Chapter 30: He was aggressive and submissive, and made up for it in front of her...
He acted respectfully, making up for the incomplete courtesy he had shown her.
Ji's mother stood up in surprise.
She wanted to help the person, but then she seemed to understand something and sat back down, but her hand holding the armrest was a little tighter.
Yan Heng kowtowed but refused to get up. He remained kneeling there. His first words were thunderous: "I am marrying a wife, not taking a concubine."
Even though she had some guesses, Ji's mother still opened her eyes suddenly when she heard the sound, and hundreds of emotions surged in her heart.
"My father and mother also know about it. My name is also written in the family tree, but we kept it a secret from Yuanyuan and you." He spoke slowly, talking about this marriage that he had planned selfishly and had never let anyone else know.
After saying that, he looked up at Ji's mother and said, "I acted on my own in this matter, which is unfair to you."
After listening to him explain everything, Ji's mother suddenly understood why he had asked for the birth date and horoscope in a roundabout way, and what the matchmaker had gone through so much trouble to send. Thinking about it carefully, she realized that the three books and six ceremonies, three matchmakers and six betrothals were all complete.
"But," she said, her voice trembling with emotion, "why go to such great lengths?"
Hearing this, Yan Heng let out a wry smile, "Yuanyuan doesn't have me in her heart."
"She's left me time and time again, and I'm so devastated and angry that I've resorted to this desperate measure."
When Ji's mother heard this, her emotions became even more complicated.
It seems that the daughter is not the only one who has misunderstood, and she hesitated to speak.
No matter how she said it, it sounded like comfort. Thinking of this, Ji's mother felt a slight headache.
After all, they finally got married, and as time went by, the misunderstandings were naturally resolved.
Mother Ji consoled herself, stood up, helped Yan Heng up, and said to him, "You two were already engaged as children, and now it's time for you to get married. My family has fallen on hard times, my dear child, you've put aside past grudges and kept your promise. I'm so happy to have such a virtuous son-in-law."
Then he said apologetically, "Yuanyuan was wrong. I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult position."
Yan Heng shook his head and said seriously, "Please don't tell Yuanyuan for now, mother-in-law. Wait until she..." He hesitated for a moment, lowered his eyes and said, "When she has me in her heart, I will tell her the truth."
Ji's mother smiled bitterly and nodded in agreement.
......
Over there, two sisters were walking around the store arm in arm.
The bride was dressed in a dazzling red, had put on makeup, and was so outstanding that passers-by kept turning their heads.
Ji Yun'e looked at these glances, whether intentional or not, but didn't pay much attention to them. Instead, she was curious about her sister's life after getting married. "Sister, is your brother-in-law treating you well?"
"Okay." Ji Yunchan responded, pulling her sister into the store to buy breast protection glasses, and picked out a comfortable and sturdy one.
As he walked out, he held it in his hand and looked at it. He thought it was great and wondered if Yan Heng would like it.
As soon as he stepped out of the store and looked up, he met an unexpected person.
She was the girl who joked with Yan Heng at the banquet where she served as a prostitute.
Ji Yunchan didn't know her identity, but she knew that she must be the daughter of one of the most important officials in Shuozhou City, so she stepped aside, lowered her eyes and frowned, and made way for her.
However, the visitor had no intention of entering the store, but stopped in front of her.
......
Du Ruo saw Ji Yunchan's eye-catching figure from afar.
Thinking of the implicit complaints that Prince Wang had made to her before, in which he revealed that it was this man who was responsible for General Yan's expulsion of him, she clenched her handkerchief tightly.
Could someone with such beautiful features be so cruel? Du Ruo found it hard to believe.
The maidservant accompanying her looked in the direction she was looking and said, "Isn't that the woman who used to be a courtesan in the prefectural government and then married the general as his concubine?"
Hearing this, Du Ruo turned her head sharply and looked at her maid: "Did she really marry General Yan?"
The maid was startled by her master's action and stammered, "Of... naturally."
Du Ruo fell silent, fire burning in his eyes.
Sure enough, she thought, what Prince Wang said was true.
"You have some tricks." She stood there angrily for a moment, but still couldn't get enough of it, so she stepped forward.
With the intention of making things difficult for her, he stood in front of Ji Yunchan and refused to leave.
Ji Yunchan looked up in confusion, and seeing the thoughts written on Du Ruo's face, she felt something was wrong. "Miss...do you have something to say to me?"
After I said it, I realized that I didn't know the other person's name.
Fortunately, Du Ruo opened his mouth without hesitation and introduced his name: "My name is Du Ruo, and my brother is the governor of Shuozhou City."
"It turns out to be Miss Du."
Ji Yunchan suddenly realized and bowed to her together with Yun'e.
Du Ruo stared at her, and the more he saw her respectful look, the angrier he became.
He is so respectful on the surface, but he is ruining people's future behind their backs. Du Ruo hates two-faced people the most in his life, no matter how good-looking they are.
She said bluntly: "Look at you showing off here. Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you are married to a general."
Ji Yunchan frowned slightly.
When she was in Beijing before, she had encountered conflicts among the ladies in the boudoir, but they all behaved in a reserved manner and rarely did they confront her directly.
Just as he was thinking about it, Yun'e beside him couldn't help but said, "What are you talking about?"
"What? Am I wrong?" Du Ruo glanced at Ji Yun'e and raised his chin.
"you......"
"Yun'e."
Ji Yun'e wanted to speak, but Ji Yunchan grabbed her wrist, so she had to shut up and glanced at Du Ruo.
Ji Yunchan looked up: "Miss Du, your words are too kind. I don't deserve them."
Du Ruo was already furious at Ji Yun'e's look, and after hearing Ji Yunchan's words, he felt even more hypocritical. He was furious for a moment: "Why are you pretending? Don't think I don't know what kind of person you are!"
The voice was so loud that even the maid who lit the fire pulled Du Ruo's clothes worriedly, "Miss, calm down."
Passersby stopped and watched the excitement.
"What anger are you calming down!"
Du Ruo shook off the maid's hand, took two steps forward, and walked in front of Ji Yunchan.
Ji Yunchan took a deep breath, looked at the bright but angry face, and thought of the banquet that day and night when she and Yan Heng toasted each other and talked and laughed.
At that time, I was playing the piano on the stage, like a toy for people to watch.
Will she be her future mistress? Ji Yunchan thought helplessly.
In the past, I had heard a little about the conflicts between wives and concubines. It was a chaotic situation and life would not be easy for either of them.
When you are in a low position, you always have to keep your head down.
She lowered her eyes, bent down and said softly: "Miss, please calm down. I have no intention of offending you."
"Offense?" A deep male voice came from behind him.
Several people turned around at the same time and saw Yan Heng, who had pushed through the crowd and walked in. He had a blank expression on his face and walked over to stand beside Ji Yunchan. His eyes swept between the two of them and he lowered his eyes to look at her: "How did you offend her?"
Ji Yunchan said nothing, took two steps back, and stood behind Yan Heng.
That was obviously a bit timid.
Yan Heng had never seen her react like this before and found it unbelievable.
"General." Du Ruo on the side bowed weakly.
Yan Heng ignored her and frowned at Ji Yunchan. Seeing that she had no intention of responding, he said in a deep voice, "Ji Yunchan?"
Ji Yunchan raised her head and met his unfathomable gaze, feeling a little headache.
He was so upset that he tried to evade the question: "It's just some trivial matters. Miss Du misunderstood me. It's not worth the general to take it seriously."
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of him, Yan Heng looked at Du Ruo opposite him with a sullen expression and said in a warning tone, "Miss Du."
This gaze was completely different from the previous two days. No matter how bold Du Ruo was, at best she was just strolling around restaurants and flirting with beauties. At heart, she was still a lady in the boudoir, and how could she withstand the cold eyes of someone immersed in the battlefield.
She couldn't help but take a step back, "No..."
She remembered what her brother had told her, that this man was an evil god, but she didn't take it seriously. She was completely deceived by his good looks and thought that General Yan was someone who was easy to talk to.
All the anger in his heart turned into fear, and Du Ruo felt extremely regretful at this moment.
Yan Heng asked aggressively, "Why is Miss Du so aggressive?"
Du Ruo's face flushed red, and he was like a little chicken and didn't dare to speak.
Yan Heng looked at her face and wondered what she had been doing so far.
He had done enough to scare Ji Yunchan, and he didn't want to make things difficult for her, so he left a sentence: "Miss Du has a bad temper." Then he took Ji Yunchan and left.
Du Ruo was left standing there alone, surrounded by the crowd, with a look of embarrassment on her face, as if she was about to cry.
......
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the alley, and Yan Heng pulled Ji Yunchan forward, walking faster and faster.
Ji Yunchan looked at Yan Heng's face through his broad shoulders, and could only see his tall nose and half of his cheek. She didn't turn around or say anything, and looked quite angry.
Was it because of what had just happened? Or had his mother told him something? He didn't think so either. His mother wouldn't easily reveal something she kept secret.
While looking around, Ji Yunchan didn't pay attention to the road and walked too fast, so she staggered.
A force on her arm lifted her up, and Ji Yunchan immediately looked at Yan Heng's expression.
Noticing the look in her eyes, Yan Heng felt a pang in his heart.
After checking that she was fine, he looked away as if nothing had happened and said, "Watch where you walk." When he walked again, he slowed down his pace.
——Since when did you become so restricted?
Yan Heng felt unhappy. He had just thought that she felt she owed him, so she treated him so carefully. But today, when he saw her compromising in front of the girl from the Du family, he was shocked.
Did it start from the day you had a close call with death?
Thinking of this, Yan Heng felt so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe.
He suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice, "Ji Yunchan."
Even within a short distance, the girl looked at him cautiously. Her long eyelashes fluttered, and her red lips moved: "What's wrong, General?"
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