The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

Chapter 45 She is not a nosy person

Luo Qiaoniang watched her get on the carriage.

On the way back, the car was quiet, and only the rumbling sound of the carriage could be heard. Looking at the things I brought out from Qiao Ji, my heart felt a little bitter.

How could someone like Zhou Shiran be worthy of someone as good as Luo Qiaoniang? It was really unforgivable...

The next morning, Lin Mowan got up early, dressed up, and prepared to go out.

When Yuzhi came in with the water for washing, she was a little surprised. Although Lin Mowan was not very lazy, she usually didn't get up so early unless there was something to do.

Seeing that she had finished dressing up, Yuzhi asked in confusion: "Miss, do you really want to ask for divination?"

Originally, I thought that what I said to Luo Qiaoniang yesterday was just to get close to her, and I could just send someone to decline the invitation today. But I never expected that Lin Mowan really wanted to go.

Lin Mowan glanced at her before answering, "Of course I'll go."

Seeing this, Yuzhi didn't ask any more questions and had to go and prepare.

Lin Mowan took a carriage to the outside of the city to meet Luo Qiaoniang. The mother and daughter had been waiting at the agreed place early.

Lin Mowan got off the carriage and quickly looked around. Luo Qiao Niang only brought a maid with her. The maid was holding a child in her arms, probably Luo Qiao Niang's daughter. She didn't see Zhou Shiran, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yingying, call Sister Lin quickly."

Luo Qiaoniang took the child in the flowered jacket from the maid. The child stared at Lin Mowan with his big eyes blinking, and after a long time he called out in a unclear voice, "Sister Lin."

The child's voice was so soft and sweet that it made people fall in love with her. Lin Mowan smiled and held her hand: "You are so good."

When the two arrived at the temple, although it was still early, there were already many pilgrims coming to burn incense, either to make a petition or to fulfill a vow. Luo Qiao Niang pointed to an empty table not far from the gate and said, "That's where the fortune is interpreted, but the young master shouldn't be here yet, let's wait a little longer."

Lin Mowan nodded and accompanied her to the hall to burn incense. Luo Qiaoniang seemed to be a frequent visitor here. After burning incense, the master in the temple led them to the vegetarian room in the temple for guests to rest.

Looking at the simple style of the room, Lin Mowan asked in confusion: "Does sister often come here to burn incense?"

Luo Qiao Niang nodded: "Yes, I didn't really believe in these things before, but my husband always said that it was thanks to the Buddha's blessing that he could have his current career. I couldn't persuade him, so I had to come to this temple to worship every month, not asking for anything else, but praying for the safety and well-being of my family."

Lin Mowan listened, not knowing from which sentence on, the smile on her face gradually froze and disappeared, and finally she couldn't help but laugh.

Zhou Shiran's current status was not only due to the blessing of Buddha, but also thanks to his own ruthlessness. Otherwise, no one would have been able to take the 30,000 taels that she was sold for with a clear conscience and would have ignored her from then on.

This requires him to withstand the condemnation of his conscience and the fear he feels every time he thinks about this incident in his dreams at midnight. In this sense, Zhou Shiran is indeed a tough guy.

Luo Qiaoniang was stunned for a moment, and seemed a little confused about Lin Mowan's reaction. Lin Mowan also reacted quickly, and then smiled and explained: "To be honest, I don't believe it either."

Upon hearing this, Luo Qiaoniang suddenly understood and started laughing.

The two of them rested for a while in the dining room. It was quite quiet here. Although there were many pilgrims in the front yard and it was bustling, this place was not affected at all. It was so quiet that one could even hear the faint sound of the wind in the woods.

Luo Qiao Niang had greeted the young master in the front yard before, and the master who interpreted the fortune came to inform them. Originally, Luo Qiao Niang wanted to go with her, but little Zhou Ying was so hungry that she just cried and insisted on being fed by Luo Qiao Niang, otherwise she would not eat.

There was no other way, Luo Qiaoniang had to apologize to Lin Mowan. Lin Mowan also expressed her understanding and went to the front yard alone.

In fact, just as Yuzhi thought, Lin Mowan didn't really ask for a fortune, she just wanted to get closer to Luo Qiaoniang. But since she was already here, she still asked for a fortune in a formal manner. She didn't care much about the meaning of the fortune, she just asked a few questions symbolically, and then walked back with the fortune she had solved.

Passing a corner, Lin Mowan vaguely heard someone talking. She subconsciously slowed down her pace and met a woman at the corner.

Her belly was slightly bulging, and it looked like she was at least five months pregnant. The girl beside her was supporting her carefully. When the two sides passed each other, Lin Mowan raised her eyes and suddenly three strong men appeared in front of her from nowhere.

The few of them looked at each other, and the other party was obviously a little surprised. They pushed Lin Mowan away and strode forward. One of them pushed the little girl away.

The little girl staggered a few steps, her face full of fear: "You... who are you..."

Before she could finish her words, there was a flash of swords and sabers, and the little girl was killed on the spot with a scream.

The woman screamed in fear, covered her stomach and quickly retreated to the corner, looking at them with horror: "You...what are you doing!"

Several men approached with evil grins, the swords in their hands still dripping with blood. It was obvious that they were coming for the woman, not for her money, but for her life, otherwise they would not have killed her right away.

They were not afraid of Lin Mowan who was still at the scene, until one of the big men accidentally turned around and saw the people behind him, then he waved the big knife in his hand and scolded: "If you know what's good for you, get out of here! If you want to show off, we brothers don't think you have enough."

The threatening words were all there. Lin Mowan glanced at the pale-faced woman. Actually, there was no ripple in her heart. She just turned around with an indifferent look and prepared to leave.

She claimed that she was cold-hearted by nature, had never been a kind-hearted person, and rarely meddled in other people's affairs. Even if someone died in front of her, she would never have the idea of ​​sacrificing herself for anyone who came into contact with her, even if they were just children of a few years old.

Seeing this, several big men smiled triumphantly. The leader grabbed the woman's hair and pulled her so hard that she fell to the ground. She was in so much pain that she didn't care about her hair and protected her stomach with her hands.

"No...my child..."

At this time, Lin Mowan had not walked far yet. The trembling and covered voice poured into her eardrums defenselessly. She paused and felt like she was nailed to the spot.

"Let me go! Someone! Help... Get out of here!"

The cries for help behind her continued, gradually overlapping with the long-forgotten voice in her mind. She turned around and her eyes fell on the woman who was being dragged.

Although this is still inside a temple, the temple is backed by a mountain and this place is right at the foot of the mountain. Apart from the monks who come to clean and lead pilgrims to take a break on weekdays, there is almost no one here on weekdays.

"stop."

Lin Mowan spoke as if possessed by some mysterious force. The big men paused and turned their heads to look over. The leader glanced at another, who understood and rushed towards Lin Mowan, cursing, "Damn it, I told you to get out, can't you hear me?!"

As he spoke, he was already in front of her. Lin Mowan did not move. He raised his hand and was about to strike, but she dodged and kicked him in the knee. He was not careful and suddenly knelt down, hitting his knee on the hard floor. The pain made his face change immediately, and it was difficult for him to stand up for a while.

Seeing this, the man who was dragging the woman by her hair let go of her hair with a curse, pulled out the knife in his arms and stabbed the woman.

Lin Mowan's heart tightened, and she took light steps. She grabbed the blade just before the knife was about to pierce the woman's eye. The remaining man wanted to step forward to help, but Lin Mowan turned her wrist and threw the small stone in her hand, hitting the man's eye. He covered his eyes and wailed in pain.

At this moment, before the leading man could recover from the shock of Lin Mowan catching the blade with her bare hands, a man said, "Madam!"

Lin Mowan looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person was actually Guo Yinli.

(End of this chapter)