Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 244: Sending the Marquis Ten Miles Away in Cangzhou

Yue Ling stood there in a daze, feeling as if he was being licked by a kitten he had raised for a long time.

But this is not a kitten, it is his Lin Daiyu.

The scent bag in the palm of my hand still had some residual warmth, and exuded a faint elegant fragrance, exactly the same as the fragrance that lingered at the tip of my nose just now.

"This……"

In their daily interactions, Yue Ling often plays the role of both father and brother.

But today, Lin Daiyu suddenly attacked and kissed him lightly on the cheek, which really overturned Yue Ling's old thoughts and made his originally clear mind become a mess.

Yue Ling's eyes widened in disbelief, "Sister Lin, she actually..."

If they are very young, a kiss on the cheek can be attributed to intimacy.

But Lin Daiyu had already passed her twelfth birthday and was almost ready to be married, so Yue Ling had no way of deceiving himself.

After being stunned, Yue Ling slowly put on a wry smile.

Of course he loved Lin Daiyu, but this feeling gradually deteriorated, which made it difficult for him to accept it for a while.

The "culprit" Lin Daiyu had already left by car, and Yue Ling could not catch up with her to find out what happened.

I can only wait until the next reunion to ask for details.

This shocking scene will probably follow him to the south of the Yangtze River and linger in his mind for a long time.

Yue Ling understood the little girl's thoughts a little and shook his head with a wry smile.

"This little girl, does she have so many thoughts? We really can't treat her as a little girl..."

"But how can I explain this to Lord Lin?"

"No wonder Lin Daiyu doesn't want to go back. This, this even I want to avoid. Forget it, there must be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. Let's go and see..."

Yue Ling put down his hand that was covering his cheek, put the sachet into his arms, and placed it in the pocket near his heart.

Xiangling, who had seen everything, now lowered her head in shame.

She had never thought that Miss Lin, who was usually as delicate as a flower reflecting in the water and weak, could be so decisive in expressing her love, which even stunned the Marquis.

"Ms. Lin is indeed much more courageous than the other girl..."

She secretly looked up at Yue Ling standing in the courtyard, and seeing that he was no longer thinking about it, Xiangling came closer and asked in a low voice: "My Lord, are we leaving too?"

Yue Ling came to his senses, nodded and said, "Let's go too, follow me."

Xiangling nodded slightly, tied a small bag around her body, and followed Yue Ling's steps.

Ever since she learned that Yue Ling was going to take her south to find her relatives, Xiangling has been looking forward to this day for a long time.

Of course, she was not expecting to be alone with a godly figure like Yue Ling. The most important thing was that she could find her mother.

Xiangling always gives herself psychological hints like this.

For Xiangling, her mother's appearance has become blurred in her memory.

But she learned from Yue Ling that her parents had already spent all their wealth in search of her, and the once wealthy family had been shattered, with not a single arable land left.

My father was almost insane and abandoned his wife to become a monk.

And the helpless mother, Feng, is now living in the home of her sister's husband after the death of her grandfather, leading a dependent life.

The pain of losing her daughter may have become her lifelong nightmare, making it difficult for her to get over it.

Xiangling, who had wanted to give up at first, became even more determined to go and recognize her relatives.

After recognizing her relatives, Xiangling decided to be completely devoted to the marquis who had been so kind to her, and would spend the rest of her life working like a slave to repay him.

"Come on, get on the horse."

Xiangling looked at the lonely horse and was a little confused for a moment, "My Lord, shall we ride on the same horse?"

Yue Ling asked back: "Can you ride a horse?"

Xiangling shook her head in denial, "Not very skilled."

"That's it. Gusu is more than a thousand miles away from Cangzhou. Even if I'm a good rider and my horse is a good one, it will take at least five days to get there."

"If we ride together, the time will be cut in half. But if you are not familiar with riding, I don't know how much more time you will have to spend."

"Come on, just sit tight in the front."

Xiangling was not a delicate person, so she didn't say anything else. She stepped on the stirrup and got on the horse carefully.

After holding the reins, Yue Ling said, "Take the bag down and give it to me. I'll carry it. It's not convenient for you to sit in the front and carry something behind you."

Xiangling still obediently followed Yue Ling's words and handed over the few changes of clothes she brought with her. After weighing the bag, Yue Ling found that there was no valuables in it, so he couldn't help but laugh secretly: "What a naive little girl, she really believed what I said and didn't leave herself a way out, not even bringing any money with her."

Climbing onto the horse, Yue Ling took the reins, turned the horse's head, raised the whip, stirred up a cloud of dust, rushed out of the back door of the government office, and headed straight for the south city gate.

At this time, the people of the whole city spontaneously gathered at the dock outside the East City Gate to send An Jinghou north to the capital. No one paid attention to other places...

……

The carriage wobbled as it drove out of the government office gate, and Lin Daiyu was still feeling uneasy.

Covering her cheeks with her hands, Lin Daiyu felt her heart pounding violently, and she couldn't help but said in a trembling voice: "Sister Zijuan, please pour me some tea."

Xueyan came over without knowing what was going on. Seeing Lin Daiyu's unusual look, she looked puzzled and asked, "Miss, what did you and General Yue say in the end?"

"Can you give the sachet to General Yue? Ying'er's craftsmanship is really good. The young lady must have learned at least 80% of it."

Lin Daiyu didn't pay any attention to Xueyan's words. She just kept nodding silently. The scene of herself looking down on Yue Ling and "suddenly attacking" him just now kept replaying in her mind.

It made her body tremble slightly.

"If I really did it, what would happen to my self-esteem? Would Brother Yue think I was too frivolous? Are we still innocent?"

Zijuan just brought the tea over and was startled to see Lin Daiyu twitching slightly.

He hurriedly sat closer and asked with concern: "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"

Lin Daiyu raised her head woodenly, "No, I'm fine."

Zijuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Lin Daiyu was still upset about the separation, so she comforted her, "That's good. I think we won't be separated from the master for long. Miss, don't worry about it. When we are reunited, everything will be fine."

Lin Daiyu was in a daze, "Reunion? What kind of expression should I put on when I see Brother Yue again?"

Lin Daiyu was a little at a loss. There were all kinds of great truths in the book, but these things were never mentioned, and she had no reference.

"Why don't we wait until we get back to the capital and ask the Queen what to do?"

At that moment, Xueyan moved closer to the car window and was about to raise the curtain to look out. Lin Daiyu suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Xueyan, don't move! We must cover up during this trip. We can't open the window and lift the curtain at will. Remember, don't do anything bad."

Xueyan quickly pulled her hand back, lowered her head and admitted her mistake, "Miss, I remember, I heard someone crying outside just now, so I wanted to see what was going on."

Through the frame of the carriage, Lin Daiyu could vaguely distinguish the voices outside. Some were shouting the name of Marquis Anjing, some were blessing him, and some were crying.

Her eyes and brows regained their clarity and Lin Daiyu let out a sigh.

She had lived in Cangzhou for more than three years, and in the last year, she traveled all around the area. Even the map of the entire city was imprinted in her mind. She was more familiar with it than Yangzhou Prefecture, and naturally she was nostalgic for everything here.

The simple peddlers at the street corners, the farmers working in the rice fields, and the Confucian scholars studying hard in the academy, all of these weave together to form the entire Cangzhou city.

There is no doubt about the feelings of the people of Cangzhou towards Yue Ling. Lin Daiyu felt a little sorry that Yue Ling could not show up at the unprecedented farewell party.

She shouldn't have left amid the public outcry, and no one could match her except Yue Ling.

But she knew that although Yue Ling appeared tough and aggressive on the outside, he was actually very tender-hearted on the inside, and perhaps he couldn't bear to see this farewell at all.

The several miles walk to the pier was very long. The closer we got to the pier, the louder the calls from outside became.

Amid the clamor, even the horses were frightened, and the carriage shook.

Fortunately, there were enough soldiers to isolate the flow of people again, so the convoy did not have to come to a halt.

Men, women, old and young from Cangzhou City gathered on both sides of this official road. The streets were truly deserted and packed with people.

Not far away are thousands of acres of fertile fields outside Cangzhou City. The morning light shines on the earth, the breeze blows, and the rice ears sway with it. This is the best painting painted by Yue Ling, the best proof of his diligence, and the reason why the people are reluctant to leave.

The carriage drove straight into the cabin. The people did not see the Marquis An Jing whom they had been thinking about, nor did they know who was on the ship.

Only when the steward who accompanied An Jinghou came down to the boat, he told the people around him: "Today, the Marquis was deeply moved and could not bear to see the folks in Cangzhou. I hope you will understand and do not think that the Marquis is cold and indifferent."

"The road ahead for Cangzhou will still be walked by yourselves. Please do not ruin the original efforts of the Marquis. The Marquis will always be concerned about the situation in Cangzhou when he is in the capital."

After Jia Yun finished speaking, his eyes were red, and he returned to the official ship. When he stepped onto the deck, he saw the teachers and students of Qingfeng College taking the lead in paying respect to their teachers. Common people knelt down in large numbers, and bowed to the "Yue" banner hoisted on the ship again and again.

The official ship weighed anchor and gradually sailed away from the shore, and then we saw the farewell procession stretching for miles.

In this situation, the officers and soldiers guarding the deck with weapons could not help but be moved, their noses were sore, and they could not bear to look back.

The sentiments of the people in Cangzhou seemed to blow the sails, and soon the official ship disappeared on the river. Even so, the crowd lingered for a long time, as if frozen at this moment.

In the distance, two people and a horse were looking at the scene at the dock under the glow.

"My Lord, the people sent you here. Wouldn't you feel sorry if you were not here?"

“Hahaha, maybe!” Yue Ling laughed three times with great pride, “I will leave after my mission is accomplished, hiding my achievements and fame!”

(End of this chapter)