Northwest, Zhongdu, Wangfu, Windward Pavilion.

Although it was late autumn, but the northwest was bitterly cold, and the brazier had been put here early, making the whole house warm like spring, Lin Yinping leaned on the couch with a wistful expression, and four female officials of the palace stood on both sides, and they were reporting to her the size of the palace recently.

The first few female officials talked about the recent repair of the garden, and only Moshu, as the head of the female officials, held the financial power of the inner treasury, so he put it at the end. Lin Yinping reluctantly responded to the few people in front, and when he arrived at Moshu, he was a little tired and tired, and leaned on the pillow in the back, half-squinting.

"This month, the income from the horse farm has been sent, a total of 150,000 taels, but the cost of repairing the garden is 60,000 taels, Mr. Lan borrowed another 200,000 taels, and the silver in the inner treasury is less than one million......

Moshu's voice stopped abruptly and looked at Lin Yinping. I saw Lin Yinping leaning on the pillow, supporting his forehead with his hands, and had already fallen asleep.

Moshu stepped forward to cover Lin Yinping with a brocade quilt, and then waved his hand to everyone and said in a low voice: "You guys go down first." Ziyue and Zhang Xiao, you go and invite the two county lords to come over. ”

After a short time, Xiao Yue and Xiao Yuyi came to the outside of the Windward Pavilion, Moshu slowly withdrew from the Windward Pavilion, gently closed the door, and bowed to the two, saying, "Two county lords, please move and speak." ”

Xiao Yue and Xiao Yuyi, the two aunts and nephews, glanced at each other, although they had a little doubt in their hearts, they still nodded.

The third girl came to a side hall not far away, and Moshu said with a solemn face: "Two county lords, some words are not what I, a slave and maid, should say, but the princess's illness has begun to recur, and she has been very low on energy recently, and this huge palace is up and down, big and small things are continuous, and there can be no one who is in charge, although Moshu was appointed by the princess and princess as the head of the eight female officials, but it is not easy to abuse power, so I invited the two county lords to come over, hoping that the two county lords will come forward and share the worries of the princess." ”

Xiao Yuyi's little face was very heavy, and he said worriedly: "When I asked my mother to say goodbye this morning, I saw that my mother's complexion was fine, how could I ......?"

Mo Shu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, the princess is just tired, take a nap." ”

Xiao Yue thought for a moment and said: "Now that my sister-in-law is sick, it is incumbent on me and Yuyi to take care of my sister-in-law, but this palace is not just a family, it involves the matter of the inner library and the secret guard, and it also depends on the help of the Moshu girl." ”

Moshu owed a debt and said: "This is where the duty lies, and I don't dare to shirk half a point." ”

Xiao Yue nodded and said: "In this case, Yu Yi will have to worry more about this aspect of human relations, according to the usual practice in previous years, and I will take over the cultivation of the garden, and as for the Neiku side, I will have to worry a lot about the Moshu girl and Mr. Lan." Fortunately, my brother has already sent a letter, and he will be able to return to the northwest by the end of the month at the latest, so there should be no mistakes. ”

Mo Shu nodded first and said, "The princess will invite two more county lords to comfort one or two, so that the princess can recuperate with peace of mind." ”

Xiao Yuyi said: "That's exactly the reason. ”

When Xiao Yue and Xiao Yuyi turned back to the door of the Windward Pavilion, Lin Yinping had already woken up, lying on the bed in a daze, and saw that a maid who was waiting next to him was worried, since the end of the autumn hunt, the princess's body has been good and bad, and I don't know when she began to be inexplicably distracted, sometimes it is like a different person, it is really scary, but the prince is not in the house, and the princess strictly ordered that she was not allowed to talk nonsense, so she suppressed this matter.

At this moment, Lin Yinping's eyes gradually cleared, he groaned in pain, stretched out his hand, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Water." ”

The maid hurriedly helped Lin Yinping to get up, then handed over the honey water that had already been prepared on the side, and said softly: "The princess is awake." ”

Lin Yinping leaned on the pillow, took a few sips of honey water, and asked, "Where's the ink book?"

The maid said softly, "Aunt Moshu and the two county lords are waiting outside. ”

Lin Yinping frowned slightly when he heard this, then raised his hand weakly and said, "Let them in." ”

After a while, Moshu, Xiao Yuyi, and Xiao Yue walked into the Windward Pavilion and saluted: "Please princess (sister-in-law, mother)." ”

Lin Yinping folded his hands on the brocade quilt, his face could not hide his tiredness, and said, "Why are you here?"

Xiao Yuyi said softly: "My daughter and aunt heard that my mother was not well, so I came to ask for peace. ”

Xiao Yue did not speak. Every time she faces this sister-in-law, she has mixed feelings, that is, she misses everything her sister-in-law has done for her brother, and she feels that her sister-in-law is too rude and willful, regardless of the overall situation, and sometimes she is really not worthy of her brother. Of course, she absolutely didn't admit that she was faintly jealous of her sister-in-law, and felt that after her brother had a sister-in-law, more energy was put on her sister-in-law's side, and she paid a lot less attention to herself.

Lin Yinping pursed his lips and said: "It's all a family, you don't need so many courtesies, just because the prince is a vassal king, you have to divide the truth of three, six, nine and so on at home, you can grow up and be orderly, and forget about the difference between respect and inferiority." ”

As she spoke, she gestured to the chair next to her, "Sit down." ”

After Xiao Yuyi and Xiao Yue took their seats, no one made a sound, the atmosphere in the room was a little stagnant, and they could only hear the wind whirring outside the window, and after a long time, Lin Yinping reluctantly smiled: "My body is fine, but it is stubbornly a chronic disease, and it is just a little torturous, you don't have to worry." ”

Xiao Yuyi's little face was a little worried, with a girl's unique soft voice, a little more neutral than an adult woman, a little less sharp, and whispered: "Even so, my mother is still recuperating, and it has not been a few days since my father came home, and Yuyi is willing to share her worries for her mother." ”

Outside the Windward Pavilion, the seven female officials, including Ziyue and Zhang Xiao, were already waiting quietly, because Moshu had revealed the news before, so several of them were also mentally prepared. This is not because Moshu is authoritarian and wants to stage a big drama to force the palace, but because this is from Xiao Yu's instructions. However, although it was Xiao Yu, the male host, who spoke in person, after all, he was still a thousand miles away, and Lin Yinping's authority was not something that a few female officials could challenge, so Moshu had to invite Xiao Yue and Xiao Yuyi over.

In the Windward Pavilion, after Lin Yinping listened to Xiao Yuyi's words, his eyes suddenly became fierce, and he looked at Moshu coldly.

Moshu bowed his head slightly, his eyes looked at his nose and his nose at his heart, as if his piercing gaze did not fall on him. It's not that she's not afraid of Lin Yinping, but because after all, she's still the maid of the eldest son.

Lin Yinping beckoned and motioned for Xiao Yuyi to come over. Although Xiao Yuyi was apprehensive in his heart, he didn't dare to disobey his stepmother, so he stepped forward carefully.

Lin Yinping let her sit on her couch, then took one of her hands and said softly: "Yuyi, good boy, mother asks you, how do I treat you on weekdays?"

Xiao Yuyi whispered: "Mother treats Yuyi like a daughter. ”

Lin Yinping smiled, becoming more and more kind, "Then you tell your mother, who taught you these words?"

Xiao Yuyi's face turned pale suddenly, he got up from the couch in fright, and hurriedly argued: "No one taught her daughter to say these things, it was the daughter who looked at her mother's work, so she ...... ......"

The smile on Lin Yinping's face gradually faded, and he said coldly: "That's why I took this opportunity to share a little authority from my mother, right? ”

With a plop, Xiao Yuyi knelt in front of Lin Yinping and said with a crying voice: "Daughter...... My daughter definitely doesn't have this in mind. ”

Lin Yinping stretched out his hand to support his forehead, only felt a pain in his temples, and said in a low voice: "Yes or no, as long as I am alive for a day, it will not be the turn of others to criticize this family." ”

Xiao Yuyi's face was already pale, biting his lip stubbornly, and his small body was constantly trembling.

Xiao Yue had already stood up from her seat, looked at the mother and daughter, and did not speak.

Although my sister-in-law's words were for Xiao Yuyi, why didn't she listen to Xiao Yue!

However, she didn't mean to help Xiao Yuyi speak, except for her sister-in-law, she didn't like this cheap niece of unknown origin, she was the woman of the Xiao family, what is this Xiao Yuyi!

Mo Shu, who had not spoken, finally stepped forward and said, "Princess Qiqi, this is what the prince meant. ”

The atmosphere in the room suddenly froze, the expression on Lin Yinping's face was like crying and laughing, and after a long time, she slowly calmed down and said, "I don't know, when will the prince also interfere in the affairs of the inner house?" Are you a female official under me, or a maid of the prince?"

This is a bit heavy, but Mo Shu also knows that the princess has been a little moody since the onset of her illness, she didn't dare to say anything, just bent down lower.

A trace of disgust flashed on Lin Yinping's face, waved his hand, and said, "You guys stand down, I'm tired." ”

Mo Shu stepped forward to help Xiao Yuyi and exited the Lingfeng Pavilion with Xiao Yue.

Lin Yinping sat on the couch, looked at Lingfeng Pavilion, where there was no one else, and whispered to himself: "This is my home, no one wants to move, not Xiao Yu." ”

She didn't know how long her body could last, she didn't want to leave regrets, and now she still had two unfulfilled wishes, one was to have a son, and the second was to put this huge palace in the hands of her son. Therefore, she must hold the authority of the royal palace, and no one can be contaminated in the slightest.

If anyone obstructs her, it is an enemy, Xiao Yuyi can't do it, and Xiao Yu can't do it.

At this time, Xiao Yu and his party transferred to Huzhou.