Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 285

[Chapter 285 Qin Wan’s Strategy]

Not only did the Imperial Concubine feel that the rockery in Murong Mansion was not like the real one, but even Murong Yu, who grew up here, felt the same way.

This didn’t seem to be the rockery she had seen since she was a child.

The Murong Mansion in the capital was fake, but the rockery looked real.

The Murong Mansion in Jiangnan was real, but the rockery couldn’t be more fake.

Murong Yu was sure that this rockery was not the previous one. Obviously, the rockery in the capital was the original Murong’s.

In order to make the Murong Mansion in the capital more like the real one, Lin Xiu moved the rockery in Jiangnan over there.

To put it nicely, it was moving, and to put it bluntly, it was stealing.

Although a rockery was not worth much, she couldn’t figure out who could steal such a large and heavy rockery from the Murong Mansion and transport it thousands of miles to the capital, just to make the Murong Mansion in the capital look more like the real one, and to make her aunt happy…

Most husbands don’t pay so much attention to their wives.

Facing the Royal Concubine’s doubts, Lin Xiu used her professional knowledge to explain: “Your Majesty has left Murong Mansion for more than ten years. In the past ten years, a rockery has been exposed to the wind, sun, rain and frost, so some changes are normal.”

The Royal Concubine walked closer to the rockery, took a closer look, nodded and said: “That’s right. I’ve been away for so long, it’s normal for the family to have some changes. Don’t you think so, Xiao Yu’er?” Since

her aunt said so, she couldn’t expose it. Murong Yu glanced at Lin Xiu and said: “Yes, isn’t it…”

At this time, a woman following behind her said: “Miss No, this rockery is not the same one as before. Some time ago, I don’t know which bored thief stole our rockery overnight and replaced it with one that looks similar. He almost fooled the master. What do you think the thief was thinking? He didn’t steal property, but stole such a big rockery. He didn’t feel tired. What did he want…”

The imperial concubine glanced at Lin Xiu with her peripheral vision and said leisurely, “Maybe he likes that rockery. Let’s not talk about this. Let’s go to other places to have a look.”

The imperial concubine returned to Jiangnan. Today, everyone accompanied her to revisit the old place.

There are many scenic spots in Jiangnan. Xue Ning’er and Qin Wan came to Jiangnan for the first time. They were also very interested all day. They went to the garden hand in hand in the morning, went boating on the lake at noon, and strolled for a whole afternoon. Jiangnan silk and jewelry are famous in Daxia. There are ready-made clothing stores everywhere on the street. There are many kinds of clothes, even bellybands are varied.

When the imperial concubine and them were buying clothes, Lin Xiu was embarrassed to go in.

But there was no hurry. Tonight, they would appreciate them when they put them on.

At night, the Imperial Concubine no longer had to live in their little nest. Shuangshuang and Linglong would of course follow her back to Murong Mansion. Caiyi Ning’er and Wan’er could each have a room.

On the streets of Jiangnan Mansion, the Imperial Concubine deliberately fell behind a few steps and said to Lin Xiu, “How did you move such a big rockery back?”

Lin Xiu smiled embarrassedly and said, “I originally planned to build one myself, but it didn’t look like it anyway, so I had to resort to this last resort. Please don’t blame

me, Your Majesty…” The Imperial Concubine said, “How could I blame you? You and Xiao Yu’er had already discussed what happened today, right?”

Lin Xiu nodded. The Imperial Concubine was so smart that she couldn’t hide her thoughts.

He proposed to take the Imperial Concubine with him on this trip to Jiangnan. The purpose was to let her let go. Something that had been in her heart for seventeen years could not be completely solved by simply moving out of the palace.

The Imperial Concubine looked at Lin Xiu and said, “Thank you.”

Over the past year or so, Lin Xiu had done so much for her, so much that she felt embarrassed to have been enjoying his kindness so much, and so much that she didn’t know how to repay him.

She could protect him before, but now, he has grown up to the point where he doesn’t need her protection anymore.

Lin Xiu smiled and said, “Don’t say that, madam. Without you, there would be no me now. These things are nothing. As long as you are happy, it’s fine.”

When Lin Xiu first came to this world, he experienced all kinds of intrigues. If it weren’t for Lingyin protecting him and the imperial concubine protecting him, it would be difficult for him to have everything he has today.

Lin Xiu was kind to others, and perhaps he had something to ask for, but he didn’t expect anything in return from Lingyin and the imperial concubine.

In the evening, everyone enjoyed the lanterns together, and it was not until very late that the imperial concubine took Shuangshuang and Linglong back to Murong Mansion.

Unless there were special circumstances, Caiyi, Qin Wan, and Ning’er would never sleep in the same bed, so Ning’er slept in the imperial concubine’s room last night, and Caiyi chose the room where Shuangshuang and Linglong had slept.

Before going to bed, regarding the question of whose room Lin Xiu would sleep in tonight, at Qin Wan’s suggestion, they planned to play rock-paper-scissors to decide.

Ning’er obviously lacked understanding of Qin Wan’s abilities. Although she could not control her thoughts, she could influence their decisions from a subconscious level through hints.

Sure enough, the result was as Lin Xiu expected.

Qin Wan played scissors, Ning’er and Caiyi both played cloth.

When the two of them played rock-paper-scissors, she played scissors, and Caiyi played rock.

This means that Lin Xiu will accompany Qin Wan tonight, Caiyi tomorrow night, and the night after tomorrow. You can’t blame Lin Xiu for favoring one over the other, because this is for the sake of fairness, and it is a rule she set herself.

In this regard, Lin Xiu is different from Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia would sleep with all the concubines sent to the palace as usual, regardless of whether he had feelings for them or not. He could spend the night in whichever concubine’s uterus he wanted to stay at, and he could sleep there for as many days in a row as he wanted. After marrying the pretty widow, it is said that he spent half a month in her palace.

But Lin Xiu couldn’t do that.

Emperor Xia and the concubines in the harem have no feelings, they are all just skilled. However, the process of being with Lin Xiu, Cai Yi, Ning Er, and Qin Wan has been full of twists and turns. It was not easy to get to where they are today. No matter which one he favors, the other two will feel sad even if they don’t say it.

So he usually tries to be fair. If he feeds Cai Yi a grape, he will also feed Ning Er and Qin Wan. When there are outsiders, even Zhao Lingjun and Qianye Lin will not be left out.

Similarly, he will accompany them in order, so that no one will feel left out.

Although Xue Ning’er didn’t say anything, she was still a little disappointed. She bought several beautiful bellybands and wanted to wear them to her beloved at night. As a result, she lost the game of rock-paper-scissors. She had to wait two more days before she could wear them to him.

When she was feeling sad in her room, Qin Wan pushed the door open and walked in. Xue Ning’er snorted and asked, “Are you here to show off?”

Qin Wan rolled her eyes at her and said, “I’m kind enough to help you, but you misunderstood me. In that case, forget it.”

Xue Ning’er said, “Help me with what?”

Qin Wan said leisurely, “I know you bought two beautiful clothes. New clothes will be meaningless if you wear them in two days. Don’t you want to wear those little bellybands to him tonight?”

Xue Ning’er didn’t believe that Qin Wan would be so kind, and asked cautiously, “What do you want?”

Qin Wan said, “You can also go over there. I don’t mind going with you.”

Xue Ning’er said, “Don’t even think about it!”

The little bellyband was worn by her for the person she liked, not for Qin Wan. The two of them together… This is too embarrassing, and it makes people blush just thinking about it.

Qin Wan, this bad woman, always has such shameless ideas, and wants to lead her astray.

Seeing this, Qin Wan didn’t force her, but sat by her bed.

Xue Ning’er moved away from her and asked, “What for?”

Qin Wan said, “I’ll switch with you. You go to my room.”

Xue Ning’er was stunned and said, “Why are you giving in to me?”

Qin Wan said, “Isn’t it normal for a sister to give in to a younger sister?”

In the past, Xue Ning’er would argue with Qin Wan when this topic was mentioned, but today she rarely argued with Qin Wan. Seeing that she was so kind, she let her be the elder sister for a day.

“Thank you, sister…”

Xue Ning’er hugged Qin Wan’s arm and shook it, then she happily went to find Lin Xiu holding a pile of clothes beside the bed.

Qin Wan sat on the bed, holding her chin with one hand. It was very difficult to capture Ning’er. In order to complete the bet, she needed to change her target.

Caiyi was making the bed in her room. She saw Qin Wan coming in from outside and wondered, “Why is Wan’er here? Isn’t my husband in your room?”

Qin Wan stepped forward and said, “I asked Ning’er to accompany my husband tonight. She bought a lot of clothes today and must be impatient. I don’t want to sleep alone. Can we sleep together tonight?”

Caiyi said without hesitation, “Okay, I’ll get another quilt.”

Qin Wan stopped her and said, “No need to be so troublesome, one quilt is enough for us…”

Qin Wan’s room.

Lin Xiu was waiting for Qin Wan, but Ning’er came. She was holding a lot of new clothes in her arms and happily told Lin Xiu that she and Qin Wan had changed rooms.

Although the two of them like to quarrel, Qin Wan seems to fight with her, but in fact, she will give in to her most of the time.

Ning’er bought a lot of new clothes today. Before going to bed, she changed them one by one for Lin Xiu to see.

As a result, Lin Xiu’s dreams were filled with all kinds of bellybands, red and pink, lace, hollow, and both lace and hollow. This made Lin Xiu decide that after the clothing store in the royal capital was opened, he must invite a few designers from Jiangnan. Their aesthetics were very consistent with his.

Of course, Lin Xiu did not forget the serious things.

He temporarily replaced Ning’er’s telekinesis with thunder. According to Lin Xiu’s experience, among the many abilities currently available, thunder is the fastest to practice, and when practicing the power of thunder, one can also improve martial arts by the way, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Martial arts are their weaknesses. It seems impossible for them to practice like him and practice steadily. They don’t have such great perseverance, so they have to find a shortcut for them to go.

It was already dawn, and a purple arc of lightning flashed in Xue Ning’er’s hand. She had just gained a new ability and she was having a lot of fun.

Lin Xiu lay on the bed, feeling exhausted physically and mentally.

The process of depriving and then granting abilities also consumed a lot of him.

In the next two days, he will consume it twice more…

(End of this chapter)