Shen Jiarui pondered for a while, seemed to have made a firm decision, and finally lowered his head and chased after him.
Looking at the man's receding back, Shen Mingyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Silly brother, this is all I can do for you. Success or failure depends on you.
The blue plum blossoms are enchanting and pure, so beautiful that people can't help but want to get closer.
Jin Wanrong raised her hand and wanted to pick one, but she was afraid that she would catch a cold if she got wet in the snow, so she hesitated for a moment.
Just then Shen Jiarui came running over.
He stepped on the snow, pulled the plum tree, and broke off two bright blue plum blossoms. Then, like offering a treasure, he handed one of them to Jin Wanrong.
Seeing this, Qiuhe smiled lightly and left tactfully.
"Thank you, General Xiaoqi."
Jin Wanrong took the plum blossom and subconsciously raised her hand to help Shen Jiarui brush off the snow on his shoulders.
Shen Jiarui chuckled: "This is the first time I've seen blue plum blossoms. They're so beautiful."
Hearing this, Jin Wanrong lowered her head, feeling somewhat disappointed. "General, did you come here specifically just to pick two plum blossoms?"
Shen Jiarui broke off the branch of another plum blossom, leaving only the two most colorful flowers on the small branch.
He looked at it carefully and seemed very satisfied. Then he raised his hand and pinned the plum blossom on Jin Wanrong's bun.
"People are more beautiful than flowers, and you are more beautiful than the plum blossom."
Jin Wanrong asked, "General, are you praising me?"
Shen Jiarui didn't know whether his words just now offended the quiet and gentle Miss Jin.
He had no idea if Jin Wanrong was angry, so he could only explain himself: "I... am not very good at speaking. I really think you are more beautiful than flowers."
His uncomfortable and anxious look was really funny.
Seeing this, Jin Wanrong raised the corners of her mouth. "General, you are a champion on the battlefield. Why are you so nervous when you see me? Does the general think I'm fierce and scary?"
"Of course not! You are the most gentle woman I have ever met!"
Shen Jiarui blurted out these words.
After he finished speaking, his ears turned red again and his heart beat like thunder.
Jin Wanrong looked straight at Shen Jiarui and said word by word: "General Shen is the bravest and most sincere man I have ever met."
Shen Jiarui was half-believing and half-doubting, and asked tentatively: "Then... you don't hate me?"
Jin Wanrong seemed to not understand why Shen Jiarui asked this.
She wondered, "The general and I have no past or present grudges, so how could you say you hate me? Could it be that I did something inadvertently that caused the general to misunderstand?"
"No, I just..."
I just want to ask if you like me.
The second half of the sentence got stuck in my throat and I couldn't say it out.
Shen Jiarui patted his head: "Oh, that's not what I meant."
Jin Wanrong looked at him with interest: "What does that mean? Take your time, I'm not in a hurry."
“…”
It’s not a question of whether it’s urgent or not, it’s something he can’t say.
Shen Jiarui simply patted the snow off himself to hide his embarrassment.
Fortunately, Jin Wanrong changed the subject in time.
"I remember the Shen Mansion also had a lot of flowers and plants. The peonies were elegant and magnificent, and the gardenias filled the garden with fragrance. The lotus pond was even more refreshing."
Shen Jiarui said, "Ming... The Imperial Concubine likes it. Many of the flowers in the General's Mansion were planted by her."
Jin Wanrong nodded and asked, "General, do you have any favorite flowers?"
Shen Jiarui smiled innocently: "I like them all. Everyone loves beauty."
"I do love white daffodils, but unfortunately we don't have any in our house."
Speaking of this, Jin Wanrong looked regretful.
Shen Jiarui patted his chest and said, "If you like it, I'll find you a pot tomorrow!"
Jin Wanrong shook her head. "Even if I found one, I wouldn't be able to keep it alive. It's all wasted. Maybe I'm just not good at growing flowers, or maybe it's just the bad feng shui in my yard."
"I'll help you plant them and grow them. I'll give them to you when they bloom."
He was full of confidence and seemed to feel that he could definitely do the job.
Jin Wanrong said, "You are a first-rank general, and you are helping me grow flowers. Isn't it going to make people talk about you?"
"I don't help others raise it either. You are special."
If he were to put it more bluntly, he really couldn't say it.
Perhaps Jin Wanrong also knew that Shen Jiarui was not good at speaking, so she continued to talk to herself, "I suddenly remembered that in my mother's hometown, flowers are a token of love. If a man likes a woman, he will plant a pot of flowers and give it to her. If the woman accepts it, it means that she likes the man too."
"Then...if I planted a pot of daffodils myself and gave it to you, would you accept it?"
Shen Jiarui was a little excited, but also a little nervous.
He just looked at Jin Wanrong, and this time their eyes met, he no longer avoided the gaze.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally saw the person in front of him smile cunningly, his lips moving.
"General, whether you can accept it or not, won't you know if you try it?"
At that moment, Shen Jiarui felt like he was walking on cotton, as if he had drunk three pounds of peach blossom wine.
He was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling: "I will go back today and find the best seeds, the most fertile soil, and the best flower pots!"
Jin Wanrong couldn't help but remind her: "Daffodils don't need very fertile soil."
She actually felt a little regretful.
Can Shen Jiarui, a man who wields swords and guns, really calm down and grow a pot of flowers?
Besides, daffodils are a bit delicate. What if Shen Jiarui can't keep them alive?
She should have asked for chrysanthemums, which are easy to grow.
Or, she should have asked for the plum blossom variety. That way she wouldn't have to wait too long.
"There are people in the mansion who know about flowers. I'll ask them when I get back. I'll definitely grow a pot of the best daffodils for you! You better wait for me!"
Shen Jiarui's tone was filled with excitement and excitement that was hard to conceal.
Jin Wanrong smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Anyway, she has been waiting quietly for so many years.
There is no need to be anxious.
Since ancient times, marriages have been decided by parents and matchmakers. So even if she has someone she likes, she can only keep it in her heart.
She is the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, and it is even more impossible for her to lower her status and beg Shen Jiarui to marry her.
Fortunately, her parents did not urge her to get married.
It just so happened that Shen Jiarui had made meritorious service and was awarded a title, and it just so happened that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor gave her this opportunity.
If she doesn't show her true feelings and fight for it, she will probably miss it.
What about sending flowers to express love, what about loving daffodils...
Everything was just something she made up to test this person's intentions.
Only her love for Shen Jiarui is real.
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