Chapter 400 Attending the Banquet

The night was already deep, and the moonlight outside the window was broken up by the shade of the trees, which just happened to shine into Lin Changning's room through the window.

A few strands of dark hair fell across Lin Changning's forehead as she lowered her head, but this did not distract her in the slightest. Her dark hair was simply loose and tied back with a silk handkerchief.

The pen tip, dipped in thick ink, falls onto the paper. Occasionally, it pauses, and slender fingers gently tap the desk. The brows furrow slightly, and the gaze is focused intently on the official document, so that even the faint shadow cast by the eyelashes under the eyes remains motionless.

With more and more things to do these days, and the autumn harvest just around the corner, grain and troops are being prepared everywhere. As soon as autumn arrived, Lin Changning became busy again.

There were still unfinished official documents at the military headquarters today, so after eating, Lin Changning took the documents home and continued working. After a long while, he raised his slender hand and pressed his fingers against his temple, trying to relieve his dizzy head.

The teacups on the table had long since gone cold, but Lin Changning was completely unaware. Only after finishing reviewing a volume of official documents did he raise his hand to rub his aching neck.

The moonlight just happened to brush across her clean profile. Lin Changning sighed, took a couple of sips of the now-cold tea, and only after putting down the teacup did she begin to organize official documents.

Suddenly, there was a loud knocking at the door. Lin Changning looked up, listened to the very light footsteps outside, and frowned slightly: "Who is it!"

"It's me, Xiao Liu. I got up in the middle of the night and saw your light was still on. Why aren't you asleep yet? It's so late."

Hearing his sister-in-law's voice, Lin Changning breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister-in-law, I'm about to rest because I haven't finished processing some official documents."

The woman outside sighed, "Have you been working this late every day lately? Sigh, although official business is important, you also need to take good care of your health. The Prince's Mansion is hosting a banquet tomorrow, and our family has received an invitation. You should get some rest."

"Okay, sister-in-law."

As the footsteps outside faded into the distance, Lin Changning finally leaned back in his chair and stretched. He had a banquet to attend tomorrow, so it wasn't a good idea to stay up too late tonight.

Lin Changning stood up, stretched his body to relieve the soreness, and then washed up and went to bed.

The next morning, Lin Changning was woken up by his two sisters-in-law. Because it was a formal banquet, the entire Lin family changed into their newly made clothes.

Of course, these are clothes produced by their own embroidery workshop. Now, several months later, the Lin family's embroidery workshop is thriving. Thanks to the novel designs that Lin Changning came up with, the clothes from the Lin family's embroidery workshop are now in short supply.

Even the cheapest clothes, especially women's styles, are particularly popular among daughters of officials and wealthy families.

Every time new products are released, they are snapped up by people who have been waiting for them.

Even the mother-daughter outfits worn by the princess and the young princess at this banquet were made by Lin Changning's family embroidery workshop.

Qin Zhong's little niece, Qin Xiangxiang, also asked Qin Zhong to ask Lin Changning to reserve a set of clothes for her because she couldn't get any nice ones. When Commander Qin came to see her that day, she was so serious that she was startled and thought that something had gone wrong recently.

To his surprise, Qin Zhong came over and asked her about her official duties and whether she had been very tired lately. He spent most of the day showing concern for her and even wanted to treat her to a meal, which really startled him. He never expected that in the end, Qin Zhong just wanted to buy her a dress for his niece.

Finally, Lin Changning couldn't help but cover her face and chuckle, agreeing to the task. The next day, she had the embroidery workshop rush to make one and send it to the Qin residence.

Over the past few months, after deducting costs, when Lin's mother and sister-in-law presented her with the account book, Lin Changning was truly shocked.

The embroidery workshop's net profit over the past few months has reached several thousand taels, which really surprised Lin Changning. If these costs are not deducted, the income on the surface is 20,000 taels.

Lin Changning changed into the purple robe his mother had prepared for him, tied a jade belt around his waist, and simply tied his hair up with a hairpin. After tucking his knife into his waistband and putting on his boots, he strode outside.

As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard, he saw Lin's eldest sister-in-law standing at the gate with two young maids, waiting for Lin Changning. Upon seeing Lin Changning, she smiled and said, "Mother's taste is indeed excellent. This sixth son is becoming more and more handsome. He looks just as good as any young master."

Lin Changning smiled at his sister-in-law: "Sister-in-law, you look radiant today. At first glance, you look like a young lady from a wealthy family."

Lin's eldest sister-in-law is twenty-six years old this year. In previous years, due to frequent labor and the death of her husband, she looked older than the average person. Now that Lin Changning has risen up, the family has a mansion, and she can earn money, she has developed a certain air about her as she has been raised.

Hearing Lin Changning's praise, even though she knew Changning was just trying to make her happy, she couldn't help but smile and her eyes narrowed.

"You silly child, your sister-in-law is already so old, how can she be compared to those young ladies? You have such a sweet tongue, you just know how to make your sister-in-law happy."

Lin Changning stepped forward, picked up Er Ya, and took San Ya's hand with his other hand, walking forward: "Where are Mother and the others?"

Lin's eldest sister-in-law and Lin Changning walked forward side by side: "Mother said she won't go this time. Xi'er's cough keeps recurring, so she'll stay home to take care of Xi'er. Your second brother and sister-in-law went outside to get the carriages ready, and we'll go in two carriages."

Lin Changning nodded, his slender fingers gently pinching the small ball of red fluff on Er Ya's head. Er Ya felt Lin Changning pinch the fluffy ball on her head and thought it was because Lin Changning liked it.

With a blink, she plucked the small red ball off her head, pinched it, and put it on Lin Changning's head: "Uncle likes it? Er Ya will put it on you!"

Lin Changning lifted Er Ya up a little, took the small ball from Er Ya's hand, and put it back in her hair.

"Uncle likes the way Er Ya takes care of him, he's so cute!"

The four of them walked to the door, where the second brother and sister-in-law of the Lin family were waiting. When the second brother saw his sister-in-law and Lin Changning coming out, he quickly walked forward a few steps and took Er Ya from Lin Changning's hands.

"The car is all harnessed, let's go."

The group boarded the carriage and slowly made their way towards the Prince's Mansion. The eldest and second sisters-in-law of the Lin family, along with their two children, sat in the front carriage, while the second brother of the Lin family and Lin Changning sat in the back carriage.

The two sat together, and the second brother of the Lin family suddenly frowned and said, "Xi'er's cough hasn't gotten better lately. Shi Lang has gone to see her several times and said that she can only be cared for slowly. What are your plans for this child? I asked Shi Lang privately, and he said that learning martial arts is probably not an option..."

Lin Changning covered his chin and nodded at his serious second brother: "If you can't learn martial arts, then learn literature. Mr. Deng is not at home teaching Er Ya and San Ya now. When Xi'er is better, she can study with Er Ya and San Ya."

It's not that Li Xi is being prevented from studying, but he has whooping cough. This disease is contagious, which is fine for adults, but Er Ya and San Ya are still young. If they catch it, it will be bad.

So Li Xi still lives in a separate room and eats separately from everyone else. However, Shi Lang saw him a while ago and said that he would recover after a period of rest.

That way, the children can read and practice writing together and keep each other company.