After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

Chapter 432 Adding makeup

After wandering all the way for half a month, Lin Ting finally returned to the capital.

In the Shen Mansion, Shen Wanyi snuggled in Lin Ting's arms. She missed her mother so much.

"Mom, I miss you so much."

Lin Ting hugged his daughter and kept stroking Shen Wanyi's hair. She had grown a lot taller, with delicate facial features, and had a graceful figure.

"My Wanyi has grown up and become sensible. Mother is very pleased."

Shen Wanyi is about to turn eight years old, and he understands everything he should understand.

She was able to achieve what she has today because of her mother. She liked her current mother because her mother now was alive, not like before, who was dull and resentful.

Sometimes she was also very scared, afraid that her mother would become like before one day.

"Lin Ting, I haven't seen you for half a year. The sun in the border town has tanned you."

Lin Lin's family of three all came to the Shen Mansion. Han Yian was getting married the day after tomorrow, and she still had too many etiquettes to learn, so she couldn't spare the time to come and see Lin Ting.

"Sister, you've been sending things to the border town. Although I've gotten a little darker, I've also gained weight."

After seeing his family, Lin Ting's mood improved a lot.

Not only did she feel better, but Bailu also happily went to Xiaoman to share her experiences over the past few months.

"You're the only one who's still talking nonsense. I was so worried about you during your time in the border town. Fortunately, you're fine now."

Lin Lin is becoming more and more like a lady, and she and Qu Yuanxun look very compatible when standing together.

Who would have thought that she was such a glamorous woman, but she was actually born into a peasant family.

"Now what we do is more than just business. We shoulder a heavy responsibility. It is our honor to do these things for Dongxia."

After hearing this, Lin asked Lin Lin to bring Qu Kangle over to show her.

"Xiao Kangle, give your aunt a hug."

Qu Kangle is already seven months old and is not afraid of strangers at all. Lin Ting doesn't cry when he holds him in his arms. Instead, he smiles, showing two newly grown teeth.

One of the two little hands wanted to grab the velvet flower on Lin Ting's head.

"I haven't seen you for a few months. You've grown so big. You're so cute."

Shen Wanyi sat next to Lin Ting and reached out to tease Qu Kangle. After living in Qu's house for the past few months, Shen Wanyi liked this younger brother very much.

"Wanyi, bring the gift I prepared to your brother."

"Uh-huh!"

Just now, when Lin Ting gave Shen Wanyi a gift, she also prepared a small box for Qu Kangle.

Shen Wanyi Xiaobao went to the back, took the gift, and kindly helped Lin Ting open it.

Inside is a gold necklace with cloud and ruyi patterns, and the workmanship is exquisite.

"Xiao Kangle, let your sister help us dress, okay?"

Lin Ting smiled and hugged Qu Kangle. Shen Wanyi was very happy that she could participate in giving gifts. She carefully put the gold necklace on Qu Kangle.

Lin Lin was also smiling beside them. This happy scene was so rare.

"Lin Ting, there is good news in court today."

Lin Ting looked at Qu Yuanxun who was sitting next to Lin Lin and asked, "Brother-in-law, do you have any good news?"

"The prototype of the Yunzhou Dam has been roughly completed. His Majesty has issued an edict, appointing Shen Qingzhou to the official position of Fifth Rank Minister of Works."

This time, a clear decree was issued. Previously, Shen Qingzhou was only responsible for the construction of Yunzhou Dam.

"Great! In that case, Shen Qingzhou is now the Minister of Works."

Lin Ting didn't expect that the first good news he heard after returning to Beijing was the news that Shen Qingzhou had been promoted.

Moreover, no one in the entire court, civil or military, had any objection to him taking this position.

Qu Yuanxun was also very happy that his brother-in-law had been promoted, and that the two of them would be of great help in the court.

"Shen Qingzhou's matter is a good thing. However, Lord Zhong, the Minister of Works, is already old. If the Yunzhou Dam is completed, perhaps your family's official rank will have a chance to rise."

Qu Yuanxun is currently close to the emperor, and he knows much more than other officials.

Since he said this, it means he knew what the emperor meant.

Lin Ting stood up and bowed to Qu Yuanxun.

"On behalf of Qingzhou, I want to thank my brother-in-law for helping him in the capital, otherwise he wouldn't have been promoted to the position of Minister of Works so quickly."

Qu Yuanxun looked at Lin Lin and raised his hand to tell Lin not to be so polite.

"We are a family, and we should help each other. Besides, Shen Qingzhou is really capable and wise. Your Majesty is not stupid. He can see what Qingzhou has done, and he deserves it."

Shen Qingzhou wants to oversee the construction of the dam, so he will not come back even during the Chinese New Year this year. Lin Ting plans to attend Han Yian and Wan Weiran's wedding in Beijing today, and then take Shen Wanyi back to his hometown to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

"Lin Ting, let me hold Kang Le. You just returned to the capital today and must be tired. We won't disturb your rest. We will go to Wan Mansion together the day after tomorrow."

Lin Ting: "Okay!"

Lin Ting was indeed tired. He watched Lin Lin and Qu Yuanxun go back, then he tidied himself up and prepared to go to bed.

However, Lin Ting had not fallen asleep yet, and her room door was knocked again. Lin Ting thought it was Bai Lu who came back, so she spoke directly to the person outside.

"Come in!"

The door was gently pushed open from the outside, and a figure came in holding a pillow.

Lin Ting tilted his head to look over, and saw Shen Wanyi closing the door with his back, smiling.

"Mom, I want to sleep with you tonight."

Lin Ting lifted a corner of the quilt, and without even waving, Shen Wanyi ran over quickly, snuggled into Lin Ting's warm quilt, and surrounded himself with the faint herbal scent on Lin Ting's body.

"Mom, you smell so good, it's the smell of herbs."

Shen Wanyi looked up at Lin Ting, who had similar facial features to her.

"Yeah, I use herbs a lot, so I have this smell on me."

Shen Wanyi sniffed Lin Ting's body hard. She liked this smell very much. It was the smell of her mother.

"Go to sleep. Mother will hold you. It will keep you warm."

The winter in the capital was still a bit chilly, so Lin Ting used his body to cover Shen Wanyi's little feet, trying to keep her as warm as possible.

During his rest time at home, Lin Ting not only went to see Hua Yan and listen to the clothing workshop, but also went home to accompany Shen Wanyi.

On the day of Han Yian's wedding, Lin Ting took Shen Wanyi to General Han's mansion early and watched Han Yian get dressed and put on the phoenix coronet and bridal bridal gown.

Today, her face is filled with happiness and she is more gentle.

"Yian, this is the makeup I gave you."

Lin Ting directly asked someone to carry the things to Han Yian's room. There were two boxes. In one box was a money tree made of gold. This tree alone was worth ten thousand taels.

There was also a box containing two sets of head ornaments and some silver. Just relying on Lin Ting's dowry, Han Yian could live in the Wan Mansion for several years.

"Lin Ting, you...you gave me too much, didn't you?"

Han Yian knew that Lin Ting was wealthy. Her assets alone were almost equal to half of Dongxia’s current treasury.

But the money was her own, and she used so much to buy Han Yian's dowry. Han Yian felt a lump in her heart and was so moved that she almost cried.

She only had her father, and her dowry was prepared by her father, as well as the remaining dowry from her mother.

Lin Ting is the only person who adds makeup to herself, and she is also her friend. This means a lot to Han Yian.