Lin Wanyue blushed.
She answered softly, a little embarrassed, "Actually... I'm already over ten thousand years old."
Qi Yuan: "???"
Everyone's eyes were already fixed on her, and now, after hearing what she said, they all looked incredulous.
"Little sister, do people in heaven like to add 'ten thousand' after their age?" Lin Zihan's mind raced, and he came up with the most reasonable explanation.
Everyone agreed that this made sense.
With Lin Wanyue's small frame and soft, fair face, she looks exactly the same as she did two years ago when she was five years old! Even if a celestial being looks young, they could never be tens of thousands of years old!
The only things they had ever heard of that were tens of thousands of years old were probably the rocks on the mountain.
Qi Yuan, who had been feeling sad just moments before, looked at Lin Wanyue again, seemingly trying to find a flaw in her defense, and his earlier distress had subsided.
Fearing that Qi Yuan would continue to overthink, Qi Sichen quickly changed the subject, saying, "Wanwan, can you stay a little longer this time you're back?"
Qi Yuan immediately looked at Lin Wanyue expectantly.
If Wanwan could stay here forever, even if he remained the same as he is now, I would always love her.
Even if there are many beautiful women in the world, he will never change his heart.
Qi Yuan looked at Lin Wanyue, and secretly made up his mind.
However, Lin Wanyue did not look at him, but smiled and replied to her godfather Qi Sichen, "Yes, I plan to stay and play for a few more days!"
As long as her father, Lin Yanping, doesn't find out from heaven, she could stay for another year or two without much of a problem.
But even if her father, Lin Yanping, was busy with official duties and didn't realize that she was no longer in heaven, her aunt, Feng Yanwei, who had always taken care of her, would definitely notice.
Lin Wanyue counted on her fingers and realized that she could only stay in the human world for another month or two at most.
But since no one else in the family asked, she didn't bring it up herself, afraid that everyone would be stuck in that unhappy mood again.
The Lin family members were eating just now, but now, in order to welcome the two important figures, Qi Yuan and Qi Sichen, they all hurriedly put down their chopsticks.
The others were fine, but Lin Zheyun's stomach would rumble if he didn't eat enough.
"Gurgle, gurgle." Lin Zheyun's ears turned bright red instantly.
Qi Sichen smiled and said, "Coming so late is really too much of a disturbance."
“Your Highness, have you and His Majesty helped our family so much? How can you say such a thing as bothering us? If you don’t mind, why don’t you have a bite?” Liu Junlan said politely.
This meal was prepared by her and her daughter-in-law Xuefu together, just to welcome Lin Wanyue and let her taste her mother's and grandmother's cooking.
It's not great, but it's a token of our goodwill.
Qi Yuan was looking for an opportunity to spend more time with Lin Wanyue, so upon hearing the invitation, he immediately agreed: "Then I really can't refuse your invitation!"
Qi Sichen knew what his eldest nephew was thinking, sighed inwardly, but also stayed behind.
The two of them had a pleasant meal at the Lin family's house, and it wasn't until the middle of the night that Qi Yuan was finally dragged away by Qi Sichen when they couldn't find an excuse to delay any longer.
...
Although the capital city is a large place, it has never been able to keep things hidden.
Lin Wanyue only returned yesterday afternoon, but many families in the capital already know about it.
Early in the morning, someone even sent an invitation to the Lin family, wanting to come and visit the little princess.
But Lin Weiming was only happy that his daughter had finally returned, so he didn't have time to deal with those people. He just told the gatekeeper to send all the visiting cards to the kitchen to be used as kindling. These things were finely crafted and were excellent for starting a fire.
My elder brother, Lin Zhongyuan, is currently only a Hanlin Academy scholar and has not yet reached the level where he needs to attend court. He only needs to go to the Hanlin Academy to perform his duties on weekdays.
Today, he had just arrived at his usual workplace, filled a pot with hot water, and before he could even put tea leaves into it, several colleagues who didn't usually like him came over.
One of them said with a grin, "Brother Zhongyuan, why are you here so early again today? And brewing the tea yourself? This tea doesn't look very good. Come, come, try this good tea I brought from my hometown! It has a wonderful sweet aftertaste."
As he spoke, he took out a can of tea leaves, intending to pour it into Lin Zhongyuan's thermos.
"Thanks." Lin Zhongyuan raised his hand, pressed down on the spout of the teapot, and looked at the group of people with a cool gaze: "No need for that. This tea is from my hometown. I'm used to the taste of this tea and don't really like other kinds. But I wonder if there's anything you need?"
“Brother Zhongyuan, we’ve all been working together, so why are you always so serious and polite? We usually invite you to go to a restaurant for tea, but you refuse. Now we just want to chat for a bit… why are you kicking us out?” the others couldn’t help but say.
Lin Zhongyuan did not answer, but put the tea leaves he had brought into the teapot filled with hot water and brewed himself a pot of hot tea.
He really didn't take these people seriously, and wouldn't even say a few more words, as if he really accepted the words that told him to kick them out.
These people were so angry that they felt a lump in their throats, unable to spit it out or swallow it down.
But what anger can't be swallowed?
Remembering the news they had heard yesterday, they brazenly continued to inquire, "Brother Lin, we heard yesterday that your sister... that little princess, has returned? What exactly happened?"
"Yes, yes, Brother Lin, could you tell us about it? Back then, the little princess was so favored by His Majesty and the Regent in the capital, getting almost everything she wanted. How could she have disappeared overnight? It's really strange!" The people around nodded in agreement, eager to know what the inside story was.
That little princess was so glamorous back then. If it weren't for the Lin family having such a girl, how could they have risen to such prominence in just a few years?
The Lin family's background was no secret. Ever since they first made a name for themselves in the imperial court, people had gone to that small county town to inquire about them and learned that they were just peasants who made a living in the village.
But luckily, they had a beautiful daughter who caught the eye of both the regent and the emperor, who showered her with affection. This affection extended to the entire Lin family, leading to their rapid rise to prominence.
What surprised everyone in the capital even more was that the little princess had suddenly disappeared without a trace two years ago.
Not a single word got out. Whether in the palace or the Lin family, no one ever saw the lovely little princess again.
And now, that little princess has suddenly reappeared in front of everyone!
Who wouldn't gossip about something so unusual?
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