Chapter 86 Holding an Umbrella

Chapter 86 Holding an Umbrella

After everything was done, Lin Mu sat on the stone steps outside the side door of Prince Di Jin's mansion.

This place is remote and almost no one passes by.

He often sat here alone, thinking about what he would do next.

Gao Jing's voice came from behind him.

"I guess you're here."

Lin Mu turned his head to look at him, and seeing that there was no one else there, he did not stand up.

"What brings you here, Master Gao?"

Gao Jing lifted up his brocade robe and sat beside him.

"Of course I came to ask about my cousin."

"Take Feng Yan and his wife with you to meet Yi He. My second uncle has already allowed them to move into the southern courtyard of the Gao Mansion."

"Since they have returned to Beijing, why is my cousin the only one missing?"

"My second uncle kept asking questions for a long time, and my second aunt kept crying. She wondered if my cousin had died of suffering on the way to exile."

Lin Mu answered immediately.

"No."

Hearing just two simple words, Gao Jing suddenly became anxious.

"What about her? Please explain yourself clearly."

"You kept silent, and Mr. and Mrs. Feng Yan also didn't know anything. What exactly happened? Can you tell me clearly?"

Lin Mu thought for a moment before responding.

"I haven't had time to ask her if she's willing to go back home."

Gao Jing was shocked and couldn't understand it at all.

"What does this mean? Has our Gao family offended her?"

"Why don't you want to go back home?"

"Then why are you still standing there? Go and ask her if she is willing to come back home."

Lin Mu replied.

"Give her some time to think about it."

"After all, after returning home, I can't..."

"She has a confidant, and before parting, there must be time for a private conversation."

Gao Jing was in a fog and still didn't understand.

"What confidant?"

"Why do we have to leave when we return home?"

"Her fake parents have been accommodated by the Gao Mansion. They are just a close friend. Why don't we bring them to live in the mansion?"

Lin Mu couldn't explain it any more clearly, so he evaded the question.

"Just be patient and wait for good news."

Gao Jing was full of suspicion and couldn't help but guess.

"Could it be that my cousin's face was disfigured during exile, and you didn't want to marry her, so you deliberately didn't let her return home?"

Lin Mu glanced at him and ignored him.

Gao Jing continued to speculate.

"I see."

"You already have someone secretly in love with. If your cousin comes back, you won't be able to marry the one you love, right?"

"It was fine before, you insisted that you were trying to find her in vain and that you were powerless. Now that she has returned to the capital, you should be more careful and stop being fickle and ignoring the engagement."

As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and was suddenly startled.

"Could it be that you are still thinking about her?!"

Lin Mu frowned and continued to remain silent.

Gao Jing started to narrate on his own.

"I remember you said that one day when you were six years old, it was raining heavily and you sat here alone, crying in the rain."

"Because the prince always suspected you, and in the process of pretending to surrender, he became disloyal."

"The palace has tried many times to test them, but they are unwilling to believe it."

"No matter how you prove it, they are all suspicious of their neighbor who stole their axe."

"You were mumbling to yourself about the injustice, when the girl suddenly appeared holding an umbrella. She said she overheard what you said by accident, but she promised you that she would never tell anyone."

"She not only holds an umbrella for you, but also patiently comforts you."

"You didn't identify yourself, and she didn't reveal her name."

"Later, the heavy rain stopped. Before she left, she left her umbrella with you, meaning to protect you from the wind and rain, and told you not to get wet again."

"At the time, she was only five or six years old. She must have forgotten about it a long time ago. How could she remember it like you do?"

"You clearly said that you had asked around but couldn't find her."

"Why do you want to refuse the marriage now?"

"Actually, you found her, didn't you?"

Having said this, he became even more angry.

"Lin Mu, if you dare to let my cousin down, believe it or not, I will kill you!"

Yan Yu happened to pass by and heard it.

"Gao Jing, don't be rude."

Gao Jing immediately stood up and admitted his mistake.

"I know my mistake."

Lin Mu then stood up and bowed.

"Your Majesty."

Yan Yu asked casually.

"Has the palace received all the responses?"

Lin Mu bowed his head.

"Yes, I told the truth according to the prince's instructions."

Yan Yu smiled slightly.

"it is good."

"It's just a share of the credit. It doesn't matter. Let him be."

After thinking it over, Lin Mu made a request.

"I have something to ask, Your Majesty, would you agree?"

Yan Yu's eyes were filled with curiosity.

"Tell me."

Lin Mu spoke in a deep and serious voice.

"I would like to ask for mercy on behalf of Miss Ning San."

"Although she has entered the government, she has not held any position. There should still be a vacancy among the eight ministries. Can the prince recommend her for the next examination?"

Gao Jing had another guess, and in the confusion, tears of disbelief welled up in his eyes.

"what?"

"So you really are..."

"You are simply unreasonable!"

Yan Yu ignored him for the time being and just responded to Lin Mu.

"I didn't arrange for her to enter the Eighth Channel at first because I had doubts in my heart."

"There is no arrangement now because the Eighth Platform is not a safe place, and the King is reluctant to let her take risks."

"Why did you bring it up all of a sudden? Is this what she meant?"

Lin Mu couldn't deceive the prince, so he could only choose what to say.

"It is not Miss Ning's intention, but my selfish desire."

"I think that once she has a status, she can freely choose women from noble families as her subordinates and serve her closely."

Gao Jing was extremely unhappy and did not care about Yan Yu's presence and started questioning directly.

"You are also going to select a girl from an aristocratic family to serve her?"

"How can an ordinary person from Batai have such an honor? Do we have to elevate her to be the prime minister?"

"In this world, apart from the former Grand Minister Fang, is there anyone who has achieved such fame at such a young age?"

"Master Lin, isn't your admiration too obvious?"

Lin Mu turned his head and looked at Gao Jing with a frown, his tone full of helplessness.

"You are noisy."

Gao Jing was so angry that he couldn't suppress it at all.

"Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness."

"You may not know that my cousin is about to return home, but Lord Lin wants to break off the engagement."

"I am so angry, please help me, Your Majesty!"

Yan Yu could see what Lin Mu was thinking and took the initiative to explain it to him.

"you misunderstood."

"He has no intention of regretting the marriage."

Gao Jing disagrees.

"Your Majesty, you trust him too much now."

"He is so heartless and ungrateful. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to work with him in the future."

Yan Yu made a joke.

"Then go back home and rest."

Gao Jing was really scared.

"what?"

"He is the heartless one, why would the prince drive away his subordinates?"

"I am dissatisfied."

Yan Yu was amused by him.

"I am just joking, don't take it seriously."

Having said that, he turned to Lin Mu.

"I roughly understand what you mean. I will give you a reply after considering it."

Lin Mu smiled happily and bowed again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Not long after, Yu's edict reached Yu Xi's residence.

Yan Yu conferred the title of Princess Yuexi on Ning Yunxi, and Yuxi Mansion was officially renamed Yuexi Mansion.

The daughter of a minister cannot be granted the title of princess at will.

To the outside world, Yan Yu gave a reason, saying that the idea of ​​divorce was proposed by Ning Yunxi.

Great achievements should be rewarded.

As a princess, Ning Yunxi can also choose suitable women from the aristocratic families to be her subordinates.

In this way, Qiu Bi successfully returned to the Gao Mansion, changed her status as a minister, and added the surname Gao. She still served Ning Yunxi personally, but she could no longer call herself a slave, but should change to a subordinate.