The Three-Life Stone

In the blink of an eye, she has reached the age of marriage. Lin Yue has grown into a graceful young lady. The emperor specially conferred the title of Princess Jiale on her, while Lin Xuan is still the crown prince.

Lin Mo realized that his son had no intention of taking the throne, so he said to Duanmu Zhi, "If the child doesn't want to, then let him go. Even if someone else takes the throne in the future, you will still be the Grand Empress Dowager."

Duanmu Zhi was unwilling to accept this. How could others and her son be treated the same way? "Your Majesty, this is not what I meant. I have watched you build this kingdom step by step. How can I hand it over to an outsider?"

"Lin Xuan doesn't have this intention. It's useless even if you force him. On the contrary, it will be counterproductive and may make Lin Xuan drift away from you."

"I know this truth, but Xuan'er is still young and doesn't understand this. When he grows up, he will understand the painstaking efforts of his mother, the concubine."

Duanmu Zhi did not wait for Lin Xuan to understand her painstaking efforts, but only waited for Lin Xuan to rebel.

When the news that Lin Xuan was sick reached Duanmu Zhi's ears, Duanmu Zhi rushed over immediately and expressed her apologies and helplessness to Lin Xuan. The person on the bed was shaking like a sieve. Duanmu Zhi realized something was wrong and found out that it was Lin Xuan who asked the palace to pretend to be him. As for Lin Xuan himself... he had disappeared.

Duanmu Zhi's chest was heaving and she wanted to fly into a rage, but she held herself back and gave each of the people in the Eastern Palace who knew about it twenty lashes of the board as a warning to others.

This was the first time Lin Xuan took action to protest. Duanmu Zhi was afraid that she had gone too far and Lin Xuan would be angry with her, and she was also afraid that the punishment was too light and he would do it again next time.

Less than three days later, Lin Xuan came back. Duanmu Zhi asked Lin Xuan with a heavy face what he had read of the sages' books in recent years, and asked him to write a 3,000-word self-review.

Lin Xuan was already a handsome young man at this time, with a noble look but a bit of a dandy look, which gave Duanmu Zhi a headache. The Duanmu family was still counting on this seedling to ascend the throne as the emperor's mother's family, and Duanmu Zhi had no way to express her grievances.

Everyone thought that Lin Xuan's succession to the throne was a foregone conclusion, even Duanmu Zhi thought so. Even though Lin Xuan was still young at heart and Lin Mo was in good health, Lin Xuan would be more mature when Lin Mo could no longer be.

In her prime years, Lin Yue fell in love with the top scholar at first sight.

Lin Yue had long been dissatisfied with the usual playfulness in the palace, and had already had a vague longing for the affairs between men and women. The first time they met, she disguised herself as a man and secretly left the palace to go to [Wind, Flowers, Autumn, Moonlight Night] to find her mother. She heard that a literary poetry gathering was held here recently, and many talented people gathered.

At that time, Liu Cheng was still a scholar. Even though he was a scholar at such a young age, after all, coming from a remote mountain village, he still looked a little shabby in this wealthy area. Some wealthy young men who bought articles looked down on this person who was only a scholar of ink, and were about to make things difficult for her when Lin Yue came to the rescue. Naturally, Lin Yue was not welcomed, and she was not good at poetry, so Liu Cheng gave her the extra chapter of the lyrics he had written to help her out.

Afterwards, Lin Yue and Liu Cheng sat at the bar and treated him to fruit wine to express their gratitude.

"Thank you for what happened today, Brother Liu."

"Miss, you don't need to thank me. It was you who helped Liu out first."

Lin Yue was surprised: "You figured it out."

Liu Cheng didn't dare to look directly at Lin Yue's eyes and looked to the side and said: "Of course, the girl's words and actions have concealed it, but it is not difficult to see the woman's posture."

Lin Yue was excited. This was the first time she had met such a straightforward person. She excitedly grabbed Liu Cheng's arm, which shocked Liu Cheng. Although he was prepared for the open-minded people in the city, he was still a country bumpkin and his face turned red in an instant.

Lin Yue didn't notice it, thinking that Liu Cheng was drunk, and asked excitedly: "Brother Liu is not only smart, but also very interesting. Did Brother Liu happen to write an extra poem today?"

"That's not the case. I know that the girl is kind, and it would be easy for her to help me out. But some people will not let it go so easily. I can't bear to see such a kind person being framed."

Lin Yue became even more excited: "Hahahaha, I knew it wouldn't be such a coincidence, but you can't drink much of this ordinary fruit wine, and your cheeks are already redder than this wine."

Lin Yue had taken his hand away a long time ago, but when Liu Cheng heard it, she couldn't help but think of the previous contact and her cheeks turned even redder.

After the two of them chatted, Lin Yue learned that Liu Cheng's goal was to become the top scholar. However, the road was so long that for nearly two years Lin Yue almost forgot about Liu Cheng, whom he had met once. But after the palace examination, Lin Yue still asked people to pay attention to this result.

When Liucheng appeared again, there was a dazzling crowd, with the top scholar wearing bright red clothes, beating gongs and parading through the streets, with music playing all the way. When leaving the palace, Lin Yue stood on the city wall and looked at the figure's back. The man seemed to have sensed something and looked back. He was stunned at first, then smiled as if he was bathed in spring breeze.

Lin Yue was moved but not carried away. After An Nan considered that this man had good character, he told Lin Mo about this matter, fearing that Liu Cheng would be snatched away by someone else. Lin Mo had a good impression of this man and observed him for about two years. The two got along with each other based on affection and courtesy. At the age of 29, Liu Cheng became Lin Yue's husband as a consort.

In the same year, Lin Xuan got rid of Duanmu Zhi's choice of Crown Princess and found a more ordinary woman of his own, which made Duanmu Zhi very angry. It's not that she is not good enough, but she is from a relatively poor family and not a woman from the imperial city. She is a strong woman whom Lin Xuan met when he went out to play. This kind of woman can't help Lin Xuan in terms of status, but Lin Xuan insisted on it.

The Duanmu family's plan to send people to the Prince's Mansion failed.

That year, Lin Xuan, Lin Yue and Liu Cheng were all 29 years old, only Zhu An was 28 years old. The four got married on the same day. Hua Xiaoyao dressed up as a nanny and followed the team. For convenience, Lin Yue and Zhu An dressed together, while Hua Xiaoyao accompanied Lin Yue to help her comb her hair. She drooled from her eyes, seeing that her daughter was about to become a wife, and symbolically turned around to look at her daughter-in-law, the woman chosen by her son.

I have to say that my son has good taste. I wonder how charming he must be to be able to attract such an elegant and quiet girl with eyes as cold as a cicada. He was able to let this girl with fair skin and delicate skin marry far away in the imperial city. I think my son must have some outstanding qualities.

Hua Xiaoyao recalled how the two little kids followed Lin Mo out of the palace and clamored for their mother. Later, Lin Xuan's distant and indifferent appearance really looked a bit like Lin Mo, with a hint of cool and handsome aura, which was very attractive to the good girl. I wonder if it was this aura that attracted Zhu An.

Hua Xiaoyao looked at the brides on both sides who were dressed similarly and felt emotional. On one side was her pampered and lively daughter, and on the other side was her indifferent and polite daughter-in-law. On this day, she had another son and another daughter, but they could not recognize each other.

When Hua Xiaoyao went to pick up the bride, he saw the appearance of his son. At that moment, he really felt that his child had grown up. Not only could he stand on his own, but he could also protect others under his wings.

Hua Xiaoyao was dissatisfied when she saw her son-in-law. Is this young man really as good as Lin Yue said? Lin Mo and An Nan both spoke for him, and her cabbages were about to be eaten by this pig.

The other maids and nannies were all curious about this young nanny, who did nothing all day but stare at the bride and groom in a daze, sometimes happy, sometimes emotional, sometimes relieved, and sometimes sighing. However, for a nanny who was related to the princess and was loved by the princess, they just let him go as long as he didn't cause any trouble.