Chapter 44044 What do you really think of this Marquis marrying a wife? ...
It was snowing heavily outside, so it was inconvenient to talk much. Everyone went to the Wenzhai Hall of Old Lady Xie.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries between the two, Old Lady Xie glanced at Yun Sheng, who lowered his brows and looked agreeable, and waved her hand, saying, "Xingzhi must be tired from all the traveling. Go back soon."
With such a beautiful lady in front of him, his grandson probably hasn't touched a woman for a long time. She feels sorry for her grandson and thinks there is no need for him to stay with her.
Xie Zhan tapped his finger bones lightly on the table and said calmly, "Wait a little longer."
Everyone was puzzled until a moment later when the imperial edict of Emperor Yonghui arrived at the mansion granting marriage to Xie Zhan and Princess Anle.
Yun Sheng knelt down following the crowd of heads. She caught a glimpse of the bright yellow light out of the corner of her eye, and her mind went blank for a moment.
The snowflakes drifted to her neck and were quickly melted by her body temperature. The chilly touch made her heart tremble. Yun Sheng felt an inexplicable soreness and emptiness in her heart.
Her fingertips touched the corners of her icy eyes, a dazed look on her face. What was wrong with her? Was she actually sad? How ridiculous.
Yun Sheng had thought about this day a long time ago.
Whether Xie Zhan marries a princess or other noble lady, that person will not be her of humble origin.
As the eunuch who announced the decree walked away, everyone in the mansion suddenly came to their senses. For a moment, everyone with different thoughts glanced at Yun Sheng intentionally or unintentionally.
Logically speaking, the royal consorts of all generations were not allowed to keep concubines, and even if they did, they had to get rid of them before marriage. This was because they had to consider the reputation of the royal family and the princess, so the consorts' families all tried to marry above their station.
Xie Zhan's case was different. It was Emperor Yonghui who was eager to marry him. In addition, Xie Zhan was not a powerless prince consort, so the palace did not ask him to send Yun Sheng away.
But no one knew what good things Yun Sheng could expect once the princess, the first wife, came into the family. There was still no news of her pregnancy.
Zhao Yaoyao looked over with concern. Yun Sheng shook his head and forced a smile at her.
After the people in the mansion left, Yun Sheng followed Xie Zhan on the path back.
The snow on the ground was already very thick. She stepped on it and listened quietly to the crisp, fluffy, and slightly squeezed dull sound.
Xie Zhan's eyes swept across the corner of the skirt. Since he entered the mansion, neither of them had said a word.
How could she be so calm when she heard that the emperor had granted him a marriage?
He pursed his lips, feeling inexplicably depressed.
Yun Sheng lowered her eyes, staring at the footprints left by Xie Zhan in a daze. Suddenly, an arm crossed her waist and she was pulled into Xie Zhan's arms.
"My Lord...My Lord, this is still outside." Yun Sheng was startled and reminded hurriedly.
Xie Zhan embraced her, stroking her hair with his long fingers. Suddenly, he asked in a deep voice, "What's your intention in sending me this little piece of clothing?"
Yun Sheng's body froze, and then a little pink gradually spread on his earlobe.
She regretted it so much that her intestines turned green. She shouldn't have listened to Manager Bai and come up with such bad advice.
Yun Sheng's face flushed, and she turned away embarrassedly: "No...it's nothing."
Xie Zhan was displeased and lifted Yun Sheng's chin high: "Tell the truth, and don't lie in front of me."
Tell the truth? Yun Sheng hesitated. What truth could she tell? She couldn't just turn around and sell out Manager Bai.
She was still thinking when Xie Zhan's head suddenly buried in her neck. His lips brushed against her earlobe and he chuckled, "Are you thinking about Gou Benhou?"
Yun Sheng's long eyelashes trembled. If he said so, then so be it. She did have the intention of vying for his favor, so she nodded slightly.
Xie Zhan let out a long breath and rubbed Yun Sheng's waist twice: "What are you afraid of? How can I forget you? As long as you are willing to serve me obediently, I will cherish you endlessly."
Yun Sheng smiled bitterly in his heart. You see, his love for her was conditional, not to mention that he was about to get married.
The princess is noble and beautiful. In the future, he will not only cherish his wife, but also love and respect her.
Yun Sheng once again realized that this was a gorgeous cage that trapped her.
She wants to leave and fly away.
Xie Qingyuan of the Xie family in the past was not her home, and the current Marquis Mansion... is not her home either.
For the first time, Yun Sheng did not follow Xie Zhan. He took her hand and they walked side by side.
But she knew better than anyone that they would not be on the same path together and would eventually go their separate ways.
The woman beside him was quiet. Xie Zhan turned his head and looked at half of her soft and beautiful face.
His five fingers suddenly squeezed through her fingers, and their fingers were tightly intertwined and clasped together.
Yun Sheng's body froze. She moved and tried to pull out, but Xie Zhan's fingers clenched even tighter.
His Adam's apple rolled, and he asked sideways, "Your Majesty, what do you think of granting me and the princess a marriage?"
Yun Sheng's fingertips trembled. How could she feel about the emperor's decree?
No one cares about her words or her wishes.
"The Marquis and the Princess are a perfect match, they will grow old together..."
"Shut up." Xie Zhan's face turned pale and he tightened his grip on Yun Sheng's hand.
Yun Sheng frowned and whispered, "You hurt me, Lord."
Xie Zhan stared at Yun Sheng's face, unwilling to miss any expression on her face.
But no, nothing satisfied him at all.
She is humble and docile, not jealous or petty, gentle and obedient to the extreme. I am afraid that no other concubine can be as good as her.
Xie Zhan should have been relieved that there was no need to worry about the backyard, but he felt a tightness in his chest and was not feeling well.
She wished that he and the princess would grow old together. It was unbelievable that she could actually say such words. Xie Zhan only felt that they were irritating.
How could she know that he would marry Princess Anle as he wished? Was she so impatient to push him towards another woman?
"What do you really think of this marquis marrying a wife?"
Yun Sheng's eyes were filled with soreness. She turned her head away, her throat aching: "Yes."
Xie Zhan clenched his fists, his face gloomy and terrifying.
Very good, very good, she is indeed very good. He thought about it all the way and it really was ridiculous of him.
First she refused to bear children for him, and now she reacted indifferently to his getting married. Sometimes Xie Zhan really wanted to dig out her heart and see if she had any heart at all.
Does that heart have any affection for him?
The two stood back to back, and apart from the rustling sound of snowflakes, the only sound Yun Sheng could hear was Xie Zhan's heavy breathing.
Yun Sheng whispered, "I'm just the Marquis's concubine. I'm supposed to behave myself and serve you and the mistress well. I'm afraid I'll have to work under the Marquis' wife in the future. What can I do about the Marquis marrying? Besides, the Marquis will marry one day, right?"
In the icy snow, the voice of the girl's family was hollow and clear. Somehow, Xie Zhan's heart suddenly tightened.
It was a joke to make a living under someone else's control. How could the woman he cherished so dearly in his heart be so servile in front of Princess Anle?
Xie Zhan turned around first, turned Yun Sheng over, and patted her back gently.
"I was afraid."
"Don't be afraid. Give me a child, and I will protect you and your mother. I won't ask you to live under anyone's control."
Yun Sheng buried her head in his chest, feeling bitter in her heart.
Why was he always like this? After a slap, he gave her a sweet date?
Yun Sheng would rather Xie Zhan coldly warn her to be obedient and not to be restless than she cares about his "deep love".
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As soon as winter came, the floor heating in the mansion burned brightly, and the room was as warm as spring.
The marriage of Xie Yulan and Xie Qingyuan should also be put on the agenda.
Xie Qingyuan and his mother are poor. The house they live in now is all Xie Yulan's dowry property, not to mention any other worthy betrothal gifts.
In other words, Xie Qingyuan is no different from marrying into the wife's family. This is what Zhao Yaoyao said when she came to Yun Sheng to relieve her boredom.
She sighed, "Sister Sheng, I heard that the eldest lady has started making a fuss again. But how could she win over the Second Master? Or maybe the Second Madam loves her so much that I heard she secretly gave her a lot of dowry."
Yun Sheng smiled faintly. Xie Qingyuan’s affairs had nothing to do with her.
She patted Zhao Yaoyao's hand and asked her with concern, "I heard that the old lady has been arranging for you to meet many young men recently. Do you have any favorites?"
Zhao Yaoyao pouted, "Don't mention it. I'll see whether I like him or not. As soon as he heard about my family background, he started looking down on me. I don't want a man like him."
They couldn't stand each other and it was the end of the year, so she wanted to go back to Shu to celebrate the New Year. However, her mother wrote to her early in the morning, forbidding her to go back. Old Lady Xie comforted her and said that she would choose a good husband for her after the candidates for the imperial examination came out next year. Zhao Yaoyao then gave up the idea of going back.
With Yun Sheng in the Marquis' Mansion, her life wasn't that difficult.
Zhao Yaoyao held her chin in her hand and suddenly sighed, "Sister Sheng, I don't know what's wrong with the Second Lady lately. She hasn't been out and about for a long time."
Yun Sheng's fingers moved slightly, and then he said casually: "Maybe the Third Madam has arranged a marriage for her. She is ready to get married, so it's not good for her to live like before."
"Yeah, I heard that her fiancé has a good family background and looks." Zhao Yaoyao muttered to herself. She reacted belatedly and finally understood what the eldest lady had been doing recently.
They are all girls from the Marquis' Mansion, but their marriages are so different. How can she be happy?
But all this was her own fault, so she couldn't blame anyone else.
Xie Yulan's wedding was simple and low-key, without any grand ceremony. No matter how reluctant she was, she finally got on the bridal sedan and entered Qian Pozi's house. The second wife cried inconsolably when she saw her off.
Before she had returned home three days later, Ah Xi whispered to Yun Sheng, "Madam Yun, have you heard? It's all over the place. They say the eldest lady got married yesterday, and Xie Qingyuan wasn't allowed to enter the bridal chamber. The maids beat and scolded him and chased him out."
"Mrs. Qian went to the eldest lady to argue, but she bluntly said that everything they ate, drank, wore, and lived in was all from her dowry. If they didn't support her, she would leave them starving. I heard that Mrs. Qian was miserable."
Ah Xi felt more and more relieved as she spoke. Although the eldest lady was not a good person, she looked down upon that shameless mother and son even more.
Yun Sheng was calm, but on the day Xie Yulan came home, she was still shocked when she saw Xie Qingyuan.
He was so thin that he looked unrecognizable.
Xie Zhan put his arm around Yun Sheng's waist, as if reminding her of something.
Seeing how intimate they were, Xie Qingyuan stared at their backs and smiled bitterly.
His Sheng Niang, now refuses to even look at him.
Xie Qingyuan regretted it. He shouldn't have gambled, shouldn't have provoked Xie Yulan, and now he was entangled with her and tortured by her. He really regretted it to the point of his intestines turning green. She was a vicious woman, not even close to her considerate and virtuous mother Sheng.
If all this had not happened, his Sheng Niang would still be by his side, staring at him tenderly, only looking at him. Unfortunately... unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.
When Xie Yulan returned home, she said to Xie Qingyuan directly, "I'm going to stay at my parents' house for a few nights. You can go back by yourself."
Xie Qingyuan couldn't believe it: "The eldest lady has only been married for a few days, how can she stay at her parents' house now? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if this gets out?"
"Isn't it enough that I'm ridiculed for marrying you?" Xie Yulan sneered.
No one tried to stop Xie Qingyuan, and he walked on the street in a daze.
When he was distracted, Xie Qingyuan unexpectedly saw Minister Lu, the unscrupulous minister who had deceived him. The face beside him... was actually Han Ting?
Xie Qingyuan's face changed drastically. Wasn't Han Ting a close confidant of his cousin? How could he be involved with the prince's men?
He felt a chill down his spine and followed with bated breath.
The two men were chatting and laughing, and their behavior was not at all like that of court officials who were just nodding acquaintances. When Xie Qingyuan heard Minister Lu calling him "Marquis" all the time, he immediately fell to the ground.
What else doesn't he understand?
Minister Lu has always been his cousin's man. It was him, Xie Zhan, the sanctimonious hypocrite, who had people lure him into gambling and forced him to send Sheng Niang away. Then he acted like a savior and took Sheng Niang away, making Sheng Niang grateful to him.
The past events flashed through his mind one by one, and Xie Qingyuan regretted his decision. He was so stupid.
No wonder Sheng Niang refused to see Xie Zhan. It turned out that she was afraid. Xie Zhan had been coveting her since the beginning, and she, such a fool, was still urging Sheng Niang to please him.
How painful and miserable Sheng Niang must have been at that time.
Xie Qingyuan wiped his tears and stumbled to his feet. He wanted to take Sheng Niang away.
He doesn't want anything anymore. He wants to take Sheng Niang back to his hometown in Jiankang. They must... must be able to go back to the way they were before.
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