However, after encountering Lan Linxue this time, she truly realized that there are indeed people more capable than oneself! This纨绔 (wán kù, a spoiled and dissolute young master) prince is truly clever. After several incidents, his cunning is unmatched. Moreover, his schemes have never failed him.
She now completely understood why Lan Linxue, without the support of a powerful matriarchal clan, had been able to survive in such a treacherous place as the palace until today.
"Kou'er, Kou'er?"
Lan Linxue stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Qin Kou'er. "What? Are you stunned by my intelligence? Don't be too impressed. Sooner or later, I'll be yours inside and out, top and bottom! If you don't believe me, touch me!"
As she spoke, Lan Linxue shamelessly pulled Qin Kou'er's hand over and placed it on her chest.
Qin Kou'er immediately spat at him shyly, pulling her hand back tightly. "Shameless! Who needs you?! All you ever do is cause me trouble!"
Lan Linxue immediately leaned close to Qin Kou'er's ear and whispered, "Isn't having a son a good thing?"
Qin Kou'er didn't say anything this time, but simply nudged Lan Linxue with her elbow.
Just as the two were fiddling around, a particularly cute little monk, about three or four years old, wobbled over.
Upon reaching the two, he first bowed in greeting, then raised his head, staring with his big, round eyes, and said in a cute, childlike voice, "Esteemed benefactors, have you come to draw lots? The master has prepared some tea for you in the main hall. Please come in!"
Qin Kou'er found the little monk particularly adorable, and couldn't help but smile as she bent down and asked him with a beaming smile, "How did you know I came to draw a fortune stick?"
The little monk glanced at Qin Kou'er, then at Lan Linxue, blinked his big eyes, and bit his finger, saying, "A man and a woman are both here to pray for the top scholar title! Aren't you two? No way. Master said that as long as it's a man and a woman, they're both here to pray for the top scholar title! If you go to the main hall, he'll give me candy!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Kou'er immediately laughed and glanced back at Lan Linxue, who also smiled and said, "This is a black temple!"
Qin Kou'er continued to ask the little monk, "Little Master, do you know what we're going to do in the main hall?"
"Drawing lots, giving alms!"
The little monk answered crisply this time, then narrowed his big eyes, smiled like a flower, and waved to Qin Kou'er. Qin Kou'er bent down even lower and offered her ear to the little monk.
The little monk whispered in Qin Kou'er's ear, "Sister, let me tell you, when you draw lots later, you should draw the one with the red mark on its head. That's the best lot!"
Lan Linxue burst out laughing from behind.
Qin Kou'er grew increasingly fond of the little monk, nodding and smiling as she said, "Don't worry, I'll go draw the fortune stick in a bit. But, you're so cute, why does your master still make you come out and pull the guests inside?"
The little monk immediately shook his head and said proudly, "Master said I'm cute and well-behaved. If any benefactor sees me, they'll like me and throw silver into the main hall! Then we'll have money to buy me sweet cakes!"
Qin Kou'er laughed heartily, then reached out and picked up the little monk, giving him a big kiss on the cheek. "Such a good little monk! How about this, I'll give you some money now, and you can secretly take it and go out to buy some sweet cakes whenever you want, okay?"
Upon hearing that there was money to buy sweet cakes, the little monk immediately nodded, then stuck out his little finger and whispered, "Sister, don't tell Master, or he'll spank you!"
Qin Kou'er nodded vigorously, then smiled and took out a silver ingot from her bosom, carefully placing it in the little monk's two small hands.
The little monk had never seen such a large coin before. He couldn't hold it in both of his little hands, so he bounced it up and down, and finally pouted, looking a little unhappy and disappointed.
Qin Kou'er, seeing this, immediately asked, "What's wrong? Why are you still unhappy? Isn't there enough money?"
The little monk looked up at Qin Kou'er, a little troubled, and said, "Sister, how much is this? I've never seen such a big bill before! Will people sell me sweet cakes when we go out?"
Lan Linxue immediately put her hands on her hips and burst into laughter, then walked over and patted the little monk's bald head. "Hey little monk, don't you think this money is a bit impractical?"
The young monk immediately nodded to Lan Linxue as if he had found a kindred spirit.
Lan Linxue gave Qin Kou'er a strange look, then turned back to Shuanghua and waved. Shuanghua helplessly took out a few copper coins from her purse and handed them to Lan Linxue.
The little monk's eyes lit up the moment he saw his companion.
Lan Linxue squatted down in front of the little monk with a copper coin in her hand. "Come on, let's trade this. How about it? This can buy a lot of sweet cakes!"
The little monk looked up at Qin Kou'er with some difficulty: "Isn't it a bit inappropriate to exchange the things my sister gave me?"
Qin Kou'er shook her head helplessly, and said softly to the little monk with a smile, "This thing is yours now, you can do with it as you please!"
Upon hearing Qin Kou'er's words, the little monk quickly tossed the silver into Lan Linxue's hand, then carefully picked up the copper coin and held it in his hand, his expression as joyful as if he had found a treasure.
Then, with a bright and cheerful smile, he looked at Lan Linxue and said, "Thank you, brother!"
Lan Linxue waved her hand dismissively, like a weasel that had just stolen a hen, "Don't be shy! Remember to come and exchange with your brother next time you need something like this!"
"Okay!"
With that, the little monk bowed deeply to the two of them again, then turned and ran off, swinging his little legs. Clearly, the sweet cake at the temple gate was what he was more concerned about.
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