The more festive the occasion, the more one misses their loved ones.
Lin Huihui, who lived in the princess's residence, also felt lonely and desolate.
Today is the Lunar New Year, the most festive day of the year, but she lies alone in bed, spending the holiday with only a maid. She has no family, no friends...
She had always thought that as the daughter of a county magistrate, she was a person of noble birth.
I never imagined things would turn out this way.
Tears fell silently.
"Miss, you can't get up. Be careful not to catch a cold. The doctor said you can't get chilled." The maid Xiang'er rushed forward to stop Lin Huihui when she saw her lift the quilt.
After Lin Huihui moved into the princess's mansion, she and Anning did not get along. Anning bullied and humiliated her time and time again. She held a grudge and deliberately fell into the water to frame Anning, making it impossible for Anning to clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River.
Princess Xilan did indeed give Anning a severe scolding and ordered that Anning was not allowed to approach Fenghua Garden.
Lin Huihui seemed to have won, but the weather was cold and the lake water was freezing. That night she developed a high fever and typhoid fever, which became very serious. She was sick for half a month.
In addition, because she had been gang-raped before, Lin Shikang was worried that she would get pregnant with an illegitimate child, so he gave her an abortion pill. That kind of drug is extremely harmful to a woman's body, especially since she was young and her body was not fully developed. She had not been properly cared for before traveling to Kyoto, so this time, the doctor said that she was very likely to have difficulty conceiving.
Lin Huihui is unaware of the truth, but Xiang'er does. Xiang'er is Meng Ruyan's person. Lin Shikang had gone to great lengths to find a trustworthy and capable person to accompany Lin Huihui.
The doctor was tight-lipped and knew there were some things he shouldn't say, so he didn't mention to Princess Xilan that Lin Huihui had taken abortion pills. He only said that if Lin Huihui didn't take good care of herself, she would have difficulty having children in the future.
She didn't know that Lin Huihui had deliberately fallen into the water; she only thought that it was her daughter who had caused Lin Huihui's predicament, and she felt extremely guilty.
At this moment, Princess Xilan entered with her personal maid. Seeing Lin Huihui about to get up, she looked worried and said, "Huihui, why are you up? Lie down quickly. The most important thing for you now is to recover."
“Aunt Lan…” Lin Huihui’s eyes were slightly red, as if she was about to cry.
"Silly child, it's New Year's Day today, you mustn't cry."
Princess Xilan's maid, Lingxiang, said, "Miss Lin, look how much the princess dotes on you. She brought you a New Year's gift today."
After saying that, he opened the carved rosewood box in his hand, inside which was a set of glittering gold jewelry.
Lin Huihui considered herself to be quite knowledgeable, and she could tell at a glance that the jewelry was more exquisitely crafted and more expensive than the ones she had seen at Yuan Yajing's place before.
"This was made by Master Hai, the master of the jewelry workshop. Other young ladies from noble families can't even buy it. Miss Lin, look how good my princess is to you."
"Thank you, Aunt Lan."
Princess Xilan held her hand and said softly, "Huihui, I want to adopt you as my goddaughter. I wonder if you would be willing?"
Lin Huihui was stunned.
This was something she hadn't expected at all. Being the princess's goddaughter would mean she would be in contact with people of higher social standing, which would be beneficial for her revenge.
Having gone through so much, Lin Huihui is no longer the same Lin Huihui she used to be; she's no longer as naive and silly as she was back in Ganning.
She has begun to learn to be smart, to stay calm, and to weigh the pros and cons.
Lin Huihui's eyes filled with tears: "I... thank you for your kindness, Princess. You took me in and found a famous teacher to teach me. I... I come from a humble background. How could I be worthy of being the princess's goddaughter?"
“I only took you in as my goddaughter because I like you. It has nothing to do with your background. Besides, your father was a third-ranked scholar in the imperial examination and a protégé of the emperor. His status is not low at all. If it weren’t for Yang…” Princess Xilan changed her words halfway through, “If it weren’t for bad luck, your father would be working in the Hanlin Academy. No one can enter the cabinet without being a Hanlin scholar, and no one can become the chief minister without being a probationary official. Your father was just too unlucky.”
Having received instruction from renowned teachers here and suffered so many losses, Lin Huihui has learned her lesson and naturally understands the meaning behind Princess Xilan's words.
Lin Huihui felt resentment whenever this was mentioned.
"My father wasn't just unlucky. If my aunt hadn't been so ruthless, he wouldn't have been able to become a county magistrate in Ganning!" She wouldn't have been framed by He Yuyan and ended up in this predicament!
Lin Huihui hated Yang Cui. She had long vowed that once she was powerful enough, she would not only take revenge on He Yuyan, but also on Yang Cui!
“There’s nothing we can do now that things have come to this. I’ll try to find a way to get your father transferred to the capital later,” Princess Xilan said. “However, would you like to be my daughter? If you are, once you’ve recovered, I’ll pick an auspicious day and hold a family reunion banquet.”
Lin Huihui was overjoyed, but then carefully said, "The Lady of Anning Township will be unhappy."
"I will persuade her. From now on, you will be my goddaughter, and you will be sisters."
"Then... then it's entirely up to the princess to decide."
"Still calling her princess? Silly child, call her godmother."
Lin Huihui sweetly called out, "Godmother..."
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