lcionline Chapter 110 "Shiming...I'll leave it to you."
Chapter 110 "Shiming...I'll leave it to you."
April 16th, it was already early summer.
It was noon, and the warm sunlight covered the earth, making Lin Shiming's Jingming Courtyard look like "water plants and algae intertwined".
As soon as Lin Shihe came out of the main hall, he saw Lu Yuxi pacing back and forth under the lush trees, looking restless.
Perhaps today's events had truly flustered him, for even the usually impeccably polite and dignified Crown Prince had unknowingly left many wrinkles on his robes.
"Your Highness."
Lin Shihe slowly descended the steps and softly called out to Lu Yuxi.
Finally hearing the long-awaited voice, Lu Yuxi turned around instantly and walked over in a few steps, "Brother, Shiming..."
"Don't worry. I said I wouldn't fight anymore." Lin Shihe looked at Lu Yuxi with a faint smile, not only reassuring his worried heart but also making a joke, "Not even a scolding. Your Crown Princess is doing very well."
Lu Yuxi's eyes suddenly lit up, her face filled with undisguised joy, "Thank you, brother! You are indeed a man of great talent and refined taste!"
have to.
Lin Shihe shook his head inwardly, realizing that even the upright Crown Prince had been forced into this obsequious manner. He thought to himself that his younger brother wasn't entirely acting on wishful thinking.
Having been observing her brother-in-law's mood closely, Lu Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was in a fairly good mood. Then, mustering her courage, she tentatively asked, "Then, shall I go in?"
Lin Shihe chuckled softly.
Today is truly unbelievable. Not only are the prince's robes somewhat disheveled and his words flattering, but he's also suddenly become cautious again.
Am I really that scary?
However, seeing Lu Yuxi's humble and respectful demeanor, Lin Shihe had a lot of things he wanted to say, but he swallowed them back down.
A gentle breeze rustled the leaves in the courtyard, and after a long while, Lin Shihe finally spoke.
No matter how much resentment and advice there was, in the end it all turned into just a few other sentences.
"That's the end of it. It's dragged on for so long, and I'm exhausted. I just want to go back and get a good night's sleep." Under the bright sunlight, the fatigue on Lin Shihe's face was clearly visible. "Shiming will stay at home tonight, which will be more convenient. He can return to the palace tomorrow."
"Remember to apply the medicine to him. He knows where the medicine is and how to use it."
"Shiming...I'll leave it to you."
Lin Shihe's voice grew softer and softer, and if Lu Yuxi hadn't been listening intently, she probably wouldn't have heard his last sentence, which sounded like a sigh.
This sentence may seem ordinary in the current context, but it is actually full of profound meaning. Unfortunately, Lu Yuxi was too eager to go in and see his Crown Princess to appreciate the hidden meaning in Lin Shihe's words.
He simply replied happily, "Thank you, brother, I understand," and then quickly walked past Lin Shihe and entered the main hall he had been eagerly anticipating.
Lin Shihe, still standing in the same spot, looked at the empty courtyard and sighed.
He only has one younger brother and one son, yet today he felt a strange pang of sorrow, as if his daughter were getting married.
He shook his head with a wry smile and slowly walked out of the courtyard.
As they walked, they tried to find a bit of humor in their situation, thinking that if the stingy and heartless emperor were here today to make people watch their family's "crying wedding," then they would most likely get what they wanted.
As he was about to leave the hospital, Lin Shihe stopped and looked back. It was early summer again, and the sun was shining brightly.
I hope that Shiming's future will be just as bright.
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main hall.
When Lu Yuxi came in, General Lin was climbing up from the bench with familiarity and unwavering determination, preparing to stand up and walk back to the inner room.
As he got up, his face contorted in pain, he grimaced, and his features flew apart.
"Shi Ming!"
Lu Yuxi was so shocked that her heart trembled. She quickly stepped forward to help Lin Shiming, who had already gotten up halfway on his own, and the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end.
"what you do!"
The young General Lin, who was "disabled but determined," immediately withdrew his "lively and cheerful" expression the moment Lu Yuxi stepped forward to help him up, and met Lu Yuxi's startled gaze with a smiling face.
"I'll go back to bed! I can't just lie on the bench forever, can I?" It feels so insecure, like I'm about to get beaten up again.
His nonchalant demeanor made Lu Yuxi feel a lump in her throat. "You're so badly injured, you should have waited for me to come in and carry you over. How could you get up by yourself? What if you fall again?"
"Ouch! How could I have fallen! It's not like I haven't done it myself before." It's so embarrassing to be carried like that! "It's just a minor injury, nothing to worry about... Hey! Stop!"
Lin Shiming was caught off guard when Lu Yuxi, who was furious, picked him up and carried him into the inner room before he could even organize his thoughts to protest. He was then gently placed on the bed.
Lin Shiming, who had been completely stunned, finally came to his senses and asked, "How did you..."
Lu Yuxi interrupted him coldly, "If you say another word, I'll go outside and spread the word that I carried you in."
Lin Shiming wisely changed his tune, "...Then it's alright."
It's such a small thing, why are you still angry?
"Where's the medicine?"
"On the display shelf behind the desk, there's a small, pure white jade vase."
Following his instructions, Lu Yuxi turned and went to the antique shelf, where she immediately spotted the only pure white jade vase, about half the size of a small vase.
Compared to a vase, it is indeed the "smallest".
Upon opening it, Lu Yuxi found that more than half of the ointment inside had already been used. She used a clean jade spoon from the spare box next to her to dab some out and smell it. It was the most precious and effective wound medicine, made no more than two years ago.
Lu Yuxi immediately showed an expression of disbelief.
Such a big bottle, less than two years old, and this person hasn't even been home for long, so "how did you manage to use so much ointment?"
Lin Shiming, lying on the bed, turned his head with difficulty and gave an awkward laugh, "Maybe half of it was stolen!"
"That's enough." Lu Yuxi shook her head helplessly, no longer dwelling on the topic, and returned to Lin Shiming's bedside with the ointment and supplies.
"Your Highness, Second Young Master."
A voice rang out, and several servants suddenly entered. "The young master has sent us with hot water, handkerchiefs, and scissors."
Lu Yuxi nodded, and the servants quickly placed the items they were carrying in front of Lin Shiming's bed.
"Your Highness, the letter you just sent to the palace has arrived. His Majesty replied that Your Highness and the Second Prince need not rush and can return to the palace at any time."
Lin Shiming pouted in dissatisfaction, "Father is feeling guilty, isn't he!"
It wasn't that he felt guilty; when Emperor Longyun heard the message from Lu Yuxi, he already knew he had dug a huge pit for Lin Shiming. He didn't even dare to send anyone to report to Bai Qiongzhu. If Bai Qiongzhu found out, he was afraid Lin Shiming wouldn't give him a kind look until he recovered.
"Alright, I'll go to my father to seek justice for you when we get back. Now let's apply the medicine first, otherwise your clothes will get stained with the wound."
After delivering the goods and the message, the servants silently bowed and left.
Inside the room, only Lu Yuxi, her eyes filled with heartache, used scissors to cut open Lin Shiming's clothes and began to clean his wounds and apply medicine. To alleviate the pain, Lu Yuxi was very gentle throughout, afraid that a single rough movement would cause Lin Shiming new pain.
So, by the time Lu Yuxi had finally finished applying the medicine and feeding the person lunch, the sun in the sky had already moved to the west, and it was already a quarter past 1:00 PM.
After finally finishing everything, Lu Yuxi washed her hands and sat down in front of Lin Shiming's bed.
"News has just come in that many people will be joining forces to plead for Prince Ding at tomorrow's morning court session, and at the same time impeach you for setting the last question in the palace examination."
The drowsy Lin Shiming suddenly woke up, "Really?!"
"It's true. They feel that this is the first time they've caught you red-handed, so naturally they won't let it go easily."
"Good, good, good!" Lin Shiming instantly perked up. "You must wake me up early tomorrow, and I'll slaughter them all without leaving a single one alive!"