Prince Consort Chai is not only a prince consort, but also the old Marquis of Pingnan and the patriarch of the Chai family in the capital. He is in charge of both the direct and collateral branches of the Chai family.
He stood up and said, "Chai Rong, bring your people with me to the second room. Jun'er, go and invite your third uncle and the eighth great ancestor to the second room."
Chai Jun's third uncle, Chai Zhengling, was also the half-brother of Chai Jun's son-in-law, but he was not from the same mother as Chai Zhengguan. He was a third-rank general in the army. The Eighth Great Ancestor was the oldest member of the Chai family in the capital, already in his eighties.
After they left, Xu Qingyan and others stood up and said goodbye.
The eldest princess said, "You can go back now. Because the girl is my niece's granddaughter, she will stay with me for a few days."
Zhao Wu and Xu Qingyan looked at Xu Lanyin, Xu Lanyin nodded at them, and they said goodbye and went home.
There was no one in the room, and the eldest princess turned her head to look at Xu Lanyin carefully.
Four glazed palace lanterns were hung from the ceiling, and four candles were burning on four jade candlesticks on the wall, making the room as bright as day.
Xu Lanyin half-closed her eyes and let the princess look at her.
After a while, the eldest princess smiled and said, "What a beautiful child! She has some of Yan's shadow, but she is more graceful and intelligent than her. I heard Jun'er tell you about the hypnotic experience you gave Xiao'er. Oh, it's amazing. If someone else had told me, I wouldn't have believed it." She smiled again, "Don't worry, Jun'er specifically said this matter must be kept secret. I won't tell anyone."
This old lady is quite cute, Xu Lanyin smiled.
The princess continued, "Some other day, try hypnotizing me. I'm interested."
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Okay."
The eldest princess nodded in satisfaction and continued, "All smart children tend to be a bit competitive. If you truly care about your mother, not only should you make Qin Hui Niang the legal wife of Chai Zhengguan, but you shouldn't let your mother act so capriciously and keep the last name Qin. If she does that, she's not only blaming Chai Zhengguan, but also the ancestors. This is unfilial and will not only make others criticize her, but it will also hinder your brother's future."
Xu Lanyin knew that the princess was truly doing this for their own good. As a person of the ancient times and a head of a feudal family, she felt that this was not only for Qin Huiniang's own good, but also demonstrated their filial piety.
Ever since she traveled through time, Xu Lanyin knew she had to compromise on some things, but she really didn't want to compromise on this one. It was difficult to disobey the princess right away, so she had to put it off for a while.
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Thank you, Princess, for taking care of my mother and my sister and me." She carefully observed the Princess's expression and said, "I heard from Lord Chai that the Princess didn't sleep well. Is she feeling better now?"
At the mention of this topic, the princess forgot what she was about to say and sighed, "When they said Xiao'er had drowned, I was so angry that I fell seriously ill. I've had trouble sleeping ever since, and I barely slept through the first half of the night. After Xiao'er came back, my sleep got a little better, but I still don't get more than two hours of sleep a day, and I often have nightmares about Xiao'er being lost again. Neither the tranquilizing soup nor acupuncture worked. With such a big incident today, I'm sure I'll have trouble sleeping again."
The eldest princess's symptoms are much milder than Minhu's insomnia, and should be able to be solved with psychological suggestion.
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Hypnosis can also cure insomnia. However, the eldest princess's symptoms are not serious. I will first press the acupuncture points on your head and talk to you. If that doesn't work, I will hypnotize you."
The eldest princess has always been very interested in hypnosis and has always been tormented by poor sleep. After hearing Xu Lanyin's words, she smiled and said, "Okay, I want to see what hypnosis is all about."
She called the servants up and asked them to clean up the room in the west wing for Xu Lanyin to live in, and asked two personal maids to help her wash and dress.
She sat on the bed. Xu Lanyin massaged her for a quarter of an hour, then let her lie flat on the bed. She also asked someone to extinguish the extra candles in the room, leaving only one in the distance.
The room immediately became dark.
Xu Lanyin sat beside the bed and said softly, "Please close your eyes, focus your mind, relax your whole body, and listen to me quietly... Okay, very good, just like that... It's late at night, everything is quiet, and everyone has fallen asleep. You're almost asleep too, you're about to fall asleep..."
Xu Lanyin's voice was gentle and monotonous, like the repetitive sound of dripping water or a lullaby, repeatedly giving her psychological hints. After more than two quarters of an hour, the eldest princess's breathing became long and deep, and she had fallen asleep.
Nanny Ning and Nanny Li, who served the eldest princess personally, laughed happily, then quickly covered their mouths with their hands.
Xu Lanyin tiptoed out of the main room. Seeing the starry sky, the intertwined shadows of trees and bamboos, the black silhouettes of distant eaves and corners, and feeling the cool night breeze on her face, her heart, which had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed, as if she had returned to the real world.
In just over two hours, so much had happened. The fates of Chai Zhengguan and Old Shen, and the fate of the second branch of the family, were all sealed. Qin's dowry had been reclaimed so easily. And Qin's identity had been revealed, forced to reveal itself...
Having lived two lives, Xu Lanyin experienced firsthand the power and influence of power for the first time. Faced with these two overwhelming odds, sometimes nothing matters, and every obstacle seems smoothed out. Previously, Chai Zhengguan and Old Shen had used their power to corner Qin, and now the eldest princess and her husband, Chai, were using their influence to pressure them.
Qin's fate was unfortunate. She met a scumbag father and stepmother, and her husband also broke her heart. Fortunately, her future should be much easier.
However, this "power" forced them to temporarily let go of Chai Zhengguan, who had done more evil, leaving Xu Lanyin with a feeling of uneasiness, but with no other options.
Zhang Qi, who had been waiting outside, came over to support Xu Lanyin and said softly, "Girl, come this way."
After going to the west wing, the chess master and a maid named Hongtao helped Xu Lanyin wash up and go to bed.
Perhaps Xu Lan was exhausted from the past two hours, and she fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.
Xu Lanyin was awakened by the chirping of birds.
She opened her eyes and what caught her eye was a brown bed frame and a light red gauze curtain. The bed frame was inlaid with gold and jade, and the gauze curtain was embroidered with clusters of white lotus flowers.
Through the gauze curtains, one could see the room filled with opulence, heavy furniture carved with flowers and birds, large open-mouthed vases half a person's height, and small carved diamond-shaped windows, through which a dim light shone.
"Where is this?" Xu Lanyin said as she sat up.
After she finished speaking, she realized that this was the west wing of the Nanyang Princess's residence. She had slept too long and was completely drowsy.
Zhangqi and Qingtao, who had been waiting in the living room, walked in.
Hong Tao smiled and said, "This courtyard has always been occupied by our eldest daughter. She only moved to her own courtyard when she turned fourteen."
The eldest girl should be referring to Chai Jun’s younger sister Chai Jingjing.
Xu Lanyin asked again, "What time is it now?"
The chess master smiled and said, "It was just at noon. I was about to call the young lady when she woke up."
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