Mrs. Lin lowered her eyes and said in a neither salty nor cool voice, "I can't make the final decision on Ah Xu's affairs."
Lin Xuanwei was stunned, and then looked at Mrs. Lin with an aggrieved face, "Auntie, you must hate me, wuwuwu..."
【Ah~ She, she is so good...】
Juanjuan's face was full of tangles, but he couldn't think of any adjectives in his little mind. The look of racking his brains made Lin's dissatisfaction dissipate a little.
Lin Zhenan had no shame to stay any longer. He took his daughter's arm and dragged her out.
What a sin, he will never be able to face his sister again.
His return to the capital this time was not entirely because his sister was injured, but half of the reason was that the emperor's birthday was coming soon, and many small countries around him came to congratulate him.
Since the seizure of the Wen family, the national treasury has been surprisingly rich, which is one of the reasons why the emperor decided to do something big.
The emperor had so much money for the first time and didn't know how to spend it, so he decided to spend it extravagantly. He immediately ordered that taxes be exempted for three years. Of course, the people celebrated the emperor's birthday in high spirits, and they were all happy from the bottom of their hearts.
Juanjuan sat on the bed with his legs crossed, listening intently to his father and mother discussing what birthday gift to give them.
Mrs. Lin flipped through the calligraphy and painting ornaments in the house's warehouse, and looked up from time to time to ask Yu Xiheng's opinion.
"How about this twelve-striped landscape screen? I remember when we first got married, I said I was not used to the room being empty, so you asked someone to buy it at the auction."
At that time, Yu Xiheng was still a fourth-rank official, and he spent almost all the money he had on buying this thing to put in his home. Later, the screen suddenly appreciated in value, and the price increased dozens of times. Lin was afraid of touching it. , so he had it put into the warehouse.
Nowadays, this thing is of a priceless kind, and is hard to find for even a thousand dollars. It is just right to give it to the emperor as a birthday gift.
Unexpectedly, Yu Xiheng shook his head, his eyes full of disapproval.
"This is the first gift I give you. We keep it for ourselves."
Lin thought about it and thought it was true, so she ordered a few others, but they were all rejected. The reasons for the rejection were just the following:
"This is my third gift to you..."
"This is our first Lantern Festival..."
"This is……"
Mrs. Lin was a little annoyed, raised her hand and slapped him, "Then what do you want to give me?"
Yu Xiheng coughed, grabbed her hand, and said thoughtfully, "I remember there is still some material left for the bracelet I made for you two years ago. How about..."
Before he finished speaking, Mrs. Lin glared at him angrily, "That's the Emperor!"
What did her husband think, letting the emperor use the scraps!
Yu Xiheng said weakly, "That's good material."
"That's not OK!"
Lin refused very decisively, then thought of something again and suggested, "But that piece of material can be used to carve a small koi for Xiaojuan, and it happens to be red."
"Madam is so smart..."
[It cannot be given to the emperor, but it can be given to Juan Juan. 】
【broken! Juan Juan is behind the emperor! 】
Yu Guan Juan looked like he was facing a formidable enemy, his eyes were frightened.
Mrs. Lin was amused by her and looked at her with a smile, "What gift do Juanjuan think we should give to the emperor?"
Juan Juan tilted his little head and thought seriously for a long time.
[Hmm... I remember that in my previous life, the fake daughter seemed to have given the emperor a poem, which amazed everyone present and made the emperor very happy. 】
[But Juan Juan is an idiot, and he definitely can’t write poetry. 】
She climbed into the bed and lifted up the quilt, found her treasure box and opened it, revealing all kinds of weird things inside.
There were beautiful stones she picked up in the yard, trinkets given by others, and even Mrs. Lin saw a feather from an unknown bird.
She had a strange expression on her face and asked in a low voice, "Would you like to choose one among them to give to the emperor, Juan Juan?"
"Yes, yes! These are all Juan Juan Di treasures!"
She rummaged inside and finally held a palm-sized bronze medal with bright eyes.
"Juan Juan wants to give this!"
Lin looked at the small bronze mirror and fell into deep thought.
She tried to persuade Juan Juan tactfully, "Juan Bao, the emperor is a man. He doesn't often look in the mirror."
[It turns out this is a mirror! I’m reluctant to give it away~]
Lin: "...So let's change it."
But after Juan Juan thought about it carefully, she realized that the emperor was very kind to her and would give her a lot of delicious food every time he entered the palace, so she should be more generous!
"I'm not going to change it! I'm just going to give you one as a gift!"
Mrs. Lin turned to Yu Xiheng for help, as if she wanted him to persuade Juan Juan. It was the emperor's birthday, how could he give him this mirror that Juan Juan picked up from nowhere.
Yu Xiheng smiled and rolled his eyes, "As long as it comes to your mind, the emperor will definitely like it."
Mrs. Lin couldn't help the father and daughter, so they stopped looking at the warehouse list.
Lin Zhenan lowered his head all the way back to his house, and his face was still red when he got home.
After closing the door, he finally decided to have a good chat with his daughter.
Unexpectedly, before he said a word, Lin Xuanwei started crying first. While crying, she pushed him away and ran to the backyard, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Dad, you are partial, I want to go back and find my mother to make the decision!"
Lin Zhenan was stunned by her slap. He looked at her running out and snorted. Then, Lin Shijin smiled slightly and said, "Father, I'm going to find my mother first."
Watching the two of them leave, Lin Zhenan shook his head depressedly.
These two children obviously grew up beside him, so why are they not close to him.
At this time, Su Minglian was holding the pink diamond and was even angrier than Lin Xuanwei.
"Ever since he was a child, whenever he had something good, he would give it to those little lucky babies born to Lin Jingyue. Those who didn't know it thought they were his biological children!"
Lin Xuanwei lay on her knees with red eyes, and said aggrievedly, "Because I didn't give this pink diamond to that annoying guy, my aunt was angry with me, and she didn't let me see my eldest cousin, mother." Help me~"
Su Minglian was both annoyed with her daughter for not living up to expectations, and also angry with Lin Jingyue. She said angrily, "What did you do to see him? He is so prosperous now that he has no time to see you."
"I just want to see my eldest cousin, and I brought him a gift."
Su Minglian didn't want anything from her family to be sent to Lin Jingyue's house. She pulled Lin Xuanwei and said, "Your brother is still here. If you have any gifts, why not give them to your brother to avoid contact with those unlucky children."
Lin Xuanwei was unhappy, pouted and said coquettishly, "Mom~"
On the contrary, Lin Shijin, who had been silent all this time, curved his lips and smiled, with a tone of superiority and arrogance, "Mom, my little sister has been fond of these flashy things since she was young. She is just a top scholar. My son has been studying outside for many years, and what he has learned is His knowledge and experience are beyond comparison. If I also take the scientific examination this year, it will not be his turn to be the number one scholar."
