Chapter 68 She is really interested in this cousin Heng
Du Heng walked towards Su Ying with a frown on his face.
Why did she enter the room with Wanyi, but there was no sign of Taoxi behind them? His grandmother and mother were there just now, so he didn't want to ask and had been holding it in until now.
"Didn't you ask Taoxi to help you? Where is she? Is she waiting outside the house?"
Su Ying felt a little embarrassed, after all, Deng Jinniang and Wanyi were there. She looked at Du Heng and shook her head slightly, as if telling him not to say anything.
Du Heng then realized that he had blurted out his worries, forgetting that Wanyi and Deng Jinniang were behind him. Only then did he realize how misleading the saying "concern leads to confusion" could be.
He took a step back, but it would be a bit abrupt if he walked out of the main room like that.
Fortunately, Su Ying spoke up, "Cousin Jinniang, Sister Wanyi, I have something to do in the library. Please excuse me and leave first."
Wanyi nodded and said, "Have a good trip, sister. I'll come find you tomorrow."
Jinniang also said: "Have a safe journey, sister. See you tomorrow."
After watching Su Ying leave, Du Heng strode out of the main hall. Wanyi and Jinniang followed a few steps behind and walked towards the east courtyard together.
The main courtyard and the east courtyard were not far apart. The scene just now had filled Jinniang with questions, as if she wanted to confirm something, but also as if she didn't want the three of them to walk along in such silence. So, she pretended to chat with Wanyi, pretending to mention Su Ying casually.
"Sister Su Ying seems to be from the south like me?"
She was afraid that her question would seem too eager. Glancing at Du Heng's tall figure, she added, "As soon as I saw Sister Su Ying, I felt as if I had seen her before. We felt very close."
Wanyi smiled and said, "Sister, you met Second Aunt first, right? No wonder you thought Sister Ying'er looked familiar. Second Aunt is Sister Ying'er's aunt. Even Grandmother said she looked like Second Aunt when she first met Sister Ying'er!"
Jinniang suddenly realized and said, "No wonder."
But her eyes were always fixed on Du Heng's back. She saw that he was walking quite steadily, and seemed not to care much about the conversation between her and Wanyi behind him.
If you want to know something, don't say too much, especially since Du Heng is here. Just express your goodwill to Su Ying at the right time. Jinniang thought that if there were other unclear matters, she would slowly explore them from Wanyi when no one was around.
After secretly making up her mind, she stopped asking any questions about Su Ying and instead became much quieter. Except when Wan Yi spoke to her, she would occasionally respond, but the rest of the time, she was just like Su Ying, quiet and taciturn.
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No matter how smart Jinniang was, she couldn't resist the fatigue of days of travel.
When Cheng saw the children enter, she seated her son. Wanyi and Jinniang stood aside, intending to chat briefly. Unexpectedly, Songying returned from the kitchen, saying the lotus seed soup needed to simmer a little longer. Cheng asked them to wait a little longer. Under normal circumstances, waiting wouldn't have mattered, but Jinniang, upon arriving in the capital, immediately entered the Du residence. Aside from some tea at Rong's, she had nothing to eat.
No matter how hard she tried to hold on, she couldn't resist the weakening of her body. She felt her vision becoming increasingly blurry. Suddenly, everything went black and she fell down.
I could faintly hear Wanyi's screams and Cheng's panic. It seemed that a maid tried to help her up, but she couldn't open her eyes and didn't even have the strength to speak.
Cheng was so anxious that she was at a loss for words. She kept calling Du Heng, "Heng'er, what should we do?"
Jinniang only felt a large hand reaching behind her neck, and another hand grabbed her arm. A force pushed her, and then pulled her, and she straightened up.
Then, the force instantly dissipated, as if lingering any longer would be impolite. Then, slender hands supported her arms, and Du Heng's calm voice reached her ears: "Help my cousin sit down."
When she was helped to sit down, the calm and steady voice sounded again: "Make some sugar water and feed it to my cousin as soon as possible."
Sure enough, after Songying fed Jinniang a few sips of sugar water, she finally regained some strength.
When she opened her eyes, she saw the maidservant, her aunt and Wanyi. She was looking for her cousin Heng.
If she had only been influenced by her mother in the past, and only thought of Du Heng as a lifeline that could help her leave Fujian and return to the capital, now she had truly fallen in love with this cousin Heng.
As the top scholar in the capital, his talent and learning are beyond words. What is rare is that he is also handsome and has a steady body, especially his pair of powerful palms. What if he could wrap her hands in his palms?
Jinniang couldn't help but blush.
Cheng saw Jinniang open her eyes and her cheeks flushed. She was afraid that Jinniang was sick from the long journey, so she quickly pulled Wanyi away, not wanting to be infected by her illness. She said, "Could she be sick? Songying, quickly send someone to call a doctor!"
Upon hearing this, Jinniang anxiously shook her head, summoning the strength she had finally recovered and saying, "Aunt, I'm fine. There's no need to bother calling a doctor."
She didn't want Cheng to think she was weak, and she had seen Cheng pulling Wanyi to avoid her just now.
She had just arrived, so she must not let her aunt think she was weak. Who would want to marry a weak person? She couldn't let all her efforts go to waste before even a stroke of the eight characters was written.
Cheng watched Jinniang struggling to get up and asked hesitantly, "Are you really alright?"
Jinniang nodded quickly, looking towards Du Heng in the distance. She said, "Jinniang, drink the sweet soup that cousin Heng just ordered, and you'll feel stronger. As expected of a top scholar, cousin, you're very knowledgeable. I think you know I'm fine."
"Cousin, am I right?"
There were no servants in his mother's room, so out of urgency, Du Heng, with his mother's approval, helped Jinniang to her feet. When the two maids took over, he quickly stepped back, maintaining a suitable distance from them. Aside from instructing Songying to prepare the sweet soup, he didn't say or do anything else proactively; it was a matter of courtesy.
However, Jinniang looked at him for help, and somehow, he suddenly thought of Su Ying.
Just now in the grandmother's main hall, Ying'er didn't want anyone to know that her ankle was injured, so she forced herself to walk normally. Only he saw the forbearance on her face as she followed closely.
So, he responded, "Jinniang's dizziness just now was just caused by not having eaten for a long time. It's nothing serious."
As he spoke, he bowed to Cheng and said, "Mother, I have an article that needs to be revised. Please excuse me for leaving."
Cheng had just heard Jinniang praising Heng'er for his profound knowledge and knowledge, and the disappointment she had felt because of her fainting just now faded a little. In addition, her son personally confirmed that she was fine, so she finally felt relieved.
She nodded at Du Heng and said, "Your article is important, go quickly! When the lotus seed soup is ready, I'll have Songying send it to your study."
Jinniang watched Du Heng leave, with a hint of moisture in her eyes. Although her cousin Heng seemed cold, he was actually very warm-hearted. She seemed to know how to approach him.
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