âXin Zhi, sister? Why are you hurrying? Xin Lanâs here. She wants to talk to us. I havenât seen her for half a year. I have so many things I want to talk to her about.â Cai Lian was excitedly walking toward the lotus lake. She pulled Xin Zhi when she saw her.
âYou go first. I need to find the Young Master first,â Xin Zhi answered.
âYoung Master? Didnât he go to Cui Yu Zhai? Early this morning, I saw him on the carriage to Fan Luo City.â Cai Lian was somewhat curious.
âHe really went!?â Xin Zhi helplessly held her forehead. How could she report to Her Ladyship and the Great Master?
âYes, for sure. Madam allowed him anyway. Eh? Xin Zhi sister, are you okay?â
âMadam⊠allowed him?â Madam was looking for her just now. It seems her Young Master had lied and used his mother as his cover.
âYeah, that is what he said to me,â Cai Lian nodded.
IndeedâŠ
âSigh, I knew it. Heâs been planning for quite a long time to find a chance when no one was paying attention. It would be weird that he didnât run away.â Su Shuilian held her forehead, shaking her head reluctantly. âI just worried about his safety.â
âMadam, you donât need to worry about it. Although Young Masterâs Kungfu canât be compared to his brother and sister, ordinary people couldnât hurt him.â Xin Zhi was comforting her master, but she was not exaggerating. Besides their father, the three young masters of the Lin family were also taught by their uncles. When their Young Master was eight years old, he could go hunting in the mountains and return unharmed.
âEven so, heâs just eleven years oldâŠâ
âHeâs no longer a child, itâs good to get him to get some practical knowledge.â Lin Si Yao walked into the room. He knew his wife was worried about the kid who always gave people a headache.
They didnât know whom Lin Xi took after. During his picking thing ceremony, he had scooped everything on the mat. And now, as he grew, he wanted to learn everything. He wanted bits of everything. When he was nine years old, he realized that his oldest sister was trying to inherit the Mastership of Feng Yao Court. For a whole year, he pestered Si Tuo to learn everything he knew. After a while, he gradually lost interest in cultivating. And then, when he saw his older brother building the Cui Yu Zhai, the most renowned restaurant in Da Shi, he wanted to learn cooking with Chef Fang. However, it couldnât satisfy Lin Xi. His brother and the son of Wu Yi Zhai Restaurant got along well. And when he found out that the two friends exchanged pointers, Lin Xi wanted to have a chef take him under his wing to guide him. Once he learns, heâll be able to join his brotherâs league.
In fact, Lin Xi didnât need to have a Shifu. He could make wine since he was three years old. At the age of five, he could make many side dishes, and Chef Fang had personally taught him all of her recipes. He himself didnât know, but anyone who had tasted his food would say that Lin Xi could be a tough opponent to Lin Xiao.
Too bad the boy didnât want to stay idle. Perhaps he would soon lose his interest and turn to other fields in the coming days.
âYour brother wants to train him.â Lin Si Yao slowly said as he took a sip of hot tea.
âWhat? But Xu Riâs already seven years old?!â Su Shuilian was dumbstruck. Yang Jing Zhi had given birth to one son and one daughter for the Liang family. His son, Xu Ri, was seven years old now, which wouldnât affect his enthroning later. Why was Liang En Zai in a rush to train Xi-er? Xi-er was the son she had borne and given birth, moreover, his last name wasnât Liang!
âXu Riâs health isnât good. Moreover, Xu Ri shows no interest in this.â Lin Si Yao felt amused when he looked at her. The wives of a normal family would fly with happiness if they were to find out their son was chosen to be trained by the Emperor. However, his wife was quite different.
âThatâs true, Xu Ri likes to learn medical practices. But these two donât contradict. How are we sure that Xi-er is interested in this?â Su Shuilian felt skeptical as she looked at Lin Si Yaoâs rising mouth. She mumbled in her head, A Yaoâs still handsome when he smiles. He still charms her as usual.
âShuilianâŠâ He stood up, locking her petite, absent-minded body between him and the table. Leaning forward, he stole a kiss from her.
âAâŠâ She pulled herself together, blushing, casting him a shy glance. âWhat⊠What is it?â
âI promised to take you to travel around the world.â He whispered to her ears, also licking her earlobe, making her shiver.
âWhy do you recall this all of a sudden?â She pushed herself into his chest, her voice low and trembling. These years, they had been very busy with the shops, the farms, the workshops and the missions assigned by the Duke. They were so busy they didnât have time to rest properly. The chances they got to rest were rare: Lunar New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival. Besides those days, it could be said that they had no time to rest at all.
âI always wanted to take you around Da Hui and the other nations.â Lin Shi Yao placed a kiss on her temple. The desire in his lower abdomen grew bigger. Determinedly, he carried her, walking to their bedroom.
âA YaoâŠâ Su Shuilian could guess what he wanted to do. Her face turned hot, asking as if it wasnât even noon time yet.
âI havenât had it for quite a long time. Donât you want me too?â He looked at her, but didnât stop walking.
Oh! Heâs becoming more and more bold! He dared to discuss these things with her in broad daylight!
Su Shuilian leaned her head into his chest. She admitted that she missed him and wanted him too. These days, he had been so busy with the shops in Xi Lou that his feet didnât touch the ground. They didnât even have time to chat before sleeping. As soon as he got into bed, he drifted right away into his slumber.
He could not be blamed
âAre you done with the shop?â She lifted her head and asked.
âYeah, itâs not a big deal.â There were some thugs that came to Da Shi to seek refuge, they had learned from the local ruffians and wanted to take protection fees. He broke their wrists and hurled them out of the shop one by one. However, such violent but effective methods will not be mentioned.
âItâs good that everything is alright. How about the farm? The harvest is around the corner. Are the farmers okay?â The farms were their own assets, and the farmers working there were all poor refugees from other nations. They got enough help in He Yuan, so she had come with the idea of opening farms to create jobs for the refugees, which would also keep them from affecting the quiet lives of Da Shiâs citizens.
Their breathing grew louder but she hadnât given up on asking him so many frivolous questions.
âWoman, focusâŠâ He could no longer endure it. Straightening his body, he claimed her tightness, which finally stopped her continuous interrogation. The words from her mouth changed into coquettish moans while she received his vigorous thrustsâŠ