The next day, just after Lin Dai finished her training, the system told her a piece of news: Wei Liming, the fourth prince of Wei, had secretly entered the capital alone. Normally, other countries that sent envoys to Dayan to participate in the Lantern Festival would follow a large team to Dayan about three days in advance. But now Wei Liming had arrived in Dayan alone so early, it seemed that there was another conspiracy.

"Oh, the capital is still bustling, how can I be missing? It seems we have to rush to the capital to join in the fun." Lin Dai packed up and went out to find An Jiu, asking her to deal with the affairs of the Xue Mansion today and leave for the capital tomorrow.

Because of the continuous rain for several days, the weather was very cold. By the time Lin Dai took a leisurely carriage ride to the capital, there were only 7 days left until the Lantern Festival.

After entering the capital, An Jiu arranged for Lin Dai to meet her master. Lin Dai told An Jiu a few things and asked her to tell the emperor that he didn't need to come to see her in the next few days as she had her own plans.

Lin Dai stood at the window of the inn and looked out. It was indeed the capital city. The shops on the streets, the paving of the streets, and the clothes of the people on the streets all showed the prosperity of the capital city. Even the beggars on the streets were much better off than she was.

The weather is bad now, and Lin Dai has no interest in going out to play. She sits next to the stove, makes a pot of tea, warms herself by the fire, and drinks tea to warm herself up. Although she is not afraid of the cold due to her practice now, she still needs to adapt to the current environment.

"Fatty, we are in the capital now. Please tell me the details of the situation in the capital. Knowing yourself and the enemy will ensure victory in every battle."

"Okay, the current situation in the capital is like this. After the emperor was poisoned last time, although he has been cured, in order not to attract the attention of Prime Minister Qin, he has been lying in bed pretending to be seriously ill and has basically not been seen by anyone. Even the queen and the queen mother rarely see him. Prime Minister Qin now believes that the emperor will not live long. With the help of the foreign vassal and the fourth prince of Wei, he will join forces with the queen mother and the queen on the Lantern Festival to force the emperor to abdicate and the queen's child. At that time, Prime Minister Qin will be the regent to assist the young emperor and directly control the entire Great Yan Dynasty."

"If I'm not mistaken, the child might not be the emperor's."

"How does sister know?"

"Nothing, I just read too many melodramatic novels. Fatty, have you found the evidence of Prime Minister Qin's treason?"

"I've checked it out, what are you going to do, sister."

"Not for the time being. Just wait for Qin Yan to rebel on the Lantern Festival, and then we can make him fail. Rebellion is a capital crime, and coupled with the dirty things he has done over the years, it is treason. Not only will his entire clan be executed, but he should also go to hell." Lin Dai took a sip of tea. The sky in the capital was about to change and become clear: "Okay, let's have a good rest today. We may encounter interesting things when we have fun in the capital tomorrow."

On the second day, Lin Dai was dressed very warmly but did not look strong, because she bought a set of close-fitting thermal underwear from the Modern Mall and wore it inside, and a set of winter clothes outside. In addition, due to the practice, she did not feel cold at all and felt very comfortable. The people outside looked very bloated in their clothes.

Lin Dai went to the street and bought two strings of candied haws. She ran around, looking here and there. Only now did she look like a child in all this time.

He hopped around until noon and found a restaurant to eat. As soon as he walked into the room, he heard the system say that Shen Qing was also here preparing to eat, and was competing with Qin Yan's son Qin Zheng for the best private room.

It is better to come at the right time than to come early. Not only can you watch a good show but you can also have a good meal.

Lin Dai sneaked upstairs when the waiter wasn't paying attention, and hid aside to watch how these noble gentlemen quarreled. Oh, there was actually a beautiful woman accompanying Qin Zheng.

"Chubby, who are those people?"

"The beautiful woman next to Qin Zheng is Cao Yingying, the daughter of the Minister of War, and the man is Cao Yingying's brother Cao Zhize. Qin Zheng and Cao Zhize are legendary good brothers. Cao Yingying fawns on Qin Zheng because of his status. If the Qin family succeeds in forcing the emperor to abdicate in the future, it's hard to say what Qin Zheng's status is, so Cao Yingying has always wanted to please Qin Zheng. The man next to Shen Qing is Xu Huaian, a doctor from the Imperial Hospital, who has no background. The others are his followers."

Lin Dai nodded and listened to them "openly".

"I said that Emperor Shen Qing is so ill now, but you still have the leisure to come to the restaurant for dinner. You are really a good minister of Yan Di." Qin Zheng did not take Shen Qing seriously at all, and his eyes were full of ridicule.

This Qin Zheng is really brave, talking about the emperor in public and calling him by his name, it seems that he is also very clear about everything the Qin family has done. It's a pity that it's too early to be happy, with me, Master Wuyou, here, everything is nothing.

"Hmph, Qin Zheng, you are so brave that you call the emperor by his name directly. It seems that your Qin family is really impatient." Shen Qing did not expect to scare him. After all, the Qin family has been rampant for a long time and seldom took other people seriously.

"Shen Qing, I won't say much to you. I'll reserve the No. 1 private room today. You can eat somewhere else." As he said this, he was about to walk into the private room.

Shen Qing took a step to the side and stopped him: "Qin Zheng, do you understand first come first served? Why didn't the Qin family teach you? Do you want me to teach you personally?"

"Okay, then Master Shen, teach me. Come on."

Looking at Qin Zheng's arrogant look, Shen Qing really wanted to punch him, but it was not appropriate to confront him head-on at this special time.

Shen Qing held the fan in one hand in front of his chest and held the other hand tightly behind his back, trying his best to endure it.

Qin Zheng saw that Shen Qing had been holding back, and continued to provoke: "Come on, why don't you dare?"

Xu Huaian next to him touched Shen Qing and whispered, "Forget it, let's go. We can only endure it now."

Shen Qing knew that this was the only way for now. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice: "Brother Shen, why haven't you entered the box yet? Didn't you say you would treat me to something delicious?"

Shen Qing listened to the familiar voice that suddenly appeared. Could it be? Surprised, he looked around and saw a person standing at the stairs. It was Lin Dai.

Lin Dai ran over and hugged Shen Qing's arm and started to act coquettishly: "Brother Shen, why are you standing outside? Have you ordered all the delicious food? I'm hungry." She deliberately blocked her view and blinked at Shen Qing a few times.

Shen Qing understood and touched Lin Dai's head happily: "Hey, Dai'er, why did you come just now? Brother Shen has been waiting for you for a long time and thought you would not come."

Lin Dai heard the hidden meaning in the words and blamed herself for coming to the capital too late. She secretly twisted the flesh on Shen Qing's arm with her hands. He dared to take the opportunity to touch her head. She threatened with her eyes and gritted her teeth: "Really? I don't think it's too late at all. Brother Shen doesn't want me to come?"

Seeing the little girl's threat, she knew when to stop. She was a petty person, so she quickly took her hand away and said, "Of course I hope so. Brother Shen is so happy that you are here."

"Well, in that case, let's go in quickly." Lin Dai said as she walked into the No. 1 box, and Shen Qing followed in. Xu Huaian had no choice but to follow her in.

Qin Zheng, who was standing aside, was completely ignored. He looked at the two people beside him, laughed angrily, strode into the box and sat down without any courtesy. Lin Dai asked curiously: "Brother Shen, is this person your friend? Is he going to have dinner with us?"

Qin Zheng looked at the innocent and pretty Lin Dai, and smiled, "Hello, little girl. I am a good friend of your brother Shen. You can just call me Brother Qin. What's your name? I haven't heard that Shen Qing has a sister like you."

Lin Dai raised her eyebrows and glanced at Shen Qing, a wicked smile curving her lips. Shen Qing was too familiar with this and couldn't wait to see the show. At this moment, he didn't feel any burden at all because Lin Dai was here.

Lin Dai blinked her cute big eyes and looked at Qin Zheng: "Hello, Uncle Qin, my last name is Ni, and my first name is Mama. You can just call me Mama. I'm not Brother Shen's sister. I got to know him because Brother Shen helped me before."

When Qin Zheng heard that he was called uncle, the smile on his face froze: "Okay, Mom, you can just call me Brother Qin. I'm about the same age as your Brother Shen."

Lin Dai choked up and almost laughed out loud. Oh my god, this is so horrible. Even though I lied to him, he really called me mom. The key is that he called me mom very gently to appear intimate. I got goose bumps all over my body because of disgust. Was he trying to make fun of Qin Zheng or disgust myself?

"Really? So you two are about the same age, but you look so old. So, Brother Qin, since this is our first meeting, are you going to treat Mom to a meal?"

"Okay, order whatever you want. Waiter, take the order."

"Yeah, thank you Brother Qin, tell the waiter to serve all the signature dishes of your restaurant and a bottle of your best wine." You made me so sick, I will definitely charge you a good meal.

Shen Qing watched it clearly from the side and tried to hold back his laughter. She was worthy of him.

Lin Dai looked at the other two people: "Brother Qin, who are they? Are they your servants and maids?"

"Puff" Shen Qing spat out a mouthful of water. Everyone looked at him, coughed a few times and waved his hands: "Don't worry about me, you guys continue."

The Cao siblings were immediately unhappy and were about to say something, but Lin Dai immediately said, "Brother Qin, this maid and servant look pretty good in their clothes. It turns out that being a servant in your family is so good. Your family is so great!"

Qin Zheng was being flattered at this time, and he did not deny it: "That's right, I tell you, there is no one in this capital who can compare to our Qin family?"

"Really? Can Brother Shen's family not compare? Brother Shen's family is very big and powerful."

"It's true. If you don't believe me, you can go to my house and see for yourself."

"Really? Okay, I'll go tomorrow, okay?"

"Okay." Qin Zheng agreed to Lin Dai's request without thinking.

Then Lin Dai had a good meal. Except for the Cao siblings, everyone else at the table ate well. Finally, at Cao Zhize's reminder, Qin Zheng was ready to leave. Before leaving, Lin Dai pretended to be reluctant to leave and repeatedly said that she would go to play with Qin Zheng tomorrow.

The Cao siblings glared at Lin Dai fiercely when they left, especially Cao Yingying, who said, "Country bumpkin" before she left.

Seeing this, Lin Dai finally shouted at Qin Zheng's back: "Brother Qin, don't forget to settle the bill. I don't have that much money. I'm from the country, otherwise I can only put it on your account." After shouting, she returned to the box with satisfaction.

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