Marrying Gold and Jade

The red rope was hooked on his fingertips, and the golden bells that fell from it rang, a sound that made her feel at ease.

Lin Yu fiddled with it with his hand, and the bell rang with golden waves under the candlelight in the room.

"How are you doing during the time we've been apart?"

"It's OK," he hid his worries and asked, "How about you? Are you OK?"

It was not difficult for Mingyuan to guess that she was abducted by Xu Jinxuan and forced to go north.

Of course, we also know that during the time she entered the palace, she had been living with someone in Chonghua Palace.

When asked if it was okay, Lin Yu's smiling eyes suddenly became empty. She stared at the bell, but she didn't know what she was looking at through the bell.

"I……"

"No need to say more." Ming Yuan didn't want to embarrass her, nor did he want to dilute the joy of reunion after a long separation.

Then he just asked, "What would you like to eat for dinner?"

Lin Yu was actually relieved, "You know, I like to eat vegetarian food."

"it is good."

Mingyuan wrote a few dish names on a piece of paper and handed it to his personal eunuch.

Turning back, I saw the girl with a pair of bright eyes asking, "Am I the first person to hear you speak?"

He shook his head honestly and told him, "The first one is your majesty."

He didn't call him father, but only His Majesty. Lin Yu took a while to react, then he let out a long "Oh", thinking that it was right to inform his parents first.

Speaking of this meal, she was actually a little nervous. After all, her identities had been reversed, and compared to him, a prince, she was just a commoner.

Ming Yuan was also reminded of the past, and was thinking about the time when Lin Yu invited him to have dinner, but was interrupted by Lin Ji who broke in. Now it was open and aboveboard, and he could sit next to someone.

Both of them were waiting for the other to move first, so there was silence at the table for a long time, and their eyes just happened to meet.

Ming Yuan asked, "Is it not to your taste?"

Lin Yu sighed and said that he was worrying too much. He picked up his chopsticks and smiled again, "Everything you picked is to my liking."

But just after finishing dinner, she began to think again. It was not a good idea to stay in Wangyue Pavilion. It was already unusual for her to live in Xu Jinxuan's Chonghua Palace. If she changed to another palace halfway, wouldn't it affect A Yuan's reputation?

Just as he was worried, Ming Yuan took the initiative to say, "If you don't want to go back tonight, the main hall next door has been cleaned up."

Wangyue Pavilion is a side hall. Mingyuan did not move the main hall because his mother lived here at the beginning.

Lin Yu was still worried: "If I stay here like this, will it be..."

"Don't worry." He said this firmly, without making his adopted son feel embarrassed at all.

Lin Yu said to Zhu Lian Qing Dai, "Go back and pack some clothes for me."

Before they set off, neither of them was very confident, especially Qingdai. She let out a long "ah" and was obviously embarrassed by this task.

Xu Jinxuan has such a bad temper. He wanted to take Lin Yu back today but failed, and now he has to pack his luggage!

Lin Yu also knew that the task was arduous, so he just said, "If I can take it, I'll take it. If I can't... I'll just make do with it."

Fortunately, it is an extremely cold winter day, so it won’t be a big deal if you don’t change your clothes for a day.

Mingyuan accompanied her into the main hall, which was indeed very tidy. Mingyuan did not ask anyone else to do the small things in the bedroom, such as lighting candles and unfolding screens. He did everything himself, as if he had returned to the Lin family.

What was even more unexpected was that things went surprisingly smoothly with Zhu Lian Qing Dai, and her clothes were brought back quickly.

"He...isn't in Chonghua Palace?"

There must be something wrong when something is abnormal. Even Lin Yu felt that it was not Xu Jinxuan.

Qing Dai replied, "The Fifth Prince is here. After Zhu Lian reported the matter, he asked us to go into the palace and clean up."

Zhu Lian added: "He didn't look too happy, but he certainly didn't make things difficult for us."

Lin Yu knew this was very abnormal, but he had no intention of investigating it further.

After taking a comfortable bath, she called A Yuan over as she did before. She was really excited and asked him to talk to her.

A Yuan was a man of few words, so she kept asking him questions. When she really couldn't think of anything to say, Lin Yu held her chin and stared at him, saying to him, "A Yuan, tell me something else."

I knew from the beginning that he was good-looking. Even the rough servant's clothes couldn't hide his good looks. Today, when I caught a glimpse of him in the wind and snow, I saw him slowly putting on his light fur coat and getting off his horse. Lin Yu realized it belatedly and sighed: It should have been like this.

Ming Yuan asked: "What?"

She giggled and laid her head on her arms. Her eyelids were clearly heavy, but she still refused to fall asleep.

Ming Yuan noticed that she was sleepy, so he coaxed her: "Go to sleep today, and we'll talk tomorrow."

Lin Yu shook his head, "I don't want it."

She hadn't been as happy as she was today in a long time. Her brain was no longer working, but she subconsciously refused to listen to him.

After all, there is no one else in this palace who can let her be carefree and show off her temper.

The final result was that Ming Yuan looked at her quietly for a while without saying anything, and Lin Yu lay on the table without making any sound.

"A Yu?"

These two words, which he had practiced in private and whispered to himself thousands of times, were called out to her for the first time.

But the girl was already in a light sleep and did not respond to his gentle call.

Mingyuan stood up and picked her up without hesitation.

His huge physique made him look particularly relaxed, as if the girl was as light as a feather and could be lifted up with a single push.

"A Yuan..."

When he put the person on the couch, Mingyuan thought she was awake. He stood up and saw that her eyes were tightly closed. The sound just now seemed to be just a dream talk.

He rolled up the quilt and covered her. Even though he knew she couldn't hear him, he still responded, "I'm here."

She protected me in the Lin Mansion before, and from now on, I will protect her.

Lin Yu had a rare good dream. She dreamed that her family was in harmony and she went out to attend a gathering of sisters. A sedan chair slowly carried her to the gate of the courtyard.

Qingdai told her that Lin Ji sent ice from the government office to help her cool down.

Mingyuan came in holding a pot of flowers and said he wanted to move it to her desk.

……

She was still smiling when she opened her eyes, but then she remembered that she was in Kyoto, and the smile faded.

However, some things in dreams can come true. For example, when I finished putting on my makeup, Mingyuan came in holding a potted wintersweet, and the faint fragrance filled the whole hall.

After she sent everyone out, Mingyuan said, "It's just opened. Put it here."

What a rare peace.

On the other side, the Chonghua Palace was not so peaceful.

The master had a stern face every day, and would scold severely if he did something wrong. Xu Jinxuan was also vicious in his words, and not only the little palace maids, but even the eunuchs hid and cried because of his scolding.

Xuan Ye also couldn't understand what he was doing. He clearly cared so much, but he was unwilling to even go and ask for it in person.

Seeing that the money donated had been used to recruit soldiers, the credit had not yet been given. After all, he looked at Miss Lin and felt that she would not side with this side unless forced by her master.

The most important thing is... Zhu Lian is gone, and life is so boring.

Lin Yu stayed in Wangyue Pavilion for three days before he finally remembered what Xu Jinxuan was planning.

After not seeing her for three days, the love poison in her body broke out.