Presented to the Prince's Mansion.

Yin Cheng asked suspiciously, "Really?"

Jingyi said with certainty, "Your Highness, you must have sent the wrong flowers. What young man doesn't love flowers?"

Yin Cheng hesitated for a long time before saying, "But the ones I gave you last time were all thrown away."

"So, Your Highness, you just didn't send the right flowers," Jingyi said. "If that young master doesn't like white flowers, then you could try red, yellow, green, or purple ones."

Xiao Jiu'er chimed in, "Exactly! What young man would like those big white flowers that are bigger than his face?"

Yin Cheng thought about it and agreed. "Then what flowers do you think would be appropriate for me to send this time?"

Jingyi said, "The kerria flowers in our manor are in bloom. Your Highness, please wait while I go and pick the most perfect one."

Half an hour later, a yellow kerria flower was placed in front of Lin Nian's window.

Xiao Fu opened the window and saw a small yellow flower.

Xiao Fu was terrified. "Young master, young master, the flower delivery person is here again!"

He crushed the flowers, his upright face filled with anger at the person who sent them. "I'll go tell the lord."

Just as Lin Nian was about to stop her, she saw that the little yellow flower had already been pinched into petals.

He sighed, suppressing his disappointment, and called out to the person, "Come back."

Xiao Fu asked, "Huh?" "Young Master, what's wrong?"

Lin Nian said, "From now on, give me all the flowers that are on the windowsill."

"Oh." Xiao Fu scratched his head, looking confused. "Young master, didn't you say that these flowers were of dubious origin and shouldn't be accepted?"

"I want to accept it now."

Xiao Fu was very anxious, "What if it's Yin Shun?"

Lin Nian said, "It wasn't him."

"How do you know, young master? You didn't see it."

"Anyway, I know who sent it. Just give it to me if you see it in the future." Lin Nian thought for a moment and added, "Don't tell anyone else about this, especially not your father."

"oh……"

Seeing Xiao Fu's questioning gaze, Lin Nian coughed and decided to skip the topic. "Xiao Fu, go to the kitchen and get some tea and snacks. I'm hungry."

"But young master, you just ate breakfast," Xiao Fu asked, puzzled. "When did your appetite become so good?"

Lin Nian, enraged and embarrassed, shouted, "Hurry up and go!"

That silly little Fu always manages to be smart when he shouldn't be.

After Xiao Fu left, Lin Nian picked up the broken flower petals from the ground with a pang of heartache, wondering when that person would send flowers again...

When Yin Cheng returned to his residence, he was walking unsteadily.

Upon seeing this, Jingyi had an expression that said, "I knew it." She said, "I told you that young men like colorful flowers. Let's keep up the good work, Your Highness. Let's send them again tomorrow. Even a young man with a heart as cold as stone should be moved."

Yin Cheng thought this made a lot of sense, so he asked, "Then, in your opinion, what kind of flowers should I send next time?"

Jingyi discussed it with a few young servants. "How about wisteria? It's not the flowering season yet, and there aren't many tassels. It would be nice to see something new for that young master."

"But right now, only the wisteria in Baoning Temple on the outskirts of Beijing has blossomed, but the abbot there loves flowers, so getting a blossom is much harder than getting a Buddhist scripture," Xiao Jiu'er said worriedly. "What should we do?"

Jingyi said, "It's precisely because the wisteria tassels are difficult to obtain that our prince shows his sincerity."

Yin Cheng immediately approved: "Okay, we'll send the wisteria."

The next day, after the morning court session, Yin Cheng went straight to the outskirts of the capital.

At Baoning Temple on the outskirts of Beijing, the worshippers are almost all husbands and young men from the city.

It was early morning, and the thick fog had not yet dissipated.

Master Huijue of Baoning Temple had just finished his morning prayers when he vaguely saw a black figure outside the Hall of Heavenly Kings.

The bright morning light gradually illuminated the approaching person.

As Master Huijue focused his gaze, a ray of warm light shone directly on him, forming a faint halo around him.

"Amitabha Buddha." Master Huijue came to his senses. "Have you come to offer incense and pray for blessings?"

Yin Cheng shook his head and pointed to the purple clump outside the courtyard, saying, "I'm asking you for a flower spike."

Master Huijue stared at Yin Cheng for a long time, which made him feel terrified.

This old monk... surely he couldn't have discovered something, could he?

Yin Cheng felt uneasy. "Master, what are you looking at?"

"Please make yourself at home, benefactor." Master Huijue withdrew his gaze. "All things have a spirit, so please only take what you need."

Yin Cheng thought to himself, "This monk is actually quite easy to talk to."

"Thanks." After picking a flower, Yin Cheng took out a silver ingot and threw it into the Heavenly King Hall, where it landed precisely in the donation box in front of the Buddha statue.

After Yin Cheng left, Master Huijue remained in a daze for a long time.

"The power of a domineering star, capable of overshadowing even the Purple Star, yet he willingly becomes a domineering star... Fate, fate." He shook his head and went back to his meditation room.

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Xiao Fu pushed open the window and exclaimed with delight, "Young master, come and see! The wisteria is in bloom today!"

"Keep your voice down." Lin Nian felt a surge of joy when she heard that the person had sent flowers again, and her steps became lighter.

He carefully held the wisteria blossoms in his hands, afraid of crushing the tiny blossoms.

"Xiao Fu, go find a vase, I want to keep it."

Xiao Fu responded and found a short, stout glass bottle. "Young master, will this do?"

"Okay, bring it over." Lin Nian placed the wisteria flower in a glass bottle on her desk, clearly enamored with it.

Xiao Fu exclaimed, "That person is really amazing; they managed to get wisteria flowers at this time of year."

Lin Nian thought for a moment, "It must have been picked from Baoning Temple. At this time of year, only the wisteria tree at Baoning Temple is in bloom."

The monks of Baoning Temple were known for their love of flowers, and no one knew what methods that person used to obtain wisteria blossoms.

Surely they shouldn't have used their power to coerce the masters?

But he doesn't seem like the type to bully others with his power. Could it be that he begged for it?

Xiao Fu stared intently at Lin Nian, puzzled, and asked, "Young Master, why are you suddenly grinning like that?"

Lin Nian coughed, her smile fading as she adopted a serious expression. "I wasn't smiling."

"Speaking of Baoning Temple, my lord is planning to visit it sometime to offer incense," Xiao Fu said. "My lord thinks that you've been having a lot of bad luck lately, always running into Yin Shun, and you need to burn incense to get rid of the bad luck."

Lin Nian asked, "Did Little Father say when we're going to offer incense?"

Xiao Fu said, "I don't know about that. Young master, would you also like to go and offer incense?"

Lin Nian nodded, "It's good that Third Brother is about to take the imperial examination, so it's a good idea to go and pray to the Bodhisattva. And Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother, I wonder how they are doing now, so it's a good opportunity to pray for them all."

Xiao Fu scratched his face. "But the master will definitely not let you go. You're so weak, you'll feel unwell halfway there."

"I won't feel uncomfortable sitting in the carriage." Lin Nian held the glass bottle affectionately, her eyes gentle yet surprisingly bright. "Besides, I also want to see the wisteria blossoms that bloomed early on that tree..."

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