Chapter 30: First Acquaintances

Zhao Liniang's emotions slowly calmed down, Lin Wan took Zhao Liniang's hand and asked softly, "Mother, where are the things hidden?"

"Well, I remember. There is an apricot blossom forest outside the palace of Concubine Chen, and there is a row of low houses where forest rangers live in the apricot blossom forest, and there is a gong room next to it. That's where I hid the box by going out of Gong. It was hidden under an apricot blossom tree behind Gongfang, and I carved an apricot blossom pattern on that tree. Later, I heard that the emperor killed all the people in Xueyu Palace, and Concubine Chen's Palace and the apricot blossom forest were also abandoned. The emperor has not been found, and he should still be there. After Zhao Liniang said everything, she was also a little tired.

"Mother, you have forgotten all these things. Leave it all to me and I'll take care of it. Recuperate with peace of mind, I have moved here and will accompany you every day. Okay?" said Lin Wan softly.

Zhao Liniang nodded, very pleased, with the help of Lin Wan, lay down and fell asleep.

Lin Wan quietly left, letting Chen's mother and Cuihuan come in to take care of her.

Back in the West Wing, Fluttershy greeted her and said happily, "Miss, you're finally back, the hot water has been boiled several times, and Green Willow is waiting in the bathroom, so let's go over." ”

"Well, that's great, I was just going to take a bath, you're so sweet. Lin Wan pinched Fluttershy's face, but Fluttershy didn't dodge it and let out a low wail, which made Lin Wan laugh and feel much better.

Lin Wan is already asleep in the tub filled with various flower petals, and Fluttershy keeps the water warm by changing the water.

When Lin Wan woke up, Fluttershy was looking at her with a look of embarrassment, and when she woke up, she was relieved and complained, "Miss, you've been asleep for an hour, and you're going to have to peel off your skin if you don't wake up." ”

Lin Wan smiled slightly, stretched, and stood up, refreshed. Fluttershy is busy drying her and putting on her pajamas.

Walking out of the bathhouse, the courtyard is very quiet, and occasionally you can hear a few birdsong from outside the courtyard. There are two tall osmanthus trees in the yard, which exude a faint fragrance. There is a wooden table and four wooden chairs under the tree, and Zhao Liniang will occasionally sit there when she comes out to bask in the sun. The maidens also rest there in their spare time. Lin Wan walked over slowly, sat down and felt the tranquility of this summer night.

The night is a little cold, and Fluttershy sees that Lin Wan wants to sit outside for a while, so she goes to her room to get her cloak.

"What person?" said in a low voice as Gale appeared beside Lin Wan, looking at the darkness on the wall.

Qingtong didn't know where to suddenly rush out and stood on the other side of Lin Wan.

Lin Wan whispered to Qingtong: "You go to protect your mother, there is a strong wind here, nothing happens." ”

Qingtong nodded and flew away.

"The night is cool, if the hero doesn't plan to come out, he will forgive the little woman for not being able to accompany him. After saying that, he stood up, as if he was really going back to his room.

Seeing that Lin Wan was so calm, Gale secretly admired it in his heart. I am a person who practices martial arts, and I can feel that the other party has no malice, and the martial arts are under me, so I don't take it to heart, but Lin Wan is just a weak woman, but she is not afraid, this courage is really rare.

A man in black gently floated down from the wall and slowly walked out of the darkness. From a distance, I saw that it was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy, thin, but he was already very tall, half a head taller than Gale. The face is shrouded in the shadows of the trees, and the shadows are so large that they can't really be seen.

Gale looked at his light skill, and his heart was slightly shocked, although this young man's internal strength was not as good as his own, but he was slightly better than himself in light skills.

"Childe is tired from a long journey, can you come and sit down and rest for a while?" Lin Wan invited with a smile.

The young man hesitated slightly, but he still walked over slowly and sat opposite Lin Wan.

Green Willow had already noticed the commotion, and when she saw that Miss had invited someone to sit down, she hurriedly took the cloak from Fluttershy's hand, brought the flower tea she had prepared for Miss, and walked over with two teacups.

The young man looked at Lin Wan calmly and lightly, as if he was an old acquaintance who had not been seen for a long time, and Lin Wan also looked back at him with a smile. The young man has an extraordinary appearance, although he is a little lonely, but he still can't hide his natural handsome temperament. The thin lips pursed slightly, as well as the stubbornness and sadness in the eyes, made Lin Wan suddenly feel as if he had known him for a long time.

Lin Wan stood up, took the cloak, put it on himself, sat down again, raised the teacup, and said with a smile: "Seventh Prince, this is the flower tea I love to drink, you can also taste it." ”

The young man was stunned for a moment, then raised the teacup, took a sip, the temperature was just right, and drank it dry in one gulp. Green Willow stepped forward and poured another full cup.

"Gale Wind, stand down, it's all right. Lin Wan commanded.

As soon as the words fell, the gale disappeared. Midori Willow also put down the teapot and left.

"How did Miss Seven recognize me?" the boy spoke, his voice a little tired and hoarse.

"I've seen the crown prince and the second prince, and your looks are somewhat similar. And I sent someone to save my brother, and the news came back that you were missing. The people of the Shadowless Pavilion are looking for you, and the killers sent by the crown prince, the second prince and others are all looking for you, you have no place to go now, I think, you may go to Lingshan Temple to find Master Lingyin, but I didn't expect you to come to me. Lin Wan finished his conjecture in one breath and did not hide it.

"It was the master who asked me to come to you. Zhou Tianqi's eyes lit up slightly, and then returned to normal.

"I see. Lin Wan smiled faintly, lowered her head and concentrated on tasting tea, just like when she met with a good friend to drink tea.

Zhou Tianqi also took a few sips of tea, looked at the surrounding situation, and suddenly asked, "Have you always been like this?"

"What do you mean?" Lin Wan didn't understand what he meant for a moment.

"You have a master in this garden to protect secretly, and the Yahuan around you can also do martial arts, and the Yahuan who doesn't know martial arts is also so calm and clever. Well-informed, thoughtful, and unfazed. Zhou Tianqi stared at Lin Wan's eyes and saw a flash of helplessness.

Lin Wan stood up, looked up at the boundless black curtain and the faint starlight, and said softly: "If I had a choice, I hope I am not Lin Wan'er, but I have no choice." As he spoke, he turned around and saw that Zhou Tianqi had the same helplessness in his eyes, smiled slightly, and continued: "Seventh prince, all the people in this courtyard are their own people, and no outsiders will come in." You can rest here for a few days first, and my brother will come back in a few days, and then you can enter the palace together to face the saint, how about it?"

Zhou Tianqi had no intention of leaving, so he got up and hugged his fists and said, "Thank you!"

At noon today, Mrs. Lin and Lin Wan and others had just left Lingshan Temple, and Zhou Tianqi fled all the way back to the capital. As Lin Wan guessed, he went to meet Master Lingyin, who was closest to him in the world, although he had never formally apprenticed, he had always been Master Lingyin as his mentor and the person he trusted the most.

But when he explained that he didn't want to return to the palace for the time being, Ling Yin did not leave him to live in the mountains, but asked him to meet a person-Miss Lin Qi. Although he didn't know the deep meaning of his master, Lin Ruichen was his good brother who was born and died, and if he had a second place to go in the capital, it was only Lin Mansion. It's just that Lin Ruichen hasn't returned home yet, so of course it's inconvenient for him to go, but the master asked him to find Lin Ruichen's sister, although he had doubts, he didn't resent it. In the barracks, I often heard Ruichen talk about his sister, and his words were full of joy, and he often remembered the naughty little girl he had seen when he was a child, and it didn't hurt to think about it.