Chapter 48 Push and Pull - She can make Jingyue obey her, but also make Jingyue...
Chapter 48
It’s too early to mention the children now!
Don’t worry, the children probably won’t have it within three to five years.
But the alternative plan of 'connecting the two houses' is indeed not bad.
Jing Yue was in the middle of carefully introducing the mansions on the betrothal gift list when she heard her cough. She paused and naturally offered her a hand to stroke her back. Then, catching a glimpse of her flushed cheeks, Jing Yue belatedly remembered what she had just said.
——Children.
Well... with the body-swapping happening from time to time, and the two big secrets of them disguised as men and women respectively not being solved safely, it is not appropriate for them to have children in the short term.
I'm afraid three to five years is considered a 'short period'.
If the conditions are not ideal, it may even take seven or eight years.
"Do you like children?" Jing Yue asked cautiously.
Lin Zhiyi pondered for a moment and answered cautiously: "I haven't thought about this question yet... After all, I always thought you were a princess..."
Indeed, at that time, her understanding was correct - two women could not have children.
Jing Yue whispered again, "I think our current situation is not suitable for having children... What do you think?"
Lin Zhiyi certainly wanted it: "Yes, yes, you are right. At the very least, it is impossible to have children within the next three to five years."
Jing Yue was glad that they had reached an agreement on this issue, so she quickly continued, "That's right. We can plan the child slowly and carefully later. Perhaps, there will be an opportunity in the future where we can leave Beijing for two or three years without any hesitation, so that we can have a child with peace of mind."
"There's no need to rush. Let's just wait and see." In fact, even if Lin Zhiyi wants to have a child after seven or eight years, he can accept it.
"Well, we can just wait and see." Jing Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Zhiyi also visibly relaxed. She urged, "Then let's move on to the betrothal gift?"
"Okay." Jing Yue turned his attention back to the map he drew and said, "The street shops in Ping'anfang are... the betrothal gifts marked out by mother, the good farmland and soldiers were given by father, the 500,000 taels of silver notes were given by my grandfather and uncle together, plus the 300,000 taels prepared by mother, a total of 800,000 taels." He also began to call the Marquis and his wife father and mother.
Lin Zhiyi's eyes widened this time: "So many?"
Jing Yue: "I also think it's a lot. I even suggested to my parents that they prepare more dowries for my four sisters, but my mother said she has her own ideas and that the four sisters can't be spared either."
Lin Zhiyi and Jing Yue were silent for a moment before they said in unison, "The Marquis's Mansion is truly rich."
Lin Zhiyi sighed, "No problem. Jingyue's status was different after all." He sighed, and Lin Zhiyi realized the problem and explained, "My maternal grandfather's family is rich, and my uncle is good at making money. That's why my mother's dowry is so large. Plus, my father won many years of fighting and rewards... Oh, by the way, my eldest sister is also very good at making money."
Jing Yue: "Yes. It's good that the four sisters' dowries are not affected. I told you this because I want to hear your opinion - if you also think the betrothal gifts are too much, you can consider leaving the silver to the sisters. Anyway, the dowry and other betrothal gifts are already more than enough."
He is a man, and although he has the title of a princess, he would rather work hard to make money to support Lin Zhiyi and their small family.
Moreover, the dowry alone is enough to support them for a carefree life.
Lin Zhiyi thought about it seriously and said, "You've already expressed your feelings to Mother, and Mother told you not to worry... Then we should accept it with gratitude. From now on, we will treat our parents well and support each other with our sisters, okay?"
"That's natural." Jing Yue said.
He finished telling Lin Zhiyi about the remaining farms, fleets, shops, etc., and then put down his pen: "Is there anything else you want to know?"
Lin Zhiyi shook his head, his eyebrows curved: "No more."
So rich!
She can't wait to live her married life!
Seeing her greedy look, Jing Yue couldn't help but smile.
Lin Zhiyi reciprocated: "Do you have anything to ask me?"
Jing Yue thought for a moment and asked, "How have you been getting along with mother lately?"
Based on his understanding of his mother, she would definitely come to the Moon-Lanyue Palace often to keep an eye on him.
Lin Zhiyi: "That's great. Mother is always happy because of me."
Jing Yue: "Coax? How do you coax?"
"Just... I'll discuss fashionable makeup, jewelry, and hairstyles with her... and praise her for being beautiful, saying she looks stunning no matter how she dresses." Lin Zhiyi said cautiously, "Is that okay?"
Jing Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "Yeah, no problem."
But if he were to be replaced someday, he would have to be coaxed seriously like Lin Zhiyi did, instead of just coaxing him perfunctorily like before.
Fortunately, he is already very good at coaxing people, and all he needs to do is be a little sweeter.
——In order to play the role of Lin Zhiyi well, he has already practiced the skill of "sweet talk" in the Marquis' Mansion.
"How do you get along with my parents, my master, and my sisters?"
"Not bad. Because I go to the Imperial College every day and return in the evening, so for the past ten days, except for the two days of rest, I stayed in the Bitong Courtyard, closed to visitors and immersed myself in painting under the princess' order, I rarely ran into them. Only Fourth Sister came to talk to me... She was immersed in her own thoughts and didn't notice anything unusual about me."
"Do the students at the Imperial College, the Dean, and others have any suspicions?"
"Probably not." Jing Yue recalled, then saw Lin Zhiyi staring at him with a nervous expression, and couldn't help but smile, "Are you so worried about me?"
"I'm worried about how I look in front of others, okay?"
"Don't worry, I know my limits." Jing Yue said with a hint of pride, "Young Marquis Lin will only be more outstanding in front of others."
Lin Zhiyi could tell he was asking for praise: "Really? So, you performed very well?"
"Of course."
Lin Zhiyi secretly laughed.
It seems that Jingyue has gained freedom outside the palace, and her personality is indeed more outgoing than before.
"But don't act too good. I'm afraid that when the time comes, I won't be able to reach your level." Lin Zhiyi knows how to praise people.
——She can make Jingyue listen to her, and also make Jingyue listen to her happily.
She just talked and didn't lose anything.
Sure enough, Jing Yue was startled when he heard this. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, then lowered again. He said proudly, "Okay, I'll be more cautious."
"Then I would like to thank Ayue very much." Lin Zhiyi poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, his eyes curved, full of affinity.
Jing Yue took it and said politely, "You're welcome."
The peach blossom eyes are affectionate, but hidden under the long eyelashes.
Lunch time was approaching, and Lin Zhiyi said, "Let's stay and have lunch today."
"Okay." It's not easy to go to the palace, and Jing Yue also wants to spend more time with Lin Zhiyi to understand each other and communicate patiently.
Today's lunch includes one dish of lotus leaf prawns and another dish of braised prawns.
The king prawns in Hibiscus are made of pure shrimp meat and are very clean. Just pick them up and eat them.
As for the braised prawns, Lin Zhiyi asked the royal chef to keep the shrimp skins, and she would peel the shells manually herself.
In the past, when the imperial chef prepared dishes for the nobles of the palace, they had to follow the method of the first lotus prawn dish - removing the shrimp heads, shrimp threads, and shrimp shells, and serving pure shrimp meat. How could they let the nobles directly cut into the shrimp? How unrefined would that be?
But Princess Liyang gave the order herself, so they had no choice but to obey.
After washing his hands, Lin Zhiyi happily peeled the shrimps, eating one at a time, his eyes curved with joy.
She missed the days when she could eat crayfish to her heart's content in the summer, but now that she has come here, she can no longer eat them and can only rely on ordinary river shrimp to satisfy her cravings.
The most enjoyable part of eating crayfish is the process of peeling the shells, which she loves. So now she eats crayfish as a meal replacement.
Jing Yue looked at her with surprise as she ate. Lin Zhiyi noticed his gaze and considerately peeled a piece for him and placed it on the celadon plate: "Please enjoy."
Jing Yue didn't move her chopsticks, but frowned slightly: "This is too indecent."
Lin Zhiyi: "No one else saw it. Try it, it tastes better this way."
She peeled another one for Jingyue.
Jing Yue: “…” I really can’t stand her acting like a spoiled brat.
He tasted the two shrimps.
"How is it? Doesn't it taste good?"
"……Um."
"Then I'll peel two more for you." Lin Zhiyi continued.
"No, no need...eat it yourself."
"It's okay, let's eat together!" Lin Zhiyi said enthusiastically.
Jingyue had no choice but to accept her enthusiastic feeding.
At the same time, Jing Yue also silently took note of Lin Zhiyi's "bonus" behavior in his heart, and listed it as a template, ready to use it as one of his reference behaviors to show consideration for Lin Zhiyi in the future.
He thought that Lin Zhiyi was so enthusiastic, probably because she subconsciously regarded him as a princess and herself as her husband.
After lunch, Jing Yue didn't leave in a hurry, and Lin Zhiyi didn't ask him to leave. It was very hot outside, so it would be more comfortable to wait until the evening when it was cooler.
Jing Yue held Yuan Bao and rubbed him gently. Lin Zhiyi asked him, "Do you want to take a nap?"
Jing Yue shook her head: "No need, if you are sleepy, go and rest, I will go to the outer hall to read."
Lin Zhiyi: "I'm not sleepy either. Then... shall we play chess?"
"OK."
Jing Yue found the box containing the chessboard and chess pieces with ease, opened it, and set them up. Then, smiling, she asked, "Do you choose black or white?"
"white."
Jing Yue placed the white piece next to her: "Who goes first?"
Lin Zhiyi liked his behavior of not giving in or grabbing, so she said, "Let's play rock-paper-scissors." She also explained the game of 'rock, paper, scissors' to Jingyue, "Come on."
Jing Yue made a scissors hand gesture curiously, then put her hands behind her back.
"Rock, Paper, Scissors!"
Lin Zhiyi punched and Jing Yue used scissors.
"Yeah! I go first!"
Jing Yue moved the two fingers of her scissor hand, then withdrew them reluctantly.
Then he played chess seriously with Lin Zhiyi.
They mainly play to kill time and don't care about winning or losing, so they have enough time to think about the next move. They are never rushed and occasionally chat.
This game of chess lasted for an hour.
A chess expert can tell a person's character, intelligence, and even fighting style from the game...
Jing Yue is such a master.
He found that Lin Zhiyi had a very flexible and unconventional mind and a free and easy temperament. She was not obsessed with winning or losing, but just enjoyed it, so she would not lose easily. In addition, she also had a sense of the overall situation, and when necessary, she could give up a small part without hesitation to win greater benefits.
She would even quietly set traps to lure him into making mistakes.
He is indeed a cunning little fox like Yuanbao!
Jing Yue raised his eyes while complaining in his heart, and saw Lin Zhiyi also looking at him with a smile on his face, waiting for his next move.
His eyes were clear and his smile was cunning.
Jing Yue: “…”
Suddenly I felt a little guilty, as if I had been seen through.
He lowered his head and made his move, no longer complaining.
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