"No." For some reason, Yan Yi refused without even thinking.

"The older brother hasn't said a word of objection yet, so why are you, a complete stranger, being unable to do anything about it?"

Yan An secretly made up her mind that she would definitely have this sister-in-law today!

"I...I...I...By the way, whose family is this man? Are his parents still alive? Are they officials or businessmen? What are their family's circumstances? How many siblings does he have? What is his birth order? Has he established himself in the family? What is his character like?"

Yan Yi wanted to continue asking, but Yan An couldn't stand it anymore. When did his older brother become so long-winded?

"Stop, stop, stop! Their family is well-off, their parents are healthy, they just don't live in the capital. But don't you think that if their family wasn't well-off, would Prime Minister Qi have agreed to it?"

"That won't do! What if we get bullied while we're not in the capital? If our parents are here, we'll have to serve our in-laws when we go. No way!"

"Even if you're bullied, there's still the Prime Minister's mansion. If you say that, I'm going to tell Father and Mother that you look down on them..."

"No way! You can't say that, or I'll get another beating. Besides, Father and Mother don't need anyone to serve them. We don't even have many maids or guards in our family."

"If it's as you say, then marrying you means I won't have to serve my in-laws?"

Yan An dug one pit after another, just waiting for Yan Yi to jump into them one by one.

"If you marry me, you won't have to serve your parents-in-law. I'll serve them tea, water, and wash their feet. They can eat whatever they want and be dressed however they please."

Yan An's face was beaming with a smug smile, his eyes sparkling with self-satisfaction, and the upward curve of his lips was even more pronounced.

"Yan Yan, did you hear that? If you marry him, you won't have to do anything, and you can even treat him like a maid."

Yan Yi finally realized what he had just said. "I...I...I..."

Yan Yi stammered for a while but couldn't say a single word except "I".

A faint blush rose on Qi Yanyan's face, her eyes flickered uncertainly, and her shy expression was like a flower bud about to bloom.

She lowered her head, her hands tightly clasped together, and stammered as she spoke, her shy expression making one want to laugh.

Yan Yi suddenly mustered his courage and realized his feelings for Qi Yanyan. Perhaps he didn't know when it started, but this lovely girl had just entered his heart.

Such a lovely person, such a woman who haunts his dreams, perhaps if he misses today, he will never have the chance to express his feelings to her like this again.

"Yan Yan, perhaps it is inappropriate for me to say these words at this time, but I still want to give myself a chance. Can you not get engaged and marry me? I will immediately ask my father and mother to prepare the betrothal gifts, and we will go to the Prime Minister's residence to propose marriage tomorrow."

Yan Yi finally blurted out everything he had been holding in his heart. Although it was indeed inappropriate to say these words at this time, he really couldn't care less.

He has already wasted so much time, and besides, Qi Yanyan will probably be someone else's bride in the future.

Hearing Yan Yi's direct confession, her face flushed, her eyes flickered, and her lips were tightly closed, revealing her inner shyness and conflict.

Yan An felt both gratified and speechless. She had indeed expressed her feelings, but who would suddenly say something like "Marry me"?

"Big brother, you can't just say that because Yan Yan is going to marry a man she's never met. What if any random man came along and said 'marry me,' and Yan Yan had to marry him?"

Qi Yanyan quietly tugged at Yan An's hand from behind, whispering in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"An'an, that's enough. Don't make things difficult for Yan Yi."

Yan An looked at Qi Yan Yan's naive appearance and realized that she had only said two sentences, but she had made things difficult for him.

[This girl is so adorably naive, the kind who'd be sold out and still count the money for the seller. I wonder what good deeds my brother did in his past life to earn the admiration of such a lovely girl in this one.]

"Yan Yan, I'm not saying this impulsively today. It's just because I like you. I've liked you since I was very young. I didn't know it before. Every time I met you, I just thought you were a cute girl and I wanted to tease you. Later, I didn't know that you stopped coming to school."

"Perhaps it was from that time that I fell in love with you. Today, when I heard that you are getting engaged, I was in a state of turmoil, and all I could think about was how to refuse you."

"Yan Yan, I understand perfectly well that I love you. I will marry no one but you in this lifetime, and we will be together forever."

Yan An stared at Qi Yanyan's shameless smile and shook his head helplessly. This girl was hopeless. What would happen to these two idiots in the future?

"So? Now do you believe those rumors aren't true? The fiancée thing was all her own fabrication. Yue Xiyuan has already put them in jail."

Yan Yi was completely confused. What fiancée? Wasn't it fiancé?

"Brother Yan Yi, is everything you said true?"

"Every word is true. If there is even half a lie, may I be struck by lightning!"

"No, no, Brother Yan Yi, hurry up and spit three times, and I'll believe you. You can't make promises so easily, otherwise what will I do in the future?"

"Okay, ptooey ptooey ptooey!" Yan Yi was stunned after hearing Qi Yan Yan spit three times.

"You mean you agree?"

"Yes, I agree. I agree with what Brother Yan Yi said."

"Then I will go to the Prime Minister's residence to confess my guilt now. If the Prime Minister is still angry, I am willing to accept punishment and beating, as long as the Prime Minister does not marry you off to someone else."

After saying this, Yan Yi turned around and left, looking like a hero embarking on a journey from which there would be no return.

"Wait, Brother Yan Yi, actually I don't have a marriage contract. I heard it at Yue Lai Ke. I heard that you have a fiancée and have already come to the capital. You will be getting married soon, so I came to tell An An. At first, I didn't understand either."

Yan An shook her head helplessly, "You, Qi Yan Yan, just like that, you sold me out?"

Qi Yanyan wrapped her arms around Yan An's arm and said coquettishly, "Oh, I didn't. I'm just explaining things to Brother Yan Yi. Don't be angry, An An. An An is my favorite."

"Are you sure I'm the one you like the most?" Yan An turned to look at Yan Yi.

"You're so mean! My favorite girl, my favorite girl."

Yan Yi took a deep breath, and the tense expression on his face finally relaxed, revealing a relaxed smile.

[Great, great! She's not engaged, so I can marry her openly and honestly.]

Qi Yanyan became anxious when she saw Yan Yi's expression become calm and relaxed.

"Is Brother Yan Yi going to go back on his word?"