Chapter 169: No Punishment for Aruo

"If she has the dignity to do that, she can just give me a broken teacup!" Liu Qingping's eyes widened. "How much is this thing worth? It's nothing compared to the money and person she asked you for."

"It's not worth much, but I can't lose face easily."

Qin Shaojing is the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion, and her status stands here.

She has to hold it.

She had been asking Lu Lingyun for things with empty words, relying on Qin's reputation, once or twice, but after so many times, she couldn't bring herself to do it. If outsiders knew about it, she would be laughed at.

But she didn't have anything else to exchange.

They would exchange some of the household items they brought with them, these little things that were priceless, said to be valuable, but in reality were worth nothing.

She wants both face and substance.

Liu Qingping understood, and she finally understood why she felt Qin Shaojing was weird.

Isn't this just being poor and ashamed? He pretends to be so noble, and really thinks he is a big shot!

"I think it would be better for her to ask you for money openly! She is poor, but she is so arrogant. It's really boring."

"After all, she is the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion. She has already lowered her head by opening her mouth and thinking of exchanging things. If we lose face for her again, it will be the end of her life!" Lu Lingyun smiled.

Liu Qingping curled her lips, her eyes lit up, and she said, "There's more! How can a young lady living here from a foreign country care about the concubine in your courtyard?"

"What she said just now showed that Aunt Du was very arrogant. She scolded other aunts just like you, big sister. It felt like she was speaking up for you, but what does it have to do with her!" Liu Qingping has also become more thoughtful. In the past, when she heard such words, she would definitely ask someone to be used as a gun and quickly scold the aunt, but now she would think.

What does this have to do with the person who is speaking?

"She just wants to see the excitement." Lu Lingyun said with a smile.

Qin Shaojing is such a person.

It makes her happy to see other people's backyards in a mess and that they are not living well. If they are living well, she will pick on them and tell them not to live well.

She is very scheming and good at talking. In one sentence, she can reveal three concubines and one Lu Lingyun, but none of them is herself.

All the words were spoken on behalf of Lu Lingyun, but this was just provocation!

Start to provoke Lu Lingyun and her concubine in the courtyard.

Whether Lu Lingyun gets angry or the aunt gets punished, it will all be fun to watch and it has nothing to do with her.

"Oh my god, how can there be such a person!" Liu Qingping frowned, "He is just afraid that the world will not be in chaos, he is simply a troublemaker!"

"There are so many people like this." Lu Lingjun continued to smile.

The most common troublemakers in the family are the older and younger sisters-in-law, the older and younger aunts, who are afraid that the homes of their nieces and nephews will not be clean.

Lu Lingyun accompanied Liu Qingping to review the lesson slowly. After an afternoon, Liu Qingping felt that she had made a lot of progress.

This backyard looks simple, but it has so many details!

Here.

In the small lotus courtyard.

After being scolded and punished, Du Ruo was copying books in the house.

The more she wrote, the more aggrieved she felt.

Just as night fell, Cheng Yunshuo came back.

When he saw her, all the grievances Du Ruo had felt throughout the day burst out.

"Master!"

In private, Cheng Yunshuo let Du Ruo call him that.

Not to mention, there is a lot of fun in it.

"What's wrong?"

Du Ruo turned her head away, "I knew I couldn't beat those women. I'm simple-minded, how can I compare with them!"

"Who bullied you?" Cheng Yunshuo suddenly felt a desire to protect.

He has always treated Du Ruo differently from other women.

There are many kinds of love among men, including admiration, impulsive love, pity, and momentary lust.

Among these, the most stable and long-lasting love for men is impulsive love, but the second is compassionate love.

The first is love, and the second is the fatherly love that arouses them.

In fact, in a more stable intimate relationship, the one that can arouse fatherly love in the husband will often be more stable and long-lasting.

Yes, Cheng Yunshuo’s love for Du Ruo is more like a father’s.

He always treated Du Ruo as his ignorant sister, protecting her and getting used to her. Even if she caused him trouble, it would not be a big deal as long as it could be solved. Moreover, he felt a sense of responsibility when she called him "Master" over and over again.

He always put Du Ruo in a position to be protected by him. When he first took her as a concubine, he was not sure how he should treat this little girl whom he always protected.

Just try your best to avoid her.

Du Ruo pestered him that night, talked things out, and acted as if she wanted him to protect her. There was no place for him to hide.

He has to protect Du Ruo.

In the entire mansion, he is the only one who can protect her.

"Today, the young lady called us to her courtyard, and on the way, we met your cousin, Miss Qin, who ridiculed me for a while." Du Ruo avoided the main point and did not mention the trouble she had caused, but emphasized the injustice she had suffered.

"Master, you know me well. I have never been scheming. How could I understand what they said? When I arrived at the young lady's courtyard, she asked me to come back and copy the house rules. When I was at home, no one cared about me so much..."

As he spoke, Du Ruo took out the house rules that he had copied all afternoon.

When Cheng Yunshuo saw this, he tore up the house rules she had copied.

"Master..."

"You don't have to copy the family rules anymore." After Cheng Yunshuo finished tearing it, he called Xiaoqin over and said, "Go and tell the young lady not to let Aruo copy the family rules anymore! She made a huge mistake, I will punish her!"

Xiaoqin: "...Yes."

"Master!" Du Ruo's eyes lit up when she heard Cheng Yunshuo's words. She threw herself into Cheng Yunshuo's arms and said, "Aruo, you know that you are the best to Aruo in the world. I am willing to be your concubine!"

Lu Lingyun heard Xiaoqin's reply in the yard and rolled her eyes.

After tonight, Du Ruo's status in the mansion has risen a lot.

Almost everyone in the mansion knows about it.

For Du Ruo's sake, Cheng Yunshuo asked Lu Lingjun not to control or punish her.

In a blink of an eye, it was the Dragon Boat Festival.

Cheng Yunshuo also had a day off today, and he went to the temple fair with everyone else.

He and Du Ruo had been getting along very well these past few days, and now that they had had some rest, they could go out together during the day. After the temple meeting, Du Ruo took his arm, and they separated from the others and walked ahead alone.

Qiu Ling and Ling Long, who were following Lu Lingyun, rolled their eyes in their hearts.

"Lingjun, you guys go to the temple to draw lots first. I'll take A'ruo for a walk first." He looked at Du'ruo lovingly.

"Yeah." Lu Lingjun responded in a neutral tone.

Watching the two people walk away, Qiu Ling and Ling Long were extremely speechless.

Hurry up, it's annoying just looking at it.

"Young Madam, let's have a good time at the temple fair!"

"Without them, we have more fun shopping."

Qiu Lingling and Linglong followed Lu Lingyun and Liu Qingping on their left and right.

"Yes, let's go shopping!"