Lin Wanyue was not as optimistic as the Lin family.

They've now completed their first scene, and they might be able to fool Qi Xiao, but they still need to be careful.

After all, if the person behind the scenes really is the eldest prince Qi Xiao, then he has been lying in wait for so many years, and with his deep thoughts, he is definitely a very cautious person.

Even if we now believe that Lin Zhongyuan is dead, it's hard to say whether we'll dig up his grave in the future!

Not to mention what happened afterward.

However, Lin Wanyue did not want her family to worry about her, and she had already come up with a solution.

Lin Wanyue took out seven golden copper coins from her small purse. These coins were cast in gold using copper coins from the prosperous era as a mold. They were generally small gifts given by aristocratic families as festival presents, similar to small goldfish or gold melon seeds. Although they looked pretty, they didn't use much gold, and their price was generally only about twenty taels of silver.

However, the seven gold coins that Lin Wanyue took out were worth much more than that.

This is a protective amulet she prepared for her family.

In this world, she actually uses various talismans most often because they are quick to take effect, easy to make, and inexpensive. They are truly high-quality, low-cost, and essential exorcism talismans for home and travel.

But now that she has to deal with Qi Xiao, Lin Wanyue feels she can no longer be as careless as before, for fear that her family members might be harmed without her noticing.

The fact that her elder brother Lin Zhongyuan had contracted the virus dealt her a huge blow.

She always thought she had protected her family very well. They had enough to eat and drink, a big house to live in, servants to wait on them, and Laifu was also there. They thought that even a fly or a mosquito couldn't easily get in.

They shouldn't be retaliated against by others.

But in reality, she overestimated her abilities.

Therefore, she had to be cautious and minted these seven coins herself in the villa. Generally speaking, copper coins are the most commonly used items in daily transactions. Having passed through the hands of thousands of people, they are not only full of yang energy, but also have a very complex mix of cause and effect. In the laws of heaven, they have become a kind of stabilizing force, embodying utmost sincerity, perfection, yin and yang.

Contrary to popular belief, when dealing with evil spirits, ritual implements made of gold are far more effective than those made of jade.

The gold color of gold is the same as the radiance of the Golden Crow God Sun, so it contains incomparably pure yang energy, which is naturally very useful when dealing with ghosts.

Although jade artifacts are full of spiritual energy, their shortcomings are also quite obvious.

That is, yang energy can be contained within jade artifacts, and yin energy can also be contained within them.

These seven coins, personally blessed by Lin Wanyue, possess extremely powerful protective properties. If the First Prince Qi Xiao were to use the same methods he used against Lin Zhongyuan against the rest of the Lin family, it would be utterly ineffective.

The insect eggs will not hatch and cannot parasitize.

Lin Wanyue instructed the Lin family, "You must keep this money on your person, and you must not take it off even when you take a bath."

The Lin family members all knew that the matter Lin Wanyue had specifically instructed them to handle was definitely of great importance, and might even be related to the person behind the scenes. They all nodded very seriously: "Wanwan, don't worry, I will definitely take it with me."

Xuefu said, "I'll make some braided ropes when I get back tonight so you can wear them around your necks and not take them off."

Lin Wanyue felt a warmth in her heart knowing her family's support, but she didn't say much. She turned to her eldest brother, Lin Zhongyuan, and said, "Brother, Godfather said you should go to the manor in the outskirts of Beijing to escape the summer heat. It will be a quiet place for you to study. Once we've settled things here, you can come back and try to become the top scholar."

Liu Junlan was startled by Lin Wanyue's words and instantly became extremely eager.

Does the Regent mean that as long as the Lin family handles this matter well, Lin Zhongyuan will be able to pass the imperial examination with top honors when he returns?

If the Lin family could produce a top scholar in the imperial examination, they would truly be able to establish themselves in the capital on their own merit.

Liu Junlan glanced around, but there was no incense burning in the room, and she couldn't see Lin Xiangwu anywhere.

Could it be that the Lin family really had some extraordinary good fortune?

Our family is going to produce a top scholar!

That would definitely be a name that will be remembered in history; no matter what happens in the future, it will be exceptional.

Lin Zhongyuan's eyes flickered slightly, but he simply nodded in agreement.

As for the Lin family, the others didn't think as far ahead as the grandfather and grandson, but they had already promised the Regent that they would work with Lin Wanyue to put on a good show.

Now everyone in the capital knows that Lin Zhongyuan, the eldest son of the Lin family, is dead. Of course, he can no longer appear in the capital as a living person, at least not until this matter is over.

The temporary name change and the move to the outskirts of Beijing to avoid trouble were all expected, and no one objected.

So that night, in the early hours of the morning, when everyone was exhausted.

A person with incredible speed jumped onto the Lin family's wall and left the Lin family's house a moment later carrying someone on their back.

The next day, Lin Zhongyuan, the eldest son of the Lin family, was buried.

The former prime minister, Lin Yanping, also came to see her off, but he mainly came to visit Lin Wanyue.

"Is that eyeshadow on your eyes?" Lin Yanping reached out to touch the pink on Lin Wanyue's eyelids, but she quickly avoided him.

Lin Wanyue glared at her father. "Dad, what are you doing! If you touch this off, I'll pretend it doesn't look like it."

At first, when she pretended that her older brother was dead, she was able to cry very sadly, but after crying for two days, she simply couldn't cry anymore.

After all, Lin Zhongyuan didn't really die, and she wasn't a professional actress; her eyes hurt from crying.

Lin Wanyue came up with a good idea: she took out the eyeshadow palette she had used in her previous life, picked out suitable colors, and applied makeup to make herself look like she had been crying.

The effect was indeed very good; it looked just like a little sister crying sadly because her older brother had died.

If it weren't so hard to find those colored contact lenses that make your eyes bloodshot from crying, she would have liked to find some and wear them.

Lin Yanping laughed: "Your eyes are drawn so ugly, but it's a good thing they're on your face. If they were on someone else's face, they would probably look terrible."

Lin Wanyue felt that her father simply didn't approve of her makeup skills, so she immediately glanced at him and let out a snort through her nose.

However, she still took out the small coin she had prepared for her father and also told him to make sure he wore it.

After all, Lin Yanping no longer possesses any magical power. Although if he dies, he will simply return to the Heavenly Dao, Lin Wanyue still wants to spend more time with her father and doesn't want him to leave so soon.