Since Lin Qing claimed it, he had no choice but to bring Little Fifth Princess back to his carriage instead of sending her back to her own. Indeed, the Crown Prince’s carriage was really different from hers. Not only was it much more spacious, the cushions were also very soft and warm. It was much more stable than her rickety carriage.
The servants from the entourage got the order and quickly served tea and snacks. The comfort level was doubled when there was hot tea and delicious cookies. Now this was what you call a holiday.
Not long after, they heard the cloppings of horseshoes outside the carriage, followed by “The Fourth Prince Royal Highness” chanted by the servants outside and the curtain was lifted. Lin Jingyuan crawled in together with a gust of cold air, sat down beside Lin Feilu unceremoniously, picked up a cookie and started chomping on it.
“I was about to take Little Lu to Mother’s carriage, why did Third Brother bring her here?” He asked with his mouth full.
Lin Qing replied, “Why not? What’s wrong with bringing her here?”
Lin Jingyuan was weirdly sour about it. “It is clear that I went to save the Fifth Sister first, but in the end Third Brother took the credit.”
“…”
Are you really fighting for favoritism?
Lin Jingyuan did not care if he was being offensive. He had been jealous of the Third brother ever since the incident regarding the sachet. He finished the cookie and took Lin Feilu’s hand, “Let’s go to Mother’s. I prepared a lot of your favourite foods.”
Lin Feilu glanced at Lin Qing who was kneading his forehead while looking at Lin Jingyuan speechlessly. He was holding himself back from shouting “Get lost!”
Lin Feilu suppressed her smile as she bade farewell to Lin Qing, and then went to Consort Xian’s carriage with Lin Jingyuan.
It seemed that Lin Feilu’s efforts to make her way to Changming Palace and force Lin Jingyuan out of his bed everyday so that he could reach school on time had paid off. Consort Xian now loved her like her own daughter and Lin Feilu didn’t have to return to her jittery carriage for the rest of the journey.
The convoy did not stop until nightfall and arrived at the overnight station.
The station obviously had been arranged in advance. The stationed officials were already waiting by the entrance when the holy convoy arrived. It was not a big station so the accompanying servants had to camp outside while the concubines, princes and princess would rest indoors.
Although Lin Feilu had only one accompanying maid servant, since Emperor Lin personally appointed her for this trip, she also had a room for herself.
After a long and tiring journey, Emperor Lin relieved everyone from greetings and passed the order to everyone to rest early after dinner as they would be departing as early as possible tomorrow so that they could arrive at the destination before dark.
Although the overnight station was not shabby, and the heating and meals were well arranged, it was still a far cry compared to the condition of the palace. No one left their rooms until the next morning.
After Lin Feilu had dinner with Consort Xian, she returned to her little room with Song Yu.
Her room was located at the corner of the second floor. A dead tree planted outside leaned very closely to her window. It was so close that she could see a bird nest perched neatly on a branch. Usually, the maid servant would stand by outside or lay a mattress next to their master’s, so it would be convenient for their master to call on them in the middle of the night.
However, the heating equipment in the post station was not as good as that in the palace. Lin Feilu was worried that Song Yu would catch a cold while sleeping on the ground so she allowed her to sleep on the bed together with herself.