Chapter 883: Chapter 883

In the courtyard, the flowers were in full bloom, clearly tended with great care.

"Lord Jiang, please enjoy the flowers in the courtyard for a moment; the young lady is still freshening up!" the maid said to Jiang Ning from the entrance of the courtyard.

"Alright!" Jiang Ning replied.

He stepped into the flower-filled courtyard, where the air was filled with a faint floral fragrance.

The maid at the door slowly walked away as well.

She knew that her young lady enjoyed solitude and preferred not to have too many people around.

Upon entering the courtyard,

Jiang Ning was instantly drawn to the corner where the phoenix flowers bloomed.

The blossoms were primarily red and gold, blooming in the corner like rising flames.

After walking around casually for a while, he heard a sound from the room behind him.

Jiang Ning turned his head.

He saw Wang Qintan wearing a set of figure-hugging, white long shirt and pants suitable for home.

Her hair was somewhat messy and tousled.

She yawned after pushing open the door, her eyes a bit drowsy as she glanced at Jiang Ning.

"Why are you coming to my house so early? I’m so sleepy!!"

After speaking, she gave another long yawn.

Jiang Ning looked at her speechlessly.

Then he raised his hand and pointed at the sun above.

"It’s already two quarters past the Hour of Si!"

"So what!!" Wang Qintan hummed twice.

Jiang Ning felt a little helpless.

Wang Qintan ruffled her hair and walked towards Jiang Ning.

"Move aside, I need to rinse my mouth!"

Jiang Ning stepped aside, watching Wang Qintan brush past him.

Then, he saw Wang Qintan jab his chest with her elbow.

Seeing Jiang Ning’s gaze turning towards her,

Wang Qintan slightly tilted her chin.

"Hmph, that’s for disturbing my sweet dreams so early!"

Then, a white light flashed in Wang Qintan’s hand as she pulled out a toothbrush and toiletries, starting to wash up by the well.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning quietly waited for her to finish.

Wang Qintan splashed her face with clean water, making a crisp sound.

she looked at Jiang Ning.

"By the way, why are you coming to see me so early?"

Finished speaking, Wang Qintan looked at Jiang Ning, her face no longer tired, her eyes brightened.

At this moment, droplets of water still hung on her jade-like cheeks, glistening under the sunlight.

Through the refraction of the water droplets, the fine fuzz on Wang Qintan’s face could be seen. Discover more novels at NovelHub(.)net

Jiang Ning couldn’t help but take two more glances.

Just as he was about to speak, Wang Qintan suddenly looked at Jiang Ning with suspicion.

"You wouldn’t be here to borrow money again, would you?" she said, quickly covering her pockets with a mocking embarrassed look.

Jiang Ning said, "I have to go! I’ll be leaving Dongling City for a while."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qintan was taken aback.

"Leaving? Where are you going?"

After speaking, she brushed aside the hair wet from the clean water, sticking to her cheeks.

Then, she pretended to be calm and said, "Besides, if you’re leaving, just go. Why tell me? I’m not someone special to you!"

Jiang Ning smiled: "You’re my only creditor!"

"As long as you know!" Wang Qintan immediately rolled her eyes and continued, "I get it now, I don’t have to expect the money I lent you back!"

"So, how much do you want to borrow this time?"

Jiang Ning smiled lightly.

"I’m not here to borrow money today!"

Hearing this, Wang Qintan’s face once again showed a look of doubt.

"Are you being so kind? Specially coming to say goodbye to me?"

"Not exactly here just to tell you goodbye," Jiang Ning said.

"I knew it!" Wang Qintan looked knowingly.

Jiang Ning said, "I came to see you to give you a gift."

"Gift?" Wang Qintan was stunned, looking at Jiang Ning incredulously.

Jiang Ning smiled faintly: "You’ve helped me so much. A few days ago, I found something suitable to give as a gift while I was out, and thought of you!"

Wang Qintan immediately looked Jiang Ning up and down.

"Seems I misunderstood!"

Then she nodded in satisfaction: "I knew I didn’t misplace my trust in you!"

Then she spread open her fair right hand, slender fingers stretching out.

"Hand it over! Let me see what it is!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning took out the soft armor from the Sumeru Ring.

Seeing the soft armor in Jiang Ning’s hand.

Wang Qintan’s face turned slightly red.

Because this soft armor was clearly an intimate garment, meant to be worn inside, it was quite personal.

Moreover, it was woven from ice silk and slightly translucent.

And now this item was in Jiang Ning’s hand, and he wanted to give it to her.

"Don’t worry! It’s very clean, I washed it!"

Seeing her expression, Jiang Ning added.

"You’re bold to give me this, I’m too shy to accept!" she replied with a hint of annoyance.

"Then should I take it back?" Jiang Ning countered.

"Forget it!" Wang Qintan reached out and took the slightly transparent ice silk soft armor from Jiang Ning’s hand. "This thing looks valuable, you rarely give me something, if I let you take it back, there probably won’t be a next time!"

"I have to take some interest first, or else I won’t get anything!"

Seeing this, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but smile.

For some reason, Wang Qintan’s slightly flushed face seemed quite amusing.

Seeing the smile on Jiang Ning’s lips, Wang Qintan understood and felt slightly annoyed.

Immediately, she thought for a moment and said, "I’ll go change into it now, do you want to see how it looks on me?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning gave Wang Qintan a once-over.

Then nodded slightly, "You have some looks, it’s not impossible!"

"Some looks, it’s not impossible!" Wang Qintan mimicked Jiang Ning’s words, then rolled her eyes and pouted.

"You wish! My unparalleled beauty, even if you want to see, I won’t let you!"

She grabbed the soft armor and walked towards her room.

Remembering Wang Qintan’s slightly arrogant demeanor just now, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but smile lightly.

He waited quietly in the courtyard for Wang Qintan to reappear.

The wait was only a little over a cup of tea’s time.

When Wang Qintan showed up again.

She was wearing a luxurious long dress.

The dress was primarily gold and red, with the hem resembling a phoenix’s tail feathers.

In the sunlight, the dress occasionally reflected golden light.

Jiang Ning couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Wang Qintan’s chest.

The soft armor was, in all likelihood, being worn under her dress at this moment.

Noticing Jiang Ning’s gaze, Wang Qintan immediately crossed her arms over her chest, blushing.

"Pervert!!" she spat.

Jiang Ning, hearing this, awkwardly rubbed his nose.

"Does it fit?" Jiang Ning asked.

"It fits well enough!" Wang Qintan nodded, then continued, "And it’s quite comfortable to wear, do you want to try it?"

"How would I try it?" Jiang Ning asked.

"I’ll let you wear it!" Wang Qintan teased with a laugh.

Seeing Jiang Ning’s expression, Wang Qintan laughed even more gleefully.

She restrained her mischievousness.

Then said, "You just said you’re leaving, where are you going?"

"To Guangning Prefecture city," Jiang Ning replied.

"To Guangning Prefecture? What are you going there for?" Wang Qintan asked, looking puzzled.

"Great Grandmaster Shen Wenyan is taking office as the Inspection Office’s Residence Master of Guangning Prefecture, and by regulation, I need to report for duty! Plus, the Military Examination in early July, I have to participate! Also, I need to exchange some items at the Inspection Office in Guangning Prefecture city!" Jiang Ning explained.

"Traveling such a long distance, do you have enough money?" Wang Qintan asked.

"I have some, not much!" Jiang Ning replied.

"I knew it!" Wang Qintan said, as if it was obvious.

She continued, "In honor of your gift today, I’ll take out my dowry to support you a little!"

As she finished speaking.

She pulled out a few gold notes and placed them in front of Jiang Ning.

"This is one thousand taels worth of gold notes, should be enough for you to use in Guangning Prefecture city for a while! Don’t skimp on food and clothing while you’re out!"

"Thank you!!" Jiang Ning said sincerely, looking seriously at Wang Qintan, and accepted the gold notes she handed over.

As his fingers touched hers, he felt Wang Qintan’s warmth was different from other girls, rather than cool it was filled with warmth.

He smiled and said, "You’ve given me your dowry, how will you get married in the future?"

"You marry me!" Wang Qintan replied nonchalantly.

Seeing Jiang Ning’s startled expression.

She couldn’t help but raise her lips slightly, "I’m teasing you! I have no intention of getting married, and my wealth is still plenty, much more than you can imagine!!"