Chapter 183 Presenting the Buddha with Borrowed Flowers (2/2)

There was not much going on back home, and being unable to resist everyone’s kind invitation , Yue Qi finally agreed to stay in the prince’s mansion for a few days.

Under Lin Mengya’s influence, everyone in the Liuxin Courtyard was addicted to the poker card games.

When she returned to the room, what came into sight was the bunch of people surrounding the table playing poker cards.

“Aha, Miss Yue, why did you do that? Why did you use the Twos and Kings together, are you crazy?”

Qinghu was standing behind Yue Qi trying to give her advice .

His brows were furrowed as he watched the clueless Yue Qi.

“But… but Baizhi said I could deal two cards once I have four of the same cards. What did I do wrong?”

Yue Qi pouted, looking at Qinghu with pathetic eyes.

She did not know Qinghu’s identity but thought that he was just a guard in the Liuxin Courtyard.

However, she could sense that there was a special relationship between Elder Sister Lin had Qinghu.

For this reason, she treated Qinghu with added respect.

Simply put, she was a little fearful of him.

“Ai, alright, alright. You are going to lose all my stake sooner or later.”

Qinghu said in exaggeration, then took out his purse full of money and placed it on the table.

When Lin Mengya first stepped into the room, Baizhi and Lin Zhongyu were dividing the money from Qinghu’s purse among them.

“Don’t worry, he’s actually very rich.”

Was he pretending to be broke? Lin Mengya gave Qinghu a look of disdain. Apart from Lin Zhongyu, Qinghu was the richest person here.

Qinghu pretended to look miserable as he complained to Lin Mengya.

“What a heartless lass, you’ve lost all my money.”

He was actually just joking, but Lin Mengya was beginning to feel bad about it.

Yue Qi was also beginning to regret and decided to pull out of the game.

“Second Miss Yue, come and have a look. This was what your elder sister had left here in our care.”

Baisu was holding in her hands a delicate box. Everyone in room, except Baizhi and Yue Qi, who were kept in the dark, played along with Baisu.

“Oh, these… these items in box are too precious. I think it’ll be better if you keep them with you here, Elder Sister Lin. I’m afraid they would take these away if I bring them home.”

Yue Qi’s face fell when she saw the jewelry filled box.

After her elder sister passed away, her father’s concubines had moved into the main house.

Her father had fallen into depression and had been indulging himself in wine day and night.

Her mother had changed from her usual self and no longer doted on her. She even allowed those two concubines of her father to bully her as they liked.

All of Yue Qi’s pieces of jewelry had been taken over by them.

If not for the few pieces which her elder sister and she had left behind, she would not have anything presentable to wear when she went out.

“Silly girl, these have been left behind by your elder sister. You have to keep it with you. On top of that, I’m giving you this token which bears my name. You may use it to enter and leave the prince’s mansion as and when you like. The token is also representing me. With it, no one would dare bully you.”

Lin Mengya unfastened the jade hanging from her waist. She could have pawned this token earlier, which she did not.

“No, no, Elder Sister Lin, I can’t be taking anything more from you.”

Yue Qi was about to push the token back when it accidentally touched the wound on Lin Mengya’s hand.

Lin Mengya had purposed using her injured hand to hand the token to Yue Qi.

Yue Qi, fearing that she would hurt Lin Mengya, finally accepted her token.

“Elder Sister Lin, how did your hand get injured so badly?”

Yue Qi drew in a deep breath. Although Lin Mengya’s wound had been dressed properly, Yue Qi could not help but felt the pain in her heart.

She gently held Lin Mengya’s injured hand in hers as her eyes became watery with tears.

“It’s alright. They had overdone the wound dressing. It’s really nothing too serious. Didn’t you say you have good news for me?”

Lin Mengya changed the topic in fear that Yue Qi would start crying over her.

“Gee, look at how forgetful I am!”

Yue Qi patted her head and drew out a letter from her clothes.

“This letter had been secretly given to me by her personal maid. She claimed that his letter was sent by Big Brother Lin. Unfortunately, my elder sister did not have the chance to read it.”

At the mention of Yue Ting, Yue Qi started feeling downhearted.

Her sister, who had been her only reliance from young, had passed away in such a tragic way. It was no wonder she felt downcast.

“A letter from Elder Brother? This is indeed great news!”

Baisu quietly walked up to the door, looking around with vigilance to make sure there was no one around.

“Em, Big Brother Lin used to send trinkets to us every few months.”

Although Elder Sister Yue Ting’s ancestral tablet had been placed in the ancestral hall of the Lin Family, this fact was only made known to the few within the family.

“Elder Brother said in the letter that he would be coming back two days from now! Father is also coming back in the next few days!”

After a series of events, Lin Mengya’s elder brother and father were finally coming home.

While they were so familiar in her memory, in reality, they were family members who were stranger to her.

Lin Mengya shuddered from the excitement. She could not really describe the subtle feeling of anticipation.

“Really? Is the Master Lin coming back? That’s great!”

Among all the people here, Baizhi was the only one who understood how important Lin Nansheng was to Lin Mengya.

The others may not understand the implication, but their mood was lifted when they saw how happy their master was.