webnovelfull Chapter 162 A random bit of mandarin duck music
Chapter 162 A random bit of mandarin duck music
Lin Qianqian stopped struggling and was carried back by him.
Just then, Shen Fuhan came out of the study.
He looked up and saw Ling He holding a girl, which surprised him.
"what happened?"
Upon hearing Shen Fuhan's voice, Lin Qianqian forgot all her fear and was now more afraid of the guard.
She cried out, "Cousin, save me!"
Ling He put her down and explained, "Miss Cousin was unwell and fainted twice in just a quarter of an hour, so I had to carry her back."
Shen Fuhan remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.
"You mean, in broad daylight, you were carrying a young lady around the Marquis's mansion?"
Ling He nodded: "I carried it myself both ways, without asking anyone else to do it."
Shen Fuhan said calmly, "Judging from your tone, you seem quite proud."
Ling He clasped his hands in a fist and said, "This subordinate dares not, this is my duty."
Shen Fuhan rebuked her coldly: "Men and women should not touch each other. How will she ever get married after such behavior?"
Seeing that the Marquis had misunderstood, Ling He quickly said, "This subordinate has no relation to the young lady. Please understand, Your Highness!"
Shen Fuhan rubbed his temples and stopped arguing with him.
"Go and collect ten lashes."
Ling He was taken aback for a moment, then clasped his hands in agreement.
Shen Fuhan looked at Lin Qianqian beside him and asked, "Is that enough?"
Lin Qianqian hurriedly waved her hand: "You don't need to be punished. This guard meant well. I'm fine..."
“There’s no need to feel sorry about this,” Shen Fuhan said. “It concerns your reputation, and I will keep the servants quiet.”
His grandmother's family had many descendants, and he couldn't even remember his own cousins, let alone a cousin born out of wedlock.
But she is an unmarried girl, and Ling He is wrong, and he will clean up the mess.
Lin Qianqian said gratefully, "Thank you, cousin."
Shen Fuhan got down to business: "You wanted to see me about something?"
Lin Qianqian looked around uneasy. Her cousin-in-law had said that someone would be watching her, and what if someone overheard them?
“These are all my men,” Shen Fuhan said. “You can say whatever you want.”
Sensing his growing impatience, Lin Qianqian quickly said, "My aunt wants me to be your concubine, but I don't want to be one. Please, cousin, save me!"
She stammered out the story of how the old lady had threatened her.
Shen Fuhan pondered for a moment, then asked, "Do you have someone you like?"
Lin Qianqian shook her head blankly: "No."
What do you think of Ling He?
Lin Qianqian looked at him blankly. Who was Ling He?
"The guard who just brought you back," Shen Fuhan said solemnly, "if you agree, I will have him protect you."
Lin Qianqian hesitated for a long time, so Shen Fuhan gave her a day to think about it and went straight back to the courtyard.
Upon seeing him return, Wen Jiayue quickly asked, "What did you say?"
"How do you say what?"
"What are you going to do about Qianqian's situation?"
Shen Fuhan was about to ask who Qianqian was when he realized it must be his cousin's name, so he said, "I want her to marry Ling He."
Wen Jiayue's eyes widened immediately: "Why are you trying to play matchmaker like this!"
Qianqian is such a good girl, how could Ling He be worthy of her? A man like him deserves to die alone!
“It’s just a temporary measure,” Shen Fuhan explained. “She can get a divorce anytime she wants.”
Undeterred, Wen Jiayue asked, "Is marriage absolutely necessary?"
“If she wants to protect herself and her birth mother, then she must listen to me. I will act as her matchmaker, and my grandmother will not object.”
Wen Jiayue pursed her lips and asked, "What if Qianqian doesn't want to?"
“If you’re unwilling, then find your own way,” Shen Fuhan said indifferently. “I have done more than enough.”
If Ling He hadn't caused trouble, and if it weren't for the fact that he was of marriageable age and Lin Qianqian was a suitable candidate, he wouldn't have bothered with such a trivial matter.
What do the lives and deaths of others have to do with him?
Wen Jiayue was stunned for a long time. Shen Fuhan's casual remark was enough to tie Lin Qianqian and Ling He together.
She couldn't help but feel a little sad.
But her own fate was no different. She was married into the Marquis's mansion by a marriage contract, but who ever asked for her consent?
In comparison, Lin Qianqian is already considered lucky.
After all, Ling He had no parents and no family troubles. He was also the head of the guards, so he could ensure that she would have no worries about food and clothing.
Aside from being annoying occasionally, there's nothing wrong with it.
Moreover, even if Lin Qianqian hadn't been involved in this matter and had married according to her parents' wishes and the matchmaker's words, the choice of her husband might not have been as good as Ling He's.
After all, she was just an illegitimate daughter. Her father didn't love her, her mother was powerless to compete for favor, and she was bullied by her sisters. Even if there were good candidates, they would be snatched away.
Looking at it this way, Ling He isn't bad at all.
Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Shen Fuhan asked, "What are you thinking about?"
“It’s nothing,” Wen Jiayue shook her head. “If Qianqian is unwilling, I will persuade her.”
Shen Fuhan raised an eyebrow and asked, "How did you suddenly come to your senses?"
Wen Jiayue said earnestly, "I just think that Guard Ling is a very good candidate."
Shen Fuhan asked calmly, "How do you know?"
Wen Jiayue then shared her thoughts.
“Guard Ling is an orphan and doesn’t need to deal with his family, so he must have accumulated a lot of wealth. Also, he doesn’t seem like the type to take a concubine.”
Shen Fuhan nodded slightly and asked, "What about his appearance and personality?"
"As for his appearance," Wen Jiayue thought for a moment, "he is upright and resolute, and tall, which is quite a good match for Qianqian. As for his personality... let's not talk about it."
Why not mention it?
Wen Jiayue quietly pouted: "You're asking a question you already know the answer to."
She already told him once, why is she pretending to have forgotten?
Shen Fuhan said, "After so long, you have no other comments?"
Wen Jiayue was taken aback: "Since returning from Yuzhou, I don't think I've seen Guard Ling many times, so I don't know if he has changed at all."
Shen Fuhan nodded and said, "That's true."
Wen Jiayue then continued to check the ledgers with her head down.
I thought he wouldn't speak again, but to my surprise, he spoke up again: "What about me?"
Wen Jiayue, puzzled, looked up at him with a questioning gaze.
What's wrong with him? Is he going to help her check the accounts?
Thinking this to herself, she said it aloud.
Shen Fuhan was silent for a moment: "It's not impossible."
He sat down and casually picked up an account book.
Wen Jiayue quickly took the ledger back: "This is all checked, please don't mess it up. Take a look at this."
She picked and chose, then handed him the thickest book.
She's finally got a top-scoring scholar as a hard worker, so she has to make good use of him.
Shen Fuhan glanced at her but said nothing.
Wen Jiayue continued to check the documents at her desk. After a while, she suddenly noticed that the person beside her seemed to be in a trance, not turning a single page.
"Why aren't you looking anymore, my lord?"
Shen Fuhan said calmly, "I was thinking that you don't see Ling He often, but you do see me often."
Wen Jiayue nodded, completely bewildered, and then heard him ask, "So, in your eyes, have I changed at all?"