Chapter 551 Return to Beijing
Now that things have settled down, the King of Chu has reached an agreement with many important officials in the court that a country cannot be without a ruler for a day. The capital is now preparing for the enthronement ceremony, which will be held together with the ceremony for the Queen Consort's coronation.
News kept coming from the capital, urging the princess and Li Mingde to go to the capital. Lin Changning decided to stay in Taiyuan for Qi Rong and Li Mingshu, and wait until they recovered before setting off with his people.
It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to make it to the coronation ceremony.
Lin Changning had just been granted a residence by the Prince of Chu in the capital. Without much thought, the princess consort decided to take the Lin family to the capital to take care of the residence granted by the Prince of Chu.
The princess arrived at the Lin family early in the morning, patted Lin's mother's hand and said, "Good in-law, our two families have gone through thick and thin together this time, and you have taken such good care of Shu'er and Yue'er. I don't know how to thank you enough."
Knowing that the current Princess Consort of Chu was different from the current Prince of Chu, Lin's mother was both calm and cautious: "What are you saying, Princess Consort? Shu'er is the sixth prince's wife, and Yue'er is our granddaughter. We are all family, it's only right."
Princess Chu was used to the flattery and sycophancy in the world of fame and fortune. Lin's mother always spoke with a touch of rural rusticity. Although her Mandarin was not very fluent, it was inexplicably sincere, which comforted Princess Chu.
Having spent time with the Lin family, she has come to understand that they are all kind-hearted people. This includes Lin Erge, who recently spent almost all his family fortune to help stabilize grain prices in Taiyuan and purchase grain and medicinal herbs.
Or perhaps it was the three women in the family who took turns caring for Yue'er and Shu'er, or maybe it was Chang's elder brother who took Lin Changning's place to help stabilize the battlefield and protect Ming Shu with his own body.
This family truly treated Mingshu and the women of the Prince's Mansion as family, treating them with utmost sincerity.
Perhaps there was some self-interest involved, but Changning was on the same side as their Chu Prince's Mansion, so it was not something to be disliked; in fact, it was even somewhat touching.
A hint of melancholy flashed in the princess's eyes: "My dear in-laws, we have received many letters from the capital urging us to come to the capital. However, Rong'er and Shu'er are currently recovering from their injuries, so we cannot leave in such a hurry."
Xiao Liu said he wanted to stay. The prince has just chosen a good house for you in the capital. I thought the two children should stay in Taiyuan to recover first.
It just so happens that you'll be coming to the capital with me first to take care of the house. The Lin family is not what it used to be, and we'll be getting involved in official matters in the future.
Xiao Liu is a clever child, so I'm not too worried. It's just that Ming Shu is in a state of flux right now, so I'm afraid she can't handle much. I'll have to trouble you, my in-laws, to take care of things in the household. My family will be coming with me to the capital first to get acquainted with the families of officials there.”
Having been in Taiyuan for so long, Lin's mother understood what the princess meant. Now that the King of Chu had conquered the world, the princess would become the empress. Their Lin family had a weak foundation, and only Changning had served in the government.
He had no real power base in the capital. The only thing he had to offer was marrying the future princess and gaining a noble status through Ming Shu.
Princess Chu wanted to take them to the capital first, which was essentially to elevate the Lin family. After a slight hesitation, Lin's mother nodded and said to Princess Chu, "I will leave it to Your Highness."
Upon hearing Lin's mother's agreement, Princess Chu smiled gently and said, "It will take us more than a month to travel to the capital by carriage. It will be a good opportunity for me to chat and have some fun with my in-laws."
Just then, Lin Changning came in from outside. He had killed a lot of people at the city gate yesterday, and when he went back in the evening, he felt that he had a bloody smell on him. Afraid of offending Li Mingshu, he rubbed himself off carefully many times.
This morning, when the princess arrived, someone went to her room to inform her that after helping Li Mingshu up and feeding her medicine, she changed her clothes and hurried to the main hall.
Upon entering, Lin Changning saw Princess Chu at the head of the table, smiling and holding her mother's hand. She bowed and greeted her, "Mother."
Princess Chu looked at Lin Changning, who had just entered and changed into a light blue casual dress. He had fine eyebrows and handsome eyes, and a pine-like demeanor. She beckoned to him and said, "Good child, you've come. Let your mother take a look at your injuries."
Lin Changning smiled faintly: "A few minor injuries are nothing to worry about on the battlefield, Mother."
Just as Princess Chu was about to ask Li Mingshu, Lin Changning naturally interjected, "Yue'er is sleeping now and will probably not wake up for another two hours. She was frightened a few days ago, so we had the doctor prescribe some calming medicine. A-Shu has woken up and we just fed her the medicine. Would Mother like to go see A-Shu?"
Princess Chu looked at Lin Changning, who was being exceptionally attentive to her daughter and granddaughter, and her satisfaction was almost overflowing: "No rush. I'm talking to your mother right now. Shu'er just took her medicine and is resting a bit more. I'll go see her again at noon. Your father wrote that he has chosen a fine house for you in the capital. I think your second brother and Shu'er will probably need a month or two to recover before they can move around, so I'm thinking of taking your mother and the others to the capital first. What do you think?"
Lin Changning understood that the Princess Consort of Chu was giving his family an honor by allowing them to enter the city with the future Empress. Since the Lin family had no connections in the capital, this showed that the Lin family was highly regarded by the Prince and Princess Consort of Chu.
This is intentionally intended to give the Lin family backing.
Lin Changning cupped her hands and bowed again: "Thank you for your trouble, Mother. Have all the guards for the trip to the capital been selected?"
Princess Chu paused for a moment: "Mingde has probably taken care of it, but the guards haven't been chosen yet."
Lin Changning got up and sat down in a chair, patted his robe and said to Princess Chu, "I happen to have someone here who is quite skilled. Why don't you let him accompany you to the capital, Mother? That way I can feel more at ease. As for my second brother and Shu'er, I'll take care of them."
Princess Chu nodded to Lin Changning: "Since he has such talent, let him accompany us to the capital. I trust your judgment."
If Lin Changning said that someone's martial arts skills were good, then they must be very good. Although she wasn't very knowledgeable about military affairs, she had heard her two children and the prince say that Xiao Liu's skills were quite remarkable.
Lin Changning turned to look at the maid beside him: "Go and call Commander Wei over."
Wei Shao has been recuperating at the Lin residence these days. He was slightly injured during a long-distance raid a few days ago, but since it's nothing serious now, he took leave to recuperate at the Lin residence.
After all, the Lin family now uses the resources of the Prince's Mansion, and the medicinal herbs in the mansion are much more abundant than those in the garrison.
When Lin Changning saw him last time, he was injured, so he told him to go back to his residence for treatment.
Wei Shao was naturally very willing to accept good food, good drinks, and good medicine.
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