latelenovela Chapter 150 Royal Selection, Lin Family's Exclusive Supplier.
Chapter 150 Royal Selection, Lin Family's Exclusive Supplier.
That's a novel statement.
Lin Shihe's interest was immediately piqued. He calmly and gracefully picked up a melon seed and put it to his mouth, subtly moving closer to Lin Shiming.
"How to say?"
Crunch, crunch—it smells so good! Spiced melon seeds are the best! They taste even better with melon!
"..."
"Can't you act like a prince at all?" Lin Shiming complained about his brother's shattered image while popping a sunflower seed into his own mouth. "Do you dare let your soldiers—crunch—know that you're someone who—crunch crunch—likes to eat sunflower seeds? Don't you care about your image as a young master from a noble family?"
"Tell me if you want, or I'll beat you up if you don't!"
Listen to this, is this even human language? Aren't your own words contradictory?
"Hurry up! Don't change the subject. I still need to go with your sister-in-law after I finish listening."
"..." Lin Shiming, whose thoughts had been seen through, had just become lively again, but then he became quiet again. He spat out the sunflower seed shells into the empty plate next to him, then grabbed a piece of watermelon and took a big bite. "I just don't really like staying in the palace."
Lin Shihe raised an eyebrow, instantly understanding.
General Lin is a typical free spirit who dislikes all things complicated and roundabout, especially the imperial palace, which is the most complicated place in the world.
Even though he had a good impression of Emperor Longyun, Bai Qiongzhu, and some other close people, it couldn't hide the deep-seated rules and oppression within the palace.
When he was with Lu Yuxi, things were fine. He liked Lu Yuxi, and the two of them were always together, so he could ignore the feeling. But today, when he suddenly heard that Lu Yuxi was going away for a few days, Lin Shiming couldn't control his temper.
Therefore, he took the opportunity to send Lu Yuxi away ahead of time, cutting the Gordian knot and avoiding another day of trouble.
“I don’t want to be there alone, it’s so boring.” After repeating his initial statement, Lin Shiming organized his thoughts before adding, “It’s so suffocating, I can’t breathe.”
"Lu Yuxi is not here. You can go to the Empress or the Crown Prince."
"That's different!"
"What's the difference? Didn't you say you didn't want to be alone? Don't you like them?"
"Of course not!" Eager to make things clear, Lin Shiming tossed the watermelon onto the plate and leaned closer to his brother. "I do like them, but they're different from Lu Yuxi. They're elders or juniors, so it's always a bit awkward to interact with them without any reservations." So he still felt a little uncomfortable.
"Besides, they can't stay with me all day. At night, I'm still all alone with those maids and eunuchs, staring at each other?"
"Pfft—" Lin Shihe couldn't help but laugh out loud, "What's wrong? Is our young General Lin getting more and more stunted as he grows up? Does he still need someone to lull him to sleep?"
"Hey, don't interrupt!" Lin Shiming picked up a fruit and stuffed it into his brother's mouth before continuing, "Besides, they always have too many stories, too many emotions, too many things beyond their control, making people sigh as soon as they come into contact with them."
It seems that Lin Shiming is still the same carefree Lin Shiming as before. When he agreed to let him marry Lu Yuxi, Lin Shihe was worried about whether his younger brother could handle these past conflicts and whether he would give up and leave after a few days.
But to Lin Shihe's surprise, he persisted for more than half a year before finally showing signs of boredom. This time had far exceeded Lin Shihe's expectations.
But while I feel sorry for my younger brother, I still have important business to attend to. The most urgent thing is to appease him first.
"Well said, elegant words. Your hesitant and fussy manner already shows signs of a sentimental young lady." Lin Shihe swallowed half a fruit, slowly wiped his hands with a silk handkerchief, and began his unique comforting act. "Should I celebrate that my carefree younger brother has suddenly transformed into a sensitive and delicate younger sister?"
"Your sister-in-law will soon find out that you think women are just too scheming and always overthinking things."
"I never said that, and you have no proof." Lin Shihe remained unfazed, refusing to admit his mistake. "Getting back to the point, didn't you happily sign the contract a few days ago, promising never to divorce? Why are you changing your mind now? Let me make this clear beforehand, this is going to be very difficult. You'll have to beg me before I'll help you."
"Who said I wanted a divorce? I just don't want to be trapped in the palace for the rest of my life."
“That’s easy. You can discuss it with Lu Yuxi and raise the Crown Prince until he is seventeen, then abdicate in his favor. We’ve talked about this before, and Lu Yuxi agrees.”
This was a solution, but Lin Shiming became even more dejected after hearing it.
"...But I don't even want to last another year." It will be more than ten years before Tingsong grows up! Can't we just ask Emperor Longyun to rule for a few more years and then pass the throne to Tingsong?
The unspoken meaning is quite obvious.
Lin Shihe immediately understood and nodded repeatedly, "If you can't even endure it for a year, then that's an even harder wish to fulfill than divorce. You're trying to emulate your ancestor Lin Qingyuan and abduct the Crown Prince."
Lin Shiming pondered for a moment, "That seems to be the meaning."
"..."
The two brothers looked at each other in bewilderment.
“…That’s not good. The Lu family has been a rare family of wise rulers for generations. They shouldn’t suffer such retribution again, right?” Lin Shihe put down his teacup and sat up to think. “Besides, it doesn’t matter if they suffer retribution. What matters is that if you do it again, the Lu family will definitely be even more wary of our family in the future.”
As he spoke, Lin Shihe leaned closer to Lin Shiming and lowered his voice.
"There are many women who are good at everything these days, but only those who have been investigated and nurtured by the royal family from childhood are truly outstanding."
"Last year I found out that the Emperor was already preparing to find a suitable candidate for the Crown Prince. I was even planning to steal another royal prize and snatch a wife for An Ji. Wouldn't you be cutting off my chance to undermine the royal family again?"
Royal Selection, the exclusive supplier for the Lin family.
What a shameless plan!
This scene left Lin Shiming speechless. After a long while, he finally uttered a single sentence.
"Then what am I? The only one from the Lin family who lost everything?"
Lin Shih-ho showed no mercy to his younger brother, nodding firmly in agreement, "It really is quite embarrassing."
"..."
Who is this because of? Who is it because of?!
I can't live like this anymore!
Lin Shiming was furious and immediately stood up and strode out.
I'm going to complain! I'm going to...I'm going to...Yes! I'm the Crown Princess! I'm going back to the Eastern Palace, to issue an imperial decree, and to summon Lin Shihe to my territory to be berated! I'll make him apologize to me with complete conviction!
Anger seemed to materialize and gather above Lin Shiming's head. He kicked the door open, and with a "bang," the door frame slammed heavily into Li Yi's face, who was about to knock on the door.
Li Yi, with her burly appearance and Lin Daiyu's inner self, burst into tears, her screams echoing throughout the entire Zhenguo Duke's Mansion.