Xie Yanyu's eyes fell on her hand holding the teacup. The girl's delicate knuckles turned a little white due to the force.
The girl, who had always been graceful and elegant, was now at a loss.
He thought for a few breaths, lowered his eyes and said, "Princess, please go back."
"What do you mean? Xie Yanyu, I just want a definite answer."
Pei Yuxuan looked at him steadily, her tone stubborn: "If you don't like me, just tell me you have no interest in me. Don't worry, even if I like you again, I won't continue to pester you."
"My princess is in love with me, but I have no intention of marrying a wife," Xie Yanyu said, "I just hope that my princess can find another good match."
Find another good match...
Pei Yuqing was stunned for a few moments, and finally seemed to come to his senses, and forced a smile.
"I understand," she blinked quickly, holding the hot tea to her lips, letting the rising steam of the tea make her pupils sore. A string of tears fell into the teacup, and she swallowed them all immediately.
She put down the teacup, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped her lips, then said, "I have been too rude these days and have caused trouble to Master Xie. I am very sorry."
Not anymore.
She would follow her mother's arrangements for marriage and would never disobey her elders just because of her own wishes.
"I also wish you all the best and hope you can marry the girl you truly love."
In the end, all he said was that he had no intention of getting married, but he didn't say that he had no interest in her, which was to give her the last bit of face.
Although he was cruel to her, he was really a good person.
But such a good person will not be hers.
Pei Yuxuan wanted to cry again, but she tried her best to hold it back. She took one last look at him and hurriedly got off the carriage.
Almost fled in panic.
After she left, Xie Yanyu sat quietly for a while, his face calm, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After a long time, he knocked lightly on the wall of the carriage. The coachman understood and drove away.
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In the suburbs of Beijing, Izumo Mountain.
Puxian Temple is built on the hillside. It is not too high, but it still takes nearly half an hour to walk up one step at a time.
Xie Wan Ning had been here many times. Although she was used to being lazy and pampered, she was also a girl who was proficient in archery and horse riding under the supervision of her father and brother, so this short journey did not pose any difficulty for her.
Every time I hiked up there on my own.
After all, they were going to the temple to burn incense, so the two sisters only brought a maid with them and followed them from a distance, so they were not conspicuous among the pilgrims.
The two sisters walked and stopped until they finally entered the temple and burned incense.
Xie Ruyu took the fortune stick tube, closed her eyes and started shaking the dice.
A wooden stick fell, she picked it up and handed it to the temple keeper, "I want to ask about marriage, Master, please help me solve my doubts."
"This is a lucky draw," the temple keeper said after taking it, "If it's a marriage prediction, then the girl has found her true love. However, if you don't take right and wrong lightly and don't be too competitive, then everyone will be happy."
Xie Ruyu frowned, somewhat puzzled, but there were pilgrims waiting for their divinations to be interpreted behind her, so she could only thank them and move aside.
Xie Wan Ning was also very concerned about her cousin's marriage, so she asked, "Has your aunt started arranging a marriage for you?"
"It's not mother, it's father," Xie Ruyu was not shy like other girls when talking about marriage.
She said, "My father wants to marry me to the newly crowned top scholar Duan Cheng. He will also appear at Puxian Temple today and ask us to meet. If it is a good match, we will go through the six rituals."
It was indeed Duan Cheng.
Just as Xie Wan Ning was about to speak, Xie Ruyu pointed to the lottery stick beside her and said, "Sister Wan Wan, do you want to draw a lottery stick too?"
"No." Xie Wan Ning shook her head. She had no doubts to resolve now. Her marriage was already established, she had no rush to have children, her parents were in good health, and everything was going well for her.
"Then let's go take a break." Xie Ruyu did not force her. She took her sister's hand and walked towards the backyard of the temple.
Xie Wan Ning was arranged by her.
Since I have to accompany my sister to see it, of course I can't just go down the mountain like this.
Puxian Temple is a popular temple in the suburbs of Beijing. It covers a very large area and has a very large backyard. Although the scenery is not as good as the Marquis's Garden, it also has its own artistic conception.
But the weather was too cold, and it was not the right time to visit the garden. After the sisters walked a few steps, they were led by a little monk into a room reserved for the rest of nobles.
The charcoal fire was quite strong inside. Xie Wan Ning untied his cloak, sat down, and said, "I know a little about Duan Cheng."
"Oh?" Xie Ruyu was a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "Sister Wan, tell me about him that night, how is he?"
Xie Wan Ning told her everything Ji Chengfeng said that day, and then said, "It's not surprising that he has decided to get married at the age of 20, but I don't know if he is interested."
After all, blind marriages are not popular in this dynasty. Her second uncle is a man who values rules the most. However, he is optimistic about Duan Cheng and wants to recruit him as his son-in-law, but he wants his daughter to see him and get the nod before he mentions the marriage.
Therefore, it is highly likely that Duan Cheng himself agreed to the engagement with his ex-fiancee.
Xie Ruyu also thought of this, and her face became a little ugly, "Father and mother only thought that his parents died early and there were no concubines around him, but they didn't think that he had been engaged."
There are no elders in the family, so it would be good if you can be the head of the family after you marry in, and you don't need to set rules in front of your mother-in-law, but...
After all, he was her husband to live with for the rest of her life, and she was afraid that he might have other girls in his heart already, which would be disgusting.
As a young girl in love, whose parents are extremely loving to each other, no matter how sharp-tongued or strong-willed Xie Ruyu is, she still has expectations for marriage.
I think that getting along with my future husband will be like growing old together with my own parents.
In Xie Ruyu's opinion, if her future husband had already fallen in love with other girls, then she would be no different from a concubine.
"When the people come, you can take a look first. If you really mind, then we won't marry," Xie Wan Ning comforted him, "Second Uncle will never force you, the apple of his eye, to marry a man you don't like."
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