Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 267 I Misunderstood You

Jin Feishuang sighed deeply, "The day after you gave the painting to the mother and son, I found them and told them that I was willing to buy the painting for eight hundred taels of silver. The woman was very happy and agreed immediately."

"I didn't have enough cash on hand at the time, so I only gave them a 100-liang silver note as a deposit, and agreed to pick up the painting the next day and pay the rest of the money. But who would have thought that when I went there the next day, the mother and son had already left the house. After finding out where they had gone, I immediately chased them. I rode a fast horse for a full half day before I intercepted them on the road. I asked the woman why she ran away. Do you know what she said?"

Jin Feishuang snorted angrily, and then said, "She told me that at first she didn't know the painting was so valuable, so when she heard me say I wanted to buy it for eight hundred taels of silver, she immediately agreed. But she later found out that a painting by Master Puyun was worth a fortune, not to mention eight hundred taels. Sometimes it could even be sold for thousands of taels. She felt that she was being taken advantage of, so she regretted it. I asked her why she didn't even return the deposit I paid, and she actually said that I was deceiving her by buying the painting from her at such a low price. She thought I was not a good person, so she ran away with the deposit, preparing to go to the capital to sell the painting for a high price."

As she spoke, she smiled bitterly, "But A Ling, you gave her that painting, so you naturally know the value of that painting, right?"

"Everyone knows that Master Puyun only gives away paintings, not sells them. However, there are two types of paintings he gives away. One type is his masterpieces. This type of painting is a work that satisfies him from beginning to end. It is stamped with two seals, Master Puyun and his name. Generally, it is only given to people who understand and cherish paintings, or to close friends. The other type is a fragment. Sometimes this fragment refers to an unfinished painting with some imperfections, and sometimes it is a painting he made casually to give to others. This type of painting only has the seal of Master Puyun on it."

"So the two paintings have different market valuations. The former is a rare and valuable painting by Cai Ling, so its upper limit is extremely high. The latter is a fragment, with an uncertain painting style and brushwork, and is mostly casual. In addition, there is only one rare seal, "Mr. Puyun", so except for some extremely outstanding paintings that are sold at high prices, this kind of fragment can only be sold for one thousand taels of silver at most on the market."

Hearing this, Shen Nankui thought about it and realized that the several paintings that Cai Ling had given her were indeed stamped with both his name and his private name. However, she remembered that the one he gave to Tao Ru seemed to have only the seal of Master Puyun.

It turns out that's the difference.

Jin Feishuang continued, "A Ling, tell me yourself, did I cheat her by offering her eight hundred taels of silver?"

Cai Ling was silent.

Jin Feishuang added, "However, for ordinary people, the value of this painting is not low, but they are alone and weak. If they sell the painting, it is still a question whether they can keep it. I will buy this painting for 800 taels. Not only can they avoid being targeted by people with bad intentions, but the money I pay is also enough for them to live for the rest of their lives."

"That woman was greedy. She broke the contract first, embezzled the deposit and ran away. I confronted her face to face, but she still refused to return the deposit. Tell me, how can I bear this?"

"A Ling, you are kind enough to help this mother and son, but they only covet the benefits that do not belong to them. How can such people deserve your kindness? How can such people deserve your handwriting?"

Jin Feishuang sneered, "So, I took the painting back and beat up the woman. Maybe an arm or a leg was broken, but A Ling, I really didn't want to kill them, and I didn't really do anything extreme. Although I took the painting, I didn't take back the 100 silver deposit."

"If that woman knew what was good for her, and recovered from her injuries, she could use the remaining money to buy some land and do some business, and she could still support them and their child. Who knows..."

"Who knew something like this would happen!"

Jin Feishuang's tone was full of regret. If she had known earlier that this incident would cause A Ling to become estranged from her and no longer want to care about her, she would never have intervened.

After he finished speaking, the table fell into silence.

After a while, Cai Ling asked, "Why didn't you tell me about buying the painting earlier?"

Jin Feishuang had indeed wanted to explain this matter to him several times, but she always said that she did not forcibly snatch the painting, did not intentionally hurt anyone, and never mentioned buying the painting, so these explanations sounded a little pale in Cai Ling's ears.

Jin Feishuang smiled bitterly, "I didn't dare to say it before, because I was afraid that you would feel sad if you knew that your kindness was insulted. Later, when I wanted to explain it clearly, you no longer gave me this opportunity."

Cai Ling didn't speak for a long time.

After a while, Jin Feishuang couldn't hold back any longer and called out in a pleading tone: "A Ling..."

Cai Ling sighed, "Actually, after I give the painting away, I never care what happens next."

Jin Fei's eyes were filled with tears. "I know I did something wrong in this matter. I dare not say that the mother and son had their own fault, but it was definitely not me who killed them. The perpetrators were clearly those drunkards. A Ling, you personally handed them over to the government. They were the ones who forced the mother and son to death!"

She looked at Shen Nankui and Gu Yichuan again, "What do you think?"

Shen Nankui and Gu Yichuan looked at each other and spoke carefully, "Mr. Cai, there are indeed many misunderstandings in this matter. The blame cannot be attributed entirely to Miss Jin. Perhaps you really misunderstood her."

"I know."

Cai Ling sighed softly, "Since she finished talking about buying paintings, I understood everything."

He turned to look at Jin Feishuang and raised the wine glass in his hand towards her, "Ah Shuang, I misunderstood you. I apologize to you."

Hearing that he had changed back to his old name, Jin Feishuang was overjoyed. But before he could be happy, he heard him say, "But I don't deserve your treatment, and I can't give you the same return."

The reason why he remained silent for so long was not only because he regretted the truth, but also because he didn't know how to respond to Jin Feishuang's sincerity.

When Jin Feishuang heard this, his eyes suddenly dimmed.

She naturally knew what Cai Ling meant. He rejected her again, and even rejected the future.

After a moment, she forced a smile and said, "After all, you have forgiven me, so we are still friends, right?"

Cai Ling nodded.

Jin Feishuang's face was filled with joy, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "This is enough."

She glanced at Shen Nankui and Gu Yichuan, smiled and said, "Some things are destined to be unattainable. I understand you, just as you understand me, but life must go on. I have figured it out. As long as you are still willing to pay attention to me, I will be satisfied."