Wei Ling and Yi Ning spent every day together, but didn't notice anything. Fu Ping, however, gave Yi Ning another look. Wei Ling added, "Daddy isn't blaming you. You've been carefully checking the accounts." His voice dropped. "The money is accounted for by the mansion, but it's used elsewhere... for military equipment. Just don't ask about it."
Yi Ning finally understood. Wei Ling was not allowed to maintain a private army, so the expenses in this area could not be recorded in the official accounts. Since it involved military equipment, it was indeed not her business to inquire about it.
She smiled again: "Then I won't ask!" She said to him, "Grandmother said there's a tea party in Fangshan and asked me to go, so I won't tell you."
Although she wasn't particularly interested in this kind of poetry gathering for young girls, it wouldn't be nice not to go. Ting'er was taken to Old Lady Wei's house by Tong's mother early in the morning, and the old lady missed her grandson very much.
After Yi Ning left, Fu Ping continued, "Wang Yuan too. The Emperor was willing to spare Elder Liu, after all, he had never done anything wrong. Yet, he was imprisoned and executed! The other elders were already unhappy with the eldest prince's sudden death, and he caused them to complain. Commander Lu never even said a word about him..."
"What will Lu Jiaxue say?" Wei Ling said, "He and Wang Yuan have always kept their distance. As long as Wang Yuan doesn't offend him, he'll never bother Wang Yuan." Wang Yuan was indeed very smart. He wouldn't bother Lu Jiaxue. Lu Jiaxue and he had no conflict of interest. In a sense, they shared common interests, so naturally, he would leave him alone. As long as Lu Jiaxue didn't bother him, he could only let him do what he wanted.
Fu Ping shook his head: "Forget it, let's not talk about these things. You and I can't change it anyway!"
Thinking of Yi Ning who had just left Wei Ling's study, Fu Ping smiled and said, "You are a pretty girl. No wonder the young master of the Zhongqin family fell in love with her."
Wei Ling almost choked on his tea when he heard this.
He put down the teacup and immediately asked, "What did you say?" Who likes Yining!
Fu Ping straightened his clothes and said, "Look at you, you look like someone is trying to steal your daughter!" He continued, "The wife of the Earl of Zhongqin said that when she came to visit my mother."
Wei Ling's face was not very good. Shen Yu... He knew that he was the eldest son of the Zhongqin Earl. But he himself was the Duke of Yingguo, and he didn't care about the title of the Zhongqin Earl's family. Shen Yu didn't have any outstanding talents. He hadn't even found a position yet, and it was still unclear whether he could maintain the family's prosperity in the future. His daughter naturally wanted the best, so who was Shen Yu?
Seeing his reluctance, Fu Ping asked, "Why, don't you like Shen Yu?"
Wei Ling glanced at him: "--Do you think I like him?"
Wei Ling had already commanded the Shenji Camp when he was young, and it was all thanks to his own talents, so he naturally looked down on Shen Yu. The Zhongqin Earl's family was not worthy of the prominence of the Duke of Yingguo's mansion, but Shen Yu was a legitimate child, and although Yi Ning was the only daughter, she was adopted from outside. It was nothing for Shen Yu to like Yi Ning.
Although he thought about this, Fu Ping didn't dare to say it out loud, fearing that Wei Ling would get angry.
"Then you should give up on her as soon as possible." Fu Ping said, "Why don't you ask your girl? Maybe she likes it."
Wei Ling directly called the steward to send Fu Ping out.
He planned to find an opportunity to let Old Lady Wei explain the matter clearly.
But he didn't know, and neither did Fu Ping, that Old Lady Fu had already agreed to come and propose marriage. She was getting ready at home, having decided that today was a good day to come. Counting the steps Old Lady Fu took as she stopped and walked, she knew it would be evening by the time she arrived.
Of course, Yining didn't know that someone had come to propose to her. She just thought that she was still young and didn't need to consider this matter for the time being.
Mrs. Wei's place was bustling with activity. When Yi Ning arrived, the second daughter of the He family pulled her to sit down. The second daughter of the He family was considerate and kind-hearted. Yi Ning played with her more often. She smiled and said, "You didn't come, but Master Cheng just came over. Look—"
Yi Ning had just sat down to drink a cup of tea when she looked in the direction the second daughter of the He family was pointing. Cheng Lang was leaning against the porch pillar, his hands behind his back, looking at the snowy scene in silence.
He seemed quieter than usual, but if someone spoke to him, he would smile and be gentle.
Yi Ning thought about that day when he last entered Lu Jiaxue's study...
She turned her head back to continue drinking tea and asked, "So what if he comes?"
The second young lady of the He family said, "Are you going to call him cousin or brother-in-law from now on? I saw your sister Mingzhu blushing just now when she looked at him without saying a word."
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