Jiang Yunzhu heard Shen Fengming's laughter. The first thing she thought of was that he could actually laugh, and then she thought, what was he laughing at, was he laughing at her
Thinking of this possibility, she didn't want to open her eyes anymore.
At this moment, Shen Fengming suddenly picked her up. She was panicked and didn't know what to do.
He Ying saw Shen Fengming carrying Jiang Yunzhu towards her bedroom, and she leaned out half of her body to stop them, but when she met Shen Fengming's eyes, she froze there.
After the two left, she felt upset and ashamed, and felt that she had let Jiang Yunzhu down.
Soon, Shen Fengming carried Jiang Yunzhu to the bedroom and put her on the bed.
The light blue curtains, the jade-colored brocade quilt, the crabapple trees outside the window swaying in the wind, their shadows falling on the window frames, making people feel distracted.
Shen Fengming sat on the bed, looking at the beautiful woman, and couldn't help but lower his head and press on her lips, tossing and turning for a long time, greedy for her beauty.
After a long while, he stood up, covered her with the quilt, and left.
His face was a little flushed at this time. He wanted her very much, but he didn't want to treat her lightly, so he would wait until they got married before he wanted her.
After Shen Fengming left, the room became quiet.
Jiang Yunzhu opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling of the bed. Suddenly, she covered her eyes with her arms, feeling very frustrated.
The next morning when she got up, He Ying helped her wash up.
He Ying glanced at Jiang Yunzhu's lips and said shamefully, "Miss, I was wrong last night, I..."
"Last night, what happened last night?" Jiang Yunzhu seemed to have completely forgotten what happened last night.
He Ying was stunned for a moment and quickly shook her head, "Nothing. What do you want to eat in the morning? I'll make it for you." She can cook, but her food is not as delicious as Jiang Yunzhu's.
Jiang Yunzhu really didn't want to go to the kitchen by herself, so she said, "Just make something."
"Okay." He Ying agreed.
After she left, Jiang Yunzhu picked up the mirror and looked inside. Her lips hurt a little and seemed swollen.
Maybe I ate too much chili yesterday, so I should eat something light today, she thought.
In the yard, she met Shen Fengming and she greeted him as usual.
After breakfast, she was supposed to go to Qishanju, but when she thought about the appearance of her lips at this moment, she decided to rest at home for a day.
There is a study in this house. Qin Zhen left all the things in the house to Jiang Yunzhu and did not take anything away, so the study is fully equipped with everything, even several bookshelves of books.
Jiang Yunzhu decided to go and see what books were available. If there were any storybooks, she would read them for a while.
After searching for a while, she actually found two storybooks. She asked He Ying to make tea for her. She leaned back in the armchair and started reading the books.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Fengming walked in from outside with a small box in his hand.
"Miss Jiang." He stopped opposite the desk.
Jiang Yunzhu looked up. A gentle breeze blew in from the window, ruffling the strands of hair at her temples.
Shen Fengming handed the small box in his hand to her, "Last night..."
"I fell asleep without realizing it last night. I hope I didn't neglect Mr. Shen?" Jiang Yunzhu said.
Shen Fengming looked at her coldly. What did she mean? Did she forget what happened last night
Jiang Yunzhu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him, but she insisted on looking at him with a smile, as if she really had not remembered what happened last night.
Of course, she remembered it. But she wanted to pretend that it had never happened. At this moment, she thought of those scumbags who lied and said they didn't remember and didn't want to take responsibility after drinking, and she felt that she was almost there.
Shen Fengming understood what she meant and raised his eyebrows. Did she really have to do this
Jiang Yunzhu turned her eyes away.
"Why are Miss Jiang's lips a little swollen?" Shen Fengming asked.
"I ate too much chili peppers and drank some wine last night." Jiang Yunzhu felt vaguely uneasy, but still argued.
"Oh?" Shen Fengming said as he came to her side. His tall figure completely blocked the sunlight coming through that side, casting a large shadow.
Jiang Yunzhu was in his shadow, feeling even more uneasy. She held onto the chair and tried to stand up, saying, "I'm a little tired, I want to go back to my room."
The next moment, Shen Fengming bit her lips.
She wanted to struggle.
His hands gripped the back of her neck, making it impossible for her to move.
Her pupils were a little dilated, as if she was looking at someone very close to her, and as if she had fallen into his deep eyes.
This time, Shen Fengming just tasted it lightly and let her go. He then said, "I thought Miss Jiang's lips were so swollen." His voice was still cold at this time, and even his expression was cold, but his words made people blush.
Jiang Yunzhu looked at him, unable to believe that he would say that.
He was taking revenge on her for what she had just said. Suddenly, this thought flashed through her mind and she glared at Shen Fengming.
The watery eyes stared at me like that, with a hint of reproach.
Shen Fengming opened the small box in his hand, took out some ointment from it with his fingers, and applied it on Jiang Yunzhu's lips.
Jiang Yunzhu felt very comfortable when the cool ointment touched her lips, but it would have been better if that person's hand was not there.
"I'll do it myself." She reached out and grabbed his hand, trying to push it away.
It's like a mountain and can't be moved at all.
Jiang Yunzhu suddenly felt a little annoyed and simply sat there, pretending to be a wooden man who could neither see nor feel anything.
Shen Fengming quickly applied the ointment for her and kissed her lightly on the forehead.
With a little bit of pity, without any desire.
This kiss, like a feather, fell into Jiang Yunzhu's heart.
After Shen Fengming left, Jiang Yunzhu lay on the table and couldn't even continue reading the script that she had been reading with great interest.
At this time, Simba jumped onto the desk, squatted in front of her, and looked at her curiously with his two eyes, one blue and one yellow.
Jiang Yunzhu held it in her arms and rubbed its fur several times before she felt calm.
At lunch, there was Jiang Yunzhu's favorite winter melon and pork ribs soup on the table. Shen Fengming naturally served her a bowl. Jiang Yunzhu looked at the soup for a long time and drank it.
In the afternoon, when she had nothing to do, Jiang Yunzhu leaned on the bed under the study window because she was tired of sitting on it.
There was a small table in the middle of the bed, on which were placed a plate of orchid beans, a plate of dried fruits, and a plate of cherries. She could eat while reading a storybook, which was very comfortable.
At this time Shen Fengming came in. He sat on the other side of the bed and started reading a book.
After looking for a while, he saw a guqin next to him, so he took it and placed it on his lap.
He fiddled with it twice casually, and the sound was as sweet as the breaking of jade from Kunshan.
Jiang Yunzhu was immediately attracted.
"What song do you want to listen to?" Shen Fengming asked casually.
Jiang Yunzhu continued to read the storybook. However, Shen Fengming kept looking at her, as if waiting for her to speak.
"'Guanshan Yue'," said Jiang Yunzhu. The storybook she was reading was about the scenery beyond the Great Wall, which made people yearn for it.
"Okay." Shen Fengming agreed.
He lightly touched it with his fingertips, and the sound of the vast frontier flowed out. The lonely smoke in the desert, the setting sun on the long river, and the long wind blowing thousands of miles away, as well as the faint sound of killing and wailing...
Jiang Yunzhu looked at him sideways, her heart rising and falling with the sound of the piano. She felt like a butterfly caught in a net, trying to struggle but being entangled tighter and tighter.
Perhaps, only when he returns to Beijing will everything end!
In the next few days, Jiang Yunzhu seemed to have given up on herself.
Of course, if you don’t consider other things, this kind of life is still quite happy.
In the meantime, Lin Ting'an came to Chabuliang several times. Sometimes he just sat there drinking tea, and sometimes he chatted with Jiang Yunzhu. Jiang Yunzhu avoided him if possible.
Later, she even wanted to put up a sign at the door of the store, "No one with the surname Lin is allowed to enter." Of course, she just thought about it in her mind.
Fortunately, Lin Ting'an seemed to have something to do and left Wuling County. She breathed a sigh of relief and only hoped that he would not come back.
On this day in Luzhou, several carriages stopped outside the gate of a villa.
Lin Ting'an came out to greet them personally, and a slightly plump, gray-haired old man got off the carriage.
The old man was wearing a dragon robe, and he looked majestic without even getting angry.
"Your Highness, why did you come here in person?" Lin Ting'an asked with a little surprise.
"That person..." What did King Huainan want to ask
"Your Highness, let's go inside and talk." Lin Ting'an said.
King Huainan nodded and stepped into the house.
In the room, the King of Huainan heard what Lin Ting'an said and angrily swept everything on the table to the ground. He had lost his son and was about to be extinct. That man, everyone said he was not interested in women, and he was still expecting him to die alone, so how come he had a woman he liked
You also have to ask him whether he agrees or not.
Wuling County. A few days ago, Jiang Yunzhu told Qin Zhen about Huaying Academy. Qin Zhen was very surprised, "Doesn't Miss Jiang have a good relationship with Mr. Lin?" She asked him for help, which was just an unnecessary detour.
Jiang Yunzhu understood his implication, "You mean, Lin Yubai is..."
"He is the only legitimate son of the second master of the Lin family."
Jiang Yunzhu was a little confused. In her dream, it seemed that the second master of the Lin family did not... By the way, as for Qin Yao’s matter, Lin Yubai must have died at the hands of Xie Yong in her dream. That’s why she had never heard of him when she had established herself in Anping Marquis’ Mansion.
"He didn't tell me his identity." Jiang Yunzhu said.
Qin Zhen was a little surprised.
Jiang Yunzhu thought it was a big deal, since Shen Fengming hadn’t revealed his identity either, so they could just get to know each other if they got along well.
Soon, Jiang Yunzhu found Lin Yubai and asked him about Huaying Academy and whether Jiang Yunxue had the opportunity to study there.
"This matter." Lin Yubai wanted to say it was very simple, but thinking of his father's old-fashioned temper, he didn't dare to take it on. "I can recommend her to my father, but as for whether my father will accept her, it depends on...
Hey, otherwise I'll just go and ask my mother for help, my mother still loves me." Lin Yubai said this, but he also felt that even if his mother turned to his father, it might not work.
"Just help introduce her. If Yunxue really doesn't have the qualifications, it won't be good to force her to go." Jiang Yunzhu saw his embarrassment and said.
It just so happened that Lin Yubai hadn't been home for some time, so he immediately decided to accompany Jiang Yunzhu.
Jiang Yunzhu told Jiang Yunxue about this and discussed a time to go to Luzhou.
"I'll go with you." In the study, Shen Fengming found Jiang Yunzhu and said.
Jiang Yunzhu shook her head directly this time. If he went, the Lin family would definitely accept Jiang Yunxue. But she knew that the Lin family was the supporter of the prince, and she didn't want Shen Fengming to owe the Lin family a favor or have anything to do with the Lin family because of her.
As for Lin Yubai, that’s different.
In fact, Shen Fengming didn’t really want to meet the second master of the Lin family. If they met, it would be equivalent to making it clear that he was in Luzhou, which would lead to endless troubles.
"Then be careful on your way," he said.
"Don't worry, Lin Yubai is here." Jiang Yunzhu said.
Shen Fengming was still a little worried, so he secretly asked Shadow to follow her and protect her.
That morning, Jiang Yunzhu, Lin Yubai, Jiang Yunxue and two Lin family guards set out for Luzhou.
The journey was safe and sound, and they arrived outside the Lin Mansion at noon the next day.
"The young master is back? The young master is back!" When the gatekeeper of the Lin family saw Lin Yubai, he ran in to report in surprise.
Lin Yubai brought Jiang Yunzhu and Jiang Yunxue directly into the house, asked them to wait in the living room, and then he went to find his father.
Who would have thought that Mr. Lin Er was not at home, he was out visiting friends.
He didn't come back until evening.
When he saw Lin Yubai, Master Lin II couldn't help but give him a scolding. This incompetent child really made him worry a lot.
"Father, take a break. You've been scolding me for half an hour. I came back this time to recommend a good student to you." Lin Yubai praised Jiang Yunxue.
Master Lin Er looked at him suspiciously. Why did the sun rise from the west today
"Father, I'm also helping a friend." Lin Yubai told the truth.
Inevitably, Master Lin Er scolded him again.
But in the end, Master Lin Er decided to meet Jiang Yunzhu and Jiang Yunxue.
In the living room, Master Lin Er saw the two and had a good impression of them, so he began to test Jiang Yunxue.
Jiang Yunxue couldn't answer many of the questions he asked, and she was so anxious that her eyes turned red.
Feeling that Master Lin Er's voice was becoming more and more careless, Jiang Yunxue knew that she might lose this opportunity.
She suddenly knelt down before him, holding back her tears, saying that her current academic knowledge was very poor, but she was willing to learn, and begged him to give her a chance. Give her a year, no, give her half a year, and if she still couldn't satisfy him by then, she would leave on her own.
"You just said that you have only learned calligraphy for more than half a year?" Master Lin Er noticed this in her words.
"Yes, our family was poor before and we had no money to send our younger siblings to school." Seeing that there might be a chance, Jiang Yunzhu hurried to speak up.
Master Lin Er looked at Jiang Yunxue again and felt that she was indeed a good candidate.
She has only studied for more than half a year, and more than half of the time was spent on self-study. It is very rare for her to have learned to this point.
He twirled his beard, thinking.
No one dared to disturb him.
After a while, he said, "Let her study in the academy for a year. After a year, if she cannot meet my requirements..."
"I will leave by myself." Jiang Yunxue straightened his back and said with a burning gaze.
Master Lin Er nodded.
This is how it was settled.
It was getting late, so Lin Yubai arranged for Jiang Yunzhu and Jiang Yunxue to stay in his mansion.
They lived in a courtyard not far from where Lin Yubai lived.
In the middle of the night, there were servants patrolling the courtyard. They seemed to hear a woman shouting, "Mr. Lin, what are you doing? Let me go. Don't..."
The only person in the mansion who can be called Master Lin is Lin Yubai.
The two servants on night patrol heard what was said but found nothing unusual.
The next morning, Jiang Yunxue excitedly went to look for Jiang Yunzhu, but found that no one was in Jiang Yunzhu's room. However, her clothes were still on the bedside.
Very curious, she immediately asked someone where Jiang Yunzhu had gone.
No one saw it.
Jiang Yunzhu disappeared just like that.
Oh, not suddenly, the two servants on night patrol suddenly remembered what happened last night and glanced at Lin Yubai secretly.
They had seen the missing girl yesterday. She was really beautiful.
If their young master wanted to be rude to the girl in the middle of the night, the girl would definitely scream and struggle. And then... they didn't know what to think about anymore, and they all lowered their heads.
She's just a girl from the county. Even if she's really gone, what difference does it make
They were servants of the Lin Mansion, and Lin Yubai was their master, so naturally they dared not speak out.
Lin Yubai felt like the sky had fallen. He really considered Jiang Yunzhu a friend, but she disappeared in his house. If anything happened to her, he would not be able to rest easy. Moreover, if Governor Shen knew about this...
"Search, everyone, search for me. I don't believe that a living person could just go missing like that." He shouted in a hoarse voice.
Mr. Lin Er and Mrs. Lin also heard the news and came to check.
After hearing the whole story, they were also extremely shocked.
But they were not as anxious as Lin Yubai, thinking of various possibilities. For example, did Jiang Yunzhu leave on her own
"Son, don't worry. It can't be lost. Just look for it slowly." Mrs. Lin felt sorry for her son and advised him.
Lin Yubai, however, questioned everyone in the mansion like a madman.
Soon they asked about the two men who were patrolling last night. They refused to speak at first, but Master Lin Er noticed that they looked suspicious and wanted to torture them, so they finally spoke.
Last night, I heard a woman crying...
When everyone heard this, they all understood what happened last night. It must be that the young master wanted to force the girl, but she refused. It seems that the young master is the thief crying "stop thief" here!
"Mr. Lin, my sister, what have you done to my sister?" Jiang Yunxue burst into tears immediately.
Master Lin Er was so angry that he was shaking all over. What a wicked son! He actually did such a thing. I will beat him to death today.
Mrs. Lin helped Master Lin Er to calm down, but she also complained to Lin Yubai. If he liked the girl, he could just tell his family that he didn't like her. She saw the girl yesterday, and she was really good. Let's sit down and talk about it. Whether to marry her or raise her, we can discuss it.
How will this end
"Where's the girl?" Mrs. Lin asked. At this time, Lin Yubai still didn't hand her over.
"I was in my room yesterday." Lin Yubai said with a pale face.
But who can testify
Lin Yubai felt that he had no way to defend himself. There was only one thought in his mind: it was over, he was over, and the Lin family was over too!