Ah Yao's eyes widened: "Then why didn't Auntie marry him?"
She thought Xue Ru rejected General Hang because she didn't like him. Moreover, when she eavesdropped in the afternoon, she heard them say that General Hang would come to ask Xue Ru once every time he returned to Kyoto. It was obvious that he was sincere to Aunt Aru.
Aunt Aju also likes him, so why refuse him?
Ah Yao curled up her legs and hugged the quilt, her little head full of confusion.
"I heard from Aunt Yue Jian that you and General Hang had intended to get engaged a long time ago, and the Queen Mother was ready to grant the marriage, but then it suddenly came to nothing."
"Did General Hang do something to make Aunt Aru angry?"
Xue Ru leaned on the pillow and shook her head: "No."
Hang Li is a very thoughtful person. He treats others sincerely and is very good to her.
When he came back from the northwest and was rewarded by His Majesty, Hang Li expressed his feelings to her. She was moved by Hang Li at that time. After all, he was a man who could protect her when she was down, be devoted to her, and be patient before he became successful. He would rather fight on the battlefield and climb to a high position before marrying her in a grand ceremony.
How could Xue Ru remain unmoved?
At that time, Hang Li expressed his feelings to her, and she naturally did not refuse. In addition, her sister also thought that this marriage was a good one, so she was ready to get married with Hang Li. However, after meeting the Hang family and experiencing some things, she decisively withdrew.
Seeing that Ah Yao didn't understand, Xue Ru said softly, "Ah Yao, do you know about my childhood in the Song family?"
Ah Yao nodded: "I know a little."
Xue Ru said, "Back when I was in the Song family, I never thought about having a future. I was just muddled along, waiting to drown in that quagmire one day. It was your mother who pulled me out of the quagmire. It was she who brought me to the light and told me that I was worthy of all the good things in this world."
But in her eyes, her sister is everything.
She wishes what her sister wishes, is happy about what her sister is happy about, and does her best to protect everything her sister cares about.
She wants to work hard to grow up, make herself stronger, and learn to do everything she didn't know before. She wants to be able to protect her elder sister one day, so that her sister will have the confidence to be fearless no matter what she faces in the future.
After her elder sister entered the palace, she gave her all the family business outside the palace. Relying on the Gu family, she had grown that family business into a towering tree in just two or three years. While her elder sister was in the palace, she was also in charge of all the affairs of Rongsheng Academy and the Women's Academy outside the palace.
Xue Ru didn't actually think about the impact of marriage at first.
Hang Li was the emperor's confidant and was sincere to her. She had told him that after marriage she would not stay in the back house just to take care of her husband and children. Hang Li also agreed to her request. Even when she met the people from the Hang family later, they never objected to her request.
Hang Li's parents are kind, her brother is gentle, and there is nothing wrong with the Hang family. It is a family that you can tell at first glance will bring harmony to the family if you marry into it.
Xue Ru got along very well with them and they became close to each other. She once thought that this marriage would go smoothly.
But one day, she found out that Aunt Rui had arranged her newly married husband to live in an orphanage, and that the previously honest man had embezzled the orphanage's money. Even though Aunt Rui was extremely angry, she still secretly made up for the shortfall for her because she had a child.
Xue Ru suddenly felt as if cold water was poured over her head.
She suddenly realized that after she and Hang Li had made their feelings known to each other, she had become biased towards the Hang family. This chapter has been read (please click on the next chapter to continue reading!)
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