Lian Che's movements on his hands stagnated, he frowned a little displeased, and ordered rather domineeringly: "Go back and lie down."
Hearing this, Lin Bao reluctantly pouted and said, "I haven't agreed to help Xiao Che yet! Besides, Xiao Che is your brother after all, so won't you help yourself?"
puff-
Lian Che vomited blood silently in his heart. If he could do it himself, why should she do it? Besides, given the situation now, is it possible that he would do that kind of thing in front of her
He said solemnly, "Lin Bao, when your mother gave birth to you, was your head kicked by a donkey?"
Otherwise, how could she be so stupid!
Lin Bao was slightly annoyed. She was not stupid enough not to know the meaning of his words. She stood up, put one hand on her hips, pointed at the tip of his nose with the other, and said, "Lian Che, do you believe that I broke the contract?"
—Breaking the contract
Lian Che suddenly felt distressed. He grabbed her wrist and said coldly: "Don't even think about it!"
Originally just joking with him, Lin Bao didn't expect that he would look like this. His frosty eyes were slightly scarlet, as if he was an angered beast.
She was inexplicably afraid and couldn't help but shrink her neck, but in her heart she couldn't figure out where she provoked him.
Wait, she just... seemed to have said the word "break the contract".
Lin Bao suddenly understood. She remembered that he once said that what he hated most in life was deception and betrayal, and breaking a contract seemed to be considered betrayal.
Seeing the timidity in her eyes, Lian Che let go of his hand, only to see that the wrist he had just grabbed was already a crimson color, which showed how much force he had just used.
He sighed, his tone was a little guilty, he just touched her head and said, "Don't say such words casually in the future."
-Otherwise, he will not be able to control himself.
Lin Bao swallowed and nodded quickly, but then glanced under him and said: "Xiao Che... It seems that you don't need my help anymore."
He followed her gaze and sighed helplessly.
Alas, it seems that I will have to wrong my brothers and use my great left hand in the future.
*
By the time Lian Che and Lin Bao came out, it was already past lunch time.
Originally, Lian Che was not in a hurry to have lunch. After all, he drank so much wine and his stomach was still bloated. But Lin Bao was different. Apart from two bowls of porridge, a plate of side dishes and half a steamed bun in the morning, she had never eaten anything.
For a foodie, being hungry is cruel, right
Looking at her pitiful eyes, Lian Che was quite speechless and said, "Didn't you have breakfast this morning?"
—Besides, this breakfast is quite generous.
Lin Bao curled his lips and said, "How can that little food be enough? It's pretty good that I can hold on until now."
—Well, it turns out that her appetite is beyond that of ordinary people.
Lian Che had no choice but to give up his plan to walk with her in the Royal Garden and pulled her towards Chaoyang Palace.
The palace people who had been waiting in the palace for a long time almost had their eyes dropped when they saw the hands of the two intertwined.
—Your Majesty, don’t you know that you will die quickly if you show affection
Ignoring their bitter looks, Lian Che and Lin Bao entered the main hall and ordered: "Eunuch An, bring the lunch to the side hall."
Eunuch An responded and quickly asked Little Pigeon to lead the people to pack the meals. He walked up to Lian Che and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Lin is waiting in the imperial study."
Prime Minister Lin
Lian Che nodded, touched her head, and said dotingly: "You go and eat first, I'll come back when I go."
"… good."
Lin Bao stiffened and ran away as if running away.
Lian Che smiled, but didn't care. He explained a few more words, and then went to the imperial study room with Eunuch An.
*
After nearly a month, Lin Xingzhou's legs are almost better and he can walk as freely as before.
Duke An was outside, and Lian Che walked in alone and said kindly: "Is the Prime Minister feeling better these days?"
"Your Majesty, I am worried about you. I am fine." Lin Xingzhou looked frightened.
Hearing this, Lian Che nodded, walked to the dragon chair and sat down, took a sip of tea and said, "I wonder if the Prime Minister has anything important to tell you when he enters the palace?"
Lin Xingzhou took a deep breath and said, "To inform the emperor, I am here just for the marriage of my little daughter. I wonder what the emperor wants?"
-Although that dead girl Lin Wanyan has escaped, it is still more important to confirm the marriage first. After all, it is only a matter of time before he can find Wanyan with his power as the prime minister.
Lian Che was startled. Just thinking about Lin Bao these days, he almost forgot about his engagement with the Prime Minister's daughter. However, since the Prime Minister brought it up, it would be better for him to express his stance this morning.
- "I have heard for a long time that the Prime Minister's daughter is well-behaved and kind, but she is only fifteen this year. I think she is still too young. Besides, I also have a loved one. I hope the prime minister will not delay the important events of my life."
He said it euphemistically, not only giving enough reasons, but also giving Lin Xingzhou a chance to step down.
After hearing this, Lin Xingzhou couldn't keep his face straight, sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, to be honest, on the way to the palace, I already heard that you doted on a little eunuch. If it's just a novelty for you, I won’t say much, but if you say that she is your beloved, I will—”
You will be speechless and die.
Unexpectedly, Lian Che just smiled and said lightly: "Prime Minister, although this marriage was decided by my father, I still have the right to break off the engagement. I think the Prime Minister is not willing to marry Ling Qianjin into the harem to guard the empty boudoir alone. Bar."
Staying alone in the empty boudoir...
Lin Xingzhou felt a little paused in his heart. He suddenly thought of his wife, who had been missing for several years. He couldn't help but lamented and said, "I'll take my leave first."
"Prime Minister, walk slowly."
Lian Che put away the smile on his lips and couldn't help but feel a little sad looking at Lin Xingzhou's lonely figure.
In the year when he became the crown prince at the age of fifteen, he heard from the palace people that the Prime Minister's wife left a divorce note and left the capital alone at night, and that day happened to be Lin Wanyan's fifth birthday.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sympathize with Lin Xingzhou. After all, he was his father's right-hand man, and he could be considered his elder after all. He would not be unfilial to an old man.
However, when thinking of Lin Wanyan, Lian Che had no impression at all.
After all, there was a ten-year age difference between him and her, and they had never met once in these years. If it weren't for the engagement, he thought he might not even know that there was such a famous person as Lin Wanyan.
After thinking about it, he was about to get up and go see Lin Bao, but unexpectedly he caught a glimpse of a secret letter on the table. Looking at the scrawled handwriting, he immediately understood.
Lian Che opened the envelope three times and looked at the contents inside, a smile couldn't help but appear on his lips.
- Huangtian paid off. He was indeed right to send people to monitor Lin Wanyan. Although Lin Wanyan had not left home for so long, his eyeliners still discovered something fishy.
However, he didn't expect that little girl to be so courageous. She actually ran away from the marriage with a mere ten taels of silver!
-However, this is good, at least Lin Xingzhou will not mention the engagement again in a short period of time, and will cancel the engagement when he finds a suitable time.
He threw the secret letter in his hand into the incense burner and burned it, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
I wanted to go see Lin Bao, but a lot of memorials were piled up on the table unknowingly, and it took me a while to approve them.
After thinking about it, Lian Che had no choice but to sit back and accept his fate and approve the memorial.
*
When the time came, Lin Bao was eating lunch with gusto. Fortunately, Lian Che had told her in advance that she didn't need to be guarded while eating, so she was able to enjoy the food to her heart's content.
"Why are you eating now?"
Nianhua came closer and sat next to her.
Lin Bao's movement of chewing the chicken legs stopped, and he raised his head blankly, looked at him, and said in a daze: "You... why are you here?"
—Didn’t he just leave with Xiahou Jinnian!
Nian Hua smiled faintly, saw the panic in her eyes, took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, saying, "I want to tell you something."
Suddenly, Lin Bao's heart was lifted up.
She lowered her eyes, put down the chicken drumstick in her hand, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Then please hurry up, Mr. Nian."
After all, she was still Lian Che's face. If outsiders knew that she had met him alone, they might say that she was dishonest.
At that time, it would be terrible if Lian Che was furious and took all her money back in anger!
He was as careful as his years, so how could he not hear the scruples in her tone? He just smiled and said: "The Dragon Boat Festival is in three days. I hope you can go with me to watch the dragon boat outside the palace that day."
He... hopes
Lin Bao's eyes widened, "This... I'm afraid this is not good, right?"
"But didn't you say we were friends last night? Or did you mean that because you were drunk at the time, those words didn't count?" As he spoke, there was already a touch of disappointment on his brows.
last night
Her pupils shrank, and some images flooded into her mind. Most of them were scenes of her drinking at night when she was the same age, but these... she had no memory at all.
What's more, she didn't even know that she went to see him last night!
Wait, will he know that she is a woman? !
"You... don't remember?" He frowned slightly, the loss in his eyes was obvious, making his handsome face a little sad.
"Haha - remember, if that's the case, then just wait until I talk to the emperor." She said with great embarrassment.
Unexpectedly, Nian Hua was a little unhappy and said clearly: "I don't want the emperor to know about this matter."
This time, Lin Bao was a little hesitant. If Lian Che didn't know about it, she would have to leave the palace secretly. But what if Lian Che discovered that he had taken her money
Moreover, she did not hope that Lian Che would be disappointed in her.
- Just because he once said that he hates deception and betrayal the most.
But…
She raised her head and looked into Nianhua's eyes, feeling a little hesitant.