Chapter 191: Stabilizing the Character

Si Linglong had thought before about what attitude she should have when she met her stepbrother again so as not to arouse too much suspicion.

The only one who entered the palace with her that year was Zhu Sha, but unfortunately she had sent him back a long time ago. She had no idea how she and this elder brother got along in the past.

So now, it's all guesswork.

Although she has never been someone's sister, she has seen it!

[When I was in elementary school, every time my deskmate's brother came to pick her up after school, she would run over and call him brother.]

[As for my calm yet unpredictable attitude when we first met yesterday, I can only blame it on the fact that we haven't seen each other for a long time, and my dear sister was deliberately being naughty. ]

[Yes, I am being naughty. ]

After all, the original owner was raised according to the standards of a concubine since she was a child. She was arrogant by nature, and it was in line with her personality that she had a bad temper.

Si Linglong felt that she had gotten it right. Even if it was a little off, she could explain it by saying that she had been tortured in the palace and her personality had changed.

When he walked up to Si Jinyu, his almond-shaped eyes did not forget to stare at the other person's reaction.

Si Jinyu just stared at Si Linglong for a long while before she spoke slowly. Her voice was gentle and without much emotion. "You are in the palace. Is everything okay?"

"I'm fine, but I miss my brother and home a little bit." Si Linglong said obediently and nostalgically.

Shuhong and Qinglu on the side consciously retreated to a nearby place at this time, not daring to disturb the reunion of the brother and sister.

Si Jinyu glanced at the two palace maids indifferently, then looked at Si Linglong in front of him. Suddenly, he raised his hand and touched her head gently, "Everything is fine at home, don't worry."

Si Linglong was no stranger to touching her head.

In addition to holding hands, Helian Yue would occasionally touch her head.

In the past, Brother Ba would also touch her head.

This is probably how elders treat their beloved younger ones. Si Linglong increasingly felt that her guess was correct.

So she obediently let him touch her.

However, Si Jinyu quickly withdrew his hand and looked calmly at the well-behaved sister in front of him, with a shrewd gleam in his eyes.

Si Linglong asked again, "Brother, why are you here?"

She was very curious about this yesterday.

Huguo Temple is the Queen Mother's territory. How can my eldest brother stay here and move without any restrictions?

Si Jinyu seemed to have anticipated Si Linglong's question and said, "The year you first entered the palace, I had someone build a temple next to Yutai Mountain."

Si Linglong was stunned, obviously confused.

She asked him why he was here, and he asked what he was doing building a temple.

Then I heard Si Jinyu say calmly,

"When the Queen Mother was worshipping Buddha at Yutai Mountain, she often visited nearby temples in private and collected Buddhist scriptures from eminent monks for offering. The temple I ordered to be built houses a Buddhist scripture written by the previous master Lingkong who passed away in meditation."

No further words were said, but the source was hinted clearly enough.

Si Linglong was stunned when she heard this.

To put it simply, her eldest brother first bought a mountain, then built a temple on the mountain, and even obtained a Buddhist scripture handwritten by Master Lingkong to worship, thus successfully establishing a relationship with the queen mother, who was a Buddhist scripture collector...

Is this what you mean?

Si Linglong couldn't help but take a deep breath.

[This big brother is a ruthless person! ]

Si Linglong said that she didn't really understand the thinking of you rich people.

"B-but why?"

Si Linglong didn't understand, why did they spend so much effort and energy?

How come the Queen Mother could give a title to their family?

Si Jinyu just looked at her for a while, then said slowly, "Since ancient times, serving a king is like serving a tiger. Since the Si family can't help you, you naturally have to find someone else to rely on."

The purpose of making friends with the Queen Mother was to ensure that one day, when something happened to her in the palace, someone would speak up and save her life.

When Si Linglong heard this, she felt as if something hit her heart hard. It seemed to be the true emotions of the original owner of this body, which came bit by bit, like a layer of faint warm sunshine around her.

The Si family seemed different from what she had imagined.