"It's just a small matter, don't worry about it. Go back and rest early." Qi Sichen didn't explain to Qi Yuan, but before leaving, he instructed him again: "By the way, your place isn't comfortable. I asked Eunuch Liu to clean up Taiping Palace for you. Stay there for the next few days."
"???" Qi Yuan felt a little confused, as he had already changed palaces twice since returning from this trip out of the palace.
However, he and Qi Sichen had relied on each other for many years, and he had long regarded Qi Sichen as his only family. Although he felt strange, he did not question it.
But when his gaze fell on Lin Wanyue, she had already run down from Qi Sichen's arms and happily ran off to find Lin Yanping.
"Wanwan?" Lin Yanping immediately squatted down happily and picked her up, raising his eyebrows and asking with a smile, "Did you encounter something fun today that makes you so happy?"
Lin Wanyue quickly touched her face and found that there was indeed a smile on her lips, so she suppressed it and said, "No, it's nothing. I just encountered a living dead puppet, but we don't know who is behind it yet. We still need to prepare to catch it slowly."
Although Lin Yanping was intelligent, after inheriting this body, he didn't really care about the affairs of the Dayan Dynasty; he only cared about his Wanwan.
Seeing that Lin Wanyue cared about this matter, he thought about it for a moment, but since he currently had no magical powers, it would be quite difficult for him to find the person hiding behind the scenes.
"Wanwan, don't worry. I'll have people investigate the clues when I get back. Since it's a fox, it can't be without a tail. Dad will help you," Lin Yanping comforted Lin Wanyue.
After exchanging a few words with Lin Yanping, Lin Wanyue was about to get off him and go find Lin Weiming.
Lin Yanping was a little unhappy and said in a low voice, "Daughter, you don't actually think of him as your father, do you?"
Lin Wanyue covered her mouth and laughed, "Dad, don't worry, you will always be my real dad, my only dad! He's just my father."
After saying that, he quickly ran towards Lin Weiming's direction.
Lin Yanping: "..."
What a terrible daughter!
Although Lin Weiming was granted the title of Earl of Ning'an, this title was actually similar to the official position of Lord Lu Renjia, who had been bought earlier. Both were honorary positions without any real power.
Therefore, they were not even able to sneak into the palace during this banquet. Although it was not bad, with mountain scenery and flower sheds outside, it still couldn't compare to the inside.
Lin Weiming sat outside, surrounded by people he didn't recognize, and was inevitably egged on and forced to drink some alcohol.
Fortunately, when everyone was about to leave, he remembered to wait for Wanwan, so he sat down next to her in a chair and waited for her.
Suddenly a pair of soft hands grabbed him, and a light, airy breath wafted over him.
"Ouch~" Lin Weiming rubbed his eyes and opened them, only to find a very beautiful woman dressed in light clothing smiling at him and saying, "My lord, why are you sleeping here? You should go back early, lest you catch a cold... It's so heartbreaking to see you like this..."
Lin Weiming was so frightened that he took half his body back, instantly sobering up halfway. He angrily retorted, "Get out! Who are you? What business is it of yours whether I catch a cold or not? Who told you to be so concerned?"
"...My lord, you are truly oblivious to romance. She is clearly just concerned about you. Why are you so heartless?" The woman put on a mournful expression, her eyes as gentle as water, which would make anyone feel pity for her.
Unfortunately, Lin Weiming really is just as she said, an unromantic person. He almost fell on his backside just now, and he's still sweating a little. Now he's being criticized.
Lin Weiming rolled his eyes and said, "I have a wife! It's none of your business to care. Get lost! You're just crocodile tears, you have no good intentions!"
"..." The dancer who had come to take advantage of the situation was so angry with Lin Weiming that she gritted her teeth and ignored him. She took her dress and left with her companions.
As he was leaving, Lin Weiming could still hear the woman cursing at him.
"How about that? Lord Lin is a man of impeccable morals. You didn't get anything good out of going over there, did you?" The other dancers teased her with smiles.
"Hmph!" the woman said angrily, "Whether I get away with it or not is none of your business. He's just a country bumpkin, what does he know? His wife is just a country bumpkin too, her fingers are probably thicker than my feet!"
"If it weren't for the fact that he's a favorite of His Majesty and the Regent, who would even look at a peasant like him?"
The group left with smiles on their faces, leaving Lin Weiming furious and regretting that he hadn't yelled at them more fiercely.
When he got angry, he felt half of the alcohol in his stomach dissipate. Since there were still some things left on the table, he picked out a few sliced fruits and stuffed them into his mouth.
And those bright green grapes, I heard, are a new variety that was brought as tribute from the Western Regions, and they taste extremely sweet.
Lin Weiming mentally estimated that if this new variety from the Western Regions could be sold at the market, it would cost at least a hundred coins per pound.
Everything in the capital is good, except that things are too expensive. If it weren't for the fact that the Regent lent them a large courtyard where they could grow vegetables, their daily expenses would be much higher.
Lin Weiming grabbed a few less common fruits that he could carry and stuffed them into his sleeves. Seeing that everyone else had left, he swept all the fruits left on the table into his bag.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Lin Wanyue ran over and saw her father stealing leftover fruit from someone else's table.
"I think they're wasting all this stuff. Let's take it back for your grandma and your mother to try." Lin Weiming didn't seem embarrassed at all, and even called Lin Wanyue over to help him carry it.
Lin Wanyue thought about it and also felt that these things were a waste. When they were in the village, even wild fruits from the mountains were hard to come by. Her parents and grandparents always liked to save them for the children in the family to have a taste of something sweet.
The fruit in the palace is now so sweet and big that so many people haven't even had a taste, so it'll probably be taken away soon.
Although there were many palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, so it wouldn't be a complete waste, Lin Wanyue still followed Lin Weiming's example and picked out some fruits that were easy to carry and put them into her small purse.
As soon as the two arrived home in the carriage, Lin Weiming was dragged off the carriage by his father and slapped across the face.
They don't usually burn incense at home, but this time Lin Xiangwu asked Lin Wanyue to light it for him as soon as he came back.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Lin Weiming covered his slapped face, completely bewildered and feeling very wronged.
He just secretly brought some fruit back with him, didn't he?
With so many palace maids and eunuchs around, no one seemed to stop him. At most, when they looked at him, their smiles seemed to show a bit of disdain.
But when it comes to shame, if he doesn't care, then having it or not makes no difference.
Why did Dad hit him?
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