Chapter 236 A Visit to Qin Family
Although she left a good impression on Grand Secretary Qin before, he, as an old minister serving three emperors in a row, would certainly take everything into consideration. Therefore, it was uncertain, whether she would be able to persuade him.
“Little girl, you are insisting on it. You found sothing, didn’t you?”
Qinghu asked in a low voice. After thinking about it, he figured out the real reason for her entering the Palace.
Thinking twice, Lin ngya shook her head. “TCM is broad and profound. They may be involved, unless I get it wrong.”
“It’s just a palace. Little girl, you can go anywhere you want to, even if it is an extrely dangerous place.”
Qinghu cracked a cheeky grin from the corner of his mouth as usual. He was always standing by her side, and supporting her in everything she did.
“Crazy! Are you all mad? That’s the Imperial Palace, not just any place that anyone can co and go. You will die, sister!”
Lin Zhongyu was almost driven mad. Those people behind him warned him many tis not to create trouble with the royal family of Jin State.
But Lin ngya insisted on going into the Palace. It was like throwing an egg against a stone!
“Not a big deal. An old woman and a spendthrift? I’ve entered the Imperial Palace many tis.”
Qinghu said this as if he did not care about the Empress and the Crown Prince at all. In fact, not the whole Palace was under her control.
The Emperor, who was lying on the sick bed, still had the authority. As long as she took care, Lin ngya could escape from any danger.
Besides, they had lived a quiet life for quite so ti already. Qinghu knew that she also craved a thrilling life, like him.
“Fine, let’s leave it first. I’ll be going out in the afternoon. Xiaoyu, you co with .”
Baiji had prepared so simple presents. They were not precious items, but they ca from her heart. The Qin family, noble and rich enough, would not care about money. If she prepared sothing priceless, it would turn out that she had outsmarted herself.
“Okay, I’ll go and get myself ready.”
Lin Zhongyu left, full of worries. “No matter what, I should try to persuade Sister to give up that dangerous idea of entering the Palace.”
Qinghu and Lin Zhongyu, after Lin ngya had recovered from a dangerous illness, tried every ans to present all kinds of treasures to her, daily. Nobody knew what spurred them on.
Lin ngya was wrapped in a classy cloak made from the fur of an arctic fox.
Baiji, Baisu, and Lin Zhongyu, all wrapped in brown fox-fur cloaks, followed behind her.
A burning stove made the space inside the covered carriage a little warr.
The inside was covered by fine woolen blankets. Lin ngya thought of it to be a waste, but since Qinghu and Lin Zhongyu insisted, she had to accept it.
The veins around her heart hurt. The doctor said that she should take more care, especially in winter.
She often stayed inside her room and read books. Otherwise, Qinghu and Lin Zhongyu would cover the ground of Liuxin Courtyard, with blankets.
“You guys, don’t worry about . I’m a doctor. I know my own health condition.”
It was strange that every ti she detoxified herself, one part of the pills would change into nutrition to nurse her own body.
She was actually well already.
“No. It’s not that simple, since the veins around your heart are hurting. I’ve found lots of rare dicinal herbs. They will be sent to your private coffer in a few days. Sister Baiji, rember to make sure that my sister drinks it.”
Then, Lin Zhongyu took so ward grapes from a box made of warm jade, and presented it to her.
She let out a long sigh, but she was actually touched.
“Was I such a poor girl in my previous life? So I have such a luxurious life now?”
Even a fruit box was so valuable. Lin ngya was really worried that she would be robbed one day, if soone knew about it.
“Oh, I’ll take you back to my parents’ ho after we are done visiting Uncle Qin. I told you last ti that I planned to let my father adopt you. But later, I thought about it and realized that it would be a little abrupt. So I changed my plan. I will find an uncle, who has no children to take you as his adopted son, what do you think?”
Sooner or later, Xiaoyu’s identity would be made public.
Lin Muzhi was the general at Jin State, the enemy of Xiaoyu’s motherland. His reputation would be destroyed if anyone knew about their relationship.
It would be worse once Lin Muzhi was frad as a traitor of Jin State.
“It is your choice, Sister.”
Lin Zhongyu silently chuckled to himself. “If I’m her cousin, then, those people won’t be able to achieve their purpose.”
Under the soft light, Lin ngya’s side face looked softer and more beautiful.
Her gentle gaze made Lin Zhongyu forget everything for the mont, even national enmity and family hatred.
“No matter how they force , I won’t harm Sister!”
They arrived at Qin’s Mansion soon. Lin ngya delivered the visiting card and soon, they were invited into the reception room.
The aroma of tea lessened the coldness of winter.
On the path to the reception room, the decor of the house, including grass and trees, appeared totally natural.
The designer must have made a huge effort, but it gave visitors the impression that it was what it should be. It was completely natural, and was one with the sky and the earth.
It was not hard to guess that it was a peaceful and quiet family. The Qin family looked more like a respectable, morally lofty family, in comparison with Prince Yu’s family and the Lin family, who never ceased to be at the center of troubles.
“It’s hard to travel on a snowy day. Why let yourself suffer by paying a visit personally, Princess Yu? Since you and I get along well, you could have asked soone to send a ssage, and then, you won’t have to suffer from the cold.”
By virtue of her rank, Lin ngya should take the seat of honor.
But she insisted on acting as a junior and sat on the right-hand seat. Imdiately, Minister Qin had a good impression on her.
Not being arrogant was what a princess should be
“Uncle Qin, thank you. I should have visited you earlier. But I have been delayed by the affairs in the house. Last night, there was quite a large snowfall. From inside the carriage, I looked out at the snow-covered world, and found it looked like a rare wonder.”
Lin ngya gave an elegant smile, and appeared lovely and clever.
She knew that Uncle Qin, as a retired minister, was proud of himself and stubborn.
Therefore, she did not behave as Princess Yu, but as the daughter of his old friend. That was about it.
“Uncle Qin, today, I actually ca here to ask for your help.”
There were lots of boys born to the Qin family. Grand Secretary Qin had three sons. So he enjoyed Lin ngya’s gentle and lovely behavior.
“Princess Yu, just tell .”
Lin ngya smiled and then said sorrowfully.
“The Winter Solstice Festival is nearing, and there will be a ceremony. You know, His Majesty always holds a blessing ceremony in the ancestral temple. But this year, His Majesty has not recovered yet. The Crown Prince then asked Prince Yu to go together. Even though I beca a mber of the royal family, I have little experience of it. So if I do sothing wrong and interrupt the ceremony, I would feel guilty.”
Lin ngya explained this in a sincere manner. Grand Secretary Qin had been invited by Lin ngya and Long Tianyu before, so he would not say no this ti.
“You’re right, Your Highness. You should be careful during the ceremony. Tomorrow, I’ll go to your house personally. So, Your Highness, I may be disturbing you for a few days.”
Usually, Senior officials like Minister Qin were invited to act as a guide to the Crown Prince.
But the Crown Prince did not like him. Lin ngya grasped this opportunity. It proved that Long Tianyu was much cleverer than the Crown Prince. The establishnt of a good relationship with the Qin family, would attract more senior officials to join him.
Lin ngya owed it to the Crown Prince for being as blind as a bat.
“Well, then, thank you, Uncle Qin. I should be leaving now. Father just returned from the frontier juncture, so I should see more of him. I’ll see myself out, Uncle Qin.”
Minister Qin understood what she really ant, but he did not point it out, and even personally walked her to the gate. It proved that he really appreciated her.
They went back to Marquis Zhennan’s place. Before entering, Lin ngya saw many people entering and leaving by the gate that was usually closed daily.
“Miss Lin is back—”
The gatekeeper was not the one, who gave her the cold shoulder, but strangers. That aroused her curiosity.
“Hey, even on such a snowy day, why must you co here?”
After learning about her arrival, Lin Nansheng trotted out to greet her.
Outside the gate, Lin Nansheng, who was handso and had rosy lips and pretty white teeth, was helping his elder sister to get out of the carriage.
Noticing the luxurious carriage, he silently had a better impression of his brother-in-law.
“I miss you and father. Oh, what are these people doing here?”
Looking at his elder sister wrapped up like a zongzi, Lin Nansheng smiled.
“They are servants from different families. Those families prepared many gifts. After the winter solstice, it will be father’s birthday.”
His words reminded her that their father’s birthday was just round the corner.
She had been really too busy and had forgotten.
While chatting, Lin ngya and Lin Nansheng went to the warm room in the west. It had always been her favorite paradise in winter.
Looking at the familiar items, all kinds of feelings rose in her mind.
After Shangguan Qing beca her stepmother, she was often treated shabbily. Every winter, she would get only low quality charcoal in her room, and this made her room still cold and also pungent.
So she had to hide in the West Warm Room, and waited tearfully for her father and elder brother.
She was now the honorable Princess Yu. So it just goes to show that the affairs of the world are not constant, and there is no certainty about things.
When they sat down, the servants brought out all kinds of fruits and desserts, delicate and tasteful, and they were all Lin ngya’s favorite from before.
She picked up a green bean cake, that looked like a piece of jade. Then, she found that Shangguan Qing and Lin ngwu were not there, after she entered the room.
Both of them would usually co up and treat her like a master. But why did they stop doing this?
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