Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 116 Going to meet Lin Chengfeng

On the way out, Fangzhou looked around and said, "Girl, why don't we just go back?"

"Don't go back yet, go find Lin Dutou."

Fangzhou was stunned for a moment, but didn't ask any more questions.

It was obvious that the girl's visit to Lin Dutou was not for trivial matters, and any extra words would only make the girl embarrassed.

As they were walking, they suddenly heard a sneaky voice from the side: "Miss Qiu Liu——"

Qiu Heng paused and looked towards the source of the sound, and saw a face popping out from behind a tree beside the road.

"Miss Qiuliu, here."

Qiu Heng motioned Fangzhou to wait and walked over.

"Master Cui."

Cui Er forced a smile and said, "What a coincidence to meet Miss Qiu Liu."

Qiu Heng was silent for a moment, then nodded: "What a coincidence. Is there anything wrong, Master Cui?"

"It's okay..."

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

"Hey——" Cui Er saw Qiu Heng was about to leave, and quickly threw away his reserve, "There is something."

Qiu Heng waited for Cui Er to continue.

"Um... Miss Qiuliu heard what I said in front of Master Jin yesterday, right?"

Qiu Heng: “…”

"heard it."

Cui Er blushed, and said with a fearless attitude: "It's true, I like you very much! I fell in love with you after I kicked the ball to you on the Dragon Boat Festival. I asked a matchmaker to go to Yongqing Bo's Mansion to propose marriage because I really want to marry you, not for anything else..."

Behind the bushes not far away, Xue Han listened expressionlessly as Cui Er expressed his feelings to Qiu Heng.

He noticed that he was following him stealthily, but he didn't expect to hear this.

How would Ah Heng answer?

Through Cui Er, Xue Han could only see Qiu Heng's profile and the hem of her lilac skirt.

After listening to Cui Er, Qiu Heng said seriously, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Cui, but I already have someone I love, so I can only let you down."

"You really like that Lin Chengfeng?" Cui Er looked unconvinced, "What's so good about him? He's an old man who is many years older than you!"

Qiu Heng almost couldn't help laughing, and quickly suppressed the corners of her lips: "Although Lin Dutou is a few years older than me, he is in the prime of his life, and love is not logical at all... Mr. Cui is smart and insightful, he should understand. Qiu Liu wishes Mr. Cui a smooth marriage and hope he can find a good partner soon."

After Qiu Heng finished speaking, she bowed to Cui Er and turned to walk towards Fang Zhou who was waiting there.

Cui Er watched the girl's back as she left and smiled: "Smart and insightful, Qiu Liu said I am smart and insightful..."

Even his mother, who loved him the most, never said this to him!

As for my father——

Little beast, bastard, bastard, prodigal son... a string of tired words flashed by quickly. Cui Er sighed and carefully opened his legs, but groaned because he pulled a painful spot.

How can there be such a father? He is so old, but he still spanks his child!

"Fortunately I didn't get slapped in the face..." Cui Er muttered thankfully and walked away.

Xue Han stood alone beside the flowers and trees, Qiu Heng's words echoing in his ears: I already have someone in my heart...

Qiu Heng arrived at the place where the guards of the Ma Jun Division gathered and bowed to the guard in front of him. "I'm looking for Lin Dutou. Please help me call him."

The guard recognized Qiu Heng at a glance: "You are Miss Qiu Liu!"

Before Qiu Heng could say anything else, the young guard who could not hide his excitement shouted, "Captain Lin, Miss Qiu Liu is here to see you!" The voice was quite loud and the guards who heard it started to make a fuss and pushed Lin Chengfeng out.

Lin Chengfeng is a capable and popular man, but he is still unmarried in his twenties. His comrades often jokingly urge him to get married. Now that he knows about the existence of Miss Qiu Liu, he is naturally happy to see it happen.

"Miss Qiu Liu." Standing in front of Qiu Heng, Lin Chengfeng's cheeks felt hot.

This was certainly not because he was embarrassed by the teasing of his colleagues, but because of shame.

Compared to Lin Chengfeng's discomfort, Qiu Heng was much more relaxed: "I came to talk to Lin Dutou."

"okay."

The two walked slowly forward, and Fangzhou followed silently behind.

Qiu Heng stopped at the grassy area with a wide view and said, "Captain Lin, let's sit here for a while."

Lin Chengfeng hesitated for a moment and sat down next to Qiu Heng.

The green grass was like a green carpet, dotted with colorful wild flowers. The two people sitting next to each other looked like a perfect couple in the eyes of others.

But in fact, Lin Chengfeng only felt cramped.

"Miss Qiu Liu, I'm sorry for causing you trouble yesterday. I'm very grateful to you." After a moment's silence, Lin Chengfeng spoke.

Qiu Heng asked straight to the point: "Was this wooden doll carved by Lin Dutou?"

Lin Chengfeng took a look at the wooden doll in Qiu Heng's hand, and his eyes seemed to be burned by sparks.

Qiu Heng waited for a while before Lin Chengfeng replied: "No."

The answer was consistent with her speculation.

"I see this wooden doll is newly made. If it wasn't carved by Lin Dutou, where did it come from?"

Lin Chengfeng frowned and said nothing.

"I went to the palace to see my sister today." Qiu Heng looked at Lin Chengfeng and said slowly, "My sister said that this wooden doll was not given by her."

"What?" Lin Chengfeng's expression changed drastically.

He looked at the wooden doll again, no longer avoiding it, and took a deep breath: "Miss Qiu Liu, you didn't coax me?"

Qiu Heng chuckled: "Since I stood up yesterday, what's the point of coaxing Lin Dutou now?"

"I'm sorry, I just lost my composure when I heard this."

"None of this matters. What matters is to find out who gave this wooden doll to Lin Dutou."

Among the green grass, the girl's voice was as clear as a spring, calming Lin Chengfeng down.

"It must be Concubine Yu's trick!" Lin Chengfeng clenched his fists.

"Captain Lin, please explain in detail. This matter is obviously related to Concubine Yu, but this wooden doll was given by someone close to her or someone close to her sister. It's different."

If he is someone around Lady Qiu, we must find him out. Otherwise, with such a person around, we will be hard to guard against.

Lin Chengfeng obviously also thought of the key point, his face was livid: "On the first day of the autumn hunt, I unexpectedly met He - Lady Qiu. In the evening of that day, a palace maid came to see me quietly and said that it was a wooden doll sent by Lady Qiu. I... I took it out of greed, but later I thought it would not be safe to hide it anywhere, so I could only keep it close to my body..."

He was the youngest son in the family. After missing He'er, he had been unwilling to get married, and his parents did not force him. To him, He'er was his wife. He had been missing her for years, and after that one glance, how could he reject her wooden doll?

"You really have a deep understanding of human nature." Qiu Heng sighed, "In this case, another doubt of mine has been solved."

"what?"

Qiu Heng pointed at the head of the wooden doll and said, "I was wondering why the wooden doll, which was carved according to my sister's style, had a girl's bun. Now that I think about it, if the wooden doll had a palace dress with cloud-like hair, Lin Dutou might not have accepted it."

The magic of this wooden doll lies in the fact that it is carved into the appearance of Qiu Meiren when she was a young girl. This hits Lin Chengfeng's soft spot and prevents his reason from prevailing.

Fortunately, there is always a way out, and this is why she was given the opportunity to break the impasse.

(End of this chapter)