"Has your sister always been so bold?" Shen Qingran frowned. She had never thought that someone would be so proactive.

"What's more, shouldn't the Ninth Prince be settling down with the girl from the Hua family?" Shen Qingran couldn't help but speak.

Lin Xi didn't expect this to happen. She lowered her eyes and looked at the ambiguous scene between the two people in front of her. She asked lightly, "Is there such a thing?"

She has discovered that Miss Shen loves all the gossip about Kyoto the most, and there may be some secrets about that family that she doesn't know.

"It's no secret anymore. Miss Hua and the Ninth Prince have had private contact several times. Is your sister trying to steal their favor?" Shen Qingran looked at her curiously and instantly became interested. "But if that's the case, your sister won't be able to gain any benefits."

Lin Xi instantly understood the key to this. Although the Hua family, to which this Hua Wuren belonged, had a low official rank, they held the power to mobilize troops in the capital, so the imperial concubine had to make contact with the Hua family.

However, the Lin family is not prominent in either civil or military affairs. Leaving aside the Hua family, the imperial concubine could still choose better women for the Ninth Prince. Why did she choose the daughter of the Lin family who has no help from anyone?

The smile on Lin Xi's lips became even wider. She didn't even need to do anything. This time, she could use someone else's hand to make Lin Yuanyue never be able to raise her head again.

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Hua Meiren suddenly realized that Lin Yuanyue and the Ninth Prince had not been at the table for a long time. She then remembered to go out to look for Lin Yuanyue. As soon as she stood up, she saw her coming back. Seeing the red marks on her neck, she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Lin Yuanyue was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and said softly, "It's nothing, I just sprained my ankle accidentally, it's nothing serious, how are you?"

Hua Meiren shook her head, looked at the people at the table, and couldn't help but complain: "It's really boring."

"Indeed." Lin Yuanyue's eyes always fell on the men's seats intentionally or unintentionally. Thinking of the tug-of-war with the Ninth Prince just now, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

How could she really let him succeed so quickly? She had to make sure he couldn't get it, and kept thinking about it until his heart was itching.

When Lin Yuanyue thought of this, she felt proud. She turned her head and met Lin Xi's eyes. Seeing her understanding look, she was afraid in her heart. Did she know something?

Just now, she asked the servants around her to investigate everywhere before she hooked up with the Ninth Prince. If this were to get out, her reputation would be completely ruined.

Lin Yuanyue felt a little guilty and took the initiative to find Lin Xi, "Sister, where did you go just now? Why did you take so long to come back?"

Lin Xi did not respond to her words. He glanced at her lightly, with a smile on his face and a meaningful look in his eyes. He said to the beautiful lady, "Be more careful about the people around you!"

It was just a random sentence, and Hua Meiren didn't understand what it meant. "What?"

"Nothing." Lin Xi didn't say much, but Shen Qingran, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but wanted to say something, but was pulled away by her, "Don't say anything now, just think of it as for me."

Shen Qingran nodded and held back.

The banquet at the Shen Mansion was over. Lin Xi was waiting for Lin Yuanyue, but she said she didn't want to go back with him and wanted to be with Miss Hua.

Lin Xi just smiled, said nothing more, and left with Aunt Xu.

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When they returned home, Xu called her over.

As soon as she entered Xu's yard, she knew that she had bad intentions.

Before she even sat down, she spoke up: "Xi'er, you are so old now, your father can't keep you in the mansion forever, your marriage should be put on the agenda."

Hearing this, Lin Xi lowered his head slightly, without moving, waiting for Xu's next move.

"My mother's family just happens to have a boy of your age who is coming to Beijing to take the imperial examination. I wanted to let you meet him. If you don't like him, that's okay." Xu continued to speak with a smile, while constantly looking at Lin Xi's expression.

Under the orange light, Lin Xi's facial features became extremely soft and gentle. She raised her head slightly, nodded and said, "It's up to mother to arrange it."

Xu narrowed her eyes, satisfied with her answer: "Then you can go down and rest first!"

As soon as Lin Xi walked out the door, she ran into Chunhua who was hurriedly looking for her.

"Young Miss..." Chunhua panted heavily and ran all the way to find her. She continued, "Master Lin Min has been waiting for you in the courtyard. He said that Miss Yueru is seriously ill."

Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, and quickly followed her back: "Did Master Min say anything about Yueru's situation?"

Chunhua shook her head and said, "Master Min, since I can't ask Madam for help, I can only come to you. I dare not refuse rashly, so I have to come to Miss."

Lin Xi looked at her deeply and said, "You did a good job this time."

When she walked into the courtyard, she saw Lin Min with red eyes. The boy who used to take good care of himself now didn't even pay attention to his manners. When he saw her, his nose was sour and he said aggrievedly: "Sister, Yueru has a high fever and really needs to see a doctor now."

"I understand." Lin Xi's expression was calm and her tone was calm. She instructed Aunt Xu beside her: "Among the maids we brought back a few days ago, wasn't there one who knows medical skills? Let her come and take a look first."

In fact, this group of maids were originally secretly placed next door. She was thinking of a pretext to accommodate them so that she wouldn't have to face trouble from the Xu family. Now she had no choice but to arrange them slowly.

"It's my fault. If I hadn't stepped in, Yueru wouldn't have been unable to see a doctor this time."

Lin Xi shook his head and said bluntly: "It's not that you are trying too hard, but that you are too weak now."

"I asked you to take the lead not because of this, but for the future."

Her voice calmed Lin Min down all of a sudden. It was true that he was too weak now. He had no bargaining chips in his hand and didn't even have a chance to take a seat.

"Sister will help you, don't be afraid, okay?" Lin Xi looked at the girl walking in and quickly asked her to follow her to the yard where Lin Min was.

Although many people were arranged in this yard, no one listened to Lin Min. Xu was secretly causing trouble for Lin Min because of Lin Zhaoyu's punishment, so this group of people became a burden instead.

"What's going on? The young lady is sick, and you don't go find a doctor? You let the master do it instead?" As soon as Lin Xi entered the room, he glanced at everyone indifferently.

The leader didn't take Miss Lin Xi seriously at all, and just said, "Miss, this is the Second House's business, it's not your turn to speak yet."

"Really?" Lin Xi raised his lips and sneered.

Aunt Xu brought the female doctor in to treat him. Lin Xi felt a chill in her heart, "If I can't do it, can't my father do it too?"

"Whose slaves are you?"

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