The young general and the prince, who was to be married off, fell in love at first sight!

Chapter 252 Extra Chapter (7) Reincarnation and Rebirth 01

If Lin Shih-ming says that his life has been unhappy, then there will be no happy people in the world.

He lived a carefree and unrestrained life, serving as a general, a knight-errant, and an empress. After Lu Yuxi abdicated, he even served as empress dowager for decades. He was always protected from childhood, and apart from his own brother and Lu Yuxi, he never suffered any loss in his life.

However, the greater the happiness when one possesses something, the greater the pain when it is lost. His formidable martial prowess granted him a relatively long lifespan, allowing him to live longer than many others. He saw Bai Qiongzhu pass away at thirty, the spiritless Emperor Longyun at thirty-two, and Lin Yunyue, weakened by years of battle, passed away peacefully at forty. Then came the loss of his beloved Zhang Ting…

Lin Shiming suddenly became depressed.

Sometimes he wondered if his happiness was taken from others, which was why his loved ones didn't live long. He had only a handful of people he could rely on emotionally in his life, and now he had lost four of them.

After arranging Zhang Ting's funeral, Lin Shiming couldn't eat or sleep. In just a few days, he lost a lot of weight and no longer looked like the carefree and dashing young general he once was. It was as if a gust of wind could knock him to the ground.

In the middle of the night, Lin Shiming, who couldn't fall asleep, asked Lu Yuxi, "Now that my parents are gone, does that mean I have no home anymore?"

Lu Yuxi held him and coaxed him until dawn before he finally fell into a deep sleep.

This couldn't go on. Lu Yuxi watched helplessly as Lin Shiming frowned in pain even in his dreams, her heart clenching with pain.

Having no other choice, he had to tell his brother-in-law what had happened.

Over the years, Lin Shihe has gradually handed over his affairs to his son and occasionally takes his wife out for a walk to relax. The two brothers have been traveling far away and haven't seen each other for almost a year.

But time and distance cannot sever the bonds of blood.

Before Lu Yuxi came looking for him, he had already noticed that his younger brother's mentality was not right.

Lin Shihe was full of confidence, which finally made Lu Yuxi, who was still anxious, relax a little.

"Don't worry, just leave him at home today. You can pick him up tomorrow. He will definitely still be the cheerful Lin Shiming."

Lu Yuxi was deeply moved and said that her brother-in-law was her savior.

Entrusting his wife to Lin Shihe, Lu Yuxi bid farewell to Lin Shiming, who saw him off at the gate, turning back every few steps. Full of anticipation, he returned to the palace, waiting for the happy lady who would come to pick him up the next day after his "renewal".

As the carriage rumbled away, Lin Shiming watched Lu Yuxi depart from the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Turning around, he met Lin Shihe's gaze, which held a half-smile.

Something is wrong.

The long-dormant DNA in his blood began to stir, and Lin Shiming was on edge.

"Brother, why are you looking at me like that?"

Didn't I promise Lu Yuxi I'd cheer me up? This doesn't seem like it at all!

Lin Shiming trembled with fear, wishing he could rush out and call Lu Yuxi back, asking him to take him with him.

But under Lin Shihe's watchful eye, he felt as if he had returned to his teenage years, alarm bells ringing in his mind, yet he dared not move an inch.

Lin Shihe looked him up and down, frowning with disdain. "How long has it been? Are you trying to feed yourself to death?"

"...It's none of my business! Lu Yuxi raised me." If you want to settle accounts, go find him. I'm pitiful and innocent.

Lin Shihe snorted coldly. Ha, how old are you? You still make excuses like that!

"Come on, it's been almost a year since we last saw each other, let's have a good chat today. Let's talk about what you meant by 'I have no home anymore'. I didn't know that just because our parents are gone, does that mean I'm no longer your brother?"

Lin Shih-ming: !

Holy crap!!! How could Lu Yuxi, that traitor, still complain?!

Lin Shiming forced a smile, "Brother, let me explain."

"I'll explain later. You're always coming up with one trick after another. If you don't get serious, who knows what kind of nonsense you'll spout?"

Liao is finished!

"Brother, I'm all grown up now. Some families even have grandchildren! You can't use the same tricks you used when I was a kid on me!"

Lin Shihe turned a deaf ear.

"I am the Empress Dowager! Do you understand, Empress Dowager!"

Lin Shihe said coldly and ruthlessly, "No matter how many identities you change, even if you really become a phoenix, once you enter this door, you can only obediently lie down for me!"

Lin Shiming was in tears.

Lu Yuxi, how could you bear to hand me over to this devil? Come back and save me!

*

In despair, Lin Shiming was kicked into the study by his brother.

With a loud bang, Lin Shihe slammed the door shut, startling Lin Shiming, who was lost in his own thoughts, so much so that he trembled all over.

Seeing this, Lin Shihe smiled sarcastically, "If you think about it carefully, it seems that I haven't laid a hand on you since Lu Yuxi stepped down. More than ten years have passed, and I thought you had grown up and that this kind of thing would never happen again in your life."

Lin Shih-ming earnestly cast his vote in favor, saying, "I also think there shouldn't be any more of these."

“But you don’t look like you’ve grown up. Instead, you look like you’ve gone back to being five or six years old. Every time you get sick, you refuse to take your medicine or rest properly unless I threaten you with a ruler.”

Lin Shiming blurted out a vow, "I swear on Lu Yuxi's hair, I'm just feeling sad for a moment, and I promise I'll be fine tomorrow—no, right now. If I'm lying, may Lu Yuxi's hair die without an heir!"

Lin Shihe looked at him as if he were a fool.

"...If you don't believe me, I can replace it with yours. But mine really won't do, my hair is fragile and can't stand being startled."

It seems this old ailment has been cured. Even if a new one develops, it might still be "Aba aba" even after it's cured.

Lin Shihe disliked him so much that he didn't even want to look at him.

"Get over here and sit down! You're forty years old, are you really waiting for me to discipline you like a child?"

Hehehe, I knew my brother wouldn't really slack off on me!

Lin Shiming happily darted over and plopped down next to Lin Shihe. He tried to push him away a couple of times, but couldn't, so he had no choice but to let him stick close to him.

"Alright, sit down. It seems Lu Yuxi really treats you like royalty. Your personality hasn't changed at all." Lin Shihe sighed and patted his younger brother's head like he did when they were little. "Mom and Dad are gone, aren't you happy?"

Lin Shiming's smile faltered for a moment, then quickly returned. "Only a little bit."

"Even a little unhappiness is still unhappiness," Lin Shihe gently comforted. "Don't be afraid, your brother will do his best to stay with you until the end."

Lin Shiming lowered his head and remained silent.

"We will all eventually part ways, I can't lie to you about that. But the future is still far away, so cherishing the present is the most important thing. Enjoy today, why should we start to be sad about things that will happen in ten or twenty years?"

"Besides, even when I leave you, it will only be the person who leaves, not that I will stop loving you. While you are alive, you are the second young master of the Lin family, and when you die, you will have a memorial tablet in the ancestral hall with your parents and me. I have already instructed Anji to put all of our tablets together at that time."

Lin Shiming gave a muffled "hmm".

Lin Shihe smiled and said, "I just don't know if you'll be able to manage both the memorial tablet at home and the one in the Fengxian Hall of the palace."

"I'm really good at light footwork."

"Alright. If you're good at light footwork, you can run back and forth. So don't worry, even if that day comes, we'll only be separated temporarily. As long as you remember that your parents love you and your brother cares about you, you'll never be alone."

I ask, is Lingnan not a good place? But she replies, "Where my heart finds peace is my home."

*

Lin Shihe, the top psychotherapist in Changping, cured Lu Yuxi's illness, which had taken more than a month to cure, in just one hour.

The next day, when Lu Yuxi came to pick her up, Lin Shiming, who had been waiting for a long time, practically pounced on her.

"Waaaaah, you've finally come to save me!"

Lu Yuxi: "?"

Lu Yuxi caught Lin Shiming who rushed up, patting him gently on the back to comfort him, while looking blankly at Lin Shihe who was calmly drinking tea.

"Brother?"

Lin Shihe remained calm, saying, "No naughty child can't be disciplined with a beating. If that doesn't work, then give them another one."

Lu Yuxi's pupils dilated.

He hurriedly turned around and checked Lin Shiming from head to toe, examining him thoroughly.

Lin Shiming held back for a long time before finally bursting into laughter.

"Hahaha! I was just kidding!"

Lu Yuxi: ?

"My brother would never have the heart to hit me again. I'm his precious little darling!"

Lin Shihe picked up a piece of pastry and threw it at Lin Shiming's head, yelling, "Stop disgusting me!"