Chapter 74 The Beauty of Adulthood
The two looked at Guan Zhiwei with suspicion.
She immediately waved her hand: "Never mind me, you two continue and make things clear."
Guan Liuliu felt she had received instructions and dared not lie, so she honestly said, "I didn't jump into the water to save you; at most, I just picked you up."
"Huh?" Jiang Shuzheng was stunned.
[This plot is inspired by The Little Mermaid. You are that poor mermaid; you saved the prince, but the princess took advantage of you. Are you experiencing silent pain right now? Does every step you take cause you excruciating pain?]
Guan Zhiwei was having a really tough time. She couldn't just pry open her own head with a knife, rip out the system, chop it up, and make dumplings out of it.
“My hair has never been very good; it’s a bit brownish,” Guan Liuliu said, pointing to a lock of hair. “This hair is thick and black, just like the Grand Tutor’s.”
Guan Zhiwei lowered her head, "Don't drag me into this, don't drag me into this, don't drag me into this." Important things must be said three times.
Fortunately, neither of them expected such an absurd thing to happen.
Jiang Shu looked at her head with a puzzled expression, then at the hair in his hands. "Are these two colors?"
"Yes, one is warm black, and the other is dark black."
Guan Liuliu looked at him, her eyes brimming with tears: "It turns out this relationship was a mistake."
Jiang Shuzheng thought for a moment, then took his hair and burned it directly next to the candle flame.
"If it's not you, then forget it."
“I am not your benefactor. Your promise should belong to another kind-hearted woman.”
Jiang Shuzheng shook his head: "I want to marry you, not to marry a good person. My feelings are based on our years of getting along, and they will not change just because the owner of the hair has changed."
[Ahhh, how could he do this! You should love whoever saved your life! That's the rule! How dare this man betray you? Kill him!]
Guan Zhiwei couldn't help but scoff inwardly, "What a normal man."
Without saying a word, she clapped her hands and said, "I'll go and propose marriage to you two!"
Jiang Shuzheng's eyes lit up. "Let's go now!"
He practically ran all the way home. As soon as he reached his father, still out of breath, he said, "Father, I want to marry Guan Liuliu!"
The Jiang family head was so angry that his head hurt. He slammed his fist on the table. "Guan Liuliu is just a commoner's daughter who was lucky enough to enter a noble family. Her bloodline is ultimately lowly. How can she be allowed to defile you? Moreover, since Lord Guan fell ill, most of the sons in the family have become useless. The Guan family is not as good as before. There is no need to form a marriage alliance with them anymore."
“Guan Zhiwei likes this sister very much. The two are very close. It was only because of Guan Liuliu that she sent me back,” Jiang Shuzheng said quietly.
The head of the Jiang family shuddered.
Jiang Shuzheng smiled broadly: "Now she's personally come to propose marriage, she's just coming up."
Yong'an City needs a person in charge surnamed Guan, and that person could be Guan Zhiwei.
After some thought, the Jiang family head realized it wasn't entirely impossible; at least he wouldn't refuse Guan Zhiwei's marriage proposal.
For matters like marriage proposals, the parents need to be present.
Lady You was not very willing. She felt that with her son's character, talent, and family background, she could find a better woman, at least not the raccoon in the story of "The Prince Replaced by a Civet Cat".
She looked at Guan Liuliu and said, “Innate energy can only be released in the smallest amount; acquired energy, when expanded, will surely reach its maximum. You don’t need to worry about your humble origins. I believe that as long as you learn from the role models of women all over the world, you can also be virtuous, good at managing the household, filial, and kind.”
Guan Liuliu lowered her eyes and said, "Yes."
Guan Zhiwei asked curiously, "What kind of woman can be considered a role model for the world?"
“Naturally, a woman like the Grand Tutor.” The Jiang family head seized the opportunity to flatter.
Lady You glanced at him and said indifferently, "Women like the Grand Tutor are really too few. Ordinary women should be like Empress Jiang. Empress Jiang's mother died early, and I raised her by my own hands. She has been gentle and virtuous like an ordinary woman since childhood. I believe Liu Liu can do the same if she puts her heart into it."
If you don't do it, does that mean you're not trying?
Guan Liuliu knew that the road ahead would be difficult; the Jiang family didn't welcome her. But that's how climbing up is—it's strenuous, unlike jumping down, which is particularly easy.
Climbing means survival, jumping means death.
She was prepared to be criticized.
"Ah, I remember now, Empress Jiang."
Guan Zhiwei clapped her hands. "I've seen her. She knelt on the ground and asked to be demoted to the rank of concubine because she couldn't have children. But I don't think it's necessarily her fault. The emperor's fault might be bigger. She's not the only woman in the harem."
"..." Madam You moved her lips but said nothing.
The Jiang family head thought to himself, "Why did you provoke her? She even killed her own father. At least she would sit down and discuss marriage with me. I have far more influence than her father!"
"So when the young emperor proposed to depose him and make me empress, I refused. I was also afraid that the young emperor had some kind of problem." Guan Zhiwei laughed and said, "This is a secret, you must keep it a secret."
"We definitely wouldn't dare tell anyone." We're not like you, who can say whatever they want!
Guan Zhiwei asked naturally, "Is the marriage settled? I'm quite busy."
"It's settled then!" Patriarch Jiang readily agreed.
Jiang Shuzheng and Guan Liuliu looked at each other happily.
Guan Zhiwei looked at Madam You and said, "Madam, you don't look too well."
Madam You forced a smile: "I'm not feeling well."
"You're worried about Empress Jiang, aren't you?" Guan Zhiwei said kindly. "I will definitely take care of her."
"...Then I'll have to trouble you, Grand Tutor."
"We're all family, you're too kind."
The two were engaged before, and their wedding was scheduled for May of this year, when spring is in full bloom.
As the event drew near, those things that had been put on hold became busy again, and the joyous occasion brought a sense of relief.
Gao Huan praised, "Grand Tutor is wise. Applying pressure all the time will easily provoke rebellion. Appropriate appeasement is the best way to win him over."
Guan Zhiwei waved her hand: "I didn't think that much about it. I just feel that there are many men and women in this world who I don't understand how they develop feelings for each other, yet they love each other to death. Compared to them, the two of them are relatively normal."
Gao Huan remained calm and said, "A gentleman helps others achieve their goals; the Grand Tutor is a rare gentleman."
"Anyway, it's always better for me, right?"
"right."
Guan Zhiwei crossed her arms and said critically, "You're lacking the demeanor of a wise minister right now."
Gao Huan's brow twitched slightly, showing a hint of helplessness. "My lord wants me to speak frankly and offer advice, yet also to flatter and fawn; he wants me to act like a gentleman, yet also to be obsequious; he wants me to be loyal and steadfast, yet also to fawn and fawn."
Guan Zhiwei nodded seriously: "That's right, that's exactly how I am, I want it all."
Gao Huan sighed: "Then I have no choice but to obey."
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