Chapter 292 Disgraceful

Xiao Qi stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent. This was a move he had planned in advance, but Qin Shi had still managed to disrupt it.

Thankfully, the maid who came was his person; otherwise, his younger sister would have been put in a difficult position again. He had already remembered this debt.

"But Your Majesty, Granny Lin has already sent a message back to the capital. She will be setting off for the capital in about two months. Please keep an eye on the dates..."

Qi'er is from the North. She was the most excited to be back this time. She didn't want to leave so soon, but she would obey her master's orders.

"Next year, around this time next year, send her to the capital."

Xiao Qi thought about it. This was his younger sister's own wish. Besides, Lin Yuesha had put so much effort into the shop and the greenhouse vegetable garden. If she left this year, all the fruits of her labor would belong to someone else.

Why not stay in the North for a year? By next year, the little girl will be fourteen.

"There's no need to worry about the Lin family."

Xiao Qi lowered his head and pondered for a moment before telling the two that they must keep an eye on Lin Yuesha's rules.

Is it alright for you to treat Miss like this?

Qi'er blinked. The master values ​​Miss the most; how could he bear to let her learn manners? Which of the young ladies from prominent families in the capital didn't weep and wail when learning manners?

When practicing sitting posture, there are silver needles hidden inside the cotton cushion. If you are not careful and deviate by even an inch, the silver needles will enter your flesh, causing excruciating pain.

Walking, sitting, lying down, including demeanor, playing musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, and painting—there was so much to learn, which turned a lively and cheerful woman into a wooden stake.

"Otherwise what?"

Xiao Qi smiled and said, "She'll have to learn sooner or later. It's better to start early than late. Lin Yuesha's personality needs to be restrained, otherwise she'll become unruly."

The three talked for a while, and then Xiao Qi left silently, and no one in the mansion knew that he had returned.

...

The next morning, Granny Lin came to visit again. She had now moved from the inn to the prefect's back office, where she lived in a separate courtyard with servants to wait on her. Without Madam Qin above her and with neither Madam Bai nor Madam Yan being proper mistresses, Granny Lin was living a carefree life.

"Miss, are you going out?"

Seeing that Lin Yuesha was dressed neatly, Granny Lin frowned and asked.

"Yes, is there a problem?"

There were still a lot of things to do at the estate, so Jiang Baozhu stayed there while Lin Yuesha planned to go and take a look, and also to discuss the matter of growing vegetables in the greenhouse with the An family.

Lin Yuesha only has a theoretical foundation and no experience. She has invested a lot this year and gone to great lengths just to have an extra bite to eat in the winter. She is determined to succeed no matter what.

In addition, the large woodsheds that were built to maintain the temperature of the greenhouse due to the excessive amount of firewood needed in winter now need to be put to use.

“Miss, you are unaware of the rules. In the capital, daughters of officials rarely leave their homes unless they are having a gathering. They are not allowed to show their faces in public.”

As Lin Mama spoke, she looked at Lin Yuesha with a hint of disdain. Even if a country girl rises to a higher social status, she still can't shake off her rustic ways. How can she compare to Miss Yue'e? She was born without any air of nobility.

Madam will probably help Miss Yue'e choose a new husband. As for that paralyzed, sickly man, let that wild girl take over.

“Granny Lin, you yourself said that one should not show one’s face in public in the capital. This is the North, not the capital.”

Lin Yuesha was too lazy to waste words with the old woman, but such a petty person, if you offend her, she will keep causing you trouble, which is very annoying.

"But you can't be without rules."

Granny Lin spoke earnestly, explaining that the Lin family was a prominent family in the capital, and if someone like Lin Yuesha were to break the rules, they would be ridiculed.

"Then please go back, Granny Lin. If I don't return to the capital, I won't implicate my father."

Ever since she learned about the shady dealings in the capital, Lin Yuesha had no expectations whatsoever. All she could think about now was how to use the Lin family's power.

With such a powerful backer eager to help her, she might as well take advantage of it. Even if she severed ties with the Lin family, in the eyes of the world, she would still be Lin Shusheng's daughter, and that would not change.

Since that's the case, Lin Yuesha decided to scheme for some benefits for herself, so that the other party's scheming against her wouldn't have been in vain.

"Miss, you..."

Granny Lin rolled her eyes, secretly wishing Lin Yuesha had this kind of personality, but she still had to say what needed to be said.

"Alright, Granny Lin, I'm going to the girls' school to learn etiquette on the first day of the fourth month. Let me relax for a couple of days before I go in."

Lin Yuesha didn't want to waste words with Granny Lin. Seeing this, Granny Lin gave Qingxing and Qi'er a look, telling Qingxing to follow and Qi'er to stay behind, as she had something to ask.

After much negotiation, Lin Yuesha was finally able to leave.

"That old woman, she's really annoying!"

Bai Cha loathed Granny Lin. She was just a servant, yet she acted arrogantly in front of her young mistress, as if she were in the Lin Mansion in the capital!

"It's not just that she's annoying; Granny Lin is no ordinary person."

Qingxing narrowed her eyes. If the young lady was still angry, they could discuss how to deal with Granny Lin.

"Oh? You have a way?"

Qingxing came to prove herself again, and Lin Yuesha gave her the chance, after all, whether someone is one of them or not still needs to be tested.

"have."

However, this method is not exactly honorable.

"you say."

Lin Yuesha didn't care; she just wanted to teach Lin Mama a lesson, and she was willing to spend some money.

This old woman speaks in a sarcastic tone, and she's one of Qin's people. Even if Qin didn't know Lin Shusheng was already married back then, she's not innocent now.

After suffering injustice for more than ten years, Mother Chen finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

It's one thing if Qin doesn't sympathize with her, but to scheme so viciously to make her replace Lin Yue'e in marrying a cripple and paralyzed man while still wanting to gain benefits from it is truly despicable.

Lin Yuesha considered herself not a generous person and always held grudges.

How should we deal with Granny Lin? Should we use the sack trick? In a short time, Lin Yuesha really couldn't think of a good idea.

"Miss, you are unaware of the truth."

Qingxing thought about it for a moment. These words might lead the young lady astray, but if the master blamed her, she would take the blame alone.

On her journey from the capital to the north, she was thoroughly tormented by Granny Lin and was also thinking about revenge.

"Our group stayed at the best inn in the prefectural city, Gaosheng Inn. Granny Lin and the innkeeper of Gaosheng Inn took a liking to each other and, like dry wood meeting a raging fire, they began to seduce each other."

The two had sex on the very night they checked in; it was incredibly fast.

"Miss, don't be surprised. There are plenty of unsavory things going on in the capital."

Qingxing remained calm and casually mentioned that Lin Yuesha's father, Lin Shusheng, had been keeping a mistress outside the home for many years without having any concubines or mistresses.

Not only that, his mistress also gave birth to twin sons, who were even older than Lin Haoran.

"Then the Qin family doesn't know?"

Lin Yuesha was taken aback. She knew her own father couldn't be so docile. A man from a humble background who rose to power through his wife's family must feel resentful.

"The lady is unaware of this. Once she finds out, she will surely make a huge scene, and things will get out of hand."

Qingxing smiled smugly, but it was hard to say whether she would find out later, since the master might cause trouble for the Lin family.