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249. Jin Yu complains and offers advice

The children put down their bowls and chopsticks contentedly. Gu Xiaoya took Lin Qingxue's hand and said coquettishly, "Mom, we're so full. Can we go for a walk in the yard to help digest the food?"

"Yes! Mother, we haven't been together for a long time. If you go to South City to find father, take my brother with you and leave us at home."

Gu Huaining held Lin Qingxue's arm and spoke in a coquettish tone, his tone lively and cute.

Although Gu Xiaowan didn't say anything, from her actions as she stood next to Gu Huaining, it was obvious that she also agreed with what Gu Huaining said.

Lin Qingxue agreed with a smile, and surrounded by the children, they came to the courtyard of Xuanxueyuan.

The afternoon sun shines softly into the courtyard, and the flowers, plants and trees are all coated with a layer of gold.

The children ran and played in the yard like cheerful little birds, chasing each other and laughing like silver bells from time to time.

Lin Qingxue stood aside, looking at the children with a smile, her heart full of warmth and peace.

Happy times always pass quickly. Not long after resting, it was time for the children to go to afternoon classes. Gu Huaining and Gu Xiaowan persuaded Lin Qingxue to take them to the study in front.

Lin Qingxue had no choice but to send the children over. After sending the children, she returned to Xuanxueyuan, sat in the study for a while, and then went back to her room to take a nap.

On the other hand, after Gu Jinyu found out the truth, he went to the palace to complain to the emperor.

When he arrived at the palace, he found that his father, the Duke of Huguo, was also in the imperial study. Gu Jinyu handed the evidence he had found to the emperor and began to complain.

The emperor took the evidence presented by Gu Jinyu and flipped through it with a serious expression. With every page he read, his brows furrowed even more.

The Duke of Protectorate looked at the emperor's expression and couldn't help but murmur in his heart. Although he knew that Gu Jinyu came here to complain, he could only pretend that he didn't know what had happened.

After all, his son is his own. Now that his son has been plotted against by others, he, as a father, must help him get back at his father.

At the same time, we must also tell the world that the people in the Duke of Protectorate’s Mansion will not be bullied by cats and dogs.

"This is simply lawless!"

The emperor slammed the evidence onto the table and shouted angrily, "How dare they do such a thing right under my nose? Do you really think I can't punish them?"

Upon seeing this, Gu Jinyu immediately knelt and said tearfully, "Your Majesty, my investigation has revealed that this matter has far-reaching implications. If it is not thoroughly investigated promptly, it will endanger the stability of the court and the livelihoods of the people! These people have replaced the iron with inferior products, and the pistols have not been made. If a war breaks out in South City, the Prince of the Protectorate and the people of South City will be in great danger!"

The Duke of Protector of the Nation also stepped forward, bowed, and asked, "Your Majesty, what is so serious? If this has affected the nation, the perpetrators must be severely punished."

The emperor handed the evidence to the Duke of Protectorate and said in a heavy voice, "Look for yourself. Someone secretly replaced the raw iron materials used by the Firearms Department. As a result, the pistols they recently made have a shorter range and cannot be used normally. The herdsmen outside South City are eyeing them covetously. This batch of muskets is destined for South City."

After reading it, the Duke of Protectorate was also shocked and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be tolerated. The culprit must be severely punished."

The emperor nodded and looked at Gu Jinyu: "You have done a great job this time. I order you to cooperate with the Dali Temple and make sure to investigate this matter thoroughly. No one involved in the case will be spared."

"Yes, Jinyu obeys your command," Gu Jinyu took the order and withdrew. After leaving the palace, he rushed to the Dali Temple without stopping.

Back at Xuanxue Garden, Lin Qingxue woke up from her nap, feeling refreshed. She was planning to go to the garden to enjoy the flowers again.

"Chun Tao, go to Dongyang Garden and bring the two young masters back. I've been separated from the two children for a long time, and I miss them so much."

Lin Qingxue was sitting in the pavilion in the small garden of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. She looked at the various flowers in front of her and suddenly thought of her cute twins, a boy and a girl.

Lin Qingxue only met the child once yesterday. She didn't even have the chance to spend time with the child and went to chat with Princess Anyang and the others.

After the twins were born, they were mostly taken care of by nannies and maids. They spent very little time in Xuanxue Garden. Most of the time, they were taken care of by Princess Anyang in Dongyang Garden. This was also the reason why she was unwilling to take charge of the household again.

Just ask yourself, who, after finally being able to sit back and relax, taking care of the kids and coaxing them every day, would still think about managing the affairs of the huge Duke of Protectorate Mansion, and not feel tired?

Chuntao took the order and left in a hurry. Lin Qingxue sat alone in the pavilion, with the breeze blowing and the fragrance of flowers lingering, but her mind was all on the twins, boy and girl.

The children's pink little faces kept appearing in my mind, and the corners of my mouth unconsciously rose. After a while, Chuntao came back with the two little ones.

The boy had a chubby face and eyes that rolled around, and he was curious about everything around him; the girl was well-behaved and quiet, with a rosy face like a little apple. The two of them in the nanny's arms were a typical image of one still and one moving.

As soon as they saw Lin Qingxue, the two children opened their little arms, called "Mom" in a baby voice, and stretched out their hands towards her as if wanting her to hold them.

Lin Qingxue's eyes were slightly red, and she quickly stood up, hugged the children in her arms, and kissed their little faces again and again.

"My darlings, mother misses you so much," Lin Qingxue said softly. The twins, a boy and a girl, snuggled in her arms, their little hands tightly grasping her clothes, and sat on her legs, one on the left and one on the right.

At this moment, Gu Jinyu finished handing over affairs to the Dali Temple and hurried back to the mansion.

Hearing that Lin Qingxue was in the garden, he walked straight over. Seeing the warm scene in front of him, he paused and a gentle smile appeared on his face. "Sister-in-law, I'm back. I have something to discuss with you."

Lin Qingxue looked up and saw Gu Jinyu, with a hint of surprise in her eyes, "You're back, how are things going?"

Gu Jinyu walked over to her and sat down, telling her everything that had happened in the palace. "There are so many people involved in this case, and I'm afraid it will be a tough battle. Although the emperor is on our side, this matter involves too many things, and I don't know if he can withstand the pressure from those ministers."

After a pause, Gu Jinyu frowned slightly, his eyes revealing determination, "But for the sake of the stability of the court and the safety of the people, I will not let any bad guys go, especially those who want to destroy the existence of the Firearms Department and the granary."

Lin Qingxue nodded gently, her eyes full of worry. "Be careful, remember to carry your black pimple and pistol with you, and the secret guards shouldn't be too far away from you."

The twins seemed to sense the solemn atmosphere as well. They opened their eyes wide and looked at Gu Jinyu and then at Lin Qingxue.

The twins were ignorant and thought that it was Gu Jinyu who bullied Lin Qingxue. They said in a baby voice to him, "You... bad boy... beat me..."

Hearing the twins' words, Lin Qingxue couldn't help but laugh. She burst out laughing and said, "Jinyu, do you usually bully the twins?"

"No, sister-in-law, the twins are in our mother's yard. Even if I were to eat the courage of a leopard, I wouldn't dare bully them!"

Gu Jinyu said with a bitter face. He couldn't understand why the twins would say he was a bad guy and wanted to beat him. He didn't know where they learned it from.

At this time, Gu Xiaoya, Gu Huaining and Gu Xiaowan finished their class and came to the garden. When they saw Gu Jinyu there, they ran over excitedly.

"Second uncle, you're here!" Gu Huaining ran to Gu Jinyu, hugged his arm, and said with admiration on his face.

Gu Huaining has deep feelings for Gu Jinyu. Before Gu Jinxuan came back, it was Gu Jinyu who played the role of father and Princess Lin who played the role of mother, caring about her and Gu Huaiyuan and everything about them.

"Second Uncle," Gu Xiaoya and Gu Xiaowan bowed and greeted Gu Jinyu. They were both very grateful to Gu Jinyu for rescuing Gu Xiaoya from the cliff and avenging her.

Gu Jinyu smiled and patted the heads of the three sisters one by one. "Not yet, but they will all be brought to justice soon."

Gu Xiaowan took Lin Qingxue's hand and said, "Mom, we have a day off tomorrow. Can you take us out to play? We want to go to Lin Village to visit our great-grandparents and our cousins ​​from my uncle's family. My sisters and I haven't been to the Lin family for a long time."

"Mom, Huaining wants to go too," Gu Huaining immediately abandoned her beloved second uncle when she heard Gu Xiaowan's words, came to Lin Qingxue, looked at her eagerly and said like a spoiled child.

Although Gu Xiaoya didn't say anything, her eyes revealed that she also wanted to go. The three sisters looked at her with longing eyes.

"Okay, I'll take you there tomorrow. Go tell your eldest brother later and ask him to go with you tomorrow too." What can she do when her three daughters act like spoiled brats? She can't handle it!

Hearing that Lin Qingxue agreed, Gu Xiaoya and Gu Huaining brought the twins over. Knowing that she wanted to talk to Gu Jinyu about serious matters, they consciously walked to the side to talk so as not to disturb Lin Qingxue and Gu Jinxuan.

Lin Qingxue was relieved to see that the children were very obedient and would not disturb her and Gu Jinyu from talking about business. In this way, she and Gu Jinyu would not have to go to Dongyang Garden and could discuss countermeasures directly here in front of the children.

"I'm afraid your investigation will offend many people. We need to prepare early. The evidence you collect must be divided into three parts. One part will be sent to the Emperor in the Imperial Library, one part will be sent to the Dali Temple, and the other part must be hidden by you to avoid the other two parts being unable to be sent out."

Lin Qingxue said worriedly that she was doing this just in case, in case those people counterattacked before they died and caused them to get into trouble and have no place to go to regret it.

Gu Jinyu looked at Lin Qingxue with gratitude and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I have already discussed it with the Dali Temple Minister. While collecting evidence, I will also keep an eye on the movements of all parties. When the time comes, I will directly take the initiative. However, I still need you to take more care of the family. As for the escort agency, I will let the Second Prince take charge for the time being."

Lin Qingxue nodded. "Don't worry, I'm home with you, and my mother and my second brother and sister-in-law are also here. It's you who has to be careful about your safety."

"Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. I know my limits," Gu Jinyu nodded. The matter had been settled, and he stood up and prepared to leave.

"Jinyu, Huairen, and Huaiyu like to eat grilled fish and milk tea. You can just ask the servant to go to the shop to get them. I have told the waiter and the shopkeeper that the people from the Protectorate Mansion who eat there should keep a unified account, and then deduct it from my dividends. You should also tell your second brother and his wife that we are all family. The two children can eat whatever they want. Don't be too restrained. Isn't it cool for me, as their sister-in-law, to accept the things that your second branch gave to Huaiyuan and the others?"

Seeing Gu Jinyu was about to leave, Lin Qingxue hurriedly called him. Thinking that Princess Lin had never asked anyone to get food from the shop, she thought about it for a long time before deciding to talk about this with Gu Jinyu.

To her, the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion was very cozy, and she also recognized the people of the second house, so it was normal for the children to be greedy and want to eat the things in the shop. They could just go and get them. She also told the shopkeeper and the waiter.

However, Princess Lin seemed unwilling to go, fearing to trouble her. As a result, every time she took food home from the shop, the children would look at her with green eyes as if she were a refugee, which made her very embarrassed.

Hearing Lin Qingxue's words, Gu Jinyu also thought of his two disappointing sons and sighed slightly in his heart.

He nodded and said, "I understand, sister-in-law. My wife is just afraid of causing you trouble. She has no other intentions."

"I know my second brother's wife's character. You don't need to explain. We're all family, so there's nothing to worry about. Besides, when you accepted the black lump and the pistol I gave you, didn't you feel any trouble?"

Lin Qingxue looked at Gu Jinyu threateningly. If he said another word, she would consider taking back the pistol and the black lump.

"I understand, sister-in-law," Gu Jinyu nodded and left as if running away.

Looking at Gu Jinyu's back, Lin Qingxue nodded in satisfaction. She glanced at the five children playing nearby and whispered, "Donghe, tell the stewards and the nannies to hand in the account books tomorrow and come back to the mansion to report the next afternoon."

"Yes, Princess, do you need me to prepare gifts for you when you go to the Lin family tomorrow?" Dong He responded and asked in a low voice.

"I brought back some things from South City. Go take some out. Then pick out some study supplies and cloth from the warehouse. Then ask the small kitchen to prepare some soft, glutinous, and sweet cakes."

Lin Qingxue thought for a moment and added, "Go to the warehouse and get two jars of good wine. My grandfather and my uncle like to drink."

"Yes, Princess, I will prepare it right away." Dong He saw that Lin Qingxue had no other instructions, so she bowed and went down to work.

Donghe first went back to the yard and called the servant to run errands, and the black steward and the maids to pass on the message. Then she went to the box on the dressing table in Lin Qingxue's room to get her private treasury key and the public treasury key, and went to get the gifts to be brought back to the Lin family tomorrow.

From the public treasury, Dong He took away two jars of the Duke of Huguo's favorite wine, two bags of tea, four sets of the four treasures of the study, and some fine silk fabrics.

Dong He is the capable maidservant of the Crown Prince's wife. Everyone in the Duke of Huguo's Mansion knows her. Anyone with a decent mind would know that she is there to get what she wants on behalf of Lin Qingxue.

Therefore, many people were willing to do the hard labor to help her move her things back to Xuanxueyuan.

After returning to Xuanxueyuan, Donghe opened Lin Qingxue's private vault and picked out some of the things she brought back from Nancheng.

After selecting the items, Donghe took a piece of paper and wrote out the list, then put it in her sleeve, intending to show it to Lin Qingxue later.