"Old man, get up quickly." Qi Yuan quickly reached out to help Lin Xiangwu up.
However, his hand passed through Lin Xiangwu's arm, and only then did he realize that this was not human...
But he wasn't scared at the moment, just a little strange.
"May I ask who you are?" Qi Sichen asked with some doubt, protecting Qi Yuan from the side.
Lin Xiangwu died young.
When he died, even the late emperor, who had been dead for several years, was still only the crown prince.
Lin Xiangwu didn't know much about the affairs of the inner palace, but he mentioned that he had once served the late Emperor Wu.
The late Emperor Xianwu was Qi Sichen's father and Qi Yuan's grandfather.
He was one of the most outstanding emperors of this dynasty. His merits and demerits have long been judged. He devoted a great deal of effort to managing the borders, which brought the Great Yan Kingdom over twenty years of peace.
Lin Xiangwu's feelings for the late Emperor Wu were beyond words and never wavered.
Looking at the ghost of the general who was no longer wearing armor, Qi Sichen was overwhelmed with emotions. Finally, he lightly placed his hand on Lin Xiangwu's arm and said in a heavy tone, "You are General Lin? I heard my father mention you when I was young. He said that you were not only his beloved minister, but also a great minister of the country. You led a mighty army to defend against the enemy and charged into battle. Your loyalty and righteousness can move heaven and earth!"
Lin Xiangwu was a loyal subject to the emperor. Upon hearing that the late Emperor Wu had given him such high praise, tears welled up in his eyes.
“General Lin! You once did this for my father, and for all the people of the land. But now, I have no choice but to beg you again.” Qi Sichen placed his hand on Qi Yuan’s shoulder and said, “This child is frail and sickly. If it weren’t for Wanwan’s help, he would likely have been in grave danger just now. Winter is approaching, and we must set off back to the capital, but Wanwan…”
“Your Highness, there’s no need for further words! Our whole family will go to the capital with you. His Majesty’s health is the foundation of the nation, and it is an honor for my granddaughter to serve the country and His Majesty.” Lin Xiangwu was moved to tears by Qi Sichen’s words, and his once cold chest seemed to be surging with blood. He immediately agreed.
Enraged, Liu Junlan reached out to pinch him from behind, but unfortunately, her hand passed right through Lin Xiangwu's ashen shadow.
That old geezer made his decision so quickly!
Before the family could even discuss it, he said he wanted to go to the capital.
"Grandma, if we go to the capital, will our shop be able to make more money? That way we can find better tutors for my brothers." Lin Wanyue whispered in Liu Junlan's ear, afraid that Hu Jiuyuan and Master Cui would hear her.
"..." Liu Junlan immediately perked up her ears, thinking that Wanwan's mind worked really fast.
The person they are trying to save is the current emperor!
Once you become the emperor's benefactor, how could you not be blessed with wealth and honor in the future?
Liu Junlan hesitated slightly, then heard her eldest son, Lin Weiming, shouting that he refused to agree.
“Father! What are you saying? Are you saying that Wanwan is just going to let them manipulate her? You sacrificed so much for the country and the people back then, but what was the result? My mother and I were driven out of the capital. If it weren't for the intervention of my maternal grandparents, I'm afraid you would never have seen my mother and me again.”
“My family is doing just fine now, with no worries about food or clothing. Do you really want to take us back to the capital? Do you want us to stir up trouble in the capital again? I’m not doing that!” Lin Weiming said angrily.
Lin Weiming was the last person to accept Lin Xiangwu, and he wasn't entirely without resentment.
He wasn't the kind of person who got angry indiscriminately about his father Lin Xiangwu leading troops into battle; rather, he felt that Lin Xiangwu had misjudged people.
It was one thing for Lin Xiangwu to die on the battlefield, but Liu Junlan and Lin Weiming, his only surviving widows and family members, were not properly cared for and were instead forced out of the capital.
Lin Weiming had strong opinions about this and didn't trust Qi Sichen and his group at all.
"This matter..." Qi Sichen opened his mouth to explain, but he was not as old as Qi Yuan is now at that time, and he only had a slight understanding of many things, and did not know the details.
Now that Lin Weiming has shouted it out so loudly, he doesn't know how to explain it.
Liu Junlan grabbed Lin Weiming's ear and said, "If I can't control your father, I can control you!"
"Mother, what are you doing? I'm not wrong... How do we know if they just want to use Wanwan? They won't care if we live or die!" Lin Weiming covered his ears, but his eyes were still angry as he looked at Qi Sichen and Qi Yuan.
Clearly, they were being blamed for what happened back then.
"I won't! I won't use Wanwan. I will have all the guards protect her and I will never let anyone drive her out of the capital, unless I die!" Qi Yuan shouted quickly, staring intently at Lin Wanyue.
Lin Wanyue returned his perfunctory smile.
Hehe, this will be a big spender in the future.
The Emperor!
She's someone who sits in the Golden Palace; if she could steal a few pieces of gold from there, she could become rich.
Lin Wanyue laughed again at the thought of rolling around in gold.
Seeing that she was happy, Qi Yuan smiled quietly with his lips pursed.
"Don't worry about that." Qi Sichen's promise was much more solemn: "We were indeed sorry for what happened back then. Now that I have the ability to make amends, I will definitely not treat you unfairly. Regardless of whether Wanwan can cure Yuan'er's illness, I will definitely make sure you are granted a high-ranking position!"
"Hmph! Ouch, ouch, Mom, it hurts, it hurts..." Lin Weiming was about to groan to show his disdain when his mother, Liu Junlan, pinched his ear hard.
Liu Junlan rolled her eyes and said, "You're getting bolder and bolder, daring to disobey even your old mother. His Majesty had his difficulties back then, I'll explain to you in detail later. Now that the trip to the capital is settled, you may not care about your own future, but I have to worry about my grandson's future!"
“Mother-in-law is right,” Xuefu agreed.
Lin Wanyue nestled on Liu Junlan's neck, looking at her four older brothers, and asked them in a sweet voice, "Brothers, let's go to the capital together! There must be even more delicious food and fun things there."
The capital city was the most prosperous economic and political center of the entire Great Yan Kingdom, and also the heart of the Great Yan Kingdom.
It was a place that gathered almost all the good things in the Great Yan Kingdom. Every moment, countless merchant ships would transport the good things from all over the country to the capital along the rivers that were like blood vessels. There were also countless goods carried by shoulder, hand, or oxen and horses along the official roads, one by one.
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