If these two were used for ill intentions by Lin Caisang, would the consequences be something they could even fathom?
"Father, your son believes that Miss Lin, who has saved auntie and the second brother’s lives multiple times, must not harbor evil intentions. If she really had them, why would she save auntie in the first place? Wouldn’t it be easier to just...well, you know?"
The eldest prince stopped mid-sentence, subtly avoiding the word ’die’, coughed slightly, and did not continue.
"Also, about the matter of the second imperial brother, he was buried in the pile of rocks, unknown to all. Could she not have just stood by idly, wouldn’t that be better?"
"We must not rule out the possibility that she might be trying to get close to the royal family through your aunt and Xiao’er," the Emperor reminded his son solemnly.
"Can anyone of you answer, how did she manage to reach the royal hunting grounds? How did she know that Xiao’er was in danger? I suspect, could all these be part of her plot?"
The more he spoke, the more he believed it.
Otherwise, how could Lin Caisang possibly know everything so clearly and hurriedly come to rescue Xiao’er in the middle of the night? It was improbable that all of this was just a coincidence.
"Imperial Brother, if she really intended to get close to the royal family, saving me last time would have been enough."
The Elder Princess frowned in exasperation, silently questioning her royal brother’s train of thoughts, and reluctantly began to explain.
"Back in Jian’an, she saved me, helped cure the face wound of Senior Madam Zhi, and even handed out medicine to the people in various mansions. Her fame has already spread throughout Jian’an. Why would she take the trouble to come to the royal hunting grounds tonight, attracting undue suspicion?"
After hearing his sister’s words, the Emperor seemed to understand a bit more.
Nevertheless, he couldn’t shake off his doubts, always feeling that this Miss Lin was too extraordinary to have just happened to come save Xiao’er.
"That being said, how then do you explain her knowing about Xiao’er being in danger?" he asked.
"Imperial Brother, perhaps Miss Lin is an extraordinary person?" suggested the Elder Princess.
The eldest prince quickly agreed.
He has had plenty of interactions with Lin Caisang before, and was fairly familiar with her temperament.
Lin Caisang did not resemble the cunning and malicious person their father described.
"Father, there are indeed many extraordinary people among the commoners, just like the great Master Liefan who is skilled in prediction, and as I’ve heard, the National Teacher of Wei State who can command wind and rain. This Miss Lin must also have her unique qualities."
The Emperor was speechless in the face of their comments.
He had never seen others playing favorites . It’s said that one’s loyalties should be kept within one’s own family. But why were his sister and son siding with an outsider rather than him?
"Forget it, as long as Xiao’er is safe, that’s all that matters. As for this Miss Lin, I’ll allow her to take a few treasures from the royal treasury."
Even if she did harbor malicious intentions, as long as he was aware and not swayed by Lin Caisang, when necessary, he could use her; otherwise, he could just leave her be.
As dawn started to break, Lin Caisang finally returned to her Gold Pearl Space from the royal hunting grounds.
Sitting in front of the jade mirror, she was puzzled.
"How could such a simple task be classified as a high-level task?" she mumbled to herself, asking the jade mirror.
Although the second prince’s injuries were severe, most of them were external with fractures and such. His internal injuries were not serious, at most he was infected with miasma poison, but...the miasma poison was not within the scope of her mission to cure.