"What kind of team is it? Could you please introduce us, young master?"
Qin Zhuo: "It was a team organized by retired soldiers who made a living by doing manual labor in the canal gang. Their leader also occasionally took on some escort business."
"These people have all been on the battlefield, are highly skilled, and can complete any order they take on. They have a good reputation."
"However, they are not caravans themselves, so they are not familiar with the procedures and routes of caravans, and they are not very good at negotiating business. Unless you can arrange everything, they will not be able to take orders."
It sounded pretty promising, and Shen Ning, who desperately needed manpower, couldn't help but be tempted.
"Is this someone the young master knows?"
Qin Zhuo: "I'm not familiar with them, but their leader went to the battlefield with my men. Occasionally, I would ask them to help deliver some things, and I would pay them. Usually, a hundred taels of silver would be enough. If you are transporting goods like this, especially in winter, you can't hire them without a thousand taels. You can consider it."
Shen Ning stared at him for a long time, then suddenly laughed out loud: "I can still afford a thousand taels, please be sure to help me with the introduction, young master."
She thought to herself: He went to such lengths to help her, even emphasizing the money to reassure her; it must have been difficult for him.
She was afraid of owing Qin Zhuo something again, but always acting high and mighty would be ungrateful. Besides, she had clearly thought it through, hadn't she?
At this moment, she finally looked up and examined Qin Zhuo, and found that he had not tied his hair up today. His hair was hanging down to the left and casually tied with a hairband, making him look carefree and unrestrained.
This hairstyle would look strange, unkempt, and even ugly on other men.
But Qin Zhuo's face was truly too beautiful. His stunning appearance didn't make him look effeminate at all. Instead, his features were three-dimensional, with a sharp, polished edge that gave him both aggression and allure.
He was like a dagger inlaid with magnificent gems, beautiful and elegant, yet sharp enough.
Beautiful yet dangerous, it tempts people to distraction.
Shen Ning didn't speak, but Qin Zhuo looked into her eyes, and at that moment, he saw everything clearly.
Without needing to be said, he knew she was bewitched by him.
He slowly leaned closer, and when he wasn't pushed away, a surge of desire washed over him, and he couldn't resist lowering his head to kiss her.
The long-coveted softness is no longer something to be merely tasted; it is eagerly breached, plundered wantonly, and only after it has tasted enough does it slow its advance, its tenderness flowing like water, lingering and unwilling to fade.
With the woman he loves in his arms, his desire is ignited. For a man in his early twenties, full of vigor and yet to experience the pleasures of love, to suppress it is pure torture.
But they hadn't officially started dating yet, and they were still in the carriage. He couldn't be too forward with her, so he could only pull her into his arms to ease his surging desire.
Half-closed eyelashes concealed the astonishing possessiveness in his eyes, making him dangerously intimidating.
Once you're in his arms, there's no escaping you for life.
Although nothing was explicitly said, after that kiss and embrace, it seemed as if everything had been said.
Qin Zhuo didn't try to start a conversation, but he held Shen Ning's hand and played with it the whole way, clearly enjoying it.
He held her hand even after getting off the carriage, and the atmosphere between them was so intimate that no one else could get in.
Green Plum smiled so wide her mouth almost reached her ears, excitedly tugged at Zhao Cheng's sleeve, and screamed in her heart: Ahhh, I knew they would definitely be together.
Zhao Cheng was speechless: "It's not like you and the master got together, why are you so excited?"
Green Plum rolled her eyes at him, annoyed: "You're the one who's in cahoots with the master, don't slander me, I've never coveted the master."
Zhao Cheng: "Yes, yes, you're innocent. Now, can you let go of my sleeve?"
Green Plum reluctantly let go of him and quickly followed him inside. Although those two men no longer had any respect for her, they still needed her to serve them tea and water.
She personally brought together her master and mistress, so if they ever attend a wedding banquet, she must use a large glass!
Qin Zhuo brought Shen Ning to this place she had never been before. It snows every year in the capital, and many families grow plum blossoms, but there are not many like this, with such a large expanse of them. Anyway, Shen Ning had never seen one before.
Red plum blossoms, green plum blossoms, pink plum blossoms, and white plum blossoms—these four colors of plum blossoms are mixed together, seemingly without any order, yet they possess an indescribable beauty.
The fallen leaves under the tree were quickly cleared away, but the branches were not deliberately pruned, and the branches grew wildly, with flowers covering the tree.
Despite it being winter, there was an indescribable vitality to it.
The two walked hand in hand among the flowers, their heads covered in petals.
When they reached the pavilion where they rested, Qin Zhuo reached out and removed the flower petals from Shen Ning's hair.
Shen Ning looked at the petals falling on his hair and, wanting to return the favor, tried to help him remove them. However, she was more than half a head shorter than him, so when she reached out to take them, she had to lean forward.
I was focused on picking up the flower petals when I suddenly realized that I was almost leaning against her.
She tilted her head back, just in time to see his burning gaze. The next moment, a force pulled her down into his arms, followed by a deluge of kisses.
Shen Ning: "!!!!!
Shen Ning pushed him forcefully, Qin Zhuo hugged him tightly, and then he was hit.
A slap landed on his forehead; it didn't hurt, but it slightly distracted him. Then, the person in my arms slipped away like a fish.
He didn't run far; he just hid to the side and squatted on the ground, burying his head in his knees. All you could see was his ear and neck, which were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.
He's even embarrassed to be hit?
"What's wrong?" The man, who had tasted the sweetness, had an almost frighteningly good patience.
Shen Ning looked up and glared at him, then continued to bury her head: "You can't do that."
The muffled voice was hard to hear clearly. Qin Zhuo looked at her like this, bent down, picked her up and put her on the stool: "If I have done anything wrong, you can tell me. If you feel offended... I can restrain myself."
Although it's a bit difficult for him right now.
Shen Ning looked up at him, her eyes filled with anger: "I'm not a prostitute from a brothel, and I've never been this close to a man before. I can't let you have your fun in front of outsiders."
Qin Zhuo's expression gradually darkened, and his gaze became somewhat dangerous. Shen Ning's heart skipped a beat, and she felt that she might have offended him, after all, she had heard about Qin Zhuo's bad temper.
Even if she offended him, even if he saved her life, she wouldn't accept being hugged and kissed like that in broad daylight; she still had her pride.
She was prepared to face Qin Zhuo's wrath, but then she saw him slowly squat down, take her hand, and place it against his forehead.
"I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous."
"It was the first time I'd faced something like this, and I wasn't able to control myself. That was my fault. I won't do it again."
Shen Ning's face, which had gradually recovered, flushed again. She was genuinely angry, feeling that she had been treated as a frivolous woman, but faced with such a face and such a sincere apology, she couldn't stay angry.
"Hmm." Let's forgive him for now.
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