The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 113

Chapter 113 Bodhisattva's Heart

The middle-aged man in gray clothes was meticulously throwing onions, ginger, orange peel, mint, cinnamon, salt... into the pot.

Nothing should be missing.

Finally, boil it together with tea leaves.

The first cup was discarded.

This second cup.

The middle-aged man handed it over respectfully.

"Please drink, Mr. Ning."

Sitting opposite the middle-aged man was a man younger than him, about 30 years old. Calling him "Mr." seemed a bit exaggerated.

This Mr. Ning wore white clothes, his hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin, and he was dressed like a Taoist priest. He had a handsome face and a bit of the humility and warmth of a scholar.

He reached out to take the cup with a faint smile on his face.

Before he lowered his head to drink the tea into his mouth.

A burst of footsteps sounded.

"Master, there is a guest outside." The servant bowed and handed it with both hands: "This is for you."

The servant lowered his voice: "It is said that there is a letter from the East Palace."

The middle-aged man, that is, Master Lin, changed his face slightly: "Hurry up and lead him into the flower hall."

After that, he turned around and bowed: "Mr. Ning, please forgive me for not being with you."

The man opposite him was named Ning Que, who was appointed as the governor of Bianzhou. Since he returned to Beijing to report on his work, he has not returned to Bianzhou for the time being.

Everyone secretly discussed that his position might be promoted again.

Master Lin did not dare to neglect him, and ordered someone to take the chessboard for Ning Que to play chess with himself.

Then he turned around to entertain the new guests.

Xue Qingyin and Madam Xue were led into the door.

Seeing that the flower hall was not far away.

Xue Qingyin paused and turned around and said: "Aniang, wait for me here."

Madam Xue did not know what she was going to do.

But she knew that Xue Qingyin had grown up and she could not intervene in many things, so she nodded.

The servant who led them in was surprised.

However, there were many guests in the mansion, and the servant became a smart person with so many comings and goings.

He said: "If it is inconvenient for this lady, how about going to the garden to see the rockery and flowing water and get some fresh air? You don't have to stand here and wait."

Madam Xue nodded naturally.

Xue Qingyin smiled at the servant and rewarded him with a few gold and silver grains.

The servant thanked him repeatedly, but he did not show any greed, which showed that the master had taught him well.

Xue Qingyin entered the flower hall, and the maid just brought up tea and snacks, and saw a middle-aged man walking quickly, his beard moving in the wind.

The man had opened the letter on the way here, so he naturally knew who wrote the letter and who the visitor was.

As soon as he entered the door, he bowed and said, "I am Lin Bo, and I am honored to meet you, the concubine."

"No need to be polite."

Mr. Lin stood up, not daring to look directly at Xue Qingyin, and said quickly, "Mr. Cen Yong and Mr. Ping Nanzi are both in Weinan, not far from Beijing. I will send someone to send them invitations today."

Xue Qingyin opened her palm, and a hollow sachet fell from her palm.

She said, "Someone asked me to bring it to you."

Mr. Lin took it carefully, opened the sachet, took out the paper in the wax ball, and naturally saw the two crossed-out words.

"Save me".

Master Lin's face suddenly changed: "Who gave this to the concubine?"

Xue Qingyin asked him: "Didn't the messenger tell you?"

Master Lin reacted and said in a deep voice: "...Eastern Palace." "Is the Crown Princess in trouble? Since the concubine can get a handwritten letter from the Crown Princess, she must have seen her in person. Please tell me what the Crown Princess is like now?"

Xue Qingyin sighed and said: "I don't know what kind of relationship you have with the Huainan Xiao family, but I have only met the Crown Princess once. Since she believes you, I will tell you the story."

She first talked about how the sachet came into her hands.

When he heard the little palace maid barking like a dog, Master Lin's face was already ugly, and he said in a trembling voice: "As the Crown Princess's personal maid, she ended up like this. It can be seen that the Crown Princess is in dire straits..."

Xue Qingyin also talked about her visit to the Eastern Palace.

Master Lin's hands trembled uncontrollably, but his expression became calmer.

"It took so much trouble to pass on the news. How could that maid named 'Jiang Hua' do it alone? The master of the East Palace is the prince. I guess... I guess the prince must have had his hand in it. They were a perfect couple,... how could it come to this?!"

Xue Qingyin did not speak.

"If the Crown Princess's parents knew, they would be so heartbroken." Master Lin held the chair with one hand and muttered to himself, "This matter, this matter is not that simple..." As he spoke, he wiped his face, suppressed his surging emotions, and knelt down to Xue Qingyin: "Thank you, thank you for taking the risk to tell me today." "It's just a matter of raising your hand." Xue Qingyin paused for a moment, but still asked one more question: "Does Master Lin have a plan to rescue the Crown Princess?" Master Lin shook his head and forced a bitter smile on his face: "This matter needs to be considered in the long run. I can't do it alone. I have to send someone back to Yangzhou to pass the message." After he said that, he didn't dare to delay, and immediately ordered someone to get paper and pen, and wrote a letter to the servant: "Find a fast horse,... go by water! Give this thing to Master Xiao San in Yangzhou." Xue Qingyin suddenly said: "Wait." Master Lin was grateful to her in his heart, so he was also willing to listen to her, so he stopped and turned his head quickly. "Do you know the prince?" Xue Qingyin asked.

Master Lin was speechless: "How can a person like me have the chance to meet the prince..."

Xue Qingyin said: "If they want to do it to the extreme, I'm afraid they will send people to guard near the Xiao family, and intercept all letters from the capital."

She thought about it, if the prince dared to act like this without leaving any room, it would definitely cut off her way to ask for help from her family.

Mr. Lin trembled even more, he nodded, and said: "Yes, yes, it's still the concubine who considered it carefully. I was so confused. If it really got out and was intercepted halfway, I'm afraid the princess would not survive tomorrow."

Xue Qingyin originally wanted to hand the things over to Mr. Lin.

But now it seems...

"My family has a small property in Huainan Road, and it's normal to send two managers to inspect it." Xue Qingyin said.

Master Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "Just now the concubine said that it was just a matter of raising her hand, but I know that the East Palace is in such a dilemma, but the concubine is willing to pass a message for someone she has only met once. How much effort has been put into this, how can it be summarized lightly? The Crown Princess...she, she grew up under my watch. I know she is kind-hearted, and I am afraid she doesn't want the concubine to be too involved and get into trouble. Just passing the message can still clear the relationship, but if someone is sent to Huainan Road, the entanglement will be endless."

This matter may only be entrusted to Lord Ning, who is upright and thoughtful.

He has countless friends, but he dare not use them easily in this matter. After all, it involves the royal family's major events... Master Lin sighed in his heart.

But after hearing what Master Lin said, Xue Qingyin actually became a little enthusiastic.

She said, "You still have to send a letter back to the Xiao family, but not this one. Give this letter to me, and in the letter you send back, you have to write that the Crown Princess and I are on good terms, and ask the Xiao family to introduce my maternal grandfather, the Xu family, to the prominent family in Huainan, and take good care of my maternal grandfather, and ask the Xiao family to hire two teachers for the Xu family, otherwise they will despise the merchant family."

Mr. Lin understood: "If my letter is intercepted, it will make the next move more reasonable. But people in high positions are suspicious. I'm afraid that if the Crown Prince finds out what the concubine did... I'm afraid even His Royal Highness Prince Xuan will be forced to join the game. At that time, if His Royal Highness Prince Xuan has a bad heart for the concubine..."

Outsiders only know that the late queen had raised Prince Xuan for some time, so naturally they think that Prince Xuan and the Crown Prince have a deep friendship.

The more Mr. Lin thought about it, the more he felt that Prince Xuan's concubine was really kind-hearted.

She even ignored these to save her.

"I will take care of this matter, so I won't stay for long." Xue Qingyin didn't say much.

Master Lin knew that this matter couldn't be delayed, so he hurriedly handed the letter to Xue Qingyin and wrote another one himself.

Then he knelt down again and kowtowed to thank Xue Qingyin with a big bow.

"My Lin family was once a scholarly family, but the family fell into decline. Fortunately, the Xiao family helped me, so I was able to survive to this day and earn such a family business. Your righteousness in saving the Crown Princess is like saving my life. In the past, I was willing to be a servant of the Xiao family to repay the Xiao family's kindness. From now on, I will be willing to follow the lead of the concubine."

Xue Qingyin smiled: "Let's talk about it when the Crown Princess is fine."

"Yes, yes." Master Lin stood up and wiped his face.

Xue Qingyin only then realized that he was covered in cold sweat.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

No wonder this man can make countless friends. He is indeed a person who values kindness and morality more than mountains.

Xue Qingyin walked out of the flower hall and met Nong Xia.

Nong Xia was puzzled and asked, "What are you doing here, young lady?"

Xue Qingyin said, "To find a good future for my in-laws."

Nong Xia didn't understand, but she was still happy and said, "Young lady is really amazing!"

Xue Qingyin tilted her head and smiled, "Nong Xia, wait for me to send my mother back to the Xu family, and you can go to the Xue family to find my eldest brother later, and tell him that I want to see him."

Nong Xia was even more confused, "Ah? Then when will we go back to the palace?"

Xue Qingyin said, "Later."

Nong Xia didn't understand what she was going to do at all, but nodded in agreement.

Xue Qingyin looked at the servant of the Lin family and asked, "Please lead the way, I want to find the lady who came with me just now."

The servant responded.

On the other side, Master Lin went back to find Mr. Ning.

The chessboard was still there, but Ning Que was gone.

Master Lin was stunned and asked, "Has Lord Ning left?"

Ning Que was led by a servant to the garden to appreciate the flowers.

"This is the orchid planted by the master, please appreciate it, Lord Ning."

Ning Que only smelled the fragrance of the orchid but did not see the orchid.

He saw a figure first.