Chapter 1157 Luck
The inner room was quiet, while Lin Yuesha sat restlessly in the outer room.
After a moment's consideration, not wanting to disturb Prince Luo, she called the maid who was delivering the message outside to go in and check. She learned that Prince Luo had his eyes closed, was breathing evenly, and was asleep.
Seeing this, Lin Yuesha had no choice but to tell Qin Nanyan the truth: she hadn't expected to mess things up.
"My uncle asked me to take care of Dahei for a while, and he said that the past was forgotten and he would not hold it against me anymore."
Lin Yuesha achieved her goal, but she regretted encouraging Xu Da to come along.
"Now that Young Master Luo has forgiven you, why are you still looking so gloomy?"
Qin Nanyan smiled nonchalantly and said, "I shamelessly followed along, not mainly to see Young Master Luo."
To be precise, Qin Nanyan wanted to take a walk in the Prince's villa. There was a peach tree in the villa that she and her mother planted by themselves during the flower viewing festival years ago, and there was still a sign hanging on it.
Years have passed, and things have changed. The peach trees are growing well, the sign is still there, and they have already borne fruit.
"Sister Yue Sha, please don't take it to heart. To Young Master Luo, I'm just a scheming woman who's persistent and clingy."
It's hard to change preconceived notions, so it's normal that the Prince of Luo avoided her like the plague and didn't want to see her. Qin Nanyan hadn't held out much hope anyway.
"Sister Qin, there's been a little problem."
Lin Yuesha's head swelled up three times, and she couldn't find a chance to mention Qin Nanyan to Prince Luo.
"No wonder I saw Lord Xu carrying your willow basket and leaving in a huff; I thought he was going to the lake to fish."
In the lake within the Prince's Mansion's villa, a type of fish is raised year-round. Its flesh is tender and has few bones, and it is served as the main dish at the annual flower viewing festival.
Qin Nanyan planned to wait for Lin Yuesha to catch the fish, and then she would steam one to eat.
"My cousin left without waiting for me, which shows he was very angry."
The two were arguing so idiotically that Lin Yuesha didn't go into too much detail to protect the image of Xu Da and Luo Wang.
At present, the Prince of Luo was resting with his eyes closed and had no energy to entertain the two. In order not to make the trip in vain, Lin Yuesha found the servants in the villa and asked to take a boat tour on the lake.
If she comes all this way, how can she prove she's here if she doesn't take something with her?
Lin Yuesha picked sour apricots and mulberries, then cast her net in the lake, returning home with a full catch.
After returning to her residence, Lin Yuesha sought out Granny Fang, who had just returned from the palace.
"You're looking for this old servant? Perfect timing, I have something important to discuss with you."
Granny Fang held a thick booklet in her hand, rubbing her hands together eagerly. Those who had been disciplined under her were impeccably well-behaved, except for Lin Yuesha; she had failed with her.
Lin Yuesha had some basic knowledge of etiquette and manners when she was in the girls' school, but after spending a few years in the Northwest and the North, she had long since abandoned them.
"Do we need to learn rules too?"
Lin Yuesha compared the height of her arm to the thick book on the table and asked in surprise.
"This old servant has simplified the complex."
After Fang Mama finished speaking, she called to the maid waiting outside the door and brought over a tray of picture albums.
The grand ceremony for the investiture of the empress will be held on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. The ceremony involves many procedures, and Qi Heng has ordered the Ministry of Rites to make preparations to ensure that it is an unprecedentedly grand event.
As the Empress of the Great Qi Dynasty, who is the mother of the nation, how can she stand or sit with such poor posture, and even cross her legs?
Even if it's just for show, it has to be done perfectly.
"Granny Fang, what kind of booklet is this?"
Lin Yuesha casually flipped through the pages and discovered that there were also photo albums of people.
"His Majesty has recently launched a major purge, and officials in the court have been replaced. This booklet contains information on the newly appointed officials and their wives. You must write it down so that you are well aware of their situation."
In the future, when officials' wives come to pay their respects, it won't be acceptable for them to be completely clueless.
Lin Yuesha took a deep breath, pushed the booklet aside, and said seriously, "Granny Fang, you know my current situation."
Qi Heng's remaining poison is due to love, and he relies entirely on Lin Yuesha's blood as a medicinal ingredient. Once she loses too much blood, she will need to recuperate for a period of time.
"I have already promised my uncle that I will move to the Prince's Mansion villa for a short stay and take care of Dahei."
Lin Yuesha looked at Granny Fang and said, "I remember you seem to have some experience, why don't you come along?"
Mentioning the big black dog, Granny Fang trembled. She had tried her best to restrain herself, but she still couldn't help taking a step back.
That big, clever black dog would walk her around the palace several times a day, and Granny Fang's legs became thin from all the running.
"Big Black is faster than this old servant. After he ran far away, all I wanted to do was find a place to hide."
When Fang Mama spoke of her past nightmares, her voice choked with emotion; she was unwilling to recall them.
At that time, Granny Fang looked around and found that Dahei was not there. She was very happy and found a woodshed to hide in, thinking that she would be safe if she avoided Dahei.
Unexpectedly, she didn't feel comfortable in the woodshed for long before Big Black found her there.
"You were bitten by the big black dog?"
Recalling how Big Black bared its sharp teeth in a show of defiance towards Xu Da, it was awe-inspiring; one bite would definitely draw blood.
"No, Big Black doesn't bite."
After spending a lot of time with Dahei, Granny Fang came to believe that Dahei was actually a paper tiger, a coward. Relying on its large size, it often threatened people, and it almost always succeeded in intimidating them.
"It doesn't bite, so what are you afraid of?"
A dog that doesn't bite is already being quite polite to Big Black, whose fur was being pulled.
"It would be better if it bit someone. At least a dog that bites is an animal, but Big Black is a demon, it's so insidious!"
Granny Fang closed her eyes, and after a moment her emotions calmed down, she said, "There is a piece of wood outside the woodshed that serves as a door latch. Dahei fiddled with it for a while and locked this old servant in the woodshed."
Not only that, Dahei barked proudly and ran off happily after being called by Granny Fang.
This was just one of the most trivial things. Big Black would sneak into Granny Fang's room and leave dog poop in her shoes and on her bed. Granny Fang was constantly running into dog poop if she wasn't careful.
For a long time, Granny Fang wished she could kneel down and kowtow to Da Hei.
Big Black is just a dog, why is it so shrewd?
"So, it's not necessarily ironic that my uncle compared my cousin to a dog."
After hearing about Dahei's glorious deeds, Lin Yuesha came to a conclusion.
What did you say?
Granny Fang was puzzled. This matter had nothing to do with Lord Xu, and in Granny Fang's understanding, Da Hei was even more cunning than Xu Da.
"nothing."
Lin Yuesha carefully put away the book of rules, so that she could write down some easy things while recuperating at the Prince's villa.
There are still about three months until the Mid-Autumn Festival, so there's plenty of time.
Just as Granny Fang left, Qi'er came in with something to report.
"Miss, I have completed the task you assigned."
Qi'er handed over the estate deed, saying, "I was shocked when I checked it."
No wonder that even after Lin Shusheng's death, Old Madam Lin showed no grief and still had the mind to engage in power struggles with Lin Yue'e. She owns a hundred acres of fertile land and a twenty-acre apple orchard.
Located near the capital, it is worth ten thousand taels of silver and produces a considerable amount every year, making it a substantial industry.
With the produce she produces, Mrs. Lin has enough to live comfortably on bird's nest porridge, which is enough for her to enjoy her later years.
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