The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

Chapter 160 Give me a little more time

Somehow, tears started to flow down her cheeks. After a long while, she tried to control her trembling voice and said, "If Second Master wants to end this relationship, I will accept it. Don't worry, I will be dead and will never bother you again."

He didn't answer, but for the first time ever, he sighed heavily and said solemnly, "Give me a little more time."

Lin Mowan was puzzled and didn't quite understand his strange and inexplicable words. After all, she couldn't help turning her head to look over. It was dim at night, and he was sitting on the edge of the bed, leaning sideways. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that the usually cold and arrogant Shen Weiyuan's eyes were a little sad at this moment.

She turned away, not daring to look at him again. Shen Weiyuan didn't seem to care what she said, but just continued to talk to himself: "Song Anrong and I are not what you see. We have nothing."

He paused, as if observing her expression. After a moment of silence, he continued, "I came out with her only because I couldn't get rid of the friendship between the noble families. I have never done anything or had any thoughts that went beyond the rules. I can swear on that."

Listening to his explanation, somehow, even though it was obviously no big deal, she couldn't help but feel the grievances welling up in her heart, and tears fell one by one. It seemed that she had been looking for love most of her life.

He sat beside her, leaned over gently, and gently wiped the tears on her cheeks with his hands. His hands were a little cold, as if they had just been taken out of the snow. He whispered, "Believe me, give me a little more time, and I will prove it to you."

Lin Mowan was a little confused. What did he want to prove?
But when she turned around, Shen Weiyuan had already taken back the hand that was wiping his tears and disappeared into the night. She felt even more puzzled. Could it be that he really came just to explain this matter to her?

She was not surprised that Shen Weiyuan knew about this. It must have been Yuzhi or a secret guard who told him. But even if he knew, why would he take it so seriously?

He was the one who clearly told her not to have any inappropriate thoughts, but he was also the one who always did things that crossed the line and made her misunderstand, and he also said things that made her misunderstand.

For a moment, she didn't know which of his words she should believe.

Lin Mowan stood up and walked around the house. There was no trace of anything, as if Shen Weiyuan had never been there. Looking at the empty house, she suddenly felt a little dazed.

It was freezing outside, and the doors and windows were creaking. The charcoal fire was burning in the house, so it was still warm. She looked around several times and her eyes fell on the bed.

She suddenly remembered that in her few memories, she seemed to have seen her mother like this, standing alone in an empty room on countless nights, staring at something in a daze.

Sometimes she would wake up from her dream, rub her eyes and ask her mother, "Why aren't you sleeping yet, mother?"

Her mother never complained to her. She just walked to the bed with red eyes and complicated expressions, held her in her arms and coaxed her to sleep, saying, "Awan, go to sleep. Mother is not sleepy yet."

At that time, she didn't understand what that complexity was called. Later, when she saw it briefly on Jiang Wenqing's face, she suddenly remembered that it was called guilt.

Perhaps, at that time, Lin Yirou was thinking, if she had not given birth to her, it would have been better, if she had listened to Liu Yinghong's advice...

She did not sleep well that night. Although she went to bed late, she woke up very early. She just lay in bed, neither getting up nor speaking, as if she was still thinking about what happened last night, until Yuzhi came in to bring her porridge and took up the things that Qiao Ji had brought her early this morning.

Lin Mowan sat at the table, casually put on a coat, and just glanced at the things beside her. She said calmly, "Didn't I say that all the things that Qiaoji has will be returned in the future?"

Yuzhi stood aside, looking at the rouge and powder with a somewhat embarrassed look. They were all the latest in this season, and most of them had not yet been officially sold. She thought for a while before explaining, "It was Miss Luo who came in person today and said that we had to accept them no matter what, otherwise she would stand outside and not leave. I had no choice."

Lin Mowan paused for a few seconds while drinking the porridge, and didn't say anything else. She just finished her breakfast, thought about it, and ordered: "Yuzhi, go see if there is anything you can give her in return. Pick out some good ones that she can use and send them to her."

"Yes." Yuzhi nodded and stepped back. She took people to the warehouse to pick out some brocade and silk for Luo Qiaoniang, and some small toys for the children before taking people out.

The weather had been pretty good recently, with the sun high in the sky and no snow. The road to Qiao Ji was not difficult to travel either. I just delivered the things and exchanged a few brief words with Luo Qiao Niang before preparing to go back.

But just after she walked out of Qiao Ji's door and had not gone far, a figure suddenly appeared from the side and blocked Yuzhi's way. Yuzhi subconsciously became alert, but when she raised her eyes, she met a pair of familiar eyes.

"Jiang Ke?" He was a guard at the Beidinghou Mansion, specifically responsible for Shen Junchi's safety, so Yuzhi was quite surprised that he would appear here.

"Why are you here?"

She asked him, to be honest, although they both worked in the Beidinghou Mansion, they never had much interaction. They only knew of each other's existence, and the nature of their work was different.

Yuzhi was originally a secret guard. It was only after Shen Weiyuan had a relationship with Lin Mowan outside three years ago that she began to serve in Zither Garden as a personal maid.

Jiang Ke was a guard at the Beiding Marquis' Mansion from the beginning. Like Wei Lin, he was the most capable man under the two masters.

Jiang Ke looked around and made sure there was no one else, then he said, "Master wants to see you."

Yuzhi was obviously a little surprised. Although Shen Junchi could give her orders, strictly speaking, she still had to listen to Shen Weiyuan first.

After a little hesitation, Yuzhi finally did not refuse, nodded, and turned to look at the maids and servants of Ziteng Garden behind her: "You go back first."

They lowered their heads, not daring to look any further, and returned to Ziteng Garden together, while Yuzhi went with Jiang Ke to see Shen Junchi...

Seeing that it was getting dark, Lin Mowan stood on the corridor, looking up at the gray sky. It looked like it was going to snow, but Yuzhi had not returned yet, and she couldn't help but worry.

She had previously asked the people who came back with them and learned that they were called in for questioning by Shen Junchi. She did not think much about it. After all, he was a member of the Shen family, and Shen Junchi was also Shen Weiyuan's brother. The two brothers had a good relationship, so he would not be denied even when called in for questioning.

Just as she was thinking about it, there was a hurried knock on the closed courtyard door. Lin Mowan was confused, wondering who it could be so late at night. The level of anxiety did not sound like Yuzhi's.

She turned around and gave a look to the servant beside her. The servant nodded and quickly understood and went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened a crack, a figure suddenly squeezed in, opening the entire gate wide. Then, the person who was supported in from outside was Hanyan with a big belly.