Chapter 463 I hope Young Master Shen will keep this a secret
Behind the courtyard wall.
Miss Lin was shielded behind her maid, while Zheng Wangfeng stood in front of her.
While she was eating, she saw a very small rabbit run out of the courtyard wall, seemingly lost.
That's why she left her seat to look for the little white rabbit. She found the rabbit, but was blocked by the young master of the Zheng family behind the courtyard wall.
After falling into the water last time, she had a deep-seated fear of the Zheng family. Today, she didn't even say a word to Miss Zheng. She never expected that this young master Zheng would dare to come alone and block her way.
“Miss Lin, I apologize for my intrusion.”
Zheng Wangfeng stood with his hands clasped in front of him, looking very polite and refined—a truly elegant and handsome young man.
“Last time, when Miss Lin fell into the water in the village, Zheng happened to be passing by the lotus pond. Some village women saw him and made up some suggestive stories. In fact, Zheng never had such a filthy thought. Zheng is upright and honest and is not afraid of being smeared, but he is worried that Miss Lin will misunderstand him as a villain.”
Miss Lin stood behind the maid, holding a small rabbit in her arms, her face very cold: "Since Young Master Zheng didn't do such a thing, then there's no need to explain to me. Please move aside, I'm going back to the banquet."
“Miss Lin…” Zheng Wangfeng’s tone was somewhat urgent, “Don’t you understand what I mean? Ever since our first meeting, I have been unable to forget Miss Lin. I was afraid you would misunderstand, so I had to come and explain. Look at this hairpin, I made it myself, and Miss Lin’s name is engraved on it. I humbly request that Miss Lin accept it.”
Miss Lin's face immediately flushed red, not from embarrassment, but from anger.
This person even found out her given name; his intentions are quite obvious.
She couldn't accept the hairpin; otherwise, people would accuse her of having an affair.
But her name was engraved on the hairpin. If someone saw it, they would think that she had given it to Zheng Wangfeng in private.
What a profound thought!
Zheng Wangfeng held a hairpin in both hands, appearing humble and polite.
He smiled at Miss Lin, a confident smile on his face.
He failed to fall into the water last time, but he won't fail this time.
Just then, a hand reached out out of nowhere and snatched the hairpin from his hand.
"Wow, this hairpin looks so exquisite, so beautiful!" Shen Zheng snatched the hairpin, held it up in his hand and examined it. "I never expected Brother Zheng to have such skill, it's truly enviable. Hey, little one, why are you pulling my clothes..."
Suddenly, Little Dot popped out from some corner and rubbed against Shen Zheng. No one knew what Shen Zheng did, but the hairpin ended up in Little Dot's mouth. Little Dot flicked its tail, grabbed the hairpin, and ran off, disappearing in an instant.
"Oh no, this is terrible!" Shen Zheng slapped his thigh. "Xiao Dian goes swimming in the river every day around this time. If this hairpin falls into the river, it's all over..."
Zheng Wangfeng's face immediately turned ashen: "Shen Zheng, did you do this on purpose?"
"Ah, what do you mean by doing it on purpose?" Shen Zheng looked completely innocent. "Anyway, Brother Zheng, you have the skills, you can just make another hairpin, it's not a big deal, why get so angry? Oh right, your hairpin looks like it's made of silver, alright, I'll compensate you with silver."
He tore off his money pouch and stuffed it into Zheng Wangfeng's arms.
Zheng Wangfeng could only clutch his money bag tightly, suppressing his urge to beat someone up, and turn to leave.
Shen Zheng watched his figure walk away, and only then did he stop being so nonchalant. He looked at Miss Lin and asked, "Are you alright?"
Miss Lin shook her head: "I'm fine, thank you for helping me out, Young Master Shen."
"You're here to catch a rabbit, right?" Shen Zheng scratched his head and said, "My godmother raises a lot of rabbits, and they have several litters a month. These rabbits especially like to dig holes. This little rabbit probably got confused while digging a hole and ran outside. Give me the rabbit, and I'll take it back to my mother."
Miss Lin gave the rabbit to the maid, who then handed it to Shen Zheng.
Shen Zheng turned around, preparing to go to the place where the rabbits were raised.
Miss Lin called out to him, "Young Master Chen, wait a moment. I should pay for that."
Her name was engraved on that hairpin; throwing it away would make it impossible to find again, which was the best solution. This loss shouldn't be borne by others.
Her maid immediately took a money pouch from her person. It was a very ordinary money pouch and did not indicate any status, so there was no question of any secret exchange.
She took the money bag and walked up to Shen Zheng: "I don't know if it's enough."
“Miss Lin, you’re being too kind.” Shen Zheng took a step back. “Last time I acted rashly and did something I shouldn’t have, so this time I should help Miss Lin out of that predicament.”
"It's not that I'm being polite, it's just that I should pay for this anyway," Miss Lin insisted. "Young Master Chen, please accept it."
She held up the money bag and offered it, her gaze firm and unwavering.
Shen Zheng was in a bind. He really didn't want the money. It seemed that if he accepted it, he and Miss Lin would have no further connection.
Huh, how could he have such an absurd idea?
"Rong'er!"
Mrs. Lin's voice suddenly rang out, startling Miss Lin.
She looked up and saw her mother walking quickly towards her, snatching the things from her hands. "Rong'er, do you know what you're doing?"
As she spoke, she looked at Shen Zheng in front of her and said in a low voice, "If word gets out about what happened today, my daughter's reputation will be ruined. I hope Young Master Shen will keep this a secret."
Shen Zheng thought she was referring to Zheng Wangfeng giving him the hairpin, and immediately nodded: "Don't worry, Madam Lin, I won't tell anyone."
"I'll visit Madam Shen another day." Madam Lin breathed a sigh of relief, her gaze stern as she looked at her daughter. "Come with me."
Miss Lin nodded to Shen Zheng as a farewell, then lifted her skirt and followed Madam Lin to the more secluded backyard.
Madam Lin's face was ashen, her anger palpable: "Didn't I tell you that your marriage has been arranged by your aunt in the capital, and that you are destined to marry into the capital? Are you ignoring what I said?"
Miss Lin nodded. Her father would be transferred to the capital sooner or later, and she would naturally marry into the capital as well. She had always known this.
"Since you knew, why did you secretly engage in sexual relations with a man!" Madam Lin angrily threw her money bag at her. "You are proficient in all the arts, and you are beautiful and have a great figure. How could you actively pursue a man? You're infuriating!"
It's unclear whether she was angry that her daughter was meeting with a man in private, or angry that her daughter lacked restraint and actively pursued a man.
Miss Lin finally understood why her mother was so angry. She quickly opened the money pouch: "Mother, you've misunderstood. It's like this..."
She recounted the whole story in detail: discovering the rabbit, searching for the rabbit, and bumping into Zheng Wangfeng. Finally, she said, "Young Master Shen helped me out of a predicament and even compensated Young Master Zheng with some money, so I want to return this money to him. What on earth are you thinking, Mother?"
Madam Lin asked suspiciously, "You really don't like Young Master Shen?"
"Of course I don't like it." Miss Lin shook her head. "Marriage is a matter of parental arrangement, and I will follow my parents' wishes. It's not good for us to stay away from the banquet for too long. Let's go back."
Mrs. Lin reluctantly believed her daughter's words.
But as soon as she returned to her seat, she saw her daughter nodding and greeting the Shen family boy from afar...
This... Her daughter is usually quite introverted and never talks to men, but she's being so proactive today. It feels like her precious daughter might be slipping away...
Forget it, we'll talk about this later. This is a matter for the Zheng family now. If they dare to scheme against her daughter a second time, just wait and see!
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