Chapter 1119: Princess Pyongyang is attracted to Brother Lang

Butler Jin Zhongzhao did as he was told with a smile on his face, knowing that with the gold and silver jewelry brought back by Princess Pyongyang, the Gao family would have a much better life.

Cui was so anxious that she stamped her feet, but she didn't know what to say. She was worried that her incompetent husband Gao Baozang would squander all the gold, silver and jewelry that her daughter had saved with great difficulty.

"Mother, it's okay." Princess Pyongyang held her mother, Cui, and said softly, "Your Majesty's gifts will come in the future. Our family needs them more now, so don't refuse."

Mrs. Li looked at her filial and sensible daughter, quietly pulled Gao Nanfu's sleeve, and whispered, "Look, Yan'er has always remembered us in her heart."

Gao Nanfu didn't say anything, but just looked at Princess Pyongyang with a smile, and his eyes softened a little. It seemed that the hostility just now was quietly smoothed out by the box full of sincerity.

Sun Yizhen stood aside, watching the decline of the last royal family of Goguryeo, and sighed in her heart.

Gao Baozang looked at the expressionless Shanghai Emperor Lin Lang, but the unfathomable depth in those eyes always made him inexplicably frightened.

His heart was in turmoil, and he quickly stepped aside to lead the way. "My dear son-in-law, please come in quickly. The servants have already prepared tea in the inner hall. Let's go in and sit down and chat slowly."

"Okay, please come in, father-in-law!" Lin Lang was gentle and polite. He took Sun Yizhen and Princess Pyongyang and slowly walked into the inner hall of the Siping Taichang Earl's Mansion.

Gao Baozang suppressed his hatred for Lin Lang and welcomed him into the hall and sat him down.

In front of Brother Lang, dragons have to coil and tigers have to lie down.

Sun Yizhen followed closely and sat down next to Lin Lang.

The Pyongyang Princess sat closely beside her sister-in-law and mother, chatting about family matters.

The servants poured tea and water, and the snacks on the table included pine nuts, hazelnuts, dried apricots, dried peaches, rice cakes and rice cakes.

It can be seen that although the Gao family was a member of the Goguryeo royal family that had fallen on hard times, they still had the pomp to entertain guests.

Sun Yizhen was a little reserved. Lin Lang peeled a few pine nuts for her and handed them to her, with a warm look that told her to relax.

Sun Yizhen smiled sweetly at Lin Lang and tasted the ancient pine nuts.

Princess Pyongyang, in high spirits, eagerly opened a can of strawberries, scooped a spoonful and fed it to Cui, smiling and asking, "Mom, do you want to try it? Is it delicious?"

Since it was the first time Cui had seen canned strawberries, she asked curiously, "Yan'er, what is this?"

Princess Pyongyang smiled sweetly and said, "These are canned strawberries, a specialty of Shanghai Country. I brought a few boxes back to my parents' home for Dad, Mom, and my brother and his wife to try."

Cui tasted the canned strawberries and her eyes lit up immediately. She exclaimed, "Wow, canned strawberries are sweet and sour, refreshing and delicious!"

Li sat aside and curiously leaned forward to take a look at the canned strawberries. The pink soup smelled of sweet fruit, and she felt that it would be delicious just by smelling it.

Princess Pyongyang scooped up another strawberry with a spoon and brought it to Li's mouth. "Sister-in-law, would you like to try it too? Is it delicious?"

Li carefully tasted the canned strawberries and immediately praised them highly, saying, "Hmm! This is sour and sweet, juicy, and really delicious. Yuan'er will definitely like it."

Yuan'er is the son of Gao Nanfu and Li.

Princess Pyongyang suddenly realized, "Sister-in-law, I brought Yuan'er a lot of books from the Tang Dynasty and snacks from Shanghai. Where is Yuan'er? Why can't I see Yuan'er?"

Gao Nanfu replied, "Yuan'er is studying at a private school. He should be almost home from school by now."

After hearing this, Princess Pyongyang looked at Li and asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law, Yuan'er has grown a lot taller now, right?"

Li replied proudly, "Isn't it true? Yuan'er is already nine years old, smart and sensible."

As soon as the voice fell, a little boy ran into the hall and shouted excitedly: "Auntie, I heard from the servants that my aunt is back, Auntie!"

Princess Pyongyang glanced sideways upon hearing the sound and saw her nephew Gao Baoyuan's face covered in bruises. She immediately stepped forward with concern and asked, "Yuan'er, what's wrong with your face?"

Don’t ask why the grandfather is named Gao Baozang and the grandson is named Gao Baoyuan, because there is also a word "Bao" in the middle of the name?

The question is, this is the name of the grandfather and grandson in history. Perhaps the naming culture of Goguryeo is different from that of the Central Plains.

Gao Baoyuan was very excited to see his aunt whom he hadn't seen for three years. He hugged Princess Pyongyang and cried, "Aunt, I missed you so much! It's so good to see you back. I...I accidentally hurt my face by falling, but I'm fine."

Gao Nanfu and Li rushed forward to check on their son's injuries immediately.

Li cried distressedly and said, "Yuan'er, are your classmates bullying you again?"

Gao Baoyuan quickly shook his head and replied stubbornly, "No, I really fell accidentally."

Gao Funan's face turned pale with anger after hearing this. He angrily said, "Yuan'er, you are not allowed to lie and hide anything. Was it a classmate who beat you? Last time you said you fell, how could you fall and get injured again in less than ten days?"

Looking at the injuries on his grandson's face, Gao Baozang sighed angrily. He knew that the injuries on his grandson's face were caused by his classmates, but he could only suppress his anger.

Although the Gao family was the royal family of Goguryeo, they fell into decline after the country was destroyed and had no real power in the Andong Protectorate, so they could only behave themselves.

This is what is called a tiger in plain land being bullied by a dog, because many of the children in the private school in Andong are children of powerful officials.

Goguryeo had absorbed Central Plains culture since the Han and Wei dynasties. Private schools mainly taught Confucian classics and Chinese, and the educational content was mainly based on Central Plains classics.

Even the children of aristocrats needed to study Chinese classics to enter officialdom, so most of the educated people in Goguryeo could speak Chinese.

This is also the reason why everyone in the Gao family can speak Chinese with Lin Lang.

Although Gao Baoyuan is young, he is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed. He still stubbornly replied that the injury on his face was caused by his fall.

Cui felt sorry for her grandson. She wiped her tears secretly and stood aside, not daring to interrupt, for fear that her son Gao Nanfu would do something stupid in a fit of impulse.

Princess Pyongyang squatted down, gently touched the bruise on her nephew's face, and asked distressedly: "Yuan'er, does it hurt?"

Gao Baoyuan's tears welled up in his eyes, but he forced a smile: "It doesn't hurt. Auntie, don't worry about the wound on my face. Yuan'er is very brave."

Mrs. Li knew that the wound on her son's face was caused by a beating, but she could only turn her back and wipe away her tears secretly.

Gao Nanfu was furious and shouted, "Yuan'er, tell me which bastard hurt you, and I'll kill him."

Gao Baoyuan replied aggrievedly, "Dad, I...I really fell and hurt myself."

Princess Pyongyang carefully examined the injuries on her nephew's face. It didn't look like he was injured by a fall. She looked at Lin Lang with red eyes, hoping that Lin Lang could seek justice for her nephew.

Lin Lang just stood up and walked forward.

Princess Pyongyang took her nephew's arm and introduced him, "Yuan'er, come and call me uncle. I can make the decision for you."

Gao Baoyuan immediately bowed and called out, "Greetings, uncle."

Lin Lang first took out a bag of Want Want gift packs from his personal space and handed the snacks to Gao Baoyuan. "Yuan'er, take this. This is the snack your uncle bought for you. It's full of delicious local specialties from Shanghai."

"Thank you, uncle." Gao Baoyuan happily accepted the Want Want gift package.

Then, Lin Lang said in an appreciative tone: "Yuan'er, you are so young and yet you know how to be patient. Your uncle really admires your character of being able to handle things on your own."

"My uncle knows a little about divination and metaphysics. He calculated with his fingers that you were bullied by your classmates in private school because of your status as a member of the impoverished Goguryeo royal family. The ones who led the beating included Xue Kaishu, the youngest son of the Protector General of Andong, and the nephew of the Deputy Protector General Pei Yong. Is that correct?"

After hearing this, Gao Baoyuan asked in surprise, "Uncle, how...how did you know?"

Lin Lang touched Gao Baoyuan's little head and replied with a smile: "Uncle also knows that you study very hard. You will definitely be a promising child in the future."

"Hehe..." Gao Baoyuan smiled happily, but he took a breath because of the wound on his face.

Gao Nanfu stood by and listened, his fists clenched in anger. He said angrily, "How can this be? The son of Andong Protector Xue Jinzhou actually abused his power to bully others and injure Yuan'er. I'm going to find Xue Jinzhou and ask for an explanation."

Li, however, grabbed Gao Nanfu's arm and cried, "My dear husband, please don't be impulsive. Xue Jinzhou is the chief of the Andong Protectorate. He is a third-rank official in charge of all the vassal states and the chief judge of the government. He holds a high position of power and has many soldiers under his command. We, the Gao family, can't afford to offend him right now!"

"Shit..." Gao Nanfu gritted his teeth in anger, but he had to face reality.

Princess Pyongyang shook Lin Lang's arm with tears in her eyes, and said in a choked voice: "Your Majesty, you must make the decision for Yuan'er!"

After hearing this, Lin Lang said coldly, "Prepare the carriage. I will take you and Yuan'er to the Andong Protectorate to seek justice and vent Yuan'er's anger. We must make an example of them today so that no one in Andong will dare to underestimate or bully the Gao family again."

Princess Pyongyang was so moved after hearing this that she wiped her tears with her handkerchief and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of Yuan'er."

At this moment, Gao Baozang finally spoke. He slammed the table angrily and ordered, "Quick, prepare the carriage. My dear son-in-law, I must show Andong Protector Xue Jinzhou how powerful I am today."

Gao Nanfu said angrily: "I will go with you to seek justice for my son."

Sun Yizhen stood up from her chair and said weakly, "Your Majesty, I will also accompany you."

"Okay," Lin Lang held Gao Baoyuan's hand and said gently, "Yuan'er, don't be afraid when you get to Andong Protectorate. Your uncle will take care of things for you. Just tell the truth and tell everyone who bullied you. Do you understand?"

"Okay, I understand." Gao Baoyuan held Lin Lang's hand tightly and felt a warm sense of security.

Princess Pyongyang followed Lin Lang and saw Lin Lang holding her nephew's hand. For the first time, she had the idea of ​​having a child for Lin Lang, which surprised her.

In this feudal era, Princess Pyongyang did not know what love was, so she married Lin Lang through an arranged marriage.

For three years, she had neglected Lin Lang because of national hatred and family feuds. They were only husband and wife in name only, but had never consummated their marriage.

Now, Princess Pyongyang's heart has finally loosened. The way she looks at Lin Lang has become gentle. She doesn't even realize that she is slowly falling in love with Lin Lang.