Feng Jingyi remained silent, staring directly at Feng Linyuan. For some reason, he intuitively felt that Feng Linyuan was telling the truth.
"May I ask, my lord, how many pearls have you found?" Qin Siming asked loudly.
"Three," Feng Linyuan replied in a calm voice, looking confident.
"No way! Then you just watched me beg Miss Bai for special treatment. If you'd just told me, I would have begged you instead!" Song Yiqing complained.
This strange line of thought made Bai Zheng, who had been stunned, burst into laughter.
"Miss Bai, since the lord has found all the pearls, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to make you laugh in the future," Song Yiqing said with a mournful face.
Bai Zheng was also extremely surprised. She thought she had hidden the pearls so skillfully that they would not be easily found.
"Since the lord has found them, please show them to us quickly!" Chen Yanzhi shouted first.
He had secretly sent his servants to search as well. Although he had gone to watch a commotion in the middle, his servants had been searching non - stop, yet they had found nothing. How could Feng Linyuan have found three in such a short time? It was impossible!
"Yes, my lord, please show them quickly!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
Which of the people present hadn't searched every corner like Song Yiqing, only to return empty - handed? Feng Linyuan had either been saving Bai Zheng or sitting there drinking tea. Could he really have found them?
Who would believe it!
Seeing that Feng Linyuan was just staring at Bai Zheng without making any move, Zhou Chao said maliciously, "My lord, you're not just talking big, are you? You can't actually produce the pearls, can you?"
Bai Zheng also looked at Feng Linyuan playfully. Could this guy really have found the pearls?
Feng Linyuan stood up and walked slowly but firmly towards Bai Zheng. His deep eyes were filled with stars. The crowd around them was bustling, but in his eyes, there was only Bai Zheng's reflection.
It seemed that in this vast world, for Feng Linyuan, there was only Bai Zheng.
Bai Zheng stared at Feng Linyuan in a daze. As the distance between them grew closer, her limbs became stiffer and her cheeks gradually grew hot.
Feng Linyuan stopped in front of her. His gaze suddenly landed on a fallen leaf in Bai Zheng's hair. It must have fallen into her hair when she was in a hurry. Fortunately, there were leaves everywhere in the backyard, so it wouldn't arouse suspicion.
Feng Linyuan's eyes became even softer. He raised his hand, gently picked the leaf out of Bai Zheng's hair, and carefully tidied the loose strands of hair on her forehead, as naturally as a couple who had been together for many years.
"Lord Dingyuan, we asked you to show the pearls, not to watch you flirt with Miss Bai in front of us," Feng Jingye said with a faint cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Lord Dingyuan, are you trying to curry favor with Miss Bai now? Such a petty act is just like Young Master Song. No wonder you're good brothers," Feng Jingxuan sneered.
"Third brother, Lord Dingyuan is not that kind of person," Feng Jingyi couldn't help but say.
"Ha, then tell me what he's doing..." Feng Jingxuan's words stopped abruptly in mid - air.
As if to answer Feng Jingxuan's question, when Feng Linyuan tucked the messy hair on both sides of Bai Zheng's face behind her ears, there was a small, round object in his hand.
"Pearl!" A young gentleman in green exclaimed.
Hearing this, everyone looked at Feng Linyuan and were immediately stunned.
Wasn't the object with a gentle white glow in Feng Linyuan's hand the very pearl they had been searching for in vain for so long?
Feng Linyuan remained calm. He took a half - step back, increasing the distance between himself and Bai Zheng. Bai Zheng felt a little less restricted and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard everyone shout again, "Another one!"
They saw Feng Linyuan squatting down and taking out another pearl from Bai Zheng's long skirt.
Mrs. Lin suddenly stood up, trembling all over.
Two pearls meant that this Lord Dingyuan, Feng Linyuan, was the son - in - law she had carefully chosen for her precious daughter!
Although he had been extremely talented in his youth, now his appearance was ruined and he was seriously ill. He wouldn't live past twenty - five.
He wouldn't live past twenty - five!
Although Mrs. Lin had sincerely admired this young lord during the poetry and painting competition before, just thinking about his fate made her find it hard to accept.
"No..." Mrs. Lin was about to voice her opposition, but was stopped by Bai Yinan.
"Let's see Zheng'er's attitude. If she doesn't like him, she will reject him. If she does, we can't stop her," Bai Yinan whispered.
Mrs. Lin's eyes were slightly red. "My lord, we can't let Zheng'er become a widow..."
Bai Yinan nodded seriously. As a father, who would want his daughter to become a widow?
Bai Zheng looked at Feng Linyuan, and her black - and - white eyes seemed to be filled with a circle of starlight.
Yes, she hadn't hidden the pearls in the yard. Instead, she had openly put them on herself. If those young gentlemen really cared about Bai Zheng and paid attention to her, they would have found them with careful observation.
If she, Bai Zheng, was going to get married, at least she should marry someone who truly cared about her!
Unexpectedly, no one had noticed except Feng Linyuan, who was so observant.
Although they had searched for the bone - penetrating herb side by side, when they were focused on the herb before, Bai Zheng herself hadn't paid much attention to the details of Feng Linyuan. How could she have noticed if he had a pearl on him?
There were already white patterns on Bai Zheng's clothes, and she had deliberately sewn the pearls on top of the white patterns. Naturally, they couldn't be seen without a close look.
"As for this third pearl," Feng Linyuan's deep eyes glowed faintly. His gaze landed on Bai Zheng's chest, and his eyebrows raised slightly. "It's not convenient for me to take it myself. I need Miss Bai to do it for me."
Bai Zheng blushed slightly, but Zhuling stepped forward with a smile and took the pearl from Bai Zheng's chest.
When they changed clothes before, Zhuling had known that Bai Zheng had hidden the pearls on herself. Now seeing Feng Linyuan standing beside Bai Zheng like a graceful jade tree, she thought they were a perfect match.
"Miss, it seems that the lord is truly in love with you. If you marry the lord, it would be a good marriage," Zhuling said.
"Zhuling! Don't talk nonsense," Mrs. Lin scolded.
Hearing this, Feng Linyuan glanced at Mrs. Lin, and his deep eyes revealed no emotion.
Bai Zheng naturally knew why Mrs. Lin was opposed. She looked at the disliked Feng Linyuan awkwardly and was about to speak when Princess Pingyang said with a smile,
"Madam Bai may not know this yet. Lord Dingyuan said that his current calamity is not insurmountable. Miss Bai San has a special fate and is a perfect match for the lord according to the eight - character compatibility. She is the lucky star in the lord's life. If Miss Bai San marries Lord Dingyuan, all of the lord's disasters will be resolved, and his lifespan will be extended. Madam Bai need not worry."