A window in a small courtyard of the Fourth Prince's mansion was opened, and the warm winter sunlight shone into the room through the open window, falling on Song Shi, who was standing by the window.
Song squinted, enjoying the warm feeling of the sun on her body.
After standing there lazily for a while, she suddenly parted her red lips and lazily called out, "Red Thread."
The maid who had been standing silently to the side with her eyes lowered immediately replied, "Yes, sir!"
Song turned around and opened her eyes. Although her body was still lazily relaxed, her gaze was very sharp. She didn't speak, but just stared straight at the red thread.
Hongxian's body tensed, her lips pursed, her heart pounding with anxiety, but she still followed the rules, respectfully bowing her head and waiting for the princess's instructions.
Ms. Song was very satisfied with Hongxian's attitude, and she turned her head away from staring at the other person.
When Hongxian peeked at it, her heart skipped a beat. Her master's appearance, with one side of his face in the sunlight and the other in the shadows, was too eerie and frightening.
After she hurriedly lowered her head in fright, she heard her princess's voice, "Go, spread the word that something seems wrong with the Lin family. Be careful, and act naturally."
"Yes, this servant will arrange it immediately." Hongxian said, and immediately turned to leave the room to get to work.
"Wait a minute," Song suddenly called out to Hongxian.
Hongxian paused in mid-air with her foot raised, then put it back down and respectfully asked, "Princess, is there anything else you wish to instruct me to do?"
Song earnestly instructed: "Remember, you must make sure that everyone who has contact with the Lin family knows this."
"I remember, I promise I will do it," Hongxian said immediately, almost patting her chest to guarantee it.
Soon, the news reached the ears of Lady Li, Lady Hesheli, and the Fujin (wife of the emperor).
The group then ordered their men to investigate what was wrong with Lin.
Completely unaware that she was about to be exposed, or rather, about to be exposed, Lin cunningly found someone to do something that could cost her her head, or even her entire family's head.
"Little Flower, I need your help with something," Lin said, holding the hand of a pretty girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old.
Xiao Hua trusted, or rather, was very grateful to the Lin family, after all, they had saved her life.
She is a very honest person, and she will repay the life-saving grace many times over.
Without hesitation, Xiaohua replied, "Okay, Aunt Lin, what is it?"
Lin knew that Xiaohua was like this all along. Even if she hadn't explained things clearly beforehand, Xiaohua, who was always looking forward to repaying her, would still have agreed.
She deliberately didn't mention what specific help she needed, even though she had already anticipated it, but she was still delighted when Xiaohua agreed.
Moreover, since Xiaohua has agreed, given her personality, even if she knows that the matter requiring her help is something she dislikes and fears, she will still keep her promise.
Having made an accurate prediction before, Lin became increasingly confident that his next guess would also come true.
However, on the surface, we can't do that.
Lin hesitated for a long time, but remained silent.
After Xiaohua pressed for details, her gaze hardened. "Forget it, this is too... sigh, it would only hurt you. I don't need your help."
Seeing this, Xiaohua, just as Lin had predicted, refused to let it go and hurriedly asked, "Aunt Lin, please tell me what happened. No matter what it is, Xiaohua will definitely help you without hesitation."
Madam Lin looked troubled. "It's not that I thought you would postpone it, but... it's just that this is really putting you in a difficult position."
"Whether it's difficult or not, Xiaohua will know after hearing it. Besides, even if it's difficult, Xiaohua is willing to help for your sake, Auntie."
"Oh, Xiaohua," Lin said, looking at Xiaohua with a touched expression. Then, remembering what she was about to say, she lowered her eyes to avoid eye contact. "I want you to push the Fourth Prince into the pond while he is taking a walk in the garden near the front yard."
"What!" The old lady actually asked her to help harm the young prince. This... Xiao Hua looked like she must have misheard.
Lin looked at her with an expression of understanding, "I was in the same boat as you, but you heard me right. Actually, I didn't want this either, but someone threatened me with my son." At this point, Lin covered her face and began to sob, crying, "Waaah, I only have one son, waaah, I didn't want this, but... waaah..."
Amid sobs, she peeked at Xiaohua through her fingers and saw that her expression softened and her gaze became firm, as if she had made up her mind.
"Aunt Lin, don't be sad. Xiao Hua, Xiao Hua will help you. Your son will be alright." As she spoke, she gently patted the back of the heartbroken and sobbing Lin.
Upon hearing this, Lin's face, which was covered by her hands, immediately lit up with joy.
As he lowered his hand and looked up, his expression instantly changed, his eyes filled with worry for Xiaohua. "But, the Fourth Prince is, after all, the young master. If you help him, what if it gets found out..."
Xiao Hua lowered her eyes, her expression shifting where Lin Shi couldn't see. She knew the consequences all too well, but she still decided to keep her promise.
"It's alright, at worst I'll just lose my life. It was you, Auntie, who brought Xiaohua back to life. Xiaohua has been looking for a chance to repay you, and now is the opportunity."
"Xiaohua!" Overwhelmed with emotion, Madam Lin grasped Xiaohua's hands. After a moment, her expression changed as she looked at Xiaohua, and she hesitated before saying, "Xiaohua, well, Auntie has something to ask of you."
Xiao Hua glanced at the embarrassed Lin Shi with complicated eyes, but said directly, "Auntie, please speak, Xiao Hua is listening."
"That's exactly what I was waiting for," Lin said, secretly delighted. She pretended to be embarrassed and kept her head down, but she didn't mince words. "You, could you please not implicate my aunt? Otherwise, it'll be the same as if my aunt never asked for your help. If the Prince finds out about me, my whole family will still suffer a tragedy."
Xiaohua stared at Lin silently. Lin received no response for a long time and couldn't help but wonder if Xiaohua had changed her mind. So, she couldn't help but look up at Xiaohua again.
Upon looking at her, Lin was startled and her eyes met Xiaohua's. She almost stepped back, but she was thinking about getting Xiaohua to agree to her request and didn't want the other person to see that she wasn't sincere, so she forcibly restrained her foot from moving.
But she couldn't help but say it out loud, "Little, Little Flower." Fortunately, she came to her senses and swallowed her words back, "Am I making things too difficult for you?" Her tone was very cautious.
Xiao Hua looked away from Lin Shi, her lowered eyes seemingly lost in thought.
Upon closer inspection, Lin could not discern anything, which made her even more uneasy.
The next second, she heard Xiaohua's voice beside her ear, "Auntie, I promise you this has nothing to do with you, you know nothing about it."
Lin pinched her hand without trying to hide it. It hurt, it really did. That's great!
The moment a look of joy appeared on her face, she immediately realized something was wrong. She couldn't react like that. Then, her expression changed in an instant, so quickly that Xiao Hua, who was watching, was stunned.
Aunt Lin just smiled!
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