The Lord Chancellor's wife was able to visit the Zhou family on the second day. It was not necessarily because they were so loyal and righteous. It was also possible that someone was involved in this matter.
Zhou Yingshuang took note of some of the precautions that Jingwan mentioned. She even asked Jingwan a lot of questions about skincare and skincare. When she was in Bailong Temple, although she was very interested in these, but because of her eyes, compared to Sun Yijia and Yuan Qiaoqiao, she was not so enthusiastic. Now that her eyes were just beginning to recover, she could not wait. The so-called "a woman looks good for her lover" was not false at all sometimes.
However, it was human nature to always hope that the person she liked could see her best side. Therefore, Jingwan did not hide it.
However, it was one thing to talk about it, and another thing to do it. And as mentioned before, the method that was suitable for Jingwan might not be suitable for Zhou Yingshuang. Therefore, Jingwan also warned her to be serious. If she did not make herself more beautiful, but worse, the loss would outweigh the gain.
However, thinking that the women here cared about their own appearance, there was no need to be too worried. They would not joke about their own faces.
Because the more they talked, the more time it would take. Therefore, Jingwan was directly asked to stay in the Zhou family for lunch.
After all, Zhou Yingshuang was still recuperating. Jingwan was also worried that it would take a long time for her to be exhausted. Therefore, she left after lunch.
However, she did not expect that on the way back, she met a tiger again. This time, it was not Li Hongyuan, but Sun Yilin.
Compared to Li Hongyuan, Sun Yilin was much more courteous. He didn't even get off the carriage. He didn't want to attract too much attention and affect Jing Wan negatively. His carriage also didn't have any insignia. It was next to the Luo family's carriage, but one was facing east while the other was facing west.
Jingwan sat in the carriage. She was more or less surprised that Sun Yilin pulled her. "May I know what Young Master Sun wants?"
Sun Yilin was silent for a long time. It was so long that Jingwan thought that he could not speak. Then, his somewhat hoarse and dry voice came. "I heard that Miss Luo … is engaged?"
Jingwan almost didn't hear the last three words clearly. Her voice was hesitant, soft, and seemed to be mixed with a bit of disbelief.
Jingwan was stunned. What was going on? When did she attract such a peach blossom? It wasn't that Jingwan thought too highly of herself and immediately thought of this. It was just that the current secular etiquette was like this. If it wasn't the girl he admired, as long as it was a man with a bit of education, he wouldn't ask another girl such a question in person. But obviously, Sun Yilin's education was absolutely top-notch. To do such a rude thing, he must regard himself as extremely important. She couldn't help but think of the words that Sun Yijia said to her not too long ago. She wanted her to be her sister-in-law and had mentioned Sun Yilin. From the looks of it, it wasn't Sun Yijia's wishful thinking. It was Sun Yilin who had such thoughts and she strongly supported it.
Jingwan fell into silence. The word 'love' was the most difficult to understand. Logically speaking, Sun Yilin only admired her and she didn't do anything to seduce him. There was no need to care about it. The problem was that he was someone she knew and was the elder brother of her good sister. It was hard to ignore it completely.
"Miss Luo has a clever heart. I'm sure you understand my thoughts?"
"Sorry." Jingwan paused and spat out these two words.
Although it was a little cruel to directly cut off his thoughts, it was taboo to be clingy and ambiguous in this kind of thing. As the saying goes, if you don't make a decision, you'll be in trouble if you don't make a decision. If Jingwan's thoughts were messed up because such an outstanding man adored her and deliberately left him hanging, not only would it be disrespectful to Sun Yilin, but it would also be disrespectful to Chen Zhengmin. It might even be a disguised "betrayal". Moreover, even if Jingwan admired Sun Yilin, she wouldn't do anything that went against her principles.
Sun Yilin smiled bitterly and covered his face with both hands. His heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife and it was extremely painful. Perhaps he had only liked this young lady before, but after knowing that she was suddenly engaged and would marry another man in the future, that her life would not involve him and that it would be extremely difficult for him to even see her, he finally woke up from his daze. Other than her, he was afraid that he would not be able to place another woman in his heart in this lifetime. He had missed this opportunity just like that.
He thought that she was still young. He thought that she had just arrived in the capital not long ago and even if the Luo Family wanted to find a husband for her, they wouldn't be able to finalize a candidate in such a short time. He thought that with his talent, appearance, character, and even his family background, when he went to the Luo Family to propose marriage, the Luo Family would definitely not object and everything would be done naturally.
Looking at it now, it was all because he thought too highly of himself and thought too highly of himself. How could he forget that a truly good young lady would definitely be sought after by hundreds of families. If he had taken a fancy to her, he wouldn't have made his move earlier. Was he waiting for others to fight over her? Look at how smart Chen Zhengmin was. He was so stupid!
That's right, Jingwan's engagement was so fast. Other than Madame Luo's uneasiness, it could also be that Chen Zhengmin and the Chen Family wanted to take advantage of the fact that the treasure had not been discovered by more people to hold firmly in their hands. Only then could they be at ease.
But why did it have to be these few days? Even if it was two or three days later, he could still give it a try and fight for a chance. When he found out, it was already a foregone conclusion.
He was able to find out about this matter today thanks to his servant. When he was shopping with him on the street, he accidentally bumped into Chen Zhengmin, who was happily meeting his friends. Because his friends teased him, he revealed the identity of the girl. As Sun Yilin's most trusted person, he naturally knew his young master's thoughts. How could he not, he almost crawled and rolled back to tell him the news?
When he heard the news, he only felt like he was struck by lightning. The only reason he had was to change into an inconspicuous carriage. When he entered the Luo Family's house, he did not directly announce that he was looking for Jingwan, using his sister's name. When he found out that Jingwan had gone out, he suppressed the anxiety in his heart and waited, waiting for an opportunity to say a few words to her.
But, what could he say? Hoping that she would have the same feelings for him? In fact, the result was not unexpected at all. "Miss Luo, you're really heartless …" But it was precisely because of this heartless nature that he found it even more difficult to part with her. If it was someone else who immediately broke off the engagement the moment he expressed his feelings for her and wanted to marry him, he would most likely disdain her. This was the root of a person's inferiority.
Jingwan remained silent. This heartless feeling was also more than passionate. Not to mention the current feudal society, even in her previous life, people who thought they were romantic and passionate were in fact fickle in love. This was something that Jingwan despised the most.
"If, this one is saying if, Miss Luo breaks off the engagement, this one will go to the Luo Family to propose marriage. Will Miss agree?"
"Marriage is a big matter, the parents' orders, the matchmaker's words." In other words, it was not something that she could decide.
Sun Yilin could not say whether this answer made him happy or disappointed. Perhaps she actually had a trace of good feelings towards him, but because of the girl's modesty, she gave a proper answer; or perhaps she really did not care at all, but in order to save her face, she did not say anything that was hard to accept.
"This one understands. It was rude of me to suddenly look for Miss Luo today. Please forgive me."
"No, Young Master does not need to take it to heart."
"It is rare for Yi Jia to have a close friend who understands her. I hope that your friendship will not become distant because of this one. If that is really the case, this one will not be able to absolve myself from the blame even if I die ten thousand times."
"Young Master, please rest assured that this will not happen." Of course, this was on the premise that Sister Jia did not let the idea of becoming her sister-in-law become an obsession.
"That would be for the best. I hope that today's matter will not cause any trouble for Miss Luo. This one will take his leave first. "
After Sun Yilin's carriage left, Jingwan's carriage also slowly moved, increasing its speed bit by bit. The two carriages were clearly moving in opposite directions.
"Ah, I did not expect that the famous Young Master Lin actually admires our Miss Luo?" Qing Zhu was so surprised that she could not close her mouth when Sun Yilin came to find her. Now, she could finally speak.
"Wretched girl, what nonsense are you blabbering about? Can't you just keep your mouth shut? What would happen if an outsider heard this?" Qing Zhu subconsciously reached out to pat her.
Qing Ju felt wronged. This was her personality and she couldn't change it. Because of this mouth of hers, she was often reprimanded by the wet nurse and wet nurse. Fortunately, she had never said anything she shouldn't say outside and she had Jingwan's protection. That was why she was able to stay in the position of head maidservant. Otherwise, she would have long been kicked out to be a maidservant.
"Moreover, so what if Young Master Lin fancies our Miss Luo? Our Miss Luo is so good, it would not be strange for any young master to fancy her."
Qing Zhu slapped her own mouth. "This servant was wrong. Sister Qing Zhu is right. Our Miss Luo is the best in the world."
Jingwan did not know whether to laugh or cry. She did not know when the people around her had such thoughts. "Don't talk nonsense. What do you mean by the best in the world? I can't afford to be called your Miss Luo."
"This servant is not talking nonsense. If you don't believe me, you can ask the wet nurse. Does she think so too?" Qing Zhu said rather unconvinced.
"Yes." Wet Nurse Gong nodded solemnly. She was not exaggerating. She really thought so.
This time, Jingwan was really speechless. "Fine, fine. Whatever you say. I can't win against you. Just forget about this matter. "
"Don't worry, Miss." How could they not know the importance of this matter?
A few days ago, when she was stopped by Li Hongyuan, she was accompanied by Qing Lan and Qing Mei. If these two matters collided, she did not know what kind of thoughts they would have.
Sun Yilin did not directly return to the fu. Instead, he let someone drive the carriage aimlessly on the street. He just sat in the carriage silently. The manservant sitting outside and the attendant who was in charge of driving the carriage for him looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes. Young Master's state was really not right.
— — Even if Duke Ding had once asked Young Master Lin to give in for the sake of Young Master Lin and not let him stand out and let him be a pure scholar and not be able to fulfill his ambitions, Young Master Lin would at most be silent. It was not like now — — dead silence.
Although it was a random walk, it was basically some of the places that Sun Yilin often went to on weekdays. The flower market was burned. Even the shops that were not affected had been closed. Moreover, if he went to see the flowers at this time, it might make Young Master Lin even more sad. After all, Miss Luo was also a person who loved flowers. Who knew if he would think of her when he saw the flowers.
Born in a place like Duke Ding's Mansion, all of his parents and brothers were normal people. Only Sun Yilin was clean and honest. It could be said that he was incompatible with them. He was not a normal person. Once, even Duchess Ding suspected that her son had a hidden disease, so she did not even want to arrange a room for him. In fact, Sun Yilin accepted the treatment of the imperial physician without any hesitation. The result was that he was very normal.
His likes and dislikes were all elegant and not deliberately cultivated. It was as if he was born this way. In addition to flowers and trees, Sun Yilin's other hobby was nothing more than calligraphy, calligraphy, and rare paintings. When he had nothing to do, he would talk with his friends. Compared with others who talked about the court, the world, and the common people, he was more immersed in the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers in travel books. After all, he had come into contact with what others said. Only when you really came into contact with it, you would know the hardships and difficulties in it. It was not a matter of a few words of exaggeration, and it was not something that could be solved by a few words of what you would do if you were in his place …
Therefore, the places that Sun Yilin often went were actually the places that many scholars liked to go, especially when the imperial examination in spring was imminent. Scholars from all over the country gathered together in groups of three or five. They either talked loudly and expressed their ambitions, or whispered to each other and talked about knowledge.
In the past, perhaps he would have the mood to quietly listen to their various "beautiful visions". But now, when these things entered his ears, he only felt exceptionally irritated. Just as he was about to return home, he suddenly heard the voice of a servant. "Young master, it's that Chen family's young master, Chen Zhengmin."
Sun Yilin almost subconsciously lifted the curtain of the carriage. He also wanted to see what kind of person would be able to snatch the girl he liked first, and whether he had the ability to match Miss Luo.
In other places, there might not be many people who knew Sun Yilin, but there were definitely many people in the vicinity. When he appeared, someone with sharp eyes saw him and hurriedly came up to welcome him. "Young master Lin, I haven't seen you for a long time. Do you have time today to sit in the building and have a drink?"
Only then did Sun Yilin discover that this was the Untitled Building. Untitled people were naturally untitled. There were no words on the plaque above the door, only a square seal at the bottom left corner. This was a place that only entertained scholars. Moreover, scholars were not as simple as just knowing a few words. First, they had to prove that they could pass the threshold.
There was celestial music, as long as one was able to catch it, they would definitely be able to feast their ears. There was good wine and tea, comparable to the tributes of the Emperor. If one had the ability, they could use it as much as they wanted. There were precious paintings and paintings, and if one had the ability, they could also obtain them. Even if one could not take them away, they could still feast their eyes. In the backyard, there was a huge library that was all-encompassing and could be copied. And these things were all free of charge. For scholars, the Untitled Building was definitely the place that they yearned for the most. Especially for those students from poor families, they could not wait to soak in there for twenty-four hours a day. Of course, there were also relevant regulations for this situation. Otherwise, this place would be completely occupied by the students from poor families.
In addition, the biggest feature of the Untitled Building was that it limited the number of people who could enter. In the case that it was full, people could only wait for others to leave before the people behind could enter. Even if it was a person as honorable as a Prince, they also had to abide by this rule. Who was it that had such big confidence, such big spending, and dared to make such a rule? On the plaque, there was a seal with the words "As if Zhen is here in person". It was enough to explain everything. Who would dare to act rashly?
Some people said in private that perhaps only Jin Qinwang dared to break the rules here. However, the living King of Hell had no interest in this place. This place had existed for several years, but they had never seen a certain person set foot here.
Most likely, no one knew that the Untitled Building was not the product of Le Chengdi's whim, nor was it a wise decision. It was purely for his ignorant and incompetent evil creature son to increase his knowledge and cultivation. Le Chengdi's idea was very simple. It was to let him have more contact with scholars. Maybe he would like to read. As it turned out, Le Chengdi's idea was too naive. After he was once again angered to the point that he had nothing to say, he simply threw it to Li Hongyuan and let him deal with it however he wanted. In the beginning, there was no name. After that, there was no name. Le Chengdi ridiculed that Li Hongyuan also had self-awareness. He knew that he did not have much knowledge, so he would not do such a shameful thing like a plaque.
But Li Hongyuan's answer once again made him fall backwards in anger. — — Erchen is an uneducated person. Perhaps in the future, I will be able to marry a knowledgeable wife. In the future, let your daughter-in-law do the calligraphy.
Le Chengdi scolded him with a torrent of dog blood. But year after year, he was willing to let his daughter-in-law do the calligraphy, but there was no sign of this daughter-in-law.
Li Hongyuan took over the Untitled Pavilion, but in Le Chengdi's view, that evil creature had never cared about it. All the good things inside were given by him, and the people who took care of it were also assigned by him. Le Chengdi would never know that the people he assigned were all Li Hongyuan's people. Li Hongyuan was the Untitled Pavilion's master on the surface, but also its actual master.
Because many things in the Untitled Pavilion were very attractive, not to mention young people, even famous scholars were very tempted. Therefore, many calligraphy treasures were left behind. There were also some who knew that this place was closely related to the Emperor, and whether they could use this place to attract the Emperor's attention and soar to the sky. Therefore, they all displayed their knowledge and did not hold back. It was easy to find talented people with special talents. Li Hongyuan selected some people for his use, and then handed them to Le Chengdi. Le Chengdi was complacent that he found another talent who could contribute to the country, but he did not know that these people were loyal to the "evil creature" he called.
Anyway, he had already shown up, and he really wanted to meet Chen Zhengmin who had already entered the Untitled Pavilion, so he got off the carriage. "There are still seats in the pavilion?"
"Look at what you're saying. You're here, how can there be no seats?"
Sun Yilin understood. As the saying goes, there are policies from above, and countermeasures from below. When a person of high status appeared, even if the pavilion was full, there would always be people who would take the initiative to leave, either to take the opportunity to make friends, or out of respect and reverence. He did not notice it before, but it was because he did not care about worldly affairs and was stupid!
Sure enough, a person came out of the pavilion and cupped his hands to Sun Yilin. "This one has something to do and has to leave. Young Master Lin, please." At the same time, no one else rushed to enter.
Sun Yilin nodded. "Brother, why don't you leave your name card? We'll have a chat another day."
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