Song Ning went to Jiangning County to deliver goods as usual that day, and he happened to run into Zhou Ling'an when he left home in the morning.
"Er Ya, my sister-in-law asked me to buy some things when I come back today, but I don't know how. Could you come with me?"
"Okay, I'll go shopping with you after I finish delivering the goods."
Zhou Ling'an smiled shyly and hitched a ride.
Because of the delivery of goods to the academy, the two have gradually started to interact more. Now that Madam Yu is gone, she no longer needs to worry about those trivial matters.
After delivering the goods in Jiangning County, Song Ning accompanied Zhou Ling'an to go shopping.
Zhou Ling'an wrote down a list of things he needed to buy and showed it to Song Ning. It was mostly everyday household items.
Song Ning is now a pro at shopping; she compares prices from different vendors and tries to find the best deal.
When passing by Master Zhang's shop, Song Ning lingered outside for a while, waiting until he saw that there were more people in the shop before leaving satisfied.
The two first went to buy salt, then went to buy oil, and wandered around until almost noon.
At noon, Zhou Ling'an said he would treat her and Song Rui to lunch. Song Rui first put the mule cart in the backyard of Yunxiufang, and then came to meet them.
The two were discussing where to eat when a horse-drawn carriage happened to pass by in the distance.
Princess Jianing and Xie Linzhou were sitting in the carriage.
Granny Qi, who was outside, glanced in their direction and happened to see the two of them.
Granny Qi said to the carriage, "Your Highness, Miss Song is in the front."
Upon hearing this, Princess Jianing quickly lifted the curtain on the window and looked outside. She saw Song Ning and Zhou Ling'an walking and talking, laughing happily.
Princess Jianing's heart pounded with alarm, and she immediately became worried, then looked at her son beside her.
Look at her, she knows how to please girls at such a young age, and look at her husband, he's a complete block of wood.
Xie Linzhou naturally saw what was happening outside, but he pursed his lips and remained silent.
Princess Jianing said irritably, "If you keep going like this, Er Ya will belong to someone else."
Xie Linzhou remained silent. Princess Jianing then asked, "I heard from people in the manor that you treat Er Ya very differently. Tell your mother the truth: do you like Er Ya or not? If you don't, your mother will stop worrying about it and let Er Ya go find a good man."
"Granny Qi, let's go back to the manor."
Xie Linzhou was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
like?
What does he mean by liking?
He simply found Song Ning very interesting, as she knew a lot of things and seemed unlike someone from the village.
Her whimsical ideas always managed to attract his attention.
He just felt that Song Ning was different from others.
She is a very warm and kind girl, but he feels uncomfortable when he thinks that his warmth is directed at others.
The thought of her growing up and marrying someone else drives me crazy.
Is this liking?
Seeing that her son remained silent, Princess Jianing gave up completely.
There's no hope. Her son is completely beyond saving.
She can't control it anymore, let her do whatever she wants.
Out of sight, out of mind; she didn't want to stay in Jiangning County for even a day longer.
Since being questioned by Princess Jianing, Xie Linzhou has remained silent, barely speaking for several days, as if he had something on his mind.
In the study, Xie Linzhou held a book in his hand, but half an hour had passed and he hadn't turned a single page.
He slowly picked up the teacup beside him, and just as he brought it to his lips, he sensed something was wrong and asked, "Did you change the tea?"
Zhang Ping lowered his head and replied, "Young Master, the tea we brought back from Miss Song's place has been finished."
Xie Linzhou put down his teacup and gave a faint "oh".
Zhang Pinghou was worried. Ever since the young master and princess went out a few days ago, they had become like this after they returned.
He often spaced out, sometimes holding a book and just staring blankly all day, but he didn't seem to be unwell.
Incense burned inside, and the sound of breathing could be clearly heard. The rustling of leaves outside the window occasionally carried a hint of floral fragrance.
Xie Linzhou looked out the window and suddenly asked, "Do you think I like Song Ning?"
Zhang Ping: ?
This matter... ask him? Is it something he can talk about?
But when his master asked, he dared not refuse to answer.
"This... I think... I like it, right?"
Tell me about it.
Zhang Ping forced himself to speak: "Young Master seems to be very happy every time he sees Miss Song, and he gets unhappy when he sees Miss Song with other men."
When Miss Song is happy, Young Master is happy; when Miss Song is wronged, Young Master gets anxious. I think this must be what love is... Anyway, whenever Young Master is with Miss Song, he's not the same as usual.
Xie Linzhou frowned slightly. "Is that so...?"
Silence fell again in the room. Zhang Ping glanced at his young master's expression and breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, the young master wasn't angry.
Meanwhile, Song Ning has recently taken on the role of supervisor in Tianxiang County. It's currently the time to measure the ground and lay the foundation to determine the direction, so she has to keep an eye on things.
While I was busy, I saw a person slowly walking towards me from not far away. It was Gao Tiedan.
Gao Tiedan leaned close to Song Ning's ear and whispered something. Song Ning smiled slightly and said, "Go back and tell the magistrate that I know. I'll trouble Brother Tiedan to keep an eye on things."
"Don't worry, I'll make sure you get it checked out."
Song Ning put aside what was happening here and hurriedly went home.
We need to inform everyone to prepare in advance.
The person who came over earlier was to tell him that suspicious people had recently infiltrated the county.
In the past, when Tianxiang County had nothing, it certainly wouldn't have been targeted by thieves. But now it's different. More and more people live here, and the fields are planted with grains and vegetables. Every household has saved up some money.
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