Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

Chapter 189: "Master Fang's" Strange Concubine

Li Wu and Li Liu looked down on him in their hearts: Alas, the master seems capable but is not capable in reality. It has been so long and he still cannot win Miss Leng. The road for the master to pursue his wife is long and difficult!

An Liu knew that with Steward Lu around, the others couldn't talk properly. Seeing that it was just the right time to prepare lunch, he said, "Steward, my benefactors have come in such a hurry, they probably haven't had lunch yet. Go, tell them to prepare some wine and good food to entertain them."

When Butler Lu's name was called, he gave up the thought of continuing to listen, bowed and clasped his fists, and said reluctantly, "Yes, sir, I will ask someone to prepare it right away."

After Butler Lu disappeared from view, Leng Youran said, "It seems like he's very well behaved now."

An Liu nodded slightly, "Not really, after all, he was pretending to be well-behaved before, but now he really doesn't dare to be too presumptuous."

Ever since many businesses in the city were looted last year, Steward Lu has become more cautious.

Perhaps his superiors have not yet given him the task of leaving, so he has been doing his job diligently these days.

Leng Youran nodded slightly, "Has anyone entered the backyard?"

Leng Youran was extremely curious about this.

After all, the Lord Fang that An Liu pretended to be was already over forty years old. If someone sent a woman here, she must be around thirty years old, but in fact, An Liu himself was only in his twenties.

I don't know how he faced those women.

If the other four knew what she was thinking, they would definitely say that she was overthinking it.

Nowadays, those who want to curry favor with others are very discerning. How could they give an older person as a gift? They only give the youngest and most beautiful ones.

Before An Liu could reply, a sweet female voice was heard from outside the door.

"Sir, I heard that your benefactor has arrived."

A slender figure came in with the scent of powder.

Li Tianze felt his nose itchy and couldn't help sneezing a few times, "A-choo, A-choo..."

Leng Youran also felt a headache from the sudden rouge and powder, and rubbed her nose.

Li Tianze noticed her strangeness and ignored the itch on his nose. He quickly took out the handkerchief he had just used to wipe her sweat and handed it to her, "Block the smell."

Leng Youran took it without thinking. It was not that she was being pretentious, but she really couldn't stand the smell of cosmetics from the Jin Dynasty.

An Liu glanced at the two people's reactions and felt a headache coming on.

He knew that his master never wore makeup. As for Li Tianze, he seemed to have heard that she was allergic to makeup since childhood.

Looking at the woman walking towards him, he frowned and said sternly, "Who let you in? You are just a concubine. Who gave you the courage to come in when I am meeting an important guest?"

The woman seemed not to understand what An Liu said. She twisted her slender waist and continued to walk towards him. As she walked, she looked at Leng Youran. Seeing that she was wearing coarse linen clothes, a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Leng Youran raised her head and her eyes met hers. After seeing her expression, her headache from the smell of powder became even worse, and she felt cold unconsciously.

Li Tianze knew that now was not the time to turn against her, so he pulled her sleeve at the right time and said, "Madam, have some water." After saying that, he pushed the cup in front of her.

Leng Youran was brought back to her senses by his voice, the chill on her body subsided, and she picked up the tea and took a sip.

An Liu and the other two had just sensed Leng Youran's murderous intent.

Seeing that she suddenly withdrew her coldness, they all looked at Li Xiaoxiao unconsciously.

An Liu was even more furious at this reckless woman.

If the master had not instructed that a woman should be kept in the backyard, this person would have been dead long ago. Now she dares to show a bad face to the master. She really doesn't know who she is.

Thinking of this, his tone became even colder, "Get out of here."

Li Xiaoxiao was instantly displeased by his scolding. She twisted her body a few times and pretended to be angry, "Hmph, sir, there are female relatives here today. Do you really want to host a banquet for a bunch of grown men like you? Besides, they..." As she spoke, she looked at Leng Youran and Li Tianze with a look of contempt.

She had heard that these two people were the ones who had given Lord Fang some leftovers when he was in trouble, and now they came to his house to extort money.

How could this be possible? Housekeeper Lu had already told her that although she would only be a concubine after entering the mansion, she was the only woman in the governor's mansion.

So everything in this mansion belongs to her, and she will not allow these two people to take anything away from the mansion.

She was sent by the Zhou family, and Lord Fang probably wouldn't dare to do anything to her.

Thinking of this, her tone became even sharper. "Auntie, even if you're accompanied by your husband, you shouldn't appear like this in a room full of men. Oh, by the way, you're from the countryside, so perhaps you don't have these rules to speak of. But, you're in the governor's mansion now, so you still have to follow the rules, or you'll be laughed at."

Leng Youran was left in a state of confusion by her sarcastic tone. This woman dared to provoke her, but since she had nothing else to do, it was okay to have a few words. "Yes, Madam Fang is right. Seeing you act like this, I know you must have had a very strict upbringing. Otherwise, you wouldn't have barged in like this while your husband was still meeting guests."

Li Xiaoxiao was speechless for a moment and was about to explode.

Then An Liu calmly corrected him, "My benefactor, you are joking. This is not my new wife. This ignorant woman is just a concubine in the backyard. Please forgive me and don't take it personally."

Li Xiaoxiao stomped her feet in anger when she heard that her master didn't give her any face at all and directly exposed her past. "Husband, how can you say this to me in front of outsiders? Even if I am a concubine, I am still a member of the governor's backyard. The person in front of me is just a..."

"Enough." Before Li Xiaoxiao could finish the rest of her words, she was scolded by An Liu.

She wanted to die, and he didn't stop her, but she couldn't jeopardize her image in front of her master.

Leng Youran was not so angry at this moment. She had indeed not seen many white lotus flowers along the way, but now she could feel the lotus energy.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I thought this lady was Lord Fang's second wife! She's so arrogant, I didn't expect she was just a concubine. Lord Fang must have been well-educated. A concubine dares to speak to him like this. If I remember correctly, the former lady I saw that day, even though she had passed away, her whole temperament showed that she was dignified and virtuous. How come Lord Fang's concubine is like this now..."