Chapter 145 Leaving and Returning
Xiao Jingyan hugged Lin Nuan to comfort her and told her that it was just a dream.
Lin Nuan also didn't want to make Xiao Jingyan worry. After all, it was just a dream, and an incomplete one at that.
Since this dream started after returning from the temple, Lin Nuan felt that it was related to the fortune stick she drew before, and decided to find time to go to the temple outside the city again. She felt that the wandering master should be able to give her an answer to her doubts, but she didn't know when the master would come back.
Ever since Lin Nuan fainted, Xiao Jingyan would take some time out every day to accompany her. Although some unfamiliar scenes would still appear in her dreams from time to time, those scenes were so scattered that they could not be pieced together, so she simply stopped thinking about it.
The day to hold a banquet for Qin Mengxue and the envoys from the Kingdom of Qing is approaching.
Before the banquet began, Xiao Jingyan asked for a private audience with the emperor and proposed that he and Lin Nuan travel around the countries and draw a detailed territorial map.
The emperor did not refuse, but said he would think about it carefully.
After the banquet, Lin Nuan and Xiao Jingyan did not encounter any assassination on their way home. It felt like the plot had really changed a lot this time.
After arriving home safely, Lin Nuan still had some doubts, "Why did Qin Mengxue become so calm? Her people didn't show up, and neither did Prince An's people."
Xiao Jingyan smiled and nodded her head, "Isn't it just right that they didn't make any move? Do you want to go through another assassination?"
Lin Nuan thought about the scene of being assassinated in the last game, and shuddered all over, then shook her head like a rattle.
"Forget it! It's too dangerous."
Life went on as usual. Qin Mengxue did not try to cause trouble for Lin Nuan every other day like she did last time. Since she showed off at the general's mansion last time and caused her to faint, she had not been heard from since, except for the time they met at the banquet.
Seeing that the envoy from Qing Kingdom was about to return home, and Qin Mengxue didn't come out to show up, Lin Nuan found it quite strange.
That day she was sitting on the couch in the room reading a book, feeling bored, so she muttered a few more words.
"The Princess of Qing came to my house before, shouting that she had taken a fancy to Xiao Jingyan and wanted me to leave him. How come it's been so long and there's been no response? It seems she doesn't like him that much."
Chunmei had been standing by waiting for instructions, and immediately responded after hearing Lin Nuan's words.
"The Princess of Qing must have been frightened by the general and didn't dare to come. You didn't know that you fainted that day, so you didn't see it. That face was as scary as Yama. He almost chopped the Princess of Qing with a sword. Fortunately, the princess's guards blocked the sword for her, otherwise the sword would have hit the princess. The princess was so scared that her face turned pale. She said something harmless and ran away in a panic.
I think the princess retreated because she saw how much the general valued you. He almost killed her because she hurt you. I'm afraid she doesn't dare to plot against the general anymore."
Lin Nuan really didn’t know about this matter, and no one mentioned it afterwards. If she hadn’t thought of it out of boredom today, she might not have known about it.
No wonder Qin Mengxue is so honest, but she shouldn’t be scared by Xiao Jingyan.
What Chunmei said makes sense, but it is definitely not the whole reason. The most important thing should be the emperor’s attitude.
Xiao Jingyan has already taken the initiative to propose to stay away from the court, so he is no longer a threat to Qing Kingdom.
No matter how talented a person is, if he does not have power and soldiers, he can do nothing.
Not long after, the envoys from the Kingdom of Qing returned home, and Qin Mengxue went back with them.
A few days later, the emperor agreed and appointed Xiao Jingyan as an inspector, asking him to inspect the country on his behalf.
Lin Shuhong also accepted the suggestions of Lin Nuan and Xiao Jingyan, and prepared to gradually fade out of the court and hand over power to the next generation.
A month later, outside the city gate.
Xiao Jingyan and Lin Nuan left quietly in a simple carriage without anyone seeing them off. A few days before leaving, they had already gone to the Lin family to say goodbye, but they did not tell the date of departure. The two of them glanced at the city gate and rode away on horseback, without any maids or servants, just the two of them.
Every month, Lin Nuan would send a letter home. The thick letter was filled with interesting stories from her experiences along the way, including the local customs and practices of different places.
Five years later, in front of the Lin Mansion.
The servant at the door saw a carriage parked in front of the gate, so he went forward to ask. After seeing the person getting off the carriage, he hurriedly bowed.
"Meet the Third Miss."
He welcomed the person in, then called another servant and asked him to quicken his pace and go into the mansion to report.
The person who came was Lin Nuan, and behind her was a little boy who looked about three or four years old. He was delicate and extremely cute. The little boy was the son of Lin Nuan and Xiao Jingyan.
Lin Nuan had not walked far after entering the house with the child when she saw an old woman running out in a hurry.
"My son! You are finally back!"
Just after she said this sentimental sentence, when the old woman saw the little boy beside Lin Nuan, she immediately smiled and her face was full of kindness.
"You are my little grandson, Xiao Chen, right?"
Lin Nuan led Xiao Chen to the old woman and said, "Mom, this is your grandson, little Xiao Chen, come and call me grandma."
Little Xiao Chen called out sweetly, "Hello, grandma."
The old woman was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly held little Xiao Chen in her arms, "My dear grandson, let grandma take a good look at you."
After exchanging pleasantries, the family walked into the hall. Father Lin and elder brother Lin also came out to greet them. They were very happy to see Lin Nuan and Xiao Chen coming back.
Lin Nuan explained to everyone, "After Xiao Jingyan returned to the city, he went home to change his clothes and immediately went to the palace. I had nothing to do at home, so I brought Chen'er here."
After not seeing them for five years, Lin Nuan still missed these family members very much.
When Xiao Jingyan came back, he would definitely go to the palace to meet the emperor first. Before he left, Lin Nuan told him that she was going back to her parents' home, and asked him to go there after he came out of the palace.
Lin's mother also quickly sent someone to inform her eldest daughter and second daughter that her youngest daughter had returned, and asked them to come over for a family reunion.
Xiao Feng has also married and had children, and she is the daughter of a military general. She is a generous person. After marriage, she gave birth to a son and a daughter, and they live a good life.
Lin Shuhong now only holds a sinecure and rarely attends court unless summoned by the emperor.
After these five years, Lin Feng has become more mature and stable, and has been promoted successively in the court. The emperor thinks highly of him.
Everything was going as planned and everything was going well.
Not long after Lin Nuan left, my second sister Lin Wan brought good news. She has been unable to stop having children. She had two in three years and three in five years. Now she is pregnant again. Her mother-in-law has never mentioned taking a concubine for her second brother-in-law again. I can say that she is so happy to see her grandchildren every day.
The eldest sister Lin Yao also gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and now has three children.