Exchange Fate! She Saved the whole family and the Short-Lived Marquis!-Chapter 201

When Lin Qingqing was weak from hunger and could barely speak loudly, they dragged her out and directly shaved her hair, putting her in monk’s robes.

Even though they were all women, being stripped of clothes and roughly changed into monk’s robes was something that Lin Qingqing simply could not bear.

It was an enormous humiliation.

When had she ever suffered such a thing before?

But being too weak to resist, she could only cry incessantly.

Her heart was filled with endless regret.

Had she known, she shouldn’t have gotten involved with Xiao Fengxing; she shouldn’t have believed Xiao Fengxing’s lies!

If only she could start over, if only she could...

Lin Qingqing looked at the strands of hair on her shoulder and on the robes, her head feeling cold, and tears flowed more and more.

She didn’t have the courage to truly die, nor any hope left for the future.

Could someone save her!

She didn’t want to stay here for the rest of her life.

Lin Qingqing was so unbearably hungry that she asked the nun for food.

"Do you realize your mistakes?" Abbess Huiyi asked sternly.

"I know my mistakes." Lin Qingqing, lying weakly on the bed, only wanted to eat and drink, not even thinking of anything else.

Abbess Huiyi did not care whether Lin Qingqing was truly obedient; if after this meal she was still disobedient, she would be beaten until she complied.

Those sent to Jingyue Temple were noblewomen or concubines found guilty, and coming here meant that they could never leave again.

The emperor’s decree was clear; Lin Qingqing’s family was forbidden from visiting her.

So there was no need to worry about anyone standing up for Lin Qingqing.

Here, it was the abbesses who had control.

Jingyue Temple was no place for comfort and enjoyment.

"Since you admit your mistakes, you will be given food." Abbess Huiyi said, "Once you’ve eaten, you must start working."

"Our Jingyue Temple does not keep idle people; you did not come here to be pampered and live comfortably." Abbess Huiyi said, "Since arriving, you have been lying in bed without moving, and your tasks have been given to other disciples these past few days." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Today, after you are full, you will make up for the work from before. Other disciples did your tasks, so you must complete the work you owe them as well as theirs until it is all caught up."

"More work?" Lin Qingqing exclaimed in shock.

"What did you expect? To just meditate and recite scriptures daily? The grain, flour, and vegetables don’t appear out of nowhere!" Abbess Huiyi said coldly, "Naturally, you have to plant and raise them yourself."

"Jingjue," Abbess Huiyi said to a younger nun, "from now on, Lin Qingqing will be under your supervision. Explain clearly what she needs to do."

"Yes."

After Abbess Huiyi left, Jingjue said to Lin Qingqing: "Every day, at the start of the first watch, there is morning class. After that, breakfast will be served. Once eaten, you must get water to water the fields behind."

"After watering the fields, sweep the fallen leaves in the temple." Jingjue instructed, "These past days, Qingren and Qing Huai have been doing your work."

"Today, after breakfast, go sweep the leaves in the courtyard. Qingren and Qing Huai have already watered the vegetable fields today." Jingjue said, "From tomorrow onwards, besides your tasks, you must do Qingren and Qing Huai’s work too. They did it for you for five days, so you owe them five days."

"Every day at the start of the first watch, clean the latrines. After watering the fields and sweeping the leaves, go clean the backyard. Later, grind the wheat."

"Why is there so much work!" Lin Qingqing exclaimed in surprise.

"So much? Everyone has to do this amount of work." Jingjue said expressionlessly, "You are no longer a noblewoman here; there is no Lin Qingqing here, only Qing Hui."

"For eating and clothing here, you must rely on yourself." Jingjue said, "If you cannot complete your work in a day, you cannot rest until it is done."

After a while, a nun brought the food.

Just a single bun and a bowl of mixed green vegetables.

No need to worry about mixed flavors, since the two dishes were tasteless anyway.

Just a little rapeseed oil and salt for stir-frying, with no other seasoning.

So even if the two dishes were mixed in one bowl, it didn’t matter.

The food simply wasn’t appetizing.

"Just this?" Lin Qingqing, weak and hungry, had no appetite looking at the bowl of vegetables.

Is this food fit for humans?

"If you don’t eat, then starve." Jingjue would not indulge her, "You are just an ordinary nun at Jingyue Temple now; don’t see yourself as the daughter of ministers or the daughter-in-law of a marquis."

"Still dreaming of living extravagantly as before?" Jingjue said coldly, "Have you forgotten why you were sent here? A convicted person, yet still having the nerve to complain!"

"Take it away!" Jingjue said, "Eat when you come to your senses."

The nun came to take the food away.

"I’ll eat!" Lin Qingqing hurriedly picked up the bowl of vegetables, "I’ll eat!"

Even though there wasn’t a bit of meat, just a few drops of oil in the vegetables, Lin Qingqing, starving desperately, gobbled them up.

"Once you’re full, get to work!" Jingjue gave no room for Lin Qingqing to delay, pulling her off the bed directly.

"Wash your own dishes first." Jingjue said coldly, "There’s no one to serve you here."

"Qingren, Qing Huai, from today she will do the work she owes you." Jingjue added, "You both needn’t do anything for five days, just make sure she doesn’t slack off."

"Yes." Qingren and Qing Huai replied promptly.

Once Jingjue left, Qingren and Qing Huai said harshly, "Hurry up!"

Lin Qingqing had no good days at Jingyue Temple.

Forget about hard work; she hadn’t even dressed herself before.

Now she had to wash dishes, wash clothes, farm, and sweep the courtyard.

She was unskilled at everything, and nobody helped or pitied her.

Unskilled, she worked slowly.

She hadn’t finished by nightfall.

"So useless!" Qing Huai said angrily; though they didn’t have to do the work, accompanying Lin Qingqing all day was tiring enough.

"Hurry up, if it’s not finished today, we can’t rest either, and tomorrow there’s morning class." Qingren said, "Being late for class is punishable."

"I have never done this before, of course, I’m slow. If you both complain I’m slow, why not lend a hand." Lin Qingqing complained.

"It’s your work; we already did it for five days. You still want our help?" Qing Huai said coldly, "Hurry up!"