He just wanted to be good to her! He would rush to her aid if she was bullied, and he would bring her back interesting or fun things or food. Is this all out of affection?
He really didn't know!
Do you often think of her? Do you feel happy when you see her smile? Do you feel sad when you see her cry?
Lin Yuxin rolled her eyes. Did her second brother lose all his emotional intelligence when he was reincarnated? Doesn't he even know whether he likes someone or not?
"How...how did you know?"
Lin Shaoyang raised his troubled face and asked.
"I'll just ask you one question: if Qin Miaomiao goes back to her fiefdom with the Prince of Nanling, and then marries and has children there, will you be sad? If she lives happily with another man, will you feel heartbroken? If she has children with someone else, will you be in pain?"
Lin Yuxin decided to take another drastic measure.
"Stop talking!"
Sure enough, Lin Shaoyang couldn't take it anymore. He hissed in a low voice, then clutched his head in pain. He couldn't bear to think about it. Just the thought of Miaomiao marrying someone else and having someone else's child made him want to kill someone!
"Look at you, what else could it be but liking her? Second brother, Miaomiao is a good girl, it would be great for her to be my second sister-in-law!"
Lin Yuxin reached out and patted Lin Shaoyang on the shoulder.
"real?"
Lin Shaoyang's eyes lit up when he heard this. He was enlightened by his sister's words. He liked Qin Miaomiao. This liking had started when he rescued her from human traffickers.
It's just a shame that he didn't realize it and missed so much time and opportunity.
"Of course it's true! Go on! And I know Miaomiao likes you too, otherwise she wouldn't have agreed to stay at our house for so long!"
Lin Yuxin looked at her second brother and encouraged him.
"Alright! Second brother thanks you in advance, little sister. I'll win your sister-in-law back!"
After Lin Shaoyang was enlightened, he became much more radiant and full of energy!
Then he ran away!
Lin Yuxin thought the matter was a done deal, but the next day her second brother came back with a bitter face!
Looking at him with an expression of bankruptcy and a dead wife, Lin Yuxin looked at him in confusion and asked:
"Second brother, what's wrong?"
Even Zhao Hanyue, who was standing to the side, looked at her son with some concern. He was so upset, she was afraid it was something serious.
"Sister! The Prince of Nanling thinks I'm not good enough for Miaomiao! He won't let me go see Miaomiao anymore! Waaaaaah!"
Lin Shaoyang started crying as he spoke, and he looked quite pitiful.
Lin Yuxin: ...Is this because I'm being rejected?
Lin Yuxin chuckled!
Zhao Hanyue then realized that her son had been rejected by his girlfriend.
However, she still slapped him on the back of the head, clearly annoyed.
"Smack!"
"You good-for-nothing! When Miaomiao was staying with us, you didn't show any appreciation. Now that she's leaving, you're all so reluctant to let her go? What use are you to us?"
Zhao Hanyue was just a little disappointed in him. This kid had such a good opportunity before, but now he had chosen the most difficult path.
"Second brother, here's what we'll do: tomorrow, my mother and I will visit the Prince of Nanling to see what he really thinks. If he truly doesn't want to marry his daughter to you, then you'll have no choice but to sever the relationship!"
Lin Yuxin didn't dare to place too much hope in him and decided to wait until tomorrow to see what would happen.
Zhao Hanyue nodded in agreement.
So the next day, Lin Yuxin visited the Prince of Nanling as the Regent's Consort.
The Prince of Nanling did not refuse and directly had someone take her and Zhao Hanyue inside.
This mansion, though not as luxurious as the Prince Gong's mansion, still perfectly reflects the status of the Prince of Nanling.
Although the Prince of Nanling was a prince, he was not interested in worldly affairs. When the previous emperor ascended the throne, his father took them back to their fiefdom.
The Prince of Nanling inherited the throne from his father. None of his family members were fond of fighting for power, which is why they have been able to survive peacefully through the changing dynasties.
Both emperors treated them very well, which was quite an achievement for them!
"Regent's Consort? I didn't expect that brat Li Xiaochen to be married too! Hehe! Come and sit down. You're pregnant now, what brings you here to visit me?"
The Prince of Nanling first greeted her politely, and then directly asked about Lin Yuxin's background.
Lin Yuxin, however, felt that he couldn't possibly not know; he was just pretending to be confused—truly a cunning old fox.
"Hehe! Prince Nanling is joking. My lord is protecting the country at the border, and I'm quite bored in the capital. I just like to wander the streets and alleys, going wherever there's excitement!"
Lin Yuxin smiled faintly and said.
Prince Nanling raised an eyebrow. This girl was indeed very clever; no wonder the Emperor praised her.
He knew that this girl was now the emperor's confidante, and he had heard that she was the one who saved the Ninth Prince. If the Ninth Prince ascended the throne, then this woman's status would be extraordinary!
The Prince of Nanling's gaze towards Lin Yuxin shifted several times before he finally spoke:
"Princess, please speak plainly if you have something to say!"
"Prince of Nanling, I am here today on behalf of my brother, Lin Shaoyang, to ask you what grievances you have against him that would prevent the princess from associating with him?"
Lin Yuxin stopped with pleasantries and asked the question directly. She stared intently at the Prince of Nanling, making even Zhao Hanyue, who was standing next to her, extremely nervous.
This time, she was facing the Prince of Nanling. Given her status, she was not on equal footing with the Prince of Nanling, and she was afraid that she would be at a disadvantage when negotiating. Therefore, in the end, it was decided to let Lin Yuxin speak.
Given Xin Xin's current status in Xia Country, it's unlikely anyone would dare to refuse her. If she speaks up, things will be easier to discuss.
"I am very grateful to your brother for saving our princess, but you should know that with your second brother's status as a merchant, he is simply not worthy of my daughter. Even if he is a royal merchant, so what? In the end, he is still just a merchant!"
"Among scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants are the lowest class. If my daughter marries him, it would be a marriage of descent. Do you think I would agree to that?"
The Prince of Nanling spoke very frankly this time. Although he wanted to give Lin Yuxin face, after all, she now held a high position in the Xia Kingdom, and even a prince like himself couldn't lay a hand on her, he wouldn't let his daughter jump into a fire pit just because he was afraid of her!
“Prince of Nanning, I cannot agree with what you said. My second brother’s own status is indeed not good, but you should also know that my second brother’s family status is no less than that.”
"He is the Regent's second brother-in-law, the Regent's wife's second brother, the son of a second-rank imperial consort, the grandson of the General Who Protects the Nation, and the nephew of the General of the Cavalry. Just based on these attributes, Lin Shaoyang is qualified to stand in the Prince of Nanling's mansion."
"Furthermore, my second brother donated 300,000 taels of silver and 500,000 taels of grain and medicine to the construction of Jibei City. He saved these himself by living frugally. As you should know, my second brother is a royal merchant, and he has to give a large portion of his earnings to the national treasury."
"It can be said that Lin Shaoyang single-handedly supported half of the soldiers in the entire Xia Kingdom! Do you think such a selfless, courageous, and resourceful man is unworthy of Princess Hengyang?"
Lin Yuxin watched as the Prince of Nanling solemnly recounted her second brother's achievements. Her second brother had never spoken of his abilities, but she had seen everything he had done. Now that he finally had a girl he liked, she had to do everything she could to help him win her over.
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