Chapter 306: Big Brother's Sweetheart
Sometimes he wondered why fate was so cruel, making their two families suffer such tragic things.
If he hadn't made a mistake, he wouldn't be lamenting that the time he spent in her life was too short.
Su Wan is very good, so good, so good that even his elder brother feels a little ashamed.
It was her return that changed this family and put everyone on the best path.
"Brother, you're talking as if I'm getting married tomorrow. Let me tell you, even if I get married in the future, I'll still be running home every few days to annoy you and my future sister-in-law."
Su Wan started teasing Ba as soon as they had a disagreement.
Su Jing was successfully amused by her, and Su Yi also laughed.
"As long as you are willing to come home, I will not bother you in any way. I am just worried that you don't want to come back. We don't see you often now, and we miss you. What do you think we should do?
Otherwise, you can ask your sweetheart later if he is willing to be your son-in-law. That way, everything will be easier. We can see each other every day and we won’t have to worry about each other.
Su Jing did it on purpose, wanting to see what Su Wan would say.
If my future brother-in-law is Jiang Yu, it would be unrealistic to ask him to be my son-in-law, as he is obviously from a wealthy family.
Now, Su Jing still doesn't know that Jiang Yu is the prince of Jiangguo.
When Su Wan heard this, she started to wonder, let Jiang Yu be the son-in-law?
There should be no problem with him personally, but Duke Jiang might not be happy.
"Oh, brother, how old am I and you're already talking about this? But you, brother, are already of marriageable age, why don't you hurry up and find me a sister-in-law?" Su Wan pretended to be embarrassed and turned the topic directly to Su Jing.
When Su Jing mentioned his marriage, he smiled awkwardly, covered his lips and coughed a few times, his face unconsciously red.
Su Wan and Su Yi took a look and realized that something was wrong.
"Brother, do you have a girl you like? Who is it?"
In the original novel, she ruined the eldest brother's official match with Zhao Xiyun. Now she is curious about what kind of sister-in-law the eldest brother will find for her in the future.
Looking at his brother and sister's gossipy faces, Su Jing thought of that girl and the smile on his face widened.
However, this was just his one-sided love, and he was not sure what the girl felt.
"There's no such thing as a girl I like." Su Jing denied it.
"Brother, you are lying. Your face is red. Tell me who it is, otherwise you can't go back to your room to sleep tonight." Su Wan's gossipy soul was burning.
She really wanted to know who the girl was that could make her elder brother fall in love with her.
"Yes, big brother, just tell us, we promise not to tell anyone." Not only Su Wan was curious, but even Su Yi was curious.
Seeing the two of them pressing on step by step, Su Jing smiled helplessly at that gossipy look.
Forget it, if I don’t give them an explanation tonight, I’m afraid I really won’t be able to go back to the house and sleep.
"She is the youngest daughter of the Grand Secretary's Mansion in Kyoto, Shen Qingli. I have met her several times and we have had very pleasant conversations. Miss Shen is a beautiful and elegant woman with a refined heart. She is a famous talented woman in Kyoto and is still unmarried. However, the family background of the Grand Secretary's Mansion is not suitable for me now. When I first met Miss Shen, she was already 28 years old, and I was transferred by the emperor to be the water commander of Xuanhe City. Several years have passed since then.
I know very well what these few short years mean to a young girl in her prime, and I'm afraid I'll delay her. Furthermore, there were rumors in Kyoto that the Prince of Xiang's Mansion was interested in marrying Miss Shen San as his consort. My status is far from that of the Prince of Xiang, and now that I think about it, Miss Shen San is probably already married."
Twenty-eight years old is sixteen years old. Sixteen years old was the best age to get married in ancient times. Su Jing's worries were not unreasonable.
If it were because of him, Third Miss Shen would have to wait for him for several years, and by then she would be eighteen or nineteen years old. Being unmarried at the age of eighteen or nineteen would be the easiest to be criticized and pointed at in this feudal and superstitious era, especially in a place like Kyoto.
She was the legitimate daughter of the Grand Secretary's family and should not have to endure those rumors. The Prince of Xiang had a good reputation, and the Princess of Xiang was also well-known for her virtue. This marriage was a good destination for her.
And how could he let her endure those rumors just for his own selfish reasons?
After listening to what he said, Su Wan understood one thing: his elder brother had feelings for someone else, but he didn't know whether the other person had feelings for him.
"Brother, do you know how the Third Miss feels about you?"
Su Jing heard this and shook his head.
"I don't know how she feels about me. I just know that I can't delay her, so I never expressed my feelings to her."
This silly brother, Su Wan was helpless. If you don’t tell others, how can they know your feelings and how can they give you a chance?
"Brother, this is a matter of love, not an official position, how can you be selfless? Love is inherently selfish, how can you have a chance if you are not selfish?
If Miss Shen really marries the Prince of Xiang, you will never have another chance."
These words came from Su Yi's mouth, and they really touched Su Wan's heart. You see, the fifth brother understands the truth, but the eldest brother doesn't.
"Brother, can you tell me in detail how you and Third Miss Shen met? How many times have you met? Have you ever given each other gifts? I'll analyze it for you. I'm also a girl, so maybe I can guess some of Third Miss Shen's feelings."
Su Wan needs to know those details.
Su Jing felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he still said it.
He and Third Miss Shen first met at the Grand Secretary's residence. At that time, he had ranked first in the examination, so the Grand Secretary invited him to visit. He met Third Miss Shen in the back garden, where she was playing the pipa in the pavilion.
When the third young lady heard his name, she was immediately very excited because he had written a poem in the examination topic. After reading it, she thought it was particularly beautiful and had always wanted to meet this champion.
So, the two of them sat in the pavilion, drinking and singing, reciting poems and composing essays. They had a very pleasant conversation and felt that they had met too late.
The two talented people were attracted to each other and met several times afterwards.
The third young lady even specially organized a poetry gathering and invited Su Jing to come. Su Jing became famous in the poetry gathering and got to know many talented men and women in Kyoto.
After a few visits, they met a few more times. Every time they talked, they had the same views, like close friends. The eldest brother also fell in love with Miss Shen San.
Afterwards, he won the top spot in the imperial examination, and the third lady personally congratulated him. After that, when he received the appointment order to Xuanhe, the third lady came to the city gate to see him off and gave him a jade ring.
During this period, Su Jing once gave Miss Shen San a poem and a jade hairpin.
Su Wan knew that the woman his elder brother liked must be talented, the kind who could sing to the moon with him, recite poems and compose essays under the moon and flowers.
So romantic!
However, she also captured the key information, the emerald gemstone ring that Miss Shen San gave him before leaving.
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