Chapter 324 The Remnant Soul in the Porcelain Bottle
"Hey, I haven't finished talking yet."
When Wei Shijun reacted and tried to chase after him, there was no trace of Lin Lanting.
"What's wrong with this person? Why did he misinterpret what I meant?"
Wei Shijun paused, "Did I misunderstand that I wanted to trade the Purple Fire Pill for the Tranquilizing Pill?"
She thought about it carefully and slapped her forehead.
Of course it is.
She should have said that she had sent the wrong gift last time, instead of saying she would give him the Purple Fire Pill right away. Sigh, she really wasn't suited to being polite. "I must say what I should say directly next time."
Wei Shijun returned to the room muttering to herself, her eyes falling on the box of tranquilizing pills. She walked over and opened it, and there were still fourteen pills left inside.
During these ten days, she took one pill a day and slept very well during the day. The effect was so good that even the box containing the pills was inlaid with gems, which must be very precious.
It must have been hard to come by. Lin Lanting said he would ask the Empress for it...
broken!
Was he running so fast because he was worried she might ask for too much, or because he thought she was greedy?
If this is true, then she has indeed taken advantage of him. For a great general like Lin Lanting, the jade pendant is not a valuable item.
But she still wanted to get it back, so she put down the box and chased after him.
She had to make it clear, lest Lin Lanting get her more tranquilizing pills. Then, it would be even more difficult for her to ask for the jade pendant back.
But once outside the Prince's Mansion, where is Lin Lanting?
Wei Shijun had just arrived and was not familiar with the imperial city. Thinking about what Lin Lanting had just said about wanting to inquire about the Queen's plan to set up a Prince's Mansion outside the palace, she guessed that he must have entered the Fengzhao Palace.
Then it would be difficult for her to pursue him, so Wei Shijun had to return home and wait for the next meeting.
In the dark alley next door, Lin Lanting clenched the purse in his hand. Seeing Wei Shijun stopped, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
When he received the jade pendant that day, he initially thought that Wei Shijun was taking the opportunity to express her affection for him, but his fantasy only lasted a moment before reality woke him up.
Because they had been traveling together, he clearly sensed that Wei Shijun was intentionally keeping her distance from him. If such an upright girl really had feelings for him, she would never play hard to get.
It was more likely that it was delivered to the wrong person. The way she hesitated to speak during their next two contacts made him more certain.
She really sent it to the wrong person.
When he saw her take out another purse, he knew that she wanted to exchange it back. For some reason, he didn't want to give it back to her.
With his brows deeply furrowed, Lin Lanting took out the jade pendant and rubbed it with his fingers. He couldn't understand for a moment how he, who was nearly thirty years old, could do such a childish thing.
Will she see something and look down on me?
"General, are we going out?" The follower Shi Tou looked at his master who was in a trance and asked carefully.
He had been Lin Lanting's follower since he was a child. As he had just gotten married, Lin Lanting could not bear to see him separated from his newlywed wife, so he let him stay in Fengzhao.
This time, I sent him tranquilizing pills and then returned to work for him again.
Thinking that Shitou was now a married man, Lin Lanting coughed lightly and asked, "Shitou, Lizhu gave you something. Do you treasure it?"
Lizhu is Shitou's wife and also serves in Lin Lanting's courtyard.
"When Lizhu gives me something, it's a token of her love for me, so I naturally treasure it. I usually don't wear the clothes and shoes she makes for me, for fear of damaging them."
Shitou asked tentatively, "General, do you have a sweetheart?"
Lin Lanting glanced at him and said, "Why, does getting married make you so bold?"
"How dare I? I am happy for the general."
Seeing that his master wasn't genuinely angry, Shitou boldly tried to persuade the old bachelor to come to his senses as a person who had experienced it, "General, it was only after I got married that I realized the benefits of having a wife..."
"You talk too much." Lin Lanting interrupted him.
How could he not know how good life would be after marrying the woman he loved? Even if he hadn't eaten pork, he hadn't seen pigs run.
Along the way, just looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess was enough for him to understand a lot.
It's greasy, but it also looks really sweet.
There is no affection between him and Wei Lao San like that between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, but if they were to be together, I think their life would be interesting.
Pulling the corner of his lips, he handed the jade pendant to Shitou and said, "You don't need to follow me. Now go back and ask Lizhu to get the best silk thread from the storehouse to make a cord for me."
He wanted to hang it around his waist. What was given to him was his. There was no reason to ask for it back. It was impossible.
Shitou was so happy that his heart was filled with joy. Oh my God, his old tree of the general was finally going to bloom.
"Don't worry, my husband and I will definitely take care of it for you."
Lin Lanting didn't want to look at Shitou's toothless smile any longer, so he used his Qinggong to go to the palace. "A couple? What's so great about having a wife?"
snort.
Because he took a shortcut, he just missed Shi Yu and the other man who had just left the palace.
In the carriage, Wei Qingyan leaned on Shi Yu's shoulder and whispered, "I haven't found a single person in the palace who has any grievances against the Queen."
Today in the palace, whether it is the living people encountered or the resentful scenes of the dead, they all express awe, praise or gratitude to the queen.
Wei Qingyan instantly thought of Shi Dehou, who also appeared to be kind and wise in those days.
Shi Yu pulled the person closer to him and hummed softly, "When I saw the tablet of my father, I felt a little sad."
But when he saw the queen, he did not have such feelings.
His living mother was not as moving as his father's tablet. He also thought of Shi Dehou. Perhaps Queen Lin did have some true feelings for him, but after experiencing Shi Dehou's deception and exploitation, he no longer dared to take Queen Lin's feelings seriously.
Wei Qingyan understood his feelings, held his hand, and rubbed his head on his shoulder, "Don't force yourself."
Putting aside how much Queen Lin truly loves Shi Yu, the two haven't had any contact for over twenty years. At Shi Yu's grown-up age, it would be difficult for him to imagine how deeply he admires Queen Lin.
What's more, she felt that Empress Feng Zhao was more of an exploiter of Shi Yu.
When they met for the first time, she mentioned the national seal in front of her son. If Shi Yu was an ambitious person, he would definitely try to get back the half national seal from Qingwu.
How could Shi Yu not think of what she could think of? She must be feeling very disappointed.
Shi Yu turned around and kissed her forehead. "It's okay. If she's true, I'm true too. If she's false... just listen to what she said. But there's one thing I can confirm: she hopes that Zhi'an and I can live in harmony."
Perhaps this is true maternal love. She is afraid that he will hurt Zhi'an, so she keeps asking Zhi'an about his achievements.
When Zhi'an came of age, Queen Lin never mentioned setting up a separate residence for him. But today, Zhi'an took them to visit the imperial palace. When passing by the East Palace, Zhi'an originally wanted to go in and see how the renovations were going on inside.
However, Queen Lin found a reason to stop him. Perhaps, she had never thought of letting him and Qingyan live in the palace from the beginning, so the East Palace was not renovated at all.
She had already set up a Prince's Mansion outside the palace, so having the Minister of Rites take Qingyan to the post station was intentional.
Because Queen Lin knew that he would definitely not abandon Qingyan to live alone in the palace, so Queen Lin could place both of them outside the palace.
When they arrived at Qingque Street and saw the plaque on the door of the Prince's Mansion, Shi Yu sneered silently and became more certain of his thoughts.
But this loss only lasted for a moment. He held Wei Qingyan's hand and walked into the gate of the Prince's Mansion.
The servants in charge were all sent by Queen Lin. When they saw the two of them coming back, they hurriedly took them to the main courtyard.
The housekeeper called Chen Wu, who was originally a steward in the palace. He said respectfully, "I don't know what your Highnesses like, but the mansion will be renovated according to your Majesty's wishes for the time being.
The Empress said that if the two princes need anything else to add or if anything needs to be modified, please feel free to tell this old servant."
Shi Yu nodded without saying anything.
Wei Qingyan touched a porcelain vase half a man's height on the antique shelf and asked, "This porcelain vase looks good to me. Can I buy another one for my study?"
Chen Wu took a look and was a little embarrassed. "Your Highness, this porcelain vase came from the palace. It's the only one of its kind. I'm afraid you can't buy it on the market."
Inside the porcelain vase, a little girl of about twelve or thirteen tugged at Wei Qingyan's sleeve and said happily, "Sister, can you see me?"
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