The hot summer breeze was blowing slowly, Lin Xiaoyou was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard basking in the sun and reading a book leisurely.

"Yo, my sister is still reading a book, let's see who came to see you today. Just as she was fascinated, Su Zixin interrupted her thoughts very inappropriately.

Since she came with Mama Zhang, she would bring Ye Mengfei and Xie Yunsha over every once in a while, and she couldn't get rid of them after sitting for a long time, and the topic was nothing more than showing off the Queen Mother's importance to them. I really admire them, obviously they hate her to death in their hearts, but they still have to pretend to be kind and hang in front of her eyes. Lin Xiaoyou frowned, didn't raise her head, and said, "Sister, come back another day, my sister is tired today, I want to rest more!"

"Princess, Mrs. Lin from the Ministry of Shangshu Mansion has brought Miss Qingyue to see you. Duoduo reminded aloud, and the slightly smiling expression didn't know if it was out of politeness, or if she was really happy for her.

"Sister, long time no see, don't come to harm!" Lin Qingyue was the first to speak.

When he heard Lin Xiaoyu, he thought he had heard it wrong, and when he looked back, he saw that Duoduo was followed by Su Zixin and Wu's mother and daughter. Wu was dressed in a dark red silk dress, with her hair in a bun, and several hairpins inlaid with gems obliquely inserted, and a warm smile on her face concealed her past momentum, looking noble and dignified. Lin Qingyue was dressed in a long green dress, her skin was better than snow, and her swaying delicate headdress was shining in the sun, clear and natural.

"Hmph. Lin Xiaoyou chuckled, ignored her, looked at Su Zixin and said, "Sister Su, what is the place in the palace, how can everyone be put in." Besides, isn't the palace closed to guests, you don't need to take it to the princess's stargazing pavilion without permission. ”

"Lin Xiaoyu, you--" Lin Qingyue heard her sarcastic words, and was about to have a seizure, when Wu hurriedly grabbed her and hinted that she should not be impulsive. The palace is not as good as the Lin Mansion, but it is not a place to let her lose her temper, and the purpose of coming today is not to quarrel with Lin Xiaoyou. You can't lose their face because of impulse.

Having no power and no power, she dared to pretend to be high in front of her, Su Zixin smiled disdainfully and said: "Sister forgive me, Mrs. Lin sent someone to vote for the post two days ago, because it is my sister's mother's family, my sister is not easy to refuse, I want to surprise my sister, so I brought them over directly today." ”

Mother's family, this is too much! What so-called surprise is just an opportunity to see her jokes, and it is indeed surprising enough, but there is no joy. Lin Xiaoyou said mockingly: "Then dare to ask Mrs. Lin and Miss Lin in what capacity they came to visit today?"

Wu smiled and stepped forward and said, "Xiaoyou, my mother and sister came to see you, so they didn't invite us into the house to sit." ”

saw her and did not salute, and called herself her mother, saying that Lin Qingyue was her sister. So is this kind of overture to show her that she is coming as a family member? When was she still a lowly concubine in their eyes, but now she came to bow her head in person to admit her relatives, the glory and wealth are really attractive, and she doesn't even want face for it. Lin Xiaoyou's smiling face didn't seem to be displeased, "Mrs. Lin, this princess's mother has died a long time ago, and this relative can't be recognized." It's not impossible to enter the house today, what to do is to do it yourself. ”

"Lin Xiaoyou, don't go too far, my mother said this, she wanted to recognize you as a concubine under her name, and give you a place to rely on, so as not to be humane outside. You're fine, kick your nose in the face. Do you have to kneel and knock you three times and nine times when you enter the door, have you ever seen a mother kneel down for her daughter?" Lin Qingyue asked unhappily, it was absolutely impossible to make them kneel Lin Xiaoyou.

"Princess, no. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Duoduo stepped forward and pulled Lin Xiaoyu's sleeve.

Lin Xiaoyou glared at her helplessly, who is this girl like, how can she help outsiders talk about her. Before he could speak, a loud voice sounded in his ears, "Presumptuous, is your name the princess?" but Xiangqing came from the lawn with the little fox in her arms, obviously hearing Lin Qingyue's words and reprimanded her dissatisfiedly.

She didn't know who it was, but it was not okay to dare to bully the princess, especially on the territory of the palace, it was really arrogant.

Wu's face turned pale, she was a dignified lady of a minister, and her daughter was the pearl of her palm, but at this moment she was reprimanded by a lowly maid, so where did she put her face. couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "Stinky girl who doesn't have long eyes, how can you intervene when the master speaks." ”

"The princess's business is my business, and the slave and maid are certainly qualified to take care of it. Xiangqing replied sharply and without showing weakness.

"You dead girl, you don't want to live, don't you, who gave you the guts. The anger in Lin Qingyue's heart was aroused to the highest point by the incense, Lin Xiaoyu is princess can't be angry with her, a maid is different. As he spoke, he flew up and kicked Xiangqing.

Xiangqing's flexible dodge made her kick into the air. Seeing this, the little fox shouted and jumped towards Lin Qingyue. Sharp front paws slashed across her neck, and she heard only a scream, leaving five blood marks on her snow-white skin.

"Yue'er. Wu was also startled by the little fox, and after being stunned, he hurriedly took out a brocade and held it down for her.

"Ah, mother, it hurts. Lin Qingyue only felt a hot pain like a knife cut, just now she only saw a red thing rushing towards her, and before she could recognize what it was, she felt a pain in her neck, but now she looked carefully, and only then did she see that there was a beast like a dog on the ground. After a lot of calculations, I didn't expect it to be planted in the hands of a beast. A woman's appearance is important, if she is disfigured, what face will she have to see the prince in the future. The more Lin Qingyue thought about it, the more angry she became, and she pointed at the little fox and shouted, "Kill it for Miss Ben, kill it immediately." ”

"Woohoo. The little fox bared his teeth and glared at her angrily.

"I'll see who dares. Lin Xiaoyou got up, picked up the little fox, and stroked its head happily. As soon as he arrived in her arms, the little fox immediately changed his appearance, and stayed gentle and honest.

Wu looked at Lin Qingyue's wound and felt distressed, and said to Lin Xiaoyou sharply: "Xiaoyou, she is your sister, we are kind enough to see you, are you treating us like this?" Before I changed it, I was afraid that I would return it directly.

"Mrs. Lin is right, it seems that this princess didn't invite you to come!" Lin Xiaoyou said with a smile. I came to the door to find bad luck, who is to blame.

"Lin Xiaoyou, you shameless slut, jealous that Miss Ben is better looking than you, and deliberately disfigured my appearance. Lin Qingyue had a spoiled temper of the eldest lady, thinking that the prince would come back soon, but she couldn't see each other, and her heart was full of anger, and she put the blame on Lin Xiaoyu's head. In her opinion, even if Lin Xiaoyou temporarily won the favor of the prince and flew on the branches to become a phoenix, it would not change her humble background, and she would always be just a speck of dust under her feet.

"Bah, even if you dare to compare with our princess, save your worries, but don't make us laugh in our stomachs. Xiangqing squinted, with a look of disdain.

"You, you, you ----" Lin Qingyue was speechless with anger.

Lin Xiaoyou, what if you are a princess, in the final analysis, you are just a concubine with no name. Su Zixin admired this scene, laughed secretly in her heart, and pretended to be worried and comforted: "Okay, okay, why should we be so stiff as a family!"

Wu glanced at her coldly and said to Lin Xiaoyou: "Xiaoyou, we didn't come to quarrel with you, it was your father who asked us to come and see you." After all, it is a family, and the blood relationship can never be broken. The gossip outside before was very unfavorable to you, and we wanted to recognize you as a concubine under my name, so that it would be in line with your status as a princess, and no one would dare to talk nonsense. ”

"Thank you Madame Lin for your kindness, this princess is not so blessed to have a mother like you. Lin Xiaoyou said coldly. What gossip is not good for her, what is in line with her status as a princess, it seems to be for her sake, but it turns out to be for themselves. Think of her as something, think she is a puppet, let them be at their mercy, discard it when you don't want it, and pick it up when you need it. Until now, I still want to use her, it's a dream.

"Don't be too busy saying no, you can think about it first. Wu said, pulling Lin Qingyue over, "Yue'er, let's go home first and find the imperial doctor to take a look at your injuries." "Now for them, the most important thing is Lin Qingyue's injury, in case of a scar, it will be suffered. is such a daughter, and she still expects her to glorify her ancestors, how can something happen.

Watching them leave, Lin Xiaoyou turned his head to look at Su Zixin and said, "Sister, haven't you seen enough of the play?"

"What my sister said, my sister was also kind. Who knows, hey, it's all my sister's inconsiderate thinking, and the next time they come, they will definitely tell my sister. Su Zixin lowered her head and replied pretending to be annoyed.

"Is there a next time?"

"No, no, no, you see my mouth is really. Okay, then the sister will rest first, and the sister will not bother. Su Zixin said and bowed and retired.

"Princess, are you okay!" Waiting for everyone to leave, Duoduo stepped forward to help Lin Xiaoyou sit down.

"Now I know that I'm worried about the princess, why didn't I help just now?" asked Xiangqing.

Duoduo lowered her head guiltily, Lin Xiaoyou pulled the incense and signaled her not to say anything. Duoduo didn't know about the grievances between her and the Lin Mansion, and it was reasonable to make such a move.

"Miss, Uncle Zhang asks to see you. At this moment, Lan Yu came in with the housekeeper Zhang Yingfu.

"Okay, it's all over, remember not to tell Sister Sùlan. Lin Xiaoyou whispered a sentence before he smiled and said, "Please." "After all, Sister Lan is from the Lin Mansion, and if she knows, she will have to worry about it.

"The old slave see the princess. Zhang Yingfu saluted first, and then got up and handed over the list in his hand.

"Uncle Zhang, there's no need to be polite. Lin Xiaoyou said and took the list, looking at the dense records of a lot of house deeds, land deeds, Zhuangzi, and shops, which also carefully indicated the location and price of each place, and all the things were counted down to no less than 20 places. At the moment, he asked a little puzzled: "Uncle Zhang, what does this mean? Haven't you always taken care of all the industries and businesses under the name of the palace?"

Zhang Yingfu turned his head and gave Lan Yu a look, and Lan Yu retreated with incense and flowers. "The princess misunderstood, this is not the property of the palace, this is the property of Lord Lin's family in the Lin Mansion. ”

"What?" Lin Xiaoyu exclaimed in shock, didn't he say that there were only two properties in the Lin Mansion, a tea house and an inn, when did so many pop up? I couldn't help but pick up the list just now and look at it carefully.

Whether it is the house deed, the title deed, or the Zhuangzi shop, each place is worth a lot of money. In addition to the Lin Mansion where they live now, the rest of the land is not bad, especially the Zhuangzi and the shop, the least of the five Zhuangzi have good land and 100 tilts, and the good ones even have more than 200 tilts. There are a total of fifteen shops, eight of which are in prime locations, five in the middle, and the remaining two are in relatively remote locations, not including the tea estates and inns that were originally known, with a total value of more than two million.

As if seeing through her thoughts, Zhang Yingfu explained: "The two properties that the princess knows are on the surface. And these properties are recorded in the name of Mrs. Lin's mother's brother. ”

Speaking of which, the meaning is very straightforward, those two places are the industries on the surface, and the things she holds in her hands are naturally things that do not see the light in the dark. Also, Lin Lanhai is the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, the head of the six departments, how can he have that little belongings. I knew that I should have knocked him hard when raising disaster money, and 300,000 taels was really cheap for him.

Lin Xiaoyou took a few deep breaths to calm down the powerful shock in her heart, with these things, she was much easier to deal with, not only 300,000 taels of silver, but also let him spit it out until he went bankrupt. Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoyou was suddenly in a good mood, looked at Zhang Yingfu and smiled: "Thank you, Uncle Zhang." ”

Sincere gratitude is not only gratitude to the person in front of you, but also a tribute to him. The gossip a few days ago, the people in the house were afraid of her as a princess, only Uncle Zhang, no matter who came before or after, always treated her with respect.

Zhang Yingfu's calm expression was a little relaxed, and he said lightly: "The princess is serious, this is what the prince meant." Before going to Yanli, the prince deliberately explained that he wanted to figure out the Lin Mansion industry, and he would inform you when the princess came back. Previously, because of the consideration of the princess's body, it was delayed until now. ”

Xiahou Yichen? Lin Xiaoyou was surprised, did he understand her plan?

"Mrs. Lin didn't embarrass the princess just now, right?" Zhang Yingfu asked worriedly.

Lin Xiaoyou smiled: "Uncle Zhang, don't worry, it's okay." "I wasn't at their mercy before, and now I won't. If you still think that she is easy to bully, it is very wrong.

"It's okay. Zhang Yingfu nodded reassuringly, and reported some things to the Lin Mansion before retiring.

Time passed day by day, Lin Xiaoyu's condition finally improved, and finally ushered in the news of Xiahou Yichen's return one day.

"Princess, princess, the princess is coming back. Before she saw anyone, the voice of joy came first, and then her trotting figure appeared in front of everyone. Because of the rush of running, a thin layer of dense sweat appeared on the small face.

Lan Yu hurriedly took a few steps forward and asked, "The prince is coming back, is it true?"

Xiangqing nodded excitedly, "Really, the news has spread." ”

"Great. Lan Yu smiled slightly, turned around and said, "Miss, did you hear? ”

It's been almost a month, and it's been time to come back after so long. Lin Xiaoyou moved his stiff neck, looked at their happy appearances, and nodded shallowly in response.

Duoduo glanced at her quietly, as if she had discovered a new world, and said in surprise: "The prince is coming back, why does the princess seem to be unhappy?"

"That's it, I'm wondering too?" Xiang Qing immediately said. The princess's reaction was too casual, she always felt that something was wrong and couldn't say it, and Duoduo's words just reminded her.

"Then how do you want me to react?" Lin Xiaoyou asked funny.

Xiangqing thought about it seriously and said, "At least you have to worry about whether the prince is doing well? Duoduo, you say yes, right?" After speaking, he didn't forget to turn his head and pull the alliance.

Duoduo nodded in default.

"Thinking so much, how do you know if the prince is okay, the young lady is not asking you in vain. Lan Yu said.

"As for Lan Yu, you protect the princess the most. Duoduo said.

Watching the three of them bickering, Lin Xiaoyou smiled silently, fortunately they were there, otherwise she would definitely suffocate her if she stayed in the Star Gazing Pavilion every day.