Chapter 174

Chunzhu packed his luggage with some reluctance.

Although she had only been in North City for a few months, she felt as if she had been here for a very long time.

Many people here know her, and every time she goes out, they call her Miss Chunzhu.

She made a lot of new friends here.

She knew that once she left, it would be difficult for her to come back.

Qiuxiang stayed in North City because someone needed to take care of the affairs of the shops in North City.

If Qiuxiang returned to the capital, she would only be able to continue to be a maid and an embroiderer.

Obviously, Qiuxiang is not willing to do this now.

Qiuxiang fully agreed with Xu Qiuyue's decision.

She made a vow to Xu Qiuyue that she would help Xu Qiuyue and Lu Yuan manage the shop in North City.

Qiuxiang's indenture contract is in Xu Qiuyue's hands.

If Xu Qiuyue is willing, she can sell Qiuxiang at any time.

Xu Qiuyue prefers to trust people she can control.

As for Qiuxiang, Xu Qiuyue increased her monthly salary by hundreds of times. A capable person deserves this money, not to mention that Qiuxiang is one of her own.

Xu Qiuyue said that if Qiuxiang didn't want to get married, she could continue to live in the Lu Mansion. Xu Qiuyue allocated a separate courtyard for Qiuxiang.

If Qiuxiang meets her ideal person one day, she can move away or live with him in this yard.

Qiuxiang can also bring her family to settle in Beicheng.

Qiuxiang was very touched.

No one had ever been so nice to her.

She never thought that she could live such a good life.

Qiuxiang's memory of her family is already very vague, but it is completely impossible to say that she doesn't care about them.

Qiuxiang had long forgotten her former name, but she still remembered her home address.

However, she did not go to bring her family back. Qiuxiang just asked someone to take a letter and ten taels of silver to see her mother.

If her mother were still alive, she would like to bring her mother to live with her and take care of her.

But Qiuxiang knew very well that her mother's chance of survival was running out.

Her family was actually not poor. Her father was a wealthy businessman, but he only had his legal wife, her stepmother, in his heart.

My father had many concubines. Yes, they were concubines, not concubines.

Then the children born by these maids became the new slaves in the mansion.

Those with good looks will be carefully cultivated and given to high-ranking officials to play with.

This is how Qiuxiang was sent away.

Women are better, they can still be used.

As for boys, once they are born, they will be taken away by the lady and raised as a servant in the yard. This is because the lady is worried that the boys will compete with her son for the family property, so generally they will not be taught to study or practice martial arts, but only taught the duties of a servant.

She had been serving her son since he was young, and had been taught all his life that the young master must be put first in everything.

Because the servants don't take good care of them, the chances of early death are usually very high, but at least they can live and grow up safely.

Unlike girls, their chances of survival are much higher if they stay with their mothers.

Qiuxiang's life at home was neither good nor bad, at least she had food to eat and could study. Her father had many daughters, and his wife was numb to them and basically would not get jealous. These beautiful daughters could bring a lot of benefits to the family.

What's more, they didn't live a good life, but signed a contract to sell themselves and gave them to the other party. Even if they were tired of them, they didn't have to return them and could just be sold directly.

Qiuxiang had no idea how many times she had been given away as a gift, and was finally sold by the steward of the Prince's Mansion.

She was actually quite glad that she had no status.

Otherwise, Xu Qiuyue would not have bought it in the end.

Qiuxiang silently lit a stick of incense and prayed for Xu Qiuyue in front of the Buddha statue.

I hope Xu Qiuyue can have a safe journey.

This time I returned to Beijing.

Xu Qiuyue didn't bring too many people with her, only Chunzhu was brought back.

"Ma'am, you can actually drive?"

Chunzhu had originally been thinking of bringing a driver back to the capital, but it turned out that Xu Qiuyue could drive herself.

In fact, when Xu Qiuyue was doing business in her previous life, she went to many places alone to discuss business.

So driving is not a problem for her.

"With all the changes in the capital, I'm worried that my husband won't be able to handle it alone. Let's go and help him! I made this dagger specifically for you. You should take good care of it. If you encounter any danger on the road, just hide yourself. You must remember that I will definitely run faster than you, so you don't have to worry too much about me."

Xu Qiuyue instructed Chunzhu.

"Ma'am, don't worry, I will definitely protect you well."

Chunzhu said to Xu Qiuyue seriously.

Xu Qiuyue chuckled.

"Don't, you haven't trained me properly. My husband has been teaching me martial arts seriously. I am stronger than you think."

After Xu Qiuyue finished speaking, she instantly drew out her sword. With a flash of cold light, a large tree on the side of the road fell down with a loud bang.

"lady!"

Chunzhu looked at Xu Qiuyue in shock. She knew that Xu Qiuyue was practicing martial arts, but she didn't know that Xu Qiuyue was so powerful.

This is too strong! It feels like it is not much inferior to Xingzhu!
"Just stay in the carriage! If you don't have the ability to protect yourself, how can I dare to take you back to the capital alone?

Remember, if you encounter an enemy, you must run if you can. If you can't run, find a way to hide. On weekdays, we wear boots on this trip. Boots are convenient, and daggers can be hidden in boots, which can give you different help at critical moments. "

"Understood, ma'am."

Chunzhu nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

She didn't expect Xu Qiuyue to be so powerful.

She suddenly thought of something and said to Xu Qiuyue: "Does the master know that you are so powerful?"

"Chunzhu, why do you think your master is so good to me? If a woman has no ability and only relies on a man's conscience, it will be very difficult for her to live a good life.

What's more, your master is not a particularly conscientious person. When he is not honest, he will be beaten and he will behave himself."

"I was wondering why my master is so generous to you, Madam. He used to be very stingy, even to the master and the madam."

Chunzhu was laughing, but suddenly she couldn't laugh anymore. She suddenly asked Xu Qiuyue, "Madam, do you think that County Lieutenant Niu likes Xingzhu because she is good at fighting?"

"Everyone in this world is different. No one is exactly the same as another person, and every man likes a different type of woman.

Some people like women like you, while others like women who are unrestrained and flamboyant.

You don't have to care about him, one day you will meet a man who loves you wholeheartedly. "