Chapter 40: Turn Back and Look at Him
Eggs are considered something that is not worthy of mention among people in Beijing. Compared with abalone, shark fin, bird's nest and snow clam, they are not worth mentioning at all.
But for farmers, especially poor families like Xiao Yuan, one more egg means one more penny.
For the sake of these eggs, the peasant women carefully take care of the laying hens and even cut fresh grass for them to eat, just so that they can lay more eggs.
Eggs are not sold right after they are laid, but are often stored for a month and gathered together. They are only sold when there are enough eggs.
And as for the old hen, not all hens can live to lay eggs, so these eggs are very precious to farmers. Even if the family is wealthy, they can't bear to eat these eggs all day long.
Xiao Yuan's family was already so poor, but he still asked his mother to give him an egg every day.
He was only thinking about himself, and never thought about leaving the egg to his father who was unwell from working in the water, nor did he think about leaving it to his mother who had calluses on her face from washing other people's hands all day long. He enjoyed the egg alone.
"It can be seen that he is not as loyal as the rumors say."
On the contrary, Xiao Yuan is a completely disloyal, unjust, unfilial and unkind person.
A Xiao Yuan like this is definitely not a good man for a woman.
Ji Chenchuan looked at Lin Qingjun with dark eyes. She should not be stupid. Xiao Yuan is not her lover. Moreover, he is having an affair with Lin Yingxue in secret now. She even believed what Lin Yingxue said and thought that you are a vicious concubine. She can't trust him anymore.
Lin Qingjun, in this life, she must keep her eyes open.
Everything he did now was just to let her see what kind of man Xiao Yuan was so that she could escape from this cage.
Lin Qingjun was confused by Ji Chenchuan's gaze.
"Prince Ji, what's wrong with you?"
Ji Chenchuan coughed lightly, "No, nothing."
He secretly cursed himself for being too much and scaring her. But she was so smart, she should be able to understand what she meant, right?
It's no wonder he was so nervous. He was really afraid that she would end up with her body torn apart in this life. Moreover, before she died, she was still calling Xiao Yuan's name.
Couldn't she really turn around and look at him? He was actually standing there all the time. As long as she turned around, she would definitely see him.
Ji Chenchuan shook his head and became depressed.
Lin Qingjun felt even more strange, but just as she was about to say something, the voices of Lin Yingxue and Xiao Yuan came from the other side.
"Yingxue, listen to me. As long as I can see Master Wen, I can get rid of the mother and her two children in Jiaozi Alley."
"Yingxue, you have a kind heart. If you were to eliminate these three people yourself, people would surely say you are cruel and ruthless, and that you cannot tolerate illegitimate children. This would be detrimental to your reputation."
"But the problem is that my current teacher is extremely indifferent to me. In the hall, he doesn't even look at me."
Xiao Yuan knew that Lin Zhi wanted to give up on him. He was disappointed in him because of the Ji Chenchuan incident and the brush incident. But he couldn't blame him. He was doing this for Yingxue's own good. Lin Zhi didn't want his daughter to be a widow in three years, right? He loved Yingxue so much, he definitely didn't want her to suffer. He was doing this for his own good.
As for the brush, it was really a coincidence. When he found that the brush was missing, it was too late. He wanted to explain, but no one listened.
In the final analysis, it was all Lin Qingjun's fault. Since she had picked up his brush, she should have returned it to him as quickly and quietly as possible. Why did she use the brush to harm Yingxue?
Also, it was she who liked him, not him who liked her. Why did she think he would respond to her love? If it weren't for Yingxue's face, he wouldn't even look at her.
But it’s useless to say all these now. The most important thing is to change the teacher’s attitude towards him, and this is also the biggest reason why he asked Yingxue to come out.
As long as he helps Lin Zhi this time, he will definitely take a fancy to him again. Then, just like in his previous life, he can successfully meet Master Wen with his recommendation, and then open the way for him to become a Hanlin scholar. This is the most important thing.
Lin Yingxue didn't want to agree, but his words touched her heart.
She is the heroine, and she can only leave people with the reputation of being kind, generous, gentle and virtuous, but definitely not vicious.
Now, apart from his mother, Xiao Yuan is the best candidate.
Lin Yingxue gritted her teeth and nodded.
Xiao Yuan smiled, then hugged Lin Yingxue tightly, resting his chin on her hair, and spoke gently and tenderly.
"Yingxue, you are worthy of being the one I have my eyes on. I knew you would agree."
If it were Lin Qingjun, with her disregard for the overall situation, she would probably rush into the corner alley immediately.
Humph, Lin Qingjun, she is indeed a vicious woman.
Lin Qingjun gritted her teeth secretly. She never thought that the person who ruined her plans would be Xiao Yuan. She never thought that Xiao Yuan would use the incident in Jiaozi Lane to gain Lin Zhi's trust again?
Humph, she was planning to expose this matter during the birthday party of the old lady of the Qi family. Now it seems that the plan may have to be brought forward.
Ji Chenchuan looked at Lin Qingjun's resentful expression, and his heart sank. Could it be that she was angry because Xiao Yuan hugged Lin Yingxue tightly? Did she really like him that much?
But what's so good about him? She's not as handsome as him, not as smart as him, and doesn't love her as much as he does. What can Xiao Yuan use to compare with him?
But he remembered what his grandmother said. She said that you don’t necessarily need a reason to like someone. If you like someone, you just like him/her, without any reason or logic.
Lin Qingjun is like this, and so is he.
"Second Miss Lin, don't be angry. It's your elder sister who is too scheming, that's why Xiao Yuan was fooled."
"One day, I believe Xiao Yuan..."
He really couldn't say what to say next.
"What?"
Lin Qingjun came back to her senses and looked at Ji Chenchuan. She saw that the unattainable figure who seemed like a banished immortal now looked like a wronged kitten.
Ji Chenchuan shook his head. "Nothing, Miss Lin, I know you. You actually don't like your elder sister. You should have discovered your elder sister's viciousness. That's why you always target your elder sister, right? It's not that you don't want to marry Xiao Yuan, you just don't want your elder sister to have an easy life, right?"
The first time she sent Lin Yingxue into the ancestral hall was because Xiao Yuan held Lin Yingxue's hand in front of her and she was jealous.
The second time, Lin Yingxue forcibly pulled Xiao Yuan over and forced Xiao Yuan to marry her. She was also unhappy. After all, even if she wanted to marry Xiao Yuan, she didn't need Lin Yingxue to mediate. So, she let Lin Yingxue get slapped by Lin Zhi, right?
Now, she heard with her own ears that Xiao Yuan hugged Lin Yingxue, so she became even more unhappy and her expression was so angry, right?
The reason why he was sure that Lin Qingjun still had Xiao Yuan in her heart was because she did not hand over the jade pendant of love that Xiao Yuan gave her that day. That day, she should not have handed over the broken brush, but the low-quality jade pendant worth one or two taels of silver.
Thinking of this, his mood became even worse. So, the fact that he was the only one injured was confirmed?
Lin Qingjun was a little confused, but she seemed to understand what Ji Chenchuan meant.
"Prince, you don't think that I like..."
But before Xiao Yuan could utter a single word, he heard the sound of someone leaving the next room.
Lin Qingjun wanted to stand up without thinking, but he stood up too fast and accidentally tripped over the table.
Lin Qingjun was startled. The sudden and unexpected event made her unable to react and she could only let her body fall straight to the side.
But the expected pain didn't come. Instead, her waist felt tight, and a large hand with distinct joints held her tightly. Then...
Bang bang.
“Hmm!”
“Hmm!”
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