"Pu'er, it's been quite some time since you last came to the Lin Mansion. What's the matter?" Old Master Lin said kindly, holding Lu Zhixing's hand. "Grandpa misses you so much!"
Although his face and hands were extremely kind, his eyes were inquiring, as if he wanted to peel off Lu Zhixing's skin to see his heart.
Lu Zhixing felt a mixture of sadness and sarcasm. Missing? If it weren't for the incident at the palace on Linzhou Mountain, he probably wouldn't have thought of himself, right?
"It's nothing. Don't wander around if you're blind. It makes me upset." Lu Zhixing has always been disrespectful to his elders in the Lin Mansion, and Old Master Lin is very indulgent towards him.
Sure enough, Old Master Lin was not angry. Instead, he patted Lu Zhixing's hand again and said, "Don't think too much. Grandpa asked you to come to the house today just to get you out of staying at home."
The extremely hypocritical facial expression made Lu Zhixing feel nauseous. The grandfather he admired and respected turned out to be such a person!
"Yes, your grandfather has been talking about you every day these past two days, but he was afraid to disturb you. I heard that you were taken to the palace by the uncle of King Wei and were injured?" Lin Zong, who was sitting next to them, also interrupted happily.
The hall of the Lin Mansion looked peaceful.
By the time Lu Zhixing returned to the room, he felt even more nauseous and even retched. This kind of thing always made him feel suffocated.
Song Yushu patted his back gently with concern, hoping to make him feel more comfortable, and even gave Lu Zhixing an injection to prevent him from retching and crying.
"How ridiculous, so ridiculous." Lu Zhixing sneered three times with a pale face. This was his respected and close grandfather, his relative...
Song Yushu held Lu Zhixing's head in his arms and put his head against his stomach.
The pleasant aroma of medicine surrounded Lu Zhixing's nostrils, and the warm body temperature enveloped him. Lu Zhixing couldn't help but put his arms around Song Yushu's waist, closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.
After finally calming down, Lu Zhixing was interrupted before he had time to savor the moment.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you stop our young lady?"
A sarcastic female voice sounded outside the room, waking up the two people in the room. Song Yushu patted Lu Zhixing's head and said, "Your Highness."
Lu Zhixing closed his eyes and refused to pay attention. It would be a waste of time for outsiders to look at him any more.
Lu Zhixing already knew when they were about to approach the small courtyard, which was very annoying.
Lin Zhiyao, who hadn't received a response from the room for a long time, was furious. She glared at Liu Bai and asked, "Do you know what you are doing?"
"Miss Lin, please forgive me." This was the only sentence Liu Bai kept repeating.
Just as Lin Zhiyaoyao rushed in without a care in the world, the door of the room opened. Song Yushu stood on the steps and bowed lightly to Lin Zhiyao, "Greetings, Miss Lin."
Lin Zhiyao was very dissatisfied with Song Yushu's attitude, but she took a look inside the room and held back. Without even looking at Song Yushu, she walked in with her maid.
"Cousin, you haven't come to live in the mansion for a long time!" Lin Zhiyao was very happy. She was now preparing for her marriage with Lu Zhichen and could no longer leave the mansion at will.
Being able to see Lu Zhixing every day in the Lin Mansion is simply the happiest thing for her during this period of time, no doubt about it!
But soon Lin Zhiyao and even the Lin family were no longer happy.
First of all, Lin Zhiyao's idea of being able to see Lu Zhixing every day was simply a dream. Even if Lu Zhixing was in the mansion, he would go to Old Master Lin's yard every day and stay there for the whole day.
Originally, Old Master Lin doted on his grandson Lu Zhixing, and now he has become even more doting, wanting to keep him by his side all the time.
As for Old Master Lin's yard, Lin Zhiyao was not allowed to enter or leave freely except to pay her respects, because she was just a woman. This made Lin Zhiyao so angry that she smashed things in the house every day.
Then Song Yushu would ask the Lin Mansion for this and that every day. Sometimes he was dissatisfied with Lu Zhixing's bed and insisted on using the most sought-after Yunmeng gauze in Kyoto as bed curtains.
Then the small courtyard where Lu Zhixing lived was in a bad condition. It was full of dust, and the people from the Lin Mansion had to clean every corner, even the tiles on the roof had to be lifted up and wiped.
This caused complaints from the servants in the Lin Mansion, and the managers of the Lin Mansion went to Lin Zong to complain collectively, but were all rejected.
Firstly, Lu Zhixing was a very demanding person, and Lin Zong was already used to it. Secondly, Lin Zong didn't want to make Lu Zhixing leave the Lin Mansion if he got upset, so that he and Old Master Lin wouldn't be able to test him.
Seeing that Lin Zong rejected all the complaints from the stewards, Song Yushu became even more aggressive and even went to Mrs. Lin Zong to ask for money, starting with ten thousand taels.
Although it is true that the Lin family is extremely wealthy, Mrs. Lin is really unwilling to give it to outsiders.
"Eunuch Song, the prince has the best food, clothing and other necessities. Even if you want to use money, you can't do it, right?" Madam Lin stared at Song Yushu with a forced smile, trying to overwhelm the damn eunuch with her aura.
Song Yushu still smiled and nodded diligently, but he stretched out his hand. "Madam, you are right. We also think so. However, we came in a hurry and did not bring any money to reward the servants or herbs for the medicinal bath. So, I can only trouble you."
If Lin Zong hadn't repeatedly told her to keep Lu Zhixing steady, Madam Lin would have thrown the damn eunuch out long ago! She took a deep breath and waved her hand, signaling the servants to do as she was told.
"Thank you, Madam Lin. You are worthy of being the prince's aunt. We will speak well of you in front of the prince!" Song Yushu looked like he was doing something for someone in exchange for money.
Mrs. Lin no longer wanted to talk. She just curled her lips and drove Song Yushu out.
Song Yushu was so angry after getting the money that he gave rewards to his servants like crazy. Before he even reached the gate of the courtyard, he had scattered all the money in his hand.
Song Yushu was very happy to have caused trouble for the Lin family. Who made Old Master Lin and Lin Zong deliberately prevent him and Liu Bai from staying with Lu Zhixing and test them in every possible way?
If they make Lu Zhixing unhappy, she will make the people in the Lin Mansion unhappy!
Song Yushu, who kept looking for trouble, was finally tired. She sat on the stone bench in the yard waiting for Lu Zhixing, and fell asleep while waiting.
It was unknown how long it had been before Lu Zhixing finally came back. He pinched his nose and looked tired. Just as he was about to call Song Yushu, he saw her sleeping in the yard.
All the tiredness and exhaustion disappeared the moment he saw Song Yushu's sleeping face. Lu Zhixing glanced at Liu Bai, who immediately cleared the people in the yard and stood guard at the gate.
Lu Zhixing walked forward and gently picked up Song Yushu. He smelled her scent and rubbed her head involuntarily.
Song Yushu was awakened by his movements. He reached out and touched his face, looking at Lu Zhixing with sleepy eyes, "You're back..."
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