Chapter 8 Encounter
The maid that Old Lady Lin sent to deliver the message was named Xiao Xing.
Xiao Xing lived a comfortable life eating the old lady's leftovers every day, so she had her eyes on the top of her head. After coming in, she didn't even bow, and said directly to Lin Qianqian: "The old lady said that the second young lady doesn't need to pay respects to the old lady anymore."
Lin Qianqian: I never thought about paying my respects to the old lady.
Kindness and filial piety, the elders must be kind so that the younger generations can be filial!
Old Mrs. Lin never considered her as her own granddaughter.
More than ten years ago, Old Mrs. Lin learned the truth from Mrs. Wu, but she never thought of taking her granddaughter back to the Lin family.
Now she is needed to marry Lin Baozhu, and then someone will take her back home.
Xiao Xing was serving the most senior lady in the mansion, Old Madam Lin, so she was a little arrogant. "Second Miss, the old lady also said that you should learn embroidery first, and then send you to the Lin family school in a few days. At least learn a few words, so that you won't be too vulgar and marry into the Marquis's mansion and cause the Lin family to be laughed at by outsiders."
He is just a dog beside the old lady, yet he dares to say that her daughter is rude to her face.
Hongdou is not a good-tempered person and pushed Xiaohong to the ground.
"I don't care if you are an apricot or a peach, you can't dare to scold my daughter. My daughter will take the entrance exam for the girls' school in the future, the Joan of Arc Girls' School founded by the Queen Mother. She doesn't have the time to go to that damn clan school."
Xiao Xing got up from the ground and looked at Hong Dou as if she was looking at a fool.
Apply to Joan of Arc Girls' School?
Miss Baozhu is very knowledgeable, but she has taken the exam four or five times from the age of ten to fourteen, and has never passed.
How could a girl who grew up in the countryside get into the Joan of Arc School? It was just a pipe dream.
Xiao Xing returned to Changshouyuan and told Old Lady Lin what Hongdou had said, adding some exaggeration.
Old Mrs. Lin laughed so hard that she fell forward and backward, and the jade hairpin on her head almost fell off.
"She grew up in a poor and remote village and she still wants to apply to the Joan of Arc Girls' School. Then let her take the exam. In a few months, it will be spring, and then it will be the day for the Joan of Arc Girls' School to recruit students. I am waiting to see how she will be slapped in the face."
The kitchen maid came over and asked, "Madam, what would you like to eat for lunch?"
"I feel like my taste has been a bit bland recently. Stew me some Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, make the sea cucumber with scallions a little spicier, and make shark fin and bird's nest as well. Just a dozen or so dishes."
Xiao Xing was very happy. The old lady would definitely not be able to finish so many dishes, so she, as the maid, was in for a treat.
"Old lady, you are born rich and noble. I used to work in the Marquis' Mansion, and even the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion didn't have such good food as you."
Old Mrs. Lin was so happy that she ate more food.
"It's because I'm used to eating these good things. If it was a country girl, she wouldn't be able to eat it even if you gave it to her. After all, country people eat almost no oil or water. If they suddenly eat oily food, they will definitely have diarrhea."
The maids and servants in Old Lady Lin's courtyard all knew who the country girl was referring to.
In the stone house next to the stable, Lin Qianqian completely ignored the old lady's message.
It's dinner time now.
"Hongdou, let's go to Zuixianlou for lunch."
Anyway, the mansion will not provide her with meals.
But on the way to Zuixianlou, I met an unexpected person.
This person is none other than the foolish Guanjun Hou, and he is also the person the Lin family wants Lin Qianqian to marry instead of Lin Baozhu.
Lin Qianqian carefully admired the handsome face in front of her. This face was so beautiful that it looked like a jade carving, with long eyelashes, a straight nose, and angular lips. Everything about it was beautiful.
It's a pity that he has turned into a fool now. It's really a shame. He was the champion marquis who was praised by His Majesty himself as the bravest among the three armies.
When this champion marquis was in his right mind, he was admired by all the noble ladies in the capital. But now that he has become a fool, no one is interested in him anymore.
Lin Qianqian was feeling regretful in her heart when suddenly two wretched young men came towards her and stopped the Champion Marquis.
One of the young men in blue satin had a mocking look on his face, "Hey, isn't this the silly Marquis? Why didn't you bring your servants with you today? Come, kneel down for me, and I'll give you the snacks I packed."
This champion marquis is a hero who defends his country after all, how can he allow these scoundrels to humiliate him like this? Lin Qianqian couldn't bear to see this, so she stretched out her foot and tripped the young man in blue clothes, causing him to fall flat on his face.
Even a fool can tell the difference between good and bad. Guan Junhou grabbed Lin Qianqian's clothes and looked at her pitifully.
Although this champion marquis is stupid, he is not dirty at all. It's just that his IQ seems to be that of a child.
Lin Qianqian took a few steps, and Guan Junhou followed her a few steps, unwilling to let go and not making any sound.
Hongdou decided to reason with the fool: "My girl has to do some serious work after dinner, and she can't bring you along."
Lin Qianqian was grateful to Guanjun Hou for being injured and becoming a fool while protecting the territory and the people, so she pinched Guanjun Hou's handsome chin and stuffed a small meatball into his pretty mouth.
"I'll give you a candy bean. Be good and let go of your hand."
It happened that the entourage of Marquis Guanjun came after them, "My Lord, why are you here? Come back home with me quickly, the master and his wife are waiting for you to have dinner."
However, Guan Junhou held on tightly to the corner of Lin Qianqian's clothes and refused to let go.
With the joint efforts of the four followers, Lin Qianqian finally regained her freedom.
When they were far away from Lin Qianqian, Guan Junhou suddenly spoke, "I'm hungry."
The follower clasped his hands together and said: Oh God, you finally opened your eyes.
The Marquis has been stupid for three years and has not uttered a word during this period. But today he can suddenly speak. When he returns home, the master and his mistress will definitely be very happy to see this.
After having lunch at Zuixianlou, Lin Qianqian went to her grandparents’ home, the Jiang Mansion.
The Jiang Mansion is very depressed.
The door plaque with the words "Jiang Mansion" written on it had fallen to the ground and was riddled with holes caused by insects.
When I walked into the mansion, I saw it was full of weeds half a person tall.
No one has lived here for more than ten years. The windows are leaking and the door is shaky.
"Grandfather, grandmother, uncle, I will definitely save you."
If the Jiang family had not encountered an incident and their property had not been confiscated, Lin Qingyun probably would not have revealed his evil face so quickly.
Before Lin Qianqian was born, the Jiang family was raided, all assets were confiscated, and all members of the Jiang family, regardless of gender, were exiled to a cold and bitter place on the border.
That's why Lin Qingyun had the guts to kill his and Jiang's biological daughter.
Ah Da: "Miss, Ah Er has gone to the border to take care of the Jiang family as you instructed."
Lin Qianqian hopes that things will take a turn so that she can bring the Jiang family back from the border.
The border is bitterly cold and it is difficult for people with weak bodies to survive there. My grandparents are old and they won’t be able to endure if they continue to stay at the border.
"Ada, have you found out the selling price of this house?"
Ah Da said, "Miss, this house is currently in the hands of the government, and the asking price is eight thousand taels of silver."
Eight thousand taels? It's not expensive considering the land price in the capital.
Although her adoptive parents were rich, Lin Qianqian decided to earn money herself to buy the Jiang house.
She calculated that the silver she had on hand had already been taken to the border by Er. She would receive a reward of 1,200 taels of silver for catching the flying white fox. Although she had not received it yet, the government would not default on her debt.
Then there is only a difference of seven thousand taels.
Lin Qianqian has already decided to start with Wang's seven thousand taels of silver.
Since Wang loves money, she will let her taste the feeling of losing money. She just happens to have the leverage over Wang.
Lin Qianqian recalled that when she entered the Lin Mansion, she had a conflict with Wang at the gate and grabbed Wang's wrist. At that time, she used mind reading to learn some of Wang's secrets.
Lin Baozhu is not Lin Qingyun's biological daughter at all, but a complete fake daughter.
When Wang and Lin Qingyun committed adultery, the Jiang family had not yet collapsed. At that time, Lin Qingping still gave some face to his legitimate wife Jiang and did not often accompany Wang. He only slept with Wang once every few months.
Out of resentment, Wang drank too much and slept with a restaurant owner named Zhu Qiang.
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