Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 104
[Chapter 104 A Gift for the Imperial Concubine [5800]]
When Lin Xiu met Xue Ning’er again, her strength had reached the upper realm of the Xuan level.
At the age of eighteen, her talent was not bad, but she was still not comparable to Lingyin and the others.
Lin Xiu once asked Xue Ning’er, and she said that her ability was awakened when she was seven years old. Like Lingyin, except for Lin Xiu’s accident, the age when the ability was first awakened was closely related to talent.
The earlier the ability is awakened, the higher the talent.
Logically speaking, Xue Ning’er’s talent is not much different from Lingyin, but Lingyin entered the upper realm of the Xuan level at the age of fourteen, while she was four years late. Although there is also an important reason that ice is easier to practice than flying, Xue Ning’er did not practice well before and focused on tea art, which is also one of the reasons why she fell behind Lingyin and Princess Minghe.
Her breakthrough this time was not based on hard practice, but on Yuanjing.
Xue Ning’er’s strength had reached the bottleneck of the third and fourth levels. After she decided to practice hard, the Xue Mansion bought her several fourth-level Yuanjing, and Xue Ning’er was able to break through.
After all, they are top dignitaries. Tens of thousands of words of silver are nothing to them. Lin Xiu is different. He still owes Li Baizhang a debt that he has not paid off.
Last time Xue Ning’er said that she would practice well, Lin Xiu thought she was just talking casually, but she didn’t expect that she was serious.
Because the enemy was too powerful, Lin Xiu practiced very hard, but Xue Ning’er was also very hardworking. She practiced swordsmanship for an hour in the training ground, only rested for a moment, and began to practice strange arts again.
She slowly flew into the sky holding a meteorite. The meteorite was not big, but it weighed hundreds of pounds.
With Lin Xiu’s current Yuanli, she couldn’t fly with such a heavy meteorite.
If Xue Ning’er awakens again, she can make the meteorite fly in the air without physical contact. At that time, her ability will become very powerful and difficult.
Lin Xiu has already imagined the scene of her standing in the distance, flying in the air and fighting against others.
She is playing with a ready-made meteorite now. I don’t know if she can draw down the meteorite from space when she becomes more powerful.
Lin Xiu practiced in the martial arts academy for two hours, and Xue Ning’er also practiced with him for two hours.
When they went back, they naturally went back together.
In the past, there were always countless people around Xue Ning’er. In fact, when she arrived at the martial arts academy, many people also approached her, but Xue Ning’er never said anything to them. Over time, no more bees and butterflies came to harass her.
The little green tea girl in the past has completely disappeared.
After leaving the palace, Xue Ning’er asked Lin Xiu, “Are you going home?”
Lin Xiu originally planned to go to Caiyi’s place to listen to music and relax, but seeing Xue Ning’er’s appearance, it seemed that she was going to follow him, Lin Xiu changed his mind.
Although he and them were only friends, it was obvious that Xue Ning’er and Caiyi were not suitable to meet. Only
a fool would take her to Caiyi’s place.
So Lin Xiu said, “No, I’m going to have dinner.”
Practicing martial arts consumes a lot of energy, which makes him eat a lot. It’s not yet dinner time at the Lin family, so he wants to eat outside first.
It just so happened that he missed the noodles in that noodle shop.
Just like the imperial concubine liked the food in that Jiangnan restaurant, after being here for a long time, Lin Xiu also missed the taste of her hometown. Of course, the imperial concubine could still eat the food from her hometown, but Lin Xiu’s wish would never come true. She could only lower her requirements and comfort herself.
Xue Ning’er also followed Lin Xiu. These days, she followed Lin Xiu whenever she had the chance. Wherever Lin Xiu went, she went.
Sometimes she thought about it and found it funny. In the past, others followed her, so why did she have to follow others? At that time, Xue Ning’er never thought that there would be such a day for herself.
Is this retribution?
However, even if this is retribution, she is willing.
Zhao Lingjun will be back soon. The days she can stay with Lin Xiu will be one less day. She doesn’t want to miss even a quarter of an hour, even if Lin Xiu will be annoyed by it.
Soon, Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er came to the noodle shop in Dongcheng.
Xue Ning’er originally thought that Lin Xiu’s place of eating was in a big restaurant like Zhaiyue Tower and Tianxiang Tower, but she didn’t expect that he would come to such a small street shop.
Xue Ning’er had never eaten in such a place, and she had never even been here.
But when she saw Lin Xiu walk in, she followed him in without hesitation.
Lin Xiu didn’t want Xue Ning’er to follow, but she didn’t listen to Lin Xiu at all, and said that the food at home was not delicious and wanted to eat with him. Lin Xiu had no way to deal with her.
He walked into the noodle shop and said to the boss: “Give me a bowl of noodles.”
Xue Ning’er sat opposite him and said: “Two bowls.”
Seeing Lin Xiu looking at her in surprise, Xue Ning’er asked: “Why, are you the only one who can eat the noodles here?”
It’s not that only Lin Xiu can eat, but he thought that it was not easy for Xue Ning’er to walk in here, and it was unlikely that she would eat the food from this street stall. Even Lingyin would not eat here with Lin Xiu. There are
so many powerful people in the capital, and only Qin Wan and Lin Xiu are a little different.
The noodle shop owner quickly served two bowls of noodles. Lin Xiu noticed that Xue Ning’er had more meat in her bowl than him. No, not just some, but twice as much.
This bastard boss, he took care of his business so many times, but he couldn’t resist Xue Ning’er’s face. The chopsticks he gave him were old, while Xue Ning’er’s chopsticks were a pair of brand new bamboo chopsticks.
Lin Xiu gathered a pair of ice chopsticks for himself and ate noodles. Xue Ning’er was a little hesitant at first, but when she saw Lin Xiu eating so happily, she tried to pick up the chopsticks, picked up a few noodles, and put them into her cherry mouth. Her beautiful eyes lit up slightly, and she couldn’t help but say: “This noodle is so delicious…”
Speaking of it, a girl like Xue Ning’er is actually quite suitable for living together. She can share wealth and adversity. She can put on airs and eat delicacies from mountains and seas that cost dozens of taels of silver, and she can also put down her status and sit with him in a small shop on the street and eat beef noodles for a few coins a bowl. This kind of girl is not easy to find.
Seeing that Lin Xiu didn’t say anything and looked like she was thinking, Xue Ning’er asked, “What are you thinking about?”
Lin Xiu said, “I’m thinking that a girl like you is actually quite suitable for living together.” The
relationship between him and Xue Ning’er is actually difficult to define. If you say they are friends, he treats Xue Ning’er as a friend, but Xue Ning’er obviously doesn’t treat him as a friend. Her thoughts are all written on her face, and she doesn’t even bother to hide them.
If you say they are lovers or couples, obviously they can’t be considered as such.
This kind of relationship is very strange. He knows that Xue Ning’er likes him, but he also knows that the two of them are impossible. Similarly, Xue Ning’er also knows that the two of them are impossible, but she still sticks to him.
This kind of relationship allows Lin Xiu to open his heart to her and say whatever he wants without having to worry too much.
Xue Ning’er looked resentful and said, “Then you won’t live with me either.”
Lin Xiu didn’t say anything else. Xue Ning’er suddenly asked again, “If there is a choice, between me and Zhao Lingjun, who would you choose?”
Lin Xiu shook her head and said, “No choice.”
Xue Ning’er sighed. It was because she knew there was no choice that she wanted to seek some comfort from “if”.
She shook her head, erased the figure of Zhao Lingjun from her mind, and asked again, “What if it was me and Qin Wan, who would you choose?”
Xue Ning’er and Qin Wan, who would he choose?
This question was very strange.
If there is such a possibility, why would he choose?
A woman like Qin Wan exudes a kind of charm from the inside out. Who would not want to hold her in his arms and do something happy and joyful for a normal man?
As for Xue Ning’er, a girl who is full of her eyes, if he can be with her, Lin Xiu will spoil her to the point of not knowing the north.
Unfortunately, there is no such choice.
Let alone two, he can’t choose one.
So Lin Xiu did not answer Xue Ning’er’s question, but concentrated on eating his noodles. At this time, a woman’s voice came from a table in the back of the noodle shop.
“Miss Ning’er, it’s your own business to compete with Miss Zhao. Please don’t bring me along.”
It was dinner time at this moment. There were many customers in the small restaurant. Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er did not notice that there was a woman sitting at the innermost table. The customers
of this noodle shop were also surprised. What happened today? Two beauties of this level appeared at the same time in this small noodle shop on the street.
I have seen the one inside before.
This new beautiful girl is the first time I have seen her.
Xue Ning’er did not expect to meet Qin Wan here. She looked at Qin Wan and then at Lin Xiu. Countless thoughts flashed through her mind.
Is it a coincidence?
Or was it premeditated?
Whether it was Lin Xiu or Qin Wan, they didn’t look like people who would eat in such a place. They happened to appear in the same noodle shop, which made it difficult for Xue Ning’er not to associate something.
Could it be that Lin Xiu had been tricked by Qin Wan?
Soon, Xue Ning’er dispelled this suspicion.
Because Lin Xiu and Qin Wan just nodded to each other as a greeting, and didn’t say another word after that. When she and Lin Xiu left the noodle shop, Lin Xiu only paid for the noodles for both of them.
As the two walked down the street, Xue Ning’er couldn’t help but ask, “Why didn’t you pay for Qin Wan’s noodles? It’s only a few coins.”
Lin Xiu glanced at her and said, “A few coins is not money? My relationship with her has not reached that level yet.”
Lin Xiu was very realistic.
He was different from the lickers surrounding Xue Ning’er and Qin Wan.
There was no good result for lickers.
When a girl got wet in the rain, lending her his umbrella was the demeanor that a man should have.
Lin Xiu had never done such a thing as paying for a woman he had no relationship with for no reason, unless the woman was going to do something else with him next. Otherwise,
wouldn’t it be a waste of money…
After leaving the noodle shop, Lin Xiu sent Xue Ning’er home.
On the way, the two met Chen Yuanyuan.
The woman who weighed three hundred pounds and wanted to use one thousand and two taels of silver to make Lin Xiu sell her dignity changed the man she held with her strong arms.
Because of taking her order, Lin Xiu had a big psychological shadow on the secret detective industry.
After the wine shop with Li Baizhang opened, he asked Caiyi to remove the secret detective sign overnight.
Chen Yuanyuan saw Lin Xiu, and of course she also saw Xue Ning’er beside him.
She knew Xue Ning’er, the daughter of Duke Xue’s mansion, who had been famous since childhood. She was a beauty in the capital, and she was not comparable to her in terms of appearance, family, or financial resources. No
wonder he rejected her at the beginning, it turned out that he really found such a top-notch woman.
Alas…, this world is really unfair. God gave her a prominent family background, a nearly perfect appearance and figure, and also gave her such a good man.
The man held by Chen Yuanyuan was dressed very gorgeously, but he was not very energetic.
He watched Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er walk past him, and a tear silently rolled down his lifeless eyes.
Seeing Chen Yuanyuan, Xue Ning’er thought of Song Yuzhi, and then remembered that if it wasn’t for the imperial concubine, she might have been the one who was kicked out of the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet that night.
She turned to look at Lin Xiu and asked, “Are you familiar with the Imperial Concubine? Why can you enter the harem at will? If it wasn’t for you last time, the Imperial Concubine would not have helped me…”
Lin Xiu said, “I used to make ice in the palace and got to know the Imperial Concubine. Later, I happened to cure the illness of her pet. His Majesty specially allowed me to enter the harem to take care of the Imperial Concubine’s pet.” Although
she said she was taking care of the pet, in fact, the little guy is now very lively, and three meals a day are prepared according to its own preferences. The one who needs Lin Xiu’s care more is the Imperial Concubine.
Xue Ning’er said, “The Imperial Concubine seems to like you very much. Just because she saw the earrings you gave me, she came forward to help me out, and even deceived the Empress Dowager…” It’s
normal for the Imperial Concubine to like him. It would be strange if she didn’t like him.
During this period of time, Lin Xiu has been trying all kinds of ways to make her happy. His Majesty has not been to Changchun Palace as often as he has. If he had spent half of his efforts on pleasing the Imperial Concubine on Xue Ning’er, she would have acquired the ability to fly long ago. If he had been a bit more scumbag, the legitimate daughter of Duke Xue’s mansion should be resting and nurturing her pregnancy now…
Fortunately, she met Lin Xiu, otherwise, with her naivety, she would have been sold and had to count money for others.
Speaking of which, although the Imperial Concubine is more than ten years older than Xue Ning’er, her heart is actually no different from that of a girl. Lin Xiu saw this a long time ago.
Among the four concubines, the Queen is dignified and steady, the Concubine is thoughtful, and the Concubine is generous. Only the Imperial Concubine, the name of the tigress in the harem, is known to everyone. It can be said that she is the most high-profile and unscrupulous one.
This just shows that she doesn’t have much scheming. The harem is a place of right and wrong, and what matters is forbearance. Rich historical experience shows that in the harem disputes, those who laugh to the end are the most dormant and forbearing.
Of course, the Imperial Concubine did not have this problem. She had no children, so it was not her turn to participate in the harem struggle. This was also the important reason why she had been able to stay independent of the harem struggle and never been affected.
The next day, after practicing with Princess Minghe, Lin Xiu returned to the harem with her.
Walking on the long palace road, Princess Minghe suddenly frowned and sniffed, then looked at Lin Xiu with contempt and said, “You are a grown man, but you still wear a sachet…”
When they were practicing together just now, Princess Minghe smelled a faint fragrance.
She thought it was the smell of Zhao Lingyin’s sachet. This smell was different from all the sachets she had smelled. Other sachets were filled with spices, and the fragrance was relatively strong and slightly bitter, but this fragrance was fresh and pleasant, a sweet fragrance she had never heard of.
Princess Minghe wanted to ask where Zhao Lingyin bought the sachet, but she and Zhao Lingyin had been rivals since childhood, so she couldn’t ask such a question.
It was not until this moment, when she returned to the harem with Lin Xiu, that she discovered that the fragrance actually came from Lin Xiu.
Sachets are something that only girls wear. It is really despicable for a grown man to wear a sachet.
After despising Lin Xiu for a while, Princess Minghe couldn’t help but ask, “Where did you buy your sachet?”
She really liked this elegant and pleasant fragrance.
Lin Xiu didn’t want to pay attention to Princess Minghe, but in order to avoid being considered a pervert by her, he took out something from his sleeve and said, “This is not a sachet.”
In his hand, there appeared a bottle that was only half the size of a palm. The bottle was transparent and seemed to be made of crystal. The bottle was filled with amber liquid. As he took out the bottle, the fragrance became clearer.
Princess Minghe was surprised and asked, “What is this?”
Lin Xiu thought for a moment and said, “You can call it perfume. It has the same function as a sachet. Drop a drop of the liquid in this bottle on a handkerchief and carry it with you, and it will keep the fragrance for a long time.”
Princess Minghe’s eyes lit up. Just drop a drop on the handkerchief to keep the fragrance. This is much more convenient than a sachet, and more importantly, it smells good. She couldn’t wait to ask, “Where did you buy this?”
Lin Xiu shook his head and said, “You can’t buy this outside.”
He also had a sudden idea a few days ago. Since distilled liquor is already available, why not make perfume.
He didn’t think of making a profit from perfume, because the profit of the wine shop was already huge, enough for him to accumulate huge wealth. Lin Xiu’s focus is on cultivation, not business.
He just felt that the sachets in this world didn’t smell good, and it was very inconvenient to carry them with him. It would be better to make a bottle of perfume and give it to the imperial concubine.
Last time she stood up for Xue Ning’er, Lin Xiu hadn’t thanked her properly.
Princess Minghe said straightforwardly, “How much is it? I’ll buy it.”
Lin Xiu smiled and said, “I’m sorry, Your Highness, this item is not for sale.”
After several failures, he only prepared two bottles, one for his mother and the other for the Imperial Concubine. He didn’t even give Lingyin and Xue Ning’er any, not to mention Princess Minghe.
She was neither his sister-in-law nor a girl who liked him, nor was she like the Imperial Concubine, who always protected him. Why should she be given such a good thing?
Princess Minghe looked at Lin Xiu and said angrily, “You are a grown man, why do you need such a thing?”
Lin Xiu put the perfume away, shrugged, and said, “I’m not using it myself. I’m giving it to the Imperial Concubine. And there is only one bottle of this thing. I can only apologize to Your Highness.”
Princess Minghe returned to Ruidong Palace unhappy.
She didn’t want to take his things for free, but he didn’t even have room for negotiation.
There was a royal concubine on the left, and another royal concubine on the right. The royal concubine was not his mother, let alone his wife. Why did this guy care so much about the royal concubine? She eavesdropped on the tree every day, so she knew that Lin Xiu was really good to the royal concubine. She went to Changchun Palace every now and then to make her happy. The tigress rarely smiled before, but now she likes to smile more and more.
It was okay if she didn’t smile on weekdays. When she smiled, words like “splendid as peaches and plums” and “beautiful as stars” could not describe it. These concubines in the harem immediately became mediocre.
Thinking of this, Princess Minghe’s face showed expectation again. The Empress
Dowager said that she and the royal concubine were 70% similar when they were young. After another 16 years, would she be as beautiful as the royal concubine?
She suddenly looked forward to growing up.
At this time, in Changchun Palace.
The Imperial Concubine brought the crystal bottle closer and sniffed it gently. Her beautiful eyes lit up and she said, “What a fragrant smell, even better than the scent of the sachet. Tell me quickly, what is this?”
Lin Xiu stepped forward and said with a smile, “Your Majesty, this is perfume. It is made of essence and flower petals. It can replace the sachet. Just sprinkle a small drop of perfume on your handkerchief and carry it with you.”
Women always like fragrant things. The Imperial Concubine said, “This… perfume, do you have any more? I’ll give a bottle to the Grand Empress Dowager.”
Lin Xiu shook her head and said, “Your Majesty, this thing is difficult to mix. In more than half a month, I have only mixed two bottles. One bottle was left for my mother and the other was given to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty wants to give it to the Grand Empress Dowager, I will go back and mix it.”
The Imperial Concubine was surprised and said, “It’s so troublesome to make this perfume. Forget it. The Grand Empress Dowager is old, and there is no use for these things. You should practice well and don’t always spend your mind on these things…”
Having said that, she was still very happy.
She had been lonely and bored in the palace for ten years. It was not until Lin Xiu appeared that she gradually had more fun in her life. In the past ten years, her relatives and friends might have forgotten her, but there was still someone outside the palace who remembered her all the time…
Lin Xiu was holding Bai Ling and scratching it. The little guy whimpered, “This princess also wants something fragrant…”
Lin Xiu patted its butt and said in a voice transmission, “You want nothing. Rub on the queen more and you will become fragrant. Be content. Others can’t rub on you…”
Today’s update is 12,000 words. Because it is more daily, the number of words is a bit more.
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