Chapter 299 Do you recognize my heartbeat?
Jiang Liuyun was stung by the smile and looked away.
For some reason, he felt a bitterness and unwillingness in his heart.
He couldn't even open his mouth to ask about the woman with the mole, but instead refuted the broken engagement:
"Do you know that if this marriage is called off today, your reputation as a jealous person will spread throughout Shengjing tomorrow?"
"Jealous? So what if it spreads throughout the capital? Even if it spreads throughout Dasheng, I am still the head of the Lin family." Lin Zhiqing didn't even move his eyes.
Jiang Liuyun was still unwilling to give up:
"If you break off the engagement with me and have a past with the Zhenyuan Marquis, who in the capital would dare to marry you?"
This was a bit too much, and Lin Congli and Lin Congyan had a gloomy look on their brows.
Lu Huai in the side hall frowned.
Lu Nanyue looked anxious and couldn't help but look at Lu Huai. Seeing that he didn't move, she felt a little disappointed:
"You go out and tell them now that our Lu family is willing, and we can come and ask for marriage another day."
Lu Huai sighed softly and did not move: "Sister, as for Yu Qing, she has done nothing wrong, so she is not afraid of anyone hurting her with words."
"She's not the one who should be ashamed."
"If I go out and ask for marriage now, it won't prove anything. It will only cause trouble for her and give Jiang Liuyun an excuse to slander her."
Lu Nanyue was stunned: "When did you know Xiao Qing'er so well?"
Lu Huai did not respond, but just concentrated on listening to Lin Zhiqing.
Lin Zhiqing's voice was sonorous and powerful: "Prince Jiang, first of all, you did something wrong, and it has nothing to do with my jealousy."
"Secondly, whether anyone proposes to me after the breakup is my own business, Lin Zhiqing. You have no right to ask."
Jiang Liuyun could hardly hear what Lin Zhiqing said. He could only see Lin Zhiqing staring at him with a look that was so cold that it was almost disgusting.
And from that look, he actually had the idea of hiding.
Before he could adjust himself, Lin Zhiqing's voice came again:
"I will send the marriage certificate to the Ministry of Rites. We have known each other for a while, but it is not a respectable one."
"Isn't breaking off the engagement what you really want? If you still want to argue, I'll fight you to the end."
"Besides, there's no need to sacrifice the life of the woman with the mole for a small marriage certificate, right?"
"Asagao, show the guest out."
Jiang Liuyun clenched his fists, but could not utter another word.
In this battle, he was completely defeated, but he seemed to regain his sanity after thinking about something:
"I will present the marriage certificate to you, Qing'er. I hope you won't regret it."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out.
The guard quickly followed and whispered:
"Sir, the Marquis is on his way back. He has instructed that this marriage must not be cancelled..."
"Shut up!" Jiang Liuyun was surrounded by a terrifying aura.
The guards were speechless.
…
After seeing Jiang Liuyun walk out of the Lin family, Lin Zhiqing immediately asked Chao Yan to send the marriage certificate to the Ministry of Rites.
According to the laws of Dasheng, the marriage certificate would be invalid once it passed the Ministry of Revenue.
This shackle was finally broken off.
Unlike Lin Congli and Lin Congyan who were worried about Lin Zhiqing's marriage, Lin Yangyang and other younger generations were excited.
If the timing wasn't wrong, they would have set up a few tables to celebrate Lin Zhiqing's escape from suffering.
Within half a day, the Zhenyuan Marquisate and the Lin family submitted their marriage certificates to the Ministry of Rites at the same time, and the news of the cancellation of the engagement spread throughout Shengjing City.
Ironically, the incident of Jiang Liuyun being caught stealing incense in the Zangxiang Pavilion was simply brushed off with the words "having three wives and four concubines is a common thing."
In contrast, Lin Zhiqing was branded as jealous and became a hot topic of discussion.
Even many storytellers and vernacular books used Lin Zhiqing as a model, creating many "jealous" stories to indirectly criticize others.
Lu Nanyue and Lin Yangyang were furious when they learned about this. They teamed up to settle the score with people in major restaurants and bookstores in Beijing.
However, the real owner, Lin Zhiqing, still sits firmly in the Lin family, handling miscellaneous affairs.
When Lu Huai appeared outside Shuqing Pavilion, all he saw was the closed door and the flickering light of fire on the window.
He hesitated outside for a while, and finally knocked on the window gently.
"Lu Huai?" The woman's clear voice rang out.
"It's me. How did you know I was coming?" Lu Huai said softly.
Following the sound of footsteps, Lin Zhiqing's figure was reflected in the window. She smiled and said, "Now I can tell who is who just by listening to your footsteps."
Lu Huai pursed his lips and raised his hand to hold the window, preventing Lin Zhiqing from opening it.
Lin Zhiqing inside was stunned and did not move for a while.
Lu Huai's chest rose and fell slightly. He pictured Lin Zhiqing's face in his mind. It took a long time before he spoke again:
"Zhiqing, you have the ability to read faces and see subtle details. You can recognize my footsteps, but can you recognize my heartbeat?"
Perhaps because the night was too quiet, Lin Zhiqing heard Lu Huai's words clearly.
She didn't hear Lu Huai's heartbeat, but instead heard the sound of her own heartbeat accelerating.
Seeing Lin Zhiqing's motionless figure in the window, Lu Huai calmed down:
"Ah Qing, ever since I fell asleep in Liu Mang's study, even after waking up, I still have that dream from time to time."
“In my dreams, although I followed you, I always felt that you were very far away from me, as if you would disappear as soon as I opened my eyes.”
Lu Huai's thoughts returned to the time when he returned to his dreams day and night.
Every time he fell asleep, he had to endure the feeling of confusion and uneasiness.
Only when I saw Lin Zhiqing the next day did that feeling fade away like the tide.
Thinking of this, he reached out to touch Lin Zhiqing's silhouette on the window, but hesitated when he was about to touch the window.
A dazzling person like Lin Zhiqing seemed to be shattered at the slightest touch, and his heart always maintained a perfect distance.
Just as he was about to pull his hand back, the girl suddenly placed her hand on the window.
Lu Huai's hand trembled slightly, and he slowly put his hand back.
Even through the window, the delicate touch is still very clear.
The thin paper could not block the warmth from the two people's hands.
The candlelight flickered, casting their overlapping shadows on the window frame.
Lin Zhiqing pursed her lips for a long time before she made up her mind: "Lu Huai, I'm right in front of you and I won't disappear. Do you feel it?"
Hearing this, Lu Huai's eyelashes trembled, and Lin Zhiqing's words flowed into his heart like a stream of sweet rain.
Those uncertain and vague feelings turned into stars, filling Lu Huai's eyes.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "I felt it, not only you, but also your heartbeat."
Hearing this, Lin Zhiqing's cheeks turned slightly red, and her hand seemed to be burned, and she gently retracted it.
The next moment, Lu Huai's hand moved forward a little, and his voice, like the gentle breeze, reached Lin Zhiqing's ears:
"Ah Qing, from the day you smiled and talked to me about rhinoceros skin paint, the stars in my eyes have never shone elsewhere."
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