Xiaoqing: ? ? ?

Sister, do you have to be so dramatic? Listen to what you're saying.

Xiaoqing frowned. She wasn't a three-and-a-half-year-old child anymore. How could she ask such a question to a man outside the family?

To be honest, she's pretty ugly. How can someone who looks like that even ask others about her appearance?

"Brother Xiaoqing, say something!" Chen Ting said with a hint of smugness.

Although Lin Shuyun is good-looking, she is not bad-looking either.

Qin, in his sarcastic tone, asked, "Brother Xiaoqing, do I look good in this outfit? Do you like it?"

After saying that, he even spun around in the same spot.

Chen Ting's face turned red with anger as she glared at Qin Niangzi, "What are you doing?"

"What did I do? I didn't do anything!"

Qin crossed his arms and perfectly mimicked an innocent expression.

"You're deliberately targeting me. What did I do to deserve such hostility?" Chen Ting angrily ran back to her room.

These people are really annoying.

"Auntie, you're amazing." Lin Shuyun gave a thumbs up.

Qin Niangzi touched the hairpin in her hair and smiled. If she were a truly kind-hearted girl, she wouldn't be sarcastic. She would be overjoyed.

But Chen Ting is a troublemaker and a real pain in the neck; it's best to nip it in the bud.

Chen Jingfeng and the old housekeeper blushed deeply, feeling utterly ashamed.

"I'm sorry." Chen Jingfeng said and then chased after Chen Ting.

Guan Suyi said, "Yunyun, you guys go and wander around. I'll stay in my room. I don't like crowds."

"Has Sister Guan ever been to Fancheng?"

Lin Shuyun wrapped her arms around Guan Suyi's arms.

She keeps calling me "Great Beauty," which was fine before she was disguised, but now that she is, it's not good. She feels uncomfortable calling me "Mother," so she simply calls me "Sister Guan," which is both affectionate and makes her look younger.

"No." Hearing her call her "sister," Guan Suying's smile widened, and she looked at Jiang Changtian with a hint of smugness in her eyes.

Jiang Changtian: ...

Can this relationship be interpreted like that? Yunyun calls his mother "sister," but what does he call Yunyun?

"Then come with us! Who doesn't like a lively atmosphere? You didn't like it before because I wasn't here. Now that I'm here, you'll definitely like it."

Qin Niangzi pouted, "As expected, women are always biased towards outsiders. You'll definitely like me now that I'm here~"

The second half of the sentence was deliberately drawn out.

Lin Shuyun smiled, then turned and whispered to Qin Niangzi, "Alright, Aunt, I like having you here too. You're my own aunt, we're family. That's my future mother-in-law, and there's a man in between. So who do you think is closer?"

Qin Niangzi finally felt much better and gave Guan Suyi a smug look.

Xiaoqing listened intently from the side, her expression one of utter disdain—how childish!

Jiang Changtian also heard: ...

Is this a scene of vying for favor? So what is he?

However, Yunyun is truly a master of balancing things; his mother and Aunt Qin were laughing so hard their eyes were almost closed.

None of them had ever been to Fancheng before, especially Lin Shuyun, who found everything new and interesting and wanted to try all the delicious food.

After the trip, I was so full I could barely walk, so I found a place to sit down and rest.

Lin Shuyun felt even more full after sitting down and decided to get up and walk around. Jiang Changtian hurriedly followed her.

The two were chatting casually as they walked when they suddenly seemed to see a familiar figure enter an alley.

Are you sure you have all of that batch of goods in your possession?

The wealthy young master, Brother Yu, whom we met at the inn earlier, asked in a low voice.

"Here it is. Our young master intends to donate all the grain to the charitable organization." Butler Yu looked around warily.

“Yu Mingzhi is such a fool. All that grain and that charitable hall is a waste to feed those lowly people. It would be so much better to exchange it for silver.”

"Go back first. We'll switch the grain today. Yu Mingzhi won't suspect us; he'll just cause trouble for others."

The two only briefly touched heads before quickly parting ways after exchanging a few words.

Lin Shuyun and Jiang Changtian, who were eavesdropping from the shadows, exchanged a glance.

"Husband, are you going to get involved in this mess?" Lin Shuyun asked after the person had walked away.

Jiang Changtian's expression was heavy. "Judging from their conversation, Yu Mingzhi knew it was about the children taken in by Yitang. I can't pretend I didn't hear it."

His duty is to protect his country. How can people be so wicked as to steal the food that could save the children's lives?

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to kill him," Jiang Changtian said, turning to chase after the man.

Lin Shuyun: ...

They grabbed the man and said, "Young general, how can you kill someone over a mere disagreement? The world is so beautiful, yet you are so irritable. This is not good, not good."

"Then what do you say? I'll listen to you." Jiang Changtian calmed down and looked at Lin Shuyun.

He acted impulsively just now; why did he immediately think of killing someone?

"Learn from me, I'll teach you once for free since you're my man."

Lin Shuyun told Guan Suyi and Qin Niangzi, then took Jiang Changtian and ran away first.

"Hi, Mr. Yu."

Yu Mingzhi had just come out of the righteous hall when he unexpectedly ran into them again, and he smiled brightly.

"It's Young Master Jiang and Madam Jiang. What a coincidence to run into them here again."

Lin Shuyun looked left and right, and Jiang Changtian sneakily pulled her aside, lowering his voice.

"Unfortunately, we came here specifically to find you. We'll sell you some insider information for a flat price of five hundred taels."

Yu Mingzhi: ? ? ?

Lin Shuyun said, "We just heard that someone is planning to steal the grain you donated to Yitang. If you want to know the details, pay up. If you don't believe us, just pretend we didn't say anything."

Buddha guides those with affinity; let's first see if Yu Mingzhi has that affinity.

Upon hearing this, Yu Mingzhi frowned, looked at Jiang Changtian and Lin Shuyun for a while, and then took off a crystal-clear jade pendant from his waist.

“I don’t have that much money on me, but this jade pendant of mine is worth five hundred taels.”

Lin Shuyun looked at him in surprise, "You believe us so easily? Aren't you afraid we're scammers?"

Is this person a bit naive and innocent?

Yu Mingzhi laughed upon hearing this, "You dare to lie to me? I'll make sure you never leave Fancheng, you believe me?"

"I believe you. Remember to exchange it for silver notes for me. I don't like the jade pendant." Lin Shuyun said as she took the jade pendant.

Then he said, "Your steward and your brother Yu have gotten together and are planning to switch the grain you donated to the charitable organization, and then watch you fight like dogs with others."

Yu Mingzhi corrected, "That's called collusion."

Lin Shuyun said, "That's about right. Don't worry about it. Remember to use the silver notes to redeem your jade pendant."

"I understand, thank you." Yu Mingzhi frowned and left.

He could ignore others, but he never doubted Brother Yu and his steward.

But strangers wouldn't lie to him about something like this. If it's false, he'll keep his word and make sure these people don't leave Fancheng.

After everyone left, Lin Shuyun took out the jade pendant, held it up to the sunlight, and examined it. It seemed to be something that symbolized her status.

Tsk tsk, why make such an inconvenient thing? What if it gets lost and someone else finds it?

Or they could use the jade pendant to frame someone, wouldn't that be a sure way to harm them?

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