"Little mute, since you like this painting so much, I will give it to you as a reward. You're welcome. Consider it your reward for helping me."
Helian Yu waved his hand and drew a small fish on the lower right side of the drawing paper.
Sophie's mouth twitched.
Does the system have any misunderstanding about the words "simple-minded"?
"By the way, little mute, what's your name?"
Helian Yu put down the paintbrush in his hand and looked down at her pretty face.
Sophie looked at the boy in front of her quietly, unmoved.
Brother, have you forgotten my role?
Have you ever seen a mute speak?
Resisting the strong urge to complain, Sophie raised her finger and pointed at her mouth, then shook her head.
Helian Yu suddenly realized and patted his head with a smile.
"Look at my memory. I actually forgot that you can't speak."
Helian Yu stopped asking about her identity and packed up his beloved painting supplies.
Seeing that he had no time to pay attention to her, Sophie quietly moved back. The moment she stepped down the stairs, she ran out of the imperial garden without looking back.
A young eunuch with sweat all over his forehead passed by her.
"Your Highness, so you are here! I have searched the entire palace and finally found you!"
Xiao Anzi came to Helian Yu panting and sweating profusely.
The Empress had specifically instructed that His Highness not to interact with anyone else. Clearly, this little ancestor was studying with the Imperial Tutor in Wenhua Hall, and he had just turned around and chatted with Xiao Guizi for a while, and then he suddenly disappeared, which made him extremely anxious!
Helian Yu casually threw the painting supplies in his hand to Xiao Anzi, and a smile appeared in his clear eyes.
"Xiao Anzi, check someone for me."
Xiao Anzi nodded in response, and then a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Check, check people?
"Go and investigate for me who has entered and left the palace today."
"Yes, Your Highness..."
[Ding! Successfully started the bond mission with the bond target "Helian Yu", bond value +5.]
The system's prompt sounded like thunder in my head.
Sophie almost fell flat on her face.
This bond came too suddenly. She just accompanied Helian Yu in painting, and he fell in love with her?
It turns out that he is a poor little thing who has no one to care for him and needs love very much.
Sophie shook her head regretfully.
Although Helian Yu is an extremely pitiful and tragic character in the play, he is ultimately just a cannon fodder!
There's no way to help her achieve her goal.
There are only two things she needs to do now, pursue Helian Jue and eat well, drink well and sleep well!
Speaking of "eating well", I only had a bowl of osmanthus and lotus seed soup to fill my stomach before entering the palace, and now I am really hungry.
Sophie touched her empty stomach and went home to eat.
…
When Sophie returned to the Lin family, the heroine had already been taken back to the Beiming Palace by the hero.
I guess my trip to Concubine De's palace worked.
Finally, her trip was worthwhile, and she was not forced to do hard labor for more than an hour in vain.
"Qingyin, Daddy misunderstood you before. Come, eat more vegetables. Look how thin you have become these days!"
Lin Yinghao, contrary to his usual behavior, eagerly picked up food for her.
Sophie touched the new weight on her belly and did not doubt what Lin's father said at all.
This is the age of growth. How can you grow taller if you don’t eat more? How can you beat people down?
emm?
Why do you want to beat people down?
Sophie shook her head to get rid of the wild thoughts in her mind and devoted herself to eating.
"Qingyin, the palace's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will be held in a few days. Father heard that this year, the emperor specifically instructed the empress to organize a matchmaking meeting, and all court officials will bring their eligible children to attend. Now that your sister has returned to the palace, father is more concerned about your lifelong affairs..."
Lin Yinghao hesitated to speak, his expression awkward.
Although he had suppressed the fact that Lin Qingyin had eloped with someone, he was still unsure whether the two of them had already decided to spend their lives together. If that was the case, wouldn't it be against the Three Bonds to meet another man at a blind date?
Sophie saw Lin's father's concerns and smiled sweetly.
"Don't worry, Daddy. Although my daughter acts boldly, she always follows your teachings. If I hadn't married her legally, how could I dare to have an affair with someone else without a matchmaker?"
Lin Yinghao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Rongshu passed away early, and he never remarried. He had raised these two daughters, so naturally he cherished them. But his official duties limited his time with them. If his negligence had truly led Qingyin down a wrong path, he would be ashamed to face Rongshu in her grave!
Fortunately, Qingyin only looks a little spoiled, but she is still a sensible person at heart.
There was a hint of relief in Lin Yinghao's eyes when he looked at Sophie.
[Ding! The host has successfully earned the appreciation of Lin's father, igniting the father-daughter bond. Innocence +5, Friendship +10.]
The system's bonus prompt information is long overdue.
Sophie sighed with tears in her eyes, it was not easy to earn this point!
Fortunately, this blind date is coming soon.
As long as she succeeds in winning over Helian Jue, all the points and other things will be in her pocket.
After eating and drinking, Sophie happily returned to her room to take a nap.
I slept until dark.
Sophie rubbed her sore arm and sat up in bed.
She must have been standing in the Imperial Garden for a long time during the day, and now her whole body was aching. She immediately asked Chunhua to prepare some hot water, intending to take a bath to relax her muscles.
"Miss, the bath water you requested is ready. I will change your clothes and bathe you right away."
Chunhua poured the last bucket of hot water and came up to help Sophie unbutton her clothes.
Sophie had lived for so many years, and she was the only one who could strip others' clothes, so how could she be stripped by others? She turned away from Chunhua's outstretched hand and casually dismissed her.
"Chunhua, I don't need you to serve me here for the time being. I can do it myself. If you are free, please go down and prepare some cakes for me. I'm afraid I'll be hungry later."
"Yes, miss."
Chunhua closed the door and left, and Sophie happily unbuttoned her clothes.
It’s true that although Lin Qingyin is not as tall as Jiang Ying, she is very sensible and knows exactly what to grow and what not to grow.
After throwing the clothes in her hands onto the screen, Sophie lifted her legs and sat in the steaming bathtub.
"This bath is so comfortable~"
She leaned on the edge of the tub with her arms crossed, sighing comfortably.
Just when she was having a great time, a black shadow flashed past her window.
Sophie's eyes tightened, and she instinctively grabbed the clothes on the screen and jumped out of the bathtub. When she reacted, the clothes on the screen were already wrapped around her body.
Wow, Lin Qingyin is actually a martial artist?
No wonder she, as a "weak woman", dared to elope with Liu Wuquan alone, and was able to come back safely after changing her mind.
As Sophie sighed, a faint smell of blood came with the evening breeze that seeped in through the window.
Without even wiping her wet hair, she gathered her skirt and went out to check.
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