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There was a moment of silence. Xiao Qi turned around, walked up to Lin Yuesha, ruffled her hair, and said with a smile, "Little girl, I was just kidding."
"You scared me."
Lin Yuesha considered the possibility of the pockmarked man rebelling, and finally concluded that he was merely venting his resentment.
What does it take to start a rebellion? Silver, provisions, troops, an iron fist, loyal followers, and favorable timing, location, and popular support—all are indispensable.
Apart from the occasional incursions by the northern barbarians, the Great Qi was peaceful and prosperous, so the pockmarked man had little reason to raise the banner of rebellion.
Years later, when he ascended to that supreme position and Lin Yuesha sat beside him, she occasionally recalled that night, their conversation in a small wooden house on the outskirts of the capital. She believed the old monk of Yutan Temple, but never imagined that the benefactor was him.
After a satisfying meal, Lin Yuesha noticed a wooden swing next to the cabin. She sat on the swing and swung it as high as she could, hoping to catch a glimpse of the houses below.
"Hold on tight, I'll handle this."
Xiao Qi stood behind the swing, instructing his younger sister to hold the handle. Then, he gave it a gentle push, and the swing immediately swung forward, making a large arc.
A gentle breeze whispers in my ears, the bright moon hangs overhead, and the mountains seem shrouded in a white veil.
Lin Yuesha hadn't had a chance to appreciate the scenery in a long time. She closed her eyes and felt as if she were in another world.
Xiao Qi stood to the side, unaware that his gaze was following Lin Yuesha, a smile on his face.
"My lord, it's almost time."
Bai Ying was at the foot of the mountain with Bai Cha. The little girl Bai Cha kept asking him about the gossip between him and Hong Tao, and kept calling him a scumbag. It was really hard for him.
After enduring more than an hour of hardship, if we didn't leave soon, it would be dawn by the time we reached the inner city.
Are we leaving?
Lin Yuesha reluctantly followed the two down the mountain, and fell asleep as soon as she got into the carriage.
When she woke up the next day, she found herself lying in bed, and Granny Fang had already prepared water for her to wash up.
"Oh no, I should go and pay my respects to the old lady."
Lin Yuesha sat up with a jolt, her eyes glazed by the light from the window. She covered her eyes with her hands and said with annoyance, "Grandma Lin values rules the most. If I stay in bed and don't get up at this hour, I'll get scolded again."
"Miss, please rest assured. The old lady and Qin Shi fought all night, and neither of them has the energy to cause you any trouble."
Granny Fang enthusiastically recounted the news she had gathered: the lights in the main courtyard hadn't been turned off all night.
The old lady pretended to be sick again. Qin went to take care of her and found a doctor for her. The doctor prescribed several doses of bitter medicine, but the old lady knocked over the medicine bowl and refused to drink it.
"Helpless, Madam Qin sent someone to deliver a message to Lord Lin. Sure enough, Lord Lin rushed back to the mansion in the middle of the night and went to the main courtyard to persuade the old lady."
Granny Fang's eyes shone as she described the battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, her spittle flying as she spoke with great emotion.
Lin Yuesha curled her lips. Actually, she wouldn't be surprised if Old Madam Lin and Madam Qin took action. What surprised her was Granny Fang's attitude.
Granny Fang and Granny Kang were bought by Jiang Baozhu and given to her as governesses. According to Jiang Baozhu, she did not ask for a high price, and the two readily agreed.
Lin Yuesha had always felt something was amiss about this, as Li Ruoxue and Bai Youran had said, especially Granny Fang, who refused the high price offered by the Li family.
"Granny Fang, is this all you wanted to tell me?"
"Yes, this old servant didn't sleep well all night, I was too busy watching the show."
Lin Shusheng was in a difficult situation. He had to comfort Old Madam Lin and Madam Qin, mediate between the two, and almost missed the morning court session.
Lin Yuesha nodded, now understanding. Her suspicions were indirectly confirmed: Granny Fang did indeed have a pockmarked face.
She hadn't thought much of it at first, but after observing the details, she realized that the pockmarked man was incredibly resourceful and had planted several spies around her—something she should have realized long ago.
The idea of being disciplined by the two men at the girls' school was probably the one with the pockmarked face.
Well, she wasted her time feeling sorry for him; who knew he would be so wicked.
Another thing Lin Yuesha couldn't understand was her usefulness to the pockmarked man. Could it be that he really wanted to rebel and bribe his scumbag father through her? After all, the Prefect of the Capital and the Five Cities Garrison jointly controlled the defense of the capital, which was of utmost importance.
If that's the case, why not choose Lin Yue'e?
"I drank alcohol yesterday and have no recollection of how I got home."
Lin Yuesha interrupted Granny Fang's gossip. She rubbed her forehead and then blacked out; she really couldn't remember anything.
"You were so drunk that you were carried back by the Lord... by a pockmarked man."
Granny Fang belatedly realized that it was highly unusual for a newly appointed governess to be completely unsurprised by the relationship between the two.
Thinking of this, Granny Fang quickly tried to salvage the situation, "Miss, you are a woman after all. How can you have a secret rendezvous with a man in the middle of the night with Bai Cha?"
"You should talk to him about that."
Seeing Fang Mama's awkward acting, Lin Yue'e wanted to give her some pointers, "Fang Mama, you've already been exposed. You might as well pretend you don't know and get away with it."
Granny Fang: ...It was her carelessness. In the end, her carelessness betrayed the master.
"Miss, when did you find out?"
Granny Fang simply admitted that she felt she had hidden it very well all along.
"The day of the flower viewing party at the Prince's Palace."
That day, Qingxing revealed the identity of the pockmarked woman, and Lin Yuesha deduced that Granny Fang was originally a servant of the Fang family, and then left the Fang family. At that time, she had already suspected it.
It was just a suspicion, but it has just been confirmed.
“Miss is indeed very clever. Young Master Qi’s mother saved this old servant, so this old servant followed Young Master Qi a long time ago to repay the favor.”
Granny Fang sincerely praised Lin Yuesha, saying that such a clever woman was rare.
Lin Yuesha took a deep breath. Fang Mama had put in a lot of effort at the girls' school, and the skill of grasping details was taught by the pockmarked face. So she used the skills taught to her by the two of them to expose Fang Mama's identity.
"Miss, I must say this: please drink less in the future."
Lin Yuesha's drinking manners were not very good. Although she didn't talk nonsense after drinking, she clung to her master's chest like an octopus. In the struggle, she took off her master's clothes.
Bai Cha and Longjing tea were taken to the tea room to cook hangover soup and porridge. Granny Fang quickly left the room and ran to the window to peek.
"Oh, what did I do to him?"
Lin Yuesha looked down at her hands; she really had no recollection of it. Her memory ended with getting into the carriage and walking back.
"You'd better not ask."
Granny Fang covered her eyes with her hands and peeked at Lin Yuesha through the gaps between her fingers.
"Granny Fang, tell me, I can handle it."
Lin Yuesha blushed. Her drinking habits were indeed a bit inconsistent, but they weren't that bad.
“Then this old servant will tell you what I saw. After the master carried you in through the side gate of the back garden, you opened your eyes and looked at him, and then you pulled his face hard, insisting that he was some kind of painted skin.”
Granny Fang didn't understand what "painted skin" meant; she guessed it meant monster.
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