Chapter 120 - Chapter 120: 120. Abstaining from lust benefits physical health (part 2)

Chapter 120: 120. Abstaining from lust benefits physical health (part 2)

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Qin Yujin saw Nian Ruxue coming from the direction of Huguo Temple’s back mountain, and quickly walked over with Lin Xueqing, “Xuexue, did you see Su Liang?”

Nian Ruxue was neatly dressed with her usual complexion and smiled when she heard the words, “I was afraid of delaying you all, so I asked a servant to go back and find another carriage to pick me up. I was just enjoying the scenery in the back mountain alone, and I didn’t bump into Miss Su. What? Miss Su is missing?”

Lin Xueqing shook her head, “No. Su Liang has gone to the back mountain to enjoy the scenery and hasn’t gone anywhere else. Sister Qin, let’s go find her.”

Although Nian Ruxue’s words sounded quite normal, Lin Xueqing felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

I was actually looking for Yujin to go to the front hall to pray for my second brother,” said Nian Ruxue with a gentle smile.

“I’ll go find Liang, Xuexue, you should find a place to rest and wait for your carriage to pick you up,” said Qin Yujin before she headed towards the back mountain with Lin Xueqing.

Nian Ruxue knew early on that Qin Yujin liked Nian Jincheng, which was the main reason why Qin Yujin was always very nice to her.

She watched their figures heading towards the back mountain, turned around, and her smile disappeared instantly. Knowing that the lecherous Duanmu Ao was in the back mountain, she couldn’t be blamed for whatever happened.

As for Su Liang … Nian Ruxue’s cold smile flickered. Duanmu Ao had a grudge against the Su Family and was interested in Su Liang. How could a poor, low-born orphan like Su Liang, even if she was treated as a distinguished guest in Duke Qin’s Mansion, escape from Duanmu Ao’s clutches? The Qin Family had always been insightful and would not stand against the second prince for her sake.

With that thought, Nian Ruxue felt relieved and leisurely walked towards the front hall.

Before Qin Yujin and Lin Xueqing crossed the pine forest leading to the back mountain, they saw a beautiful figure appearing in their sight.

“Sister Sul”

“Liang! ”

Seeing Su Liang strolling leisurely towards them, the two hurriedly went to meet her, holding her on either side.

“You scared me to death. I’m so glad you’re okay,” Qin Yujin sighed with relief.

Lin Xueqing glanced behind Su Liang, “Let’s go back!”

Su Liang was puzzled, “What happened? What are you afraid of?”

As Qin Yujin led Su Liang back, she whispered, “We were just coming to find you when we heard someone say that the second prince is at the Huguo Temple today.”

“It’s really fortunate that Sister Su hasn’t met the second prince, otherwise who knows what he would do… He’s completely lawless, even daring to bully Sister Qin.” Lin Xueqing said earnestly.

Su Liang understood the situation.

Qin Yujin had been harassed by Duanmu Ao before and almost had an accident. Lin Bojun stepped in and saved her just in time.

At that time, Lin Bojun kicked Duanmu Ao. Consequently, Duanmu Ao held a grudge and sent people to harm Lin Shuzhi, Lin Xueqing, and chase after the Lin Boyan and Lin Bojun brothers.

Therefore, Duanmu Ao had a grudge against all three girls.

Su Liang laughed, “I didn’t meet the second prince, I only met the fourth Miss

Nian, and after exchanging greetings, she left.”

Lin Xueqing’s face was puzzled, “When did Sister Su meet the fourth Miss Nian?”

Su Liang said it was not long before.

Lin Xueqing looked at Qin Yujin with a confused expression, “Why did the fourth Miss Nian say that she didn’t see Sister Su in the back mountain?”

Qin Yujin frowned without speaking.

Su Liang shrugged, “Really? That’s strange, we even talked.”

Su Liang originally didn’t know that Qin Yujin and Lin Xueqing had just seen Nian Ruxue, but she specifically mentioned her just in case a situation like this would occur.

Back in the back mountain, Nian Ruxue was trapped by Duanmu Ao. After she saw Su Liang, her actions didn’t seem to hesitate to put Su Liang in trouble in order for her to escape. She was completely aware of what Su Liang might encounter after she left, but she didn’t care at all.

Su Liang knew that Qin Yujin liked Nian Jincheng, so she might be fond of Nian Ruxue by extension.

But having such a “friend” with a vicious heart is definitely not a good thing.

It’s impossible for Nian Ruxue to tell the truth to Qin Yujin, as it would expose her selfish deeds. It’s better to simply deny ever seeing Duanmu Ao, let alone meeting Su Liang, and claim complete ignorance of everything.

If it were another girl that Nian Ruxue tried to push into the fire pit instead of Su Liang today, what would happen in the end is hard to say.

Su Liang had known early on about Nian Ruxue hiring an assassin to kill Gu Ling, although she still couldn’t understand why to this day.

However, this doesn’t hinder her confirmation today that Gu Ling’s ex-fiancée is a ruthless and unscrupulous person.

“Sister Qin, you don’t suspect that Sister Su is lying, do you?” Lin Xueqing couldn’t help but ask, “That fourth Miss Nian is so strange. I always feel that she has hostility towards Sister Su. They have only just met today, maybe she’s jealous that Sister Su looks more beautiful than her.”

If Nian Ruxue really was a close friend of Qin Yujin, she would be angry to hear Lin Xueqing’s comment.

But at this moment, Qin Yujin suddenly remembered an old incident.

There was a Fifth Miss in the Nian Family named Nian Ruting, who looked even more beautiful than Nian Ruxue and was very introverted.

However, three years ago, Nian Ruting had a horse-riding accident, which not only crippled her leg but also disfigured her face. Later, she just disappeared and was said to have been sent to a country estate to recuperate.

After that incident, Qin Yujin’s mother had warned her to be careful when dealing with other families’ ladies. Be courteous on the surface, but be cautious when entrusting them with your heart.

At that time, Qin Yujin didn’t quite understand the implications of her mother’s words, but knowing that her mother would never spread rumors about others without evidence.

“Sister Qin?” Lin Xueqing saw Qin Yujin in a daze and gently pulled her, “What’s wrong?

Qin Yujin didn’t know why she suddenly thought of Nian Ruting, she shook her head, “I’m fine. Of course I believe that Liang wouldn’t lie. I don’t know why the fourth Miss Nian said she hadn’t seen Liang.”

Qin Yujin’s enthusiasm towards Nian Ruxue was only because of Nian Jincheng.

When she set aside her feelings for Nian Jincheng, her impression of Nian Ruxue was quite ordinary, neither good nor bad. It was far from how she felt about Su Liang and Lin Xueqing at first sight, as if they were destined to be great friends.

The three went to where Old Lady Xing was resting in the guesthouse, and a young monk brought in Huguo Temple’s famous vegetarian dishes.

Old Lady Xing looked at the three flowers in front of her, her mood was uplifted, and she immediately ordered her servants to find Xing Yusheng.

“He might have gone to enjoy the scenery, let’s not wait for him, let’s try the vegetarian dishes first,” Old Lady Xing smiled and served Lin Xueqing a dish.

Even Qin Yujin could see that Grandmother Xing had taken a liking to Lin Xueqing and had guessed it was for Xing Yusheng’s marriage. Naturally, she was delighted.

About a quarter of an hour later, Xing Yusheng came over. As soon as she entered, her gaze fell on Lin Xueqing, then shifted to Su Liang, and she smiled, “The second prince was playing alone in the back mountain and somehow lost consciousness. He has just been carried down from the mountain.” Grandmother Xing was startled, “You went to the back mountain? Xing Yusheng shook her head, “No, I heard it from someone else.”

“That’s good.” Grandmother Xing was afraid that Xing Yusheng would be implicated.

Both Qin Yujin and Lin Xueqing instinctively looked at Su Liang.

Su Liang chuckled lightly, “These vegetarian dishes are quite good. Can they be taken away?”

“If it’s not enough, I can have someone else bring another portion.” Xing Yusheng said.

Su Liang shook her head, “I’ve had enough, and I’ll take one back for Ning Jing to try. ”

Lin Xueqing grinned, looking as if she was thinking “my ship is sailing.” Xing Yusheng chuckled, “I’ll have someone prepare it.”

Nian Ruxue, who hadn’t yet left Huguo Temple because the carriage hadn’t arrived, saw with her own eyes Duanmu Ao being carried down the mountain, and almost couldn’t control her expression.

This outcome was completely different from her expectations.

She didn’t know how Su Liang had managed to escape and why Duanmu Ao had fainted. She just had an inexplicable feeling that Su Liang must be her nemesis. Ever since they met today, things had been going poorly!

In the afternoon, on the way down the mountain, the carriage was the same as when they came, with only Qin Yujin, Lin Xueqing, and Su Liang.

Qi Jun was driving the carriage as a temporary coachman specially invited by Qin Yujin. The reason was that Qi Jun was trustworthy, so they could talk without any concerns.

“Liang, tell the truth. You really didn’t see the second prince today?” Qin Yujin asked seriously.

Lin Xueqing’s eyes sparkled, “Su, did you hit the second prince?”

Qi Jun, who was driving the carriage, instantly understood the meaning of him being the coachman and listened with his ears pricked up.

“Since you both guessed it.” Su Liang was very composed, “It was me. When I saw the second prince and Nian Ruxue together, I wanted to avoid them, but Nian Ruxue suddenly called out to me.”

Qin Yujin’s face darkened!

“Nian Ruxue introduced me to the second prince, then ran away. The second prince had ill intentions towards me, and I just acted in self-defense. Don’t worry, he won’t die, and there won’t be any obvious injuries. I was very careful when I acted.” Su Liang said, assuring them Duanmu Ao would be more cautious from now on, which would be good for his health.

Although Qin Yujin and Lin Xueqing had already guessed it, they still looked at Su Liang with admiration when they heard such a calm explanation.

After all, they both despised Duanmu Ao and had been bullied and harmed by him before.

Qi Jun, who was driving the carriage, thought: Miss Su is indeed powerful! Unbelievable! Truly unbelievable!

After their admiration for Su Liang and the satisfaction of seeing Duanmu Ao being beaten subsided, Qin Yujin brought up Nian Ruxue again with a cold face: “I never thought she would be that kind of person. Everyone in the capital knows about the second prince’s character, but she pushed Liang into the fire to save herself. It’s simply…”

“Shameless!” Lin Xueqing said angrily, “This is too much! Su didn’t have any grudges with her. If she had encountered trouble and asked for Su’s help at that time, Su would have helped her for Qin’s sake. Why harm others like this? Even when we met, she still claimed not to have seen Su! She’s clearly up to no good!”

Qi Jun: Indeed! At first, the old lady even wanted to match her with his own master, but fortunately, she gave up!

Qin Yujin was even angrier at the thought, “I was really stupid to think the most beloved sister of General Nian would have a good character!”

“It’s not Qin’s fault. That Miss Nian is just too good at pretending. Even General Nian may have been deceived by her.” Lin Xueqing said seriously.

With a cold face, Qin Yujin suddenly slapped the side of the carriage, “How can Nian Jincheng not even recognize his own sister? I’m so disappointed!”

Seeing the usually dignified and elegant Lady Qin breaking her calm, Su Liang thought it was pretty cute.

Qin Yujin then said irritably, “I thought he was someone who had both wisdom and bravery, but he couldn’t even see the person next to him clearly. Since it was me who introduced Nian Ruxue today. if she had really harmed T.iang. I

would have been to blame!”

At this moment, Qin Yujin considered a terrible possibility: if it had not been Su Liang who went to the back mountain at that time, but Lin Xueqing, or even herself who had once escaped from Duanmu Ao’s hands, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

If Qin Yujin’s initial fondness for Nian Ruxue was due to Nian Jincheng, then at this moment, her disappointment and disgust for Nian Ruxue almost wiped out her love for Nian Jincheng.

Thinking of the warm and harmonious sibling relationship she had seen and heard between Nian Jincheng and Nian Ruxue, Qin Yujin found it difficult to treat the siblings separately.

Whether Nian Jincheng was just poor at sensing people, or he had another side that was unknown to others, in any case, Qin Yujin’s fantasy about him was shattered by Nian Ruxue’s actions today.

The carriage first took Lin Xueqing home.

As soon as she entered, she went to find Lin Shuzhi, wanting to share what happened today with him.

Lin Shuzhi sat quietly by the window, and as Lin Xueqing entered the courtyard, she said with a smile, “Father will never guess what happened to me today, and there’s good news! I think, maybe, probably, possibly, my second brother doesn’t have to be sad anymore!”

Although it was a bit unkind, Lin Xueqing thought it was best for Qin Yujin to give up on Nian Jincheng and marry her second brother. In terms of background, her second brother might not be as good as Nian Jincheng, but she, as a sister, was certainly much better than Nian Jincheng’s sister. She was very confident of this, and the advantage was entirely on her second brother’s side.

Lin Shuzhi looked through the window and saw his precious daughter so happy, but he sighed deeply.

The door opened, and Lin Boyan appeared in front of Lin Xueqing.

“Big brother, you’re here!” Lin Xueqing ran over, smiling, “Su sent some vegetarian dishes from Huguo Temple to Elder Brother Ning, but I forgot to bring some for Father and Big Brother. Let’s go there together another day!” Lin Boyan nodded, “Okay.”

“Father, Big Brother, what’s wrong?” Lin Xueqing finally noticed something was off about the atmosphere.

Lin Boyan rubbed his brow, his expression weary, “Today I met the fourth prince, and he is interested in engaging little sister as his imperial concubine. The imperial decree will arrive soon..”