After sending Jin Wanrong back home, it was an opportunity for him to be alone.
But how can a single man and a single woman stay together in a small carriage?
So, Jin Wanrong sat in the carriage and Shen Jiarui rode in front.
The two of them had countless words in their hearts, but they didn't say them out loud.
There was no word along the way, and the carriage stopped steadily at the gate of the Jin Mansion.
Shen Jiarui dismounted and said, "Miss Jin, we're here. Please slow down and be careful with your steps."
Jin Wanrong was helped out of the carriage by her maid.
She bowed slightly and saluted Shen Jiarui: "Thank you for your escort all the way, General. It's freezing cold, General, please come in and have some hot tea."
Shen Jiarui felt excited, and then a little worried.
Once you enter the Jin Mansion, you must visit the elders of the Jin family.
He was completely unprepared today and brought no gifts.
He couldn't speak nicely, nor did he understand the etiquette between scholars. If he accidentally did something wrong, wouldn't it be embarrassing?
Besides, maybe Miss Jin was just being polite to him out of courtesy?
Thinking of this, Shen Jiarui smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm sorry, I have other things to do."
A hint of doubt flashed in Jin Wanrong's eyes.
She didn't ask any further questions, still smiling politely: "Then I won't stay any longer, General, take care."
"Hey, go inside early and have someone boil some hot water to soak your hands and feet. Don't catch a cold. Bye."
Shen Jiarui clasped his hands together, saluted Jin Wanrong, and then rode away.
Jin Wanrong looked at Shen Jiarui's departing back and was stunned for a long time.
Why do you refuse to have tea?
Could it be that he was afraid of his grandfather? Or maybe... he really had something urgent to attend to?
Everyone says he is simple, honest and simple-minded, but his thoughts are really hard to guess.
The maid reminded her, "Miss, it's cold outside. Let's go inside quickly."
Jin Wanrong turned around and walked into the Jin Mansion with a heavy heart.
Here, Shen Jiarui went straight to the best flower shop in Beijing.
As soon as he entered the room, he slammed two ingots of silver on the table and said, "Boss, give me some white daffodil seeds. I want the kind that's beautiful, fragrant, and easy to grow!"
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he looked at the silver.
But when he heard Shen Jiarui's request, he was in trouble again.
"Oh, it's so cold this year, it might be hard to grow daffodils at this time of year. Why don't you take a look at these juicy wintersweets? And these camellias and heathers are also very nice."
As he spoke, he pointed to the flowers in full bloom behind him.
Shen Jiarui shook his head: "I only want daffodils. Pick me some good ones. Make sure they are beautiful and fragrant."
Seeing Shen Jiarui so stubborn, the shopkeeper was helpless and picked a few daffodil heads from the corner: "This one has petals as thin as cicada wings, a light and elegant fragrance, and slender and soft leaves. It's particularly beautiful. It's just that it's not easy to grow in cold weather."
Shen Jiarui whispered, "Isn't this... garlic?"
The shopkeeper stroked his beard and laughed, "Hahahaha, this isn't garlic. This is a genuine daffodil flower head. It can be planted in the soil or grown in shallow water!"
Shen Jiarui took the daffodil head and looked through it.
He doesn't understand these flowers and plants.
I originally thought that daffodils, like osmanthus, grew on trees. I didn't expect it to be a garlic.
Fortunately, I didn’t talk too much with the girl from the Jin family, otherwise it would be embarrassing!
"Oh, you're the cavalry general? Look at me, I was dazzled and didn't recognize you!"
The shopkeeper realized it later and looked at Shen Jiarui's face carefully, only to find that Shen Jiarui was the cavalry general who had been appointed by the emperor not long ago.
He smiled and said, "You should have servants in your house to take care of the flowers and plants, right? Then, you can ask them to come to me..."
"I want to plant them myself. Boss, pick out ten seeds for me! I'll take good care of them, so they won't all fail!"
As the saying goes, even if you haven't eaten pig, you have seen pig run.
He had never planted flowers before, but he had seen others plant them, and he could also ask the servants in the mansion.
In short, he must grow these daffodils himself!
The shopkeeper was full of curiosity: "Excuse me, but the general insisted on planting daffodils at this time. Are you going to give them away as gifts?"
Shen Jiarui felt a little embarrassed and just nodded without saying anything.
The shopkeeper guessed most of what was going on when he saw this: "In that case, I will definitely find a way to get you to plant these daffodils as soon as possible."
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Since buying two pots of daffodils, Shen Jiarui watered the flowers every day and visited them countless times.
Two or three days passed, and not only did the flowers not bloom, but even no buds grew.
He thought the seeds were frozen, so he dug the daffodil heads out of the soil.
He looked at it and dug it out again. The seeds were not dry or rotten, so he buried them in the soil again.
He really didn't believe in his own craftsmanship, so he bought several pots of the same daffodils and placed them in his house.
Within a few days, countless people in the capital knew that General Xiaoqi had planted the flowers himself. However, Shen Jiarui never said who the flowers were for, so people began to speculate.
At the same time, storytellers in restaurants and inns in the capital were all telling the same story.
It's probably about a boy and a girl who are childhood sweethearts. The boy is dull and stupid, but the girl never despises him and stands up to protect him many times.
So, the two of them secretly decided to spend their lives together.
Later, the man went to fight for his country, and the woman waited patiently.
Finally, the man returned triumphantly, receiving a reward, but he was no longer willing to keep his promise to marry the woman. The woman was so angry that she fell ill and no longer wanted to be his wife, but the man was unwilling to even give her the title of concubine...
There are countless heart-wrenching little plots in the story. In short, the woman is tenacious and infatuated, while the man is treacherous.
Coincidentally, the woman in the story is called Yinfeng and the man is called Jiarui.
"Isn't this story about Xia Yinfeng and Shen Jiarui?"
"Hey, I heard that a few days ago, Lord Xia begged Shen Jiarui to take Xia Yinfeng into his room in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, but Shen Jiarui refused to agree!"
"Marrying a concubine isn't that difficult. Why wouldn't Shen Jiarui fulfill this little wish of his?"
"You guys are really talking nonsense. Don't you have any idea what kind of person Xia Yinfeng is?"
"That's right, Xia Yinfeng used to follow the young marquis around every day. Now that the Shen family has become prosperous, she's pestering Shen Jiarui again! She's using such dirty tricks to insult others' reputations. Sooner or later, she'll be punished by God!"
"If you ask me, the girl from the Xia family doesn't like the young marquis or the cavalry general. She likes status and money, right?"
In the restaurant, a group of people were chatting and laughing, talking about random things.
In the private room on the second floor, Shen Jiarui clenched his fist in anger. Shen Jiayan held his hand down and said, "Don't be impulsive."
Shen Jiarui said angrily: "The Xia family is simply going too far!"
In contrast, Shen Jiayan was much calmer: "If you rush out and beat them up, those rumors will engulf you."
Shen Jiarui was furious and anxious: "Then I can't just let them talk about me like this, right? How can I get married if my reputation is ruined?!"
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