Chapter 106: Chapter 106: Disgust

Xiao Chengyu shook his head, “Aside from occasionally meeting at banquets, there has been no interaction. I have not had dealings with Mr. Lin either.”

“At the Marquis’ flower appreciation banquet, although Miss Lin did come, there were many families present,” Ying Chun said, “Our Miss has never had any private contact with Miss Lin.”

“Does the Marquis want to take a look?” Ying Chun, not regarding Fu Shinian as an outsider, said, “The old madam said that the Marquis need not give face to Mr. Lin. If you find it troublesome, just say you have something to do, the old madam can handle it herself.”

“No need, I’ll go take a look,” Xiao Chengyu said, “Since there has been no interaction, their visit is not without reason.”

“Marquis, may I go with you?” Fu Shinian hurriedly followed and asked.

Xiao Chengyu smiled, “You do love to be involved in excitement.”

“I’m curious too, about why the Lin family has come,” Fu Shinian said, “Marquis, I have something to tell you.”

Xiao Chengyu looked over.

Fu Shinian said, “Mr. Lin is pressing Xiao Fengxing to propose marriage to the Lin family as soon as possible. However, Xiao Fengxing said he wants to wait until after he ranks in the spring examinations this year to propose, so Lin Qingqing can have more prestige.”

Fu Shinian didn’t even bother to explain what was going on between Xiao Fengxing and Lin Qingqing.

Since Xiao Chengyu was already wary of Xiao Fengxing, with Xiao Chengyu’s skills, he couldn’t be unaware of the matter between Xiao Fengxing and Lin Qingqing.

“Do you want me to sabotage their engagement?” Xiao Chengyu asked.

“Of course not,” Fu Shinian said, “I actually wish Xiao Fengxing would marry Lin Qingqing. A troublemaker should be with a troublemaker.”

“To prevent the two from harming others.”

Xiao Chengyu thought Fu Shinian was upset due to Fu Mingzhu’s relation and couldn’t stand seeing Xiao Fengxing with Lin Qingqing.

“Marquis, maybe the Lin family is here this time to give Lin Qingqing and Xiao Fengxing a chance to meet,” Fu Shinian said, “After all, it’s not easy for them to meet in private, and Lin Qingqing still needs to make cotton shoes at home. It wouldn’t be good if His Majesty found out she went out recklessly.”

“Are you agreeing to let them be together like this?” Xiao Chengyu asked in surprise.

Fu Shinian took a deep breath, “In the Marquis’ eyes, am I such a vindictive person?”

She always thought that in Xiao Chengyu’s heart, she was at least a kind little fairy.

Xiao Chengyu: “…”

Does this young girl have some misunderstanding about herself?

The two reached the old madam’s place, where Mrs. Lin was saying something lively.

The old madam had a polite yet not overly solicitous smile on her face.

Seeing Xiao Chengyu come over, the Lin family quickly stood up to pay their respects.

Lin Qingqing even picked a good angle, slightly lowering her head, revealing her long, fair neck.

Unfortunately, Lin Qingqing was showing off to a blind person.

Xiao Chengyu didn’t even glance at her and sat down beside the old madam.

Fu Shinian naturally sat next to Xiao Chengyu.

“Is it cold?” the old madam quickly instructed Lu Luo, “Bring the hot ginger soup.”

The Xiao old madam said to Fu Shinian, “I heard from the servants that you just played in the snow for a long time, drink some ginger soup to warm up. You mustn’t be so reckless in the future, even when playing, you must stay warm.”

Fu Shinian said with a smile, “The Marquis just mentioned it to me.”

The old madam laughed, “That’s just me nagging again.”

Lin Qingqing could hardly believe what she heard.

She had just stood up, and turned to see Fu Shinian was also there.

Why is she everywhere!

“I didn’t expect Miss Fu to be here too,” Lin Qingqing thought, wondering since when Fu Shinian had such a good relationship with the Xiao old madam.

She seemed to be quite close with Xiao Chengyu as well.

Fu Shinian didn’t answer Lin Qingqing’s question but instead said, “Miss Lin, have you finished making the cotton shoes?”

Lin Qingqing blushed instantly, “My mother and I have been sewing day and night, and have finally made quite a few.”

“Oh, I thought you had finished them all so quickly, that’s why you have time to go out. And you even came to the Marquis’ mansion to pay respects, despite not having time to make the cotton shoes,” Fu Shinian looked impressed, “It’s really unexpected.”

“I knew the old madam loves flowers,” Lin Qingqing explained, “I recently acquired two pots of flowers, which are extremely rare, and couldn’t find a second person in the capital who loves flowers as much as the old madam does, so I thought of bringing them over for her, rather than letting them be wasted in my hands.”

Lin Qingqing instructed the maid to bring the flowers over.

“This is poinsettia, with leaves as red and rich as if they were dyed, looking very festive, just right for the New Year atmosphere,” Lin Qingqing said, “Although bamboo isn’t something rare, when I saw it, I thought of the Marquis. The Marquis, just like this bamboo, is noble and elegant. Also, I read in a book that bamboo can be used medicinally to treat coughs and asthma. Though it’s not something rare, I wanted to give it to the Marquis, hoping the old madam and the Marquis wouldn’t mind.”

“It’s very thoughtful of you,” the old madam said politely.

Just for two pots of flowers, she stopped making cotton shoes to come over?

The old madam was mulling over what the Lin family’s intentions were.

The Lin family also did not linger long and soon proposed to leave.

As they were leaving, Lin Qingqing said to Xiao Chengyu, “Marquis, since childhood, I’ve loved reading books, any kind of book. Even in medicine, I’ve read quite a lot.”

Lin Qingqing took out a medical book from her bosom, “This medical book is a rare copy of its time, with treatments for many difficult and rare illnesses. Although some don’t have definite treatment methods, there are speculations from physicians.”

“I thought there might be something in here that could help the Marquis, so I brought it along,” Lin Qingqing offered the medical book, holding it with both hands in front of Xiao Chengyu.

Since she had just taken it out from her bosom, it would still carry Lin Qingqing’s body heat.

Fu Shinian felt uneasy seeing this.

If Xiao Chengyu took the book, he’d touch the body heat left on it, which seemed like indirectly touching Lin Qingqing.

Fu Shinian couldn’t help but suspect that was exactly Lin Qingqing’s intention.

But Xiao Chengyu didn’t take it; instead, Jing Lai reached out and took the book, “Miss can give it to me.”

Lin Qingqing was taken aback but just as she was about to refuse, the book was already in Jing Lai’s hands.

Lin Qingqing was both embarrassed and angry, while Xiao Chengyu merely said a curt “Thank you” without any further gesture.

Lin Qingqing pursed her lips in displeasure as she left.

What’s so great about Xiao Chengyu, a dying sickly person, to be so dismissive of her?

After leaving the Marquis’ mansion and getting into the carriage, Mrs. Lin said, “I see the Marquis Changping’s health seems to be getting better, not at all like he’s…”

Mrs. Lin paused and lowered her voice further, “Can Xiao Fengxing really inherit the marquis position given the Marquis’ condition?”

She observed Xiao Chengyu didn’t seem like someone on the verge of death, “If not, then what would be the point of Qingqing marrying him?”

“How exactly is Xiao Chengyu’s health?” Mr. Lin asked Lin Qingqing, “Has Xiao Fengxing mentioned anything?”

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