Chapter 23 It was her fault. She shouldn't live in peace.
In the carriage.
The little maidservant beside Nanny Li praised.
"Miss Lin is indeed beautiful and well-behaved. She is also filial. When she saw that evil slave charging towards her, she disregarded her own safety and pushed him away to save Master Lin."
"As for that Second Young Lady, it's widely rumored that she's well-versed in etiquette, but she actually taught such a vicious slave? Clearly, she's not as bad as the rumors say."
Nanny Li looked at her with a teasing expression.
The little maid was puzzled, "Mammy, am I wrong? But today's incident happened exactly like this."
Isn't that right?
Of course not.
Nanny Li said, "What happened today was indeed as you and I saw it, but when I think about it carefully, it's not the case. Didn't you see that the servant only wanted to kneel down and had no intention of taking action?"
But Lin Yingxue pushed it away and didn't even give the servant a chance to explain. This wasn't out of filial piety at all, it was clearly because she didn't want the servant to say anything that would be detrimental to her.
"Moreover, Miss Lin and I have never met, but she recognized my identity at a glance."
Nanny Li smiled meaningfully.
She was the old lady's personal nanny, but the old lady had never been to the Lin Mansion, and they had never met at any banquet. However, Miss Lin greeted her without thinking. Isn't this suspicious?
The little maid gasped in disbelief. Did this mean Miss Lin came prepared? That was too terrifying.
Nanny Li frowned slightly. This Miss Lin was so scheming that she was definitely not a good match for the prince.
Furthermore, Miss Lin threatened to execute a servant with a cane right in front of her, the old nanny of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. Wasn't she afraid that if the old lady heard about it, she would be labeled a bad master? After all, beating a servant to death was no small matter, and even a large mansion like the Marquis of Wu'an wouldn't easily resort to the idea of caning a servant. Or was it that in her eyes, she was just a servant, and she was sure she wouldn't dare report this to her master?
Thinking of this, Nanny Li frowned even more tightly, and quickly ordered the maid driving the horse to return to the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion. She wanted to report the matter truthfully to the old lady.
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Lin Mansion, main hall.
Lin Qingjun knelt in the hall, her fingers under her sleeves tightly gripping Xiao Yuan's cheap jade pendant that he had bought for a tael of silver, feeling the coldness of the jade pendant.
Her heart gradually calmed down and her mind gradually became clear.
Thinking back on everything that happened after her rebirth, she was wrong. She thought that as long as she lived a good life with her aunt, finding a way to escape from the Lin Mansion was the most important thing. However, she forgot that Lin Yingxue and Xiao Yuan would never let her go. As long as these two were still alive, she and her aunt would never have a peaceful life. What happened today was the best proof of this.
Lin Yingxue dared to disregard the faces of the maids and servants, and disregard the rules and etiquette, and brought a foreign man deep into the inner house. She also kept saying that it was for her own good, but it actually made her go to hell. This was enough to show that she would never stop pursuing her.
It was her fault. She shouldn't have been so complacent and shouldn't have thought that just a small punishment of kneeling in the ancestral hall would make Lin Yingxue quiet down.
It was her fault. She should have been more cautious. As a person who was reborn, she should not be careless, so that she fell into the trap of Lin Yingxue and Xiao Yuan today.
She should not let the evil people from her previous life hurt her again. She should fight back a thousand times instead of sitting here waiting to die.
Lin Qingjun took a deep breath, and all the chaos in her mind disappeared. When she raised her eyes again, her clear eyes were completely clear and sharp, and the look she gave Lin Yingxue became more and more determined.
Lin Yingxue gritted her teeth, "...Sister, am I wrong? Young Master Xiao is Father's favorite student. He's bound to have a bright future. I'm doing this for your own good, and you've already accepted his jade pendant. How could you go back on your word?"
"Sister, before father comes back, you should leave quickly. Don't worry, I will explain it to you."
After saying that, Lin Yingxue was about to pull her up, with a disgusting look on her face as if she was doing it for her own good.
Lin Qingjun dodged to the side and said, "Sister, what nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by breaking your promise? Sister, although I am a concubine's daughter, wasn't my marriage arranged by my father? How can a man from outside the family marry me off just like that? Sister, do you treat my daughter of the Lin family as a dish, letting others pick and choose?"
Lin Yingxue's face turned pale. What?
Lin Qingjun continued, "Also, when did Master Xiao give me the jade pendant? I wouldn't dare do such a private exchange."
"you?"
Lin Yingxue was stunned again. What nonsense was she talking about? Xiao Yuan had clearly given her the jade pendant. She saw it with her own eyes. How could she talk nonsense here?
Lin Qingjun continued in a friendly tone, "Sister, I advise you to kneel down quickly like me. If father comes over soon, it will be bad."
Lin Yingxue laughed angrily, "It was you who made the big mistake, my sister. Why do you want me to kneel down..."
But before she could finish her words, she heard hurried footsteps behind her. Then, she saw her father, full of anger, passing by her. She panicked and wanted to kneel down, but it seemed too late. Her father was already sitting on the first seat.
Lin Zhi's face turned pale and he picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it at them.
The tea exploded between the two of them, and the scalding hot tea burned their calves.
Lin Yingxue's heart trembled, and she secretly blamed Lin Qingjun for not reminding her to kneel down and admit her mistake earlier. Otherwise, she would not be treated like this by her father. She was a legitimate daughter, raised in the palm of her hand. The last time she was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall was the first severe punishment, but who knew that today's punishment would be even more severe than the last time.
"Evil creatures, if you can't say anything today, don't blame your father for being ruthless."
Lin Zhi was so angry that his chest ached. Looking at his two daughters, he felt as though they had completely humiliated him today. He wished he had never given birth to them. The matter with Nanny Li wasn't over yet, and suddenly this appeared? Was this meant to keep him from resting in peace?
Lin Zhi looked at them again, one was standing and the other was kneeling obediently. He put his eyes on the obediently kneeling concubine and snorted coldly, thinking that she was sensible. He then looked at the standing one, frowned slightly, and looked a little displeased.
Lin Qingjun lowered her head tightly, the corners of her lips curled slightly. She knew that her father's sharp gaze was much lighter here. On the other hand, Lin Yingxue was...
Lin Yingxue turned pale with fear and knelt down with a thud. "Father, this has nothing to do with me. You saw it, it was my servant who bumped into you. I came here to protect you. Also, I knew you were entertaining Nanny Li, so why did my servant come here at this time? Could it be that she doesn't want my Lin Mansion to marry into the Wu'an Marquis Mansion?"
Having said this, Lin Yingxue trembled and said innocently.
"Sister, you are so cruel. Do you want our Lin family to die?"
When Lin Zhi heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and his eyes looking at Lin Qingjun became fierce again.
"Lin Qingjun?"
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