As soon as Lin Yuxin came out, Xueying immediately closed the door to the secret room, pulled Lin Yuxin away, and disappeared from the spot.
Immediately afterwards, footsteps were heard heading towards the artificial hill.
"Didn't we just hear a noise? Could we have misheard?"
The soldier looked around but couldn't see anything wrong.
"There's no one here! Let's go, let's go! Who would come here? Today, Furong Garden is full of women, they won't come here. Let's go look elsewhere."
Another waved and said something, and then the group left.
Lin Yuxin and Xueying then peeked out.
"This palace still has so many soldiers? No wonder there are weapons everywhere downstairs. Let's go, there's no treasure here. I refuse to believe we can't find it anywhere else. We must ransack the palace today."
Lin Yuxin stared at the retreating figures of the soldiers and said fiercely.
Then they left with Xueying to find the next location. Zhizhi was in charge of giving directions. Every time they passed a place, they started to plunder it without any mercy.
She looted all the valuables from the concubines' and young masters' rooms, including the chairs inlaid with jade and the calligraphy brushes coated with gold powder. She even took all the grain from the kitchen and the delicious food prepared for the banquet.
You can eat it! After tonight, let's see if you still have the nerve to be so arrogant.
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An hour later, Lin Yuxin returned to Furong Garden satisfied, while the performances were coming to an end.
When Lin Yuxin appeared, the princess gave her a strange look.
It was almost noon, and Prince Gong's Mansion was holding a banquet. There would definitely be a feast. Lin Yuxin sat back in their original seats, waiting to watch the show while they ate the feast.
Lin Yuxin was shocked to find that her mother was not there.
She glanced discreetly in the direction of the princess, and seeing that her expression was normal and there was nothing amiss.
But she had a gut feeling that it was related to the princess. With a flick of her left hand, she took out the insect she had just thrown into her space.
"Squeak, can you help me find my mother? I'm afraid something has happened to her!"
Lin Yuxin looked down at the insect in her hand with concern.
"Squeak!"
Okay, watch me!
Squeak usually acts like a big shot in front of Lin Yuxin, but it doesn't hold back at times like this. It just rolls over, falls to the ground, and then disappears in a flash.
As time went by, Lin Yuxin's smile disappeared, replaced by a cold expression that made her seem unapproachable.
The Prince Gong Mansion can be destroyed!!
Fifteen minutes later, Lin Yuxin heard the squeaking sound. She looked down and saw the squeaking sound reappear at her feet. She looked down, reached out, and casually put it away.
"Squeak!"
Your mother is in a house not far from here; there's a foul smell of medicine in that house.
"Is my mother the only one in that house?"
Lin Yuxin's biggest concern was that they might use underhanded tactics, and her mother had already fallen victim to them.
"Squeak!"
There's no one here right now, only your mother!
Lin Yuxin was relieved. She secretly put away the paper, stood up, and prepared to go find Zhao Hanyue.
"Where is Princess Pingning? You weren't here when the talent show was going on. Are you leaving again? So many young ladies have already performed. As a princess, why don't you set a good example?"
When the princess saw Lin Yuxin get up, she quickly smiled and said something.
"Your Highness is joking. Everyone here knows that I, Princess Pingning, am a country bumpkin. How could I possibly know anything about those refined scholars and young ladies? Does Your Highness intend to embarrass me?"
Lin Yuxin was forced to stop and had to start dealing with the princess.
She knew perfectly well that the princess was trying to stall for time. Hmph, that depends on whether she agrees or not.
"How could you misinterpret someone's good intentions? What did I mean? I wanted you to interact and chat with these girls more, and make more friends. After all, girls your age must have a lot to talk about."
The princess gave her a playful glare, then put on an act as if she were doing it for her own good.
Lin Yuxin was a little anxious, afraid that her mother had really fallen for the trick, and quickly thought of a solution in her mind.
She looked up at the princess and asked one last question:
"Does the Princess really want me to perform?"
"Hehe, everyone has finished their performances. As a princess, it's really not appropriate for you to shirk your duties."
The princess rubbed her wrist and smiled very warmly.
Lin Yuxin smiled, flicked her sleeve, walked to the middle of the garden, and said with a smile:
“Alright, since the princess wants me to perform, then I will perform something that no one has ever performed before, nor has anyone ever seen it before.”
"Oh? Hehe! Then let's wait and see!"
The princess echoed Lin Yuxin's words, not caring what Lin Yuxin was going to perform. As long as she could stall her and let Zhao Hanyue succeed! Hmph, she's next!
"Princess Pingning is very capable; she'll definitely give us a unique performance!"
"Exactly! I'm really looking forward to it!"
The ladies around her were all very interested in flattering Lin Yuxin, and they practically forced her to perform.
"Your Highness, I need something to help me complete this performance."
Lin Yuxin looked at the princess and asked.
"Alright, what do you need? I'll have my servants fetch it."
The princess thought these were minor matters and agreed.
"No need, I've found it!"
After Lin Yuxin finished speaking, she walked back to her seat, bent down, grabbed the tablecloth on her desk, and yanked it off.
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