In the previous life, she was fed to dogs by her elder sister, and she was reborn to seek revenge

Soon, after Lin Qingyao and Shen went through a complicated series of bathing and fumigating, choosing clothes, drawing eyebrows and putting on makeup, they finally went out with round fans in their hands, looking proud.

On the way out of the gate, Lin Qingyao and Shen quickly realized that there seemed to be some changes in the Marquis' Mansion after not going out for a few days. However, since they had wasted too much time on dressing up, they didn't have time to investigate it carefully. If they were any later, the palace gates would be closed.

Shen and Lin Qingyao finally arrived at the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion after hurrying all they could, and saw two carriages, one large and one small, parked at the gate.

Lin Qingyao and Shen walked straight to the big carriage without thinking. As soon as they got on and opened the curtain, what they saw was not Lin Shan's familiar face, but Lin Qingye with a playful smile on his face.

When Lin Qingyao saw Lin Qing, she screamed as if she had seen a ghost, but the scream was quickly silenced by Yingyue, who was sitting next to her, with a jaw-dropping gesture.

Yingyue's gesture frightened Shen, who was about to explode. Before the two of them could speak, Lin Qing said, "If mother and sister don't want to ride in the same carriage with me, you can go to the carriage behind."

Lin Qingyao and Shen's faces turned pale and blue in an instant, and they looked like they wanted to get angry but didn't dare to. In the end, they got into the carriage reluctantly.

After the two of them got on the carriage, Shen hesitated for a while, cleared her throat and asked, "Um...why isn't your father here?"

Lin Qing seemed to have known that she would ask this question. She chuckled and then showed an imperceptible expression and said, "How could you forget the good things mother did? Mother, you don't really think I have the ability to lock you and sister up, do you? If it weren't for father's instructions, even if I had a few more guts, I would never dare to do such a rebellious thing."

After hearing Lin Qingye's ambiguous answer, Shen began to think about it and couldn't help but think of the incident when Nan Mingyu fainted in her yard a few days ago.

Before Shen asked again, Lin Qingyao, who had reacted first, asked hurriedly, "Sister, are you referring to Aunt Nan who fainted in mother's courtyard that day? Did father lock mother and I up for a few days because of this? But mother didn't cause that incident. It was Aunt Nan who volunteered to stand in the courtyard to plead guilty for you. What does this have to do with mother? Father is really biased."

After hearing this, Shen immediately became unhappy. She never expected that Lin Shan would treat Lin Qingyao and herself like this just to stand up for Nan Mingyu.

She and Lin Shan have been married for many years. Although they are not in love with each other, they have always lived a respectful life. Although Lin Shan has taken two concubines, it was because he had no children after she gave birth to Lin Qingyao.

What's more, the son born by Concubine Liu was also registered under her name. Except for doting on Nan Mingyu when she first entered the mansion, Lin Shan never got close to her again. He even disliked Lin Qing, the daughter she had with Nan Mingyu.

So Shen was unwilling to believe that Lin Shan stood up for Nan Mingyu this time. However, what Lin Qing said just now made sense. If it weren't for Lin Shan's instruction, she, Lin Qing, would not have the courage to lock up the mother and daughter for several days without permission.

Thinking of this, Shen felt extremely aggrieved. At this moment, she just wanted to find Lin Shan and ask her face to face to get things clear.

So Shen said angrily, "Even if your father punished me and Yao'er because of Aunt Nan's matter, he should at least give me an explanation. Where is he now? I want to talk to him face to face and make things clear."

Lin Qing also replied expressionlessly at this time, "Dad has taken leave from attending court these few days, and also took leave for tonight's night banquet. He has been taking care of my wife in the courtyard these days."

After hearing this, Shen felt even more aggrieved. Just as she was about to lose her temper, she met Lin Qingyao's eyes. Lin Qingyao quickly signaled to Shen with her eyes that she should keep calm.

Shen looked at Yingyue, who was sitting next to Lin Qingye with a serious face, and then she suppressed her unhappiness and turned her head to the window.

Soon they arrived at the palace gate in a carriage. Both sides of the palace gate were already full of carriages. Lin Qingye and her group were considered late, and if it was any later in the evening, the palace gate would probably be closed.

Lin Qing also got off the carriage with the help of Yingyue. Soon a young eunuch came to greet him. The young eunuch walked straight to Lin Qing, bowed slightly and said.

"This must be Miss Qingye of the Lin family. I am Xiao Quanzi, who is beside the Queen. I have been waiting here for a long time on the Queen's orders. The banquet is about to begin. Miss Qingye, please follow Xiao Quanzi in."

When Shen and Lin Qingyao, who got off the carriage later, heard this, they looked at each other. Then Lin Qingyao stepped forward to introduce herself, but Xiao Quanzi seemed not to see them and turned around and walked towards the palace gate.

Lin Qingyao immediately felt her cheeks getting slightly hot. Fortunately, they arrived late and there were not many people at the palace gate. Otherwise, Lin Qingyao wouldn't know where to put her face.

Seeing this, Shen used the round fan in her hand to half cover her face and whispered in Lin Qingyao's ear, "I didn't expect that the Queen Mother actually sent someone to greet this little hoof at the palace gate. It seems that this little hoof really clings to the Sixth Prince, which is why the Queen Mother values ​​her so much.

When you see the Queen later, Yao'er, you must perform well and let the Queen see the difference between you and that little hoof, and let the Sixth Prince know that he has mistaken a fish eye for a pearl."

Lin Qingyao's expression improved after hearing what Shen said. She had participated in several palace banquets before, but the queen was ill and could not attend those times. This was her first time to attend such a grand banquet. She must perform well in front of everyone today and must trample Lin Qingye under her feet.

Presumably, the Third Prince would be present at such a grand occasion today. She also wanted to make the Third Prince fall in love with her again and make him regret what he had done to her a few days ago.

Thinking of this, Lin Qingyao suddenly felt much more refreshed. Apart from other things, Shen had carefully cultivated her since she was a child, teaching her poetry, songs and prose, all of which were taught by famous teachers.

Lin Qingyao learned to read at the age of three, was fluent in the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of five, could compose poetry at the age of eight, and was already a famous talented woman in Kyoto before she reached the age of 15.

On the other hand, although Lin Qingye had read a few books since childhood, he had never had any professional teacher to guide him. What he had read were also some things that were not up to standard, not to mention musical instruments. Lin Qingyao had never seen Lin Qingye play any musical instrument.

Thinking of this, Lin Qingyao straightened her body and walked towards the palace gate with full confidence.