Chapter 51.3

Chapter 51.3

Seeing the look in the eyes of his surrounding relatives that they indeed were going to listen, Grandpa Lins mind was put at ease, and even made up his mind that even if Shiheng wanted to have them enter the capital to be taken care of, he will restrain his family to continue living in the old home.

Grandpa Lin, of course, wanted to see this proud grandson, but because he was older, there were naturally more things he had to consider.

Grandpa Lin wouldnt have thought of this if he hadnt been presented with the silver today by an official, someone who he wouldnt even dare to interact with before.

Officials, not only themselves but also their family members, should pay attention to everything they say and do. After all, didnt they see how the last county magistrate suffered from a lawsuit just because of his sons wanton hedonistic flirtation with women?

If one teased a woman in the county, one could lose their job. But if one teased a woman in the capital

First of all, he wasnt be stupid enough to think that his grandson would have money to buy a residence in the capital as soon as he became an official. Next, even if he really did purchase a residence, it was in the capital. Grandpa Lin heard that the imperial relatives were all over the place. Even if they managed to settle down in the capital, it wasnt good for them to go out of the house. They might even cause trouble for his grandson, so it was better to listen to his grandsons arrangements.

When he said that to his family, Uncle Lin and the others were still all right with it as they had never expected their nephew to take them to the capital to live in the first place. Father Lin and Mother Lin, however, felt a bit disappointed, but at the same time, planned for their son in their hearts as they listened to Grandpa Lins words.

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The facts were that it was only natural for older relatives to be present for important events such as one getting married.

The men sent by Lin Shiheng arrived to pick them up.

And while they were picking up the parents and grandparents, naturally, the two uncles and aunts couldnt be left.

The old mans wife couldnt ride a horse and could only take a palanquin, so the people who came to pick them up were slow in sending them all the way to the capital.

Either way, the wedding date set by His Majesty was still quite a while away, so they could always travel slowly and still get there before the wedding day.

Along the way, the Lins were curious about the servants who claimed to have been bought by Lin Shiheng. They couldnt help but ask how their son/grandson/nephew was doing now.

All is well with the Lord, although he is ill. Fortunately, he is friends with Lord Zhao, who is friendly and always sends people to bring medicinal meals to the residence. When we left the capital, the Lord was able to get out of bed and walk.

The servant who answered their remarks was a very clever boy. He was very good at reading people and had served them very comfortably along the way of the trip. From time to time, he would also mention some interesting things about the capital to the Lins who were bored from the slow long-distance journey.

For example, a dandy was messing around with his best friend and took a cup of wine while standing on the second floor of a restaurant and threw it down, saying he would like to see what kind of people it would fall on.

It turned out that the cup fell on His Majestys mothers brothers grandsons daughter-in-laws nephew.

The nephew was weak since childhood and had been taken into the care of his aunt at an early age, thus was raised by his aunt and uncle-in-law. Being so suddenly hit on the head by a wine cup, he fainted on the spot. His Majestys mothers family quickly asked an imperial physician to make a diagnosis and give him treatment, so if it wasnt for the excellent medical skills of the imperial physician, he wouldnt have been able to survive the incident.

Father and Mother Lin, who only cared about working hard, and only listened for fun, asked, What about the person who threw it?

Well, as fate would have it

The servant smiled and laughed, That dandy turned out to be the late Emperors mothers family member, so to speak, they were all relatives. So that was all there was to it.

Father and Mother Lin finished listening and sighed. People have long claimed there were many nobles and imperial relatives in the capital, and it really was so. Surprisingly, a random person who threw things and the one who was hit were both also relatives.

However, as Grandpa Lin listened, his face grew heavier and heavier.

The capital, indeed as expected, was full of noble children.

Cant afford to provoke, cant afford to provoke

But then the ugly face suddenly turned into one of a big surprise when he heard the servant say that his grandson was physically ill. My grandson is physically ill?

The servant acted even more surprised than he was. Doesnt the Old Master know? The Lords body has never been very good, often coughing and feeling chills. I dont know how many physicians weve hired in the capital, but they cant cure him, so he can only be maintained and health nurtured.

Not in good health

This statement directly shocked the entire Lin family.

How could his body be so unwell? How did this happen?

The servant replied quite professionally, The doctor said that the Lord had been exhausted and ill from before, yet he still rushed all the way to the exams. Therefore, the Lord cant be administered any heavy medication, but can only maintain his health.

Exhausted and ill

He would take Father and Mother Lin back with him, wait until he and his wife passed away, then have his grandson bring their son and daughter-in-law to the capital to support them. At that time, he should have been an official for a long while already, and his money wouldnt be as scarce as it was now.

They stayed until Lin Shiheng married the Princess.

Sitting on the high seat, watching His Majestys own daughter present themselves tea, Father and Mother Lin finally felt that it was real, that my son actually married a princess.

They were slightly concerned that the noble princess wouldnt be able to get along well with their son. But on the second day, when they saw the two of them together, they saw affectionate gazes in their eyes. When they saw that once the Princess learned that their son was ill, she invited an imperial physician to make a diagnosis and give treatment, their hearts finally completely let go of their worry.

In the second month after Lin Shiheng and Shen Huyang got married, the Lin family set foot on their journey back.

Only this time, their carriage was much more extravagant, and there was more silver from Lin Shiheng in the box held by Grandpa Lin.

It was money from selling the hot pot base and was given by the shopkeeper from Zhao Hes house.

This money could buy them a few more shops while the rest would be enough for the Lin family to build a house and live a comfortable life.

***

Shen Huyang and Lin Shiheng went out of the capital to bid farewell to the Lin family. She looked at her Fuma, who was standing beside her still looking at the distant carriage, with tenderness.

Fuma, dont worry, the Ming County magistrate and Huan have started correspondence, he will take care of the in-laws and the others.

Lin Shiheng retrieved his gaze and looked at Shen Huyang beside him with a shallow smile.

Your Highness is handling things. Im naturally relieved.

Shen Huyang slightly flushed after seeing his smile and gently coughed. The wind is strong, Fuma is in poor health. Lets go back as soon as possible.

These few days together could be said to be as Shen Huyang had hoped for since childhood.

Fuma was gentle and quiet, full of ideas, but not like a typical bookworm who only read books.

He would give her flowers he picked from the garden, would also paint her eyebrows very naturally after getting up early in the morning, and the two of them would stay in one place every day, such that even if they didnt speak, their hearts were as sweet as if they had eaten honey.

(TNote: Painting a wifes brows = the act of painting a wifes brows came from a legend. The story remained a famous example of harmonious marriage in imperial China, that became a romantic thing that a husband could do for his wife every morning.)

What was most reassuring for Shen Huyang was that even her younger brother respected Fuma very much. Since she left the palace, Shen Huan has frequently visited the Princesss residence to ask fuma for advice and knowledge. The warmth of them getting along with each other made her sweetly quirk her lips even in her dreams.

However, what worried her was that Fuma wasnt in good health. Although he has never vomited blood, he would always lightly cough. Every time she looked at Fumas pale face as he looked back at her with a smile, she just couldnt sit still from trying to find renowned physicians from all over the world to treat him.

But the physicians could only diagnose the weakness of his body, therefore, Shen Huyang specially invited a cook who can make medicinal meals for Fuma every day, then afraid that he was suffocating from always being in the house, every one and a half hours, she would drag him out for a walk together.

Originally, Shen Huyang thought of taking Fuma to ride and shoot archery. After all, now that winter has just passed, it was a good time to go for an outing, but Fuma was afraid of the cold. So she could only dismiss the idea, planning to wait until the weather was a little warmer before going out with him.

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Shortly after they returned to the residence, Shen Huan arrived as expected.

Shen Huyang brought two bowls of nourishing soup for the body and felt her heart warm up at Fuma who was holding a book in front of him, whispering to her brother that he should memorize it silently.

Fuma was always so gentle.

She put down the soup, told her brother to study with Fuma, and went out to leave them alone.

In the room behind her, Lin Shiheng took a sip of soup, and his expression showed some satisfaction. Shen Huan couldnt help but pause and reach for the soup.

A ruler was quietly placed in front of him.

Shen Huan looked at the ruler stiffly and silently withdrew his hand.

Bitterly enduring the fragrance that attracted his nose, he could only continue to memorize.

He would definitely become the Emperor.

When he becomes Emperor, lets see who will still dare to hit his hands!