Chapter 168 Ling'er is also engaged.
Ling'er was stunned for a moment, then understood what Shen Qingnian meant. Her fingers nervously clutched the hem of her clothes, and her cheeks flushed even more: "Miss, I..."
Looking at her shy expression, Shen Qingnian said gently, "If you are in love with Yuan Qing, I will make him take responsibility for you and marry you in a grand and glorious way."
"If you have no interest in him, I will give him a warning and make him forget what happened today."
"That way, it will be easier for you to get married in the future."
Ling'er blushed and said, "Miss, I...I won't get married!"
Shen Qingnian raised an eyebrow, teasing her deliberately: "Oh? It seems you're not interested in him anymore."
“That’s perfect. Yuanqing is of marriageable age, and I think Hongyu is a good girl. How about…”
Before Shen Qingnian could finish speaking, Ling'er immediately became anxious: "Miss! I..." As she spoke, she lowered her head again.
Seeing her expression, Shen Qingnian understood what was going on.
She gently patted the back of her hand, her voice soft: "Ling'er, if you truly like him, you must fight for him and cherish him. Otherwise, it will be too late to regret it later."
Ling'er lowered her head and said in a voice barely audible, "But what if Yuan Qing doesn't like me and is only forced to marry me because of what happened today? Then... I don't want that."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian smiled and reached out to ruffle her hair: "Don't worry, Yuan Qing will definitely be happy to."
Ling'er looked at her young mistress with a puzzled expression: "How did you know, Miss?"
Looking at Ling'er's puzzled expression, Shen Qingnian thought to herself that everyone in Yuheng Residence knew Yuan Qing's feelings for Ling'er, but this girl was probably the only one who didn't know.
“I have my own way of making him express his feelings, so just do as I say.”
After noon, Ling'er suddenly developed a high fever.
The doctor came and examined her, saying that Ling'er's condition was very serious.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qing was very worried and rushed over immediately.
Upon entering the room, one could see Ling'er with her brows furrowed tightly, muttering incoherently from time to time.
He looked very uncomfortable.
Yuan Qing also felt sad.
Shen Qingnian looked at Yuan Qing and suddenly said, "Yuan Qing, please pretend that nothing happened that you saved Ling'er today."
"I don't want her future husband to suffer because of what happened today..."
"I'll marry her." Before Shen Qingnian could finish speaking, Yuan Qing interrupted her.
“I saw her body, and I will marry her,” Yuan Qing added.
Shen Qingnian shook her head: "No, you don't have to take responsibility for this. Ling'er never said you had to take responsibility."
"I won't agree to that either."
"You just need to forget about today's events; it won't affect your future marriages."
“No.” Yuan Qing stepped forward and suddenly knelt down in front of Shen Qingnian with a “thump.”
“I love Lingjiao. Even if nothing had happened today, I would still want to marry her, take care of her, and buy her melon seeds for the rest of my life.”
"Miss Qing, please grant my wish."
Shen Qingnian looked at him with a hint of regret on her face: "But Ling'er is still young, only thirteen this year, while you are already of marriageable age."
"If you want to marry her, you'll have to wait two years. In those two years, you might meet a better girl. Can you really wait?"
“I can wait,” Yuan Qing said immediately, without the slightest hesitation in his voice.
"Don't even mention waiting two years, I'm willing to wait five or ten years. As long as I can marry Lingjiao."
Shen Qingnian glanced at the person lying on the bed, saw a tear slide down her cheek, then turned to look at Yuan Qing and shook her head again: "I can't make that decision."
"Miss Qing!" Yuan Qing said anxiously.
Shen Qingnian smiled and said, "I think you should ask her yourself." As she spoke, she gestured with her chin toward Ling'er on the bed.
Yuan Qing was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and turned his head sharply to look at Ling'er on the bed.
It turned out that Qing and Ling'er were testing her just now.
Yuan Qing smiled.
When Ling'er saw him looking over, she hurriedly covered her face with the blanket.
Shen Qingnian glanced at Yuan Qing, gently pushed open the door, and quietly withdrew.
When Hongyu saw Shen Qingnian come out, she quickly went up to her and asked in a low voice, "Auntie, how is it inside?"
Shen Qingnian didn't say anything, but simply held Hongyu's hand and stood quietly outside the door waiting.
Inside the room, Yuan Qing got up and walked to the bedside. He carefully reached out, wanting to pull the blanket off Ling'er's face: "Lingjiao, don't hide, I have something to tell you."
Ling'er clutched the blanket tightly: "Go away! Go away! Don't pay attention to me!"
His muffled voice carried a hint of embarrassment and annoyance.
Yuan Qing looked at the little bundle of flesh puffing up in the blanket and couldn't help but laugh.
Ling'er looks shy.
He went along with her words, deliberately softening his tone: "Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go right now." As he spoke, he slowly got up, deliberately making his footsteps heavy so that Ling'er could clearly hear the sound of him leaving.
When Ling'er heard that Yuan Qing had really left, she immediately removed the blanket from her face, and a strange sense of loss welled up in her heart.
She quickly got up, put on her shoes, and was about to walk towards the door.
Are you looking for me?
The sudden noise startled Ling'er. She turned around and saw Yuan Qing leaning out from beside the washstand.
His face was full of smiles.
"Who's looking for you!"
Ling'er's cheeks instantly flushed again, and she quickly turned around, her back to Yuan Qing.
Yuan Qing walked up to her and gently took her hand.
Ling'er's face burned even hotter. She instinctively tried to pull her hand away, but Yuan Qing held it tightly, and she couldn't get it out at all.
How could Yuan Qing let go? He couldn't let her keep running away from him and hiding from him like this.
Today, he must make her understand his feelings.
"What I told Miss Qing is true. I love you and want to marry you. Will you?"
Ling'er looked up and saw Yuan Qing's sincere expression.
Her image was reflected in his clear eyes.
Ling'er remembered what Shen Qingnian had told her: to be brave and to cherish what you have.
She then nodded slightly.
Yuan Qing was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and happily picked up Ling'er, spinning her around several times.
Ling'er was suddenly picked up and cried out in fright, "Put me down!"
Outside the door, Shen Qingnian and Hongyu quietly peeked out, and upon seeing this scene, they exchanged a smile.
Shen Qingnian walked in, looked at Yuan Qing, and said with a solemn tone, "Yuan Qing, I am entrusting Ling'er to you today. In the future, no matter what happens, you must protect her. Can you do that?"
Yuan Qing immediately replied, "I will definitely protect Ling'er, even if it costs me my life!"
Upon hearing this, Ling'er's eyes were already brimming with tears.
"Good!" Shen Qingnian felt gratified for Ling'er upon hearing this.
“Then I will go and invite the Crown Prince over so that he can be a witness and write the marriage certificate for you.”
"Thank you, Miss Xie Qing!" Yuan Qing quickly bowed deeply to Shen Qingnian, his eyes filled with gratitude.
Ling'er stood to the side, her cheeks flushed again, and she lowered her head shyly, her fingertips gently twisting the hem of her clothes.
Xie Yanzhi was naturally delighted to learn of this. Ling'er had been with Shen Qingnian since childhood, and Yuan Qing had been with him since childhood.
He was naturally delighted to see the couple happily married.
He immediately picked up his pen and wrote the marriage certificate.
When Shen Qingnian handed the marriage certificate to Ling'er and Yuan Qing, the two of them knelt on the ground, their eyes red.
Ling'er choked back tears, her voice trembling slightly: "Miss..."
Shen Qingnian gently helped her up, reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said with a smile, "This is a good thing, why are you crying?"
"That's great, our Ling'er is engaged now, she won't be all alone anymore."
As she spoke, Shen Qingnian's eyes also reddened.
With Yuan Qing protecting her from now on, Ling'er will no longer suffer like she did when she was with her before.
She won't take her with her anymore...
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