Marrying Gold and Jade

Zhu Lian only heard half of the words when she entered the room, but immediately realized what she was saying, walked behind Qingdai and pulled her arm.

"Why are you pulling me in? Am I wrong?" Qing Dai opened her mouth and refused to hold it back any longer. "Miss, why bother yourself with him? He's just a good-looking servant who can grow flowers. Let's go find a human trafficker tomorrow and pick a better one!"

Seeing that he couldn't suppress it anymore, Zhu Lian shook his head and could only speak to comfort him: "I guess he has his own difficulties."

"What difficulties could he have!" Qing Dai refused to buy it, "Could he be some kind of royal relative who is afraid that we might blackmail him?"

"Indigo." This time it was Lin Yu who spoke.

Qingdai: "Girl, you say."

"You're a little noisy."

"I..." The little girl choked, "I was clearly standing up for the girl!"

Zhu Lian said: "Then why don't you ask the girl if she wants to hear you speak up for her?"

Qingdai looked at Zhu Lian, then at Lin Yu, and finally lost her temper.

Lin Yu said: "I don't blame him, he doesn't owe me anything."

She has been staying in her room these days and thinking a lot. When she is down and out, he will stay with her from afar, and when she is in danger, he is willing to die with her.

Such a person will not abandon himself because of a little worldly entanglement.

As Zhu Lian said, he had his own reasons and told her that there might be danger, so he simply left without saying goodbye.

She sighed heavily.

Qingdai thought she had made her sad again and was about to admit her mistake, but she saw that her expression on her face looked a little better when she looked up.

"Let's go out for a walk. We've been bored for several days."

After repeatedly confirming that she was not forcing herself, Qingdai felt better and immediately pushed open her door.

The weather is very nice today, and the sun shines obliquely through the door.

Zhu Lian and Qing Dai followed her out, chatting about the trivial matters at home in recent days.

"The master hasn't been back for a few days, but Uncle Qi said he was busy with things in the shop... Oh, by the way, young lady!" Qing Dai suddenly thought of something good, "The guy from Changrui Pavilion has been confined."

"Grounded?"

Except for that night at Lin Ji's place, Lin Yu hadn't seen Wan Ying for a long time.

“Who banned it?”

"Master Ji, you have been confined for several days."

It was not difficult for Lin Yu to guess that it was because of what happened that night.

But the whole thing is very strange. Lin Ji said he wanted to investigate the person behind her, but there seems to be no progress.

And she had already guessed that it was the fifth prince. Many days had passed, and Lin Ji should have news about the fifth prince.

Thinking of going to see him later, Lin Yu asked again: "Where's mother, how is she doing recently?"

"The lady, the master hasn't been home lately, and she hasn't mentioned much about divorce. She does have more important things to worry about."

"What else?"

Qingdai opened her eyes slightly, "Miss, you already know that Master Ji wants to marry you."

Lin Yu almost forgot about this.

Now that Mingyuan is gone, the matter of finding medicine can be slowed down; my mother hasn't mentioned divorce recently, and this seems to be the biggest trouble at the moment.

I don’t know if someone tipped him off, but just as Lin Yu was walking around the garden for half a circle, Lin Ji appeared in front of him.

"Want to go out for a walk?"

The weather has been cold recently, so he has to wear thicker clothes.

Lin Yu really wanted to go out for some fresh air, and also wanted to talk to him about getting married, so she nodded slightly.

After a few days, those unspeakable beautiful feelings had passed, and she was no longer as embarrassed as before when meeting people.

Lin Ji was still as indifferent as before. At first glance, it seemed as if she had returned to a long, long time ago when she only regarded him as a brother.

The carriage and horses soon arrived at the door, and Lin Ji asked her, "Do you want to go to the teahouse to listen to opera?"

"What's the song today?"

When Lin Yu was a child, she often went to watch operas with her mother, but Lin Ji had never joined them. Unexpectedly, she would take the initiative to bring it up today.

I thought he couldn't say anything, but Lin Ji quickly replied, "Golden lock."

The Golden Locket is a famous play. Lin Yu remembered that he had heard it twice. Thinking that it was the first time for Lin Ji to hear it, she didn’t mind accompanying him.

"Okay, then go and listen."

There were many people in the teahouse, especially since a play was on today, and once you got inside it was a lot warmer than outside.

Lin Ji booked a private room on the second floor. Once the door was closed, the surroundings became a little quieter, and all the noise was kept out.

"You go out, I will take good care of her."

Lin Yu had already sat down in the armchair, and did not stop her when he saw her pull out the red curtain.

When the red curtain was withdrawn, they were the only two left in the small private room.

Lin Yu could sense that the man next to her wasn't very interested in the show itself, but he was listening carefully, and would frown occasionally after hearing a few words.

"Don't you have any official business today?" Lin Yu had heard this before, so he took the initiative to talk to him.

Listening to opera is a favorite pastime for the women in the backyard. Only when they have nothing to do can they calm down and listen to the actors with painted faces singing and melodiously singing a series of sentimental and false stories.

But Lin Ji is obviously not such a person.

"Shh-"

Lin Ji put his slender knuckles to his lips and said, "Listen carefully."

Lin Yu had no choice but to turn his attention back to the stage downstairs.

The story of "Golden Lock" is not complicated. The actress plays a young lady from a wealthy family. She and her distant cousin are childhood sweethearts and they love each other, but her father breaks up the couple and wants to marry her to the county magistrate as his second wife.

The young lady refused to follow her cousin and went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, which was considered an elopement. The final outcome was not disappointing. The cousin passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, and returned home in glory. The two got married in glory.

This was the young man's part, singing to the audience about her years-long admiration for her lover.

The lyrics are all fixed, and Lin Yu doesn’t think they are very pleasant to listen to.

Lin Ji, on the other hand, held his breath and listened attentively. During the break between paragraphs, he even clapped along with everyone for the first time.

"Nice singing."

Lin Yu naturally wouldn't disagree, but she just thought he was being too weird today.

Lin Ji turned his head to meet her inquiring gaze, then he remembered her previous question and explained, "You have been hiding in the house for too many days, and you are taking a day off today."

That's why he had the leisure to take her out, and even go to a teahouse to listen to opera.

Lin Yu nodded, and seeing that he was more interested than herself, she didn't bother him too much.

Nearly another hour passed, and the cousin in the play finally passed the imperial examination. The two of them put on red wedding clothes and worshipped heaven and earth under the gaze of everyone.

Lin Yu didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but when he heard the end, he felt a little strange.

Lin Ji, who was beside her, also asked her during the "couple worship": "Did you listen to this play when you were a child?"

"Huh?" She didn't respond. "What do you mean when you were little?"

Lin Ji turned his head amid the cheers of the whole room and looked at her quietly, "It was the day when you hugged me and asked if you would marry me when you grew up."

"Is this the same play you listened to that day?"

The weird feeling in my heart was immediately realized.

His eyes were clearly gentle, but Lin Yu's heart was beating fast and he turned his head away in panic.

"When did I ever say that?"