The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Bai Yuxin's outfit had won over all the girls present. An Xiaoqiu couldn't help but look down at herself. Although the material on her body was good, she had worn it several times. When she compared it with the girl next to her, she could tell which was newer and which was older.

My father and mother were quite willing to give the money, but I don't know what kind of drug An Xiaoyi had taken recently, and he was obsessed with using the money to do business with Young Master Hong.

Young Master Hong's business was huge, and An Xiaoyi's money alone was not enough to support him. So, An Xiaoyi set his sights on the money in An Xiaoqiu's pocket and secretly withheld the money that the An family gave to An Xiaoqiu.

No matter how An Xiaoqiu persuaded him, An Xiaoyi was determined to invest the money and was not moved by An Xiaoqiu's words at all.

In order to prevent any accidents, An Xiaoqiu sent all the experts to investigate, and the information they got was that the Hong family was a wealthy imperial merchant, with a large business and a deep background in the officialdom. With the support of multiple pieces of information, An Xiaoqiu was relieved.

But in this way, An Xiaoqiu not only lost the money to buy new clothes, but also lost the money to inquire about the news on a daily basis. Because the old lady didn't like it, An Xiaoqiu's life in the Duke's Mansion was already difficult, and without money to manage things, life became even more difficult.

These days, An Xiaoqiu has been thinking about the days after returning to the Northwest. She is panicked every day and can't sleep well at night.

After meeting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, An Xiaoqiu felt deeply that the world was unfair. He was a fallen immortal, and she could only watch him from afar. She felt unworthy even to reach out and touch him.

But why? Why can I only live in the dust? Why have I been a plaything of this mansion since I was born!

An Xiaoqiu realized from a young age that she needed to please her father, mother, and brother and do what a plaything should do. If she, as a plaything, was more competent, obedient, and good-looking, she would get a good look from her father, and she and her aunt would live more comfortably in the mansion.

An Xiaoqiu thought she was good at controlling her emotions, but she never expected that she had fallen into the sight of someone with ulterior motives - Yang Qi.

Today is really lively. Bai Yuxin, second sister, An Xiaoqiu, all of them have their own calculations and plans.

Yang Qi pulled himself away from the scene and thought about these people's thoughts and goals.

The "Attack and Offensive" chapter of "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu says, "If you know yourself and your enemy, you will not be in danger in a hundred battles; if you know yourself but not the enemy, you will win one and lose one; if you know neither yourself nor the enemy, you will be in danger in every battle."

If you want to be invincible, you must clearly understand what everyone is thinking. In his previous life, the extremely smart Crown Prince was defeated because he "did not know the enemy". The Crown Prince trusted his Crown Princess, but he never thought that the person next to him was the most dangerous "spy" who stabbed him in the chest with the most vicious knife.

In today's Dharma Assembly, not only will Master Tong lecture on Buddhist scriptures, but there will also be some monks chanting scriptures.

When it was almost time for lunch, the monks of Lingshan Temple arranged for the pilgrims to eat first. The monks in charge of food must have been very busy these days, as there were not only many pilgrims, but they were also picky eaters.

Everyone had lunch together. Before setting the table, An took a sip of tea and raised her eyebrows: "The tea from Lingshan Temple is really good. It tastes mellow and fragrant. I feel better after drinking it."

Xu finally realized that this was An's first time at Lingshan Temple, and she explained, "These teas are all grown by the monks of Lingshan Temple themselves, and can only be tasted here."

Yang Lan smiled and added: "The tea from Lingshan Temple is indeed excellent, and my grandmother loves it very much. Unfortunately, I can only taste it when I come to Lingshan Temple."

An was a little puzzled: "Why is this? Can't I buy it even if I spend a lot of money?" How could there be something in this world that cannot be bought with money?

Xu shook her head and said, "It is said that the annual amount of tea is small and can only be supplied to the pilgrims in the temple." Of course, in Xu's mind, the most important reason why Lingshan Temple does not sell this tea is that Lingshan Temple is quite famous in the capital and will not interfere in the affairs of these merchants.

Yang Qi knew the real reason why Lingshan Temple did not sell this tea. It was simply to raise its price so as to attract attention.

Yang Jing said with some disdain: "It's just a tea after all." It's not even a famous tea, yet you're being so arrogant.

Xu didn't agree with Yang Jing's words, but her biological mother was here, so it was not her turn to teach her a lesson.

An Shi did not want to lose face in front of everyone, she just changed the subject: "Looking at today's schedule, I'm afraid it won't be over early in the afternoon, we still have to rest here for one night."

Xu took a sip of tea and said, "I really benefited a lot from listening to the Dharma Assembly this time. Lingshan Temple holds Dharma Assembly only a few times a year."

Yang Qi nodded: "It was just a coincidence this time."

An Xiaoqiu kept his head slightly lowered throughout the whole process. He did not make eye contact with anyone present and just stayed by himself.

Yang Qi looked at An Xiaoqiu from the corner of his eyes, and really couldn't understand what was in An Xiaoqiu's mind.

Although he is said to be smart, he handles some things extremely stupidly. Everyone knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a rare talent, but except for women with a background like Bai Yuxin or a proud fool like Princess Cheng'an, most of the noble ladies keep their distance from him. An Xiaoqiu's eyes just now were so hot that she really lost her composure for a moment.

In her previous life, after An Xiaoqiu climbed into her elder brother's bed, she persuaded him to give up his career in order to make him think of her alone. This was a stupid move. Once her elder brother lost his future, An Xiaoqiu also lost her future.

What Yang Qi didn't know was that An Xiaoqiu didn't actively encourage her elder brother to give up his official career, but because the old lady at that time had already made up her mind to kill An Xiaoqiu, in order to save her own life, An Xiaoqiu had no choice but to leave the Song Guogong Mansion.

There was nothing special about the afternoon ceremony. After completing all the procedures in an uneventful manner, everyone returned to their own courtyards.

They will leave Lingshan Temple tomorrow, and Yang Qi always feels that he has missed something crucial this time.

Since Yang Qi first met Nian Rongchuan, he has never seen this person again. From the perspective of the Fifth Prince, since he has sent people to keep an eye on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he will definitely continue to keep an eye on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince until he leaves. But why has he never seen any trace of Nian Rongchuan since then?

There are only two explanations. First, there is a secret room in Lingshan Temple, and Nian Rongchuan is hiding inside and watching everyone. Second, Nian Rongchuan has disguised himself and changed his identity. If he has changed his identity, he can only be a monk or a servant who follows the master to the temple.