Zheng Sheng heard that Zheng Jianqiu actually wanted to rub his sister and Lin Jingzhi. He was startled at first, then frowned and thought deeply. To be honest, Lin Jingzhi gave him a very good impression, and he was quite talented, but that was all.
Two points were not enough to move him to promise his daughter to Lin Jingzhi.
His daughter is also his flesh and blood. If nothing else, he must at least have a detailed understanding of the man's family background and character in advance before betrothal.
Moreover, this girl Xuemei has an arrogant temperament and is spoiled by him. If her daughter doesn't nod, he will not force her to marry her.
Speaking of which, Zheng Sheng can be considered a loving father, quite tolerant and generous.
"Father, are you afraid that your sister won't agree?" Zheng Jianqiu turned his eyes and guessed what his father was worried about.
Nodding, Zheng Sheng said: "At this time, it would be great if we could marry the Lin family, but you know Xuemei's temperament. If she doesn't agree, there is nothing you can do as a father."
"Haha, as long as my father has no opinion on this matter, it's fine. My sister can tell her about it." Zheng Jianqiu grinned, looking very confident.
Zheng Sheng couldn't figure out where his son's confidence came from. In fact, judging from his daughter's behavior during the meal, the chance of success of this marriage was not high. However, he had no objection to this matter and simply let Zheng Jianqiu do it.
to deal with.
Zheng Jianqiu responded and exited the study.
Lin Jingzhi left the Zheng Mansion and went straight to the Lin family's courtyard. Several guards and servants who came with him followed closely behind him to protect his safety. There was still a distance between the Zheng Mansion and the Lin family's courtyard, so
It will take at least half an hour.
The night was already dark at this time, and a few floating clouds would occasionally float overhead, blocking the moonlight, leaving one dark shadow after another on the ground. Not far from Lin Jingzhi's departure from Zheng Mansion, he turned around the third
When they reached a street corner, they suddenly heard a scream of "ah" coming from the roof on the right. After hearing the sound, several guards hurriedly swarmed up and surrounded Lin Jingzhi tightly.
On the roof, a black figure was clearly visible, walking slowly over.
As the figure got closer and closer, the guards surrounded the master and retreated. Although they were all nervous, no one turned around and ran away. Just like a ghost, the black shadow jumped from the high roof.
When he got down, Lin Jingzhi suddenly felt a little familiar, and then thought about how Aunt Yu jumped off the high wall last time.
"Yu'er, is that you?"
The black figure didn't expect Lin Jingzhi to recognize him. He paused and then sped up, "Second Master, since you left the Zheng Mansion, someone has been following you. Just now, your maid sneaked over..."
At this point, the black shadow made a slashing motion with his right hand.
The voice of the person who came was very familiar. It was undoubtedly Aunt Yu. When Lin Jingzhi saw that action, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Oh dear, Aunt Yu must have killed that person!
Although he had guessed before that Aunt Yu had been in the Jianghu, but when encountering a life-threatening event, he was still a little scared. He pushed the guard in front of him away and said anxiously: "Yu'er,
Let's go quickly, otherwise it will be bad if someone discovers us."
If he was really caught and thrown into prison for killing someone on Tianji's land, he would probably never have the chance to come out again in his life.
Perhaps because he was frightened, Lin Jingzhi walked very quickly for the rest of the journey, but fortunately, there was no other accident until they returned to their small courtyard.
After heaving a long sigh of relief, Lin Jingzhi told the guard slaves not to tell anyone about this matter, and then asked them to go down to rest. He walked into the bedroom with Aunt Yu.
There was a little maid in the bedroom. When she saw him come in, she wanted to help him wash his face. But although he was used to having others dress and put on his shoes, it was more comfortable for him to do the face washing himself.
The little maid stepped back. Lin Jingzhi took some water and rubbed it on his face several times before asking, "Yu'er, why are you there? I know someone is following me."
In Jiancheng, Lin Jingzhi knew without asking that the person following him must have been sent by Tian Ji to keep an eye on him.
"When you went out to meet guests, I was bored and walked out together. I wanted to go shopping on the street, but after taking a few steps, I found a few sneaky guys surrounding you, as if they wanted to
It was not good for you, so I followed you to the Zheng Mansion. After you came out, I hid in the dark and found a man in black watching you secretly, so I gave him a lesson."
After Aunt Yu finished speaking, she spread her little hands flat, and there were five or six three-inch-long steel needles neatly arranged on them.
"Then you haven't eaten yet?" After hearing this, Lin Jingzhi felt moved in his heart. His concubine seemed to be a woman with a cold face and a warm heart.
Nodding silently, Aunt Yu put away the steel needle.
Those steel needles looked familiar to Lin Jingzhi. After thinking about it for a moment, he remembered that when she was on the way during the day, Aunt Yu used iron rings to fasten a row of iron rings on the collar of her cloak. The iron rings were bent using these steel needles.
"Wait a minute, I'll have my servants cook you a delicious meal right away."
After Lin Jingzhi said that, he found some servants to settle down.
After the servants left the hut, Aunt Yu asked with some confusion: "Second Master, why don't you care that someone is secretly watching you?"
"Well, it's a long story, Yu'er, thank you tonight."
Meeting Lin Jingzhi's gentle eyes, Aunt Yu's heart skipped a beat and she quickly turned her head to one side, "You're welcome, I just happened to see it."
"Yes, I know." Although Lin Jingzhi said this, the smile on his lips grew higher and higher.
"...When I have time in the future, I will teach you some self-defense techniques." For some reason, Aunt Yu suddenly felt panicked in her heart and did not dare to continue the topic.
Lin Jingzhi's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he quickly nodded in agreement, "Okay, but what tricks are you going to teach me?"
"This is very complicated to explain verbally. It's better to wait until you return to Luo City and I will teach you personally." Aunt Yu frowned, and after finishing speaking, she stopped talking.
In the past, Aunt Yu was not a talkative person. Today, she was able to say so much for the first time. Lin Jingzhi was already very happy. After waiting for a while, the servants brought the food to the table. He watched Aunt Yu eat and drink until she was satisfied.
, he reluctantly left the room.
It wasn't until she saw Lin Jingzhi's back disappearing from the door that Aunt Yu let out a long sigh of relief. She really didn't know whether she would resist or obey if Lin Jingzhi wanted to sleep in the same room with her.
In the early morning of the next day, the sky was clear and cloudless. The weather was getting cooler at this time of year. It was a good time to have a good sleep, but for some reason, Tang Yuxiang woke up unusually early, and after waking up,
I can't sleep anymore.
Wrapped in a quilt, she lay on her back on the bed. From time to time, she would look through the bed gauze in the direction of the recliner, where Lin Jingzhi usually slept. She was still wary, fearing that he would sneak in while she was asleep.
She slipped into bed and took advantage of herself, but Lin Jingzhi didn't stay here for the night because she went out last night. Instead, she felt empty in her heart. When she opened her eyes in the morning, she felt that she was the only one in the room, and she even felt a little lonely.
Did he fall in love with that cheap husband?
This idea flashed through Tang Yuxiang's mind and was rejected by countless voices. This should be a habit.
She felt that this explanation seemed the most reasonable.
When Zhiqiu and Zhidong entered the inner room, they found that their master had woken up early today. The two looked at each other, and then each sighed. They thought that their master must have been hit by Lin Zhou's incident.
, I just didn’t sleep well all night.
Knowing that their master was in a bad mood, but unable to think of a good way to comfort them, the two little girls could only silently help Tang Yuxiang cleanse his face and rinse his mouth, and then gave their master a delicate bun. When the three of them arrived at the main room, they almost
The aunts had already been waiting here, and when they saw her walking in, they all stood up.
"Second Grandma, are you feeling unwell? I see that your face is not very good." Aunt Wan stepped forward and touched Tang Yuxiang's right arm.
Tang Yuxiang glanced at Lin Zhou who had never appeared here before, and smiled to herself: "No, I just had a dream last night and didn't sleep well. I will serve the old lady for breakfast later and then go back."
Just take a nap and you’ll be fine.”
"Is everything okay?" Aunt Wan still felt a little worried and asked again.
Tang Yuxiang held Aunt Wan's arm, sat down slowly, shook her head and said, "It's really okay. Don't forget, I am a doctor."
When Aunt Wan heard what Tang Yuxiang said, she felt relieved and did not try to persuade her any more. When the other aunts saw the Second Mistress sitting down, they stepped forward to salute her one by one.
Mrs. Lin Zhou was called out by the old lady early this morning, and she was told by the old lady that from today onwards, she would go to the main room to chat with Tang Yuxiang and others. I will get close to her.
, Logically speaking, she has not been here yet, so it would be inappropriate to come here to mingle with Lin Jingzhi's women, but she dare not not listen to what the old lady said.
So she could only bite the bullet, suppress her shyness and come to join in the fun. After several aunts greeted Tang Yuxiang, she stood up, walked to Tang Yuxiang, gave her a blessing, and said:
"Sister, Guifang wishes you well."
For some reason, Tang Yuxiang felt uncomfortable when she saw the dazzling Lin Zhou again today. It was not like last night. She was just surprised. But when people came to greet her early in the morning, she could only be polite.
She responded with a few words, but before she could speak, a sharp voice came from behind,
"Oh, my eldest grandma, haven't you come here yet? Why are you calling my second grandma sister now?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the girls in the hall changed drastically, especially Lin Zhou's, whose pretty face turned pale and red, red and white again, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground and get in immediately.
In a corner of the hall, a woman suddenly raised her head after hearing the words, a bright light flashed in her eyes, and then she sneaked out secretly when no one was paying attention. After leaving the main room, she raised her steps,
He hurried straight to the small courtyard where Mrs. Lin lived.dd