Chapter 221 Welcoming the Army
She might as well make use of the opportunity since Qin Xu had retired and was spending most of his free ti at ho.
“Thank you, Uncle Qin. Prince Yu and I will be waiting eagerly for your visit.”
Lin ngya’s words were pleasing to Qin Xu’s heart.
Not only was she polite, possessed a sense of propriety, she was also outstanding in her dical skills. The Lins were indeed so blessed.
“It’s getting late, and we have delayed a day in the army camp. It’s ti for us to leave, Uncle Qin.”
An entire day had passed since they left ho riding on horses.
All the commotion had died down and her elder brother had stabilized the entire situation by now.
It would be inappropriate for her to remain at the camp for any longer.
“Alright. They would enter the city in a few days anyway. Young General Lin, I would have to trouble you to look after Qin Mo.”
Lin Nansheng nodded. Not only was Qin Mo his savior, but he was also his good buddy.
It was only natural that he took care of Qin Mo.
“Ya’er, take care of yourself. Father will be arriving in a few days. By then, our family will be reunited again,” Lin Nansheng enjoined his sister as he continued to be concerned about her.
Because of the imbecile state Lin ngya was in during the past, coupled with the fact that Shangguan Qing was always eyeing her at ho, Lin Nansheng and his father could not stop worrying about her.
Now that Lin ngya seed to have been intellectually enlightened, he beca even more concerned.
It was natural that people would be jealous of outstanding talents.
His little sister was way too eye-catching and there were too many vicious people within the capital city who were eyeing on her with evil intention. These people were not to be trifled with.
“Yes, I know. When Daddy cos back, I’ll co out from the city to welco him personally.”
The ti for the union was too short.
Still wearing a smile on her face, Lin ngya boarded the horse carriage which her elder prepared for her.
After bidding farewell to Lin Nansheng, the group of them headed out from the army camp for ho.
There were too many people who went in and out of the army camp these few days. Lin ngya and her gang kept a low key as they went on their journey so much so they did not attract much attention to themselves.
“Master, you should take a good bath first when you get ho. It must have been hard on you these one day and one night.”
Baiji massaged Lin ngya on her thigh. Other people might not perceive clearly the thing which their master had done, but these maidservants were well aware of her intentions.
As Lin ngya shut her eyes to rest, she fell asleep unknowingly.
The four maidservants exchanged looks and laughed gently.
Their master was definitely utterly exhausted.
She was overco by exhaustion which ca from all parts of her body.
It seed as if her thin eyelids weighed a thousand catties. No matter how hard she tried, she was unable to keep them opened.
She was overco with fatigue and wished she could just sleep forever.
“Lass! Lass! Stop sleeping, wake up!”
Lin ngya could hear Qinghu’s voice vaguely from not too far away.
Lin ngya was gradually awake and was feeling more alert.
At this mont, she realized that she was no longer in the swaying horse carriage. She was in the main building in the Liuxin Courtyard, which roof was decorated with carvings of dragons and phoenix.
“How long have I... slept?”
Turning around, Lin ngya saw Qinghu’s familiar smile.
“Sleepy head, an entire night had passed. You must be exhausted. Last night you did not even wake when I carried you into the house.”
In fact, everyone was overco by fatigue the night before.
Not to ntion Lin ngya, the other four maidservants quickly fell into a deep sleep after they washed up.
It was rare that the Liuxin Courtyard was so quiet for one night.
Everyone had gone into the dark and sweet slumber land.
“Oh, I see,” said Lin ngya.
Lin ngya rubbed her temple and sat up slowly.
Strangely, she sensed that her body was showing signs of recuperation.
She felt her pulse and it seed that her initially weak pulse seed to have gained so strength.
She also felt much more energetic.
Could it be because she chewed on the water caltrop grass?
She had a vivid mory of the ti when her tongue enlarged from chewing on the water caltrop grass.
It was even more bitter than the taste of Chinese goldthread. She would never want to try it again.
Perhaps the herb had put the poison in her body under control temporarily.
“I want to eat sothing, I’m famished!”
While she had helped her elder brother treat the poison in Qin Mo, it appeared that the poison in her body had also co under control.
This was double happiness which lifted Lin ngya’s mood significantly.
Lin ngya easily filled up herself with the delicious food from the table prepared for her since earlier on.
“Qingli sent a ssage to say that your elder brother had gained control over the entire situation. I suppose he is in the process of eliminating the suspects.”
Qinghu, who accompanied her while she ate the foods on the table, began updating her the current status of her elder brother’s investigation.
“Do warn Qingli to be cautious not to go too close. I guess it’s about to eradicate the secretly planted agent surrounding him.”
Lin ngya knew very well that the army of the Lin Family was a double-edged sword to the Crown Prince and his company.
One the one hand, the army of the Lin Family could protect the nation, on the other, it could also rope in support from the other forces, thereby threatening to structure of power distribution.
Lin ngya anticipated that she would be whipped into the whirlpool of power struggle, just because she was the most beloved daughter of the Lin Family.
“Oh yes, I found sothing strange when I was trying to neutralize the poison in Qin Mo’s body,” said Lin ngya to Qinghu.
Lin ngya’s mind turned to another matter and quietly, she continued to tell Qinghu, saying, “Imperial Physician Qiu seed to be very familiar with so of the components of the concoction I prescribed. Those herbs are good for neutralizing poison. I was wondering why, being an imperial physician, instead of being specialized in the knowledge of herbs used in gynecology or other tonics, he seems exceptionally knowledgeable in detoxification. Don’t you think it’s a bit too strange?”
This was what was puzzling Lin ngya most.
“Do you an—”
Given Qinghu’s sharp mind, he understood the most critical point Lin ngya was trying to get at almost imdiately.
“I’m just making a guess. Perhaps I’m overthinking this. After all, imperial physicians should be knowledgeable in all areas of dicine. I don’t think I’d be able to deal with the poison in Qin Mo’s body if not for the fact that I’ve been learning from Teacher for a while and I have so knowledge of so detoxication thods.”
Lin ngya could not be bothered to think too much into it.
Given that the Winter Solstice Celebration was impending, there were many other matters concerning her father and elder brother which she should worry over.
Moreover, she was still clueless as to how she should break the news of Elder Sister Yue Ting to her elder brother.
With so many things to worry over, she could not be bothered to think about the young imperial physician.
In the twinkling of an eye, a few more days passed. By this ti, Lin Muzhi had led his army all the way to the borders of the city and encamped there.
Today was the day the army would enter the city. During this ti, a portion of the soldiers would be allowed to go ho to visit their family.
The streets had turned into a sea of people. The people had crowded onto the streets to catch a glimpse of the war heroes.
Early in the morning, Lin ngya was already taken a seat at the upstairs of Restaurant Ruyi. From there, she could see the noisy crowd outside.
“Old Master’s coming ho! Isn’t it great, Master?”
Baizhi was elated. She rembered that when they were young, she and Lin ngya were the happiest whenever the Old Master and Young Master Lin ca ho.
Although she was no longer in want now that she was with Lin ngya’s side, the exciting feeling of anticipation for the return of her old master had not changed at all.
“Are you sure you could not wait for Daddy’s return? Or is it because you love the Furong cake served in Restaurant Ruyi? Mo Ran, watch out for Baizhi. She had finished three plates of the cake. At this rate, she might finish all the food in Restaurant Ruyi that it will have to close down.”
Moran and Qingli laughed to Lin ngya’s jokes.
After spending so ti with Lin ngya, they gradually got to know her better.
She was easy to get along.
There would always be the sounds of laughter in her presence.
Gradually, they were able to understand why their master had transford so much because of her.
“I’m not as capable as Baishao, who was summoned by Concubine De early in the morning. I will just stay here and eat my Furong cake,” responded Baizhi.
She stuck out her tongue and then popped another piece of cake into her mouth.
However, a perplex look appeared in both Baiji and Lin ngya’s eyes when they heard Baizhi’s words.
Baishao seed to go to the Art Courtyard more often since she returned from the army camp.
“Master, Baishao—”
Lin ngya stopped Baiji from saying anything more.
Pausing for a second, Lin ngya said, “I trust her.”
She believed that Baishao would never betray her.
Even if Baishao did eventually betray her, Lin ngya could only bla herself for being blind.
They continued to chat for a while longer before they heard the voice of the waiter from downstairs, calling out to them, saying, “Prince Yu is here.”
“Please excuse ,” the waiter said and left.
Lin ngya had agreed earlier to et up with Long Tianyu in Restaurant Ruyi.
However, she thought it was not a good idea for Long Tianyu to find out her relationships with Moran and Qingli.
She nodded towards the two of them and they left.
In the next minute, Long Tianyu appeared before her eyes.
The weather was rather cold, so Long Tianyu had a grey fur cloak on to keep warm.
He had a green silk scarve draped on top of his cloak and there was fox fur around his collar.
On his head was a delicate jade crown carved with an image of the head of a beast. However, he was expressionless on his handso face.
Amidst the crowd, he was like the shining moon in a dark night, such that no one would be able to ignore.
As he walked up the stairs, he was like a striking deity. All the people’s attention was attracted to him the mont he appeared at Restaurant Ruyi.
However, there was indifference in his eyes, as if no one could catch his eye. He seed to look at the entire world with total disinterest.
“This way please, Your Highness,” the waiter at the entrance went up to Long Tianyu to greet him zealously and led him to the room where Lin ngya was waiting.
The mont he opened the door which was painted with the scenery of mountains and lakes, he spotted the beautiful lady sitting by the window.
Lin ngya looked to have lost weight perhaps because she had been too busy.
Her once rounded face was now more slim.
Her features were near perfect and her every facial expression was entrancing.
Although the windows were open, the room felt warm and cozy.
It was rare that Lin ngya dressed herself up so formally. She was cladded in a lilac coat embroidered with the pattern of the lily flower.
Her clothes made her skin look snow white.
On her neatly done-up hair, there was a set of flower and butterfly golden hairpin.
Compared to the young lady she was half a year ago, she had transford into an elegant and poised lady.
“Please co in and warm yourself up, Your Highness. There is still so ti before the army will enter the city.”
Lin ngya smiled tenderly, but remained seated. Her tone of voice sounded polite but a little distant.
It had been five days since Lin ngya and Long Tianyu last saw each other.
Neither of them had taken a further step in their conversation. No one knew whether it was because of the rapport between them or that they were in a pique.
It was the Queen’s order for Prince Yu and the Crown Prince to go out of the city to welco the return of the army.
If not for this, they might not get to see each other for a long ti.
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