“What’s wrong?” Cheng Yunshuo asked impatiently. “Young Master, there’s a brother and sister ahead selling themselves to bury their mother.” Qingfeng’s voice came from outside. Cheng Yunshuo waved his hand upon hearing this, “Don’t bother with them, let’s go.” Lu Lingyun lifted the carriage curtain to peek outside. She saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy and an eight or nine-year-old girl in the crowd. The boy was kneeling, the girl was holding a straw mat, and the dead woman on it was crying. Both children were extremely thin. Lu Lingyun noticed that only the boy had a straw tag on his head, his sister didn’t. This meant they were only selling him, not his sister. Slavery was the lowest of the low. Once sold into slavery, one could seldom redeem themselves in their lifetime. Lu Lingyun sighed, she didn’t know why. She took out a bag of silver that Liu Shi had given her today, “Shuang Hong, tell him to bury his mother and take good care of his sister.” “Yes.” The carriage curtain dropped. She turned to meet Cheng Yunshuo’s eyes. Lu Lingyun paused for a moment and explained, “It’s hard for a child without a mother in this world.” She was afraid of explaining too much and making Cheng Yunshuo think she was hypocritical. After all, he didn’t have a good impression of her. Doing good deeds sometimes felt quite fake. After she finished speaking, she sat back in her seat quietly. But then, she heard Cheng Yunshuo say, “I heard you lost your mother when you were young too.” Lu Lingyun looked up. Cheng Yunshuo said to the outside, “Give them some more money, don’t let them follow.” Cheng Yunshuo finished speaking and lowered his head to play with his prayer beads. At this moment, Lu Lingyun felt that although her husband was a bit of a spoiled and rebellious young master, he was a rare person of honesty and straightforwardness. He wasn’t a bad person. Soon, the carriage returned to the Houfu. As soon as it stopped, Cheng Yunshuo impatiently got off. Seeing Cheng Yunshuo was about to leave, she simply said to him, “Thank you.” Cheng Yunshuo heard her thanks and turned to look at her, before adding, “Let’s keep it like this in the future.” Lu Lingyun smiled and nodded, “Good.” Cheng Yunshuo was saying that today was a pleasant cooperation. From now on, they would be polite to each other. Lu Lingyun would give him face at home, and he would give her some face outside and cooperate with her. That was all Lu Lingyun wanted. She got off the carriage. Cheng Yunshuo had already walked towards his Leisure Pavilion. “Let’s go back as well.” “Yes.” After returning from Lu’s family, Lu Lingyun went to see Lady Qin first. Lady Qin was already aware of her return visit. After all, she had brought many people from the Houfu with her. Lady Qin was delighted to know that her son had behaved himself today and had not done anything outrageous. After Lu Lingyun returned, she praised Cheng Yunshuo profusely, making Lady Qin feel very happy. She showered Lu Lingyun with affection and praise, saying she had gotten a good daughter-in-law. She believed that if it were any other daughter-in-law, things wouldn’t have gone as smoothly as with Lu Lingyun. She also gave Lu Lingyun many gifts. Before parting, she held Lu Lingyun’s hand tightly and whispered, “I believe you will be a good wife, my dear. I will leave this house in your capable hands.”
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