Chen Yin suddenly realized, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, sat down in the chair, and said with a smile:

"Then I'll wait and see."

Soon, Nanny Qi followed the painted curtain to Lin Luoling's boudoir.

Madam Qi and Lin Luoling said, "Madam and Master have gone out with the Ningyuan Marquis and his wife, and have not returned yet."

Lin Luoling asked, "Has Butler Jiang sent back any message? How long will it take for him to complete what my mother asked him to do?"

Madam Qi replied, "There's a letter coming in, saying that it will take at least ten days to make the goods Madam wants as quickly as possible."

Lin Luoling made a brief estimate in her mind, and then said, "Lan Wanyun from Wantong Escort Agency is here. Madam Qi will go out of the house to meet her."

After saying that, Lin Luoling whispered a few words into Nanny Qi's ear.

Aunt Qi replied, "Don't worry, Miss. I'll do it right away."

Lin Luoling nodded slightly, and Nanny Qi turned and left.

After two cups of tea, Madam Qi came back and said, "As soon as I left the house, Lan Wanyun raised her handkerchief and started to cry.

She said that she heard that the young lady was injured, so she specially made some nourishing soup at home and sent it to the young lady to drink.

I told her that the governor of Xuzhou in the capital had sent a steward to invite Ningyuan Hou and his family to stay in his mansion. The master, the mistress and the young lady would naturally accompany them, so they were not at home.

The lady Lan Wanyun was not polite at all and went straight into the house to wait for the young lady and the lady.

I stopped her and told her that this was against the rules and if she insisted on waiting, she could not go through the main door but had to go in through the side door.

Lan Wanyun asked where the side door was without saying a word. I called a maid to lead her to the west door. She was really scared when she saw the big dog barking loudly.

According to the young lady's instructions, she was arranged to wait in a house abandoned by the lower class, and three maids were asked to serve her tea and watch her, so as not to let her run around. "

Lin Luoling put down the teacup and said, "Then let her wait. After dark, Madam Qi will go there in person and tell her that Governor Cao has asked Ningyuan Marquis to stay at the mansion for dinner. The master, his wife, and the young lady need to accompany them. I'm afraid they won't be back for a while. Let her come back tomorrow. No matter what she says, just ask her to leave."

Madam Qi agreed, and then asked with a smile, "Just now when I came to your boudoir, I happened to meet Young Master Jiang who had just returned home. Why don't you go and take a look at him, Miss?

Young Master Jiang bought three plump ducks and threw them into the clear lake, where they swam happily.

Lin Luoling laughed and shook her head helplessly, saying, "Madam Qi, go and have a look. He definitely didn't buy those three ducks for fun.

I'm afraid if you go and see him now, he will be hiding somewhere deserted, plucking the feathers from the three ducks and roasting them for food."

Aunt Qi covered her mouth and laughed, "Young Master Jiang is a naughty boy. What Miss said is possible. Miss, don't you want to go play with Young Master Jiang for a while?"

Lin Luoling shook her head and asked, "Did my father and mother really go to the Governor Cao's residence with the Ningyuan Marquis and his wife?"

Madam Qi said, "Prefect Cao did send his butler to deliver a letter yesterday, wanting to invite the Ningyuan Marquis and his family to a banquet at his mansion, but the appointment is for tomorrow."

Lin Luoling asked again: "Has Marquis Ningyuan agreed?"

Madam Qi replied, "Young lady, don't you know the temper of the Ningyuan Marquis? He said he would return to the capital tomorrow morning. I thought it would be inappropriate for the Ningyuan Marquis' wife to go alone, so I politely declined.

Madam was afraid that Governor Cao would bear a grudge against Ningyuan Marquis again, so she asked the old servant to send some fine silk to the housekeeper before he left the house in the name of Ningyuan Marquis’ wife.

"Where did the Ningyuan Marquis couple and my father and mother go? Is the Ningyuan Marquis really leaving tomorrow?" Lin Luoling asked.

Madam Qi nodded and said, "Marquis Ningyuan is really going back to the capital tomorrow, but his wife and the young master are not leaving for the time being. His wife said that she hasn't seen our little aunt for a long time, so she will stay in the Lin Mansion for a while before returning to the capital.

When the master and his wife learned that Ning Yuanhou was leaving tomorrow, they thought of bringing him some things he needed at the moment, and left the house early in the morning. "

Lin Luoling knew in his heart that Marquis Ningyuan was a popular figure around the current emperor, and he also had the favor of King Jin and King Rui, both of whom hoped to recruit Marquis Ningyuan under their command. What could Marquis Ningyuan's mansion lack?

Her father and mother were just using this as an excuse to go somewhere with Ningyuan Marquis and his wife, and they just didn't want others to know.

Lin Luoling responded and waved her hand to let Madam Qi go and do her business first.

Madam Qi left Lin Luoling's boudoir and walked to a path beside the Bi Bo Lake. She heard Young Master Jiang shout, "Add more fire. The water needs to be heated up."

Glancing through the gate, I saw that Young Master Jiang had found a broken tripod from somewhere, lit a fire, tied up the duck's feet, and was preparing to pluck the duck.

"Oh my! If Young Master Jiang wants to pluck the ducks, just let the cook do it. Why are you hiding here and lighting a fire? What if the water breaks out? What will happen then?" Madam Qi pushed the door open in horror.

Young Master Jiang rolled up his trouser legs, tied his robe haphazardly around his waist, and had a few dirty marks on his cheeks. He smiled and said, "Madam Qi, don't worry. I know my limits."

Since no matter how she tried to persuade him, Madam Qi had no choice but to call five servants to guard outside the gate and listen to Young Master Jiang's orders.

The most important thing is that they are worried that the fire will happen due to the negligence of Young Master Jiang.

After Madam Qi left, Chen Yin asked, "Sister Ling'er, why did you let Lan Wanyun sit in the west gatehouse and wait? Wouldn't it be better to just reject her directly?"

Lin Luoling opened the box of books sent from Prince An's Mansion and replied, "Not only will I not see her today, I won't see her tomorrow either. The harder she works to get it, the less suspicious she will be."

Chen Yin suddenly realized, dropped the melon seeds, and said to Hua Lian, "Some of us are thirsty. Bring me the utensils that my sister Ling'er and I usually use to make tea. I'll make some nourishing tea for us to drink."

Hualian and Xiangjin were overjoyed when they heard this, and went upstairs together to get it.

Lin Luoling picked up a scroll casually, opened it and saw that it was a blank page without a single word.

I took out another book, and the same thing happened.

I flipped through four or five volumes, but they were all blank.

She was very puzzled. Since Princess July gave her so many books, and the titles were all ones she had never read, why were the books inside empty?

No matter how you think about it, Princess July is not someone who would tease her in this way.

He patiently picked up a book, but before he could turn the page, a blank piece of rice paper fell to the ground.

Lin Luoling picked it up, held it in his hand, and looked at it left and right in the light. It was an ordinary blank piece of rice paper, nothing special about it.

Chen Yin, who was about to make tea, looked up and asked, "Sister Ling'er, what are you looking at with a piece of paper?"

Lin Luoling frowned and said, "The book sent by Princess July only has the title. There is no words when you open it. It is really strange."

She took the paper and walked to sit opposite Chen Yin. As she handed the paper to Chen Yin, tea was boiling on the stove below. The rising steam made the blank rice paper reveal powerful handwriting.

Lin Luoling and Chen Yin were shocked by what they saw.

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