Chapter 127
Lin Yunwan was really flattered!
Is the prince actually waiting for her?
"Please, Eunuch Fu, lead the way."
She spoke very politely.
Ah Fu took Lin Yunwan and Xiruo to the study room in the backyard.
The palace was even bigger than what they had seen before. After leaving the Plum Grove, they had to take a long detour before arriving at a small hillside. The study room in the inner courtyard was on the hillside, and behind the study room was a lake brought in from the outside. , there is also a pavilion facing the water to the west in the middle of the lake.
I don’t know whether this garden was newly built or was left by a former high-ranking official. If it was a new garden, the emperor really loved Prince Huan.
"Girl, please come in. The prince is waiting for you inside."
Lin Yunwan paused before walking in.
Xiruo followed half a step and hesitated.
Forget it if she meets someone else. If the girl meets the prince, will she follow?
Ah Fu reminded her softly: "Miss Xiruo, just you and I will wait outside."
Xiruo nodded: "Yes."
Standing with Ah Fu, it was actually very cold outside, but they were used to serving their masters, so it was okay to be cold.
The study door was not closed and ajar.
Lin Yunwan pushed the door open and went in, and saw Qi Lingheng sitting by the window. In front of him was a case with a mountain of official documents.
"Your Majesty."
She shouted and waited until Qi Lingheng raised his head.
Qi Lingheng put down the book in his hand and stood up to greet her: "You're here." He smiled slightly, and his starry eyes suddenly darkened a bit, becoming gentle and deep!
When Lin Yunwan looked into his eyes, she always had the feeling... that he was no younger than her, and the same age as her.
"I kept you waiting for a long time."
She was apologetic.
Qi Lingheng came over, sat in front of the chair opposite the door, sat on the main seat, and said softly: "I didn't wait long and took a look at Jiang Qian's taxes in recent years."
When you arrive in a fiefdom, the first important thing is the issue of taxation.
Grasp the big ones and let go the small ones. First, pay close attention to local taxes, and don’t worry about anything else.
Tea was already brewed on the table. Qi Lingheng poured the tea and said, "Miss Lin, please sit down."
Lin Yunwan couldn't sit with the prince, so she sat in the guest seat.
Qi Lingheng glanced at her, smiled lightly, and said nothing.
"How is it at the Lin family? Are you still used to it?"
Lin Yunwan was very grateful: "I'm very used to it."
It's just a matter in the inner house, and it couldn't be easier for her.
Qi Lingheng held the tea cup and said, "I heard that Lin Huabin's wife and daughter are a little arrogant. Have you been wronged?"
"If there's anything you don't like, tell me and I'll talk to my uncle."
Lin Yunwan smiled softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry about my affairs. I'm fine."
Qi Lingheng paused and asked no more questions.
He is used to this. If he wants to say something, the other party will naturally tell him. If he doesn't want to say anything, asking too many questions will make the other party uncomfortable.
Lin Yunwan suddenly asked: "Is it okay for the prince to leave the table like this?"
She glanced in the direction of the front yard. There were countless Jiang Qian officials coming to congratulate them in the main hall. What could they do without their host?
Qi Lingheng smiled and said: "It seems that I am still used to being a mistress, and I don't know how to be a leisurely girl anymore."
Lin Yunwan was stunned for a moment, and her face turned slightly red.
The prince was right, she was indeed used to worrying about various things in the house.
She doesn't look like a little girl. After all, she is not really a girl who has not left the court.
But it seems that she shouldn't interfere with the affairs of the prince's house.
Qi Lingheng said to her again: "My uncle is entertaining me in the front yard."
He thought for a while and said, "I actually don't like drinking with them."
Lin Yun smiled and said, "This is how you can maintain your health."
Qi Lingheng stood up and said: "It's not convenient to talk here. If my uncle sees that I have been hiding for too long, he may send someone to the study to find me. It would be bad if he was caught."
Lin Yunwan stood up and asked, "My lord, is there anything else you want to tell me?"
It was inconvenient for her to leave the table for too long.
Qi Lingheng nodded: "Yes. Your brother also asked me to bring you something."
"Yun Yi!"
Lin Yunwan was very surprised. The prince actually brought her brother's things?
Qi Lingheng walked out the door and said, "Let's go to the middle of the lake to talk."
"good."
Lin Yunwan followed out.
Ah Fu and Xi Ruo came up to meet him together. Qi Lingheng told Ah Fu: "Let's go to the middle of the lake. You can watch from here. If there's anything you need to do, take care of it for me first."
"Save it, slave."
Ah Fu still escorted them to the shore, where there was a covered boat that could be paddled to the small island in the middle of the lake.
Qi Lingheng got on the boat first, and Lin Yunwan looked back at Xiruo and called her.
"Hey. My servant is here."
Xiruo supported Lin Yunwan.
Qi Lingheng stood on the boat and stretched out his right arm towards her. His hand bones were very beautiful and slender, with a kind of delicacy that did not belong to him.
Lin Yunwan hesitated for a moment and stretched out her hand.
Just taking a boat is not considered overly polite!
Qi Lingheng held her hand. At first he was afraid of being too polite, but later he was afraid that she would fall, so he gradually tightened his grip.
Lin Yunwan stepped down and the ship shook. Although she was afraid of falling, and that her dress, shoes and socks would be stained and it would be difficult to explain, she still pursed her lips and endured it, her face very calm.
Unfortunately, I couldn't help my breathing and rising and falling chest.
Qi Lingheng hugged her waist, and when she stood firm, he quickly let go and said, "It's okay."
Lin Yunwan left a step away and waited for Xiruo.
Xiruo's steps are steady, and it feels like walking on flat ground. She also took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, my slave will come to paddle."
"No."
Qi Lingheng walked to the bow of the boat and bent down to row the boat. He didn't look like someone who could do such a thing, but he did it very well!
Their boat made a path on the water, and a long wave of water trailed behind the stern, like the tail of a small boat.
Soon we arrived at the small island in the middle of the lake.
After the boat stopped, Qi Lingheng said: "It's so white that there's nothing to see."
Lin Yunwan looked at Western Zhou, but there was nothing interesting to see.
"Come up."
Qi Lingheng stepped forward first and then reached out to pull Lin Yunwan.
Lin Yunwan lifted up her skirt and gave her hand to him.
She had become accustomed to the way he used force, holding her hand gently and then firmly.
Xiruo also held up the skirt behind Lin Yunwan and reminded: "Girl, go to the left first." There are rocks over there, so your shoes will not get wet.
Lin Yunwan stepped on the stone, Qi Lingheng gave her another hand, and soon she was ashore.
When we arrived at the small pavilion in the middle of the lake, it was warm inside and smelled of fruits and flowers. It had been decorated a long time ago!
There are also tables, chairs, couches, flower arrangements and potted plants.
I don’t know if the prince likes this place very much, or he specially arranged it to entertain guests.
"Sit wherever you like."
After Qi Lingheng and Lin Yunwan finished talking, they told Xiruo: "There is water in the stove, go and make tea."
He walked to the table, brought an exquisite box over, and said to Lin Yunwan, "Yun Yi asked me to bring it to you. Take your time and take a look."
Lin Yunwan took it, first a thick letter.
She squeezed it, feeling hurt.
How long does it take for my brother to finish writing so many words! How is mother doing now? Is her eye condition getting better or worse?
