The place where Yi Ning was to live was a courtyard with five rooms and seven windows. From the lattice windows, she could see the water lilies growing in the pond and the drooping willows. It was very beautiful. However, it was already late, so the view was blurry and not very clear. The maids had already moved in and were setting up. Yi Ning noticed that many of the maids had originally served her. Now they were all excited to see her.
There was an octagonal table in the room. Yining sat down on the embroidered cushion and found that the floor was covered with a velvet carpet, which was gorgeous and soft... This room must have been carefully designed.
She asked Luo Shenyuan to sit down and poured him some water herself: "Third brother, are you living here alone now? Is there no one to talk to you?"
Seeing her diligently pouring him water, Luo Shenyuan explained, "I don't live here often. It's inconvenient to go to the Dali Temple from here. Now I usually live in the temple."
This place must have been specially built for her... maybe it was even designed for her to live here.
He was usually quiet, and the maids were busy cleaning up. When he took the water she offered him, he suddenly touched Yining's hand, but he quickly withdrew it.
Maybe it's because we haven't been together for a long time, so I feel a little uncomfortable with him.
Yi Ning pondered this while talking to Luo Shenyuan again. "Mother wrote to me, saying that Master Luo intends for you to marry a young lady from the Sun family. I haven't even seen my future sister-in-law yet. What does the young lady from the Sun family look like? And last time I saw that Second Miss Xie, she seemed to be interested in you too... Why haven't you proposed marriage yet? I've noticed that your maids are all pretty, but... you don't have any particular crush on any of them after looking at them every day?"
As the saying goes, one must start a family and build a career. Others at his age might already have children. He did have a few personal maids, but if a maid were taken in as a concubine, she would wear a woman's bun. The ones I saw just now still had girlish buns.
Even Wei Ling had several concubines. Even if a man wasn't keen on this kind of thing, it was impossible for him to have no interest at all.
Luo Shenyuan looked at her after hearing this, and rubbed her head for the rare occasion, saying, "Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
She is a girl, so she doesn't like anything she sees.
Yi Ning thought she had to intervene, but seeing how beautiful the maids Lin Hairu sent to Luo Shenyuan were, she could tell how anxious she was. Those maids all had their hearts set on him, which was common. For a maid, the best thing was to be a concubine of the master, without having to be banished from the house or given a random servant. And especially since they were serving Luo Shenyuan, she watched over him day and night. How could she not like him?
"You should have a good rest. I will take you around tomorrow." Luo Shenyuan said as he stood up.
Yi Ning looked up at him and asked, "Why don't you sit for a while?"
It was already very late at night, and she was no longer the little girl she used to be, so it was inappropriate for him to stay any longer. She treated him as a brother and had no idea of the difference between men and women.
The candlelight illuminated her profile, a face as if carved from white jade, her eyebrows and eyes radiating a vibrant color. Her eyes seemed to reflect the candlelight's shimmer, and her lips were incredibly delicate and soft. This kind of beauty was tinged with fragrance, not simply good looks... Of course, it could also be due to his ulterior motives. Now that she trusted him so much, it would be best if she didn't sit down any longer.
The accompanying Pearl reacted and bowed, saying, "Third Young Master, it's time to go back and rest. You must have worked hard to come all the way to pick up our young lady."
Luo Shenyuan's constant running back and forth was indeed tiring. With no one to help him with household chores, he had to do all the arranging of the mansion himself, which must have been exhausting. Furthermore, he had just been appointed Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, so his daily routine must have been very busy. All the important criminal cases in the country had to be sent to the Dali Temple, and he had to go through countless cases every day.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'll take you out." Yining stood up.
Luo Shenyuan waved his hand to tell her not to see him off, then smiled and said, "You should just rest. You don't even know the way around here, so why would you send me off?"
He stood up, straightened his official uniform, and then walked out. The servants and guards who were waiting for him outside the door followed him, and a few stayed outside Yining's yard to guard her.
Yining sat down on the big kang by the window, watching his tall figure leaving in the night. After a moment, she looked away and saw Qingqu had already brought in the foot washing water.
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