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 Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wives? I Refuse to be the Mistress of this Marquis' Mansion

 Chapter 140: 

Quarrel 

After watching the longevity lantern, Lin Yunwan went to the temple to pray and draw a fortune stick.

Xiruo complained in a low voice, "There are so many people praying today..."

Lin Yunwan replied, "You should have expected that."

Xiruo quickly realized that the Second Miss also came to pray because Prince Huan was here. If the news reached the Lin residence, it would undoubtedly attract others to come and coincidentally meet the prince.

Lin Yunwan and Xiruo waited in the corridor. Xiruo looked at the people in front and said, "We still have to wait for a long time! I'm afraid Miss will get tired. How about not praying today and coming back another time?"

How could that be acceptable?

Not knowing when the next outing would be, and with Zhuqing about to give birth, there wouldn't be much use in seeking blessings after her child was born.

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Lin Yunwan said, "It's alright. I can stand."

Xirou stopped talking and silently accompanied Miss Lin as they waited together. After an unknown amount of time passed, not only Lin Yunwan but Xirou's legs also began to ache. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Finally, it's our turn. Miss, please go ahead."

Lin Yunwan stepped into the palace, knelt on the cushion, and shook the divination cylinder. She drew a divination lot, and the words on the bamboo slip were facing upwards. Kneeling on the ground, she could already see that it was a "double auspicious lot."

Xirou bent down to pick up the divination slip, but unexpectedly, someone rushed forward and snatched away Lin Yunwan's divination slip. Xirou thought there might be a mistake and stood up, saying, "This young lady, you picked up the wrong one..." 

She then saw Lin Yunjiao and her maid, accompanied by other noble ladies from Jiangqian. The maid handed the divination slip to Lin Yunjiao, saying, "Young lady, it's an excellent fortune." Lin Yunjiao looked at the three characters and appeared somewhat annoyed. She had received lower-ranked fortunes in all her previous attempts today!

How come the countryside girl got an excellent fortune so quickly? Could it be she was also seeking a marriage fortune? That would be troublesome! 

Nevertheless, it didn't matter; now that the divination slip was in her hands, it belonged to her. Lin Yunjiao pitifully said, "Sister, I want this divination slip. Can you seek another one?" 

Xirou immediately turned cold. This second young miss was too spoiled! She even wanted to snatch a divination slip, not even one she had sought herself. What was the use of snatching it? 

Lin Yunwan calmly stood up from the cushion and looked at Lin Yunjiao indifferently.

She also glanced at the noblewomen around Lin Yunjiao. This younger sister who usually never addressed her as "elder sister" was now willing to do so. 

It indicated that these noblewomen were not ordinary; they must be from influential families in Jiangqian. Lin Yunjiao could act on the outside; couldn't she do the same? Her methods were still too inexperienced. 

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Lin Yunwan chuckled, "It's not that I'm unwilling to give it to you, but if you want to forcefully snatch something I've sought, it's useless." Hearing the words "forcefully snatch," Lin Yunjiao became displeased.

She could only pretend for a while. Gripping the bamboo slip, she pulled a stern face, saying, "Who forcefully snatched it? You owe me so much, is it too much to ask for a single slip?" Lin Yunjiao then laughed and said, "Sister, you nearly caused trouble for me... I didn't blame you. Are you unwilling to concede this slip?" 

Watching her alternate between a stern and a smiling face, Xirou felt as if she were seeing Lin Huabin. After all, Lin Yunjiao shared half of Lin Huabin's bloodline as his daughter.

The noble ladies nearby couldn't stand it any longer. One with a straightforward temper stepped forward and said, "Miss Lin, not to criticize you, but just let your sister have this slip! She has been unsuccessful in her attempts several times, while you have good luck and a good fate. Just make another request!" 

Another person added, "It's just a slip, no need to be so petty." Lin Yunjiao looked very pleased with herself.

Lamenting, Lin Yunwan sighed. These young ladies were so immature, believing whatever others said without understanding the situation. They didn't even realize they were being used by Lin Yunjiao. She asked the young lady, "Were you taught by your parents to meddle in others' affairs like this? Have you ever read 'Rules for Women' or 'Precepts for Women'? Did those books teach you to be so outspoken and create trouble outside?" The young lady's face turned red. Lin Yunwan skillfully criticized her, claiming she lacked proper upbringing.

Possibly lacking experience in arguments, the girl stammered, "I-I... It's because you were cruel since childhood and almost harmed your sister. Can't you let her have this one lot?" People who didn't know the whole story began gossiping. Outside the hall, strangers joined in, saying, "I heard she's supposedly the eldest daughter of the third branch of the Lin family." It was the first time Lin Yunwan became the subject of such public mockery.

She sneered, "Did you witness me harming anyone with your own eyes?" The girl mumbled, "It happened over ten years ago; how could I have witnessed it?" 

Ignoring her, Lin Yunwan turned to Lin Yunjiao, "Is this how you talk about me to others?" 

Lin Yunjiao confidently replied, "Everything I said is true!"

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"Then swear before the Buddha." Right after Lin Yunwan spoke, Madam Zheng arrived. Unaware of what had happened, she only sensed that something was amiss and frowned at Lin Yunwan, saying, "What are you and your sister arguing about? Don't you find it embarrassing?" Lin Yunwan bowed, "Madam..." Madam Zheng scolded, "Fan Mama, why are you just standing there?" 

Without a word, Fan Mama, along with the servants, dispersed the onlookers. The Lin family's reputation couldn't afford to be tarnished at Cien Temple!

Several noblewomen with their maids quickly bid farewell to Madam Zheng and left in a hurry. Madam Zheng, holding onto Lin Yunjiao, departed as well, leaving Lin Yunwan and Xirou alone in the empty hall. The previously drawn upper-tier lot had disappeared. Lin Yunwan drew another lot, and it was still an upper-tier one. She decided to consult a monk about it.

"The matter you sought for, dear visitor, will proceed very smoothly," assured the monk. Lin Yunwan felt a bit relieved; things should go well for both mother and daughter.

"Let's go back for now," she said, taking Xirou with her. Reluctantly, Xirou questioned, "Miss, are you just going to leave it at that?"

Lin Yunwan calmly said, "Why would I?"

"Doesn't Miss Lin enjoy making a fuss and being the center of attention?" she continued. "Soon, she'll get a taste of that herself."

Leaving the hall together, Lin Yunwan put on her hood. On the corridor, a few men dressed as scholars included one who seemed dazed, staring at Lin Yunwan. Someone tapped him on the shoulder, asking, "Brother Xia, what are you looking at? Do you recognize the lady in the hood?"

Xia Jin, a bit absent-minded, replied with a pale face, "No, I don't recognize her. I just feel like her figure is somewhat familiar."

This is unbelievable!

It seemed like he had seen Madam Lu, no, now it should be Miss Lin.

"Why are there so many people at the Cien Temple today?"

"Who knows?"

"Brother Xia, you used to refuse to come with us to pray at the temple. How about it? Isn't it nice to be at the Cien Temple? You can see many beautiful women..."

Xia Jin lowered his head, furrowing his brow, murmuring, "I must have seen it wrong."

The person is dead, and the chief judge of Shuntian Prefecture has investigated it. Miss Lin is dead. "The world is vast, with all sorts of wonders..."

It must be just a resemblance!

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