Come, Cut Some Medicinal Herbs!

The mansion of the Minister of Revenue was located in the easternmost part of the western district of the imperial capital, not too far from the palace. Minister Lin's original wife had passed away shortly after giving birth to a daughter and a son. Afterward, he took two concubines, and the second one bore him another son named Chaoge. Perhaps due to the neglect of his concubines in managing the household, Lin's mansion, despite its spaciousness, had a somewhat disorderly and chaotic layout in its buildings and gardens. It lacked the serene and artistic atmosphere of Princess Chuyun's mansion.

Minister Lin had a busy official life, and the recent political situation in the imperial capital had become even more complex and unpredictable. He had exhausted all his energy trying to navigate between various major powers and had no time to attend to the family's affairs.