Chapter 427 Recovery
"Cousin, you're so kind. Once my father's health improves in a few days, I'll arrange a banquet to thank you." Daiyu seemed quite interested in these things.
Although her father would have all sorts of trinkets collected every year and sent them to the capital by the boatload to play with.
Perhaps because the distance was quite far, even though I went back after the goods arrived there, it wasn't as interesting as seeing these things again at their place of origin.
Daiyu believed that it would be more interesting for her to go to the street and choose and buy things herself.
But she didn't have that opportunity.
There are countless people watching outside the Governor's Mansion now. Jia Baoyu can come and go without any restrictions, but she is Lin Ruhai's own daughter. As soon as she shows her face, all sorts of rumors about her father's improved health will surely spread throughout Suzhou.
Since Daiyu couldn't go out, she could only take her books to Lin Ruhai's place every day to listen to her father teach her the "secrets of the imperial examinations," so she didn't waste her time.
However, such days are just too boring, and time passes too slowly.
For the first time, Daiyu began to doubt the Emperor's abilities. Why did it take so long to clean up the officialdom in Suzhou? It was far too slow.
She wanted to go out and play; she wanted to stroll around the courtyard and ride horses. She had heard that her classmates from the academy had already participated in several garden parties, and that their academy had been very popular at them...
Unfortunately, she can't go.
Daiyu picked out the things that Jia Baoyu brought and played with them, focusing on those that caught her eye. If anyone around her liked anything, she let them take it.
Another gloomy day spent reading with my father.
When she was on the ship, if she got bored with reading, she could go play in the fairyland, but now she can't go anywhere.
After returning home, besides the people I usually used to be with, there were also the people from my old family in the mansion. Although their manners were quite good, they were not as good as my original family members, who knew how to behave and understood my lifestyle.
She entered the space during her lunch break and was almost seen by an old woman who suddenly came in. This angered Daiyu so much that she punished the two maids who were guarding the door that day by reducing their monthly allowance.
This was the first time she had ever lost her temper like this.
However, there are advantages to losing one's temper. All the maids and servants in the mansion now know that the princess doesn't like anyone around when she's resting.
Apart from Mr. Yuan, anyone else who dares to disturb the princess's rest will certainly not have a good ending.
After that, when Daiyu rested by herself, no one rushed into her room to disturb her, which finally gave her some peace and quiet.
After Yuan Hongqu arrived in Suzhou, Daiyu repeatedly invited her to stay with her at the Governor's Mansion.
However, this time Yuan Hongqu did not come to Suzhou as Daiyu's governess, but as a third-rank official of the imperial court on a southern tour. Therefore, she could only stay in the imperial palace with the Empress.
However, whenever she wasn't busy, she would always go to the governor's mansion to see Daiyu.
She was the only official who could always come and go from the Governor's Palace.
But everyone knows that Yuan Hongqu's relationship with the Lin family is more than just family; they are like family.
Yuan Hongqu was also a formidable killer, and no one wanted to provoke her unless necessary.
Just when Daiyu felt she would suffocate if she didn't go out, she finally received a summons from the Empress, asking her to go to the imperial palace to accompany the Empress to a banquet.
In the past, Daiyu often received invitations from the Empress to accompany her to banquets and gatherings.
In the Empress's words, she didn't have any biological children by her side. While other concubines showed off their children, she had nothing to show off.
However, she had a junior sister. In terms of intelligence and wit, none of those children could compare to her junior sister, and in terms of appearance, all of them combined could not match Daiyu!
So what do they have to brag about? If they're so capable, they should come and compete with her junior sister and see who's better!
The Empress felt particularly prestigious to have her junior sister by her side!
As for what comes next...
Most of the princesses ended up being sent to marry foreign rulers or in political alliances, while only one of the princes could become the next emperor, and even then, he still had to honor himself as the empress dowager.
I don't know what these brainless people are so proud of now.
They thought that having children to dote on them now meant they could have a happy family like ordinary families, surrounded by children and grandchildren.
You must be dreaming!
The person who came to deliver the letter to Lin Daiyu was none other than Yuan Hongqu.
"Granny, now that I can go out, does that mean my father's illness can be cured?"
More than half a month has passed. Since recovering from her illness, Daiyu has never stayed indoors for such a long time.
“Yes, otherwise why would they have asked me to deliver this letter?” Yuan Hongqu said with a smile.
She also felt a bit upset. Although the matter was resolved, it was still somewhat anticlimactic and not handled satisfactorily.
The emperor, however, felt it was already very good; he thought it was even more perfect than he had imagined.
Yuan Hongqu originally thought the emperor was going to carry out a "crackdown," but to her surprise, he raised the issue high and then brought it down lightly.
Although many people have been killed and the damage has been done, the leech has not yet been crushed, and Yuan Hongqu felt that it might retaliate.
This time, Lin Ruhai recovered from his illness. Yuan Hongqu wondered if it was a trap set by the Emperor.
Could it be that the Emperor was actually out of options and had no choice but to release Lin Ruhai to lure the snake out of its hole?
Knowing that this was highly likely, Yuan Hongqu gave Lin Ruhai the ginseng pills and then specifically instructed Lan Su and Lan Cong to keep a close watch on Lin Ruhai and not let anything go wrong.
As for Daiyu, she would follow her closely without leaving her side.
Yuan Hongqu knew that the banquet arranged by the Empress was, in fact, a trap for many people.
Having Lin Ruhai's daughter attend the banquet was actually a signal:
Lin Ruhai has recovered from his illness; you can go see him now.
Daiyu was unaware that her father had become the bait to lure the snake out of its hole, but she still changed her clothes with great enthusiasm and dressed up specially before going to the banquet with Yuan Hongqu.
"Granny, where is Sister Susu?"
She got into the carriage and felt something was off.
In the past, Lan Su would definitely have gone to these kinds of banquets, so why didn't I see her today?
“I didn’t call her; she’s probably still with Lord Lin,” Yuan Hongqu said calmly.
"How can that be? Let's wait a bit and have Ziju go and call Sister Susu."
Daiyu felt a little uncomfortable, and she felt uneasy if Lansu didn't come along.
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