The Lin family sat in the swaying carriage and headed towards the palace.

The four Lin brothers were all very excited about this, and hadn't slept well all night. They were all extremely sleepy at the moment.

The carriage rocked him so much that he rolled his eyes and fell asleep.

Lin Wanyue looked up and saw that Lin Weiming wasn't doing much better; he was sleeping like a chick pecking at rice, one grain at a time.

She was bored, so she secretly lifted the curtain a little and chatted with a few ghosts who were squatting on the roof of the car, eating sunflower seeds and candy.

The little pink butterfly was annoyed that Laifu had gotten candy on her, so she kicked him off the stage.

"Hey!" Laifu said unhappily, "This place is so big, and you insist on wearing such a big skirt. Is that even reasonable? And why did you have to come out today? Aren't you supposed to be stuck in the kitchen making food every day? I thought you were about to become a master chef! But you haven't come across any good food."

"Get down here right now! I like wearing big skirts, so what? Don't you like this skirt?" Little Pink Butterfly stood up in her high heels and swayed around. Her big skirt, with its layers of petticoat, almost swept all the ghosts off the roof of the car.

However, these ghosts just found a place to stay and jumped back to their original positions, so they weren't actually swept away.

Laifu curled his lip, "Even if you cook for another ten years, the food you make won't taste as good as what Wanwan makes!"

"Bullshit! Last time I made a steamed cake, I didn't even put on the cream, and someone ate it all!" Little Pink Butterfly cursed, hands on her hips.

She was illiterate before, but now she has learned some characters while living in the Lin family. While casually flipping through the books in Master Cui's bookcase, she saw a cookbook that Lin Wanyue had given to Master Cui.

She found it quite interesting, especially the recipe book which had many beautiful pictures of dishes that she had never even heard of in this era. She thought about helping the Lin family shop develop more dishes so that they could earn more money.

So I spent all my time in the kitchen, making all sorts of delicious food according to the recipes in the book. However, due to limitations in materials and tools, it was really difficult to replicate them.

Lin Wanyue didn't have a better solution. Even if she could take out an electric oven from her space, she couldn't power this era. So she found a recipe book for steamed cakes for Little Pink Butterfly.

Lin Wanyue's lips unconsciously curled up as she listened to their noisy chatter, even though her little face was a little red from the cold wind.

Upon arriving at the palace gate, a young eunuch spotted the Lin family's carriage and immediately ran to report to Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan was extremely busy at the moment. Although the grand palace banquet was held to celebrate for him, he also had many people to deal with.

However, he was quick-witted. He clutched his stomach, his face was a little pale, and he frowned slightly.

Those people immediately realized that the emperor must be feeling unwell, and promptly took their leave.

Qi Yuan quickly seized the opportunity to go and greet Lin Wanyue, saying to her with a smile, "Wanwan, you're here."

"Brother Yuan, I brought you a gift." Lin Wanyue happily took out a small golden dragon from her sleeve and gave it to Qi Yuan.

This little golden dragon is made of brass, but every component is exquisite, and it seems to still retain its warmth when you hold it in your hand.

Qi Yuan's smile grew even brighter: "Thank you, Wanwan. I'll take you inside."

Those who could attend the emperor's birthday banquet were either imperial relatives or powerful ministers.

Now that they saw the emperor happily leading a little girl over, these shrewd people immediately guessed that the little girl must be the most favored princess.

Immediately, a minister walked over, praised Lin Wanyue profusely, and then took a precious jade pendant from his waist and presented it to her: "This is a gift from your subject to the princess. Please do not find it offensive."

Lin Wanyue could tell at a glance that this jade pendant was much better than the one her father had bought for more than eight hundred taels of silver. The so-called warm and smooth jade was truly like a pool of clear water.

Qi Yuan nodded slightly to her from the side.

Lin Wanyue then accepted the jade pendant and smiled sweetly at the minister, saying, "Thank you."

Soon, other ministers and members of the royal family followed suit, coming over to flatter the little princess and presenting her with valuable gifts.

With the emperor's backing, Lin Wanyue accepted everything without hesitation, happily calculating how much silver she could exchange for all these things.

The capital city is located in the north, where the weather is already very cold, not to mention that it has snowed several times this month.

Winter snow can freeze and kill pests and diseases in the fields, which is beneficial to the wheat harvest the following year. However, heavy snow can also collapse the houses of many poor people and even freeze to death those who do not have warm clothes.

Lin Wanyue thought of exchanging all these things for silver to help those who were struggling to survive the winter.

She had heard Lin Weiming mention that the two heavy snowfalls a few days ago had already affected many people, and many of them were freezing cold, without food or water, and it was hard to say whether they could survive the winter.

Although there was government relief, it could only help a small number of people, and Lin Wanyue didn't know how many people she could help.

No matter how many people there are, it's always good to be able to help even one more person.

It can be considered as accumulating good karma!

"Your Majesty, there are still many people waiting to see you there," Lin Yanping said respectfully as he approached the emperor.

Qi Yuan looked in the direction Lin Yanping indicated and indeed saw many court officials, as well as some members of the royal family who were his elders.

If he doesn't go, the historians might record it, and the Ministry of Rites might even dissuade him.

Qi Yuan hesitated, so Lin Yanping immediately said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the little princess has an old minister here."

Qi Yuan: "..."

Qi Yuan had no other choice but to nod and say, "Then thank you very much, Prime Minister."

"Your Majesty flatters me," Lin Yanping said with a smile, like an old fox who had succeeded in his wicked scheme.

Qi Yuan had naturally heard the rumors outside and knew that Lin Yanping might actually be Wanwan's biological grandfather, so he understood Lin Yanping's purpose in coming to remind him.

Isn't it all just to steal Wanwan away from him?!

hateful!

Qi Yuan pursed his lips, but ultimately let go of Lin Wanyue's hand and went to deal with those people first.

"You must be tired. Come and have a cup of milk and rest." Lin Yanping led Lin Wanyue aside and sent over a little eunuch with a cup of warm, sweetened milk.

Lin Wanyue had met quite a few people while following the emperor. If you receive a gift, you should at least say a few words in return and give a sweet smile to be polite.

I was really thirsty at that moment, so I picked up the milk and drank it in big gulps.

"Oh, this must be the little princess?" a surprised voice suddenly rang out.