Luo Yining noticed that she was looking at him, so he looked up and said, "I haven't seen Sister Yilian for more than a year. Sister Gang ignored me, so it was my younger sister who should call you."
If it weren't for them, she wouldn't have left the Luo family. Although she couldn't say she hated them, she certainly didn't like them either.
"Sister Yining is now the daughter of the Duke of Yingguo's mansion. I am not worthy to talk to you. But looking at Sister Yining now, she is full of nobility." Luo Yilian smiled slightly, "Aunt still has something to talk to me about, so I have to leave first." After that, she took her leave and walked out.
Lin Hairu looked at it and shook her head and said, "...The man proposing marriage to her is the grandson of the prefect of Zhending Prefecture, who just passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. It's not that I'm partial to anyone, I really think this marriage is a good one, and he likes her, but Aunt Qiao doesn't agree, and your father... the master also didn't agree after hearing what Yi Lian said, hoping to find a good marriage for her in the capital." A sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Is it so easy to find a good marriage? The master even asked me to help keep an eye out. I want to see what kind of person she can find!"
Lin Hairu had always been kind and wouldn't really mistreat her illegitimate children. Yi Ning knew this.
Yi Ning said to her, "Don't worry about it. I think no matter how you manage Auntie, she will never be satisfied. Let the Second Master find her."
Lin Hairu stopped talking about Luo Yilian and instead told her about Xuan'er: "Master is taking him to school now. Xuan'er's talent is far inferior to your third brother's - Master seems completely oblivious to this and even wants to train another third brother like you. Your third brother doesn't say anything when he sees it. Oh, you don't know! I don't know how many marriage proposals I've rejected for your third brother, and I don't know when he will be engaged to Miss Sun... I don't dare to say anything about him - why don't you ask for me when you have time?"
Yining shook her head when she thought of what happened last night. She didn't dare to ask him again!
Lin Hairu was about to take Nan Ge'er for a bath, while Yi Ning and her maid were making red bean ice in the yard. This thing was perfect for cooling off the summer heat. Crushed ice made the base, and then boiled red beans, sugarcane juice, and tender lotus seeds were poured into it. Lin Mao hadn't seen her for a long time and stood not far away, watching for a while. Until Yi Ning saw him, she looked up and asked with a smile, "Didn't you go to Third Brother's? Why are you here again? Would you like to try a bowl?"
Lin Mao walked up to her, and she held a jade bowl in her slender wrist and raised it in front of him.
He looked at her and remembered that her face was very round when she was a child. He couldn't help but want to pinch it when he saw it. Now she was different from when she was a child. She was clearly the beauty of a young girl. He became more reserved when he saw her, so he asked, "Cousin Yining, do you think raising cranes is not a proper job?"
Yining shook her head, feeling that Lin Mao's question was puzzling.
Unexpectedly, he smiled again: "Let me ask you again, do you like flower arrangement?"
I heard that there is no woman who doesn't like flower arrangement. If she doesn't appreciate his unconventional style, he still has many other ways to deal with it.
Yining was quite interested in flowers and plants, and she didn't understand the purpose of Lin Mao's question. But she nodded in response to the question. Unexpectedly, Lin Mao left without saying anything.
Who knew that the next day, he'd send over dozens of potted flowers: freshly bloomed summer orchids and cymbidiums, clusters of jasmine and hydrangeas, filling the entire yard with fragrance. Finally, a few water lilies, each the size of a wineglass, floated quietly on the surface of the water, in full bloom.
Lin Hairu was shocked to see so many flowers and asked the servant who brought the flower pots, "Why did he bring so many flowers?"
The servant smiled and said, "Madam, the young master ordered it to be sent to you. He said that the young lady liked it."
Lin Hairu's heart twitched, and she suddenly remembered the promise Lin Mao had made to her... Could it be that this guy still remembers it?
Normally, it seemed so eccentric and irrelevant, but when it came to seriousness, it was surprisingly touching. Lin Hairu looked at the flowers in full bloom in the yard, then at the graceful water lilies, ranging from deep purple to light purple. She wondered how difficult it must be to grow such beautiful water lilies; she simply found it incredible. She asked the maids to bring the flower pots to Yining, who was also amazed by the sheer number of flowers.
The servant who had brought the flowerpot was still waiting with his hands hanging down, and asked with a smile, "Young Master asked me to ask, does the young lady like this?"
Yining didn't know what to say.
What does Lin Qingtian mean by this?
Lin Hairu asked her after everyone left, "What do you think of... your cousin Mao?"
Yi Ning was stunned upon hearing this. Could it be true? In her previous life, her marriage was arranged by her parents and the matchmaker, and this was the first time she had encountered such a thing. For a moment... she really didn't know what to do!
And this person is Lin Mao, the future Lin Qingtian! Thinking of his narrow and long phoenix eyes looking at her with a smile, Yi Ning moved her lips. She had no other feelings for Lin Mao.
She didn't know what to say. After two cups of tea, she still felt uneasy. Seeing that the water lily on the small table was indeed in full bloom, she simply asked the maid to move it to the study.
Lin Hairu went to Luo Shenyuan in the evening.
Luo Shenyuan was discussing Liu Pu's case with his subordinates. Liu Pu's close associate had been transferred to the Ministry of Justice's jail and was now being handed over to the Ministry for further investigation. He had no further concern about his future, as he no longer had any use for the individual. He had apprehended several individuals from Liu Pu's hometown of Zhejiang. These individuals had been leaked during the search, but they were key figures in the private correspondence between Wang Yuan and Liu Pu. He had just interrogated them overnight and had gained some clues. He was planning to follow the clues and bring them down in one fell swoop.
Hearing that Lin Hairu wanted to see him, Luo Shenyuan picked up his teacup and drank, letting his subordinates leave first. He had been so busy these past few days that he had no time to take care of the affairs of the mansion. He had to find clues before they suppressed this matter, otherwise he would never be able to catch them again.
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