Lin Yuxin heard something was off about Li Xiaochen's voice and immediately stopped moving.
The two stayed quietly for a while. After Li Xiaochen calmed down, he carried Lin Yuxin to the bed and they fell asleep fully clothed. Lin Yuxin did not chase him away.
The next morning, when Lin Yuxin woke up, Li Xiaochen was already gone.
She got up, washed up, and went outside. The family set off firecrackers and had breakfast. Then, Eunuch Liu came to pick up Cheng Tinghao himself.
"Princess! The Ninth Prince troubled you yesterday!"
Eunuch Liu bowed to Lin Yuxin and said politely.
"As for you, Eunuch Liu, the Ninth Prince trusts me, and I will certainly protect him. I hope you will lend me a hand in the palace. This medicine is homemade by me and is specially made to treat back and leg pain. You serve the Emperor for many years and must often suffer from back and leg pain. This medicine may be able to help you."
Lin Yuxin took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeve and quietly slipped it to Eunuch Liu, speaking humbly and politely.
Eunuch Liu naturally accepted the medicine bottle! Upon hearing Lin Yuxin's words, Eunuch Liu was overjoyed and quickly agreed:
"Your Highness is too kind. The Ninth Prince is the Emperor's son, and we will certainly protect him carefully."
He had already finished the medicine the princess had given him last time, and he felt that his symptoms of being out of breath after walking for a long time had improved a lot, and he felt energetic all over.
Just as the princess said, when he used to serve the emperor, he would sometimes stand for a whole day. Now his legs would sting from time to time. He would usually use some plasters prescribed by the Imperial Hospital to relieve the pain, but it couldn't cure the root cause.
The medicine the princess gave him last time had significantly reduced his pain, but he had already finished it. He wanted to ask the princess for some more, but he hadn't found an opportunity. Besides, how could a servant like him ask the princess for anything?
That's why it's been delayed. I never expected to receive this unexpected joy when I came to pick up the Ninth Prince today.
But what the princess said is true! Those are all minor matters. It's not difficult for him to speak up for the Ninth Prince or pass on a message.
"Then I'll have to trouble Eunuch Liu!"
Lin Yuxin felt relieved after hearing his promise; the more people Cheng Tinghao had to help him in the palace, the safer he would be.
Cheng Tinghao reluctantly followed Eunuch Liu, carrying a small bundle.
The bundle was full of antidotes and poisons that Lin Yuxin had packed for him, telling him to keep them for self-defense.
Cheng Tinghao's unauthorized departure from the palace served as a wake-up call for Lin Yuxin. Even with the Emperor and Empress protecting him, Cheng Tinghao was not entirely safe in the palace.
All she could do was protect him to the best of her ability until the day he ascended the throne.
After Cheng Tinghao left, Lin Yuxin planned to leave the mansion because it was the first day of the lunar month and she wanted to go out and see what fun things were to do.
All three older brothers had made plans to go out and have fun. The eldest brother was undoubtedly going to find Ji Qingxue. Their wedding day was in three days, and they couldn't see each other for the first three days. Today was the last day; they wouldn't see each other again tomorrow.
My second and third brothers didn't know who they had arranged to meet. They wouldn't say even when I asked.
Lin Yuxin had no choice but to give up, pouting. "They won't even let me play! Humph! Anyway, I'm going out to play by myself."
Lin Yuxin took Xiaodie out, but as soon as she stepped outside, she saw Qiu Jingfan heading in her direction. Lin Yuxin's heart tightened, and only one word came to her mind:
"run!"
Then he turned around and ran in the opposite direction. If he doesn't run now, when will he? Qiu Jingfan is as annoying as a husky!
Xiaodie stared blankly at her mistress's departing figure. By the time she came to her senses, all that was left was her mistress's back, so she quickly chased after her.
"Princess? Princess, why are you running? Princess, wait for me!!"
"Oh! Princess Pingning, why are you running away?"
No matter how fast Lin Yuxin ran, Qiu Jingfan's eyesight was too good. He saw Lin Yuxin's back from afar and followed her.
Besides, Xiaodie was calling out "Princess" from behind. What princess could be around here? It must be Princess Pingning.
Qiu Jingfan became even more certain that the one who had just run away was Princess Pingning. The princess must have discovered something interesting to run away from. Thinking of this, Qiu Jingfan chased after her even more enthusiastically.
Lin Yuxin lowered her head, covered her ears, and ran for her life, with Xiao Die and Qiu Jingfan following behind her. They covered two streets in half an hour.
Gradually, Lin Yuxin could no longer see the tail behind her.
When Xiaodie saw that her princess had run away, she was terrified. She wasn't afraid that the princess would be bullied; she was afraid that the princess would cause trouble again during the New Year!
Every day, the lady would repeatedly instruct them to keep a close eye on the princess during the New Year, and not let her go out and cause trouble again. Although the servants did not understand why the lady was so afraid of the princess going out, they still had to follow orders and do their work. As a result, they lost track of the princess today!
Waaaaah, she felt like she was doomed!!
With a long face, Xiaodie hurriedly ran back to the Lin residence to find Madam!
Lin Yuxin, trembling, supported herself against the wall and looked back. Seeing no one, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh my god! I finally got rid of him!"
No wonder she was so afraid of Qiu Jingfan; besides being a repressed pervert, this man was also a scheming green tea bitch! A robber!
She remembered that when Qiu Jingfan first came to see her, he plundered all the medicinal herbs in her garden, saying he had never seen them before.
You, the second prince of Zhao, have never seen ginseng or lingzhi? The rest are just common medicinal herbs, and you've never seen them either? Are you kidding me?
Later, after she strictly forbade him from plucking all the plants each time she replanted them, he would still take a little each time, never leaving empty-handed.
Since I couldn't go to her boudoir, I went to her study and alchemy room to read the Journey to the West that she had memorized. I would stay there for a whole day and only go back after dinner.
They treat her house like their own, without any sense of propriety.
He also took advantage of the pharmacy. He stuffed any medicines she had prepared that he thought would be useful into his own pocket. When Lin Yuxin tried to stop him, he said it was to prepare for returning to his own country in the future.
Lin Yuxin gritted her teeth. Fine, I'll consider this an investment for the Xia Kingdom! When you ascend the throne, if you dare to break our promise, I'll blow up your palace!
Later, she got so angry that she forbade him from entering the Lin residence. As a result, the shameless man went directly to her mother and cried, saying that he was all alone in the Xia Kingdom with no relatives or friends. She said that if the princess kicked him out again, he would be all alone and miserable.
Zhao Hanyue's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke, and she immediately gave the order that Qiu Jingfan could come whenever he wanted from now on!
Unable to get rid of Qiu Jingfan, Lin Yuxin stopped trying to drive him away, but she started avoiding him herself, wanting to keep him out of sight.
Furthermore, Lin Yuxin was still furious and signed another agreement with Qiu Jingfan, stipulating that whatever he took from her today, he must repay her double when he rises to a higher position!
Qiu Jingfan looked completely indifferent and agreed without hesitation!
Lin Yuxin even suspected that the man was setting her up!
Lin Yuxin felt that her life, in which she never suffered a loss, had finally met its match, and she should pack this man up and throw him back to Zhao.
But remembering that this man was still useful, she could only grit her teeth and endure it! Once this is over, I'm going to take over the entire treasury of Zhao!
Thinking this way, Lin Yuxin felt much better.
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