Chapter 553 - 0328 Dowry is the entire Flower Moon Building (two-in-one)_2

Would I give my own rouge to Miss Yun?

Working at Piluo Residence, she is constantly influenced by that group of fans of Yun Qian and has long surpassed several levels of fondness for Yun Qian, but she doesn’t know how to make clothes, and usually, she can only echo the girls’ conversations from the side.

Now, she too has stories to tell while drinking.

Unfortunately, thinking of this, the girl’s budding heart was suddenly crushed into the water.

Because Zhu Pingniang and Miss Lu had finished their conversation and turned to look at her.

The braided girl felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, realizing something even more frightening.

Was Ms. Zhu and Steward Lu acting coquettishly towards Young Master Xu earlier?

Does Sister Liu know about this?

She must understand that Zhu Pingniang is like a mother figure to them.

Moreover, Zhu Pingniang forcibly stuffed Red Lotus into Xu Chang’an’s package and said she wanted to visit in the evening...

The braided girl felt she had discovered an earth-shattering secret, and she was cold all over, swallowing hard.

"..." Miss Lu and Zhu Pingniang still looked at her silently, just staring.

"..."

Watching Xu Chang’an leave, the braided girl felt like hiding behind a man for the first time.

Because she remembered the most important thing.

What did Steward Lu just say...

That... stern and cold steward surprisingly liked Young Master Xu, just like Sister Liu?

And...

Ms. Zhu likes him too?!

"Sis, ma’am..." The braided girl trembled, covering her ears with both hands: "I didn’t hear anything, I didn’t hear anything, I didn’t hear anything."

Could it be they want to silence her?

She heard that some disobedient girls, even if redeemed, could still be caught back to Flower Moon Building by Miss Lu if they cause trouble.

"Sis, you’ve scared her." Miss Lu looked at the trembling girl, helplessly.

"Nonsense, it’s clearly you who scared her." Zhu Pingniang clicked her tongue and said, "Alright, don’t scare the child, let’s go."

The braided girl wasn’t raised in Flower Moon Building, and only being there a few years before Liu Qingluo redeemed her. Her understanding of Flower Moon Building... isn’t very clear.

"Leave?" Miss Lu shook her head, blinking: "Ms. Zhu, don’t you have anything to say to Ni Zi?"

"What could I say?" Zhu Pingniang snorted.

"I thought, initially you didn’t know the young master was coming here, then you said... With so many good teahouses in Beisang City, why did you choose such a secluded spot to have tea with me, what’s the point?" Miss Lu smiled.

Why indeed?

Would Zhu Pingniang and someone like her come to such a secluded place?

Because this teahouse is close to the braided girl’s shop, so later they can see her heading to Piluo Residence for work, and pretend to bump into her by chance.

What else?

"Ms. Zhu, your little thoughts can’t be hidden from me." Miss Lu curled her lips: "Of course, it’s also because you didn’t intend to hide it from me."

"You’re much more perceptive than Qin’Er regarding this." Zhu Pingniang glanced at the still frightened but secretly observing braided girl and whispered to Miss Lu: "I just lost face in front of Chang’an; I have no authority now, you talk to her then, I’ll go... wait for you at the corner."

"Ms. Zhu, you aren’t kind, with your loss of authority, I’m just the same, did you forget how you spoke of me in front of the young master?"

"That’s different, you’ve accumulated resentment... ahem, anger in their hearts for a long time, go up." Zhu Pingniang finished speaking, leaving no room for Miss Lu to argue, picked up a small box of rouge from the shop, and then left.

Miss Lu: "..."

Sigh.

"Before leaving, you have to pilfer the girl’s rouge, right... Honestly, this kid already doesn’t have much to sell considering her own work, you really don’t know how to care for people." Miss Lu frowned looking at the trembling braided girl before her.

"Rouge... No, you’ve redeemed yourself, so it’s not proper to call your courtyard name anymore." Miss Lu nodded slightly and asked: "Ni Zi, what was your surname before entering the building?"

"Re— Miss..." Stammering as if back to the day she was bought into Flower Moon Building from Wanzhi Building, the braided girl replied shakily: "My— my family surname is Lu."

"Lu? Open mouths up and down, no wonder you don’t spare any words."

The braided girl dared not make a sound.

Truly, this Steward Lu holds absurd power in Beisang City.

"Lv’Er." Miss Lu suddenly spoke.

"Present." The braided girl immediately responded.

"Recently, you’ve caused trouble?" Miss Lu looked down at her.

"...

" Hearing this, the braided girl’s straight spine slumped a bit, biting her lip, knowing what Miss Lu meant.

Because she redeemed herself, thinking she was free, thus didn’t speak favorably to the man wanting to buy her back as a concubine.

It caused trouble, allowing her rouge to be used against her, following the setup, her business worsened, forcing her to frequent Piluo Residence for work to sustain herself.

Lu mentioned the two open mouths, meaning not sparing words.

"Ma’am, I’m sorry for causing you trouble." The braided girl whispered.

"Trouble? This is considered trouble?" Miss Lu shook her head, casually said: "The matter has been resolved; if there were actual quality issues with your rouge, it’d be dismissed, but someone adding substances... do they think the women in Beisang City’s eyes are decorations?"

"...Eh?" The braided girl was stunned, suddenly raising her head: "Re— resolved?"

"Just a matter of words." Miss Lu waved her hand, entirely unconcerned, though her brow remained deeply furrowed: "But you girl, leaving the building without associating with anyone, merely thinking of those girls from Piluo Residence, they can’t protect you."

"..." The braided girl was in a daze.

"Stand up straight." Miss Lu said sternly: "Stand properly."

The girl instinctively straightened her spine.

"Good." Miss Lu looked at her posture, nodding satisfactorily, then said: "Don’t look at me that way, it’s Ms. Zhu thinking of you."

Miss Lu clicked her tongue: "I don’t handle these things, you’re fortunate to have some zither skill, making your sister take a second glance."

Before, Lv’Er was sold to Flower Moon Building as a musician, standing out due to a few zither skills from her youth, thus Zhu Pingniang remembered her.

Liu Qingluo was also a zither master, thus she took extra care of her, only Lv’Er, entering the brothel halfway, could not mingle with anyone, additionally she quickly redeemed herself, making her not worry.

"Even if you’re redeemed, practicing zither is still necessary, don’t let your skills fall behind like Qingluo, it will disappoint Ms. Zhu." Miss Lu calmly said: "She mentioned your gift is good."

Pausing the tone, Miss Lu continued.

"In the future, associate more with those sisters from the past in the building, soften your mouth, then you won’t encounter these troubles, do you understand?"

"..."

Seeing the girl’s bewildered expression, Miss Lu stretched lazily, and helplessly said: "Indeed it’s you separated too far from Flower Moon Building, making people think you offended and were taught to leave... Otherwise, with girls from the building protecting, genuinely desirous suitors may not be few, but no one would use such indecent means, do you understand?"

The braided girl stared at Miss Lu, then shortly, her eyes reddened.

"What, no friends in the building?" Miss Lu realized something.

"Sister Liu... went to the Immortal Sect."

"Mm, I know." Miss Lu nodded, said casually: "Lv’Er, close shop and come give me a hand tomorrow, recently it’s a small holiday, some tasks aren’t convenient for men, you, making rouge, should still have some stamina."

Listening to Miss Lu’s serious and indisputable tone, the girl wiped her eyes, her vision slightly blurred.

"Responding to sister, I— I have strength."

She suddenly understood.

It turns out this is what the aunts said, redeemed... yet still got caught back.

Also, realize why when mentioning such frightening things, the aunts smiled so beautifully.

In this moment, she also became aware of why Sister Liu gradually gave up helping people redeem themselves.

Because early on, they already bore the mark of Miss Zhu.