Chapter 69 Marry Me

Three days later, Nie Wuyou indeed brought Jiang Yuyan the news about the three of them.

Qin Shangyu participated in this year's autumn examination and won the top three in one fell swoop. He was awarded the title of Tanhua by the emperor. However, he refused the job in the Hanlin Academy and asked to be transferred to work in other places. He is currently the magistrate of Hangzhou County, Huzhou.

Xie Jingyu expanded his soap business to all parts of Dayue Country, making a fortune every day. He also established an intelligence network based on the trade routes, named Lihentian, which also recruited many martial arts masters and talented people. It was a pity that their focus seemed to be on Yunzhou and Qingzhou, and they didn't find this place.

Xiao Yuanyan has been traveling outside, occasionally returning to Beijing to handle affairs. The most recent stop was Tongxin Town, more than 20 kilometers away from here.

Jiang Yuyan was in a daze, feeling distressed and relieved. She had never thought that she and Xiao Yuanyan had been so close. But according to the intelligence, all three were safe, which was indeed good news.

Nie Wuyou owed Jiang Yuyan a favor, and he became more and more adept at directing Jiang Yuyan. Three meals a day, no two days were the same. If Jiang Yuyan hadn't memorized so many recipes, she really wouldn't be able to serve this young master.

"Cang Lan cooked for me for seven consecutive days. I wonder if Brother Chen has ever had this blessing?"

Nie Wuyou followed them and called out Jiang Yuyan's alias, and stabbed Chen Yi whenever he had nothing to do.

Shen Yi would naturally ignore him and said calmly: "This year, Lingshu Valley will not accept Tianji Pavilion's business."

“Hey, it’s just a joke, Patriarch Shen wouldn’t be so stingy, right?”

Nie Wuyou never tires of challenging Shen Yi's bottom line in various ways.

Jiang Yuyan soon realized that he was deliberately making fun of Shen Yi!

"After this meal you can leave. But from now on I can cook for Shen Yi every day!" Jiang Yuyan retorted to him.

Shen Yi glanced at her silently when he heard this, and there seemed to be warmth in his eyes.

Nie Wuyou then stopped laughing and said, "You really are... a traitor!" He said that without getting angry, picked up his sword and was about to leave.

Before leaving, he left a jade pendant for Jiang Yuyan.

His voice came from a distance: "If you need anything, bring this item to Tianji Pavilion to find me..."

After finally getting rid of the plague god, Jiang Yuyan wanted to clap her hands in celebration and threw the jade pendant aside.

Chen Yi lowered his eyes and took a look, and kindly reminded: "The 72 Pavilion Masters under the Tianji Pavilion are divided into four generations: Tiandi Xuanhuang. This jade pendant can command any Pavilion Master of the Huang generation."

Jiang Yuyan was shocked when she heard this and quickly put the token away carefully.

Shen Yi's eyes darkened, and he actually felt a little unhappy.

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With Nie Wuyou gone, without the third person to intervene, Jiang Yuyan felt quite nervous facing Shen Yi alone. After all, Shen Yi did not deny the love that Nie Wuyou had pointed out that day.

There was silence between the two sides for a moment.

At this time, the courtyard was full of fallen leaves, and shadows were flickering across the windows, just like the two people's moods.

Shen Yi was thinking about something else.

After thinking for a long time, he stared at Jiang Yuyan and said slowly, "If it is really as Nie Wuyou said, I have a way to cure your face. But you have to pay a price. What do you think?"

Jiang Yuyan was shocked, her fingers involuntarily tightened the fabric, and she stammered, "What's the price?"

Shen Yi's Adam's apple rolled, and he said solemnly and with difficulty: "Give up your three husbands and your past, join my clan, and marry me."

One stone can cause a thousand ripples.

Jiang Yuyan suddenly looked up at him, her red lips slightly parted, her eyes full of shock.

He asked her to marry him, and she was naturally very happy, even now she felt that they were not a good match.

But if she was asked to give up Xiao Yuanyan and the other three...

Jiang Yuyan closed her eyes and thought, she couldn't do it!

"No... Although there were some problems between us that caused me to run away from home, as long as they have not betrayed me, I cannot betray them!" Jiang Yuyan felt sad and said firmly.

Chen Yi seemed to have expected this answer. If Jiang Yuyan was as heartless and unkind as those women, perhaps he would not like her so much. But at this moment, he could not help but feel bitter and disappointed.

After this day, the two of them were in a stalemate for the first time.

Jiang Yuyan deliberately avoided Shen Yi, and only practiced soul-stealing techniques and learned medical skills. When they occasionally sat at the same table, they were silent and the atmosphere was awkward.

Sometimes at night, Jiang Yuyan could still hear the sound of the flute, which was low and slow, full of sorrow.

Jiang Yuyan's eyes were filled with tears. You can't have it all in this world. If she hadn't met those three, she would have been willing to live with Shen Yi for the rest of her life, living in seclusion in the valley. But now that she had already formed a relationship with those three, she could not do such a betrayal for her own selfish reasons.

Because she was in a bad mood, Jiang Yuyan went out alone early the next morning. She came to this small town and seemed to have never been around before. She just wanted to relax.

Every time she went to a place, she liked to see the local customs and practices. The simple life of the people seemed to have a soothing power that made her feel at peace.

Jiang Yuyan also barged into a wedding banquet.

The people of the Western Territory were tough and enthusiastic. The hostess saw that she was a foreigner who came to watch the fun, so she pulled her over and invited her to join them.

Jiang Yuyan was extremely terrified and embarrassed, and hurriedly gave the newlyweds a red envelope containing two taels of silver.

She knew that she was not good-looking now, and there would be gossip at the banquet. Unexpectedly, when she was leaving, several young men stopped her and wanted to send her home.

Jiang Yuyan burst out laughing and politely refused.

She really likes this Western Territory. Shen Yi said that there are many monsters here, but she thinks the people here are particularly lovely. They don't shy away from gossip, so she is more open-minded.

After living like this for a long time, she finally got used to it.

At dusk, Jiang Yuyan walked to the shore of Lingyan Lake on the border.

My mood at this moment is completely different from when I went out in the morning.

She took out the white jade flute that Qin Shangyu had given her that day from her sleeve and played a song "Drunken Dream" gently.

"There are three thousand dreams in this life, but I am drunk here and no one knows."