Chapter 519: 519. Chapter 519: How dare he!

519. Chapter 519: How dare he!

Leave Zhang Yun's place.

Shi Lin entered the palace.

Shi Qing was delighted to see Shi Lin come, and she went out holding her little daughter, saying, 'Third brother, you're here!'

Shi Qing's little daughter was born earlier than Da Bao and the others, her face fair and tender, making Shi Lin take a liking to her at first sight.

"Mm, I'm here."

Shi Lin replied to Shi Qing, then turned his gaze toward Feng Yu: 'Feng Yu, do you miss Uncle? Come, Uncle will hold you.'

Before the little girl could say anything.

Shi Lin swept her up into his arms.

Feng Yu is now ten months old; her speech isn't very clear yet. Shi Lin has taught her many times to call him, but she won't, though she calls 'mother' quite clearly.

"Sister, you make her call you mother?"

Shi Lin asked casually.

Shi Qing said gently, 'Mother is easier to say than birth mother; when she's older I'll have her call me birth mother.'

"All right."

After chatting with Shi Qing for a few moments, Shi Lin asked, 'Sister, are you getting along all right with the Empress?'

Upon hearing that,

Shi Qing did not answer Shi Lin's words for the moment, because this was not the place to speak of such things.

She handed Feng Yu to the wet nurse, then shortly after summoned Shi Lin to sit in the side hall.

She dismissed everyone.

Shi Qing stared straight at Shi Lin and said, 'The Empress used to take a dislike to me, but I don't know whether it's because the Emperor plans to make the Grand Prince the crown prince; she no longer opposes me.'

Upon learning that the Emperor intended to make the Grand Prince the crown prince,

Shi Lin's brows knotted: 'Grand Prince, how dare he! Sister, aren't you thinking of yourself? Aren't you thinking of Hui Er and Feng Yu?'

Seeing him say that,

Shi Qing opened her lips: 'Third brother, you must not say such things again. If someone with ill intentions hears it, the trouble won't be just yours—it will be ours too.'

Without letting Shi Lin say anything,

Shi Qing continued: 'Do you think I don't want Hui Er to be crown prince? The Emperor...'

Shi Lin cut her off.

"All right, you don't need to say more; I understand."

Shi Lin had originally wanted to tell Shi Qing that her eldest son had been lost for many years due to the Empress's scheming, but thinking he had no evidence, he temporarily decided not to tell her.

He hadn't left yet.

The Emperor then arrived, laughing as he greeted Shi Lin: 'Shi Lin, you've come to see your second sister again!'

"I only have this one sister, so I naturally care about her…"

Shi Lin actually still had something to say, but after hesitating he chose to swallow it.

He is no longer the person he used to be.

If he were still his former self, he would surely give the Emperor a piece of his mind.

The Emperor says he likes his sister, but in fact he intends to give the crown prince's position to the Empress's child.

"That's right."

The Emperor said as he walked over and sat beside Shi Qing.

They chatted a few sentences.

Shi Lin then didn't want to continue talking with the Emperor, stood up, and said, 'Your Majesty, I won't disturb your conversation with the Noble Consort; I'll take my leave.'

The Emperor raised his eyebrows.

"Have I offended you? Today there's no one else around, yet you actually called me Emperor, and you call your sister Noble Consort."

Shi Qing looked over.

Shi Lin immediately explained, 'Brother-in-law, how could I possibly have offended you? I just said it offhand, didn't think much of it.'

"Really?"

The Emperor didn't believe it.

He knows Shi Lin too well.

Let Shi Lin leave.

The Emperor turned his gaze to Shi Qing and said, 'Qing Er, your third brother knows…'

He had guessed…

Shi Qing lowered her eyes and said, 'Yes, my third brother knows. I was just saying that and ended up telling him that matter. However, Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about him; you know his temperament—even if he's restless, he won't do anything.'