Yusui Chang'an

For fear of disturbing Hong Jiu, Lin Jinyan didn't dare to turn over even though she couldn't sleep. She thought about it all before falling asleep in the middle of the night.

When she was woken up for dinner in the early morning, Lin Jinyan had not yet sorted out her thoughts:
"I actually slept until this hour today? Why didn't you call me earlier?"

Bai Zhi helped get dressed: "When I got up in the morning, Hong Jiu said that Miss had an uneasy sleep last night and asked you to sleep more."

Lin Jinyan looked at Hong Jiu at the door and saw him yawning quietly, with a warm look in his eyes: he must be worried about himself, so he didn't sleep well.

Yutong complained in a complaining tone and said with a smile on her face:
"She is still standing guard at the door, telling us to work more quietly and not to disturb you. It's as if she is the only one who cares about the young lady."

After hearing a few people talking about him, Hong Jiu turned his head and met the smiling Lin Jinyan, then awkwardly turned his head to look at the yard.

When I arrived at Songmaotang, I saw Lin Wanrong cutting the old lady's nails. Zhou Yuexue was talking to the old lady at the side. She entered the room and saluted with a smile:

"I got up late this morning because I was lazy. Sister, grandma didn't scold me, right?"

The old lady laughed and said, "I just scolded you a lot."

Lin Wanrong's smile was bright: "It's too late for grandma to love you, so she won't be willing to scold you."

Liuli took the cloak that Bai Zhi took off for Lin Jinyan, hung it on a clothes rack nearby, and handed the prepared stove to Lin Jinyan.

Zhou Yuexue: "My aunt was afraid that my sister would get cold when she came over, so she asked Sister Liuli to prepare a hand stove early."

Lin Jinyan sat next to the old lady affectionately: "I know grandma is the best."

The old lady raised her hand and squeezed the back of Lin Jinyan's hand. She felt the warmth in her palm before letting go:
"Agate said you slept late last night, but the wind blew out of the city yesterday and you felt unwell?"

"Yan'er is not made of tofu, why is she so delicate? There is no discomfort, it's just that she slept late one night. Grandma doesn't need to worry."

Seeing that Lin Jinyan was indeed fine, the old lady was relieved and ordered Liuli to serve food.

During the dinner, Zhou Yuexue talked about her sister who had a complete list of ministers of the Ministry of Justice, and wanted to invite her to sit in the mansion. She also wanted to invite Lin Jinyan and Lin Wanrong to go with her.

The old lady looked at Lin Jinyan's face and declined:

"Go by yourself. Yan'er usually has a hard time running the house and managing the accounts. Yesterday was a bumpy trip out of the city, and she didn't sleep well at night. She had a good rest at the house today and will visit another day. Wanrong, do you want to go with her?"

Lin Wanrong shook her head: "I will stay at home with my grandmother."

Zhou Yuexue secretly thought that the old lady was partial and cared about Lin Jinyan wholeheartedly. She didn't sleep well last night because of Lin Jinyun's entanglement. Why didn't she show any concern?

After dinner, Lin Jinyan went back to Yan Yuxuan to rest at the urging of the old lady. Before leaving, she repeatedly promised the old lady that she would not be busy with business or accounts today, so she could have a good rest.

After leaving Songmao Hall, Lin Jinyan's eyes were filled with a gentle smile when Bai Zhi praised the old lady for caring about him.

Feeling the warmth coming from the hand stove, I somehow suddenly thought of the hand stove An Zhixian had prepared for me last time at midnight, and the scene of eating alone with him...

Back at Yan Yuxuan, Yutong said he wanted to make some hot sweet soup, and Lin Jinyan blurted out:
"Let's drink tea."

After speaking, he explained: "I don't want to eat anything sweet today."

I washed my hands and changed my clothes and sat down at the table, but I couldn't calm down. Things that I had ignored before were constantly magnified in my mind since yesterday.

Realizing that this was wrong, Lin Jinyan asked Bai Zhi to grind the ink and write a full page before she felt a lot clearer in her heart. (End of chapter)