Chapter 168 Because She Wants to Respect

Lu Lingyun and Liu Qingping sat in the courtyard waiting.

"Why hasn't anyone arrived yet?"

As she was speaking, she heard a clear and noble voice.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here."

Qin Shaojing led a group of people and walked in first, followed by her three concubines, Qiu Ling, Ling Long and Du Ruo.

Du Ruo half lowered her head, with a hint of dissatisfaction on her pretty face.

You can tell at a glance that he was just angry.

"Shao Jing, you're here." Lu Lingjun smiled at Qin Shaojing.

"Sister-in-law invited me, so of course I came." Qin Shaojing simply greeted her and sat down. "Whose lady is this next to you?"

She saw Liu Qingping.

"This is my cousin from my mother's side, Qingping." Lu Lingjun introduced the two people, "Qingping, this is Shaojing, Yun Shuo's cousin, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Qin's mansion."

Liu Qingping looked curiously at Qin Shaojing, who was dressed elegantly and stylishly, and took the initiative to greet her, "Miss Qin, my name is Liu Qingping."

"Another young lady has entered the mansion?" Qin Shaojing raised his voice, obviously with a different meaning.

Lu Lingyun quickly explained, "My cousin has been engaged. She came to the mansion to learn some etiquette. She will be married next month."

She said this to tell Qin Shaojing that Liu Qingping was different from Du Ruo.

Her cousin is from a respectable family and has even been engaged.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Qin Shaojing immediately put away his frivolous attitude and said, "It turns out that the Liu family's sister has been engaged. Which family is she engaged to?"

"The only son of Zhang Shuzheng of Guanglu Temple." Lu Lingyun said with a smile.

Hearing that it was a sixth-rank official in Beijing, Qin Shaojing's beautiful eyes turned a big circle, and she put on a perfunctory smile, "Congratulations, sister Liu."

"Thank you, Miss Qin." Liu Qingping felt Qin Shaojing's perfunctory attitude and frowned slightly.

Qin Shaojing continued, "Oh, by the way, sister-in-law, you told me today about the temple fair on May 5th. I was just about to tell you that I had an appointment with Tong Hua that day, and I would go to the temple fair with her, so I would not go with you guys."

"Okay." Lu Lingyun nodded with a smile, "But it's just a small matter. You can just send someone to tell them. There's no need to come all the way here."

"Sister-in-law kindly invited me to the temple fair, but I sent a servant to say something that inevitably made people say I was disrespectful," Qin Shaojing looked at Lu Lingyun, and then his eyes fell on the three concubines standing beside him. "I returned to the Marquis' Mansion today, and encountered something new. There are new people. If I hadn't come back, I wouldn't have known that there were new concubines in the mansion."

She emphasized the word "new concubine" and Du Ruo pricked her ears to listen.

Thinking back to when they first met, she told Qin Shaojing that she was his aunt, and now she really has become his aunt.

It is really embarrassing to have these two words applied to oneself.

"It's just taking a concubine. It's not a big deal." Lu Lingjun said from the side.

"How can this not be considered a big deal? If it was just an ordinary concubine, it would be fine, but Miss Du Ruo is not an ordinary concubine." Qin Shaojing said sarcastically, "I was just watching from outside, and Aunt Du was really quite impressive, scolding the two aunts who came in first. From a distance, I thought it was you, sister-in-law!"

This is extremely provocative.

Du Ruo heard it all, and she quickly explained, "I, I didn't."

"What's going on?" Lu Lingyun looked at them.

Du Ruo clenched his fists and said, "I just saw the two aunts and said hello to them..."

When Qiu Ling and Ling Long heard this, they all turned their heads away, as if they didn't want to pay any attention to Du Ruo.

Lu Lingyun looked at Du Ruo, who was angry and aggrieved, and seemed to be a little afraid of being punished, and said, "Auntie Du, you should stay here alone later."

"yes."

It’s over, it’s over. You’re bound to be punished.

Du Ruo said reluctantly.

Seeing that Du Ruo was going to be punished, Qin Shaojing smiled immediately, with a wicked look in her eyes, "Sister-in-law, you are so busy, I won't stay any longer. Today, in addition to telling you about the temple meeting, I also want to tell you that the East Courtyard where I live is big, and the few people you gave me are not enough, and I want to add some more people."

"Okay." Lu Lingyun nodded.

"But with so many people, won't the expenses be higher too?" Qin Shaojing asked considerately.

Lu Lingyun smiled and said, "It's okay."

He originally came to your house to ask for money and people.

Seeing that Lu Lingyun had agreed, Qin Shaojing asked the maid to bring a small box, "I use my sister-in-law's food and lodging. My sister-in-law loves me, and Shaojing can't eat and drink for free. This Jianjie is a black-glazed porcelain from the Han kiln. There is no other one in the world. I'm giving it to my sister-in-law for tea."

What Qin Shaojing meant was that she didn't take anything for free.

After all, she is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Qin's mansion, and she has to maintain her dignity wherever she goes.

She could get 500 taels of silver by pawning this Jianluo at half price.

Lu Lingyun looked at the old black-glazed porcelain Jian 織 that was sent to him. It was very valuable and he knew at a glance that it was brought out from the Duke's Mansion.

She smiled and said, "You can't eat my food or use my things. We are all family. My mother-in-law told me to treat you well. This is your home."

"Then you have to accept it, sister-in-law. This is the friendship between us!"

After hearing this, Lu Lingyun said nothing more. He smiled and accepted the small Jianjie, and told Qin Shaojing to send someone to tell him if he had any problems in the future, and he didn't need to come in person.

Qin Shaojing was satisfied and went back with his people.

When she left, she glanced at Du Ruo, her eyes full of arrogance.

After Qin Shaojing left, Qiu Ling and Linglong also left. Lu Lingyun called them over just to talk to them about the Dragon Boat Festival temple fair, nothing else.

Du Ruo was the last one left. She carefully asked Liu Qingping why she had caused trouble today. In front of Liu Qingping, she scolded her, asked her to go back and copy the family rules, and then let her go.

After the group of women dispersed, Liu Qingping, who was sitting nearby, seemed to be thinking about something.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking about those people and those things just now." Liu Qingping said seriously, "As for Du Ruo, I understand her. She is a good person. She always feels that others bully her and wants everyone to get used to her. Now that she is a concubine, she also wants others to look up to her and be more special than others, so she always stirs up trouble."

Lu Lingyun nodded.

"I understand the two concubines. They came into the mansion first, so they don't want to be inferior to them. That's why the three of them quarreled."

Lu Lingyun was even more satisfied. The time he spent with her was not in vain. He learned how to judge people and things.

"But I don't understand Miss Qin."

"Why don't you understand?"

"I think she's weird." Liu Qingping frowned, feeling uncomfortable when she thought of Qin Shaojing's arrogant tone and demeanor just now. "She's the eldest daughter of the Qin family, with such a noble status, and she's also your mother-in-law's niece. Normally, she should be able to get money and people if she wants them, just by opening her mouth. What's the point of sending her a teacup? It's not worth the money!"

Lu Lingyun listened to her and smiled faintly, "Because she wants to save face."