Noble Son-in-Law - Chapter 1.3

Chapter 1.3

Shen Qingqing smiled and walked out. At the door, one of her maids opened a large blue-paper umbrella to protect Shen Qingqing from the rain.

Shen Qingqing lived in the east wing. When the master and servant came over, Shen Qingqing’s other maid, Yudie, had already laid out the bed tent.

“Girl, the things in the temple are definitely not as good as what we use at home. You will be wronged tonight.” Yudie said helplessly as she looked at the old pear wood bed inside.

Shen Qingqing walked to the bed. The green quilt on the bed was not new at first glance, and there was a faint, damp, musty smell coming from the wood bed. Maybe that was because of the rain.

However, the Shen family’s subordinates used quilts that were better than this.

Shen Qingqing took two steps back in disgust. She was about to go and complain to her parents, but was stopped on the spot because of the heavy rain.

Looking at the pouring rain outside, Shen Qingqing bit her lip and returned to the inner room again. If she really complained, her parents would have to send people down the mountain to move things in the car. It was raining and the road was slippery, so she had better not bother her servants.

But she couldn’t sleep on such a shabby bed.

Shen Qingqing simply sat at the table.

“Girl, aren’t you sleeping?” Yudie asked doubtfully.

Shen Qingqing sighed. “Just stay here for one night.”

How could a delicate little girl sit there all night? Just as Yudie was about to persuade her, Yuchan next to her quickly winked at her and whispered. “What are you trying to persuade? You still don’t know what kind of temper our girl has. She has been nurtured by the third master’s wife since she was a child to have a delicate temper. If she is not satisfied with the food and clothing, she would rather throw them away than wrong herself.”

“It’s cold at night; please wear a turban, miss.” Yuchan took out a pink turban from the small cloth bundle she carried with her.

Shen Qingqing nodded lazily, and after a while, she fell asleep despite sitting on the table.

After sitting on the table all night, Shen Qingqing felt sore in her back the next morning.

“Has the rain stopped?” The first thing Shen Qingqing did after waking up was inquire about the rain.

Yuchan walked in with the wooden basin and shook her head. “It’s still raining, but it’s just a drizzle. It shouldn’t rain for long.”

Shen Qingqing was very disappointed. She changed her clothes and went to greet her parents.

“You didn’t sleep last night, okay?” Mrs. Shen noticed something strange about her daughter at a glance and asked distressingly.

Shen Qingqing leaned sleepily into her mother’s arms and muttered, “Mom, I want to go home quickly.”

Mrs. Shen smiled and patted her daughter on the shoulder while saying softly, “It’s almost time. We are back in the capital this time. We will never travel far again.”

“Mom.” The two of them talked in low voices, and suddenly Shen Wang’s excited voice came from the yard. “Mom, there is an old locust tree on the back hill. Monk Jing’an said that the old locust tree has lived for more than a thousand years. It’s here. It is the treasure of the temple, and it is said that making a wish against the old locust tree is the most effective!”

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Before his voice finished, he ran in like a calf with a serious look behind him.

“Look at you, why don’t you hold an umbrella?” Mrs. Shen stroked her youngest son’s slightly wet hair and scolded her softly.

Shen Wang didn’t care. “This little rain is nothing; only the girls are afraid of rain!” After saying that, the boy looked up at his sister.

Shen Qingqing, too lazy to pay attention to her naughty brother, turned her head and yawned again.

Shen Tingwen saw Shen Qingqing’s sleepy look and knew that her daughter was particular about personal belongings, so he quickly arranged for people to go down the mountain to pick up pillows, quilts, and other items.

After breakfast, Shen Tingwen was going to take his wife and children to see the old locust tree, but Shen Qingqing was so sleepy that she refused to go and fell asleep on the newly made bed.

At the same moment, there was an urgent sound of hooves on the official road, and sixteen fast horses came at a galloping speed and all stopped in front of the Shen family’s carriage.

The large coir raincoats blocked everyone’s appearance, but the well-trained formations still made people fearful.

On the tall horse at the front, Li Zhi held the reins and squinted his eyes slightly at the Koquan Temple that was vaguely visible on the mountainside.

“Master Marquis, I have definite information. The rebel Cao Xiong is hiding in Xiaoquan Temple.”

Li Zhi nodded and glanced at the Shen family’s carriage on the side of the official road.

A subordinate had already gone to inquire about it and came back to report. “Master Hou, yesterday Mr. Shen from Shenge’s family passed by with his family. Due to the heavy rain, it was difficult to travel, and the team got sheltered in the temple. At this time, Mr. Shen and his family were still at Xiaoquan Temple.”

‘The Shen family? The most elite family in the capital?’ Li Zhi sneered and ordered in a deep voice, We must capture Cao Xiong today. If anyone gets in the way, we will eradicate them all.”

End of chapter 1

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