Chapter 1164 If you are pleased with me, then breathe 18
If this gets out, it will be a royal scandal.
Lin Yaning replied, "Second Sister, don't worry, the Empress Dowager will take care of everything."
Song Jinhuan hesitated, "But the Emperor is, after all, the Empress Dowager's own son. How can we allow anyone to offend him like this!"
Lin Yaning patted her chest and gave him a reassuring look, "This is precisely what the Empress Dowager instructed."
Song Jinhuan didn't believe it. Although the Empress Dowager was from the Lin family, her own son was the Emperor.
The reason for allowing the Lin family's daughter to enter the palace now is to maintain a balance between the two sides.
If a daughter of the Lin family were to enter the palace, it would act as a lubricant between the Lin family and the imperial power, at least on the surface, creating a peaceful relationship.
My maternal family must be protected, and so must my son.
The Empress Dowager was simply trying to find a way to make things work in a way that would benefit both sides.
What doubt was in the girl's eyes?
Lin Yaning then recounted the Empress Dowager's mention of the late emperor's romantic escapades.
Song Jinhuan listened with great interest.
Then I heard her say, "Isn't my aunt trying to point the finger at my cousin, and to take it out on him whenever there's a problem?"
"It's useless to get rid of the empress. As long as my cousin is around, there will be many more empresses."
At this point, Lin Yaning smiled smugly, "If the Empress were to see with her own eyes that my cousin has homosexual tendencies, hehehehe..."
Song Jinhuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up to this line of thinking.
"If you want the entire Lin family to be reincarnated as soon as possible, then go ahead and do it."
Lin Yaning pouted, "Looks like it won't work, fine then."
"Father is really incompetent. He can't handle things himself, yet he expects us to do it!"
Song Jinhuan opened his mouth, but he had no experience in this area, so he could only advise, "The Lin family is currently in a precarious situation, so don't act rashly."
Lin Yaning sighed, it seemed she had no choice but to use her beauty as a weapon.
...
The Imperial Study.
The Emperor pulled Ji Yueyi onto his lap, his eyes filled with tenderness: "Yueyi, you've suffered these past two days."
Ji Yueyi leaned against his chest, her expression sweet, "As long as A-Yu loves me, what does this little grievance matter?"
The emperor was deeply moved, and then let out a long sigh.
Ji Yueyi gently touched his furrowed brow. "Ayu, don't frown. It hurts my heart."
The Emperor took her hand and placed it on his chest, saying bitterly, "Yueyi, why does the Empress Dowager only have the Lin family in her heart, and not me!"
"Xuanhe finally relinquished power to me. Only by swallowing up the Lin family can I truly possess my own power."
"But the Empress Dowager obstructed us at every turn!"
Looking at his pained expression, Ji Yueyi asked tenderly, "Ayu, do you love me?"
Without hesitation, the Emperor replied, "Yueyi is the woman I love most in my heart!"
Ji Yueyi smiled through her tears, "If that's the case, why not turn the tables on them?"
"If the Empress Dowager can use the Lin family's daughter, so can we."
The Emperor frowned deeply, "But..."
Ji Yueyi covered his mouth, "I believe in A Yu, and I hope that one day A Yu will be able to hold great power and not have to be subservient to others."
The two then conspired in hushed tones and ultimately decided to target Miss Lin the Second.
Miss Lin and Miss Lin the Third were not left out either.
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The annual flower market is the first major festival presided over by the Queen since she took charge of managing the palace.
Batch after batch of flowers were delivered to Cining Palace, in a variety of colors and types.
The Empress Dowager first let Song Jinhuan choose, and after she finished, she invited Lin Wenyao and Lin Yaning over. The rest were then distributed by the palace maids and nannies.
The area around Song Jinhuan's residence was surrounded by roses of various colors, including red, pink, white, and orange-red, arranged in an alternating pattern.
She carried a watering can and slowly sprinkled water on the flowers.
She didn't care that her skirt was splashed with water droplets.
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