PFC Chapter 157 A Rare Moment of Joy
Chapter 157 A Rare Moment of Joy
The next morning, after finishing his breakfast, Regent Zhou Yuan was absent-mindedly handling official business in his study, constantly checking the time. Seeing that it was almost time, he said, "Someone, prepare the carriage."
Zhou Yuan got into the carriage and ordered, "Go to the Su residence. I need to pick up Yinyin."
"Your subordinate obeys." The carriage had just started moving and was slowly advancing.
Just then, a delicate voice called out from behind, "Your Highness, please wait!" The person calling out from behind was Lin Yao.
The carriage finally came to a stop. Zhou Yuan lifted the curtain, his brows furrowed slightly, and asked impatiently, "Miss Lin, what is it?"
Lin Yao was on the verge of tears and said softly, "Your Highness, Yao'er wants to accompany you to the banquet. Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. Yao'er has never seen a banquet of high-ranking officials before and is very curious."
Zhou Yuan was annoyed and about to refuse when Lin Yao said, "Your Highness, the Princess is also here. This is a good opportunity to test the Princess's true feelings. Your Highness is trying to please her, but the Princess is not appreciating it. Your Highness, can you please...!"
Zhou Yuan thought that this might be a way to test Yin Yin, so he said coldly, "Arrange a carriage for Miss Lin."
Lin Yao hurriedly stopped her, her mind racing. How could she miss such a good opportunity to ride in the same carriage as Prince Yu!
As long as she stepped off the prince's carriage, she had the power to make people mistake her for one of the prince's women. Even if she couldn't become the princess, she would be content to be a concubine.
"Your Highness, no, Yao'er should still travel with you in the same carriage. If the princess misunderstands, it will show that she has feelings for you."
Upon hearing this, the driver of the carriage, Shadow, inwardly cursed Lin Yao. He knew Lin Yao's thoughts perfectly well.
I wonder what she said to the prince, because he's been getting closer to her these past two days.
Has the prince fallen for someone else? Comparing Lin Yao and Su Yinyin, they are evenly matched. If the young prince is included, he would still choose Su Yinyin.
So he said, "Your Highness, men and women should not touch each other. Please let Miss Lin ride in a carriage alone!"
Zhou Yuan also felt it was inappropriate, so he followed up with An Ying's words, saying, "My carriage is only for the princess to ride in. Please make yourself at home!" Zhou Yuan was still being somewhat reserved in his words.
Seeing that she could not achieve her goal, Lin Yao had no choice but to settle for second best and get into the carriage behind.
Zhou Yuan's carriage headed towards the Su residence, while Lin Yao was unaware that her carriage was heading towards the Yong'an Prince's residence.
Meanwhile, the Imperial Noble Consort Dowager in the palace was admiring her flowers. She murmured regretfully, "I wonder how that wretched woman managed to grow such beautiful flowers in such a cold winter."
The Imperial Noble Consort was indeed a lover of flowers. When she arrived at the villa that day, she saw those precious flowers that hadn't withered in the winter and were even blooming beautifully, which made her love the villa even more.
The head maid entered, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, this matter has been arranged."
"Very good." The Imperial Noble Consort fiddled with the flowerpot in front of her.
"Your Highness, isn't it inappropriate for us to act this way?"
"Hmph, what's wrong with it? Since I can't kill her for the time being, I'll keep her at arm's length."
Seeing that the Empress Dowager had made up her mind, the old nanny could only withdraw and act secretly, hoping to keep it from the Prince.
If the Prince finds out, the relationship between him and the Dowager Princess will deteriorate further. Is this just the nature of mothers-in-law? Are they always eager to stir up trouble?
Meanwhile, at the Su residence, Su Yinyin looked at her two younger sisters, who, despite their elaborate attire, were still breathtakingly beautiful. Lin Jie, standing to the side, nervously twisted the hem of his clothes.
He had always known that his wife was very beautiful. Now, after seeing her dressed up, he felt that he was not good enough for her. He suddenly felt very inferior.
Noticing Lin Jie's subtle expression, Su Yinyin joked, "Lin Jie, look how beautiful your wife is. Cherish her. Don't be like those men who, once they have some money, want to take a concubine!"
Lin Jie hurriedly shook his head and said, "Elder sister, I already have such a good wife, how could I possibly take a concubine? This is not something I, Lin Jie, would do."
"Yes, remember your words, live a good life, and you'll have a child eventually. If you dare to betray Nian'an, I'll kill you," Su Yinyin warned, following up on her words.
"Big sister, I swear, I will never betray Nian'an in this lifetime. If I do, may I be struck by lightning and never forgive myself…!" Lin Jie raised his hand and swore.
Seeing this, Su Nian'an immediately stopped him, saying, "Husband, I believe you, don't make rash vows."
Glancing at the couple's actions, Li Lan teased from the side, "Seriously, we don't even want to watch this PDA."
Su Yue also joked, "Yes, my sister and brother-in-law, if you're embroidering your love, you should find a secluded place to do it, instead of getting in our way here."
"Second sister, even you are smiling at me." Su Nian'an lowered her head shyly and muttered to herself.
“Speaking of which, Yueyue, you and Nian’an are starting to look more and more alike, aren’t you?” Li Lan said, pointing to their appearances.
“Lanlan, you have no manners. Call her cousin.” Su Yinyin corrected her. “They are twins, but also singletons, so it’s only natural that they look alike. It was because Yueyue was too thin before.”
"Thank you so much, big sister, for taking such good care of me!" Su Yue said, hugging Su Yinyin's arm and acting coquettishly.
Su Yinyin instantly felt goosebumps all over. She quickly pulled her hand back. "Don't be so mushy, it's giving me goosebumps!"
Instantly, everyone in the living room burst into laughter. Seeing Su Yue's embarrassment, the old lady quickly came to her rescue, saying, "It's getting late, shouldn't we hurry up and leave?"
As everyone stopped laughing, Su Yinyin composed herself and said to the old lady, "Grandmother, let Bixia stay at home with you, the baby, and Xiaoxiao today."
Inside the villa, Su Yinyin forbade any of her maids except for Bixia and Biyu to enter. Therefore, Bixia and Biyu were responsible for cleaning almost all the chores inside the villa.
However, Su Yinyin brought many high-tech products from the modern world, so cleaning was not tiring.
Su Yinyin and Su Yue also do some housework when they have free time.
Su Yinyin especially likes to do everything herself, from planting and growing flowers to arranging them.
All the flowers in the vases inside the villa were arranged by Su Yinyin.
However, Su Yue and the others are doing the arranging now. It started because they've just learned flower arranging and need practice. Seeing them ruin those flowers broke Su Yinyin's heart. Fortunately, they're determined and learn quickly.
"Yes, bring those nannies and maids with you," the old lady instructed.
"Grandmother, don't worry, Aunt has already arranged for people to take care of Yueyue and the others."
Su Yinyin and the others boarded the carriage and headed to the banquet venue.
Zhou Yuan's carriage arrived at the Su residence gate first, but Su Yinyin did not come out. He was anxious but could not show it.
Finally, the gates of the Su residence opened, and Su Yinyin and the others filed out. Zhou Yuan hurriedly got out of the carriage to greet them, his eyes fixed on Su Yinyin.
"What brings Your Highness here today?" Su Yinyin curtsied.
"I want to escort Yinyin to the banquet because I want to see her as soon as possible." Zhou Yuan's straightforward words made the people around him blush and their hearts race.
Seeing the large crowd at the door, Su Yinyin didn't want to say anything awkward, after all, he was the baby's father. There was no need to become enemies.