Chapter 37 Eye-catching
As the eldest brother, he screens his brother-in-law first, and then his younger sister chooses. If neither of them can pick a good one, it would be unfair.
The black line on Shen Wan's forehead fell down.
All the children from aristocratic families are arrogant. The eldest brother was not worried that if they knew that it was Kuang who brought them into the mansion for her to choose, they would be angry and beat him up.
"Don't listen to father, big brother."
Shen Li said, "Is it okay if you don't listen?"
Besides, this is what he wants to do. As the eldest brother, it is his responsibility to help his sister.
Shen Wan knew that this was not something she could stop. She felt a little discouraged and confused, "Why doesn't my father let me marry someone from the royal family?"
In the previous life, Shen Ji did not allow Shen Wan to marry Xiao Yun. Shen Wan thought that Shen Ji did not want to participate in the fight for the throne, or looked down on Xiao Yun's character. In this life, she simply said that she would not marry anyone from the royal family. There are many people in the royal family, and there are at least a dozen people of the right age to marry, some of whom have good character and have nothing to do with the fight for the throne.
Shen Li asked, but Shen Ji didn't say anything. He guessed, "Father holds military power. It's not easy for him to avoid the emperor's fear. Once he gets involved with the imperial power, his future will be uncertain."
"Besides, if you marry into a noble family, your father will have to bow to his son-in-law whenever he sees him. If he wants to bully you, neither your father nor your elder brother will be able to stand up for you."
There were many people in the court who used marriages of their children as springboards to advancement, but her father only wanted to protect her under his wings and let her live a stable life.
Shen Wan's nose was sour, but she really didn't want to get married.
Chen Li said, "The Prince of Jingbei has a first-class family background, appearance, and character. My father praises him highly. What do you think of him, sister?"
Not only does he want to choose a husband for her, but the eldest brother also wants to choose Xie Jingyu. Does he want to kill her?
Shen Wan said, “Big brother can invite anyone into the mansion, but not him.”
"Why?" Shen Li was puzzled.
"If my sister can't even be favored by the Prince of Jingbei, then who else in Kyoto can catch your eye?"
If the news gets out, no one would dare to come and ask for Shen Wan's hand in marriage, so they can only ask the emperor to grant the marriage and force her to marry.
Shen Wan's head was buzzing.
How should she respond?
Prince Jingbei is a king of a different surname. He holds military power and his status in the court is even higher than that of his father. Prince Jingbei's family background is impeccable and his appearance is unmatched. As for his character, Prince Jingbei's character is extremely poor after being abandoned by someone. But now he seems to be okay because he helped her save her elder sister's life. Shen Wan cannot say anything bad about him.
All the ladies in Kyoto who wanted to marry Xie Jingyu could line up from Duke Dingguo's Mansion to the outside of the city, but so what? Xie Jingyu already had someone he liked, and the emperor couldn't force anyone on him, so his elder brother and father couldn't force anyone on him either.
Shen Wan said, “If I marry into the royal family, my father is afraid that the emperor will be wary of me. If the Duke Dingguo’s Mansion wants to marry the Prince Jingbei’s Mansion, my father won’t be afraid of the emperor’s fear?”
Chen Li was confused when asked. He didn't realize that his father had such concerns. It seemed that the reason why his father didn't let his sister marry into the royal family was not fear as he guessed.
Afraid that Chen Li wouldn't listen to her, Chen Wan patiently persuaded him, "Besides, Prince Jingbei has come to our Duke Dingguo's Mansion so many times. If he was interested in me, he would have proposed marriage long ago. Why would he wait until now? Knowing that he has no intention, he still invites him into the mansion. Isn't this asking for trouble?"
That’s what my father thought, but I didn’t expect my sister thought the same.
He didn't know why he felt that Xie Jingyu was a little fond of his sister...
"Then don't invite him."
Not only did he not invite him anymore, he even wanted to beat up Xie Jingyu.
After Shen Li came, Shen Wan not only did not lose his worry, but became even more worried.
Are you really going to get married?
These days, Chen Wan has been struggling a lot, trying to climb out of the hole, but she still can't think of a way to satisfy both parties. Her parents are still keeping a close eye on the matter. Although there are only three months left, they want to marry her off within three days, fearing that something might happen if she delays.
My eldest brother is very efficient. He said it would take two days and in two days he invited a bunch of young men from wealthy families to his house under the guise of holding a poetry gathering.
You don't even have the nerve to find a good reason to hold a poetry reading based on the poems written by your eldest brother.
Shen Wan backed off at the last minute and didn't want to go to the front yard, but she didn't want to go. Shen Wu and Ye Caiwei wanted to go, so they pulled Shen Wan and said, "Second sister can't let down big brother's hard work."
The two of them almost pushed Chen Wan out of Mingyue Garden.
Since Shen Wan couldn't go, they had no reason to go to the front yard. They wanted to see which young men from noble families Shen Li had invited into the mansion.
Chen Wan resisted fiercely, but she also knew that she couldn't avoid this matter. As Ye Caiwei said, the husband her father chose for her would have a good family background and good character, but he might not be to her liking. If she chose for herself, at least she could choose someone she liked.
But the problem is, she doesn't have anyone she likes.
But on the way there, Shen Wan figured it out.
If she doesn't want to find a husband, she can find an ally. If she changes her mood, it will be much easier to accept.
By the time he reached the second gate, Chen Wan had completely figured things out. His steps were much lighter, even with a hint of urgency. However, once he exited the second gate and looked at the person walking towards him, Chen Wan's good mood froze.
The person walking towards him was none other than Xie Jingyu, the prince of Jingbei.
Thanks to her earnest persuasion and the effort she put into convincing her elder brother, he finally promised her not to invite Xie Jingyu, but he turned around and forgot about it and invited him into the house anyway.
Looking at the ugly face of the other person, Shen Wan suspected that his eldest brother had put a knife to his neck and forced him to come.
She knew that her brother was doing this for her own good, but she really didn't need it.
No matter how ugly his face was, he had saved her eldest sister's life after all. Shen saved an awkward but polite smile, and Xie Jingyu's face became even uglier.
Walking towards Chen Li's yard, before entering the yard, I heard hearty laughter coming from inside.
When he went in, Shen Wan's eyes became dark, and all he saw were people.
Chen Wan thought that inviting seven or eight people would be the maximum, but it turned out that his elder brother invited twenty or thirty people, which was quite like the emperor choosing a concubine.
Shen Wan, “…”
Chen Wu and Ye Caiwei were also convinced.
But after watching for a while, the two looked at each other, and the envy in their eyes disappeared almost completely.
There were quite a few people, but few of them were of noble status. The one with the highest status was the Prince of Jingbei.
In the eyes of Shen Wu and Ye Caiwei, only those with more power than the Duke Ding’s Mansion can be considered to have a good family background. Even if the other party is also a young master of the Duke’s Mansion, he can only be considered average.
Shen Ji holds military power, and the Yun family is rich enough to rival a country. If they want to have Shen Wan's family background, they will not marry anyone unless he is the prince.
No, it’s about who to marry and who will be the prince!
When Chen Wan came over, Chen Li introduced her to the young men from the noble families he had invited. Actually, there was no need to do that, because everyone knew Chen Wan.
Shen Wan pulled Shen Li aside and whispered, "Didn't we agree not to invite the Prince of Jingbei? Why did you invite him?"
Chen Li said, "You've wronged me this time. I hired everyone in this courtyard, except him."
Shen Wan, “…”
"Then why is he here?" Shen Wan asked.
"I was brought here by the Linjiang Marquis' son."
He couldn't just refuse to let someone into the house when they came.
"Sister, just pretend he's not here and choose from the others."
For some reason, she felt uncomfortable when Xie Jingyu was around. She couldn't even think of finding an ally and just wanted to leave quickly.
But Chen Li had put so much effort into it, how could he let her leave so easily? Chen Wu and Ye Caiwei didn't want to leave either, forcing Chen Wan to stay. While drinking tea, she glanced around.
Those young masters from aristocratic families had a great time. No matter what purpose Chen Li had in inviting them, they were having a great time with so many people together.
Xie Jingyu sat there, his face getting darker and darker, and finally he raised his hand to his chest.
Chu Yang saw it and asked, "What's wrong? Is your chest hurting?"
"No! I'm happy!"
The words almost came out from between his teeth.
“…”
Who is happy to have such a dark face?
He's not blind.
Chu Yang was very curious about who could make Xie Jingyu so angry.
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