Wu Yue clenched her fists and cursed angrily in her heart. She glared at Hua Mei's back and wished she could poke two holes in it.
After standing on the spot for a long time, Wu Yue raised her feet and walked towards the man.
Wang Er opened his pouch and counted the silver inside. He looked up and saw a beautiful maid walking towards him.
He was stunned and subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
Tsk tsk, where did this girl come from? She was so pretty. This place was very hidden, and no one would be here at night. Perhaps he should do something?
An evil thought suddenly appeared in Wang Er's heart. He wantonly sized up Wu Yue from head to toe.
Wu Yue looked at Wang Er's malicious eyes and she immediately had goosebumps on her skin. Her stomach churned and she almost vomited on the spot.
Although she was a maid, she had been raised in the Lu Manor since she was young. Even when she's out of the manor to do shopping, she would be with others. Those with discerning eyes would recognize maids from rich families and would not dare to be impudent to them.
But now, she had met a lecher in such a remote place at night.
Wu Yue suppressed the panic and nervousness in her heart.
Miss and Yun Zhe were nearby. If they realized that something was wrong, they would definitely come to save her.
A cold wind blew, making Wu Yue shiver. Then, she stood in front of Wang Er as if nothing had happened and glared at him coldly. "Our Miss asked me to give this to you."
As she spoke, Wu Yue took out the butterfly pearl hairpin and handed it to Wang Er.
Wang Er's expression froze, and he looked suspiciously at Wu Yue with a vigilant gaze. "Who is your Young Miss?"
"You don't need to know. A maidservant gave you a jade pendant just now isn't it? We served the same person," Wu Yue said.
Lu Mingzhu wanted to frame Miss, but she didn't want to get herself into trouble. As such, she probably wouldn't tell this man her true identity.
"Why should I believe you?"
Wang Er found it strange. The maidservant by the young lady's side had just left not long ago, and yet another maid had come? Were all the young ladies from rich families like this?
He didn't speak immediately and just stared at Wu Yue.
Wu Yue's heart was pounding, and she almost gave herself away.
Lu Xiang's cold and calm face suddenly appeared in her mind, and her confidence returned to her body bit by bit.
Wu Yue calmed herself down and said seriously, "My Miss has a noble status and has many maids around her. Hua Mei is not the only one whom she trusted. My Miss ordered me to come at the last minute. This hairpin was given to her by Official Lu a few days ago. It would be more convincing if you take it out tomorrow."
"Really?" Wang Er took the hairpin doubtfully and looked at it carefully.
"Of course. It's understandable that you don't trust my words. After all, Hua Mei has always been the one in contact with you. But if I'm not someone whom Miss trusts, how would I know that she asked you to frame the Fourth Miss so that she no longer has her innocence?"
Her Miss said that even though Lu Mingzhu had not been officially recognised as a member of the Lu family, she had always called herself as the Third Miss of the family. Therefore, she would have told this man that she was framing the Fourth Miss.
In the end, Wu Yue gritted her teeth and the sharpness in her eyes was like a sharp blade. She wished she could rush up to Lu Mingzhu and cut her up.
When Wang Er heard this, he nodded in understanding. She was right. If one was not a trusted aide, they would not know about the sinister matter of framing someone.
"Miss, you're right. I understand." Knowing that Hua Mei was Lu Mingzhu's maid, Wang Er did not dare to be impudent. If he touched this maid indecently, not only would he not get the money, but he would also offend the magistrate's daughter. He would probably not even know how he died then.
Forget it. With money, there were many beautiful women in the brothel who knew how to serve others. There was no need to get involved in this.
Seeing that Wang Er believed her, Wu Yue said a few more words of instructions and quickly left the bamboo forest.
…
The weak sunlight shone down from the clouds, illuminating the clear pool of water. A light breeze blew, and the water rippled. The fish swayed their tails happily.
The Old Madam was ready to bring everyone back home. Not long after they came out of the room, Hua Mei suddenly screamed, "Ah…"
"Hua Mei, why are you yelling out all of the sudden? This is inappropriate." Nanny Wen scolded angrily.
Hua Mei looked back and said nervously, "I just saw a man in the room."
"Where?" Lu Mingzhu suppressed the ecstasy in her heart and asked.
As if responding to her words, the figure flashed before their eyes again. This time, everyone saw it.
Without waiting for Old Madam to speak, Nanny Wen called for a few of the maid servants with strength to follow her and they ran towards that person. They quickly held him down.
"I saw him coming out from the Fourth Miss' place…" Hua Mei muttered. Her voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for people to hear.
When Lu Yue heard this, she glared at Hua Mei and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?" To say that a man came out of her place. If word got out, how could she maintain her innocence?
Before Lu Mingzhu entered the residence, she was the Fourth Miss.
However, Lu Youping has yet to officially register Lu Mingzhu in the family tree and as such, everyone is confused as to the ranking in the family and the way to greet each daughter.
Hua Mei choked. "I'm not talking about you…" As she spoke, she glanced in Lu Xiang's direction and quickly shifted her gaze away.
Lu Yue instantly understood what Hua Mei meant and stopped shouting. As long as she wasn't the unlucky one, she would be happy no matter who it was.
Nanny Wen and the rest dragged Wang Er to Old Madam.
"One look and you can tell that he's not a good person. He's most likely a thief. Such a person should be directly sent to the police," one of the old women holding Wang Er down said.
"No, I'm not a thief." Wang Er immediately shouted. "I know your Fourth Miss."
His words were like a thunderclap, shocking everyone who heard his words.
Lu Mingzhu covered her mouth in shock and looked at Lu Xiang. "Fourth Sister, is this true?"
"Ba*tard, what nonsense are you talking about?" The Old Madam berated angrily. How could she tolerate others slandering her beloved granddaughter like this?
Lu Xiang looked at Lu Mingzhu, who looked to be all ready to jump out, and smiled meaningfully.
"Lu Mingzhu, I hope you can still smile after this." she thought.
"Grandmother, this person is talking about the Fourth Miss. Since our family's order is now in chaos, we don't know who he's referring to. I should not be slandered based on Lu Mingzhu's words. Let's bring him back to the Lu manor and interrogate him carefully," Lu Xiang said.
Bring him back to the manor?
When Madam Liu heard this, she became anxious. With the Old Madam being so protective of her, regardless of whether Wang Er had falsely accused Lu Xiang or not, this matter would not be investigated thoroughly. In the end, this matter would conclude with him being a thief. How could that be?
Even if this matter could not pin Lu Xiang down and sully her name, she would ensure that she doesn't come out of it clean.
"This person is suspicious. It's better to interrogate him on the spot so that we can clear the Fourth Miss' name," Madam Liu said.
What innocence? Lu Xiang's reputation of having an affair had to be confirmed right now.