Zhou Jing'an took her around and around, and finally stopped, but found that they were back in front of the green plum tree, and the women had disappeared.
"I didn't expect that Lord Zhou would have such an embarrassing side." Jiang Ling hadn't caught her breath yet, her cheeks flushed from running, her eyes misted with a layer of water, and she glanced at him sideways.
Zhou Jing'an's face was embarrassed, but he heard Jiang Ling say quietly: "Master Zhou, how long will you hold my hand?"
She raised her left hand and shook his white and smooth palm that was still around her wrist, raised her eyebrows slightly, and looked at him leisurely.
Zhou Jing'an felt as if he was scalded, and quickly let go. He put his hands behind his back and rubbed them with his fingers. There seemed to be a soft and smooth touch left on them, which made his cheeks blush.
Seeing that he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at her, Jiang Ling gave a wicked smile, moved forward and looked up at him, her eyes full of mischief and laughter.
"Master Zhou?"
Zhou Jing'an had never felt that the three words "Mr. Zhou" would be so harsh to his ears.
He coughed twice and took a step back uncomfortably, "Ling'er, stop bothering me."
[Ding~ The hero's favorability increased by two points, and his loyalty increased by 2%. The current favorability is 92, and the loyalty is 37%.]
Jiang Lingyan smiled and continued to look at him.
Thinking of the scene just now where he was surrounded by three women, he couldn't help but tease, "Master Zhou really has a way of attracting bees and butterflies. That scene just now reminded me of the day when you passed the imperial examination and women on the roadside threw silk flowers at you."
Zhou Jingan hurriedly explained: "I don't know them very well..."
He paused mid-sentence, then raised the corners of his mouth with a look of delight, "You went there that day?"
He thought she didn't go to see it.
Jiang Ling tilted his head and said frankly, "Of course I went. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to witness Mr. Zhou's glory."
"Ling'er saw it all, but I dodged them all and didn't catch any of them." His eyes were bright, and he was still immersed in the joy of Jiang Ling's presence that day.
Jiang Ling paused and said, okay, he was sensible.
She turned her body and nodded, but her eyes were attracted by the green plum tree.
"This green plum is extremely rare. I never thought the Empress would have one in her palace."
Zhou Jing'an followed and explained, "Sister loves plum blossoms, so the emperor ordered people to plant so many in Fengyi Palace so that you can enjoy them."
Jiang Ling listened in amazement, "The Emperor and the Empress are truly in perfect harmony, their love is unparalleled."
Hearing her surprised yet envious tone, Zhou Jing'an pursed his lips and asked her softly, "Does Ling'er like plum blossoms too?"
If she liked it, he would go find a green plum tree to make her happy.
Jiang Ling smiled and said, "I like it. There are so many beautiful flowers in the world, I like them all."
After admiring the plum blossoms for a while, Jiang Ling didn't forget about the important matter. She raised her eyes and asked, "Fengyi Palace is exquisite and beautiful. Lord Zhou, can you take me for a tour?"
"Of course." As Zhou Jing'an led her for a walk, he thought about building a garden for her in the mansion in the future and planting all kinds of flowers, plants and trees in it. He thought she would like it.
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After walking around, Jiang Ling had a general idea of the layout and structure of Fengyi Palace, but did not find anything suspicious.
That's right, Feng Yu had investigated thoroughly for a long time but found nothing, so how could she have discovered it so easily?
Jiang Ling lowered her eyes and sighed softly, this matter still needed to be considered carefully.
However, the day before Zhou Ning'an's miscarriage in the book was almost up. It happened the day before the New Year's Eve palace banquet. Feng Yu had originally planned to announce it to the world at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, but unexpectedly an accident happened.
There is less than half a month left, she has to hurry.
Jiang Ling was concentrating on his calculations when he suddenly heard the system's announcement.
[Ding~ The hero's favorability increased by three points, and his loyalty increased by 3%. The current favorability is 95, and the loyalty is 40%.]
Jiang Ling:?
What is he thinking about? Is he tempted by her again?
She turned her head and saw Zhou Jing'an's eyelashes trembling, his cheeks flushed, and his expression embarrassed.
"Ling'er..." he called her softly.
Jiang Ling looked at him, "What's wrong?"
She wanted to see what he had to say.
However, when the system announced it, she realized that Zhou Jing'an's favorability towards her was almost one hundred!
Ever since loyalty started to be counted, Jiang Ling has focused all his attention on it, and thought that his road to success was still a long way to go.
Under her gaze, Zhou Jing'an took out a wooden box from his arms and handed it to her.
"This is for you."
She could hear his voice trembling slightly, and he looked very nervous.
Jiang Ling took it in a daze, opened it and saw that it was a hairpin made of hibiscus, warm jade, coral and inlaid with gold.
The jade is of superior color and lustrous, the carved hibiscus flower is lifelike, with a small gold bead embedded in the pistil and gold powder sprinkled on the petals. The red coral is branched, bright in color, smooth to the touch, and the hanging pearl tassels are also plump.
Whether in terms of material or workmanship, this is a precious and exquisite hairpin.
Jiang Ling was stunned for a moment, took it out and looked at it carefully in the light of the setting sun, and said with a smile: "Why did you suddenly give me a hairpin..."
She stopped talking before she finished.
Her body stiffened and she turned to look at Zhou Jingan. She saw that he was staring at her without blinking, his eyes flashing slightly, filled with anticipation and nervousness.
"You..." She pursed her lips but couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Today's banquet is similar to the Mid-Spring Party during the Shangsi Festival. If a man and a woman are attracted to each other, they can give each other tokens of love.
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