northernbook Chapter 262: Helplessness
Chapter 262: Helplessness
Chapter 262: Helplessness
“Since that’s the case, I’ll tell you then. I genuinely like this girl, but unfortunately, you beat me to it. However, since you’ve said so, I’ll give you face. As long as you close the Yuanyang Tower in Rongcheng, don’t worry, I won’t let you close it for nothing. I’ll give you some compensation.” Qing Yuan said confidently.
Lu Yu smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll give you four words."
"What word?"
"You wish!" Lu Yu knew that Ji Meiqing would not agree to what he was doing, and that he would definitely rescue Ji Meiqing.
Upon hearing this, Qing Yuan did not get angry and said, "Alright, in that case, Young Master Lu, please return."
Lu Yu glanced at Ji Meiqing's room and left without looking back. After Lu Yu left, Qing Yuan went to Ji Meiqing's room, pulled off the gag from her mouth and untied it, saying, "You can't blame me for this. You insisted on making noise. Now you've seen and heard it yourself. Lu Yu doesn't love you that much at all. He wouldn't even trade you for a restaurant."
Ji Meiqing spat and said, "You despicable person, how dare you say that? Brother Lu won't fall for such tricks."
Qing Yuan sighed and said, "Why are you all so stubborn? Anyway, your business in the capital is doing well, and you've gained the emperor's favor. What's the harm in closing one restaurant?"
Ji Meiqing sneered, "You wouldn't understand what passion is. You wouldn't understand that this is our starting point, how much effort we've put into it. It's not something you can just shut down like that. Forget about it."
Lu Yu returned to the restaurant, and Yan Jin ran over and asked, "Brother, how are you?" Lu Yu patted his head and said, "I'm fine. Although I didn't bring my sister back, Qing Yuan won't hurt Mei Qing. Don't worry, I'll definitely think of a way. After all this commotion, it's getting late. Let me take you home." Lu Yu didn't say much more to the child.
That night, Lu Yu looked at the moon outside. The year-end celebration was just around the corner, but such a thing had happened. What should he do?
Ji Meiqing tossed and turned in bed, muttering, "What kind of broken window is this? It's so hard!" She got up and went to the bedside to look at the moon. "Brother Lu, you'll definitely find a way, right?"
The cold moonlight made the night even more silent and desolate. Ji Meiqing forced herself to sleep in order to conserve her strength for fighting Qing Yuan, and Lu Yu also went to sleep in order to rescue Ji Meiqing.
The next day, Ji Meiqing was starving. She thought to herself, "This can't go on; I'll only get hurt. Why not take advantage of this free food?" After mentally preparing herself, she wolfed down her food. The servant told Qingyuan the news, and Qingyuan smiled, "As expected of the girl I've chosen; so unique, so adaptable."
Ji Meiqing really didn't want to stay inside anymore, so Qingyuan had someone watch her stretch her muscles in the courtyard. Unexpectedly, the courtyard was quite large, with a garden and pond—everything one could want. It seems Qingyuan is a man of refined taste.
Tired from walking around and realizing he couldn't escape, he decided to sit down and rest in a small pavilion. Annoyed, he said to the people next to him, "Can't you guys give people some privacy? You even follow me to the outhouse!"
Those people didn't speak, so Ji Meiqing continued to brainwash them, "You all have two people, right? If the person you care about most suffered like what I did, would you still act this way..." Ji Meiqing chattered on and on for a long time, but those people remained as still as stones, not uttering a single word.
Ji Meiqing slumped angrily onto the table. Actually, this kind of life wasn't a problem for her; she was quite adaptable. However, her birthday was approaching, and without her, many things couldn't be done. So she had to find a way out. Just as she was at her wit's end, she saw a carrier pigeon in the sky, and a flash of inspiration struck her. "Hmph, Qingyuan, you forced me into this. When I have Brother Lu report you to the authorities, you'll be heading to jail."
While thinking, she said to the person next to her, "I don't want to eat the food here anymore. I want to eat the food and peach blossom wine at my own Yuanyanglou restaurant. Go tell Qingyuan that I want to order takeout. Ask him to send me a carrier pigeon."
Upon hearing the news, Qing Yuan agreed without hesitation. He had previously tried to emulate Yuanyanglou by opening a takeout service at Qingyuanlou, but it failed shortly afterward. It was probably because he didn't know how to choose pigeons, or for other reasons as well. However, this experience solidified his belief in the method.
Ji Meiqing sat at the table and waited. Soon the man returned, carrying a pigeon, while another man brought over the writing implements.
Ji Meiqing picked up a pen and wrote down something only she and Lu Yu could understand. Because she knew that Qing Yuan would definitely read this letter.
Sure enough, before sending the letter out, Qing Yuan took a look at it but didn't understand it. But even if there was a secret here, so what? He waved his hand and told the servant to release the pigeons.
Just then, Lu Yu was in the restaurant when someone received the letter and saw that it was signed by the owner. Lu Yu immediately understood that Ji Meiqing had gone to the government office. The government office in this big place was indeed different; it was very magnificent and spectacular.
After listening to Lu Yu's description, the adult asked, "Do you have any evidence?"
Lu Yu quickly replied, "Yes, people from our restaurant and xx street can all testify to that."
Unexpectedly, the adult said, "I'm sorry, I can't handle this matter." It turned out that the adult had accepted Qing Yuan's gift and received Qing Yuan's guarantee that he would not harm anyone, so he agreed.
Lu Yu was asked to leave in shock. Sure enough, he was too naive and weak; he had no way to deal with this kind of thing.
Since he couldn't rely on others, he could only rely on himself. He decided that he had to rescue Ji Meiqing tonight. When he got home, he told Granny Liu to take good care of Yan Jin. Granny Liu happily agreed, but unexpectedly, Yan Jin said, "Brother, I don't want Granny Liu to take care of me. I want to go with you."
After spending some time together, Lu Yu understood Yan Jin's meaning. He didn't really want to go with him; he just genuinely didn't want Granny Liu to take care of him. "Fine," Lu Yu thought, "as long as he doesn't make me worry, it's the same wherever he is." He then led Yan Jin back to the restaurant and handed him over to the staff.
At night, when all was quiet, Lu Yu, dressed in black, jumped onto Ji Meiqing's roof. The guards were about to fall asleep, but they still tried their best to stay awake. Lu Yu wouldn't have been able to get in under their noses anyway, but luckily they were changing shifts. During the short time between shifts, Lu Yu slipped into the room through the window.
She gently woke Ji Meiqing. In the darkness, Ji Meiqing woke up and saw someone in front of her. She wanted to shout, but the other person covered her mouth first.