"Did that little girl really agree so readily?" Qi Xiao raised an eyebrow.
The subordinate immediately replied, "It was Eunuch Xia, who was by Her Majesty's side, who invited the little princess to the palace. We saw him and went over to speak with him. He said those words himself. The little princess agreed at the door, saying that she would enter the palace tomorrow, so Her Majesty could rest assured."
Qi Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud.
It seems he was too cautious before. Even if this little girl knows some Yin-Yang techniques, she's still just a five or six-year-old girl.
Their scheming and tactics are so shallow, how can they compare to him?
If I can win over that little girl, then all my scheming over the years won't have been in vain.
So excited that he didn't sleep a wink that night.
...
But the news quickly reached Qi Sichen as well.
He wasn't so happy. After finishing his work as quickly as possible, he wanted to find Lin Wanyue and tell her to be careful.
However, after the start of summer, reports of disasters kept coming in from various places. He had just finished dealing with some of his own affairs when another pile of disasters was brought to his desk.
Qi Sichen felt overwhelmed just looking at them, but these were all urgent memorials, and he could only deal with them as soon as possible. So he had to call over his trusted guards.
"What are your orders, Your Highness?" asked the trusted guard standing beside Qi Sichen.
Qi Sichen multitasked, quickly reading through the memorial in his hand and then instructing, "You will take a team of men and stay by the little princess's side from tonight until tomorrow when she enters the palace. Make sure she is sent back safely! If there is any mistake, you will be held responsible."
"Yes!" The trusted guard immediately accepted the order and went to carry it out.
But Qi Sichen was still not entirely at ease, feeling that Lin Wanyue had agreed too quickly.
Ever since they learned that there was a problem with Qi Xiao, he and Lin Yanping sent a lot of people to monitor him and record his every move.
Less than a quarter of an hour after Qi Xiao left Consort Xiao's palace, the news reached Qi Sichen's ears.
Lin Yanping's spies in the palace were not as numerous as his, and they couldn't get information as quickly.
Qi Sichen frowned, thinking of the message Lin Wanyue had sent Lin Weiming to deliver to him. He sighed twice and could only continue to bury himself in his work.
The Lin family had been in the capital for almost half a year and had met several eunuchs, but the one they were most familiar with was the Grand Eunuch Liu, who served the emperor.
When Eunuch Xia came to deliver the message, he was arrogant. You could tell at a glance what kind of eunuch followed what kind of master. He had perfectly imitated Consort Xiao's usual attitude of raising her chin and not looking people directly at them.
Lin Weiming was somewhat displeased and was about to advise Lin Wanyue against agreeing when he saw his beloved daughter's innocent face and clear voice as she agreed, "Please tell Empress Xiao to rest assured, I will go tomorrow!"
"Really?" Eunuch Xia's voice was sharp, and his narrow eyes revealed a hint of doubt.
Lin Weiming was even more displeased: "If you don't want to, then my daughter shouldn't go. Staying at home is much more comfortable than going all the way to the palace! Anyway, she can go whenever she wants."
Eunuch Xia gave a forced smile: "Lord Ning'an, you certainly have quite a temper! I was just happy for our Ladyship, that's why I asked. I'll go back and tell our Ladyship right now, and she'll definitely be happy too!"
Before Eunuch Xia and his entourage had gone two steps, Lin Weiming asked Lin Wanyue with some displeasure, "Daughter, why did you agree so readily?"
If it were just drawing a diagram or interpreting a spell for someone in the palace, he wouldn't be this reluctant, but unfortunately, this empress is that one surnamed Xiao!
Moreover, her son is none other than the eldest prince, Qi Xiao.
Now, most of the Lin family members know that the eldest prince, Qi Xiao, may be the one who harmed the emperor behind the scenes, and that he even used a curse on Lin Zhongyuan, the eldest son of the Lin family.
That prince is no good; he's a scourge to the country and its people!
The emperor's country is in trouble, but the common people suffer the consequences!
Lin Weiming disliked the eldest prince Qi Xiao very much, and his tone was somewhat resentful.
"Oh dear!" Lin Wanyue and the others left before she comforted her father, saying, "Father, don't worry, I already have a plan. Now I'm just waiting for the fish to take the bait."
"Are you planning to take this opportunity to capture him?" Lin Weiming's tone suddenly became more excited. "Why don't you take me with you? I'm not comfortable with you going alone. What if you fall into that thief's trap?"
Lin Wanyue shook her head and refused, saying, "Father, that won't do. How can a grown man like you go to the harem?"
It's important to know that so many princes were moved out of the palace after they came of age, precisely to prevent any possibility of corruption within the harem.
She couldn't just bring Lin Weiming, a man from outside the palace, into the harem; she'd be ridiculed to death by the censors sooner or later.
Lin Weiming now works at the Ministry of Rites and has read some books on law, so he knows these rules. He could only sigh and say, "How about I have your grandmother and mother accompany you? I'm really worried about you going alone."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a slight chill.
Lin Xiangwu and Laifu both started coughing.
However, there was no incense burning in the house at the moment, so Lin Weiming couldn't see them at all. He just wrapped his thin summer clothes tighter around himself and then sneezed loudly.
Lin Wanyue smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry, I'll have Laifu and the others go with me, and Grandpa will protect me too!"
"Alright, that's one way." Lin Weiming finally felt relieved. Although he couldn't see, he could still open his big eyes and instruct the ghosts in the house: "Dad, I'm leaving Wanwan's matter entirely in your hands!"
"I know, you brat! Wanwan is also my granddaughter, how could I not protect her?" Lin Xiangwu said disdainfully.
"That's right, if anyone dares to bully Wanwan, I'll make them suffer for eight lifetimes! They'll also keep me company," Laifu said with a grin.
Master Cui is not currently at the Lin family home. He has gone with Lin Zhongyuan to the courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing to review his lessons and prepare to take the autumn imperial examination after Lin Wanyue and Qi Sichen have dealt with the person behind the scenes.
The next day arrived quickly. Lin Wanyue changed into a beautiful light red embroidered dress with gold trim. Her hair was styled into two small buns, tied with two silk peach flowers. As she moved, she looked just like two real peaches, which was very tempting and made people want to take a bite.
Xiao Yuehan was in good health after all. Although she spoke harshly, she still felt a little guilty. She spent money to specially order a table full of various sweet pastries from the imperial kitchen.
Qi Xiao also came to help after learning about it.
However, his help was simply to secretly put in things that shouldn't be there when no one was looking.
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