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No, he cannot continue like this.

Can Mu Lingsu anticipate these? If anticipated, can she accept these facts?

Yulin threw the book onto the stone table and adjusted to a more comfortable posture, saying, "Did Miss Mu offend or provoke you? Isn't it just that she didn't greet you?"

She has known since she was young that the relationship between Yu Linzhi and Mu Lingsu is not good. She thought that she and Yu Linzhi should still be "enemies" until now, and that they both dislike Mu Lingsu. She thought that the answer she could never find would definitely be known by Yu Linzhi, who has known Mu Lingsu for many years.

Yulinzhi turned a deaf ear to her every move. He only raised his head, wanting to speak to himself, but didn't know what to say.

Upon hearing this, Yu Linzhi did not immediately respond to Shen Hanyan, but remained silent, lost in thought.

Since Mu Lingsu met him, he hasn't found any other woman around him who catches his eye. It's as if these dazzling stars, which are usually bright and shining without the moon, become invisible as soon as the moon appears.

He actually finds Shen Hanyan quite annoying. She is noisy and arrogant, and also naive and foolish. Therefore, he has always been unwilling to talk to her. Last year, Shen Qingyu brought her to play, and she insisted on taking the Ru kiln hollow carved mandarin duck porcelain pillow left by his grandmother back to the palace. He almost beat her up. Fortunately, Shen Qingyu took the initiative to teach her a lesson and took her out, otherwise she would have been injured.

He looked at Shen Hanyan, his voice becoming light and unpredictable: "The first time I saw Mu Lingsu, I only thought she was plain-looking and her actions were annoying." But unexpectedly, the two of them eventually became close friends who shared life and death. Perhaps this is what people call the irony of fate. From a bad relationship in the past, they became rare support for each other in the face of countless changes in life, fate, and circumstances."

She is annoying, but my eleventh brother just happens to not like those noble women, nor the daughters of officials, and likes her instead. Shen Hanyan looked up at the starry sky, rare to reveal her own melancholy and worries, "You tell me, what's so good about her? I also want to learn."

Upon hearing this term, Yu Linzhi was suddenly awakened from a dream. He almost forgot that Mu Lingsu came from a prestigious family that had fallen on hard times. Over the years, he went from pretending to forget their deep-seated enmity to now being accustomed to not dwelling on the hatred between them. He also conveniently forgot that Mu Lingsu might need someone's help for revenge... It was the Empress who single-handedly caused the downfall of her family back then. If she wanted to start with the Empress's son...

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So to speak," Yu Linzhi propped up his upper body and adjusted the soft pillow behind him, "as long as you are in the Yu Mansion, Xiao Mu must disappear?"

Do you think your elder brother will marry her? When Yu Linzhi asked this question, he felt a little flustered. He was just unsure of Mu Lingsu's thoughts, and he was afraid to get an answer. Even though he knew that Shen Hanyan's answer might not be accurate, he still didn't want to get a positive answer in his heart.

Shen Hanyan thought she was silly when she was a child. Unexpectedly, as she grew up, her brain didn't develop much, but her temper became increasingly fierce. Yu Linzhi, bored in his free time, wanted to play a trick on her.

Shen Hanyan is the daughter of the queen in the palace, but this is outside the palace, in Yulin's own home. She is "incognito" and does not reveal her identity. He doesn't need to be afraid of her at all.

"Stop using my eleventh royal brother to suppress me!" Shen Hanyan was very dissatisfied.

At the thought of this, he was somewhat happy. Although the speculated result was very satisfactory to him, as soon as the joy passed, Yu Lin suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He is physically weak and often ill, and he is also a convicted criminal of the court. He is destined to die young, how can he drag her down?

Yu Linzhi was originally lying on the couch in his own courtyard, reading a book. He hadn't finished reading it yet when Shen Hanyan rushed in anxiously and was about to "order" him to immediately send Mu Lingsu back to Suzhou. Of course, Yu Linzhi wouldn't listen to her.

Over the years, his dependence on her seems to have started leading him down another path. Although he doesn't know where this path will lead, he can guess that it won't be easy.

As long as she turns around and reports her situation to Shen Qingyu, she immediately softens and admits her mistake.

The reason behind this is truly intriguing.

It's also troublesome for you to always use your princess identity to suppress me. Yu Lin couldn't be bothered to say more to her, "Don't think about it, Xiao Mu won't leave. You should go back and have some snacks and sleep."

Not to mention! Shen Hanyan's expression was clearly "arrogant and domineering". She stared at Yu Lin and said, "This princess has never liked her, you should know that. Wherever I stand, she cannot be allowed to act recklessly in front of me."

Shen Hanyan just understood the intention of Yu Linzhi. Under her anger, her small face turned red and she said, "How dare you insult this princess! Are you not afraid that this princess will punish you severely?"

Shen Hanyan was extremely excited: "This princess insists on letting her go. It's one thing for her to be the daughter of a criminal, but since you are a commoner, it doesn't affect you in any way. However... " She thought for a moment and chose her words more seriously, "She is always clinging to my royal brother, afraid that she wants to imitate her sister, the Crown Princess Mushi, and climb up the high branch to become a queen consort."

Shen Hanyan suddenly felt a hint of disdain in her heart and said, "It seems that I asked the wrong person. You are the one who likes her." Seeing Yulin's complete lack of response, she continued, "You actually like her? Can she forgive your father's killer?"

Yulin elongated his voice and said, "Then, please Princess Yongjia, take a rest and move out of the Yu Mansion to stay at the inn."

If Mu Lingsu insists on taking risks with military action, the consequences will be unpredictable. Even the discerning can see that the position of the Crown Prince is unshakable. Among the dozen or so princes, Shen Qingyu, who was once favored, has long fallen out of favor with the emperor. After the age of forty, no more princes were born in the imperial harem, so the emperor only favors the Crown Prince as his son. As the empress's eldest son, it is difficult for Prince Yiyang to win the emperor's favor and persuade him to go to great lengths to exonerate Mu Simiao, no matter how much he tries to please the empress.

Shen Hanyan mistakenly thought that he had taken in her words and began to plan a counterattack: "She is just a seductive fox, relying on my elder brother's lingering feelings, wanting to become the Princess of Yiyang and restore the Mu family!"

He was unable to sort out his thoughts and could only give this answer to Shen Hanyan. He was somewhat timid, not daring to further inquire about whether Mulingsu was good, what was good about her, and how he could dispel his hatred and get along with her in this way.

I don't know.

His reason told him that this was unusual. However, after careful consideration, he couldn't come up with a highly convincing answer. What exactly is unusual? There seemed to be no changes between them, yet everything was different.

After speaking, without giving Yu Lin a chance to refute, Shen Hanyan angrily left.

This expression, she couldn't be more familiar.

Why?

Shen Hanyan thought carefully and said, "Definitely. As early as eight years ago, when Musimiao had an accident, my elder brother had already mentioned to the queen mother about marrying her as a concubine. Otherwise, Mulingsu would still be in the Phoenix Palace." The implication is that the queen mother originally intended to keep Mulingsu in the palace, but when Shen Qingyu asked for her hand in marriage, she was instead expelled from the palace.

Shen Hanyan has been waiting for Yu Linzhi's response, but she can't seem to get his answer. She is getting impatient and raises her voice, saying, "Why aren't you answering me?"

How is she?

Shen Hanyan's thoughts are pure, completely unaware of the trap behind this statement: "That is natural."

Yulin is still lying there, not even looking at Shen Hanyan: "No matter how powerful the princess is, she is still afraid of your eleventh brother."

What does it matter between Mu Lingsu and Shen Qingyu? What does it have to do with him? Clearly it has nothing to do with him, why does he care so much and even secretly hope they won't be together?

Dealing with her is not that simple.

He dare not think again.

Although Shen Hanyan is still young, she is quite sensitive when it comes to emotions. She glanced at the expression on Yu Linzhi's face and suddenly felt like she had seen it on her eleventh brother's face before. It seems that when Mu Lingsu left the palace, she mentioned in front of him that there were still some things left by her eleventh brother in the room where Mu Lingsu used to live. He didn't say anything at the time, and then came this expression.

However, Yu Linzhi can be certain that Mu Lingsu cannot marry Shen Qingyu. What's the use of Shen Qingyu liking her so much? The Empress is so good at wielding power, how can she tolerate the two most outstanding daughters of the Mu family becoming her daughters-in-law one after another? I'm afraid the possibility of the Empress appointing Gu Cheng's granddaughter, who is the archenemy of the Empress's family, and Yu Linzhi's cousin as the Princess of Yiyang is greater than choosing Mu Lingsu.

Shen Hanyan's question may not necessarily be seeking an answer from him, but Yu Linzhi felt that this question not only puzzled Shen Hanyan, but also puzzled himself. He used to dislike her, even had a bit of aversion towards her, so why does he now have the thought of hoping she stays by his side?

Perhaps he has been bedridden for many years, and his mind has been worn down to fragility. He longs to keep someone by his side for a long time, to accompany him and care for him. Even the initial bad first impression has faded away silently with time.

The stars were shining brightly, but there was not a trace of moonlight.