Chapter 514 The Argunt in the Pavilion
Lin ngya’s face fell the mont he spoke those words.
It was unbecoming of Qian Yuming and Elder Duanmu as the elders of the pavilion to be saying such words.
They seed to have forgotten their duty after years of living in comfort and enjoying a high position.
With her beautiful eyes, Lin ngya shot a look of disdain at Qian Yuming. She would no longer keep up with her polite manners.
“Really? Today all of you will be witnesses to what you hear. Qian Yuming, you’re rely a common citizen of the Nation of Lintian. Even if you hold an important position in the Pavilion of Herbs, it doesn’t change the fact that you are the emperor’s subject. Not to ntion that my mother was the direct disciple of the Chief Elder, she was the first princess of the Nation of Lintian. You’re expected to address her with respect. How dare you slender my mother? Are you thinking of revolting against the emperor, Elder Qian? Otherwise, did you think that the Qians would rule over the Nation of Lintian?”
Qian Yuming might have such a passing thought, but there was no way he would speak his mind.
Lin ngya begged to differ. Her words were like a slap across Elder Qian’s face.
By now, Lin ngya had said what needed to be said as well as what should not be said.
Even Qian Yuming did not expect the honorable Princess Anle to be so outspoken.
Once these words were spoken, even he had to hold his tongue.
Moreover, Zuo Qiuyu was already glaring at him at this mont.
If he acted impetuously, he would get himself in trouble.
“Don’t say that. Elder Qian has rely lost his cool. Please bear with him and not bla him, Your Highness.”
The atmosphere was becoming tense and awkward. Eventually, it was Duanmu Yang who stepped out to break a compromise.
The two n were instantly forced to change their attitude and be polite to Lin ngya.
She had made it clear that if they were rude, it ant they were planning a revolt.
They were not idiots. No one would admit to the young lady’s serious accusation.
“Snort, really? I want an answer today. Did the Chief Elder actually pass on his authenticating object to my mother? Or did she get hold of by trickery?”
It was Lin ngya who was not letting them off this ti.
Qian Yuming should not have tried to malign the first princess.
Now that Lin ngya had been provoked and it would not be easy to handle the situation.
“This, this happened many years back, and we did not see with my own eyes.”
How and when could Duanmu Yang get forced into a corner by a young lady before?!
Unfortunately for him, this young lady in front of him now was not only backed by the emperor of the Nation of Lintian.
Seeing the dissatisfaction on Prince Yu’s face, Duanmu Yang cursed Qian Yuming for his rudeness and arrogance under his breath.
Apparently, Lin ngya was not satisfied with the ambiguous answer he provided.
Lin ngya glared at Duanmu Yang with her almond eyes and he was at a loss of words being put in a difficult position.
“Nevertheless, taking into consideration the character of the first princess, I would think that the authentication object was given to her from the Chief Elder. What do you think, Princess Anle?”
Hearing his cautious answer, Lin ngya bit her lips and stopped talking after shooting him a look.
Seeing that Lin ngya did not press them further, Duanmu Yang knew they had escaped trouble for the ti being.
The purpose of their visit today to see if what they heard about Lin ngya and Zuo Qiuyu was true.
Never would they expect Princess Anle to be like a porcupine so that whoever dared to co close would suffer.
He quickly tugged at the fuming Qian Yuming, indicating that he should apologize, then they speedily got out of the small courtyard where Lin ngya and her company put up at.
“She’s pushing too hard!”
Seeing that they had left, Lin ngya smacked her palm on the palm.
What a Pavilion of Herbs! What a Chief Elder!
If they could act so savagely now, what would happen if they took over the power? By then, the Nation of Lintian would be under their dominion!
“There’s no need for you to get so angry, Your Highness. Having spent so many years in the Pavilion of Herbs, I more or less know their characters. Even if any of them were to beco the Chief Elder, he wouldn’t have the audacity to go against the emperor. I wouldn’t be so sure if it were another person.”
Chang Tianhua said softly but intently. He had not witnessed Lin ngya’s temper before this. He had to hold back so words even if they ant good.
He could see that this princess was not easy to handle.
He might have thought about becoming the Chief Elder for a long ti, but he was aware that he was no match with his opponents.
To so extent, today’s visit was an attempt at showing his sincerity and loyalty.
“Thank you for your reminder, Elder Chang. Snort, did the two of them think it’s easy to be the emperor? While the wealth and status may appear splendid, being the emperor is the most difficult job on earth. These people had truly turned the Pavilion of Herbs into a place with a foul atmosphere. I can imagine how they would beco a fatuous and self-indulgent ruler!”
Lin ngya did not direct these words at Long Tianyu, but Long Tianyu gazed at her and was slightly taken aback.
People would say that being the emperor was everyone’s dream. Little did he expect that only Lin ngya was able to point out the real challenge faced by an emperor.
It was no wonder that she had never encouraged him to fight for the throne.
The truth was she had seen pass the riches enjoyed by an emperor. She was able to see more clearly than that.
The Lin Family had chosen to take a neutral stand in the midst of all the fight for power. Could it be because they had the ability to fully apprehend all things?
In that instant, Long Tianyu could not help but feel a sense of admiration towards the man with foresight and a noble character in the Lin Family.
What he was unaware of, however, was that Lin ngya had also undergone modern education.
Given that she ca from a few thousand generations after him, her way of thinking was surely much more advanced.
“That’s enough. You are going to jeopardize your health by getting so worked up. They have suffered enough from your rciless attack today. However, I wonder when you had nurtured such an explosive temper.”
Naturally, Zuo Qiuyu would attempt to smooth things over. What happened today had given him a glimpse of the selfish ambition of those people.
While they might harbor so ambitious thoughts to be the Chief Elder in the past, their covetousness had grown.
“How was I explosive in my temper? It’s just that... Forget it. It’s a rare opportunity that Elder Chang visited. I’m the one who spoiled your good mood.”
Lin ngya had simply been provoked to anger by Qian Yuming’s words.
While her temper rose quickly, it also subsided quickly.
In a mont, everything was back to normal and she was again enjoying her conversation with Elder Chang.
From what happened today, Elder Chang had made up his mind to form a partnership with Lin ngya and her company.
Therefore, he revealed a great deal of inside information concerning the competition to them.
After that, Zuo Qiuyu sent Elder Chang back personally. Lin ngya was taking a sip of the herbal tea in the living room.
“Actually, you need not get involved in this unsavory enterprise. Zuo Qiuyu is not the kind of simple person you thought him to be.”
Long Tianyu could not bear for Lin ngya to be worried or overworked over this matter.
Especially when he saw how worked up she was because of Qian Yuming. How heartbroken he was when he noticed how thin she was!
“That’s no trouble at all. In fact, I just wanted to contribute what I can. Moreover, the music score for the green stringed instrunt was destroyed because of my mother. I could not help feeling apologetic towards those people in the Pavilion of Herbs who are sincerely researching into dical skills.”
She ant what she said.
The music score for the green stringed instrunt was truly a piece of monuntal work in the dical field. It would be considered a great sin to prevent its passing on because of her selfishness.
She firmly believed that this was not how her mother had wanted it to be.
Therefore, Lin ngya had secretly made up her mind. If Zuo Qiuyu were to be chosen as the Chief Elder, she would find soone to write it for her as she recited it from her mory.
If Zuo Qiuyu failed, she would still have a way for this piece of monuntal work to be passed on instead of terminating in her hands.
“ngya, actually there’s sothing that I’ve wanted to tell you all along...”
Long Tianyu braced himself as he was about to tell her everything regarding how his father, the emperor had entrusted him with the task of looking for the music score for the green stringed instrunt.
However, before he could finish, he heard Yu An crying out from outside.
“Who’s that?! Stay where you are!”
Lin ngya ran towards the door in a few steps.
She saw Yu An pursuing the intruder down the small lane on the left of the small courtyard.
Could there be soone who was spying on them a mont ago?
Long Tianyu followed closely behind Lin ngya, but he was way more vigilant and cautious than Lin ngya.
Nevertheless, if it were not for Yu An’s cry, he would not have realized that soone was there.
Could the intruder be soone highly skilled in martial arts?
“That man was squatting below the window just now.”
Lin ngya went around the courtyard to check for any traces left behind by the intruder.
Finally, they found footprints of the man among the bushes below the window of the living room.
Long Tianyu noticed them too and the two tread carefully to the edge of the window.
“If this were the case, how was it possible that I didn’t pick up any signs when he was so close by?”
Long Tianyu looked rather displeased.
Nevertheless, Lin ngya reached out her hand and went through the glass on the ground. Finally, she found the butt of a stick of incense.
“This is the reason. This thing is extrely potent. It’s able to numb all our senses. However, because it was used outdoors, it only delayed our sensation. Your body is in the weakest state now so naturally, you’re the first to succumb to its effects.”
In reality, she would have failed to discover it if not for the warning from the Shen Nung system.
She sniffed hard at it and as she expected, her sense of sll, which she took pride in, was delayed in its reaction.
Moreover, she could estimate from the speed at which this incense burned that the intruder had hidden by the corner of the wall when Qian Yuming and his companion ca.
This was strange. Were Qian Yuming and his companion also being spied on simultaneously?
Otherwise, why would anyone be hiding below the window with the help of this kind of incense?
Moreover, he had escaped after Yu An discovered him. His martial art skill was not that great after all.
It seed that she had neglected sothing in her deduction earlier.
This was the Pavilion of Herb where there were countless permutations of dical skills and knowledge of herbs. Even Lin ngya was unable to keep up with them!
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