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Even if Lin Hui was careless, entering the palace was something that she would never forget. In the palace, even when one was sitting at the head, one would have to pay attention to a standard. If one was even the slightest bit careless, a mama would cast a sharp gaze at them, with a bit of contempt in her eyes.

Previously, I remembered that when my mother brought me into the palace, she was already a concubine. Now, so many years have passed, and she still seems to be a concubine, hearing my mother say that it seems that she often doesn't see the emperor for more than half a year, and now that she's in the palace, she's just relying on embroidering and admiring flowers to pass the time. "

Saying that, she changed the subject, "But why did you ask about this? Why did you suddenly think of asking Empress Hua? "

"I want Imperial Concubine Hua to help spread the word." Lin Shu frowned slightly, but she really couldn't find anyone to help her with this matter, "Then is First Aunt and Empress Hua Ya still in contact?"

"Then I don't know." Lin Hui shook his head, but then nodded his head, "It seems to be related, if you didn't say it, I wouldn't have thought of it, not long ago my mother mentioned this matter, saying that Empress Hua's family members are all in Jinling, and their families are not as wealthy as before. My mother thought that she had no one to rely on, and the two of them grew up together, so she often sent people to deliver things, mostly for food."

"You have to understand that the head of this palace, the favoured Empress is always a noble person, but if it's someone like Lady Huazheng who isn't favoured, the Internal Affairs Bureau would look at their faces and act like they don't even have enough food or clothes for the winter. It's as if they heard from my mother a few days ago that she wanted to send someone to bring some silver frost into the palace …"

Lin Shu said softly, "Then can I ask for Empress Hua to do me a favor?"

How could Lin Shu be related to the person inside the palace? "What do you need Empress Hua Mu to help you with?"

Lin Shu said: "I want esteemed wangfei to send a letter to Eighth Prince, even if it's not possible to send a message, it's good to send a message."

Eighth Prince?

Lin Hui was startled, from what she remembered, these people did not have much contact with the rich and powerful, she did not even see the Eighth Prince anymore, "What are you looking for the Eighth Prince for?"

Lin Shu said: "Don't ask about this, knowing too much will only bring you no benefits."

She wished that Lin Hui could continue being so innocent and naive like this.

Lin Hui nodded her head, and said softly: "Then I will try, for this matter, I cannot let my mother know. If she knew, she would definitely go all out to get to the bottom of this. "When the time comes, the servant that I've asked for from my mother will help her bring a letter in and write under her name to Madame Hua. Write whatever you want to write in the letter, and once Madame Hua opens it, you'll know what's going on."

She believed in everything Lin Shu said, and since Lin Shu said it in such a way, then he definitely had his reasons.

Even if there was no need to thank the sisters, Lin Shu still thanked Lin Hui properly.

After a few days, Lin Shu's letter was delivered into the palace along with a box filled with silver frost. In truth, she was feeling very anxious, would this letter even reach Eighth Prince?

On the second day, Lin Shu found an excuse to go to the Celestial Fragrance Pavilion.

In the letter, she told the Eighth Prince that she would be waiting for him inside the Celestial Fragrance Pavilion today. There were some things that it would be better for her to personally speak with the Eighth Prince.

When the waiter saw Lin Shu, he had a faint impression of her. Seeing her friendly face, he said even more: "Yo, young lady, you're really bold, to dare come over. How come I haven't seen the young master who came with you last time …"

Lin Shu looked over, and the waiter quickly slapped his lips, "Look at my mouth, look at my mouth, take your time, I will be going down first …"

Lin Shu had already ordered a few dishes and brought them up.

Outside, the grass was growing and birds were chirping. Spring was already coming. The street was bustling with hawkers, and the fragrance of malt candy was wafting up from below … It was peaceful.

Lin Shu felt a little panicked in her heart. What exactly did Eighth Prince mean? Did she feel that she owed her, so she insisted on marrying her into her family …

While waiting for her to ponder over the matter, she heard footsteps outside. The footsteps were both light and slow, unlike the hurried footsteps of an ordinary man. It seemed to be a bit weaker.

But when Lin Shu raised hherhead and looked, the one who pushed open the door was Eighth Prince, she did not expect Eighth Prince's expression to be so ugly, to the point that his cheekbones were protruding out, his face did not have any color, and his lips were white … It was no wonder that Empress Zhang was so anxious.

She stood up quickly to say hello.

Eighth Prince waved his hand at her, then said indifferently: "Fourth Miss doesn't need to be so courteous to me."

After the Eighth Prince sat down, Lin Shu followed suit and sat down as well. She said softly, "Today, I came to find you to tell you something. Are you telling the empress that you want to marry me as your wife …"

Even though Eighth Prince's expression wasn't as pretty as before, the gaze he gave Lin Shu was still clear and compassionate, "I know that this is what you want to ask. You thought of ways to send news to the palace probably just to ask me these questions, right? Yes, that's right, I have indeed told Queen Mother about this. If I did not insist on helping you, this would not have happened to you. "

Lin Shu said: Eighth Prince is joking, you have also done it out of good intentions, if not for your help, I am afraid that I would not be able to sit here well today, which is unknown.

Saying that, she paused, "I'm afraid that you feel that you owe me in this matter, but in reality, you do not. Following my reputation, marrying into the National Duke Ning Palace is already considered high, really, you don't have to blame yourself."

His thoughts were indeed correct, he wanted to marry such a kind-hearted and considerate woman. "Although Cousin Jing is a very good person, he is not a good match for his as a husband, I remember when we were young, Queen Mother often said that he would cause trouble outside, and if you marry him, then you will have an endless supply of conscience in the future."

"What's more is that his relationship with his aunt isn't that good, so your days in the future will be even more difficult. Moreover, I've already inquired about what kind of life you have in the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, and if you suffer any grievances in the future, you won't even have someone to support you …"

It was hard for Eighth Prince to think of such a thing. Normally, he would be an extremely simple person.

"However, everyone has their own destinies. You have your life, and I have mine. Since things have come to this, I should properly plan out how to proceed in the future." With that, Lin Shu laughed, "Eighth Prince doesn't need to feel that you owe me, in any case, I still need to thank you.

Eighth Prince's hand that was holding the teacup trembled slightly. "Then, are you really willing to marry Cousin Jing?"

Lin Shu nodded, she did not know what she meant initially, but now she understood.

The Eighth Prince laughed bitterly, "But I am not willing to let you marry him. Lin Shu, I want to marry you as my wife.

What song was this again?

Lin Shu was stunned.

The Eighth Prince stared straight at her bright eyes and said softly, "Do you still remember those days you raised yourself by the empress dowager's side? "I saw you once before and felt that you were different from the others. All the people in the palace were domineering, feeling like they were born to be superior, but only you, whether it's in front of Esteemed Empress Dowager or when there's no one else, were kind and forever smiling. I remembered you at that time."

"Waiting for me to come into contact with you a few times later, I realised that you're a very good person …" I don't know when it started, but when Master taught me to read, when we were eating, it seemed like he would think of you every now and then. Did you think that day at Third Prince's Mansion, when Third Sister-in-Law said those words in front of her, I was making up nonsense? It's all true? "

Lin Shu felt her mind go blank. What's real? What nonsense is this?

Could it be that Eighth Prince had been paying attention to him in secret all that day … What was this song about? She came here today to explain the situation to Eighth Prince, asking him to talk to his first and let her go, he never expected that things would turn out this way.

But Fourth Miss, these are my truthful words, I, I truly want to take you as my wife. I can assure you that in the future, I won't take you in as my Lateral Consort, and I definitely won't let my Queen Mother bully you … Will you marry me? "

Last night, when he received Lin Shu's letter, he was so happy that he seemed like something.

Originally, he thought that it was just an infatuation. Does Lin Shu sending a letter in mean that Lin Shu had the same thoughts about him … Since that was the case, he couldn't afford to disappoint her.

Lin Shu's mouth moved, but when the words reached her mouth, she did not know what to say. She hesitated for a moment before saying, "Eighth Prince, I am not willing, before I did not know what you were thinking, and had never had any presumptuous thoughts, but now that I know about it, I still feel that I cannot climb higher, the Empress has treated you like an eyeball, and a few days ago she even sent my big sister and Lateral Consort Zhang to talk about a matter, wanting me to agree to marry you as her Lateral Consort. However, from start to end, I have never thought of marrying into the imperial family. Please forgive me."

This was all true.

Eighth Prince's hand slipped and the white porcelain teacup fell to the ground. With a "peng" sound, the porcelain pieces flew to the ground, but he acted as if he did not hear it, "You, you don't want to?"