Chapter 223 222 An Xin, I am so honest

After An Rui felt better, An Xin took him to visit Marquis Xuanping's mansion.

Perhaps because An Xin was willing to accept Feng Yuxiu as a student, the Feng family expressed a warm welcome to their arrival.

Because it was the Marquis's daughter Feng Lingyun who discovered An Rui and ordered people to rescue him.

As a person who was rescued, An Rui put his hands together and bowed deeply to Feng Lingyun to express his gratitude to him.

However, what surprised An Xin was that when his little cousin looked up after thanking him, Feng Lingyun stood up and politely made way for him and bowed in return.

If An Xin saw correctly, when the two of them looked at each other, their cheeks blushed.

“???” What is going on.

When An Xin looked at the tall figure, she walked back to her seat in a light blue brocade suit with vertical embroidery of bamboo.

Only then did she realize that the boy who used to follow her and often shouted that he was the only noble child of the An family had grown up.

Also happy to see this scene was the marquis's wife, who was sitting in the host's seat.

It is said that a poor student like An Rui who passed the imperial examination and became a minor official is not worthy of the daughter of a marquis, not to mention his family background and status.

I'm afraid even a favored concubine would not choose someone like him.

The wife of Marquis Xuanping's eyes darkened, but it was all because of her daughter's bad luck that the young man from a noble family, to whom she had been engaged since childhood, died unexpectedly before they got married.

Cases like this would be spread by outsiders as the woman having bad luck, which caused her fiancé to die before they got married.

From then on, all the people who came to propose marriage were bastards who were not worthy of being on the stage.

How could the Marquis' wife be willing to marry her own daughter to such a man?

However, looking at Feng Lingyun who is getting older every year and is already 18 years old this year, it would be a lie for Madam Hou to say that she is not in a hurry.

Seeing the two young men looking at each other, there was a moment of shyness, how could this not make the Marquis's wife happy.

Moreover, An Rui had bright facial features, a handsome appearance, and was young, although his official position was not high.

The Marquis's wife shifted her gaze to An Xin who was sitting next to her, and the smile in her eyes became even more intense.

As long as this guy is around, it will be worth it for my daughter to marry that guy.

In the future, the students of this Lord Jijiu will surely be spread throughout the court, including civil and military officials. How could she be looked down upon when her daughter marries her only cousin?

An unlucky noble lady who was said behind her back to be a widow for the rest of her life.

Meng Yulan, who was sitting next to Feng Lingyun, gnashed her teeth in jealousy.

Both her parents had passed away, and she lived with her younger brother in the home of her uncle, Marquis Xuanping.

On the surface, the Marquis's aunt had never been harsh to her and her brother, but she was always indifferent to them, neither good nor bad.

In recent years, she has reached the age of marrying a man, and she will often take herself to attend banquets hosted by various families.

However, her identity as a cousin of the Marquis Xuanping's mansion made her very embarrassed among the circle of noble ladies in the capital.

The ladies of the noble and powerful families looked down on her status and would not ask for her to be the wife of their legitimate sons, but those of the illegitimate sons who were not favored by their families.

Meng Yulan, once the daughter of a fourth-rank prefect, looked down upon him and was unwilling to be the wife of a concubine's son who was not favored and had to always be subservient and humble in front of her stepmother to set rules.

She is only one year younger than Feng Lingyun, and her marriage is still undecided, but she also wants to find a good marriage for herself.

Now it seems that the young man who was rescued by her cousin Feng Lingyun has fallen in love with her.

Upon closer look, it was discovered that An Rui, who was saved by his unlucky cousin, was not only handsome, but also had the protection of the person next to him who was both his cousin and his teacher. It would be difficult for him not to be successful in the future.

Meng Yulan saw that An Xin and An Rui, the cousins, only smiled at their uncle and aunt. At other times, they would greet Feng Lingyun and Feng Yuxiu, but ignored her and her younger brother who was standing beside them with an impatient look on his face.

His eyes flashed cunningly, and he secretly reached out and gently tugged at the corner of Marquis Xuanping's clothes.

Marquis Xuanping, who was talking to An Xin, paused, smiled awkwardly, and glanced at his wife with an inexplicably guilty look.

Finally, he mustered up the courage and said, "Um... An Jijiu, I have an unwelcome request. I don't know if I should tell you."

An Xin's awareness was very sharp. When Meng Yulan looked at her expectantly and then reached out to pull Xuanping Hou, nothing escaped her eyes.

An unreasonable request is one that is not reasonable.

When An Xin saw the Marquis's wife's expression of displeasure after Marquis Xuanping spoke, An Xin became more certain of his guess.

Feng Lingyun turned sideways to glance at her cousin Meng Yulan, who had a smile on her face. Her originally slightly red cheeks faded, and she pursed her lips and lowered her head, no longer showing her previous shyness.

The one who saved the man was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping, and the one who sent people to take good care of her little cousin was the Marquis's wife. An Xin didn't want to let others take advantage of him.

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The person who actually saved An Rui ended up feeling aggrieved.

An Xin looked at the Marquis' wife, who had a smile on her face and spoke crisply and cheerfully just now. She gritted her teeth and looked at her confused husband, then lowered her eyes in dismay.

I understood that she must know what request Marquis Xuanping was going to make of her, but that was not something she wanted to agree to.

An Xin smiled, but what she said made the kind and bright-looking wife of the marquis raise her head and look at her with bright eyes.

"Since Marquis Xuanping also knows that this is an unreasonable request, then don't say anything that shouldn't be said."

Marquis Xuanping paused, and was choked by An Xin's straightforward answer. He was unable to recover for a long time.

When he reacted, An Xin had already presented a thank you gift for saving An Rui and said goodbye to him and the Marquis's wife.

It is better to stay out of other people's business. An Xin refused because he followed his heart, and he didn't want to make the person who actually saved the life feel upset.

This prevented Marquis Xuanping from making his request known.

"Uncle!" Seeing that An Xin's cousins ​​were about to leave, Meng Yulan, who had failed to achieve her goal, anxiously called out "Marquis Xuanping".

He looked at An Rui, who had a promising future and good looks, with ulterior motives.

Marquis Xuanping looked at Meng Yulan with pleading eyes and his nephew with impatience on his face, and remembered that they were the only offspring left by his sister. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward to stop An Xin who was about to leave.

Pointing at Meng Yulan and his nephew Meng Yutao, he said, "An...An Jijiu, look at my niece, she is beautiful and my nephew is very smart.

We saved...saved your cousin. If you want to repay us, can you let your cousin marry my niece?"

When Xuanping Hou saw An Xin's raised mouth and his eyes revealing undisguised sarcasm, he knew that the other party was unwilling to make this request, so he had to give up.

He made another request to An Xin, "Since my niece and your cousin are not destined to be together, then you should also accept Taoer as your disciple. This request is not too much, right?"

"Oh!" An Xin raised his eyebrows: "Okay! But to repay your mansion for saving my cousin, I will only accept one person as my student, no matter who it is."

(End of this chapter)