Inlaid With Jade - Chapter 27
Chapter 27
She knew
When He San heard that the Emperor had granted Li Heming and Lin Yu a marriage, his first reaction was that the marriage tree on Lingyun Mountain was very effective, then he felt that he and Miss Bai Zhen would be getting married soon.
This year, after he received his salary and reward, the money he had saved over the years was enough to make all the arrangements and redeem the person.
Speaking of which, He San had never told Li Heming something about Miss Lin. He had wanted to tell him before but was so busy that he had forgotten it. However, since the marriage between the two had already been decided, there was no need to tell him.
But He San didn’t know that if he never told him, Li Heming would probably never have known about it in his life.
That day on Lingyun Mountain, when Li Heming went to see Wang Yueying, Lin Yu went to see the marriage tree that He San mentioned after washing up.
It was a foggy and rainy day, and Lin Yu’s leg injury had not healed. However, she knew that after she left the mountain today, she would probably never go to Lingyun Temple again, which had cast a shadow in her heart, so she walked alone with an umbrella to the courtyard where the marriage tree was.
The tree was tall and graceful, with wooden cards bearing the lovers’ names. It was indeed awe-inspiring, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. Except for the ones in the palace, it was the first time that Lin Yu saw such a majestic sycamore tree.
When she went there, He San stood in front of the tree with his back to her, clasped his hands together, bowed his head, and muttered something to the tree god as if the tree could convey his affection to the ears of the Red Luan Star in the sky.
Lin Yu didn’t expect to see someone here. She feared she would disturb He San by making a sound, so she strolled along the courtyard wall with an umbrella. Perhaps because the Imperial Guards had sharp ears and eyes, He San still heard her bouncing footsteps.
He San turned around and saw that it was Lin Yu. He was stunned momentarily, and a blush appeared on his rough face.
Lin Yu rarely saw a man blushing. Realizing she had disturbed him, she smiled apologetically: “Sorry, do you need me to step aside?”
“No, no!” Perhaps because he never read much, He San was bad at dealing with gentle and polite people. He scratched the back of his neck: “I have already prayed.”
Lin Yu smiled: “Standing in such a heavy rain to pray for marriage, I think the girl you like must be a very good girl.”
He San grinned: “Indeed.”
Seeing Lin Yu walking under the tree, he quickly stretched his forearm across her side: “If you don’t mind, hold me, I’ll help you.”
Lin Yu put her hand on it: “Thank you.”
He San helped Lin Yu to the lush sycamore tree and waited until she stood firmly on the fence under the trunk before letting go. He chatted casually, “Miss Lin, are you here to find the leader? Or are you here to seek a marriage? If you are here to find the leader, you came at a bad time. He just left.”
He San didn’t say that Li Heming came here to seek a marriage with Lin Yu. He had just embarrassed himself, and there was no need to bring his master with him.
Lin Yu was stunned when she heard Li Heming was here just now. But she didn’t ask him what he was doing. Xu Qingyin said that he had a girl in his heart, so he must come to seek a marriage with that girl.
Lin Yu shook her head: “You talked about this tree as magical before, so I was curious and suddenly wanted to come and see it.” As she spoke, she raised the brim of her umbrella, stood under the tree, and looked up. She saw a tree full of marriage cards with hidden branches and leaves, swaying gently with the wind and rain. Lin Yu estimated that there were at least thousands of them.
Suddenly, she heard a strange sound from a branch above her head.
He San reacted quickly and shouted, “Miss Lin, be careful.” He didn’t care about etiquette and promptly reached out to pull her back a step.
The next moment, the branch seemed unable to bear the weight and suddenly broke, and dozens of marriage cards fell in front of Lin Yu, making a crackling sound.
The little monk, who was napping in the house, heard the sound and hurriedly ran out of the room with an umbrella. Shaking his head, he shouted “Amitabha” while picking up the marriage cards on the ground one by one.
It rained intermittently last night, and most of the marriage cards here were soaked by the rain, but Lin Yu saw that one of them seemed to have recently hung up. The wood was dry and only stained with rain when it fell to the ground.
He San also saw this and hurriedly picked up the half-dried, upside-down marriage card on the ground and turned it over. When he saw the two words “Lin Yu” on it, he said anxiously, “Hey! How did the leader’s card fall?”
When Lin Yu heard this, she turned her head to look at it. The words on the card were extraordinary, flowing like clouds and water, and the pen tip was sharp. It was an excellent handwriting. She was stunned for a long time after seeing the words on it: “Lord Li’s card?”
He San naturally saw that Lin Yu had no interest in Li Heming, and now that he had let it slip, he laughed dryly: “Yes, Lord Li hung it up.”
He seemed to think he shouldn’t hold this card, so he reached out and handed it to Lin Yu.
The young monk beside him picked up the marriage cards, not caring whether they would w*t his clothes, and hugged them in his arms. He looked at the card in Lin Yu’s hand and sighed, “What a pity.”
He San was dissatisfied when he heard this: “What does the young master mean by this?”
The young monk said: “Master said that we can’t hang back the fallen marriage card on the tree. If we do, it will be against God’s will.”
He San shook his head: “I think your master is afraid that too many will crush the tree.”
The young monk seemed to think there was some truth in it and nodded: “It seems that he said so, too.”
The two were talking, but Lin Yu frowned and looked at the card in her hand for a long time as if she didn’t know what to do with it. Finally, she looked up at several nearby branches, put down her umbrella, reached out, pulled down a nearby low branch, and hung Li Heming’s marriage card back on the tree.
He San was momentarily stunned, not knowing what Lin Yu meant. Lin Yu did not explain anything and only reached out to touch the marriage card. Seeing that it would not easily fall, she said goodbye to the two and left with an umbrella.
Lin Yu did not know why she had to help Li Heming hang the card back on the tree instead of giving it to the little monk. However, she had not heard Zelan talk about Li Heming going to Jiaofangsi to find a girl. Otherwise, she would have thrown Li Heming’s marriage card into the stove and burned it.