Chapter 276 Qin Shaojing's Anxiety
Cheng Qi persuaded Lu Lingyun, saying that he would pick them up in the evening after finishing his work during the day. As the two chatted, Lu Lingyun agreed.
It just so happened that she wanted to see when Master Miaoyin would stop pretending.
From the next day, she took Tong Nanying and Tong Nanxia to the temple.
What surprised her was that Nun Miaoyin seemed to be quite capable. In addition to her magic pills, her fortune-telling was quite effective, which made the noble ladies in the capital more and more convinced of her.
Every day a group of noble ladies came to listen to the teachings and seek answers, which led to Qin Shaojing being pushed to the position of a saint, with a group of people following her everywhere.
Among them, there are many male guests.
The prominent nobles in the capital city highly praised her.
Lu Lingyun also saw the young master of Duke Liu's mansion, who asked everywhere where Qin Shaojing was.
Lu Lingyun watched all this without interfering with her affairs. She just took the two sisters from the Tong family to a relatively quiet courtyard in the temple to appreciate the flowers and rest.
"Cousin, your aunt seems to be extraordinary." Tong Nanyi asked.
"She is the eldest daughter of Duke Qin's mansion, so she is extraordinary."
Tong Nanxia asked at this time, "Miss Qin is the daughter of the Duke's Mansion, so why doesn't she live in the Duke's Mansion?"
As soon as she opened her mouth, Tong Nanyi responded, "Is this a place for you to ask questions?"
Tong Nanxia: “…”
Tong Nanxia was silent after being scolded. At this time, a handsome male voice came from outside the garden, "Miss Tong San is really as domineering and arrogant as ever. She treats her own sister as rudely and cruelly as an inferior."
When Tong Nanyi raised her head, she saw the eldest son of Duke Zhao coming over with his servant.
"You!" Tong Nanyi wanted to lose his temper and asked what it had to do with him, but his hand was held by Lu Lingyun.
"Master Zhao."
Zhao Yanshu glanced at Lu Lingyun and said, "Mrs. Cheng, it seems that you are just so-so. You always let your sister bully others. I'm afraid you were just fooling me when you said you would discipline her when you got home."
"Sir, my cousin and third sister are very good to me, please don't say that to them." Tong Nanxia quickly stood up and defended herself hastily.
Zhao Yanshu felt distressed when he heard her words. The more he looked at Tong Nanxia, the more pitiful and weak she seemed to him.
He had inquired about it after he went back last time. He knew that Lu Lingyun's cousin was from the Jiangnan Tong family who had just moved to Beijing. This fourth Miss Tong was the concubine's daughter of the eldest wife, and her elder sister was the legitimate daughter of the family.
With just these two pieces of information, he could already imagine how pitiful Tong Nanxia was bullied by her elder sister at home since she was a child.
"Miss Tong Si, you don't need to speak well of them anymore. I have only seen you twice, and you were bullied each time. When I didn't see you, I don't know how they would treat you."
Tong Nanyi's teeth itched when she heard this. "Why should we say that Nanxia has nothing to do with you?"
"Nan Yi." Lu Lingyun interrupted her hurriedly.
Zhao Yanshu on the other side sneered, "You guys admitted it after all."
"So what if I admit it? Tong Nanxia is a bitch! She deserves to be..."
"Nan Yi!" Lu Lingyun shouted in a stern voice and gave a look to her maid, who immediately covered Tong Nan Yi's mouth.
"My sister is tired today and has behaved rudely. I will take her to rest first."
After Lu Lingyun finished speaking, he forcibly pulled Tong Nanyi into the house.
Tong Nanxia wanted to follow, but Zhao Yanshu said, "Fourth Miss, don't go, or you'll get scolded again."
"No..."
"Nanxia, you take a rest outside." Lu Lingjun spoke, glanced at her, and took Tong Nanyi into the house first.
Seeing them both go in, Tong Nanxia's eyes became lonely.
"Fourth Miss, your sisters are so kind to you, and you still care about them. You are really the kindest woman I have ever met."
Tong Nanxia raised her little white rabbit eyes and said, "Mr. Zhao, you really misunderstood. My third sister is a good person. She has never had any bad intentions."
The more Zhao Yanshu looked at Tong Nanxia, the more distressed he felt. How could there be such a pure and kind woman in this world?
Like a fragile little white flower, one can't help but want to protect her.
"Miss Fourth, the flowers outside are in full bloom, why don't we go take a look together?"
He fixed his eyes on Tong Nanxia, causing her to take several steps back. "No, I should go back now."
At this time, a clear female voice rang out, "Master Zhao? You are here."
Qin Shaojing came over holding a piece of blessing paper folded into a triangle, "Master Miaoyin has already blessed you with good fortune."
"Thank you, Miss Qin." Zhao Yanshu smiled politely at her and took the blessing paper.
"By the way, the flowers outside are in full bloom, why don't we go for a walk together?"
"That's right. I'm inviting Miss Four to go with us. How about we go together?"
At this time, Qin Shaojing noticed Tong Nanxia in the courtyard, "Why are you here alone?"
Tong Nanxia timidly glanced at the noble and confident Qin Shaojing, "My third sister and cousin are both in the room."
"I just heard her third sister scolding her. Madam Cheng should be reprimanding the third young lady now. The fourth young lady is really innocent. I want to invite her to go out and relax." Zhao Yanshu's eyes were almost glued to Tong Nanxia.
Qin Shaojing saw this scene, and a deep meaning flashed across her eyes. She looked at the girl who was hanging her head like a little white rabbit, and a smile spread across her face. "Fourth sister, you are my sister-in-law's cousin, so you are my cousin. You come to my place, so I should treat you well. Let's go and relax together."
As he spoke, Qin Shaojing took Tong Nanxia's arm and pulled her out.
"Ms. Qin, I haven't told my cousin yet..."
"I'll tell my sister-in-law." Qin Shaojing half-pulled and half-pushed her out.
Along the way, flowers were in full bloom.
"Mr. Zhao, how is your mother?"
"Very well, she is fine now. I have to thank Miss Qin. It was Miss Qin who recommended Master Miaoyin to pray for my mother, so that she could recover so quickly."
"Mr. Zhao, you are too polite. I just hope the Duke's wife is well." Qin Shaojing chatted and laughed with Zhao Yanshu all the way, trying to find topics to talk about.
Tong Nanxia was pulled to her right side and kept her head down the whole time.
Even though she had no sense of existence, Zhao Yanshu turned the conversation to her, "By the way, didn't the fourth young lady go to Master Miaoyin to pray for blessings and fortune-telling?"
"No." Tong Nanxia shook her head, "My cousin just brought me here to sit with her."
"Master Miaoyin is very spiritual, especially in predicting marriages. Why don't I take you to see her?" Zhao Yanshu circled around Tong Nanxia, wishing he could get close to her right away.
When Qin Shaojing saw this, a dark color appeared in his eyes.
Today, Master Miaoyin told her that she had to go to the next temple and could not stay in the capital forever. Although she didn't know why she was in a hurry to leave, she really had to seize the time.
During this time, she got to know many noble young men, including the young masters of Duke Zhao's Mansion and Duke Liu's Mansion. The one who made her most satisfied was Zhao Yanshu.