It was with the help of this child that Qingcheng was able to enter the palace.
But in the previous life, because she had already occupied the position of the Crown Prince's Consort, Xiao Jinan took a concubine to give birth to a child. Although the illegitimate son was born before the legitimate son, which was not a good look, it was still acceptable.
But now he doesn't have the dignity of a legitimate wife. If he takes a concubine and has a child with her, it would be a small matter for the palace to be ridiculed. People with ulterior motives might report Xiao Cen for this matter!
"Your Highness, look at me. Am I the kind of person who talks nonsense?" Lin Chunhuan pouted, pretending to be unhappy. "I used to live in a nunnery. That place is different from what people outside think."
"Many are desperate. Women come to seek help. The nunnery has delivered countless children whose fathers are unknown. Some will be taken away when they grow up, while others will remain in the nunnery for the rest of their lives."
"There's a master chef in the nunnery who's well-versed in this art. He told me about that beautiful girl..."
Of course, the reason was made up by Lin Chunhuan.
There was a gynecologist in the nunnery, and she did often chat with him, but with just the naked eye, he could tell whether a woman was pregnant even though she hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy.
Maybe there really is someone in the world who has such ability, but she definitely doesn't.
However, it is enough to scare Xiao Cen at this time.
Xiao Cen didn't need to believe her 100%. As long as he believed her 20% to 30%, and secretly sent someone to investigate, he would naturally be able to find clues. By that time, it wouldn't matter whether she had the ability to do so or not.
Xiao Cen was silent for a while, "I understand. I will pay attention to this matter."
Lin Chunhuan nodded lightly and said nothing more. Saying too much would seem too deliberate, so just say enough.
Fortunately, the carriage stopped at this time. Lin Chunhuan was helped down by Xiao Cen. When he looked up, he saw all the masters of the Lin family standing neatly at the door, without a single one missing.
"Oh……"
Hearing her chuckle, Xiao Cen asked softly, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Lin Chunhuan pursed her lips and shook her head. "I was just a little surprised. After all, I've lived in the Lin family for more than half a month, and I've never seen so many people here."
"Yeah……"
Xiao Cen also laughed, and then held her hand tightly, interlocking their fingers so intimately that Lin Chu Nuan, who was standing at the front of the crowd, almost bit her lower lip.
"Your humble servant pays homage to the Prince of Pingyang and the Princess of Pingyang!"
"Please stand up, father-in-law." The smile on Xiao Cen's face was not warm, but more polite.
He said "please get up" but made no move to go forward to help. Father Lin looked at Lin Chunhuan awkwardly, but only got a polite smile in return. His old face suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Lin Chu Nuan watched from the side. Seeing this, she went forward and helped Lin's father up. She looked at Lin Chun Huan with dissatisfaction, "Big sister, I know you are not happy that my family asked you to marry in my place."
"But no matter how dissatisfied you are, you can't show it in front of the prince." Lin Chunuan glanced at Xiao Cen's face cautiously, "Those who know you are dissatisfied with your father's decision, but those who don't know may think you are dissatisfied with the prince."
What a divisive move.
Tsk tsk.
Lin Chunhuan narrowed his eyes and looked Lin Chunuan up and down.
One has to admit that Lin Chu Nuan dared to claim the title of the most beautiful woman in Kyoto, and no one had ever questioned her for all these years. Her face was indeed delicate and lovely.
It's just that his eyes are wandering, and there is a bit of petty and unpresentable air about him.
"Your Highness." Lin Chunhuan ignored Lin Chunuan, or rather, she didn't need to pay attention at all. She just pulled her hand out of Xiao Cen's palm and said, "Since my sister has said so, please stay away from me."
"Why is that?"
Xiao Cen frowned slightly. He already felt guilty towards Lin Chunhuan because of what happened to Xiao Jinan just now. Now that he noticed her moving away, he suddenly felt inexplicably panicked for a moment and immediately held her wrist tightly.
It was as if he was afraid that the person would run away.
But Lin Chunhuan just glanced at Lin Chunuan nonchalantly, not even bothering to pretend, "I haven't done anything yet, and yet someone is jealous of me like this."
"If I continue to be protected by the prince, even if I am not wrong, I will be considered wrong. Ah Huan cannot bear it."
Well, if he hadn't stared at Lin Chu Nuan when he said this, and his direction wasn't so strong, it would have been better. Ah Huan's acting skills still need to be improved.
Xiao Cen coughed twice.
If it were someone else who dared to use him so blatantly, the grass on his grave would probably be two meters high by now.
But looking at his Ah Huan's arrogant little look, Xiao Cen felt like little flowers were popping out of his head. He simply loved this pretentious and vicious look!
"Big sister, I'm just telling the truth. How could you think of me like this? I..."
“That’s enough!”
Without giving Lin Chu Nuan the chance to finish her words, Xiao Cen's expression turned cold. He hugged Lin Chun Huan's shoulders and looked at Lin's father with an unfriendly look, "Master Lin."
"Today, I am accompanying Ah Huan to her parents' home. If you do not welcome me, I will take Ah Huan back to the palace. At most, I will pretend that Ah Huan has no parents."
"But you let such a fool come before me and disgust me. Do you think I, Xiao Cen, am too easy to talk to?"
Cold sweat broke out on Father Lin's forehead, and his eyes were fixed on Lin Chunhuan.
But Lin Chunhuan was staring at the split ends of her hair intently at the moment, so her father's request for help was like a wink to a blind man, and had no effect at all.
There was no other way, so Father Lin could only take a deep breath and bow to Xiao Cen repeatedly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's my fault for not disciplining my children properly!"
As he spoke, Father Lin flicked his sleeves and, facing Lin Chu Nuan's incredulous gaze, tossed her aside. "Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will definitely not allow this rebellious girl to appear before Your Highness and Your Highness today!"
“Daddy!”
Lin Chunuan's eyes suddenly filled with tears, but Lin's father had no time to care about her tears at the moment. He just shouted coldly, "Get out of here!"
"Nuannuan, don't be angry with your father. Mommy will go out for a walk with you."
Wang was not Lin Chunhuan's biological mother. According to the rules, she was not qualified to stand in front. At this moment, she hurriedly stepped forward and held Lin Chu Nuan, fearing that she would get angry.
Seeing this, Lin Chunhuan just smiled at the mother and daughter, with no intention of making things difficult for them.
She still doesn't know how much Xiao Cen can tolerate her. If she does too much at once, it might backfire. As long as Lin Chu Nuan doesn't continue to cause trouble.
Today's return home can also be peaceful and smooth.
But how could Lin Chunuan agree?
She had been the apple of the Lin family's eye for so long, so how could she tolerate being outshined by Lin Chunhuan, the unfavored elder sister? She immediately pushed Wang aside.
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