Li Xiaochen looked down and saw it was a packet of medicine. Without saying anything more, he tossed it to Wang Yu and said:
"Go back! This medicine was given to you by the princess to relieve your cold. Your leave is canceled. You will be with me tomorrow."
Wang Yu quickly reached out a hand to take the medicine packet, and respectfully replied:
"yes!"
After Wang Yu left, Lin Yuxin sat there, chin in hand, and sighed:
"It's all about timing and fate!"
"What? You're starting to feel sorry for her?"
Li Xiaochen gently stroked the tip of her nose, looking at her with amusement.
"No, that's not true. It's just that people should know when to be content; you can't force things!"
Lin Yuxin shook her head and said something.
The two hadn't been talking for long when they heard Xiaodie run over and say:
"Princess, an imperial edict has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuxin looked up at Li Xiaochen, wondering if it was an imperial decree to set the wedding date!
Li Xiaochen gave a meaningful smile, then took her hand and walked towards the hall.
When the two arrived, they saw that Zhao Hanyue had already set up the offering table for receiving the imperial decree, and Zhao Hanyue was currently exchanging pleasantries with Xiao Li.
Little Li was instructed by his master to treat Princess Pingning with utmost respect, so he spoke with the utmost courtesy, without the slightest arrogance he would show towards other officials' wives and young ladies.
"Greetings, Your Highness and Princess! Please receive the imperial decree!"
Little Li was surprised to see the prince there, so he quickly bowed respectfully before smiling ingratiatingly at Lin Yuxin.
"good!"
Lin Yuxin nodded and then knelt down.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Princess Pingning is virtuous and prudent by nature, diligent and gentle, kind and kind in conduct, adept at domestic duties, and possesses virtuous character. She is hereby granted the fief of Beijun, one hundred acres of fertile land, and one thousand taels of silver."
So be it.
Little Li respectfully read the imperial edict aloud.
Lin Yuxin didn't hear anything else, except for the mention of a thousand taels of silver. Although she thought it was a bit too little, it was better than nothing!
Lin Yuxin gave a slight kowtow and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Hanyue and the others also bowed, and then, with great tact, had a maid bring a purse and handed it to Xiao Li. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xiao Li felt the contents of the purse and then happily returned to the palace.
Lin Yuxin felt a little better after looking at the box of silver that had been left behind.
"Are you happy now?"
Looking at Lin Yuxin's happy expression, Li Xiaochen chuckled and asked.
"Yes, I am quite happy. It's not bad to be able to squeeze a little out of that stingy emperor."
Lin Yuxin touched the silver in her hand, feeling both happy and somewhat disappointed. It would have been perfect if it had been gold.
"You silly girl, you have no manners. The Emperor has bestowed upon you such a great favor, how can you still complain about this and that? Be careful that the Emperor doesn't punish you if he hears this."
After hearing Lin Yuxin's words, Zhao Hanyue couldn't help but scold her a few times.
"Yes, yes, I understand, Mother. Hehe, Mother, look, our family has money again!"
Lin Yuxin quickly begged for mercy and changed the subject.
She handed the silver on the ground to Zhao Hanyue to handle, as she didn't even care about the amount and simply gave it to Zhao Hanyue to deal with.
He then took the imperial edict and began to study it.
"Is this Beijun near Jibei City?"
Lin Yuxin looked at what was written on it and asked, puzzled.
"Yes, Beijun includes Jibei City. It seems that His Majesty treats you quite well. Beicheng was indeed quite poor before, but thanks to your efforts over the past six months, it has become a wealthy place, probably almost catching up with the capital. I really didn't expect His Majesty to be willing to give it to you."
He originally thought the emperor would only reward him with some money, but he underestimated the importance of money in the emperor's heart. He would rather divide up land than give money.
What he didn't expect was that this newly created money-making paradise would be given up.
Li Xiaochen frowned; he thought of someone.
"Xiao Hao!"
Lin Yuxin and Li Xiaochen spoke in unison.
"Only he has the ability to pull teeth out of the tiger's mouth! Hehe! Next time we go to the palace, we'll reward this kid properly."
Lin Yuxin smiled. As expected of the child she raised, he was indeed on her side.
Giving her this northern city will make her life much easier. She won't have to worry about managing anything else. If she can't stay in the capital anymore, she can simply return to her fiefdom and enjoy a peaceful life.
Li Xiaochen nodded; this kid had finally done one thing right.
Meanwhile, the emperor in the palace was so angry that he couldn't even eat his lunch. His own son was siding with outsiders, and doing so with such self-righteousness. It was infuriating.
That girl Lin Yuxin is simply toxic. Not only did she seduce his right and left right hands, leaving him to review memorials all by himself, but she also made his son, whom he had finally managed to find, pluck feathers from his body.
Waaaaah! He misses the Empress!!!
...
For the next two days, Li Xiaochen really didn't go to the palace. The emperor sent people to look for him several times, but he made excuses to refuse. Instead, he took Lin Yuxin for a stroll in the capital.
They wandered around, looking here and there, until Eunuch Liu came to arrest them in person.
"Your Highness, please go to the palace! His Majesty's health hasn't recovered yet, how can he bear to be so overworked? He started coughing this morning. Your Highness, please have pity on His Majesty?"
Standing in the private room of the teahouse, Eunuch Liu spoke earnestly to Li Xiaochen, who was pouring tea for Lin Yuxin.
"He still has several sons, it's time to get them started on something, so they don't keep overthinking all day long!"
Li Xiaochen's expression remained unchanged, but he spoke bluntly.
"Your Highness!"
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