Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1255: Meeting an Old Friend
After parting with Feng Siyao, Lin Jinyan unfolded Liu Momo's confession, her eyes filled with anger:

In order to buy an official position for my mother's dowry and to take charge of the Lin Mansion, the Liu family even let Liu Yunxiang kill my mother! All the Liu family members deserve to die.

After handing the confession to Bai Zhi, Lin Jinyan closed her eyes to calm her anger and thought about other things:
According to Yue Mingzhu, the Queen Mother not only approved of her eldest cousin, but also felt a little guilty about him because of Princess Yunping's incident seven years ago. Therefore, after she became resentful of the Crown Prince, she was unwilling to marry Yue Mingzhu to the Eastern Palace and instead thought of her eldest cousin.

The reason why I didn't mention it before was probably because I wanted to wait until my eldest cousin returned triumphantly, when the situation in the world would be stable and the rise and fall of the Gu family would be determined.

By then, if the Gu family is doing well, then Mingzhu will be able to marry her cousin and feel safe. It seems that the Queen Mother really cares about Mingzhu.

The Queen Mother was a strange person. Among her grandchildren, she cared more about the Crown Prince and Princess Yunping but was indifferent to everyone else, especially the four siblings of Yan Ling. Unless it was necessary, the Queen Mother would not even meet them.

The crown prince is the heir to the throne. If the queen mother lives long, his future may depend on her mood. Yun Ping was raised by the queen mother, so it makes sense.

But Mingzhu was only the niece of the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother loved her sincerely, even more than Princess Yunping, and seemed to be willing to grant her every request...

While he was thinking, the carriage suddenly stopped. Hong Jiu quickly raised his hands to support Lin Jinyan and Bai Zhi's forward leaning bodies. After the two of them sat firmly, Hong Jiu lifted the curtain and looked out. He saw two handsome men, accompanied by their followers, coming forward to apologize:
"Look, it's the Lin family on the carriage, but is it the family of the Grand Tutor? My surname is Yang, and my father works for the Imperial Censorate. I had a few drinks with my friends, and while we were chatting and laughing, we didn't notice the carriage and accidentally bumped into it. I hope you will forgive me. Is anyone hurt?"

The driver Xu San jumped off the carriage, bowed and asked the two people's names. Hong Jiu recognized them and lowered the curtain. He whispered a few words to Lin Jinyan. After the two people gave their names, the curtain was half opened again, revealing Lin Jinyan's bright face:
"Master Yang, Boss Li, no one was injured."

Seeing Lin Jinyan's face, the man who spoke earlier's eyes lit up and his attitude became more attentive:
"It's Miss Lin. I didn't know she was in the car. It was definitely not intentional to be rude."

Lin Jinyan nodded politely:
"I have heard that your father, Censor Yang, is strict in managing the family, so I trust Young Master Yang. Since it was an unintentional act, don't worry about it."

Although it was not the first time Yang Qi met Lin Jinyan, it was the first time he spoke to her in private. He deliberately found a topic to talk a few more words. When he saw that Lin Jinyan was about to leave, he hurriedly pushed Li Siyu out to keep him:
"This good friend of mine was helped by you in his early years, and I have always wanted to find you to thank you, but I am afraid of hurting your reputation because of the difference between men and women. Do you still recognize him?"

Lin Jinyan smiled and nodded, then said calmly:
"I did meet Boss Li in the early years, but I couldn't say I helped him. After Boss Li became rich a couple of years ago, he bought cloth from my cloth shop at a high price, but that was over long ago.

Now that Boss Li is famous all over the world, he still remembers the smallest things. He is truly a gentleman."

Li Siyu bowed and said:

"What happened back then may have been just a piece of cake for Miss Yu, but it was a favor to me, so I have never forgotten it."

After some polite greetings, Lin Jinyan suggested that her brother invite Li Siyu to a small gathering some other day. She said goodbye to the two of them calmly. Seeing Yang Qi reaching up to his neck and following the carriage closely, Li Siyu laughed and scolded:

"You are such a good guy, Yang Qi. You wanted to keep Miss Lin to talk, but you left me to be the raft."