You are my golden finger

Chapter 186: Court Affairs (5)

As soon as the morning mist covering the palace dissipated, Lin Xijin received birthday gifts from the emperor and the concubines. Lin Xijin had said before that she didn't want to celebrate lavishly, so she didn't invite everyone to dinner, but only gave everyone gifts in return.

However, at noon, the Empress Dowager still sent Ruxiu to invite her to have lunch at the Yining Palace. The Empress, the Imperial Concubine, and Princess Yuehe were also there.

Lin Xijin greeted several people respectfully.

"Jin'er, come and sit next to the Empress Dowager." The Empress Dowager took her hand and said kindly, "Your first birthday after entering the palace should have been a grand celebration, but who knew you would be so frugal. I'm sorry for you."

"Grandmother, I'm not wronged. I received many gifts from everyone this morning. I'm very happy! Thank you all for thinking of Jin'er."

A few people were chatting, and soon, the emperor and Murong Xu, who had just finished court, came over.

Today's lunch was particularly sumptuous, and it was obviously specially prepared by the Queen Mother. Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

Lin Xijin felt that she was still very lucky. Although Murong Xu had several extremely bad brothers, the big names in the palace were still easy to get along with, not as complicated as described in some palace fighting dramas.

After dinner, the Emperor discussed with the Empress Dowager and the Empress how to deal with the Fifth Prince Murong Yan. The Emperor said, "After all, this matter concerns the reputation of the royal family. It cannot be made public. We can only secretly detain this useless person in the Imperial Clan House. All the people in his house will be deprived of their freedom and imprisoned in the Fifth Prince's House."

"Xu'er, Jin'er, I'm sorry to have to inconvenience you two." The Queen Mother said apologetically.

"I don't feel wronged. I just hope that these brothers will stop killing each other and help each other." Lin Xijin's words had hidden meaning.

The two asked for leave from the Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Empress, and said to the Imperial Concubine, "Mother, we will take Xinlan to the Princess's Residence after school, and we will not return to the palace tonight."

"Okay, I feel relieved to be with you guys."

"Sister-in-law, I want to go with you too." Princess Yuehe also wanted to join in the fun, so she followed the two of them out of the palace.

The three returned to the Princess's Mansion, which was already bustling with activity. Shangguan Rui, Madam Wu, and Madam Lin no longer considered themselves outsiders. Under their auspices, many familiar young ladies had come. Everyone was very relaxed, not caring whether the host was there or not.

Ye Jinlin didn't need her to tell him anything, as he had already brought back many fresh fruits and vegetables from the greenhouse in the farm. Together with the original storage in Lin Xijin's house, the food was very abundant.

Lin Xijin didn't have to worry about the dinner. Shangguan Rui brought the ingredients and the chef from Delicious House to her house, and they were ready to eat as soon as the birthday girl arrived.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and to the Princess." Everyone greeted Murong Xu and Princess Yuehe respectfully, and when they turned to face her, their expressions suddenly changed, "Jin'er (Sister Jin), you're back. We've been waiting for you for so long."

Murong Xu was very upset. This kind of differential treatment made him, an ancient man with a modern soul, feel uncomfortable. However, Lin Xijin was very happy and entered the hall surrounded by people.

In the evening, Xingwen came back with Banxia and others. Xihui, Xijia and others also came back from school, and everyone gave Lin Xijin birthday gifts.

"Let's eat!" After a while, Mrs. Wu spoke and the dinner officially began.

Tonight Shangguan Rui prepared hot pot and barbecue for everyone, which earned everyone's praise.

But soon the hot pot and barbecue were forgotten by everyone, and Lin Xijin prepared a surprise for everyone - a birthday cake.

This cake has three layers, each layer is covered with cream, and there are floral decorations and words made of fresh fruits. It is indescribably beautiful.

"Wow, so beautiful!" The first person to exclaim was An An, followed by a few little girls, and then a group of female guests.

In fact, An An and Jia Jia had seen cakes before. Lin's Ice Drink also sells small cakes, but they had never seen one with so many layers. It was the first time for many people to see a cake.

"Sister Jin, what do you call this? Has your shop started selling it? I want to buy it!" Chu Huiyuan was still so easily excited and started asking a series of questions.

Lin Xijin decided to brush it off for now: "This is called a birthday cake. It's a new product that I just tried to make these past two days. I'm too busy right now and can't launch it yet. I'll try to put it on the market in the spring of next year."

Murong Xu lit the candles, and the brothers and sisters from Shiziwo Village sang Happy Birthday. Murong Xu and Lin Xijin blew out the candles together, and Murong Xu held Lin Xijin's hand and cut the cake together.

There was warm applause.

"Holding your hand, and growing old with you! How romantic!" Xin Lan, the little fan of her brother and sister-in-law, gave this scene more pink bubbles.

"Holding your hand, and growing old with you! I wish the Crown Prince and Crown Princess a happy marriage and a son soon!" Shangguan Rui took the lead and turned this sigh into a blessing for the birth of a child.

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed together.

In the end, there was no suspense and everyone started eating the cake until their stomachs were full. They were still not satisfied and went home.

The housekeeper and the nanny have arranged for the people to stay overnight. Princess Yuehe will be with Xijia and Xinlan, so Lin Xijin doesn't have to worry about anything.

But just before going to bed, An An came with Xi Jia and Xin Lan, carrying a large wooden box in a mysterious manner, and no one knew what was inside it.

"An An, what are you carrying?" Lin Xijin asked curiously.

"Gift!"

Several people opened the box, which contained a box of dolls. An An took them out one by one and introduced them, "This is Brother Xu, Sister Jin, Brother Jinlin, Brother Xinfeng, Brother Xihui, Sister Jiajia, and Sister Xinlan. This is An An. And these two are the children of Brother Xu and Sister Jin. They are twins like Brother Xihui and Sister Jiajia."

Lin Xijin held her forehead with her hand. Have these children also joined the ranks of induced labor?

However, these dolls are still somewhat similar.

"Sister, do you like this birthday present? It was made by the three of us." Xin Lan looked at Lin Xijin with a somewhat puzzled expression and asked anxiously.

"I like it. Your sister Jin likes it very much! Go back to sleep quickly. You have to go to school tomorrow!" Murong Xu ordered him to leave.

"Sister likes it very much. Thank you!"

After getting Lin Xijin's affirmative answer, several people ran away like the wind.

"Jin'er, I have a gift for you too!" Murong Xu came closer.

"More gifts? Haven't we given a lot of gifts in the palace?"

"I'm giving you a real-life version of Brother Xu! Didn't you hear everyone urging you to have a baby? Come on, let's start our baby-making activities!" Murong Xu hooked his finger at Lin Xijin and began his shameless performance.

"Go away." Although she was angry, Lin Xijin still brought him into the space and continued the fun that belonged to the two of them that night.