The dazzling palace lanterns hung high up, illuminating the bright and luxurious gold walls, jade beams and glazed tiles.

The tall pillars in the hall are exquisitely carved and decorated with gold ribbons, like a series of relief carvings.

In his previous life, Lin Tingwan had never been to the Taiping Palace and had no idea it was so elegant and luxurious. Today he has broadened his horizons.

But even so, she didn't feel the slightest bit happy about staying here tonight.

Eunuch Sun smiled and said, "I wonder if the young lady is satisfied with this?"

Lin Tingwan nodded calmly, "It is naturally an honor for me to live in the palace that the Queen used to live in."

"If Her Majesty knew that Miss Lin was so happy, she would definitely be extremely happy."

Lin Tingwan was unmoved. She had been praised by Eunuch Sun many times, and he had also been bullying her after she lost power. Lin Tingwan did not believe the words of these eunuchs at all.

"Thank you, eunuch." After saying that, Lin Tingwan took out a bag of silver from his sleeve and handed it to Eunuch Sun.

Without saying anything else, Eunuch Sun stuffed the purse into his sleeve before Pei Yanli noticed it, and looked even more satisfied when he saw Lin Tingwan's smile.

……

"Is your Eleventh Brother feeling better?" His Majesty narrowed his eyes and looked at Pei Jinan who was standing below with a half-smile.

The latter nodded slowly and said, "It's not that I'm in great shape, but I'm feeling better today. I remembered that Your Majesty summoned me to the palace a few days ago, and I came to bother you today as soon as I got better."

His Majesty smiled faintly and said, "Eleventh Brother, you are really being too polite. Although I have ascended the throne, I am still your elder brother after all. Just call me Royal Brother."

Pei Jinan paused before speaking, "Your Majesty's command is obeyed." But he never called him "Royal Brother".

The two have never spoken face to face like they did today since the death of the late emperor. Once upon a time, Your Majesty was also a good brother in Pei Jinan's heart.

But it was only once. For the throne, he showed his fangs. Everything, the brotherhood between the two of them, seemed to have disappeared.

"Eleventh brother, what are you doing here today?"

Pei Jinan lowered his head but was distracted for a moment. The late emperor had once sat here and talked to him, but now everything has changed and the person sitting on this chair is no longer the late emperor.

"I am fine. I just had a nightmare at noon and remembered the past events. I came here to express my gratitude."

His Majesty laughed twice, "What are you talking about, Eleventh Brother? This is what I should do. If it weren't for Empress He, I wouldn't be able to live to this day. This is what I should do."

In the past, the He family was in power in the court, and Empress He was particularly favored by the emperor. Your Majesty at that time was nothing but an unfavored prince born to the daughter of a small family.

Empress He simply helped the mother and son out of disbelief, but she never expected that this would cause her son to lose the throne.

When Pei Jinan was five years old, he accidentally fell into the lake. The eunuchs and palace maids who served him at that time had all been transferred away, so the person who saved him was the emperor who was passing by.

It can be said that if it were not for His Majesty, Pei Jinan would have died long ago. It can be said that this has been the case for all these years, and Pei Jinan has always been respectful to His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind." Pei Jin'an said in a cold tone, as if he suddenly remembered something, "Your Majesty, is the woman I saw at the door just now the daughter of General Lin?"

His Majesty nodded.

Pei Jinan smiled and said, "It is said that General Lin loves his daughter the most. Why is Miss Lin still in the palace at this time? Isn't this against the rules?"

His Majesty smiled naturally and said, "Why is this against the rules? After all, we are the future Crown Princess, so why can't we live in the palace?"

After saying this, His Majesty looked at Pei Jinan steadily, as if he wanted to see something from his eyes, but there was nothing, nothing at all. His expression was indifferent from beginning to end, as if he had really just mentioned it casually.

"It's just that I feel that it's not appropriate for ordinary people to live in my fiancé's house like this, and I feel that it's a bit abrupt in the palace. Your Majesty, please don't think too much about it."

Every word he said seemed to be simply for the sake of the royal family's reputation.

"Besides, I think General Lin must be worried. After all, he has to take Miss Lin with him when he is guarding the border. How can he feel at ease?"

For a moment, His Majesty did not understand what Pei Jinan meant. As for his eleventh brother, His Majesty may have never understood it before.

His Majesty thought for a while and nodded, "I think what Eleventh Brother said makes sense. I was not thoughtful enough about this matter."

Pei Jinan knew clearly in his heart that His Majesty was not concerned about Lin Tingwan's so-called girl's reputation, but was only concerned about Lin Mingqian.

In the end, Lin Mingqian is the cause of both success and failure. Your Majesty knows very well that it would be of no benefit to anger this powerful General Lin.

His Majesty must have thought about this when he summoned Lin Tingwan to the palace, but perhaps he was too anxious and did not think about it in such detail. Now with Pei Jinan's secret reminder, he can be said to have suddenly realized it.

……

Eunuch Sun was a perceptive man. Knowing that Pei Yanli and Lin Tingwan had finally met, he found an excuse and left.

For a moment, only Lin Tingwan and Pei Yanli were left in the Taiping Hall.

"How are you these days?"

There was no one else here, so Pei Yanli didn't need to hide anything. His tone was full of worry, "The weather has been cold these days, and you haven't been careful. What should you do if you catch a cold and have a cough?" After saying that, he coughed twice.

Compared to Lin Tingwan, Pei Yanli seemed to be weaker, but Lin Tingwan remained unmoved. She said calmly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I am well now."

Hearing this, Pei Yanli looked hurt. He took a step forward and tried to hold Lin Tingwan's hand, but she dodged him. "Your Highness, please respect yourself."

"Do you and I really want to be so estranged now?"

"Things of the previous life were cut off in the previous life, and things of this life are in this life. How can they be confused?" Lin Tingwan said in a light tone.

"Yangyang, you should know what I mean." Pei Yanli sighed and spoke slowly.

Lin Tingwan felt that these words were somewhat ironic. She frowned slightly and said, "It is getting late. Your Highness, please go back earlier. It is time for me to rest."

How could Pei Yanli not know what Lin Tingwan meant? He said with some hurt, "Yangyang, what happened today was not my original intention."

Lin Tingwan nodded nonchalantly. At this point, it didn't matter to her who had the idea.

Whether it’s your Majesty’s or Pei Yanli’s, what does it matter?

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