Good Romance Novel

Chapter 34

The gatekeeper didn't dare to let He Shen wait outside the door.

A servant came out of the room.

He Shen was led inside.

There was still a long way to go from the main gate of Rongguo Province to Jia Zheng's courtyard.

He Shen gradually calmed down as he walked.

Liu Quan walked beside him. He looked up from time to time and carefully observed He Shen's face.

He Shen looked indifferent for a while.

After a while, he seemed to be deep in thought.

Liu Quan didn't dare to disturb him. He quickly withdrew his gaze and didn't look sideways.

"Assistant Minister He." A servant beside him called out.

He Shen was awakened from his thoughts.

He Shen looked up and saw Jia Zheng hurriedly wrapping his outer robe around himself.

He was coming out of the small study.

He saw his figure.

Jia Zheng's steps quickened.

"Brother Zhizhai, why are you here at this time?" Jia Zheng looked a little embarrassed. "I just fell asleep in the study.

I neglected Brother Zhizhai. "

"It's okay." He Shen's face was indifferent.

No one could tell what he was thinking.

Jia Zheng led him into the hall.

The servant girls carefully served tea.

In fact, Jia Zheng's first reaction was

Could it be that Baoyu had offended He Shen again?

But after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't remember how he could have offended He Shen.

Jia Zheng was slightly lost in thought. He Shen asked, "The people from the Lin An Bo Mansion are here?"

Jia Zheng was startled.

He asked, "Brother Zhizhai also knows about this?"

"Yes." He Shen answered.

At first glance, his expression didn't change. But if one looked closely, one would find that his face was tense.

Jia Zheng wasn't meticulous.

He didn't notice it at all.

He said, "My brother-in-law already knows about this.

He has an only daughter.

After hearing the proposal from the Lin An Bo Mansion, he

He didn't agree immediately. "

"What about the Lin An Bo Mansion?"

"I'll say that I'll bring gifts to propose marriage tomorrow. When the time comes, I'll ask for Old Madam's and brother-in-law's approval."

He Shen fell into a trance.

When Jia Zheng saw that he suddenly stopped talking, he felt that it was a little strange.

But they didn't dare to disturb He Shen, so they could only accompany him in silence.

He Shen knew that his behavior was too abnormal.

It was just as Liu Quan had said.

Perhaps Daiyu had his own ideas?

Perhaps that Lin An Bo's eldest son was just lacking in talent, but he really loved his wife dearly?

In any case, it was a thousand times better than precious jade.

Even if he was really worried, as long as he was around, who would dare to neglect Daiyu?

But in his heart, he still felt that it was impossible.

Looking around the entire capital, there was no one who was worthy of Daiyu.

His heart was pounding like thunder, and his mind was in a mess.

There was already an answer that he had never thought of.

When he first met Daiyu, Daiyu was just a little girl. She was short and small, and her cheeks were round and not yet fully developed.

For him at that time, she was really just the Crimson Pearl Fairy in the Dream of the Red Chamber.

She was lovable and pitiful.

But in the end, she was just a character in the book. He was always far away from her.

Later on, he had more contact with her.

The girl had already jumped out of a book and clearly pierced his heart.

It was just that in his previous life, he had never met someone he liked, and he had never thought about it. He only held Daiyu in the palm of his hand.

Until just now, when he stepped into Rongguo Province, on the neither short nor long road, he couldn't help but think carefully.

The more he placed Daiyu in his heart, the more careful he had to be.

This kind of thing couldn't be taken lightly.

He never wanted to be like Baoyu, who fell in love at first sight, but it was just an impulse that didn't care about the consequences.

The one who suffered in the end was still Daiyu.

In his previous life, He Shen had seen a lot of Daiyu's doujinshi works.

Most of the protagonists were pitiful Daiyu. They saw that she was being tortured under the eaves of Rongguo Province, and they blamed the Rongguo Province for raising her to be so petty. Therefore, they just minded their own business and said that they wanted to save her.

The male characters that were assigned to Daiyu were either moved by Daiyu's beauty, or they couldn't bear to see Daiyu cry. They didn't mention anything else.

He only confused his pity for her with his love for her.

He Shen had always looked down on this kind of behavior.

If it wasn't because they truly loved and pitied her, they would see all the good and bad in her.

They were just using their own wishful thinking to humiliate Sister Lin.

"Second Master, someone from the Count of Lin An's residence has come again." The manservant walked in quickly and bowed as he reported.

"Did they bring gifts?"

"Yes."

Jia Zheng couldn't help but whisper, "Lin An Bo's residence is very anxious. It seems that they can't wait to settle this matter today."

He Shen collected his thoughts and whispered, "Why don't we invite Censor Lin and Daiyu here?"

Jia Zheng was slightly surprised, "Is this appropriate?"

"We should let Daiyu know."

"This matter can be decided by the parents and the matchmaker. Why do we need to …" Jia Zheng stopped when he saw He Shen's calm gaze.

"Invite Second Madam here too. She is Daiyu's aunt, so she can be her mother," He Shen said.

Mother Jia …

He wouldn't let Jia Zheng invite her.

In the original novel, Mother Jia had the idea of letting Daiyu marry Baoyu. However, when she met Xue Shao's sister, Baoqin, she fell in love with her and wanted Baoqin to marry Baoyu.

In Mother Jia's heart, her granddaughter was like a commodity.

When she liked it, it was the best.

When she didn't like it, she would throw it to the back of her mind.

He Shen hated her in his heart.

Naturally, he didn't want her to come in and stir up trouble. He didn't want her to reveal her intention of marrying Baoyu and Daiyu in front of everyone.

Jia Zheng followed He Shen's instructions.

Not long after, Lady Wang arrived and sat down.

She couldn't figure out what had happened. She just secretly sized up He Shen.

Could it be …

Could it be that Assistant Minister He heard that Lin An Bo's residence had come to propose marriage and couldn't sit still?

Although this meant that Xichun couldn't marry Assistant Minister He's younger brother, Lady Wang didn't lose anything. On the contrary, it was a happy event.

She raised her handkerchief to hide the smile on her face.

Not long after, Lin Ruhai came in with Daiyu.

Daiyu was wearing a scarlet and white bamboo embroidered dress. She had a jade hairpin in her hair. Compared to a few days ago, she looked plainer, but she didn't lose her liveliness.

He Shen's gaze unconsciously fell on her the moment she stepped through the door.

He saw her step over the threshold.

He saw the jade pendant dangling from her ear, swaying.

He Shen's heart that had always been separated by a piece of paper was suddenly pierced through.

The thoughts and feelings that he hadn't paid attention to in the past gushed out like a torrential flood and engulfed him.

Instead, his heart suddenly brightened.

He didn't feel the least bit depressed.

He had feelings for her.

That was why he taught Baoyu a lesson and warned Rongguo Province with great fanfare.

That was why he didn't give Lin An Bo's family any face. Look at that Lin An Bo's son. He was full of mistakes.

That was why he remembered the lanterns that Daiyu casually mentioned to him a few years ago.

That was why he was even more careful. He was always afraid of ruining Daiyu's reputation.

That day when he personally went to send the lanterns, he actually felt uneasy in front of Daiyu.

It was just that the more he loved her, the more he was afraid of making her unhappy.

He Shen's heart was in turmoil, but no one could tell.

Even Daiyu didn't know that He Shen's heart was filled with so many thoughts just by staring at her.

Jia Zheng had already repeated He Shen's words to Lady Wang.

Lady Wang took Daiyu's hand and brought her behind the stone screen to talk.

Daiyu really didn't know what was going on.

She vaguely heard that the family was going to arrange a marriage for a girl, but she didn't expect to be implicated. After all, she wasn't considered a girl from Rongguo Province.

It was fine that Second Uncle and Second Aunt invited her, but why was he here too?

Daiyu suppressed the thoughts in her mind and raised her head to look at Lady Wang. "Does Second Aunt have something to say to me?"

"Do you still remember Young Master Lin An Bo?"

Why did she suddenly ask about this?

Daiyu tried to recall, then shook her head. "I don't remember."

She really didn't remember.

That day, Young Master Lin An Bo was standing beside him. He had stolen all the brilliance from Lin An Bo. Who would still remember what Young Master Lin An Bo looked like?

That Ling Yue only took one look at him. Wasn't her heart already tied to him?

Lady Wang said in a low voice, "He came to the family to propose marriage. He wants to marry you. He even asked for an imperial edict to come and talk about marriage.

Later, he'll be here again with gifts.

I think he likes you very much, so he wants to take advantage of your father's presence to settle this matter. "

Daiyu was slightly shocked.

She had only met him once that day.

She couldn't even remember what Young Master Lin An Bo looked like, but he came to propose marriage to her?

Daiyu didn't have a good impression of Ling Yue, so she wasn't interested in Lin An Bo's eldest son either.

Daiyu hurriedly asked, "What did my father say?"

"Your father didn't say anything, but Assistant Minister He came today. He said that you have to agree to it yourself. If you like it, then it can only be done.

So he invited you here as well. Later, you can also take a look at Young Master Lin An Bo. "

Daiyu's heart felt warm.

That brother of hers had always been like this. He always put her feelings first.

"Let's watch from behind the screen," Lady Wang said.

Daiyu nodded.

A maidservant brought a stool over.

The two of them sat down together.

They heard the sound of footsteps approaching from outside.

"Madam Lin An Bo, Lin An Bo, and Young Master, please take a seat first."

The three of them sat down.

This family of three was afraid of He Shen. Now that they saw He Shen, Lin An Bo sighed inwardly. Assistant Minister He really doted on Miss Lin. He actually came personally.

But at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little afraid.

After all, He Shen was expressionless that day. His voice still rang in their ears when he said that Ling Yue was unruly.

Although he didn't reprimand her, no one wanted to repeat the scene of that day.

At this moment, Madam Lin An Bo wanted to show that she valued this matter. She spoke first, "Imperial Censor Lin, what do you think?

Our family really likes Miss Lin, so we want to marry her as our daughter-in-law.

I've even matched their birth characters. They're a match made in heaven. "

Madam Lin An Bo originally wanted to smile to show their closeness.

However, with He Shen at the side, she couldn't squeeze out a smile. Her expression looked a little strange.

Lin Ruhai was about to speak, but He Shen spoke first, "You said that Lin An Bo's family really likes Miss Lin. Then why are they in such a hurry to prepare the betrothal gifts and match their birth characters in these two days?

What kind of sincerity is it to prepare in two days?

I'm afraid they can't even bring out the betrothal gifts. "

His voice was like gold and jade clashing together. It was very pleasant to the ears, but it also carried a hint of coldness.

It made one tremble in fear for no reason.

Lin Ruhai was startled, but he also understood that this was the reason.

If it was really as their family said and they valued this matter, why would they be in such a hurry?

Shouldn't they treat it cautiously and take it slowly?

He also didn't give out the birth characters.

How did Lin An Bo's family get their hands on it?

Thinking about it carefully, Lin Ruhai actually felt apprehensive.