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

Chapter 218 Shen Weiyuan has been here

But Mrs. Lin didn't know this at the moment. She just glanced at the sky outside and pretended to be surprised: "Oh, it's so late. Xiaowan, why don't you have dinner before coming back?"

Lin Mowan said nothing. She turned her head to look at the sky outside. It was not yet late when she looked up. Thinking about the master and servant whispering to each other earlier, she had a feeling that something must have happened.

But at the moment, it was obvious that they didn't want her to know. But never mind. She boldly guessed that it was probably related to Shen Weiyuan. Apart from that, Lin Qinhai had never restricted her like this.

She tactfully did not ask, nor did she refuse Mrs. Lin's invitation to stay for dinner.

At the dinner table, Mrs. Lin was still enthusiastic. She wanted her to eat this and try that. Looking at her eager eyes, Lin Mowan really couldn't refuse.

When I came out of the yard, it was already completely dark, and there didn't seem to be any major changes in the mansion.

When Lin Mowan returned to the courtyard, the little girl had been waiting at the door for a long time. Seeing Lin Mowan coming back, she hurried forward and greeted her respectfully: "Miss."

The girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with double buns, thin bangs, and chubby cheeks. She looked just like the lucky doll in the New Year pictures, and was extremely cute.

"Who are you?" Lin Mowan asked without stopping.

The little girl nodded slightly and replied, "My name is Chunyi. I was chosen by the master and the mistress to take care of the young lady. If the young lady needs anything or lacks anything in the future, you can tell me."

Spring...

Lin Mowan nodded thoughtfully, which reminded people of a lively word - spring is in full swing.

She whispered, "Well, that's a good name."

Ever since she woke up in this place, Yuzhi has disappeared. She should have returned to Shen Weiyuan. Her affairs are all taken care of by the people in the Lin Mansion.

Besides, it seems that Lin Qinhai is extremely dissatisfied with the relationship between her and Shen Weiyuan, and now he will definitely not let Shen Weiyuan's people follow her.

In his eyes, this was probably no different from surveillance. In fact, it was really like that. After all, that was the case when he was in Wisteria Garden.

Hearing Lin Mowan's praise, Chunyi's eyes were full of joy, and she followed Lin Mowan into the room.

There was water ready for her to wash in the room. As soon as she walked into the room, she looked up and saw a cage covered with a black cloth on a table not far away.

Lin Mowan felt a little puzzled and asked Chunyi about it, but Chunyi couldn't explain it clearly. She only knew that it was sent by Lin Qinhai, and she knew nothing else.

Hearing this, Lin Mowan didn't ask any more questions. She just walked over slowly and gently lifted the black curtain covering the cage. The calico cat inside was curled up obediently.

Lin Mowan recognized it at a glance. It was the one she raised in Zither Garden. Previously, when she went to accept Gongshu Tingyue's invitation, she had already intended to die together with him, so she sent this little guy to the Luo family. It was her last request to Luo Qiaoniang.

But unexpectedly, she escaped, and this little thing was also sent over.

Lin Mowan was suspicious: "Who sent this cage?"

Facing Lin Mowan's question, Chun Yi hesitated a little, but she couldn't resist Lin Mowan's burning and serious eyes. She looked embarrassed and was about to speak when a familiar voice came from outside the door: "It's Shen Weiyuan."

Hearing this, Lin Mowan and Chunyi looked back at the same time, and saw that the person who walked in was Lin Qinhai. Seeing the person coming, Chunyi slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and Lin Qinhai also waved his hand, signaling Chunyi to leave.

Two people sat at the table in the room. Lin Mowan took the Sanhua cat out of the cage. It still looked fat, but it didn't feel as heavy as before in her hands, and it didn't look very thin either.

When Lin Mowan was sitting on the chair holding it, perhaps it smelled a familiar scent. The kitten nestled obediently in her arms, making purring sounds comfortably.

Lin Qinhai glanced at the cat in her arms, frowned, and asked suspiciously: "Is this really yours?"

Lin Mowan nodded: "I used to raise it for fun when I had nothing to do."

Lin Qinhai didn't say anything, but just looked at the kitten lying in her arms and acting coquettishly, with a thoughtful look in her heart. She couldn't help but feel suspicious. How could the kitten be raised so fat by just raising it casually?
He didn't say anything, but looked away and got to the point: "Um..." After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Shen Weiyuan came to see me today, and he had someone send this kitten to me."

Lin Mowan stroked the cat in her arms, turned around and looked at Lin Qinhai, and said, "Doesn't my uncle dislike me having contact with him?"

Lin Qinhai looked at her and did not deny it. He thought, there was no contact, so as long as Shen Weiyuan didn't use force, it would be easy.

After a moment of silence, he said, "He said the cat was yours, so I had someone send it to you. However, although he didn't say it explicitly, it was obvious that he wanted to propose marriage."

When he said this, he paused deliberately. He didn't say whether he refused or agreed. He was just observing Lin Mowan's expression, trying to tell her opinion and reaction to the matter from her look.

But Lin Qinhai stared at her for a long time, but Lin Mowan didn't react. Finally, she just asked Lin Qinhai calmly: "What does uncle think?"

"..." Lin Qinhai was silent. He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Perhaps he was worried that Lin Mowan would be unhappy about this. After a moment of silence, he pursed his lips and said, "I refuse."

Lin Qinhai looked at her, waiting for her reaction, but Lin Mowan was not as angry as he imagined. She just smiled and said nothing, as if she had expected it.

"You're not angry?" Lin Qinhai asked, with some doubt and surprise in his tone.

In fact, he could see that Lin Mowan was definitely not just grateful to Shen Weiyuan for protecting her back then, she definitely had feelings for him.

As for Lin Qinhai, no matter whether it was Lin Mowan, Lin Tianxiao, or their eldest daughter Lin Jingshu who was already married, the couple almost never asked too much about the children's private affairs, and most of the time let them solve them by themselves.

Lin Tianxiao and Lin Jingshu are both very sensible. Sometimes they will take the initiative to confess when they are confused. They always analyze the pros and cons and let the children make their own judgments.

As for Lin Mowan, she grew up outside since she was a child. She needs to be managed, but she cannot be restricted too much, otherwise it will be counterproductive and may not be good.

Now, facing Lin Qinhai's question, Lin Mowan shook her head. She did not deny her feelings for Shen Weiyuan, but every time she thought of some things, she would feel depressed and uncomfortable in her heart. She didn't want this mood to accompany her for the rest of her life.

She was silent, hesitating for a long time, but finally said: "I had no choice before. Putting aside the feelings, I don't want to be a substitute for others."

At the beginning, she didn't mind the white moonlight in Shen Weiyuan's heart that he loved but couldn't get. No matter whether that person was dead or not, for her, as long as the other person didn't show up, she didn't care.

But later on, it no longer worked. She didn't know when it started, but she went from not caring and not asking at the beginning to thinking about that person more and more frequently.

She had never seen the Rong'er he mentioned, but she could feel that the people around her firmly believed that this person had an unshakable position in Shen Weiyuan's heart.

Later, gradually, every time he treated her well, she felt tormented and couldn't help wondering, if it was Rong'er, would he be better?