Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 296

[Chapter 296 Friendship Deteriorates]

Lin Xiu thought that he would have to spend the long night alone, but he didn’t expect that someone would accompany him.

Princess Minghe found a futon, sat next to Lin Xiu, and asked, “You really don’t know that she is the Crown Princess?”

Lin Xiu curled her lips and said, “So what if she is the Crown Princess? Can she curse people at will?”

Princess Minghe asked, “You still hit her even though you knew it?”

Lin Xiu snorted coldly, “Who told her to curse my mother? I hate it most when people curse my mother.”

Of course he knew that it was the Crown Princess, so what?

Her husband is the Crown Prince, and his wife is still Zhao Lingjun.

In the future, she should have the opportunity to see the day when he beats the Crown Prince himself.

Today at the gate of the palace, the Crown Princess was obviously targeting Princess Minghe, and he and Lingyin were just affected. Lin Xiu looked at her and asked, “Do you have a grudge against her?”

Princess Minghe sat cross-legged on the futon and said, “It’s not a grudge. My mother died early. When I was a child in the palace school, she always bullied me.”

Children without mothers are always easy to be bullied. Lin Xiu has a deep understanding of this.

So he cherished family affection all his life.

He looked at Princess Minghe and asked, “She bullied you, can’t you bully her back? Did your magic awaken in vain?”

Princess Minghe said, “The Zhang family is powerful, I don’t want to cause trouble to my father, not to mention that there are more than one person who bullies me, can I bully them back one by one?” Lin

Xiu shook his head and said, “You don’t understand this, if a group of people bully you, you don’t have to care about others, catch the weakest one and beat him to death, and no one will dare to bully you after beating him once.”

Princess Minghe glanced at him and asked, “Do you understand?”

Lin Xiu certainly understood, children’s fights are not life-and-death struggles, they bully you once, and find that you are a crazy person who doesn’t care about his life, so they don’t dare to provoke you.

But no wonder Princess Minghe didn’t have a friend around her, and Lin Xiu didn’t have any friends at the beginning. Those children with complete families are unwilling to play with children without parents. They are isolated when they are young, and their personalities will be more withdrawn when they grow up.

When Lin Xiu first met Princess Minghe, she was quite annoying.

Of course, he didn’t have that feeling now. Just because she could accompany him, Lin Xiu recognized her as a brother, and it wasn’t in vain that he treated her so well.

The two chatted and ate cakes at the same time. Before they knew it, it was dark.

This was the first time that Lin Xiu had talked with Princess Minghe for so long. The main reason was that such a large palace was empty, and there was nothing else to do except chatting.

They talked about Princess Minghe’s childhood and cultivation. Princess Minghe suddenly remembered something and asked, “Qin Wan and Xue Ning’er’s strength improved so fast. Is there any trick…”

Lin Xiu did not deny it, but smiled slightly and said, “Yes, but it can only be used on them.”

Princess Minghe thought about it and asked tentatively, “Dual cultivation?”

Lin Xiu nodded slightly.

Princess Minghe stopped asking. As an outsider, how could she have the nerve to ask about the dual cultivation of couples?

At this time, her stomach growled.

The cakes that the imperial concubine brought secretly were not many. Lin Xiu and her shared them. Each of them only got a few pieces. Not only her, but Lin Xiu was also a little hungry.

The two looked at each other, and Lin Xiu asked, “Do you want to get some supper?”

Princess Minghe said decisively, “Let’s go.”

Although they were still in confinement, the two obviously didn’t care. They also knew that His Majesty confined them just for the sake of courtesy. Lin Xiu and Princess Minghe opened the palace door and walked out, saying to the guards at the door, “We are hungry, let’s go find something to eat.”

A guard looked embarrassed and said, “Lord Lin, Princess, this…”

Another guard immediately said, “I hope you and the princess will come back soon, otherwise it will be difficult for us to report…”

Usually, people who were confined could not even leave the palace, let alone find something to eat, but everyone knew that the identities of these two were not ordinary. They were only confined for one day by His Majesty for slapping the Crown Princess. The intention of protecting him could not be more obvious, so why should they bother…

Lin Xiu and Princess Minghe avoided the patrolling guards and strolled all the way to the imperial kitchen.

The next morning, when the officials of the imperial kitchen opened the kitchen, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.

When the imperial kitchen closed every night, everything would be tidied up, the kitchen utensils would be put back in place, the vegetables and meat would be put back into the cold storage, and someone would check it specially. But today, when he opened the door, the kitchen was not a mess, but it was a bit messy.

There was a copper pot on the ground, two pieces of tofu on the table, some uneaten vegetables, meat rolls, and several empty wine jars.

The official who saw this scene was shocked: “Is it a thief?”

But he quickly denied his thoughts. Even if there were daring thieves who dared to break into the palace at night, they would not steal things from the imperial kitchen. But he still reported the matter to the higher-ups.

Zhu Jin came over and took a look, then waved his hand and said, “Okay, do what you need to do, don’t worry about this matter.”

After leaving the imperial study, he came to the Siguo Hall and asked two guards to open the door of the hall. Princess Minghe and Lin Xiu were sleeping on the ground. Princess Minghe was resting her head on Lin Xiu’s arm, and one arm was on his chest. The posture was very indecent.

There was a faint smell of alcohol in the hall. The thief who broke into the imperial kitchen last night was obviously here.

Zhu Jin coughed lightly, and Princess Minghe woke up slowly. When she found herself half-pillowed and half-hugging Lin Xiu, her expression was slightly stunned. In her dream, she thought she was hugging Lin-chan, but it seemed more comfortable than Lin-chan hugging her…

She immediately sat up and pushed Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu had actually woken up a long time ago, but he was embarrassed to wake Princess Minghe. He opened his eyes and sat up from the ground. Zhu Jin glanced at them and said, “His Majesty said you can leave.”

Lin Xiu stood up, yawned, waved to Zhu Jin, and walked out of the hall.

The floor of the Siguo Hall was naturally not as comfortable as the bed at home. Being hugged by Princess Minghe was not as comfortable as being hugged by Ning’er. If there is a chance to come in next time, I will suggest to Emperor Xia that at least put a bed here for him…

Princess Minghe also followed behind him. She almost no longer lives in the harem now, and she returned to the same home as Lin Xiu.

Her head hurt a little. Yesterday, she and Lin Xiu ate hot pot and drank wine in the imperial kitchen. She got drunk after drinking two jars, and she didn’t know how she got back later.

She thought about it carefully and finally recalled some things.

Last night, she was hungry, so she and Lin Xiu went to the imperial kitchen to find something to eat. Later, they found that the ingredients there were quite rich, so they had a hot pot there and drank some wine…

not just a little, but a lot.

She vaguely remembered that after drinking too much, she grabbed Lin Xiu’s collar and angrily asked him why he didn’t agree to his father at the beginning…

Thinking of this, her face turned red with shame.

It’s over, it’s over. After getting drunk, she actually said what was in her heart…

She looked at Lin Xiu tentatively and asked, “Last night, after I got drunk, did I say anything that I shouldn’t have said?”

Lin Xiu shook her head and said, “I was drunk too. I can’t remember anything. Do you remember anything?”

Princess Minghe shook her head and said, “No, I drank too much last night. I don’t even remember how I got home.”

Lin Xiu glanced at her and said, “Of course I carried you back.”

Princess Minghe said, “Thank you.”

Lin Xiu waved her hand and said, “You’re welcome. You’re not heavy anyway.”

Women are very concerned about their weight. They should be happy when people say they are not heavy.

But Princess Minghe always felt that Lin Xiu was mocking her in a roundabout way. She wanted to be as heavy as Qin Wan and Miss A Ke, but the problem was that she couldn’t do it…

Lin Xiu glanced at Princess Minghe as if nothing had happened. He was no longer the weak chicken who got drunk after one glass of wine. He could drink even the strongest wine in the capital as water. So when Princess Minghe grabbed his collar yesterday and asked him why he didn’t agree to let Emperor Xia marry her, he was very sober.

Lin Xiu didn’t know whether she didn’t want to pay back the 400,000 taels or was attracted by his secret method of dual cultivation, but there was no doubt that their extremely precious and pure friendship seemed to have deteriorated.

Minghe had betrayed their friendship.

I hope both of them will hold on.

After returning to Shanglin Garden, Lin Xiu found that his parents and his father-in-law and mother-in-law were all there. He said apologetically, “Dad and Mom, father-in-law and mother-in-law, I’m sorry for making you worry.”

Zhou Yun held his hand and said, “This time, your Majesty protected you. Don’t be so impulsive next time.”

Lin Xiu said, “If she dares to do it again, I don’t mind being locked up for a few more days.”

Zhou Yun knocked him on the head unhappily and said, “You kid…”

She pretended to be angry, but her eyes were full of smiles.

Lin Xiu and Princess Minghe had just returned when several eunuchs came to the palace. Emperor Xia sent someone to deliver a few tribute melons from the Western Regions, as if it was not Lin Xiu who was punished to be confined in the palace for a day yesterday.

This also made Ping’an Marquis and Wu’an Marquis and their wives completely relieved. This was a hint that the Majesty’s heart was still with the Lin family.

Lin Xiu walked into the kitchen, cut the melon into small pieces, pricked it with a toothpick, and fed Zhao Lingjun a piece first, then Caiyi, Ning’er, Qin Wan, and Qianye Lin, of course, did not fall behind, and the rest was given to Lingyin.

At this time, the maids in the house had already cut all the honeydew melons and brought them out.

In the pavilion, Zhao Lingyin held the jade bowl, fed one piece to her mother, one piece to her sister, and ate another piece herself.

Seeing her mother-in-law waving at her, Lin Xiu walked over and sat on the stool.

The wife of Marquis Wu’an looked at Lin Xiu, and the more she looked, the more satisfied she was.

Whether it was appearance, talent, or character, he was first-class. Looking at the entire royal capital, there was no second one. In the past, because he had taken concubines many times, she still had some grudges in her heart. After this incident, that little grudge disappeared without a trace.

Instead, the couple felt a little embarrassed.

They knew what their two daughters were like, and they knew that those who could tolerate them must have an extremely broad mind.

Madam Wu’anhou looked at Lin Xiu and said, “You have worked hard these days.”

Lin Xiu was surprised and asked, “Why does mother-in-law say that?”

Madam Wu’anhou said, “Lingjun has been withdrawn since she was a child and has devoted herself to cultivation. Your father-in-law and I have always been worried that she doesn’t know how to be a good wife and that you and your wife are not in harmony. Thanks to your tolerance for her, people say that she is marrying down, but in fact, it is her blessing to marry you…”

Zhao Lingjun raised her head: “???”

Lin Xiu said repeatedly, “No, no, Lingjun is the best wife in the world. It is my blessing to marry her…”

At this time, Madam Wu’anhou said again, “Lingyin is naughty, does not know etiquette, and has no rules. She has been bothering you for the past two years and has caused you a lot of trouble, but you are not tired of it…”

Zhao Lingyin put a piece of honeydew melon to her mouth, and her expression froze.

“???”

Naughty, no rules, and no etiquette?

Then, she gave Lin Xiu a fierce look.

It means that if he dares to agree with his mother, he will be in trouble.

Unexpectedly, this glance was seen by the wife of Wu’an Marquis. She raised her hand and tapped her forehead, saying unhappily: “You are still looking, do you think your brother-in-law is afraid of you? He is giving in to you, but you have become more and more unruly because of his pampering…”

Lin Xiu smiled and said: “It doesn’t matter, she is Lingjun’s sister, it is my duty to pamper her…”

(End of this chapter)