Chapter 212
"I have met the princess."
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Yunwan came to the Lin Mansion. She didn't see Mrs. Zheng, but she saw an aunt.
Speaking of which, they were not new faces, but Lin Huabin's aunts rarely appeared. When they suddenly appeared, she felt like seeing new people.
"Aunt Man."
Lin Yunwan didn't have to pay tribute to an aunt, so she said: "Aunt, please sit down."
Aunt Man was very sensible. She walked to Lin Yunwan and stood not too close but not too far away, with a gentle smile on her face.
"I won't sit down."
Aunt Man gave Lin Yunwan some tea.
She is the master's aunt and has filial piety, so she doesn't have to do such a thing.
"The master has gone to pay his respects to the old lady. Princess, wait a moment. I know that you and the prince are coming home, so you will be here soon."
Although Aunt Man is several years older than Lin Yunwan and not a junior, her charm is still there.
She consciously stayed away from Qi Lingheng, and didn't even look at the prince again except when she came in to meet Li.
Lin Yunwan thought this Aunt Man was interesting.
"Auntie is in charge of the family affairs now?"
Aunt Man said very humbly: "I have a low status, how can I take care of the family affairs? I left it to Mother Zhao to take care of it. I just asked me to learn some rules so as not to make fun of the guests and embarrass me."
In fact, she was in charge of Lin Huabin's inner house.
Lin Yunwan smiled faintly: "I remember that Aunt Man's son is the eldest among the younger brothers, right?"
That is Lin Huabin's eldest son.
Aunt Man said, "Yes." She lowered her head, not daring to look at Lin Yunwan.
Lin Yun smiled and said nothing.
This Aunt Man still knows how to survive.
"Auntie, where is your wife now?"
Aunt Man hesitated for a moment before saying, "Madam, she... went to Zhuangzi to recuperate."
Lin Yunwan raised her eyebrows.
Is Lin Huabin really determined to drive away Zheng? It looks like it's serious.
"Auntie, do you know why the master drove his wife away?"
Of course Aunt Man knew, but she wouldn't be the first to say it.
"I heard that the master and his wife had a dispute, and the master sent his wife away the next day."
She was afraid of offending Lin Yunwan, so she simply explained it more clearly: "When my wife failed to marry the master, didn't she go on a hunger strike at home? I heard that the Zheng family wanted to marry her to a businessman. After meeting her, she felt that the businessman was not as good as the master. He is handsome, so he refused to..."
Cuiqin and Xiruo both widened their eyes.
This this……
The master must despise his wife and will never pamper her again!
Lin Yunwan was also surprised.
"master."
Lin Huabin came back, and Aunt Man quickly shut her mouth when she heard the maid's voice.
Lin Yunwan and Qi Lingheng met him together, but they still didn't have lunch and left in a hurry within an hour after returning home.
"Why don't you let the prince and princess have dinner?"
Aunt Man served Lin Huabin tea and asked softly.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
Lin Huabin's face was very cold. After experiencing Zheng, he knew that he should not be too doting on women.
Aunt Man is also very discerning.
She sat down and said, "I asked the kitchen to prepare lunch. My second aunt will come back soon. You must have a meal with her, right?"
Lin Huabin's expression softened a little, and then he said, "Yes. Make some dishes that Wen Hai likes to eat."
Although I despise my son-in-law, there is no one available or trustworthy now. My son-in-law is always better than anyone else.
He still owes his eldest brother and third brother a lot of money, and he will be able to pay it back in the future.
"Your cheap master wants to support his concubine?"
Qi Lingheng was very puzzled.
There was a little bit of mockery in his cold eyes: "It is a serious crime for me to spoil my concubine and destroy my wife. He probably doesn't want to be an official anymore."
Lin Yunwan smiled: "He doesn't want to either."
She was not defending Lin Huabin.
"How to say?"
Lin Yunwan said: "If Mr. Lin wants to marry again, he will have to divorce Mr. Zheng or Mr. Zheng dies. It is not only scandalous for him to divorce his wife now, but also bad for his own daughter. It also proves that he made a mistake in insisting on marrying Ms. Zheng. "
"My lord, you don't know Mr. Lin Er. He will never admit that he has done something wrong, so we can only delay it like this."
Qi Lingheng found it funny: "So you just support a concubine?"
What a stupid thing to do!
Lin Yunwan said: "Someone must take care of the affairs of the inner house, not just the servants."
"This Aunt Man..."
Thinking of the way her aunt treated guests just now, she said: "She still knows how to be sensible. How old is her only son? The fact that she can endure it until now shows that she is a calm person. Don't underestimate her. "
Qi Lingheng smiled and said, "You can't underestimate the trouble."
Who says it's not?
Lin Yunwan smiled lightly and said: "This is also the retribution of Mr. Lin. Mr. Su and Ms. Lin can't live in peace even after they die. Mr. Zheng was driven to Zhuangzi, but he is still fine."
This isn't fair.
With Aunt Man and her son, it's hard to tell about his inner house.
Lin Huabin and his brothers have already separated. If something happens in the future, his career will not be guaranteed, and the retribution will be on him alone.
"I don't think the old lady of the Lin family will just sit idly by and ignore this."
Qi Lingheng had also interacted with Mrs. Lin, and knew that she was a very shrewd old lady.
Lin Yunwan smiled: "You still don't understand the helplessness of a mother. She can manage the family well, but she may not be able to manage each of her sons well."
"If the second master had listened to the old lady, he wouldn't be where he is today."
After Lin Yunwan finished speaking, she looked at Qi Lingheng. He didn't know where he was thinking and smiled slightly.
"Your Majesty? What are you thinking about?"
Qi Lingheng laughed in a low voice: "A loving mother often fails. Yun Wan, from now on you will be a loving mother, and I will be a strict father."
Lin Yunwan chuckled: "Okay."
During the Lantern Festival, Qi Lingheng was not in Jiang Qian, so the Lin Mansion held a Lantern Festival banquet, which was very grand and lively. Lin Yunwan was invited to guess lantern riddles and eat Lantern Festival.
Everyone from the Xilin Mansion also came, as well as women from other aristocratic families and some new faces.
Lin Yunwan's dress was not very luxurious.
"Please ask the princess to write a lantern riddle."
Zhao's mother came over with a pen and ink. The third room of the Lin family was hosting a Lantern Festival banquet, so she also came over to help.
Lin Yunwan took up her pen and wrote a riddle, and then gave her a prize, a jade bracelet with good water quality. She said, "The one who guesses correctly first gets the prize."
Mother Zhao smiled and took the lantern riddles and had someone copy them and paste them on the three Lantern Festival lanterns.
"Hey! This riddle is well set up, the writing is excellent, and the words are exquisite. Who asked the riddle?"
The ladies and gentlemen of the two houses were all in high spirits.
Zhao's mother said very proudly: "Of course she is our princess!"
"The princess can compose poetry?"
Zhao's mother helped spread the word: "You don't know that the princess studied with Nanny Fan and is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting."
"No wonder!"
"The princess is really secretive!"
"I just heard today that the princess is proficient in poetry..."
Others secretly copied the riddles and spread them out for people outside to guess.
Just after the Lantern Festival, Qi Lingheng came back with puzzles and answers.
"Did you mention this during the Lantern Festival?"
It was a clear day and he came back with a lantern without any candles inside.
When Lin Yunwan saw the puzzle, it was her who asked it, and asked curiously: "Why is it in your hands?"
Qi Lingheng smiled and said: "I came back all the way and saw many scholars guessing this riddle."
Lin Yunwan found it interesting: "I just made it casually."
"The princess did it casually, and now everyone in Jiangqian knows that you are extremely talented."
Qi Lingheng narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling quite proud.
Lin Yun smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your support."
Being talented and famous is not enough. She and the prince also need to be benevolent in Jiang Qian in order to win the hearts of the people.
She is already the wife of Qi Lingheng and the concubine of the vassal king, so she must put the people of the fiefdom first.
The couple were talking about it at night, between the sheets, Qi Lingheng suddenly asked in a low voice: "Kui Shui didn't come this month?"
Lin Yunwan checked the date and realized it was today. She frowned and said, "No."
There had been a lot of banquets and entertainment recently, and if it weren't for Qi Lingheng, she would have really forgotten.
Qi Lingheng turned over, not daring to press on her anymore. He took a deep breath and said hoarsely: "...go to sleep first."
"I'll have the doctor come over tomorrow to take your pulse."
Lin Yunwan touched her belly.
