51 Marriage Discussion
"You are really as frail as the rumors say." Yang Mingzhu glanced at her unhappily.
Xiao Tingyun's face turned pale, the corners of his lips were dry, and he smiled weakly, "Maybe I caught a cold these two days, it's nothing serious, don't worry."
"Do I care about you?" Yang Mingzhu glared at her.
"If you don't care about me, why did you come here? Are you here to watch me make a fool of myself?" Xiao Tingyun raised his eyebrows and retorted.
"You!" Yang Mingzhu was blocked in the mouth. She wanted to say something back, but when she saw her pale face, she held back and said, "Forget it. I won't laugh at you!"
Caixing fed Xiao Tingyun two sips of water, then wet a handkerchief and applied it to her.
Yang Mingzhu looked at her secretly and sighed that she was indeed a beauty.
"How are you?" Yang Mingzhu coughed, cleared her throat, and asked casually.
Xiao Tingyun smiled, this guy was really interesting.
"What are you looking at? I'm asking you!" Yang Mingzhu straightened her back and said unhappily.
"fine."
"Ayun, let's go!" Xiao Hezhou knocked on the door outside.
Caixing helped her put on her shoes, and Xiao Tingyun was helping her get up.
Suddenly Yang Mingzhu reached out her hand, "I'll support you!"
Xiao Tingyun was slightly surprised, "Thank you."
After saying that, he took her hand without hesitation and stood up.
"You're a very nice person." Xiao Tingyun teased.
Yang Mingzhu felt a little uncomfortable, "Of course, do you need to tell me that?"
Caixing put the hat on her before they went out.
Fang Shaoli and Xiao Hezhou were waiting outside.
"Ayun, let's go home." Xiao Hezhou said.
"Okay." Xiao Tingyun nodded in response.
Fang Shaoli wanted to say something but hesitated. He wanted to see the person again, but he had no reason, so he had to follow behind.
"I'll go with you so I can take care of you!" After getting off the boat, Fang Shaoli couldn't help but say when he saw people getting into the carriage.
"Don't you have a poetry reading? How do you have time?" Xiao Hezhou asked puzzledly.
Fang Shaoli covered his mouth and coughed, covering up, "When can I not attend the poetry reading? Your sister is sick, isn't it my duty to see her off?"
"Third brother, Mr. Fang also has good intentions. Let's go together. I'm sure third brother and Mr. Fang still have a lot to talk about." Xiao Tingyun spoke up to help.
"Yes, yes, yes! Xiao San, don't you want to talk to me more after you just came back?" Fang Shaoli hooked his arms around Xiao Hezhou's neck and asked with some hurt.
Xiao Hezhou pulled his hand down, "It's up to you."
Yang Mingzhu was going a different way from them, so she got off the carriage halfway. Before leaving, she hesitated for a long time and said, "Xiao Tingyun, can I... go to the Xiao Mansion to find you later?"
"Let me make it clear first, I'm not concerned about you, I just want to visit the Xiao Mansion!"
Xiao Tingyun smiled and said, "Of course."
Yang Mingzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her eyebrows raised obviously, "It's settled, I'm leaving first."
He didn't even need a footstool and jumped out of the carriage.
After the people left, Xiao Tingyun rubbed his brows, which were throbbing like needles, and said, "Cai Xing, I'll sleep for a while. Call me when you're ready."
Cai Xing quickly agreed and put a soft pillow underneath so that Xiao Tingyun could feel more comfortable.
When Xiao Tingyun woke up again, he was already in his own Shuyu Tower.
It was already getting dark.
"Green branch..." Xiao Tingyun called out.
"Miss?! Are you awake?!" Luzhi lifted the curtain and came in.
Lanzhi followed behind, saying in an aggrieved tone, "Miss, are you still feeling bad?"
Xiao Tingyun shook his head. "It's not painful. Pour me a cup of tea to moisten my mouth. It's very bitter."
Luzhi hurriedly stood up and brought a cup of tea over. "Madam just went back and stayed for quite a while."
"Come back later and tell them I'm fine." Xiao Tingyun took a sip of tea to clear the bitter taste in his mouth.
"Miss, you've woken up now, so take your medicine. You've had a fever for several times." Lanzhi helped her to lean the pillow forward and took out the medicine from the lunch box on the table.
Xiao Tingyun didn't hesitate and drank it in one gulp with a frown on his face.
Lanzhi brought some candied fruit. Xiao Tingyun put one in his mouth and it took a long time before he relaxed his brows.
Less than half a quarter of an hour later, Song came over.
"Ayun!" Song came in and saw her daughter sitting at the head of the bed, she reached out and touched her forehead.
His brows furrowed, "You're still a little hot. I shouldn't have let you leave the house today."
Xiao Tingyun was helpless, "Mother, I can't stay in the mansion all the time."
"It's better for you to stay at home and not go out, so that I don't have to worry." Song hugged her daughter and sighed, "How can I be at ease when you get married in the future if you are like this?"
"Then I won't get married." Xiao Tingyun blurted out.
Song was amused. "What kind of girl wouldn't get married? Your second sister is also looking for a date now. You are close to her age, so it should be soon."
"Second sister? Which family is she seeing?" Xiao Tingyun was shocked.
"The third son of the Marquis Zhengqin's mansion."
The mansion of the Earl of Zhengqin?
Xiao Tingyun muttered to himself, he had never heard of it.
"Your third aunt doesn't like it." Song said again.
"how?"
"Nothing. Your third aunt said that he had no achievements, and your third sister didn't like him either." Song explained.
Xiao Tingyun was very confused because she knew her parents would not marry her off easily.
But... the usual parents' orders and matchmaker's words...
"What kind of man does Ayun like? Mother will definitely pick a satisfactory one for you." Song touched her daughter's hair.
Xiao Tingyun was silent.
She would have said before that she didn't have anyone she liked, but now...
Mrs. Song realized her daughter's mood change, "Ayun has someone she likes?"
"I..." Xiao Tingyun didn't know what to say, and she wasn't sure whether she liked that feeling or not.
Song looked at her daughter curiously, "What's wrong?"
"Mother, if there is someone who makes you feel at peace the first time you meet him, what is this feeling...?" Xiao Tingyun hugged Song's wrist and asked softly.
Song understood and replied with a smile, "What do you think? When I first met your father, he told me that he was not married yet. I thought at that time whether you were married or not had nothing to do with me."
Xiao Tingyun asked hurriedly, "What happened next?"
Song was a little embarrassed, "He asked me again? I ignored him and wanted to leave, but he stopped me and insisted that I give him an answer. I was so angry."
"Just say no angrily."
"As a result, he sent someone to propose marriage the next day."
Xiao Tingyun teased, "I didn't expect my father to be so anxious."
Song let out a long sigh of relief. "I thought at the time that it was good for him, at least... I felt relieved when I saw him for the first time."
Xiao Tingyun's smile froze.
She knew this was the answer.
"Ayun, your father and I hope that you will live a peaceful and happy life for the rest of your life."
"If you really like someone, be brave, just like your father, you will know after trying. Mother knows that you have a sense of propriety and know when to do what." Song patted her daughter's hair and smiled gently, "We will always be your support."
Xiao Tingyun's eyes turned red, and he hugged her and cried, "Mother, I... I..."
I am so lucky to have you. I am so happy to have come into this world and met you.
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