Chapter 1148 Guiding the Way
After the father and daughter reached an agreement, Xiao Chenggui brought up another matter concerning his younger brother, Prince Luo, Xiao Chengyu.
“Your uncle is recuperating at the Prince’s villa. I visited him yesterday, and he was in a truly pitiful state.”
Xiao Chenggui had a complicated expression on his face. Xiao Chengyu's neck wound was okay, but the wound on his wrist was very deep and had already been stitched up and bandaged by Doctor Yan.
The Prince of Luo, such a refined and elegant man, had a bitter expression on his face, and his complexion was pale.
"Father, please stop talking."
Lin Yuesha covered her face with her hands. She was sorry to Prince Luo for this. If Prince Luo hadn't risked his life to save her that day, she wouldn't have suffered this undeserved disaster. Perhaps she and Qi Heng would have been wiped out by now, and Prince Luo would have already ascended to a high position.
For the past two days, Lin Yuesha had been trying to apologize, but she was too ashamed to go and kept putting it off.
"I asked Dr. Yan about my uncle's condition, and he takes donkey-hide gelatin and other things to replenish his blood every day."
Lin Yuesha needs to go and apologize, and also visit Prince Luo, at least to exchange experiences on replenishing blood, because she won't be much better off afterward.
The old princess's actions were unknown to the king. Lin Yuesha's behavior was excessive, but he had no good way to delay.
“He is a magnanimous person and would never hold a grudge against you, but you must make sure you act properly, at least to give your uncle a way out.”
Xiao Chenggui instructed his daughter to smooth things over on the surface to prevent Xiao Chengyu from feeling resentful.
"Moon Sa, you need to think this through."
Fearing his daughter's reluctance, Xiao Chenggui earnestly said, "If your uncle becomes disheartened and wanders the world, the affairs of the capital will be left unattended for you and your husband. When will you ever be free? Don't you want to go to the small island in the south?"
Therefore, in order to gain freedom, one must be sincere in admitting mistakes.
By keeping Prince Luo in the capital to serve him, Qi Heng could use the guise of traveling incognito to roam freely.
No need to get up early for court, no need to be bothered by those officials, no need to be troubled by the selection process.
Someone has to take the fall for these things, and that person has to be none other than King Luo.
Xiao Chenggui analyzed the situation from various angles, exploiting Luo Wang in every way, which made Lin Yuesha feel a little sorry for him.
"Moonlight, if those in positions of power do not understand what it means to know people and make good use of them, they will certainly have no free time if they rely on their own efforts."
Take the morning court session as an example. Qi Heng gets up before dawn, which disturbs his wife, Lin Yuesha. If the couple sleeps in separate rooms, it will affect their relationship.
After careful consideration, I decided against hiring readily available laborers. Why should I really work myself to death?
"Father, what can I do to appease Uncle?"
Lin Yuesha understood her father's meaning and deeply felt his good intentions, as he had betrayed his brother for his daughter's sake.
"Give him whatever he likes, and say whatever he wants to hear."
Xiao Chenggui gave Lin Yuesha directions, and the father and daughter exchanged a knowing smile.
As the sun sets in the west, it is already evening again.
Lin Yuesha prepared dozens of spices, then laid them out on the table to identify them one by one, and finally selected more than ten kinds.
"Miss, what are you doing picking these out?"
Qingxing helped tidy up the spices by wrapping them in gauze.
"What can I do? Of course, I have to please my uncle."
Lin Yuesha thought it over and over. The Prince of Luo was fond of romance and poetry, but her talent was not enough to send him a poem.
Plagiarism is acceptable, but the fear is that after plagiarism, the King of Luo will think she is a talented person and will constantly seek her out to discuss scholarship.
Studying is too dangerous. Luo Wang is easy to fool, but Qi Heng is too shrewd, so Lin Yuesha still plans to take the food route.
After returning to the capital, Prince Luo kept talking about the pickled cabbage and pork stew from the fishing village canteen. Lin Yuesha wanted to recreate it and send it to Prince Luo to please him.
She didn't trust the old woman who did the shopping, so Lin Yuesha decided to go to the market early the next morning to buy fresh pork.
"Buy brisket, with a good balance of fat and lean meat. If you go too late, it'll be sold out."
After preparing the spices, Lin Yuesha instructed her servants to run errands to buy jars.
There was pork belly in the mansion, so Lin Yuesha used her own spices to make braised pork belly as a dish for tonight.
She was not satisfied with the taste of the braised pork after she made it.
Differences in ingredients and subtle variations in spices can alter the flavor of a dish.
"Qingxing, take the braised pork I made to the Xu residence and tell my cousin that we'll be using the chef from the former Prince's residence for the next few days."
To express her sincerity, Lin Yuesha went to great lengths. She went to bed early and went to the market in the outer city with her maid before dawn to make purchases.
The inner city was still under curfew, and Lin Yuesha ran into Xu Da, who was leading a patrol.
"Cousin, are you going to Faxi Temple?"
I heard that Qi Heng was in the palace yesterday. Lin Yuesha didn't go to the palace, so she doesn't need to get up so early.
Xu Da took the nut shortbread that Qingxing offered through the car window, took a bite, and nodded repeatedly.
Recently, Madam Chen and Xiao Chenggui have been away from the mansion. His mother, Madam Xu, has nothing to do and spends her days studying recipes. Xu Da has been eating pickled and spicy radishes for several days in a row and is just waiting for Lin Yuesha to come and rescue him.
"Cousin, do you have any other plans after you finish your shift today?"
Lin Yuesha leaned out of the car window to inquire about Xu Da's itinerary.
"What are you doing?"
Xu Da looked wary, sensing that his cousin was about to trick him. Every time Lin Yuesha smiled innocently, it meant she wanted something from him.
"I want to visit my uncle, why don't you come with me?"
Lin Yuesha wanted to drag Xu Da down with her so that her visit wouldn't be so awkward.
"Something's up."
Xu Da immediately refused. He had no intention of seeing the Prince of Luo. Although there was a misunderstanding between them, Xu Da couldn't bring himself to do it unless the Prince of Luo took the initiative to make peace.
This matter is hard to explain, after all, it was his mother, Madam Xu, who kidnapped the old princess.
"What about tomorrow?"
Lin Yuesha was not discouraged at all and pressed on with the question.
“I have things to do tomorrow too. As long as I go to visit him, I’ll have things to do every day.”
Xu Da snorted. He had bought the cook from the Prince Luo's mansion to repay the favor someday, but he wouldn't say it.
Despite years of brotherhood with Xiao Chengyu, that guy was always scheming.
"Cousin, your uncle has been very good to you. Look at the books you've published, most of them were ghostwritten by your uncle."
Lin Yuesha mediated, mentioning the name of Xu Da, a playboy from the capital. She said that if the Prince of Luo hadn't proposed publishing the book, where would Xu Da have gotten his private savings?
“I gave him the money, not a penny less.”
Xu Da softened his stance. Since they were brothers, there shouldn't be any estrangement between them, and the Prince of Luo hadn't offered to send anyone to seek peace.
He had always considered Xiao Chengyu his best brother, so he harbored resentment.
"Cousin, this is my fault. I was a bit too harsh."
Lin Yuesha began to scheme against Xu Da, saying, "You know it's embarrassing for me to go alone to apologize. If you come with me, my uncle will be in a better mood when he sees you, and maybe he'll let the matter drop easily."
No one else could do it; they wouldn't be effective. Only Xu Da had the authority to do so.
"Really?"
Xu Da's eyes flickered, and he finally felt relieved after hearing Lin Yuesha's words.
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