Chapter 241: Always as Muddy as a Puddle

"You little rascal, what are you hiding in all that rush?"

The Empress Dowager walked steadily without needing Jade's support, a kind smile on her face.

"Why is Aunt here?"

Just as Yuan Siyin was about to get up to pay her respects, the Empress Dowager put her hand on her shoulder and pressed her back down, then sat down beside her herself: "Alright, there's no one else here, why be so polite?"

"I just heard you weren't feeling well, so I came to check on you. But today your complexion isn't as frightening as Jade described."

"Jade knows that you eat bland food every day, so she specially prepared some seasoning for you."

Yuan Siyin clung to the Empress Dowager's arm, her eyes crinkling mischievously, her ingratiating demeanor incredibly sweet and clever.

"You're always so irresponsible, yet you say Qing-ge'er isn't ambitious enough. It's clearly because of you that he's been led astray."

The Empress Dowager smiled and tapped her forehead: "At the Spring Banquet, is there any young master who has taken a liking to you?"

Yuan Siyin felt a chill run down her spine, almost sensing the cold emanating from somewhere.

"Aunt, why are you always like this? Are you afraid that Yin'er won't be able to get married?"

The Empress Dowager sighed and said, "I thought you had some self-awareness."

Yuan Siyin: "..."

Thank you, I was hurt.

"It's not that just anyone can rush to marry my Yuan family's daughter. Your word alone doesn't count; I must also have your father approve of her."

As she spoke, the Empress Dowager reached out and touched the porcelain bowl to check its temperature, then pushed the bird's nest soup in front of her: "Drink it quickly, it's good for your health."

"oh……"

Yuan Siyin responded sullenly, picked up the porcelain bowl, scooped up a spoonful, and put it in her mouth.

Seeing her reaction, the Empress Dowager guessed most of the story. She turned to Emerald and ordered, "Where is the picture album I asked you to get?"

Jade, in a hurry, took out a picture book from her sleeve and placed it next to Yuan Siyin, while secretly winking at her.

Yuan Siyin didn't understand the meaning at first, but when she turned to the next page, she almost dropped the porcelain cup.

"These are eligible young men in the capital. I have carefully considered them with you. Look at this one, the second young master of the Lin family. He is handsome and refined, and plays the zither very well. Although he is a little weak, he will definitely treat you well."

"Lin Wanxian?" she blurted out without even looking at the name on the painting.

"You know him?"

"I guess so, we met once."

Back then... never mind, it's better not to think about it now.

The Empress Dowager suddenly seemed pleased: "This child is very well-behaved. Tell your aunt honestly, have you taken a liking to him?"

"Aunt, please stop playing matchmaker. He looks even weaker than me, he can't lift a finger, what can he do?"

Yuan Siyin's face was completely scrunched up, and every cell in her body exuded resistance.

The Empress Dowager slapped her hand in annoyance: "There are servants here, why are you carrying and lifting things? I can tell you're doing this on purpose. You can find fault with a perfectly good child."

"Yin'er still wants to enjoy the company of her aunt, why is she in such a hurry?"

Besides, if she really met someone she clicked with, would Yin'er keep it to herself?

Yu Shiyan stood quietly in the wardrobe, arms crossed, watching through the crack in the door as she calmly dealt with the Empress Dowager.

Well, more than that, they wanted to kill him to silence him.

The Empress Dowager asked suspiciously, "Really?"

"yes!"

Yuan Siyin nodded confidently: "Isn't it just that our time hasn't come yet?"

The Empress Dowager paused for a moment before speaking softly, "Don't come to the palace these days. Go out and find someone for me. You're always lying on your bed like a lump of mud. What kind of fool would fall for you?"