Qi Sichen's smile was gentle.
Then, taking advantage of the situation, he suggested that Lin Wanyue help him take a look at Qi Yuan's bedroom.
This is naturally within reason.
After all, the Lin family members were not outsiders in this matter; they all knew that Qi Yuan's poor health was due to being harmed by villains.
Liu Junlan and Xue Fu are both soft-hearted people. After spending time together, they have long since come to regard Qi Yuan as their own nephew.
Qi Sichen thoughtfully arranged for a clever and quick-witted palace maid to lead Liu Junlan and Xue Fu to stroll in the Imperial Garden, while he carried Lin Wanyue to the Emperor's bedroom.
The four Lin brothers hesitated for a while between the warm pavilion in the Imperial Garden and the Emperor's bedroom, but in the end, Lin Zhongyuan, being the quick-witted one, made the final decision.
"Shall we go with our sister? As long as Qi Yuan is here, we'll have a chance to go play sooner or later, whether it's the Imperial Garden or the palace... But we can't let our sister get bullied while we're out and about!"
"Mmm!" The remaining three brothers could only nod, their little heads bobbing like chickens pecking at rice.
So the four of them followed behind Qi Sichen and Qi Yuan.
…
The magnificence and grandeur of the emperor's palace need no further explanation. Lin Wanyue had no interest in appreciating the scenery at the moment, her mind was only on matters of feng shui and ghosts.
However, after carefully examining everything, she couldn't find anything wrong with it.
After all, this is the emperor's palace. When it was built, people from the Imperial Observatory were invited to take a look. There are quite a few old monsters in the Imperial Observatory whose knowledge of feng shui is much more profound than Lin Wanyue's.
Even so, Lin Wanyue still said to Qi Yuan, "Your body is too weak, so it's best if you avoid some places."
"Mm." Qi Sichen nodded in agreement.
"Huh?" Qi Yuan looked puzzled and asked, "Then what kind of places are off-limits?"
"There's nothing I can't go to." Lin Wanyue paused, unsure how to explain the concepts of yin and yang, good fortune and misfortune, and the cycle of life.
Her eyes rolled around, then suddenly stopped at a certain spot. She pointed there with her fair little finger and said, "For example, over there. That place has too much yin energy. If you go there, you will easily get tainted by filth, and you will easily get sick and attract misfortune."
If an ordinary person brings trouble, it will only harm their own family at most, and it will be difficult to affect even the neighbors.
But Qi Yuan is no ordinary person!
He was the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom.
His every move could potentially have subtle but profound effects on the operation of the entire country.
Moreover, if it brings disaster, it could very well affect the fate of the entire country!
Upon hearing Lin Wanyue's words, everyone present immediately looked in that direction.
“Over there…” Qi Sichen frowned and asked the eunuch beside him, “What kind of place is that? I’ve never heard of it before?”
The palace is extremely large, and even people like Qi Sichen and Qi Yuan, who have lived or are currently living here, cannot know it completely.
"Reporting to Your Highness," Eunuch Liu hurriedly stepped forward and replied, "That place... is an unlucky place. It was originally called the Broken Jade Palace, but because many empresses from various dynasties were banished there and many died there, it is also jokingly called the Cold Palace by us."
Oh~
After hearing what he said, everyone understood.
The Jade Palace probably has too many concubines who have died there, accumulating a lot of resentment, which may be why it affects Qi Yuan's health.
"Wanwan, check again to see if there are any other places. If there are, seal them all off! Don't let anyone go in again," Qi Sichen said swiftly.
Lin Wanyue glanced around at the surroundings a few more times, then pointed to the south and said, "That doesn't seem right either."
"Cough cough cough!" No sooner had she finished speaking than the eunuch Liu beside her coughed several times. Seeing that Lin Wanyue showed no intention of changing her mind, he whispered gently, "Princess, are you sure you're not mistaken? That place is where the Dowager Consorts reside. They are all kind and gentle, devoted only to mourning the late Emperor. They are known for their compassion; how could it be wrong? Why don't you take another look?"
Lin Wanyue frowned slightly, her gaze continuing to follow the direction she had just pointed.
Although it wasn't as terrifyingly filled with resentment as the Broken Jade Palace, it was still very strange.
She searched her little mind again for the words that Eunuch Liu had just reminded her of.
Dowager Consort?
If nothing unexpected happens, then that must be Qi Yuan's stepmother's intention, right?
Before she could even sort out the relationships involved, Qi Sichen coldly spoke up from the side: "My elder brother, that is, the late Emperor, died young. Originally, according to my temperament, I should have had them all buried alive with him."
"It was only to accumulate good fortune for Yuan'er that many people were released to remarry. However, there were several who had given birth to several children for my brother, so we could only follow the advice of those old men from the previous dynasty and keep them in the palace."
"I see," the five children of the Lin family said in unison.
Qi Sichen looked over at them and saw that the five of them were all touching their chins in unison, looking thoughtful.
He had long since lost the anger he felt earlier, and glanced at Qi Yuan again.
Qi Yuan's gaze was calm, much more composed than his.
"These people, relying on having a prince or grandson under their command, are probably about to make a move!" Qi Sichen said through gritted teeth.
"Huh? Godfather, Qi Yuan is only eight years old now, how can his younger brother have a son?" Lin Wanyue asked Qi Sichen, blinking her little eyes.
Qi Sichen found her adorable, stretched out his slender finger and flicked her nose, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? He doesn't have a younger brother. He has six older brothers, the eldest of whom is already in his twenties. What's so strange about him having a son?"
Lin Wanyue shut her mouth.
However, Lin Zheyun did not shut his mouth, so he asked the question that everyone wanted to ask.
"Your Highness, what about your son? You're not young anymore, surely you don't even have a princess consort yet?" Lin Zheyun asked with a face full of curiosity.
Qi Sichen: "..."
There was a moment of silence.
Qi Sichen: "Take him away...!"
"Your Highness, please don't! My sister is your goddaughter, she's my biological sister, so you're practically my godfather too. How can you treat me like this..." Lin Zheyun looked simple and honest, but now he was putting on a wronged act, which made him look like a soft, sticky dumpling that no one could easily throw away.
Wait, why is this prince getting so worked up?
"Take him to the training ground!" Qi Sichen added through gritted teeth, "Make sure he learns a few moves properly, so he doesn't waste his time."
This reason, this excuse, couldn't be more fitting.
Lin Zheyun was dragged away with great difficulty. Looking at Qi Sichen's dark face, no one dared to speak up to save him.
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