After Lin Qing finished fiddling with the spices, he quickly drank a bowl of white porridge and climbed into bed to sleep.

She knew that Lin Qingyao and her daughter would not behave themselves after learning about the Third Prince's success. Lin Qing had also stayed up all night to develop a spice suitable for Ye Tingxuan, so she didn't have the energy to accompany the mother and daughter.

As expected, as soon as the sun rose, Lin Qingyao and her daughter dressed up beautifully and went out, preparing to have breakfast at Qiujiang Banquet, and to go out to find out the news about the third prince.

As soon as Lin Qingyao and Shen entered the Qiujiang Banquet and sat down, they heard people at the next table discussing the Third Prince's grain donation.

"If you ask me, the Third Prince is far-sighted. He started setting up porridge stalls and distributing porridge as early as when disaster victims began to arrive in Kyoto."

"Yes, the Third Prince even purchased such a large amount of food in advance. He is really preparing for a rainy day!"

"The emperor has so many princes, but only the third prince is so dedicated to the people. We in Daliang are so blessed to have such a kind and loving prince like the third prince!"

"It seems the disaster is very serious this year. I heard that there was a snowstorm in the north some time ago, and many people died of starvation and freezing!"

"Where do you think these disaster victims come from? Are they from the North?"

"Oh, this is not something we should worry about. Once the emperor finds out the situation, he will post a notice."

"Fortunately, we have His Royal Highness the Third Prince. Otherwise, with so many refugees entering the city, they might have brought a plague. Remember the plague that was brought by refugees entering Kyoto a few years ago? Many people died!"

"Really? How come I haven't heard of this?"

"You are too young, young man. Go back and ask your grandfather and you will know. It was the Third Prince who saved us!"

"The position of Crown Prince in our dynasty has been vacant for a long time. What do you think of the Third Prince..."

The person who said this was a young man, but before he could finish his words, his tablemate immediately covered his mouth with his hand.

"You don't want your head anymore? How dare you discuss the issue of appointing a crown prince in public! If someone with ulterior motives hears this, not only will your ten heads be chopped off, but the Third Prince might even be implicated!"

The young man fell silent immediately after hearing this. The people at the same table also stopped talking, picked up their bowls and chopsticks and started eating in silence.

Lin Qingyao and Shen listened to the people praising the Third Prince with pride on their faces, as if they were being praised.

Shen excitedly used a round fan to shield her face and came close to Lin Qingyao, whispering, "Yao'er! You are so blessed!"

Lin Qingyao wiped her mouth gently with a handkerchief and said, "Let's go, mother. Let's go to the Golden Silk Embroidery Workshop."

Shen wanted to go as well. She also wanted to order two new clothes so that she could wear them when the palace sent someone to announce the decree to grant her Yao'er marriage. However, she was already short of money because of that batch of grain. The Jinsi Embroidery Workshop was different from other jewelry stores. They always did business on credit.

After looking around, Shen used her round fan to cover her face and leaned close to Lin Qingyao's ear, lowering her voice and saying, "Yao'er, have you forgotten our current situation?"

Lin Qingyao frowned after hearing this, and whispered with her handkerchief covering her mouth, "Mother, didn't Manager Zhang help us get back the deposit for the 100,000 dan of grain we ordered earlier?"

Shen shook her head helplessly, then looked around vigilantly and said, "Yao'er, let's go back to the carriage first. It's not convenient to talk here."

As soon as she got on the carriage, Lin Qingyao started to lose her temper and threw the fan in her hand fiercely onto the cushion of the carriage.

Shen quickly picked up the fan and comforted her, "Yao'er, this deposit has never been refunded since ancient times. We can only swallow this loss. In a few days, you will be the third prince's consort, who is personally granted by the emperor. Do you still care about that little money? Let's be patient for a few more days."

After hearing this, Lin Qingyao not only did not calm down, but became even more angry. She stirred the handkerchiefs in her hands vigorously with both hands, as if she wanted to tear them into pieces.

"It's all Lin Qingye's fault! If she hadn't stopped me, Nan Mingyu would have taken out the money that day at Grandmother's place. It's all her fault for using her power as the head of the family to threaten Grandmother, causing us to lose so much money in vain. Now we can't even afford to go to the Golden Silk Embroidery Workshop!

If I didn't need her to get Nan Mingyu's dowry, I would want to kill her right now!"

After hearing this, Shen smiled and said, "Although we can't do anything to that little bitch Lin Qingye now, isn't Nan Mingyu doing well in the mansion? When we return home, I will immediately ask Nan Mingyu to come to the room and behave herself."

After hearing what Shen said, Lin Qing's anger immediately turned into joy, and his mood improved greatly.

"Mother is right. Now that the matter of the Third Prince has been settled, it's time for us to teach those two a lesson. They have almost forgotten their identities these days. Whenever I think of them, I get angry."

Shen gently stroked Lin Qingyao's back and said, "Don't be angry, Yao'er. We will go back immediately. We can deal with Nan Mingyu first, and also teach that little Lin Qingye a lesson."

At this time, Nan Mingyu was fiddling with herbs in her yard. She sorted and packed the herbs that had been dried the previous day, and also took out some that the maid had freshly bought today to dry.

Suddenly, the gate of Nanmingyu's courtyard was pushed open rudely. The person who came was Liu Po, the woman beside Shen, who had a tooth kicked out by Lin Qing the day before.

Mrs. Liu's face was still swollen at this time. Mrs. Liu was fat to begin with, and her face was swollen at this moment. Combined with her face being kicked crooked by Lin Qingye, she looked extremely funny.

After Liu Pozi entered the room, she looked domineering, crossed her arms over her chest and said, "Aunt Nan, the Madam is looking for you."

Seeing this, Nan Mingyu took the handkerchief handed to her by the maid beside her, wiped her hands and said, "Okay, I'll change my clothes and come."

Mrs. Liu said unhappily, "No need, Aunt Nan, don't make Madam wait anxiously."

Qiu Tao, the maidservant beside Nan Mingyu, couldn't stand it any longer and said to Granny Liu, "Good Granny Liu, it seems that the two kicks from the young lady last time were not too gentle, otherwise why would Granny Liu be so forgetful?"

Mrs. Liu was already feeling resentful about the fact that Lin Qing had kicked one of her teeth out in public.

Now Qiutou actually dared to use this matter to mock her. Mrs. Liu was immediately furious. She rushed forward and slapped Qiutou hard to the ground.

Nan Mingyu was also frightened and screamed, "Mother Liu, what is going on!"

Seeing Qiu Tao being wronged, several maids in Nanmingyu Courtyard came forward to help. Granny Liu shouted, "This is outrageous! You are just maids from the concubine's room, and you dare to disobey the mistress's order. Be careful or the mistress will sell you out one by one! Sell you to the lowest brothel!"

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