora japonica at the side, and immediately changed the subject: "Isn't Mom going to make some Sophora japonica cakes, I just happened to be a little hungry."

"You greedy girl, wait, mother will make it for you right away." Mrs. Lu raised her hand and nodded on her forehead, got up and walked out with Sophora japonica flowers.

Lu Nanzhi picked up the teacup, looked up at Zhulan standing beside him, and asked softly, "How long have you been in the mansion?"

"The maidservant was bought not long ago, she entered the mansion together with Chuntao." Zhulan replied timidly standing there.

Oh..." Lu Nanzhi looked down at his slender and fair nails, and asked casually, "Can you read? "

"This servant can easily read some characters." Zhulan cautiously glanced at Miss San who was sitting on a chair drinking tea, not understanding why she asked this.

Lu Nanzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at the maidservant with lowered eyebrows, and continued to drink tea.

The room was quiet, only the sound of Lu Nanzhi drinking tea.

After a while, Lu Nanzhi put down his teacup, raised his eyes to Zhulan and continued to ask, "Who else is in your family?"

Zhulan lowered her head and replied respectfully: "My servant grew up with my grandfather without father or mother. After the famine, I fled with my grandfather. Because my grandfather died of illness on the road, my servant was taken to the capital by human traffickers."

Lu Nanzhi squinted his eyes slightly to look at Zhulan, obviously terrified, but tried to stay calm.

Zhulan sensed her scrutinizing gaze, and her whole body tensed up even more.

Lu Nanzhi stared at her for a long time, seeing that she had been kneeling there without showing any discomfort or panic. His eyes flashed with admiration, and he said slowly, "Get up."

Zhulan got up slowly, stood aside with her head bowed, and said nothing more.

"Would you like to stay here?"

"My servant is willing to stay and serve Madam." Zhulan said with a low eyebrow and a pleasing expression, neither humble nor overbearing.

Lu Nanzhi raised his eyebrows, "If you want to leave now, I can give you the contract of sale and let you go."

Zhulan took a sneak peek in surprise and saw that the third lady was not joking, she thought for a moment and said: "I have no relatives and no reasons now, and I am satisfied with a place to stay. If the third lady trusts me, the servant is willing to stay by Madam's side to serve, even if If you can’t stay with Madam, even if you stay in Madam’s courtyard as an envoy and servant girl, slaves are willing.”

During this period of time, Mrs. Lu has treated these servants very well, which is why she did not defend herself when she was bullied, as long as she could stay in the lady's courtyard.

Lu Nanzhi took a deep look at her, "Okay, since you choose to stay, you must be loyal. If Miss Ben finds out that you have betrayed me, you will not be able to bear the consequences."

"Your servant understands, Third Miss Xie is perfect." Zhulan bowed her head and left on her knees.

Lu Nanzhi held the teacup, looked at her receding back, and remained silent.

Mrs. Lu quickly made the Sophora japonica cakes, and specially gave some to the servants in the courtyard.

"Mrs. Xie" Zhulan leaned over and happily took it, savoring it carefully.

Chuntao smiled perfunctorily, and looked at the pagoda flower cake in her hand with disdain. Other courtyards rewarded copper plates, hairpins, pearl hairpins and the like. Only here, besides cakes, there are pastries, who cares!
Lu Nanzhi took in the look of the maids in the courtyard, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)