Chapter 37 Chapter 37 "Are you stupid?"...
==Chapter 37==
Gu Yushi sent the New Year gift, and Xie Zhujing came to visit the next day.
It was almost evening when he arrived. Gu Yushi had a reason to go to the Dali Temple. With the emperor's oral order, the Hanlin Academy naturally had to make things convenient for Gu Yushi. However, Xie Zhujing did not have this treatment. He only made time to rush to the Minister's Mansion after he got off work.
The six ministries were very busy. Feng Rongyu was not at home, so it was still Zhou Yueyu who entertained Xie Zhujing.
Zhou Yueyu had never been a disliked elder. As soon as Xie Zhujing settled down, she instructed her maid, "Go and ask the young lady to come over."
Xie Zhujing was deeply impressed by his intention and bowed:
"Thank you, Auntie."
At this moment, Feng Wenyu was not at Mingxinxuan, but in Feng Wenzhou's courtyard. When the maid came to invite him, Feng Wenzhou frowned: "Since when did my sister need to go in person to entertain a man from outside the family?"
The maid didn't dare to answer.
Feng Wenyu felt a little embarrassed by what he said, but worried that his second brother didn't understand the situation, he said vaguely, "Grandfather asked me to meet him."
Seeing that she wasn't opposed to meeting Xie Zhujing, Feng Wenzhou frowned slightly. He suddenly asked, "Did Yan Yunhe disappear recently?"
Feng Wenyu was scolded.
She hasn't seen Yan Yunhe since they parted ways on bad terms at Yin Yalou.
Without even looking up, she evaded the question, "Who knows?"
Feng Wenzhou cursed Yan Yunhe in his heart for giving him a chance but it was useless. Without waiting for Feng Wenyu to leave, he put down the scroll and made a request without any warning:
"There's a fireworks display in the city tonight, and my sister is here with me."
Feng Wenyu asked in confusion: "Now?"
"Right now."
Feng Wenyu said in a gentle voice, "Mother asked me to go to the front yard. After Master Xie leaves, I will go with you."
Feng Wenzhou stopped talking and just stared at her stubbornly.
Feng Wenyu frowned and looked at him suspiciously. Feng Wenzhou's sudden request made her think more - did he not want her to meet Xie Zhujing?
She had doubts and wanted to ask clearly: "Don't you like Mr. Xie?"
"I have never met him, so I can't say whether I like him or not."
Feng Wenyu was puzzled: "Then what are you doing?"
Feng Wenzhou did not explain the reason and answered irrelevant questions:
"I'm leaving home after the New Year, and before I go, I want to spend some more time with my sister."
He even said such words, and Feng Wenyu was completely unable to resist.
In the reception room, the tea in Xie Zhujing's hand was almost empty when footsteps were finally heard outside. His hand holding the cup tightened imperceptibly. The footsteps came from only one person.
Zhou Yueyu was stunned when she saw that only the maid had returned:
"Where's the girl?"
The maidservant tried to be tactful: "I am late. The young lady and the second young master have left the house together."
Zhou Yueyu felt a headache. As a mother, she certainly understood her children. It was true that Feng Wenzhou and Feng Wenyu had left the house, but this maid was definitely not late. What was Azhou doing?
Xie Zhujing lowered his eyes, hiding the emotions in them.
No matter how angry she was inside, Zhou Yueyu tried to smooth things over for Feng Wenzhou, cursing, "This kid, why didn't he inform me before he went out?"
Xie Zhujing certainly wouldn't say nothing:
"It was the junior who came to visit unexpectedly. No wonder the Second Young Master and the Young Miss came here."
Feng Wenyu wasn't at home, so Xie Zhujing naturally took his leave quickly. After leaving the Minister's residence, his servant Tan Lin couldn't help but feel dejected. "I didn't expect it to be such an unfortunate coincidence that the Second Young Lady isn't at home. It's a pity that the Master even specially booked a private room at Zhuque Bridge."
Isn't that a coincidence?
Xie Zhujing turned his head and glanced at the plaque of the Minister's Mansion, his eyes dark and unclear.
The plan fell through, and Tan Lin asked hesitantly, "Sir, where are we going now?"
Xie Zhujing got on the carriage, and his voice came out:
"Go to Suzaku Bridge."
Tan Lin was puzzled. If he hadn't made an appointment with the second girl, why would he go to Zhuque Bridge? Although he was puzzled, Tan Lin still did as he was told.
There will be a fireworks display in the capital tonight, and the fireworks will be set off at Zhuque Bridge. The area around Zhuque Bridge is crowded with people today, and Xie Zhujing took some effort to book a private room with an excellent location.
Feng Wenyu and Feng Wenzhou were staying in a carriage. She frowned deeply, very dissatisfied with Feng Wenzhou's evasive attitude:
"What on earth are you doing?"
Feng Wenzhou, however, asked her something completely irrelevant: "Does my sister like Xie Zhujing?"
Feng Wenyu was confused. How did this topic get to this point? She curled her lips, but still answered the question seriously:
"I've only met him a few times. It's too early to say I like him, but I don't dislike him."
Feng Wenzhou pointed out sharply, "Compared to Yan Yunhe?"
Feng Wenyu was depressed:
"What does this have to do with Yan Yunhe?"
Feng Wenzhou seemed to have noticed something. He quickly turned away from Yan Yunhe and only said thank you to Zhu Jing:
"If you don't like Xie Zhujing, then I'll delay the engagement with the Xie family as much as possible."
Feng Wenyu was a little annoyed by his vagueness and said with a stern face:
"Marriage is always decided by parents and matchmakers. How can I just delay it?"
Feng Wenzhou said something shocking: "Then my sister will leave Beijing with me."
Feng Wenyu raised her hand and touched his forehead, but she didn't feel hot. She frowned:
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Unlike her previous trip to Yangzhou, she had the broken engagement before, and Feng Wenzhou was about to take the provincial examination. Moreover, she had the excuse of staying at her grandmother's house, so she might be away for several months.
Now that there are no prerequisites, how could her mother and father agree to her following Feng Wenzhou around in public?
Feng Wenzhou was silent. He wasn't surprised to hear Ah Mei's answer, but his heart still sank. After Ah Mei kept asking him questions, he lowered his eyes and spoke:
"Amei, what do you think is more important to grandfather: your marriage or the future of the Feng family?"
The carriage suddenly fell into silence.
After a long time, the noise outside was heard in the carriage, and Feng Wenyu finally found his voice with difficulty: "What are you talking about?"
Who is more important, her or the Feng family?
The answer is self-evident.
She believed that her grandfather loved her, but this love was nothing compared to the Feng family. Not to mention the Feng family, if only compared with her eldest brother or second brother, she might be the one who would be abandoned.
Feng Wenyu has always been self-aware and would not have too high expectations of his grandfather.
But now Feng Wenzhou compared her marriage with the Feng family, and Feng Wenyu couldn't help but understand the deep meaning of his words.
"Xie Zhujing was the candidate chosen by my grandfather himself." Feng Wenyu subconsciously brought this up, as if he wanted to increase his leverage.
Feng Wenzhou didn't deny it, nor did he agree. He just repeated, "Sister, come with me and leave Beijing."
Feng Wenyu's breathing became increasingly rapid, and she suddenly raised her voice:
"If I'm not in the capital, can I decide my own marriage?"
She desperately wanted to find a way out for herself: "Do Dad and Mom know?"
Feng Wenzhou asked back, "Is it important?"
As long as it is a decision made by grandfather, the rest of the Feng family has no right to interfere.
Feng Wenyu wiped her face hastily. She was not stupid and had understood Feng Wenzhou's warning.
Feng Wenyuzhou was telling her that her relationship with Xie Zhujing was not stable.
Feng Wenyu clenched her handkerchief. She wanted to laugh, but couldn't: "I know what to do."
Feng Wenzhou looked at A'mei steadily. What he didn't say was that from the very beginning, his grandfather only let A'mei contact Xie Zhujing, but did not mention the engagement at all, which already represented his grandfather's hesitation.
Xie Zhujing is the best person to stop the second prince from proposing marriage.
But after the second prince's crisis was resolved, the advantages of this marriage suddenly decreased.
Xie Zhujing is already a member of the Feng Party, and any further marriage would only strengthen the relationship. For A-mei and Xie Zhujing, it would indeed be like finding a good partner for each other, but for the entire Feng family, it would not be of much benefit.
Feng Wenzhou realized this very early on, so he tolerated Yan Yunhe using him as an excuse to get close to A-mei.
He looked down on both of them, but hoped that the fight between them could buy some time for A-mei.
The fireworks outside were dazzling, but the little girl in the carriage had red eyes from crying.
A corner of the jacquard curtain was blown open by the wind, and someone who passed by the carriage suddenly stopped. He turned back to look for it, but the carriage was blocked by the crowd and he could not see the logo on the carriage.
But he only paused for a moment, then turned around without hesitation and chased in the direction the carriage left.
The Suzaku Bridge is beautiful tonight.
But the little girl who got off the carriage had no intention of appreciating him at all. She shook off Feng Wenzhou, not allowing him to catch up with her, and wanted to be alone for a while.
She was in so much pain.
She felt bad that her family members hid the secret from her.
She was puzzled. If it was just a temporary solution, why couldn't he be honest with her?
Does she really not know the reason?
She knows.
If it was just an act, why would Xie Zhujing risk offending the Second Prince to help her?
The Feng family was not optimistic about the second prince, so they wanted to get rid of him, and her marriage was a benefit promised to Xie Zhujing. This was a deal that both parties were aware of.
Therefore, she had to put her heart and soul into it in order to make Xie Zhujing believe that the Feng family was not just using him temporarily.
Feng Wenyu felt uncomfortable and aggrieved. She had never been a good-tempered person. At this moment, even the passing dogs were an eyesore to her, let alone the people in front of her.
She choked and tried to push the person away: "You are blocking my way!"
Fireworks bloomed in the sky and fell into the little girl's eyes. Her eyes were red from crying, but they seemed to decorate the entire starry sky. Gu Yushi still stood there without moving, blocking her way tightly.
This is the corner on the right side of the arch bridge.
He forcefully blocked all prying eyes.
She is so shy. If I let her walk around crying in public, I'm afraid she will threaten to jump into the lake when she wakes up tomorrow.
I pushed him but couldn't move him away.
Feng Wenyu's emotions suddenly collapsed as she was unhappy with everything. She cried urgently and fiercely, "Are you annoying?"
She ignored his slightly messy hair and vented her emotions. Someone allowed her to be beaten and scolded, but remained silent like a wall, quietly waiting for her to calm down.
Feng Wenyu squatted down, hugged herself and cried loudly, tears falling down. After an unknown amount of time, she got tired of crying, and suddenly "hiccup", the crying stopped instantly.
The world seemed to be quiet in an instant, with only the occasional sound of footsteps passing by and the sound of fireworks exploding in the sky.
The little girl buried her head between her knees. Her whole body was tense, even her hair was stiff. It was so quiet in the small corner that you could hear a pin drop.
Someone also squatted down. He didn't ask why she was crying, nor did he seem to hear the embarrassing hiccup. He just asked quietly and calmly:
"Are you hungry?"
Feng Wenyu finally dared to raise her head slightly, revealing her red eyes. Like a rabbit, her gaze moved little by little, and she finally saw what he was carrying.
Feng Wenyu recognized that they were the pastries from Yin Yalou. She bit her lips tightly for fear of burping again and making a fool of herself.
Gu Yushi didn't wait for her to answer. He opened the brocade box, revealing the cakes inside. There was no place to put them, so he held them in his hands. They both looked down at each other. Gu Yushi was at a loss for words for a moment before he said:
"Sorry, it broke."
The pastry was broken into pieces. Feng Wenyu shifted his gaze and finally saw the dirty marks on his clothes. He instantly realized how the pastry was broken.
She was stunned and asked, "Are you stupid?"
Why do I fall down when I walk?
Gu Yushi seemed to laugh, and his beautiful features were somewhat surprised. He replied softly, "It seems so."
He managed to find a whole osmanthus cake in the brocade box, handed it to the woman, and whispered what had happened when he came:
"...I didn't notice the step under my feet, and after I fell, people on the street were looking at me."
The pastries were a bit choking, but Feng Wenyu felt like laughing. Compared with his experience, it didn't seem shameful for her to just burp.
She sniffed, not looking at him, but staring blankly at the lake, as if to say to him:
"It's really embarrassing."
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