Chapter 76
Qiao Yuechan couldn't remember clearly how she left Luo Chengzhang's study and how she returned to her room in a daze.
She saw her daughter waiting for her in the room. She stood up in surprise and came to support her: "Mother, what happened...you are..."
Aunt Qiao sat on the bed, looking out the window. She hadn't noticed when she came back just now, but it had actually started snowing outside. It was almost November, and it was time for snow.
"The snow came early this year," Qiao Yuechan said softly. Her hair was disheveled, her cheeks red and swollen, and she seemed to have not yet recovered from the slap she had just received.
She recalled the first time she had laid eyes on Luo Chengzhang in Yangzhou. In March, the lake in Yangzhou was awash in green waves, and the area around the pleasure boats was bustling with activity. There were sounds of laughter and the clatter of oars. She saw Luo Chengzhang and a group of people enter the pleasure boat. He was still very young then, but more handsome than the others, and she recognized him immediately.
At the time, she only knew he was from a wealthy family, but she had no idea he was a newly appointed official, a successful Jinshi. He also treated her with such pity, doting on her. Qiao Yuechan could never have imagined that one day he would be so ruthless when he hit her.
Aunt Qiao covered her face and took a deep breath: "Ask the maid to fetch some water."
She wants to wash up again.
The snow gradually got heavier. Finally, Mother Xu brought back some silver charcoal from the kitchen, and the room was warm from burning the charcoal.
Yining was afraid of the cold; even wearing a padded jacket, he still felt chilly. Huddled in his quilt, he watched the snow fall heavier outside the window. The vast courtyard was quickly filled with snow, and the north wind blew the snow all over the air, like cotton wool. Someone seemed to be approaching in the snow. Yining saw that he was wearing a black cloak, his shoulders covered with snow, and his brows were cold and handsome.
He folded his umbrella under the eaves, untied his cloak, handed it to the servant next to him, and walked in. Yi Ning had already turned his head and asked Xuezhi to make him a cup of hot tea.
Seeing that there was no movement in her room, Luo Shenyuan frowned and asked, "Why don't you pack your things?" Didn't she say she was leaving tomorrow?
Yi Ning smiled and called out to him, then shook her head and whispered, "No need to pack. I didn't bring much with me when I left my mother's place last time." She suddenly stood up and helped him sweep the snow off his shoulders. Because the snow had melted a little, his shoulders were also wet. Luo Shenyuan raised his head and looked at Yi Ning's profile.
Yi Ning suddenly looked into his eyes. Being so close, she felt that he was not the third brother she was familiar with. His eyebrows and eyes were clearer, and he looked very handsome when she looked at him carefully.
No wonder Miss Gao and Miss Sun insisted on marrying him.
Luo Yining sat back, thinking that after she left the Luo family, she and Luo Shenyuan would naturally no longer be siblings, and they could no longer have any intimate actions.
Seeing the little girl had already huddled under the covers, Luo Shenyuan held the hot tea in his hand and said, "It's fine if you don't clean up. I came here to tell you about the situation at the Duke of Ying's Mansion, so that you won't be clueless when you get there." Luo Shenyuan handed her a booklet and said, "This is from Wei Ling. Take a closer look."
It talks about the families that Duke Yingguo often visited, as well as the people in Duke Yingguo's mansion. The former Duke Yingguo only married Wei Ling's mother, and Wei Ling was the only son. As for Wei Ling, perhaps he was also worried about Gu Minglan, or perhaps he was too busy with the war, so he still hasn't remarried. At first, Old Lady Zheng would force Duke Yingguo to get married, but after one of Duke Yingguo's concubines gave birth to a son, Old Lady Zheng stopped interfering. Duke Yingguo's family is very simple. In addition to Old Lady Zheng and Duke Yingguo, Yining has a younger brother who is only five years old this year. Then there is Zhao Mingzhu, who was raised by the old lady since childhood.
When talking about Zhao Mingzhu and thinking of her grandeur, Luo Yining was naturally impressed.
When she first saw Zhao Mingzhu a few months ago, she could never have imagined this day would come. She had always been pampered in the Duke of England's mansion, everyone treated her like a cousin. Now that the Duke of England had suddenly found her and taken her back, she had no idea what would happen to her.
"The British public servants have fewer members, so there are fewer troubles. I heard that Mrs. Zheng is also a good-tempered person, and you are her granddaughter, so she will definitely not make things too difficult for you. Yining, have you decided who to take with you?" Luo Shenyuan asked her.
Xuezhi was getting married, so she couldn't go with her. Mother Xu was old and frail, and Yining wanted to let her go back to her hometown to retire, but after much thought, he felt that there were not many girls he could take with him.
Luo Shenyuan looked at the maid in her room and said, "Take Songzhi with you. She is a cautious person and has served you for many years."
Song Zhi, who was standing behind Luo Yining, looked up in surprise when she heard this. She saw that the Third Young Master's expression was as calm and composed as usual. She slowly lowered her head again.
Of course she would take her, Yi Ning thought to herself. She only needed two people. One was Songzhi, and the other was Qingqu. Qingqu didn't care about the Luo family in the first place. She hadn't signed a contract to sell herself. She would follow Yi Ning wherever she went. It turned out that she followed Mama Zheng, and she followed her wholeheartedly. Mama Zheng had picked her up, and when Mama Zheng told her to follow Yi Ning, she was dead set on it. She would follow Yi Ning wherever she went.
"Yining, I will come to see you when I can try." Luo Shenyuan looked at her in deep thought and said to her.
From today on, this little girl can no longer be protected by him. No matter what, the Duke of Ying's family is still a royal family, and it won't be much easier than the Luo family.
Luo Shenyuan was about to take the imperial examination, and he would soon become an official. Yi Ning felt that the atmosphere in the room was a little dull, and said with a smile: "Then if you get the first place in the exam, I can show off to others that I have a great brother."
Luo Shenyuan also smiled and slowly agreed: "Okay."
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