This girl actually came for her? Ning Er was a little surprised and couldn't help but look at her twice.

Seeing that it was a strange face, she couldn't help but feel a little confused. You know, since she entered the mansion, she was detained for half of the time to learn the rules, and the other half of the time was spent recuperating from illness. In total, she hadn't seen many people.

Almost no one in the capital knows me, let alone me.

Why would this girl, who was obviously from a rich family, look for me?

She looked proud, but was surprisingly not good at speaking and couldn't explain herself for a long time.

It was Ji Yu who came to her rescue and introduced her with a smile: "Sister Ning, this is the daughter of Lord Lin, the Left Censor-in-Chief. Her maiden name is Ruo Zhan."

Ning Er hurried forward to greet her: "Hello, Sister Lin."

Although she had not yet fully understood what the Left Censor-in-Chief was, just by looking at the serious way the Zhu family girl treated her, she knew that he was undoubtedly a high-ranking official.

"Sister Lin, this is Miss Shen who I told you about before, the girl who came to Beijing from Jiangdu to visit her relatives. Her maiden name is Chaoning."

Seeing Ning'er being so polite, Lin Ruozhen also hurriedly pulled her back and said a little stiffly, "Sister Shen, there's no need to be so polite."

She was almost half a head taller than Ning'er. She wore a scarlet satin gown with a dark floral pattern and a pleated skirt with intricate peacock embroidered and butterfly patterns. Such a gorgeous outfit actually brought out her bold and gorgeous beauty.

Zhu Jiuyu clapped her hands and said, "Okay! Now we know each other." She held one of them in each hand and led the group towards the flowers.

When they got to a quieter place, Zhu Jiyu smiled and said, "Now you can have a good chat."

As he said this, he took his sister away, leaving Ning'er and Ruozhan alone.

Ning'er was a little confused and could only stare with wide eyes waiting for the other party to speak.

Who would have thought that when she was looked at like this, Miss Lin actually clenched her hands, looking extremely nervous.

Ning Er had no choice but to take the initiative and say, "Sister Lin, just tell me what you want to say. There's no need to be so polite. Although this is our first meeting, since you are good friends with Ji Yu, you are also my friend."

These words obviously softened Lin Ruozhen's expression. She hesitated for a moment before mustering up the courage to say, "Sister Shen, please don't tell anyone else what I'm telling you."

Ning'er felt overwhelmed when she heard this. She didn't want to be involved in other people's secrets for no reason.

But before she could refuse, Miss Lin grabbed her hand and said, "Sister Shen, you are from Jiangdu, can you help me find someone in Jiangdu?"

Ning Er was shocked. Not to mention that Lin Ruozhen's words had a deep meaning and she couldn't get involved in them. What's more, her identity as a cousin of Jiangdu was fake. How could she respond?

Lin Ruozhen continued stumblingly, "About four or five years ago, I went to Jiangdu with my father. I was just twelve years old at that time."

As she spoke, she gradually fell into memories, and her cheeks were slightly flushed: "It was a hot summer day, and my mother, sisters and I went boating on the lake to cool off. Who knew that an accident would suddenly happen..."

In this way, Ning'er was forced to listen to the story of a young girl who was rescued by a young hero in distress, and fell in love with him, but they had to live apart and forget each other.

Ning'er looked at Lin Ruozhan, who was so excited that tears appeared in her eyes, and was surprised that under her bright and proud appearance, she actually had a pure and innocent girl's heart.

Lin Ruozhan didn't know how long he had been holding these words in. Finally, he found someone from the same place and told him everything without any precautions.

Fortunately, Ning'er had just received some advice from Chuncao a few days ago and had brushed up on the knowledge of "house fighting". While listening, she paid close attention and was trembling with fear for being eavesdropped by others.

Looking at her tightly held hand, Ning Er subconsciously asked, "Sister Lin, have you told these words to other people?"

Although Lin Ruozhen was a little shy, he still shook his head: "What's the point of telling them? I just asked them to introduce me to the people in Jiangdu."

Ning Er heaved a sigh of relief: "That's good, sister, remember, don't tell anyone."

Lin Ruozhen lowered his eyes and looked at Ning'er for a while, then smiled: "Don't worry, sister, I will pay attention. I won't tell everyone I meet. Sister, you can tell at a glance that you are a trustworthy person. From what you said, it is true."

She squeezed Ning'er's palm and said, "Thank you."

"But I waited for several years, waiting for him to come to Beijing to find me, but there was no news at all."

She said this with a bit of depression and then became nervous again: "I just want to see him again and see if he is okay...but do you think he might have had any accidents after all these years?"

Ning Er had no choice but to comfort her: "Of course not. According to what sister said, the young man is from a wealthy family and has extraordinary skills. Now is a peaceful time, so nothing will happen easily."

"But, did you ever exchange names?"

Lin Ruozhen blushed and said, "My mother said that a girl's maiden name should not be easily known to others. And he is even more of a gentleman. He only knows that my last name is Lin and that I am from the capital."

Ning Er was somewhat helpless. Even if the young master wanted to find someone, it would probably be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. She could only ask more directly: "Did my sister and him have any agreement?"

Lin Ruozhen was too shy to look up: "How could we do such a reckless thing! But I once said that if he came to the capital, or I went to Jiangdu again, we would meet again."

She looked at Ning'er expectantly: "He said he was from Jiangdu, maybe you know him?"

Upon hearing this, Ning'er suddenly felt extremely guilty. How could she know that with her fake identity, she could trick people into telling a real story!

She could only say ambiguously, "My sister is four or five years older than me, and that young master is a few years older than you. So the age difference is quite big. I'm afraid Ning'er won't have the chance to meet him."

Lin Ruozhen felt sad after hearing this, but she knew Ning'er was right, so she was still reluctant to give up: "I know this is an unreasonable request. But if Sister Ning has plans to return to Jiangdu this year, or has the opportunity to send a letter home, can you please let me know?"

After hearing this, Ning'er couldn't help but be shaken by her determination, but it was a pity that these two things were exactly what she would never do.

She couldn't bear to let her hope go to waste, so she said to herself, "If I don't disappoint Sister Lin, I'll probably have to stay in Jiangdu for several years."

When she said this, she almost didn't dare to look her in the eyes.

The fire in Lin Ruozhen's eyes gradually died down, slowly turning into sadness. After a long while, he turned his head to Ning'er and said, "Thank you."

She seemed to be filled with endless disappointment and sighed deeply: "But after this year, there will be no more opportunities."

Ning Er felt inexplicably sad when she saw her so sad, and couldn't help asking, "Why do you say that?"

Lin Ruozhen turned to look at her. The gorgeous golden hairpin on her temples shone brightly, but her bright face dimmed a little bit: "Because I'm getting married."

She whispered, "I secretly heard my father and mother arguing about marrying me to the second son of the Rui Palace."

Wait…what?

The second son of Prince Rui’s Mansion!

Ning'er was really shocked this time.

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