Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 198

[Chapter 198 The Imperial Concubine’s Past]

Concubine Seeing that the Imperial Concubine, who had lost her appetite in the past few days, had finished drinking the lotus seed soup and eaten two boxes of cakes brought by Lin Xiu, several imperial doctors looked at each other in bewilderment.

The Imperial Concubine’s condition was really getting better and worse, which was hard to figure out. Anorexia

didn’t seem to be like this.

And just now the Imperial Concubine was still depressed, but when a certain person appeared, she immediately became energetic.

Things were already very obvious.

The reason why the Imperial Concubine’s condition improved was the Jiangnan cakes brought by Lin Xiu.

As everyone knows, all the concubines in the harem came from powerful families in Kyoto, but the Imperial Concubine came from Jiangnan. She hadn’t been back home for more than ten years, so it was not surprising that she would feel homesick.

She suffered from homesickness.

These foods from the Imperial Concubine’s hometown just gave her spiritual comfort and alleviated her condition.

They had to admit that Lin Xiu still had a way to treat the Imperial Concubine. They

could only look at the Imperial Concubine with disbelief in their beautiful eyes.

As a woman, she vaguely felt that what the Imperial Concubine missed was not her hometown, but the person.

She was not suffering from anorexia, nor homesickness, but lovesickness.

Lovesickness will naturally heal without medicine when the person you miss appears.

The Imperial Concubine suffered from lovesickness, but the person she missed was not His Majesty.

This was incredible.

And neither the Imperial Concubine nor Brother Lin seemed to be aware of this. As soon as

this thought appeared in her mind, she buried it completely.

Regardless of whether her diagnosis was true or false, this matter must not be told to anyone.

The Imperial Concubine finished two boxes of cakes by herself, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and exclaimed: “The taste of this osmanthus cake is exactly the same as that made by the shop in front of my home when I was a child…”

This was of course, because these osmanthus cakes were bought by Lin Xiu from the street in front of Murong Mansion.

Lin Xiu said, “When Caiyi and I came back, we bought a lot of gifts for the queen. I will bring them with me tomorrow when I come to Changchun Palace with her.”

The imperial concubine said, “Don’t come tomorrow. I will go out of the palace to find you.”

Lin Xiu thought about it and felt that this was a good idea. It was convenient for the imperial concubine to go out of the palace. The environment in the palace was too depressing, and Caiyi didn’t like to come here.

The imperial concubine showed expectation on her face and asked Lin Xiu, “Where did you and Caiyi go when you went to Jiangnan this time? Have you been to the capital city?”

Lin Xiu smiled and said, “We have been to every place in Jiangnan. These cakes were bought in the capital city. We also bought a house in the capital city. We plan to live in Jiangnan for a period of time every year.”

A trace of envy appeared in the imperial concubine’s eyes, and then she asked Lin Xiu with interest what she and Caiyi did when she went to Jiangnan this time. Lin Xiu picked out a few interesting things and told her about them. As for the others, they were indescribable…

In the end, there was really nothing to say. The imperial concubine was still interested, and Lin Xiu thought After thinking for a while, she said, “When we were in the city, several righteous men from the Tiandao League captured the father and son of the Zhang family in Jiangnan, as well as the Yin of Jiangnan, and threw them on the street early in the morning. These people usually oppressed the people, and finally died in the hands of the people. It can be regarded as retribution…”

The beautiful eyes of the imperial concubine lit up and asked, “Really?”

Lin Xiu nodded and said, “Of course, I saw it with my own eyes.”

The imperial concubine clenched her fist and gritted her teeth and said, “That’s great. The people of the Zhang family deserved to die!”

Lin Xiu was a little surprised. It was the first time he saw the imperial concubine show such hatred to someone. Could it be that the Murong family and the Zhang family in Jiangnan had a feud?

Not long after, the imperial concubine covered her mouth and said, “I’m a little sleepy

. I’m going to rest first. I’ll go out of the palace to find you tomorrow.” This also made the palace maids in Changchun Palace happy. In the past month, the imperial concubine not only had a poor appetite, but also had a bad sleep. She often couldn’t sleep all night. She hadn’t slept well for a long time.

The imperial concubine went back to her room to rest, and Lin Xiu also left.

When walking out of the harem, a voice suddenly came from behind: “Brother Lin, please stay.”

Lin Xiu turned around and smiled at Shuangshuang: “I also brought you a gift when I came back from Jiangnan this time, but I can’t take it today. I’ll bring it to you next time.”

Shuangshuang smiled sweetly and said, “Thank you, Brother Lin.”

Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, “You have saved me so many times, you don’t have to thank me.”

A moment later, Shuangshuang walked side by side with him on the palace road. Suddenly, he remembered something and said, “By the way, Brother Lin, I called you just now because I wanted to tell you that it’s best not to mention the Zhang family in front of the imperial concubine.”

Lin Xiu was stunned for a moment and asked, “Why?”

Shuangshuang explained: “The imperial concubine’s hometown is in Jiangnan. Nan, these years, she has lived in the palace for a long time, and she has become ill due to depression. In the past six months, her condition has improved. Brother Lin may not know that the reason why the imperial concubine entered the palace has a lot to do with the Zhang family. “

Lin Xiu was even more confused and asked, “What does the queen’s entry into the palace have to do with the Zhang family?”

Shuangshuang said, “I also heard from the imperial doctors that at that time, the Zhang family in Kyoto wanted to marry the Murong family in Jiangnan. The Murong family had already agreed, but the Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree to confer her the title of imperial concubine. It is said that the queen did not want to marry the Zhang family before entering the palace, so we usually don’t mention the Zhang family, so as not to make the queen unhappy…”

Lin Xiu didn’t know that the imperial concubine had such a past.

No wonder she has never returned to the Murong family for so many years. I guess she has resentment towards the family in her heart.

How could she, who is so proud, be willing to accept the family’s political marriage?

The decision of the Murong family will make her completely disappointed in the family.

However, the Murong family at that time should have no other choice.

Just like Emperor Xia granted him and Zhao Lingjun a marriage, the Lin family and the Zhao family could not resist.

The Zhang family wanted to marry the Murong family, and the Murong family could not resist.

Even the emperor could not resist the Zhang family and needed to marry the daughter of the Zhang family as the queen, let alone a small family in Jiangnan.

In order not to marry into the Zhang family, she chose to be a concubine. No matter how arrogant the Zhang family was, they would not go against the royal family on such matters.

After learning about this, Lin Xiu felt a sense of sympathy for the concubine.

They were all people who could not decide their own marriages.

The difference was that Lingjun was a good person. She didn’t mind Lin Xiu being with the person he liked, and she would even help him take a concubine.

But Emperor Xia was the emperor, and the emperor’s concubine could only be a concubine forever.

Lin Xiu suddenly realized something. Wouldn’t the relationship between the concubine and His Majesty be the same as his and Zhao Lingjun?

After making this assumption, all the things he didn’t understand before were explained.

No wonder the Imperial Concubine was not angry when she saw His Majesty flirting with the pretty widow outside. Instead, she took the initiative to help him and let the pretty widow enter the palace.

His Majesty didn’t care at all that the Imperial Concubine left the palace, or even spent the night outside the palace.

Among the four concubines of the one queen, she was the only one without an heir.

It is said that the Imperial Concubine is a favorite concubine, and Emperor Xia is indeed very good to her, but on weekdays, Lin Xiu has never seen her appear in Changchun Palace. What kind of favorite concubine is this? At

this moment, all the doubts in his heart were solved.

Damn Zhang family, they ruined the Imperial Concubine’s happiness for life.

They made a girl who yearned for Jiangnan live in seclusion in the deep palace of Kyoto for sixteen years.

He will get this account back for the Imperial Concubine.

After returning to Beijing, after meeting his parents, Lin Xiu first looked at the Imperial Concubine.

Then, he brought gifts and came to Xue’s house.

It’s not that the Imperial Concubine is more important than Ning’er, but when he came to Xue’s house, he must stay with her for a while, even until the evening. In the harem, he can’t stay too long and must leave before dark.

Xue Mansion.

In the innermost courtyard, Lin Xiu had just put down the gift when a beautiful figure flew towards him and threw herself into his arms. After not seeing each other for a month, Xue Ning’er wanted to kiss her beloved passionately. Her lips had already moved closer, but suddenly there was a bang in the courtyard.

“Shut up!”

Old Duke Xue sternly shouted, and at the critical moment, he separated the two.

Xue Ning’er bit her lip and said, “Grandpa, can we be alone for a while?”

Old Duke Xue snorted coldly, “No, you are not his yet, be reserved for me.”

Xue Ning’er could only sit at the table in an orderly manner. Lin Xiu opened a pastry box, picked up a piece of pastry, and put it into her mouth. This time, Old Duke Xue did not stop her, but he also snorted to show his dissatisfaction.

Lin Xiu did not push her too far. At this time, Xue Ning’er smiled and said to him, “In the future, I can also protect you…”

She stretched out her hand, and Lin Xiu’s body suddenly lifted off the ground and floated in the air.

Lin Xiu was surprised and said, “You are at the Earth level!”

He was not surprised that Lingyin and Minghe entered the Earth level, because they had already entered the upper realm of the Xuan level and had enough accumulation. He was not surprised that Qin Wan entered the Earth level, because she could eat Yuanjing as a meal, but Ning’er had only been promoted to the upper realm of the Xuan level for half a year, how could she be at the Earth level?

Old Duke Xue snorted and said, “Boy, I said that if you don’t work hard, you are not worthy of my granddaughter.”

Lin Xiu looked at Old Duke Xue, then at Xue Ning’er, and seemed to understand something.

Old Duke Xue was at the Heaven level, and Ning’er was at the Xuan level. If a Heaven level strongman was willing to stagnate at the cost of his own cultivation, he could forcibly promote a Xuan level person to the Earth level.

But almost no one did this.

Because it was not worth it. Which Heaven level strongman was willing to give up his own cultivation just to create a Earth level? Old Duke Xue really loved her. In terms of talent, Lingyin and Minghe were not inferior to Ning’er. They lost because they did not

have a Heaven level grandfather.

When Lin Xiu left Xue’s house, it was already late.

He arrived at the new house and found that the door was closed from the inside, indicating that Qin Wan was at home.

Lin Xiu did not knock on the door, but climbed over the wall as usual.

The light in Qin Wan’s room was on and the door was open. Lin Xiu walked to the door. Qin Wan, who was reading, turned around and glanced at Lin Xiu. Her eyes gradually became resentful and she asked, “Do you know how I spent those days?”

(End of this chapter)