Chapter 674 After my husband passed the imperial examination, I became his second wife (2)
"Miss, aren't the good deeds I usually do enough to show my compassion?" Lin Shichu asked back, "Do I have to help this scholar to show it? Speaking of which, Qingyu, you seem to care about this scholar in particular. How come you know him?"
Qingyu was already feeling guilty, and was even more shocked when she heard what Lin Shichu said. She quickly denied it, "No, no, I don't know this young master. I just feel sorry for him."
"That's good. You keep mentioning him and I have some misunderstandings." Lin Shichu said with a smile on his face.
Qingyu was afraid that Lin Shichu would really notice something strange, so she had to laugh dryly and change the subject, not daring to mention Fang Yu'an again for the time being.
Lin Shichu ordered the carriage to drive faster as she wanted to return home earlier.
This time she came out to the Dasheng Temple to worship Buddha, because Mrs. Lin fell ill not long ago. After she recovered from the illness, she went to the temple to burn incense and make amends on behalf of her mother.
Fang Yu'an bribed Qingyu and knew that she would pass this road today, so he carefully planned a good show here to win her favor.
Unfortunately, Lin Shichu was no longer the original owner. She never got off the carriage, nor did she feel sorry for him and support him, nor did she get to know him.
After Lin Shichu's carriage left, Fang Yu'an stared at it as it went further and further away, his face twisted with anger. All his efforts were in vain, and he even wasted several cents to hire the little beggar to act, but he didn't get to meet Lin Shichu as he wished. It was really a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken.
After Lin Shichu's carriage accelerated, Fang Yu'an was soon left behind. As long as she didn't accept the challenge, what could Fang Yu'an do to her? Qingyu failed to successfully trick Lin Shichu into getting off the carriage to find Fang Yu'an, so she was fidgeting, looking anxious and nervous, and her eyes kept looking back.
"Qingyu, you are so restless. Are you still thinking about what happened to that scholar? If you are really worried about him, why don't you get off the car and go back to find him?" Lin Shichu said this deliberately.
"No, no, I'm not thinking about that." Qingyu quickly denied.
Lin Shichu did not comment, and the carriage soon arrived at the door of Lin's house.
The Lin family was one of the richest families in the area. Lin's father was good at business and had accumulated a huge fortune. Unfortunately, he only had one daughter, Lin Shichu. However, he loved his wife deeply and did not want to take a concubine to hurt her feelings. So even though his wife was injured and could no longer give birth to children for him, he never complained. He just loved his wife and daughter even more, and even thought about finding a son-in-law for his daughter to continue the Lin family's incense.
If Fang Yu'an had not planned carefully, it is very likely that Lin's father would have found a son-in-law for the original owner to inherit the Lin family's property. It's a pity that the original owner met Fang Yu'an, who had bad intentions, and ruined himself and all his property in vain.
Lin Shichu returned home with a group of people. Lin's mother came out from the inner room soon. She touched Lin Shichu all over and asked with concern: "Chu'er, did you have any problems when you went to Dasheng Temple? You went out alone, and I was worried about you. If I wasn't sick and couldn't go out, I wouldn't let you go alone..."
Lin Shichu quickly held him and comforted him, "Don't worry, I'm fine, nothing happened. Dasheng Temple is a holy place for Buddhism, how could anything go wrong? Look, I'm back fine, right?"
"I'm glad you're okay." Lin's mother said happily, "I knew you were coming back today, so I asked the kitchen to make your favorite braised meatballs."
"Thank you, mother. Are you really well now? You must be careful and don't get sick again. Dad and I will be worried." Lin Shichu reminded her.
"Mom knows. Chu'er is really my sweet little cotton-padded jacket. Wait until your dad comes back..." Lin's mother chatted with Lin Shichu enthusiastically.
Lin Shichu and Lin's mother returned to the inner room, waved his hand to let the servants go out, and then lowered his voice to Lin's mother: "Mother, Qingyu has an affair. She betrayed my whereabouts to outsiders and helped others to deceive me. You should deal with her."
"What? Qingyu actually dared to betray you?!" When Lin's mother heard this, her gentle voice suddenly became sharp. She then grabbed her daughter's arm and looked her up and down. "Are you okay? Have you been harmed by her?"
"Of course not. I have seen through her, how could anything go wrong? Mother, you are too concerned." Lin Shichu said with a smile, "The most important thing now is to deal with Qingyu, the maid who betrayed me. She is too careless."
"Yes, yes, this bitch, how have we ever treated her unfairly? Since she came to our family, she has been fed and clothed better than girls from ordinary families, and she actually dared to betray you!" Mother Lin was so angry, "We dare not use such a maid in our family."
Lin's mother quickly ordered someone to give Qingyu a mute drug and then sold her out.
When Qingyu was dragged away, she was still in a daze, not knowing what was going on. She kept shouting that she was the eldest lady's maid, and who dared to do this to her? The eldest lady would definitely not let her go... and so on.
But no matter how much she pretends to be powerful, the fate of a servant who betrays her master is already determined. She will never be able to enjoy a peaceful old age like her original owner.
Lin Shichu didn't have to do anything herself to deal with the betraying girl. She didn't think that it was too cruel for Lin's mother to make her mute and sell her off.
Qingyu betrayed her master for her own selfish reasons and colluded with outsiders, causing her master's family to suffer a tragic end. However, she lived her whole life in peace by stepping on her master's corpse. You should know that the original owner had never done anything wrong to her, yet she could hurt others like this. The fate she ended up with in this life was just a tit-for-tat.
Qingyu disappeared after she followed the young lady back from the Dasheng Temple. The other maids and servants were very surprised, especially the other senior maid Qingxue, who even asked Lin Shichu.
"Miss, why is Qingyu missing? Didn't she come back with you?" Qingxue asked puzzledly. She and Qingyu lived and ate together and they had a very good relationship, but Qingxue didn't have as many little thoughts as Qingyu.
Lin Shichu smiled and said, "Qingyu, her brothers from her hometown came to find her and said they had collected enough money to redeem her, so they redeemed her. I can't be so cruel as to not let her go home and reunite with her parents and brothers, right?"
Like Qingxue, Qingyu was sold to the Lin family by her parents when she was seven or eight years old. Naturally, she remembered her parents and family. When Qingxue heard what Lin Shichu said, she immediately believed it and was very envious: "Qingyu's family treated her so well that they were able to redeem her..."
Lin Shichu smiled. When Qingyu's parents sold Qingyu, they signed a death contract. Moreover, her father was a gambler. How could a gambler save money to redeem his daughter? Impossible.
Qingxue envied Qingyu for a while, and then she felt a little depressed when she thought of her parents and family. Although her life in the Lin family was good, she was a slave and needed to serve others. How could she not want to go home and reunite with her parents and relatives? It was a pity that she probably wouldn't be as lucky as Qingyu to be redeemed and go home.
(End of this chapter)
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