The group had been traveling for several days and finally found a place to rest.
Seeing that Qi Yuan was in a good mood, Qi Sichen arranged for a group of people to go to the nearby towns and villages to buy some supplies, while the rest of the people stayed in the inn to rest.
But unexpectedly, in the afternoon, the sunny weather suddenly turned gloomy.
Lin Wanyue glanced at the sky, then heated up the spiritual spring water in the villa, soaked talisman paper in it, and sent it to Qi Yuan to drink.
Lin Weiming felt heartbroken just looking at his daughter, who was so small, yet still serving people with a teacup.
"Wanwan, let Dad hold this for you." Lin Weiming took the teacup from Lin Wanyue's hands, and then picked her up with one hand, holding the teacup steadily.
Lin Wanyue has already changed into the thick coat she wore last winter. She has grown quite a bit, but winter clothes are usually larger, so she can still wear it this year.
I just felt that the north was really too cold. The weather in November was comparable to that of December last year. There was already a row of icicles hanging from the eaves outside.
Just looking at it reminded Lin Wanyue of the large bowl of fruit salad she ate in the summer.
Lin Wanyue breathed out a sigh of relief and said to Lin Weiming, "Thank you, Father~"
"Oh, my dear, you're too kind." Lin Weiming immediately seized the opportunity to say, "I'm your father, it's only right that I do anything for you. But those men outside aren't necessarily good people. Look how young you are, and your family has never asked you to bring them tea or water. If he's asking you to bring them water, he definitely doesn't care about you. You mustn't let anyone fool you."
Lin Wanyue: "..."
Qi Yuan: "?"
He stood on the stairs, watching him speak ill of him.
He didn't quite understand why Uncle Lin disliked him so much.
Could it be that my uncle is wrong? Is there really anyone in the world who wouldn't be tempted by gold and silver?
Or did he not give enough?
Thinking of this, Qi Yuan couldn't help but feel a little troubled. After all, they were outside, and even if his national treasury was full, he couldn't immediately take out a lot of gold and silver to bribe Lin Weiming.
Lin Weiming shut up when he saw him and placed a bowl of hot talisman water in front of him.
Qi Yuan smiled at Lin Wanyue and said, "Thank you, Wanwan. Why are you here so early today?"
Lin Wanyue didn't dare to say anything, fearing that some ghosts or monsters might cause trouble again in the afternoon.
Because they were worried that the people going out might encounter danger, they sent Little Pink Butterfly and Master Cui out with the shopping people. Now the inn doesn't have as many staff as it did last night.
"Just drink when I tell you to, why are you making so many questions?" Lin Weiming said unhappily.
"Oh, I'll drink it now." Qi Yuan was afraid of offending Lin Weiming, so he obediently drank all the water in the teacup.
When Xuefu came out of the house and heard Lin Weiming scolding the young emperor, she was startled.
Seeing that the emperor didn't seem angry, she was still a little apprehensive. She walked over and quietly slipped her hand into Lin Weiming's sleeve, pinched his flesh, and twisted it hard.
Lowering her voice and gritting her teeth, she said, "How dare you speak to His Majesty like that? Don't you know how to be polite? Don't you even care about our family's lives?"
"..." Lin Weiming was pinched hard by his wife, and his face twisted in a grimace.
Qi Yuan pretended not to see anything and smiled sweetly at Xue Fu, calling out, "Auntie."
"Oh, good child, you have such a sweet tongue." Xuefu turned to Qiyuan with a beaming smile. She wanted to say something nice, but she didn't know what to say to praise the emperor.
I wanted to take something, but my family had relied on others for food, drink, and shelter along the way, so I didn't have anything good to offer.
"Auntie, can I take Wanwan out to play?" Qi Yuan looked at Lin Wanyue, who was being held in Lin Weiming's arms.
"Okay, but don't go outside to play, it's cold outside." Xuefu didn't dare to refuse the emperor, so she agreed immediately, then turned to look at Lin Wanyue, a little worried that she didn't want to go.
But this was exactly what Lin Wanyue wanted. She was afraid that if she left Qi Yuan, the ghosts outside would find an opportunity to eat him.
Although Lai Fu and Lin Xiangwu were still watching from the rooftop, Lin Wanyue was worried about something unexpected, so she felt it would be safer for her to protect herself.
Lin Wanyue twisted her body and climbed off Lin Weiming, then took Qi Yuan's hand.
Qi Yuan blushed slightly, feeling his arm go numb. He obediently let her lead him to where Lin Zihan and Lin Ziqiu were playing chess, to watch the two terrible chess players play.
…
Lin Zihan and Lin Ziqiu have broadened their horizons now, actually using white jade and black glass chess pieces to play chess, which seems to have added a touch of elegance to their game.
Unfortunately, the two of them were really bad at chess, and only Lin Wanyue watched with great interest, seemingly wanting to play Gomoku with them.
Qi Yuan, watching from the side, found it an eyesore. Such terrible technique would probably make the Grand Tutor furious if he saw it.
However, Lin Wanyue held his hand tightly and wouldn't let go. Her warm, soft little hand had already made half of his body numb, and no matter how much it stung his eyes, he could only persevere.
On the other side, Xuefu had already grabbed Lin Weiming's ear and threatened him, "If I hadn't come out and overheard this today, I wouldn't have known you spoke to His Majesty in such a tone! Do you know who he is? How dare you be so bold! Aren't you afraid that if you say something wrong, you'll lose the lives of our whole family?"
"Hiss—" Lin Weiming tilted his body, trying to grab his ear back, and said somewhat aggrievedly, "Who cares if he's the emperor or not, he still has to be reasonable! Looking at him like that, he actually wants to seduce our daughter? He doesn't seem like a good emperor at all."
Xuefu stomped her foot in anger and quickly pulled Lin Weiming into the room, glancing around nervously to make sure no one was listening.
But he didn't know that these martial arts practitioners were quick-witted and had already spread the news to Qi Sichen.
Once inside the room, Xuefu pulled her mother-in-law aside and gave Lin Weiming a good scolding, telling him not to bully the children in the future.
Especially since that child is none other than His Majesty the current emperor.
They could easily kill their entire family. Even if they didn't want to be slaves, they shouldn't be so brainless as to become corpses.
Lin Weiming was still somewhat indignant: "But what if he really takes our Wanwan to be a concubine?"
Liu Junlan glared at him with disdain: "I don't know how I gave birth to such a stupid son like you. Just like your father, you're only one-track-minded!"
“Use your brain for a second. That child is only seven or eight years old, and our Wanwan is only five. What kind of concubine are they? Even if they have a chance, it will be more than ten years from now. Why are you in such a hurry? Be careful not to worry our whole family to death.”
"..." Lin Weiming lowered his head as his mother scolded him.
Then Liu Junlan suddenly realized and said, "Oh right, I forgot, you're brainless."
Lin Weiming: "..."
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