Lingzi twisted her little body, whispering, "Mother, I want to talk to Master Lin."
"Oh, go ahead."
Jiang Ning let her go.
Lingzi trotted over to Lin Shimo, looking up at him, saying, "Master Lin, when I grow taller, I'll learn horse-riding from you, okay?"
Lin Shimo gently smiled and said, "Of course, you can. But by the time you grow taller, I may not be in the palace anymore."
"Why?"
"Because Master Lin has to go home." Wenzan interrupted.
"Then I will go to Master Lin's house and ask him to teach me."
"Master Lin's home is very far away," Wenzan said.
"How far?" Lingzi asked.
"This..." Wenzan couldn't answer, so he looked at Lin Shimo.
Lin Shimo laughed and said, "My home is indeed far away. It requires a long ride by carriage and a long boat trip."
"How long would it take?"
"At least two months."
"That's far." Lingzi didn't fully understand how long two months was, but if it required both a carriage ride and a boat trip, it would certainly be a long way off.