Chapter 910 I will accompany you
After dinner, Leng Man walked out of Siyu Residence and strolled around the courtyard.
Unexpectedly, she met Lord Jingshan who was cleaning the courtyard. Leng Man was surprised and walked over quickly.
"Respectfully wish you the best, Lord Fang."
Zhuang Shao stopped cleaning and helped her to stand up.
"You're here for a stroll?"
Leng Man looked confused.
"Yes."
"Why are you here, sir?"
Zhuang Shao has a simple and honest smile.
"I helped you clean the house, thinking it should be considered as a contribution."
"I don't know how to court or make a fool of myself. I beg Miss Leng to forgive me."
Leng Man was surprised.
"At noon, you said goodbye and left, and then stayed here, cleaning the yard?"
Zhuang Shao answered truthfully.
"I went to the garden first, cleaned it, and then went to the courtyard."
A trace of guilt welled up in Leng Man's heart.
"How can I trouble you, sir?"
"The servants in the garden and courtyard are really rude. Seeing the master busy, why didn't they stop him and report to the master?"
"Sir, please sit down and have a rest. I will go and reprimand them."
Zhuang Shao hurriedly stopped her.
"Miss Leng, please slow down."
"I ordered them not to stop it or report it."
As the two of them approached each other, his eyes were filled with shame.
"Don't think I'm causing trouble. I'm not doing things randomly. Whether it's pruning branches or sweeping up fallen leaves, I let them teach me everything. If I make a mistake, I allow them to correct me."
"After all, we are unfamiliar with this matter, so there must be something wrong, but I have tried my best."
"I will study hard and practice diligently for you, and slowly, I will get better and better. From now on, wherever you ask me to clean, I will do it to make you happy and never get tired of it."
"It's just a small gift, I hope Miss Leng will accept it."
The corner of Leng Man's mouth twitched, and a hint of warmth spread out involuntarily.
"Thank you for your kindness, sir."
She reached into her pocket, took out a silk handkerchief, and wiped the sweat off his face with her own hands.
"How can I bear to make you tired?"
"Sir, you really don't have to do this for me."
A faint fragrance from the handkerchief lingered around Zhuang Shao's nose, exuding warmth and sweetness, gradually tinging it with a blush.
"Are you unhappy that I did this?"
Leng Man wiped the sweat off her face, put away the silk handkerchief, and smiled at him.
"Happy."
"I'm just afraid that I'll tire you out."
Zhuang Shao's mood and appearance were filled with happiness.
"I am not tired."
"as long as you are happy."
"Once the yard cleaning is done, I'll make you dinner, okay?"
Leng Man's eyebrows are curved, and her eyes are full of love.
"I've already had dinner."
She was a little slow and startled.
"You haven't had dinner yet?"
Zhuang Shao lowered his eyes and smiled.
"Well, I can't have dinner."
Leng Man looked worried.
"You didn't even have lunch, did you?"
Zhuang Shao scratched his head and smiled innocently.
"Yeah, I'm starving."
Leng Man felt even more guilty.
"Why torture yourself like this?"
"Please move to Siyuju. I will immediately instruct the kitchen to prepare a meal for you."
Zhuang Shao asked lightly.
"Will you eat with me?"
Leng Man is humble.
"I will accompany you."
"Sir, please."
In this way, Zhuang Shao came to the Leng Mansion every day, did housework, accompanied Leng Man for walks and chats, went fishing with Leng Xie, and helped Xu Yingyuan and her brother run errands to buy things, working tirelessly and diligently.
That day, Zhuang Shao bought a box of rouge and gave it to Xu Yingyuan.
Xu Yingyuan made a surprised expression.
"Ah! It's my favorite rouge!"
"Thank you for the reward, sir."
Leng Man was stunned, thought for a while, and suddenly was shocked.
"Your favorite rouge, as I remember, is a product exclusive to Guixiangzhai."
"When will Guixiangzhai be opened in Shengjing?"
Zhuang Shao is polite, gentle and honest.
"There is no Guixiangzhai in Shengjing. I bought this rouge in Tuobin County last night while on my way."
Leng Man was surprised.
"You abandoned Prince Dijin again and left the capital to buy things for Yuan'er?"
Zhuang Shao’s poems are as quiet and gentle as the gentle breeze.
"It's not abandonment. I will report to the higher authorities and ask for the prince's permission."
Leng Man expressed her concern.
"That's outrageous."
"Tuobin County is very far away. Did you not sleep all night, sir?"
Zhuang Shao is pure and innocent.
"I slept a whole night in the carriage, intermittently."
Leng Man felt uneasy.
"How can it be considered a full sleep if it's intermittent?"
"I have emphasized many times that Yuan'er and Bo'er are naughty because I spoiled them. You don't have to pay attention to their unreasonable demands."
Zhuang Shao was generous in expressing his feelings.
"If we get married, your children will be my children. You can love them and I won't be cruel to them."
"Whether the children are naughty or well-behaved, I just want them to be carefree and grow up healthily."
"Miss Leng knows that I am not very good at speaking. I just want to do more practical things, hoping to make up for my poor speaking skills."
Their eyes met, and Leng Man smiled.
As night fell, Leng Man respectfully saw Zhuang Shao off and then returned to the main hall of her residence.
The mother and daughter sat and chatted.
Xu Yingyuan looked smug and proud.
"Mother's beauty trap was too successful. Lord Fang was completely obsessed with you."
Leng Man asked a question.
"I am using the honey trap?"
Xu Yingyuan smiled secretly and asked back.
"Isn't it?"
Leng Man felt lost.
"Maybe because I'm too invested, I often forget that I'm using a honey trap."
"I always feel that it seems to be a trick, but also a deliberate act, mixed and intertwined, and I can no longer tell which is true and which is false."
The time is ripe for Xu Yingyuan to push forward her plan.
"No matter what, mother's beauty trap has been completed, and we can proceed to the next step."
Leng Man was at a loss.
"What's next?"
Xu Yingyuan showed a sinister look on her face.
"Look at you, how could you forget?"
"The next step, of course, is to make the emperor jealous and have him welcome you into the palace."
Leng Man suddenly remembered.
"Oh, yes, I have forgotten all about it."
"Duke Jingshan and I have been in close contact these days. It is impossible that the emperor has not received the news."
"Why didn't he do anything?"
Xu Yingyuan gave the answer directly.
"I think the Emperor is waiting for you to speak your mind."
Leng Man was scared.
"I don't know if he is angry or not. I dare not go into the palace. How can I tell him my true feelings?"
Xu Yingyuan provided ideas.
"Mother, despite her achievements, doesn't dare to enter the palace?"
Leng Man's eyes were dazed.
"What have I done for it?"
Xu Yingyuan holds the left certificate.
"With Lord Fang here, why should mother worry about not having any merits?"
"You ask him for advice on a plan to help the emperor conquer the world. He is obsessed with you and will definitely not refuse."
Leng Man's heart was beating fast and she was hesitant.
"How dare I use his strategy? If by some chance, he plots against us and causes the emperor to suffer a crushing defeat, then I would not be making any contribution, but would be courting my own destruction."
Xu Yingyuan came up with an idea.
"You promised him that you would marry her when the matter was settled."
Her pupils were filled with murderous intent.
"When the mission is accomplished, mother does not need to fulfill her promise. She can ask the emperor to get rid of him and put an end to it all."
The memory of Lord Jingshan's untimely death came to her mind, and she felt reluctant to let him go.
"I must make great contributions before the emperor will accept me?"
Xu Yingyuan spoke eloquently.
"Well, that's right."
"Mother, don't you understand the emperor's character?"
"As long as you scheme, win the world for him, and help him get rid of the thorn in his side, then if you want to enter the palace as a concubine, or be crowned as the queen, it will be as easy as taking something out of a bag."
Leng Man hesitated.
"I……"