Marrying Gold and Jade

His distracted mind did not last long. He held the new red rope in one hand and picked up the pen in the other.

[What can I do]

In the meeting just now, Qingdai was her vanguard and Zhulian was her military advisor.

What can I do for her?

"I do have something to tell you," Lin Yu followed and sat down, "This looks like a scam, but there's a lot of water behind it. I don't know who's behind it, and I don't know what that person is after. I can only handle it with caution."

"And what you have to do is to protect yourself."

Mingyuan looked confused.

He is a strong man, but Lin Yu wants him to just protect himself.

As if he was being looked down upon, he turned his head slightly, not wanting others to notice his displeasure at the moment.

Lin Yu was perceptive and immediately leaned over, "Why, you're still unhappy?"

He shook his head slightly awkwardly.

"I want you to protect yourself because I care about you. A Yuan, you are very important to me."

Mingyuan then turned his head back.

But I didn't know when she came so close to me, so close that I could see her thick eyelashes clearly, and I could see my reflection in her eyes, and a faint smile welled up in her eyes.

"Let's just get our throats healed now, okay?"

The tone was sweet, as if coaxing a toddler who refused to eat.

But I am clearly two years older than her.

The boy raised his hand holding the pen, and was about to "accuse" her of looking down on him, but when it reached his hand, he somehow ended up writing the word "OK".

The little girl smiled happily, "A Yuan is so good."

Holding the new red rope and returning to the courtyard, Mingyuan truly felt the disadvantages of not being able to speak.

Asking him to make a long speech complaining about her contempt would make him seem fussy and unmanly.

The golden bell dropped into the new red string, becoming the only sound in the room.

The boy stroked it slowly with his rough fingertips, but as if he was afraid that it was too delicate and would be damaged, he put it into his small box first.

The wooden box was no bigger than his palm. He seemed to hesitate for a moment before he lifted the silk cloth, revealing another object at the bottom of the box.

It is a jade pendant, or to be more precise, a broken piece of jade.

The pattern carved on the top was difficult to recognize due to missing corners, but Mingyuan clearly remembered the original complete pattern.

It was a four-clawed dragon lurking in the abyss.

……

Wan Ying settled down in the small courtyard on the east side, which was named Changrui Pavilion as before.

Lin Yu showed no expression, but instructed Zhu Lian Qingdai to keep an eye on the developments over there at all times.

The next day, she heard that the housekeeper was taking her to find her way around the mansion. Lin Yu had nothing to do, so she sat on a high water pavilion and watched her from afar.

But suddenly, an even more unpleasant figure appeared under the courtyard wall.

Lin Yu sat up straight abruptly.

"How dare he come!"

Tan Jinghe really didn't want to come.

He offended Lin Ji on the lake that day, but he didn't mention a word about it after returning home.

However, Yang Rongze, who was traveling with him, was timid and of humble origin, so he was too embarrassed to go look for Lin Ji himself, and so he begged his father, the county magistrate, to help him.

After a while, some noise was stirred up and the matter reached the ears of Earl Chengping.

After all, they are a family of nobility. Even though they are now only a golden shell, they cannot lose face like the Chen family. They can only make up for the mess they have made themselves.

This requires not only handing in a visiting card, but also visiting in person.

The attendant behind him was carrying some sparse and ordinary gifts. Lin Ji had a good reputation and knew that Tan Jinghe would not accept them. Tan Jinghe did not prepare them seriously and just brought them for show.

After walking a few steps out of the gate, he met two people in front of him. The servant beside him stepped forward and explained his purpose to the housekeeper.

Butler Qi also brought a night attendant, and it was not easy to explain her confusing identity to others, so he immediately explained: "The young master has not returned from the government office yet, take him to see the lady first."

Tan Jinghe was not surprised.

He never wanted to see Lin Ji's face again, so he apologized just for show, choosing a time when he was not around.

The two sides greeted each other and then went their separate ways.

Tan Jinghe didn't talk to anyone, but his eyes saw Wan Ying.

Judging from her dress and the attitude of the people around her, she doesn't look like a maid; but the Lin family has only one young lady, the famous Lin Yu.

Although I have never seen her, I have heard many people praise her, and the most praised thing is her beauty. It is really hard to associate her with that dark and thin girl.

"Who was that person next to the housekeeper just now?"

He asked the servant, and the servant was also confused.

The superiors have strictly warned us not to gossip until the truth comes out.

But since the young master of the Earl's Mansion asked, it seems impossible not to answer.

So he replied vaguely: "That's the lady."

It turned out to be Lin Yu.

Tan Jinghe saw the servant's hesitation and dilemma, and thought he was guilty.

The Lin family is good at bragging, so it seems that Lin Ji is no different, and is of the same kind as the "beauty" just now.

Lin Yu and others in the water pavilion were full of doubts. After a while, Qingdai came back and told her that Tan Jinghe had gone to see Ruan.

"What is he doing to see Madam? He's also carrying a gift. Could it be... that he wants to propose marriage?"

Lin Yu: "Don't say such unlucky words."

If the pleasure boat had not bumped into him that day, I would have been a complete stranger to him now.

Tan Jinghe came to visit today probably because he had offended Lin Ji and wanted to make amends.

But the problem is that Lin Ji is not at home at all.

He is also good at sweet talk. If he could make Ruan happy with just a few words, wouldn't that be very troublesome?

"Let's go outside the flower hall and listen."

Lin Yushang had to consider his decency, and was afraid that Qingdai could not understand the deeper meaning of their conversation, so he sent Zhu Lian to eavesdrop.

The corridor was built beside the pool. Lin Yu sat facing outside with his legs dangling above the rockery. Through the sparse branches and leaves, he could see the red curtain standing outside the flower hall.

I didn't know what that person was talking to my mother about, but he kept talking for half an hour and didn't come out.

Suddenly, a voice sounded above my head: "What are you looking at?"

Lin Yu turned around in shock, but his feet were off the ground. His originally stable body swayed and was about to fall out.

Fortunately, the man was prepared and reached out to hold her tightly.

Then he lifted her light body back up and settled her steadily on the porch chair.

It’s Lin Ji.

He must have just returned home, and he was still wearing his scarlet official robe. When he turned around, the intricate embroidery on his chest was very eye-catching.

Lin Yu was so frightened that his heart was beating wildly. But when he saw him, he immediately remembered that day in the hall, when he spoke for Wan Ying and ruined his plan.

It's always like this, nothing good happens when you meet him.

The warmth from the man's palm penetrated through her arm, but Lin Yu refused to look up at him. She shook off his hand and turned back to the corridor.

A pair of small embroidered shoes fell to the ground and she immediately stood away.

She didn't say anything, and Lin Ji knew she was angry.

The knuckles that fell back into the sleeves were bent and then secretly clenched into fists.

"Don't sit like this next time."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Lin Yu became even angrier.

If he hadn't suddenly made a loud noise to scare me, I wouldn't have almost fallen into the pool.

This culprit actually disciplined her in a very reasonable manner?