Chapter 19 After the marriage is agreed, I will write a divorce letter with you

The courtyard was brightly lit, but the hall was quiet, with only the crackling sound of burning candles.

Shen Yunshu sat in her original seat, and when she looked up she could see the young man sitting restlessly opposite her.

He sat on the armchair that Pei Huaijin had just sat on, but the two brothers' postures and temperaments were completely different.

Such a big mess happened today, but Pei Huaijin was calm and composed, and he remained calm in the face of the situation. He calmly explained the seriousness of the situation to her and even tried to test whether she was related to the kidnapping of the bride.

Although Shen Yunshu was really sweating at his temptation, she had to admit that his calm demeanor even in the face of a catastrophe gave people a sense of reliability.

He is not like Pei Huaian in front of him, who only has the word "An" in his name. In fact, he is arrogant and not half as capable as his elder brother.

Every time Shen Yunshu looked at him, she sighed in her heart.

Although I thought he was not bad before, the prerequisite is to treat him as my brother-in-law. He and my third sister have similar personalities and habits. Two children who were spoiled at home can live happily together.

Now that he was about to become her husband, Shen Yunshu looked at him again and no longer thought he was a good person.

"Brother, why hasn't he come out yet?" The young man opposite muttered, standing up and sitting down nervously, then standing up again. "No, I have to go in and take a look..."

Shen Yunshu supported her forehead and watched him go to the left side room. When he approached the door, he didn't dare to knock. After hesitating for a while, he turned back and begged her shyly: "Sister-in-law, why don't you accompany me in?"

In the past, Shen Yunshu enjoyed him calling her "sister-in-law", but today was different. From now on, he didn't have to call anyone "sister-in-law".

"My marriage with your eldest brother is no longer possible. Please don't call me like that anymore."

Pei Huaian's eyes widened: "How come even you gave in?"

Shen Yunshu said calmly: "It's a foregone conclusion. There's nothing I can do."

"You have no solution, but I do," Pei Huaian said, "You Ran and I have already agreed that she will never agree to marry Big Brother."

"If you're really sure she won't, why are you so nervous?" Shen Yunshu could see through him, just like she could see through her own sister. "I guess Third Sister didn't give you a definite answer just now in the room?"

The young man, whose thoughts were seen through, suddenly became depressed. "But I told her that I really don't mind her and Big Brother...what happened? Doesn't she believe me?"

Shen Yunshu shook her head and chuckled: "After all, he's just a teenager, he only acts on impulse. Nowadays, women value reputation and chastity even more. Can he trust them with just a simple "I don't mind"? With this kind of intelligence, he has no chance of winning against his elder brother."

It can be predicted that Pei Huaian will be very disappointed when Pei Huaijin comes out of the side room with his third sister's reply.

"What will you do if Third Sister doesn't choose you?" Shen Yunshu wanted him to be mentally prepared in advance.

"If she doesn't choose me..." Pei Huaian, under her determined gaze, had no choice but to make the worst plan, "Then I will go to Quanzhou with Daddy and never see her and Big Brother again."

Going to Quanzhou?

Quanzhou is a thousand miles away from the capital. Although she can avoid Lu Yi by going there, her third sister is still in Pei Mansion, and she cannot ignore her third sister.

"No, I can't go to Quanzhou with you..."

Pei Huaian was startled. "I didn't ask you to accompany me to Quanzhou. There's nothing innocent between us. There's no need for you to remarry me, right?"

"But I heard from your eldest brother that the elders hope that the two marriages will be exchanged..."

"Then I can't sacrifice my whole life just to obey the wishes of my elders, right?"

"You don't have to sacrifice your whole life. How about just delaying you for a year?"

Pei Huaian was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Shen Yunshu hooked her finger at him and said, "I have a solution that will satisfy both of us. Come closer and I'll whisper it to you..."

Pei Huaian's wandering gaze met her clear eyes, and his expression froze, and he swallowed subconsciously.

After coming out of the second room, he has been restless and unable to sit still. Not only because he is worried that Shen Youran will change her mind and marry his eldest brother, but also because he seems unable to be at ease in the same room with Shen Yunshu.

Ever since he had erotic dreams for several days in a row, he had been convincing himself that the person he dreamed of was Shen Youran.

But his mind was not under his control in the dream. He often mistook the person under him for Shen Yunshu. Every time he woke up, he would try to excuse himself with shame: it must be because he saw Shen Yunshu more often, so he confused the two sisters. In fact, the person he wanted to dream about was always Shen Youran.

He firmly believed that as long as he married Shen Youran and was with her day and night, he would no longer confuse the two of them, and from then on, only Shen Youran would appear in his dreams.

But now, she just hooked her finger at him, and he couldn't keep his mind focused. He walked towards her, and at her signal, he bent down and put his ear to her lips.

A light breath slowly floated up and gently caressed his earlobe.

"I feel sorry for you and my third sister. I know you don't want to be my wife. After the marriage, I will write a letter of divorce with you. From now on, we will pretend to be husband and wife in public, and behind closed doors, we will just be siblings..."

"After a year, we will separate due to personality incompatibility. I think the elders will be more accepting of it then. If you meet another girl you like within this year, I will cover for you. If necessary, we can also separate earlier..."

"If I meet a man I like, I will tell you that we will not interfere with each other's marriage..."

He was so close that he almost touched her slender shoulders and neck. He could smell a faint fragrance on the tip of his nose, simple and elegant, quiet. It must be the scent of jasmine.

Pei Huaian clenched his hands into fists unconsciously, trying his best to suppress the distracting thoughts in his mind, and restrained his gaze from looking away. Finally, the breath by his ears disappeared, he straightened up, and exhaled heavily.

"Seventh Young Master, are you willing?"

She sat quietly, and her eyes looking at me were full of sincerity, making it hard to refuse.

Admittedly, he had only listened to the general idea in a hurry, and it seemed like a good idea. In addition, when he met those sincere eyes, he nodded for some reason: "Okay..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she lowered her eyelashes slightly, and a smile appeared at the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, like a shining pearl.

"Then it's settled..."

His eyes were caught by her, but his heart was in turmoil.

Not long after, he heard the sound of the door opening and closing. Pei Huaian looked back and saw that it was his elder brother who had finally come out. He moved his wide sleeves and pulled out a drooping person from behind him.

The hand that he had just held was now being held obediently by his elder brother.

Pei Huaian understood in an instant.

Although he and Shen Yunshu had already made an agreement, he couldn't help but walk over and confirm with the drooping figure again: "You really don't choose me?"

She looked up and glanced at him quickly, her eyes red.

"No," she lowered her head, her voice sounding like it was about to break, "Since I'm wrong, I have to admit it..."

Pei Huaian saw that she had rejected him after all, and he didn't feel as disappointed as he had imagined: "Well, then... Big Brother, you should treat her well in the future."

"Okay." Pei Huaijin responded, then asked him, "What are your plans?"

Pei Huaian scratched his head and said awkwardly, "What else can I do? Let's just change it."

His attitude changed so quickly, as if he was not the one who was jumping up and down in Chunxuan Hall and saying that he didn't want Madam Shen.

"In that case, I'll go to Chunxuan Hall to report to the elders. It's getting late, you take..." He glanced at the elegant figure behind him, paused for a moment, and then continued, "You take your seventh brother and sister back to Ciyou Court to rest. We have to get up early at five o'clock tomorrow morning to thank the elders, so don't be late."

"Oh." When Pei Huaian responded, Shen Yunshu had already walked to his side.

She didn't know how Pei Huaijin had persuaded her third sister, but seeing that she looked like she was about to cry, she wanted to stay and keep her company. However, it was too late tonight, and the other party had ordered them to leave, so Shen Yunshu had no choice but to follow Pei Huaian to the Ciyouyuan.

"You Ran, you should rest early and stop crying," she touched her sister's head, "I will be with you from now on."

Shen Youran sobbed and nodded.

Although she didn't want her sister to marry Pei Huaian, her sister still stayed in Pei Mansion, which was her only comfort here.

After Shen Yunshu and Pei Huaian left, Pei Huaijin let go of her hand: "You go to sleep first, I'll be back soon."

"Yeah." Her voice was as weak as a mosquito or fly. She turned around and walked towards the bedroom in a daze. Her steps were heavy and slow. Her back was full of reluctance, as if there was some kind of monster in the bedroom.

She is still too young, full of girlish habits, and will definitely cause him a lot of worries in the future.

Pei Huaijin frowned and walked to Chunxuan Hall in the moonlight to report to the elders. When he came back, the lights in the bedroom had been extinguished.

Forget it, give her a few more days to accept it slowly.

Pei Huaijin turned and went into the study in the east wing and had a light sleep for the night.

The moon had set and the stars had dimmed. It was already the fifth watch. Dan Ruo looked at the person sleeping soundly in the red tent. Although she couldn't bear it, she still woke her up.

"Girl, hurry up and get up. The bride has to kneel down and pay respect to the elders this morning. It would be bad if you are late..."

Shen Youran, who tossed and turned last night and barely fell asleep at daybreak, felt like he was woken up after only a quarter of an hour.

After waking up, he hugged Danruo and cried, "Wow, if I had known that marriage would be like this, I would rather not marry for the rest of my life..."

"Girl, stop talking so childishly..." Danruo coaxed her softly, skillfully helping her dress and wash, and then helped her to comb her hair in front of the dressing mirror.

A shadowy figure appeared in the carved bronze mirror. Shen Youran rubbed his eyes, but still couldn't see clearly. He knew that his eyesight was not good again: "Dan Ruo, give me some medicine to fumigate my eyes later..."

"Yes." Danruo had noticed that his daughter's eyes were red and swollen, and she had just used some powder to cover the area around her eyes, but the red bloodshot in her pupils could not be concealed.

But before she could prepare the fumigation medicine, someone outside had come in and urged her twice: "Young Madam, it's almost five o'clock, and the eldest master has been waiting outside for a long time."

Shen Youran had no choice but to walk out of the room with a pair of unclear eyes, and come back to smoke his eyes after thanking the elders.

The moon had gone out, but the morning light was still dim. As soon as Shen Youran came out, he saw a green figure standing in the corridor of the east wing. It was tall and slender, as straight as a green pine.

She took a deep breath, took small steps, and moved closer to him: "Let's go."

The man turned around and greeted her with a bow, "Morning, young madam."

Shen Youran: “…Ah?”

She looked up and looked at him doubtfully. In her unclear vision, she could vaguely tell that the other person was not Pei Huaijin.

"He is Qing Jian, my attendant." A cold, helpless voice came from the door that had been open behind him. "How many times do you want to mistakenly admit to being your husband?"

Shen Youran was frightened and instinctively took two steps back, bumping into Pei Huaijin who had just walked out of the wing room.

Pei Huaijin reached out to support her and looked at this confused and reckless little girl: Forget it, I will teach her slowly in the future...

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