"Hmm." Qi Sichen nodded perfunctorily.
In his mind, Xie Heng had not yet been completely cleared of suspicion.
He would never let his guard down as long as the name of the person behind the scenes remained unrevealed.
Perhaps only the Lin Weiming family, whom he had brought from that small county town, could earn his trust to some extent.
However, Xie Heng was, after all, the Prefect of the Capital. As long as the matter was not yet truly settled, Qi Sichen was still willing to give him some face. So he said, "We will be entering the capital tomorrow. Go and make the arrangements. Once we enter the capital, you will be rewarded for your meritorious service in protecting the Emperor."
"Yes!" Xie Heng thanked her again, and before leaving, he kowtowed several times to Lin Wanyue, saying with tears and snot streaming down his face, "This time, we really owe a debt to the little fairy. If it weren't for the little fairy's ability to summon a person's ghost, I would probably have been wronged to death. Even if I died, it wouldn't be a big deal, but my whole family would have been truly wronged."
Lin Weiming was afraid that his appearance would frighten his daughter, so he quickly helped him up: "Old brother, don't say that. The guilty will remain guilty, and the innocent will remain innocent. Our prince is not the kind of person who acts recklessly. He will naturally be able to find out the truth and clear your name."
"Look now, didn't our prince say that he would reward you once we enter the capital? This is a veiled apology to you, so please don't take it to heart."
Lin Weiming lowered his voice at the end, but everyone in the room silently turned their heads away.
After all, how big can a room be if there's only one room in total?
Who can't hear those words?
"Ah..." Xie Heng heard his words and subconsciously looked in Qi Sichen's direction.
Seeing that he silently turned his face away and did not intend to blame Lin Weiming, Xie Heng quickly judged the importance of the Lin family in Qi Sichen's heart, and hurriedly showed a kind smile and said, "That's because the little immortal is capable that he was able to clear my name so quickly. If you have the chance in the future, don't forget to come to my mansion to play."
"Alright, alright, you should go back and rest. You'll be busy tomorrow. Besides, my daughter is still young and needs to sleep well to grow. Don't disturb her." Since Qi Sichen had already decided to adopt Lin Wanyue as his daughter, he started calling her that.
"?" Lin Weiming's eyelids twitched as he listened.
Who would act like a father to their own daughter right in front of them?
Isn't that going too far?
But even when someone bullies you, there's nothing you can do.
Who told this guy to be in such a high position and have so many guards around him?
Lin Weiming gritted his teeth for a moment, but could only swallow his resentment.
After seeing Xie Heng off, Qi Sichen didn't say anything to Lin Wanyue and the others. He just told them to go back and rest first, as they would be heading to the capital the next day.
Once inside the capital, the Imperial Guards provide protection, so even if the person behind the scenes wanted to make a move, they would have to think twice.
Lin Wanyue and Lin Weiming also felt that it would be safer to go to Beijing as soon as possible, so they both agreed.
...
Xie Heng returned to his room and told his wife about what had happened that day.
Madam Xie was extremely capable, able to control the entire Xie mansion like an iron barrel, preventing even a drop of water from getting in.
Even at night, they would send people to patrol and ring gongs; otherwise, they probably wouldn't have discovered those men in black.
However, those men in black were incredibly unlucky. Several of them broke their legs and feet, making it difficult for them to run away, let alone attack Qi Sichen and Xie Heng.
However, upon hearing of this, Madam Xie immediately instructed her servants to send Lin Wanyue many more gifts as a token of her gratitude.
The Xie family has arranged many rooms, so Lin Wanyue can sleep in a room by herself.
However, Lin Weiming still escorted Lin Wanyue back to her room. As soon as he entered, he found that the room was much better than the one he had been sleeping in.
The room was warm and cozy, and there were two very beautiful maids who immediately served them tea and water when they came in.
"Daughter, could these two also be arranged by that kid Qi Yuan to serve you?" Lin Weiming asked in surprise.
The two maids were terrified when they heard Lin Weiming dare to address the emperor by his name. They quickly smiled and said, "My lord, you have misunderstood. We were sent by my mistress because we were afraid that Miss Lin was too young to stay here, so we came to keep watch for her at night."
"..." Lin Wanyue and Lin Weiming exchanged a glance, both feeling that Xie Heng had sent people over because of what had just happened.
Seeing the two of them remain silent, another maid quickly opened a food box and said with a beaming smile, "Miss, you've come back so late, you must be hungry, right? Madam asked us to bring you some food, but we didn't know what you liked, so we just had the kitchen send over some random things. Would you like to try these chicken soup wontons? Or eight-treasure duck porridge? Or this hibiscus crystal cake?"
Lin Weiming's mouth watered as he looked at all the delicious food.
But Lin Wanyue refused decisively: "No need, thank you. But I rinsed my mouth last night, so I can't eat anything. My mother said that if I eat too much at night, my teeth will turn black."
“But…” The maid was about to say something more when the maid next to her pulled her back. “Then Miss, you must go to sleep now. We have already made up your bed and warmed it with a hot water bottle, so it won’t be cold.”
Lin Weiming said, "It would be a waste to throw these things away. Take them back for your second brother to try. Maybe he'll finish them all."
Lin Wanyue nodded and said, "Alright, when you go there that day, please bring it to Second Brother as well."
The two maids breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that although Lin Wanyue had not accepted the things given by their mistress, they knew that the Lin family had taken them after all.
Unexpectedly, just as they were starting to relax, they heard Lin Wanyue say, "I used to sleep alone and didn't like having anyone else around. You should go back."
The two maids were dumbfounded.
The two of them stood there blankly, not making any move to leave.
Lin Weiming stood at the doorway, waiting for them to leave before closing the door.
We can't let two such casual maids disturb our daughter's sleep.
His daughter is so amazing; she can sleep independently at such a young age!
Lin Weiming felt a little smug.
"You refuse?" Lin Wanyue tilted her head and looked at the two maids.
"No, no, we wouldn't dare." The two maids recalled the rumors circulating among the servants in the mansion. They heard that this girl had been adopted by the Regent and would be made a princess after returning to the capital.
How could they dare to offend such a person?
Even if they might get a scolding from Madam Xie, they could only leave as quickly as possible.
Lin Weiming gave Lin Wanyue a few instructions, then happily took the food box and went to find the second brother to share the food.
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