Chapter 561 Returning to the Capital City
The wind blowing over the Immortal Road was as wild as ever, but Lin ngya was no longer as scared as when she first walked on it.
Following Long Tianyu’s lead, she reached the other side of the bridge safe and sound.
“Master!”
The mont she set her foot on the ground, she heard Baishao’s cry of surprise, which filled her heart with joy.
“Baishao, you... how co you are here?”
Standing not far away, Baishao was clad in plain clothes. She seed to have lost so weight, but her cheeks were still ruddy.
At this ti, she was rushing through the crowd toward Lin ngya with excitent.
Tears welled up in her beautiful eyes, streaked her fair face, and wetted her collar.
To Lin ngya, Baishao was not just a maid; she was like family.
Baishao rushed up to Lin ngya and observed her carefully. After making sure that there was no scratch on her, she held her hands tightly and refused to let them go.
“I miss you so much, Master. Seeing that you’re safe, I’m relieved. You’ve suffered a lot, and it’s all my fault. I’m a useless woman.”
Baishao couldn’t help but sobbing as she spoke.
Though she was Lin ngya’s maid, she was older than her. Thus, she naturally took her as her younger sister.
She was a loyal maid, and when she heard about Lin ngya’s sufferings, her heart almost broke.
“Look at , I’m fine. When I find out who this long-tongued person is, I’ll definitely punish him hard. Alright, the wind is so strong here. Let’s get into a carriage. We can talk about old tis another day.”
Lin ngya shook her head helplessly. No matter how weak they were, her maids all wanted to protect her.
They didn’t know that in her body was the soul of a mature woman in her twenties.
Lin ngya was not accustod to being protected and taken care of.
The Square Town was as prosperous as it was before.
It seed that everything had started from here. The town reminded Lin ngya of Xiu, Zhu Yun, Hongyu, and Sui, and what had happened in the past. She felt like she had been away for a century while actually, it was just several months.
When she first ca to the town, she was just an inexperienced young girl while she regarded herself as a master who had the situation in hand. However, now, she had beco cautious yet brave.
“You must haven’t had any good al, master. Mr. Qiu didn’t take good care of you!” Baishao muttered in a low voice as she quickly took out a plate of pastries from a wooden hamper.
At this mont, on the square rosewood table in front of Lin ngya were four plates of appetizing cookies.
So were orange while so were light purple, looking very beautiful.
Those pastries placed on snow-white plates looked more like artworks than food.
Yet, Baishao had even prepared sothing more. She brought five hampers of food to Lin ngya, afraid that the latter would be hungry. At this mont, with Long Tianyu’s tacit consent, Lin ngya could lead an easy life again with everything provided.
Seeing Baishao’s indignant expression, Lin ngya felt sowhat aggrieved.
She had always been thin, and when she was still in the mansion, Baishao and Baiji had discussed all day long how to help her gain so weight.
However, she didn’t live up to their expectations. Every ti she just gained so weight, sothing disturbing would happen and cause her to lose weight quickly.
Now, she returned, much thinner than before, sure that Baishao and Baiji would try to help her gain so weight again.
“These are enough. I can’t eat that much, my good girl.”
Lin ngya reached out her delicate hand. She had no choice but to stop Baishao from serving her more food.
In such a short ti, Baishao had placed six kinds of pastries on the table, and put so clean, popular fruits in a basket within Lin ngya’s reach.
Besides, she also made her a cup of sugar-free milk tea instead of green tea, which Lin ngya loved to drink. The porcelain cup was in jade color, and the milk tea was at the best temperature to drink.
Just as Lin ngya had read a few pages of a book, Baishao started nagging and urged her to eat sothing and have a rest.
If not for that she could read through the Shen Nung system even with her eyes closed, she would really have nothing to do along the way.
“Master, you’re in poor health, so you have to eat more. Otherwise, they would bla after we return to the Capital City.”
Baishao lowered her delicate eyebrows, and a pitiful look replaced the shrewd look in her eyes.
Lin ngya was well aware that Baishao was trying to stall for ti.
However, she had no choice but to do as she said.
She put down the book in her hand, picked up a butterfly-shaped cake, and gently put it into her mouth.
In an instant, the rich milk flavor filled her every taste buds.
Just for the sake of Baishao’s good intentions, she had to eat more.
“Master, I noticed that you’ve brought Hongyu back with you. Are you planning to bring her to our mansion?” Baishao asked.
She broke into a smile when she saw that Lin ngya started eating again.
However, she didn’t like Hongyu.
After all, back when they were at Prince Shen’s Mansion, Hongyu and her sister had tried to steal the prince from Lin ngya.
Baishao always took Lin ngya’s enemy as her biggest enemy.
Thus, she was on guard at every mont against anyone hurting her master.
“Yes, that’s what I’m thinking. But whether she can stay in our mansion is up to you and Baiji. It’s just that Sui had died and she had helped a lot. If you don’t like Hongyu, give her so money and tell her to go. We can’t treat her unfairly anyway.”
Lin ngya swallowed the dessert and took another sip of the milk tea before replying slowly.
Though she and Hongyu had gone through dangerous situations together, Baishao and Baiji could die for her.
Therefore, if they could not accept Hongyu, she would not force them to do so.
“She’s dead? Oh, what a poor girl Hongyu is. I can’t make a decision on my own and I need to discuss it with Sister Baiji after we go back. But since she had saved you, we’ll definitely return the favor,” Baishao said.
To her, there was always a clear demarcation between kindness and hatred. On hearing that Sui had died, she took pity on Hongyu more than she hated her.
Seeing that Baishao was no longer so hostile toward Hongyu, Lin ngya couldn’t help laughing in secret.
The three maids of hers seed to be tough but actually were very soft-hearted.
As a matter of fact, Lin ngya wanted to bring Hongyu back to her mansion for so reason.
Baishao and Baiji might be capable, but they didn’t know as much the ways of the world as Hongyu did.
Lin ngya thought it was good of her to keep a pure mind in this chaotic world.
She could rest assured that Hongyu would teach her three maids well.
Moreover, these four girls would be of great use to her in the future.
Lin ngya thought that it would be a waste of her talent for Hongyu to be a re maidservant.
After Lin ngya finished eating and drinking, Baishao took out a small purple-gold censer.
She burned so spices that could help them concentrate. Soon, the carriage was filled with a fresh and sweet aroma, which gave them a warm feeling.
Lin ngya stared at the shaking dark purple ceiling of the carriage wrapped up in the quilt. She started feeling sleepy.
When they arrived at the Square Town, they transferred to another carriage.
They didn’t tell anyone their identities but said they were a family out for sight-seeing.
Lin ngya was taking the most luxurious and comfortable carriage among all.
She didn’t want to waste her energy on anything these days.
She wanted to conserve her strength because she knew there would be a lot of trouble waiting for her to handle after she went back to the Capital City.
As she neared the destination, her easy life with everything provided to her on the carriage was ended.
Not far away, the towering city walls of the Capital City beca increasingly clearer.
Lin ngya let out a sigh of relief and put those complicated feelings behind her. She knew these troubles would co to her anyway.
Long Tianyu rarely ca to see her after they passed the Square Town.
Every ti he ca, it was about bedti. They would exchange a few words, and then he would leave after she fell asleep.
She, of course, knew that after they arrived in Dajin, Long Tianyu would have to shoulder his responsibility as a prince.
“Master, we’re almost ho!”
Baishao could barely suppress her excitent of going ho. After all, she had been away for such a long ti.
She helped Lin ngya put on a spring dress in the color of the begonia flower and coral headgear, making her look extrely stunning.
The dress showed off her curves perfectly.
Lin ngya certainly knew what Baishao was thinking. The girl didn’t want anyone to outshine her.
“Yes, we’re arriving ho. Let’s pack up. We’ll be entering the city soon.”
After drawing down the curtain, Lin ngya and Baishao started packing up the items in the carriage.
As soon as they reached the city gate, the carriages were forced to stop.
Lin ngya overheard the people outside talking about spies, but she didn’t pay much attention to it.
However, just as they finished speaking, the door of her carriage was pushed open by soone from outside.
Then, a square-faced man with a serious look walked up to her carriage.
“How dare you! This is Princess Yu’s carriage, and you should never try to approach without permission. Get lost!” Baishao yelled at the man.
She was no longer the reserved country girl she used to be.
Having been by Lin ngya’s side for such a long ti, she naturally had an air of uniqueness about her now.
Her almond-shaped eyes narrowed, and she imdiately stood in Lin ngya’s front. She scolded the man fearlessly despite him being a soldier.
“Princess Yu?”
The square-faced man froze for a mont, and he realized that it was very inappropriate for him to enter a woman’s carriage without permission, whether it was Princess Yu’s or soone else’s.
After hesitating for a mont, he stepped back.
A mont later, Lin ngya heard a steady male voice from outside.
“I’m sorry to have offended you, Your Highness. Please punish .”
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