The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 660 - 671: The Old Lady’s Series of Schemes

Chapter 660: Chapter 671: The Old Lady’s Series of Schemes

She was a beautiful maiden given to Lin Xingyi by Prince, and her hometown was near Qingshui Town, making them almost fellow villagers. Her family was too poor when she was a child, so she was sold. Being the most beautiful among her sisters, she did not wait long before she was passed from hand to hand until she ended up with Prince, and from there, she was given to Lin Xingyi.

After ten years of ups and downs, life in the Lin Residence was tough, but because she could speak the same dialect as Lin Xingyi, he showed her some favoritism, indeed treating her slightly better than the other concubines in the household.

Now, all she lacked was a child. With a child, she could have her own courtyard like the mother of the Second Miss, Concubine Kong, and be free to move about the inner quarters of the house, something she had dreamed of countless times.

Having just been beaten, she could only hope that the fierce Family Head Madam wouldn’t really sell her off.

After sending Concubine Qiu away, Madam Lin massaged her temples, and only then did the scared servant step forward to report.

"Madam, the Old Madam just left the residence with the two young misses and the young master."

"What?" Madam Lin staggered and felt an even stronger headache coming on.

When did this happen, and where did they go?

"I don’t know!" the servant confessed innocently.

"You don’t know?" Madam Lin touched her forehead, nearly collapsing, but her quick-acting maid was fast enough to support her in time.

"What use is there in keeping you if not to check on these things? Go and find out at once."

By the time Madam Lin got to the main gate, there was no one there.

Another gatekeeping servant quickly explained the situation to Madam Lin, and as clever as she was, she understood the whole scenario in a flash.

It seems the Old Madam had set a trap for her!

Just the day before, she had sent that wretched Concubine Qiu to speak with her, casually allowing her to bring soup to the master, and then, as if by logic, Concubine Qiu stayed in the study.

When she found out in the morning and flew into a rage, the Old Madam took the opportunity to flee with the young ones.

To offer incense?

Hah, in all the years the Old Madam had been in Beijing, she had never seen her offer incense or attend any religious ceremony.

She never believed in that stuff.

Madam Lin clenched the handkerchief in her hand, her heart settling on an understanding.

It must have been Lin Qianqing, that wretched girl, pestering the Old Madam to go out that led to this scheme.

Going to Sanqing Temple? She must have gone to Jinxiu City with Gu Youyou.

She had said it, hadn’t she? When Miss Du from the Jie Family opened her embroidery shop, she invited Gu Youyou. How could she not have invited that wretched girl?

Turns out they were waiting for her here.

Madam Lin turned her head and instructed, "Inform the Qiu officials to send several capable men to Jinxiu City to bring back both the cousins and the eldest miss."

...

Meanwhile, Lin Qianqing was in the carriage with Gu Youyou.

At first, when she saw Gu Youyou with such a large dog, she was frightened for quite a while.

But after seeing the affectionate interactions between Abao and Gu Youyou, she gradually calmed down and even curiously petted it a few times.

Abao was raised wonderfully by Yue Rujing, with fur beautiful and soft, even more comfortable to the touch than her own fox fur cloak—so much so that she could not help but become addicted to petting it.

By this time, she had already gotten cozy with Abao.

"How about it, my Abao is well-behaved, right? They just discriminate because he’s too big."

"Indeed, indeed, he’s just like my grandmother’s little cat, only a bit bigger."

The eldest miss was no longer afraid of Abao, but Xiang Chun, who had come with Gu Youyou, was still terrified, shrinking fearfully into a corner.