Lin Weiming was surprised to find that his sons still didn't understand his place in the family.

They actually came over and asked him for a room. I was relieved for a moment, and then I gave them the most common answer.

"Go find your mother."

The four Lin brothers all gave each other disdainful looks and turned to discuss it with Liu Junlan and Xue Fu.

Lin Wanyue was stopped by Lin Weiming.

"Hey, daughter," Lin Weiming asked, holding his daughter, "Did you check carefully just now? Is there anything wrong with this house?"

Lin Wanyue smiled, revealing a small, pretty tooth.

"Father, don't worry. I've already looked at this house. It's quite new, there's nothing to hide, and the location is good too. It's an auspicious spot that can bring wealth."

Lin Wanyue pointed to the large stone fish tank at the entrance of the outer courtyard and told her father, "Look, those fish can survive in frozen water, which means wealth will come from all directions. If the lotus flowers bloom in the summer, it will be an even more auspicious sign!"

"Mmm!" Lin Weiming nodded more and more as he listened. "Not bad, not bad at all, it really is a great location. Such a great location, such a large area, and the Regent just gave it to us for free? That's really generous!"

Lin Wanyue nodded in agreement with her father, feeling that Qi Sichen had indeed put his heart into this matter and had people carefully select the items.

Otherwise, even with so many houses in the capital, not every house could be this nice.

The Lin family was delighted, and the five ghosts in the backyard kept praising them.

"This house is really nice, they even prepared an ancestral hall for us!" Lai Fu stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall, rubbing his hands excitedly, and said to the people behind him, "I see that you all respect the elderly and care for the young. You all know that I am the oldest, so I will naturally be placed in the middle."

Laifu was very satisfied with the ancestral hall, and even took a liking to the central position.

"That won't do!" the other four ghosts said in unison.

Lai Fu was displeased and, looking at them with a huff and a glare, asked, "Why not?"

“This is my son’s house, and I can be considered their ancestor, so naturally I should be in the very center,” Lin Xiangwu said solemnly.

"..."

Lai Fu, Xiao Fen Die, and Master Cui couldn't think of anything to refute him, so they started vying for the seats next to them.

General Lin pointed to the middle position but smiled without saying a word, sitting calmly on his fishing platform.

As long as they don't start fighting, they don't care how noisy these ghosts are.

After all, it's more lively and energetic when it's noisy.

...

With the help of maids and servants, the Lin family's belongings were quickly put away.

When it was time for dinner, the maids and servants tried to stand behind the Lin family members to serve them food. The Lin family members had never been treated like this before, and they all refused.

Wang Youcai, standing nearby, said, "Master, isn't this inappropriate? We are all people sent down from the Prince's Mansion. If we fail to take good care of you, wouldn't we be disgracing the Prince's Mansion?"

"No need, no need. Anyway, we definitely won't complain to the Prince's Mansion. You all go to the kitchen to eat. There's no need to wait for us here. We'll eat by ourselves." Lin Weiming was really not used to these people watching him eat, so he quickly told them to go to the kitchen to eat.

The rest of the Lin family echoed this sentiment.

Wang Youcai had no choice but to let everyone leave first.

With the servants no longer watching, the Lin family finally started eating.

They ate and talked at the same time.

Liu Junlan then said to Lin Wanyue, "Wanwan, can you see your grandfather? Did he follow us? Don't let him get lost."

Lin Xiangwu raised his eyebrows and muttered, "That old woman only knows how to talk bad about me. When have I ever gotten lost? Besides, I don't even need to look at the road now. I can just follow her scent. How could I possibly get lost?"

"Hehe~" Lin Wanyue chuckled to herself, covering her face as she said to her grandmother, "Grandma, don't worry, Grandpa has already come over and is listening right next to you."

"..." Liu Junlan coughed twice, somewhat flustered, picked up the tea next to him and took a sip to ease the awkwardness.

Lin Zhongyuan and Lin Ziqiu followed suit, asking Lin Wanyue about their teachers and masters. They were relieved to learn that they were all well.

"Hmm..." Lin Wanyue thought for a moment, then said to everyone, "Grandma and brother, I think I should just put up the talismans in your rooms. Otherwise, it would be bad if others saw them and got scared."

“Yes, yes, yes!” Xuefu was the first to speak up in support of Lin Wanyue: “I think our Wanwan is the most thoughtful one. Besides, our family doesn’t really need so many people to take care of us. We can just put up some talismans in the room and not let them in, otherwise we’ll feel uncomfortable ourselves.”

When it comes to feeling uncomfortable, everyone in the Lin family shares the same sentiment.

When they lived their own lives at home, they might put on a show outside, but at home they could do whatever they wanted, since they were all family.

But now that outsiders have come to the house, I have to put on a more serious act.

They all felt tired.

Liu Junlan knew that her daughter-in-law meant she didn't want to spend so much money supporting these people, so she thought about it seriously.

I'm wondering if I should send some people back?

However, she was also worried that this would be a slap in the face to Qi Sichen, since these people, although servants, were sent from the Prince's Mansion and were there out of goodwill.

While he was still struggling with this decision, the replacement of personnel in the palace was being carried out swiftly and decisively.

Qi Sichen brought Qi Yuan back to the palace. Instead of summoning the court officials, he used the excuse of praying for the emperor's well-being and granting a general amnesty to release all the palace maids and eunuchs who had been serving the emperor.

Originally, palace maids could leave the palace and marry other men when they reached the age of twenty-five, which would not delay their lives.

However, according to the customs of this dynasty, most girls are engaged by the age of fifteen or sixteen, and those who are still unmarried by the age of eighteen or nineteen are considered old maids.

Palace maids could only be released from the palace at the age of twenty-five, and it was difficult for them to marry into a suitable family.

The palace maids serving Qi Yuan this time were all under twenty-five years old, and many were even only fifteen or sixteen. They were all sent back.

It is indeed an extremely kind thing to do.

But the eunuchs didn't think so.

They tried every possible means to beg and plead, all wanting to stay by the emperor's side.

However, even those close to the emperor, including court officials, might not dare to offend him, and these rootless eunuchs would most likely not even think about things like marriage and having children.

It's naturally the most worthwhile option to stay in the palace.

However, Qi Sichen gave him no chance at all. In just half a day, he had replaced all the people around Qi Yuan, and even replaced all the commonly used utensils with new ones.

This commotion turned the palace upside down, but Qi Sichen now held absolute power, and no one could do anything about Qi Yuan unless he spoke up.