Chapter 30 Pick up a Younger Brother (1/2)

Lin Mengya felt uncomfortable being stared by them, so she had to put down her book. Then she and the two guys stared at each other.

After a while, Ruyue couldn't help asking questions while she was being stared by Lin Mengya.

”Miss, where did you learn all these skills? Why didn't you teach me anything?”

Ruyue complained about her but Lin Mengya was disinclined to answer her questions.

She turned around and took a look at that thin and little guy.

”What's your name?” The teenager seemed to wake up from a dream and his face turned red, but he still gathered up his courage.

”They...They all called me Shitou.” The voice of the teenager was so thin that it couldn't be heard clearly. But his voice fell on Lin Mengya's heart and caused ripples.

”Where do you live? And do you have any relatives?” On the principle of saving people's lives to the end, Lin Mengya wanted to send the child back to his family.

But unexpectedly, the little guy shook his head, as if he was thinking of something unhappy.

”Ever since I could remember, I wandered with an old beggar. Then, the gang discovered me in a ruined temple and then they killed the old beggar and took me away. Mao San said that they would sell me to a large family as a catamite in the future. Therefore, they only asked me to do these jobs that will not really hurt my bones and muscles.”

Lin Mengya's heart sank suddenly.

And her pretty face even became as cold as frost. She guessed right, but if he were to be sold to a large family as a catamite, wouldn't that be the same as death?

At this moment, her eyes flashed and she made a decision.

”This name—Shitou—is not a nice name, and from now on, your name is Lin Zhongyu. My name is Lin Mengya. We are cousins, do you remember?”

Shitou, no, he should be called Lin Zhongyu now. He, with a pair of cat eyes, looked dumbly at the princess sister in front of him.

He ruthlessly pinched his thigh and found himself not dreaming.

”Is it really... OK?” Lin Zhongyu couldn't believe that this kind of good thing unexpectedly had fallen from the sky and had even fallen on him.

”Of course, don't worry. I will protect you in the future and no one dares to bully you!” Lin Mengya also didn't know why she accepted the child as her cousin on impulse.

But she did not regret it. If she had just let him go, they would surely come after him.

At that time, she was the one who destroyed him.

It was better and safer to keep him nearby. Besides, the mansion was rich enough to feed him.

After they experienced such a thrilling morning, when Lin Mengya brought Lin Zhongyu and Ruyue into the Mansion, Aunt Jinyue who served Concubine De was already waiting at the gate.

There were two maids who had accompanied Concubine De since she married the Emperor.

Aunt Jinyue was gentle and usually treated the servants courteously, so she often served in the outer court.

The other maid Aunt Jingyue was calm, careful and considerate, but she was a little bit quiet. Therefore, she mostly served Concubine De.

”Your Highness, pay my respects to you—”Jinyue bent down to salute, and even in the mansion, she was still well-mannered.

Lim Mengya bowed down and didn't put on airs as she did in the Lin family. Jinyue's eyes grew softer and softer—The Princess was not only beautiful and smart but also had a good family background. And she was a good daughter-in-law.

”The reason why Aunt comes to look for me is Concubine De has something to ask me?” she cautiously asked. To tell the truth, although she could win the favor of the incomparably graceful Concubine De, she had little experience in this kind of problem—the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

”Now, you should call her mother. She has something to entrust you and you come with me.” Lin Mengya arranged Ruyue and Lin Zhongyu hastily, and then she followed Jinyue to the Art Courtyard, the main court.

In the main hall, Concubine De was sitting uprightly on her seat. Because she was not in the palace, she only wore a dark gray Magic Lotus informal dress, and only wore her hair in an ordinary bun decorated with a peony head-ornament.

Although she wasn't as wealthy and powerful as she looked in the palace, she made people feel a little closer.

Lin Mengya knelt down there primly and paid her respects to Concubine De.

”I pay my respects to mother.” Concubine De's phoenix eyes revealed a little light sadness. Only after she saw her clever daughter-in-law did her sadness dissipate a little.

”Good, get up. Come to me and I have something to entrust you.” Concubine De had endured for several years only for the safety of Long Tianhao. Because Lin Mengya was her son's princess, she was also bound to cultivate her.

”I heard people say that you had a dispute with others in the street today?” What Concubine De said made Lin Mengya blush.

Today, she did cause a commotion. But she didn't anticipate that Concubine De, who lived in the depths of the Mansion, was so well-informed.

”I know you are sensible. But now you have married my son, you should plan everything for him. For example, what happened today, do you know those ruffians could run amuck at the territory of the Emperor and they must have forces behind? Do you know which faction the forces belong to?”

Concubine De's words suddenly made Lin Mengya realize her own shortcomings.

Since she was a child, she had fought alone. Hence, she dealt with matters in accordance with her preference and she really didn't think through some things.