There are precedents like this in the capital.
Xie Yanyu thought about it seriously, then lowered his eyes to look at his sister, "Why do you always think that I have feelings for the princess?"
Xie Wanning frowned and asked, "Isn't it?"
"I don't know, maybe there is," Xie Yanyu paused and said, "but this feeling is not strong enough for me to want to marry her home."
"What do you mean?" Xie Wan Ning was a little confused. "Since my brother is interested and has reached the age to get married, why don't you just marry her?"
What does it mean that although he likes her, that little bit of liking is not enough for him to want to marry her?
In a marriage between an aristocratic family, it is a great blessing to meet someone who likes each other.
...Could it be that he still wants to find a true love that he will not marry except you?
How come she didn't realize that her brother was a person who valued love so much.
"Brother, you don't want to accept the princess, so you are looking for a lover who must be you?"
"That's not the case," Xie Yanyu shook his head, "The princess is too affectionate. I can't give her the response she wants. If she marries me, her expectations are doomed to fail."
The words were not clear, but Xie Wan Ning understood them.
The young girl's first love is pure and innocent. Pei Yuxuan's pursuit of Xie Yanyu is like a little sun, and her love is bravely revealed.
But the more you love, the more you expect the other person to give you equal feedback.
Xie Yanyu was calm by nature, and his emotions rarely fluctuated. He might have been moved by Pei Yuxuan's affection, but as he said, that little bit of emotion was not even enough to make him want to marry her, let alone give her equal return.
Therefore, even if Xie Yanyu is willing to marry her, if the two of them get married, Pei Yuxuan will be disappointed sooner or later because she will be faced with the fact that the person she loves does not love her.
By then, they finally became a pair of enemies.
Instead of doing that, it’s better not to start.
Although Pei Yuxuan was bound to experience regrets when she married someone she didn't love so much, she could still live a happy and joyful life.
Xie Yanyu married a lady from a prominent family. They respected each other and supported each other. He did not have to face the other's passionate love and feel guilty for not being able to love her equally.
This is the best path for their lives.
Xie Wan Ning wanted to understand everything. She was amazed that she could analyze her brother's thoughts so clearly, and was surprised at his indifference.
At this moment, she completely believed what Xie Yanyu said.
He really had no feelings for Pei Yuxuan.
One needs to have a very cold mind to be able to be undisturbed and see the future of two people's union so clearly.
If you have any love at all, you won't make such a decision.
He didn't even think that after getting married and spending every day and night together, he might fall in love with his wife.
Xie Wan Ning was a little stunned.
This is the true attitude of men towards girls they don't like.
Calm, indifferent, even his emotions don't fluctuate.
Her brother was kind and didn't want to make the girl who loved him sad and disappointed, so he chose to refuse.
If it were any other man, he would still marry her reluctantly even for Pei Yuxuan's status.
After all, it doesn't matter who you marry.
For the rest of the journey, the brother and sister fell silent.
When they arrived at Zheng's courtyard, Xie Wan Ning said angrily, "Brother, you really have a heart of stone."
As she spoke, she stamped her feet and trotted into the house, leaving Xie Yanyu standing there with a helpless look on his face, watching his sister's fleeing back.
The table was already full of dinner. When Zheng saw her daughter come in, she was talking to her husband and said with a smile, "You have no conscience. You don't even know how to spend more time with your mother after you come home. You even need your brother to call you back before you come back."
"Today is different. Aren't I here to chat with Ru Niang..." Xie Wan Ning took her mother's arm and acted coquettishly, giggling, "I knew that my brother would come to see me. It must be because my mother missed me."
The intimacy between the mother and daughter made Xie Shu hum softly. Xie Wan Ning got up from her mother's shoulder and quickly served her hot tea, saying, "Don't be upset, Dad. Drink the tea quickly. Your daughter is thinking about you, too."
Xie Yanyu just came in and saw this scene, his eyes were gentle.
The family sat at the dining table for the first time in a long time. After they finished their meal together, it was already late.
Zheng wanted to keep her daughter overnight, but Xie Wan Ning said, "I didn't tell my mother-in-law that I was going out today, so it's not a good idea for her to stay at home."
Of course you can send the servant back to inform them, but that would be somewhat disrespectful to your husband's family.
After all, the eldest princess treated her very well, and she couldn't really lose all her manners and etiquette.
Going back to one's parents' home is a small matter, and staying overnight there is also a small matter, but you still have to inform people in person.
That being the case, Zheng did not keep her any longer. Instead, she smiled and praised her daughter.
It was already dark. The Xie and Pei families were actually not far from each other. Xie Wan Ning had brought a few palace guards with her when she returned to her parents' home today. The security in the capital was not bad, but Xie Yanyu was still worried after looking at the sky, so he personally rode a horse to escort his sister to the gate of the Duke of Pei's Mansion.
Only after he saw the carriage enter the mansion did he turn his horse around and leave.
Xie Wan Ning was touched. She didn't know if it was because Pei Yuqing had told her something before leaving Beijing, she always felt that her brother had become cautious. If it was before, there would be no need to see him off like this for the distance of a few steps.
After returning to Xuanhuayuan, Xie Wan Ning asked Er Qing, who had followed her for the day, to rest first, and asked Yuanzhu Yuanyue to prepare hot water.
After waving away the servants and closing the door, he turned around and was about to pick up a book and flip through two pages when a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
He has strong facial features, deep eyebrows and eyes, a face as calm as water, tall and long legs, and an imposing aura.
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