Lin Wanyue: "!!!"

Suddenly, I felt like the sky had fallen.

Even her position as princess is in jeopardy!

How can this be allowed?

She was only able to freely enter and play in the palace because she became a princess, without having to bow to others.

Otherwise, everyone else in the palace would have a rank, but she, a commoner, would have to bow to everyone. No matter how fun the Imperial Garden in the palace was, she wouldn't dare to come here, no matter how delicious the food in the Imperial Kitchen was!

And her godfather gave her so many wonderful things!

Are they all going to be taken back?

"Godfather, godfather~" Lin Wanyue thought to herself, then immediately hugged Qi Sichen's arm and said coquettishly, "If we don't let him come back, I can still be a little princess."

Qi Sichen was amused by her naivety and straightforwardness. He reached out and ruffled her hair, turning it into a messy bird's nest, before letting go with satisfaction and saying, "Nothing in this world is that easy."

As a veteran of three reigns, Prime Minister Lin had disciples all over the country, making him a figure who could command widespread respect in the court. Even though Qi Sichen held absolute power, he still respected Prime Minister Lin greatly and dared not disobey him casually.

Fortunately, Prime Minister Lin was also a loyal minister, and he would not oppose anything that was beneficial to His Majesty and the world.

Qi Sichen didn't want to really force this loyal old minister away. If he did, wouldn't he have to serve Qi Yuan for the rest of his life?

He was thinking that once Qi Yuan was able to rule the world on his own, he would quickly slip away to Jiangnan to travel and enjoy the scenery. Little did he expect to waste his entire life on the intrigues and power struggles in the imperial court.

So Prime Minister Lin became the perfect scapegoat, just waiting for the day he wanted to run away so he could shirk the responsibility of assisting the emperor.

He just didn't expect that Prime Minister Lin would act even faster than him, having proposed retiring to his hometown two or three years ago.

Qi Yuan and his nephew Qi Sichen naturally refused without saying a word!

Trying to run away?

Don't even think about it!

Since retiring to my hometown is not an option, surely taking sick leave will do?

Thus, the two, ruler and minister, went back and forth, pulling each other back and forth, and eventually reached a balance.

Prime Minister Lin always made it sound like he was taking a long sick leave, but in reality, he wasn't going home to recuperate; instead, he was going out to travel and enjoy the scenery alone.

Once he's had his fill of playing, it will take him anywhere from ten days to two weeks to four or five months before he remembers that there's a little emperor in the capital who's been eagerly waiting for him.

Lin Wanyue's eyes lit up when she heard this. "You can actually play like this? The old prime minister is really interesting."

When he heard about the old prime minister's actions, he not only didn't find anything wrong with them, but he also became very envious.

There are so many fun places in the world. If we were to confine ourselves to the capital, we would be missing out on the beauty of the country.

How wonderful it would be if we could go out and play whenever we wanted, just like this old prime minister!

"It's interesting, but unfortunately he runs away quickly and always appears suddenly when he comes back. This time, he's bound to cause me trouble... I really can't do anything about him." Qi Sichen couldn't help but sigh again, but his head didn't hurt as much as before.

"Appeared suddenly? Isn't anyone protecting the old Prime Minister?" Lin Wanyue asked curiously.

"Hmph, that old bastard is smarter than a thousand-year-old tortoise. I wanted to find someone to follow him, but he wouldn't allow it. A few times ago, I even sent two groups of secret guards to follow him, but he shook them off. Nobody knows which corner he's hiding in. He's much more comfortable than me, stuck in the capital." Qi Sichen cursed jealously.

After he finished cursing, he remembered Lin Weiming, who had dared to curse Prime Minister Lin to his face before, so he said to Lin Wanyue, "When you go back, please tell your father that Prime Minister Lin is coming back, and that he should be prepared to deal with it."

"Oh." Lin Wanyue nodded and wrote it down, but she didn't understand why this was something that Qi Sichen should be troubled by.

Why should her father handle this?

Lin Wanyue was too lazy to bother with her own brain when she couldn't figure things out; after all, it was her one and only brain!

...

Lin Wanyue was unaware that Lin Weiming was not at home that night.

Instead, Bai Shitao invited him outside for drinks.

The two of them became friends after a fight, and Bai Shitao also received guidance from Lin Wanyue, so he remembered her kindness.

He remembered the kindness shown to him and wanted to repay it in some way, but he didn't have the ability to do so to Lin Wanyue. As for giving her money or gifts, with his meager wealth, he was afraid she wouldn't even consider it.

After all, when the Bai family divided their property, his stepmother, his aunt, whispered in his father's ear, and almost all of the Bai family's belongings went to his stepmother's sons. All that was left for him were a few dilapidated houses, which wouldn't fetch much money if sold.

Upon receiving news that Prime Minister Lin was about to return to the capital, Bai Shitao immediately sent someone to invite Lin Weiming out for drinks.

Lin Weiming was initially reluctant, not wanting to pay attention to Bai Shitao, nor wanting to spend money on drinks outside.

Liu Junlan felt that even in the countryside, it was important to maintain good relationships with people, let alone in the capital. Having someone to help each other was always a good thing.

So his own mother kicked him out to attend a social event.

"Prime Minister Lin is a bit stubborn, so you'll have to be patient with him and don't offend him!" Bai Shitao said enthusiastically as he told him about the old Prime Minister Lin.

"Huh?" Lin Weiming was baffled. "What does this have to do with me? Why would I be stupid enough to provoke them?"

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