How old is Chapter 340?
On the wall to the side of the private room, there was a painting of six girls hanging on it.
Lin Changning glanced at her and felt that the girl in purple in the middle looked more and more like Li Mingshu. Thinking this, he couldn't help but turn around and look at Li Mingshu.
"The middle one?"
Li Mingshu poured herself a cup of tea, looked up at Lin Changning, glanced at the painting again, and nodded: "It's me. I had the painter paint it when I had a small gathering with my sisters before I got married."
As she spoke, a hint of nostalgia flashed in her eyes. She rested her chin on her hand and stared blankly at the painting: "The one on my left wearing yellow is Commander Qin's niece, the one on my right wearing blue is the daughter of the former prefect of Taiyuan, and the ones behind her are all relatives of my father. Before they got married, we got along very well. It's been four years since we last saw each other. Now, apart from Commander Qin's niece, most of them are married."
At this point, Li Mingshu couldn't help but sigh. These close friends of hers were now almost impossible to see again, as they had all married and moved to different places.
A few days ago at home, my mother said that apart from Qin Xiangxiang, who is still in Taiyuan, the others were all married off by family members in the past two years.
None of them were from Taiyuan. Most of them married into official families in other places through family alliances, or they were betrothed from childhood and married far away.
Meeting them is now extremely difficult.
Lin Changning could understand Li Mingshu's thoughts, and smiled at her: "Princess, don't think about those unhappy things. Friends don't have to grow distant just because they don't see each other often."
Hearing this, Li Mingshu became even more disappointed: "When I first married into the capital, they would often write to me. Later, alas, the letters never reached me. Over time, they stopped receiving replies and stopped sending me letters. In the past two years, after I got married, we have even less time to contact each other. I hope they won't blame me."
Seeing Li Mingshu's dejected look, Lin Changning was about to comfort her when there was a sudden knock on the door.
Lin Changning subconsciously turned around and saw the waiter standing at the door, saying in a cheerful tone, "Princess, Miss Qin has arrived. Would you like to meet her?"
Li Mingshu suddenly looked up, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: "Xiangxiang? Come in quickly!!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the person outside pushed open the door, and a bright young woman in red appeared in Lin Changning's sight.
After Qin Xiangxiang pushed the door open, she looked at Li Mingshu inside with surprise and could not suppress her smile. Just as she was about to run forward, she suddenly saw Lin Changning sitting to the side.
He paused, his smile froze, and he hesitated for a moment before looking at Li Mingshu: "Shushu? And who is this?"
Li Mingshu chuckled as she watched Qin Xiangxiang hesitate, wanting to go in but not daring to, wanting to be unrestrained but not daring to be unrestrained: "This is Inspector Lin, the one who escorted me and Yue'er back all the way. He is very skilled in martial arts and came to protect us."
Qin Xiangxiang closed the door behind her, her bright smile fading slightly, her large eyes darting curiously between Li Mingshu and Lin Changning.
Seeing Lin Changning turn around and cup his hands in greeting, she couldn't help but stop in her tracks, bow to Lin Changning, and say in a gentle voice, "Greetings, Lord Lin."
Lin Changning nodded to the person, gave a polite smile, and sat back down in his seat.
She always felt that Miss Qin seemed a little reserved here.
Qin Xiangxiang winked at Li Mingshu a few times, then glanced sideways at Lin Changning, acting all coy.
Li Mingshu chuckled at Qin Xiangxiang's words: "Xiangxiang, she's not an outsider, there's no need to pretend."
Qin Xiangxiang looked at the handsome young man sitting upright, holding Yue'er and feeding her tea with some suspicion, and raised an eyebrow: "Huh? You two?"
Li Mingshu could tell from Qin Xiangxiang's gossipy look that her best friend had misunderstood again. Just as she was about to say something to explain, she suddenly remembered Lin Changning's identity.
He couldn't help but shut his mouth.
Qin Xiangxiang sat next to Li Mingshu, glancing at Lin Changning as she casually said, "I wanted to go to the Prince's Mansion to find you a few days ago, but my father said your family was having a reunion and wouldn't let me disturb you. You have no idea, I had someone stake out the gate of the Prince's Mansion for a long time. Today, I finally managed to wait until you came out, and my people went back to tell me that you got into a fight with some spoiled brats next door. I was so scared that I rushed over here. Luckily, you're alright."
As Qin Xiangxiang spoke, she looked at Lin Changning and Yue'er in his arms: "Hey? This little girl must be Yue'er?"
Li Mingshu looked at her lively friend and nodded gently: "Her full name is Ji Wangshu, and her nickname is Yue'er. Yue'er, come and greet Aunt Qin."
Yue'er raised her head and looked at Qin Xiangxiang with some curiosity. She struggled to get down from Lin Changning's arms, ran to Qin Xiangxiang, and made a not-so-standard salute with her two little fists.
"I've met Aunt Qin."
Qin Xiangxiang hugged Yue'er tightly and kissed her several times before stopping: "Oh, Auntie's good Yue'er~ Here, this is for you, a little gift."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of warm, high-quality white jade from his purse and placed it in Yue'er's hand.
Yue'er tilted her head up and glanced at her mother. After her mother nodded gently, she took the white jade and played with it in her hand.
She has received a lot of good things these days, such as gold and jade. Her maternal grandparents gave her a lot, and her eldest and second maternal uncles also gave her a lot of good things.
Qin Xiangxiang held Yue'er, who was playing with the jade pendant, in her arms, and looked up to examine Lin Changning again.
Looking at the handsome, young man opposite her, Qin Xiangxiang suddenly turned her head and stared at Li Mingshu: "Shushu, you mean this Lin Qianshi escorted you all the way back? A lone man and a lone woman came back together? Hmm?"
Li Mingshu smiled and shook her head, then reached out and pinched Qin Xiangxiang's face: "Don't talk nonsense about Xiangxiang, Changning is here to protect us."
Qin Xiangxiang pursed her lips, clearly not believing it: "Then what is he doing here now? Isn't this still a man and a woman alone together? It doesn't make much sense. If you hadn't said you were one of us today, I would have taken you to another room or made him wait outside."
Li Mingshu said helplessly, "When we came back from Changning, we were injured. You know me well. I don't like people following me, so I sent the guards and maids back. Father was also worried, so he sent Lin Qianshi with me. Your uncle should know him too. He is currently working in the Right Guard."
When her family members were mentioned, Qin Xiangxiang looked at Lin Changning more closely. She knew him because he was her uncle and must hold a certain position in the military.
But looking at Lin Changning's handsome and youthful appearance, and hearing Shushu say that this person was sent by the prince to protect them, she couldn't help but have some doubts: "Lin, Vice Minister Lin, how old are you?"
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