After Xie Pei left, Su Wan couldn't sleep at all. She even forgot to hand the invitation back with the invitation still in her hand.
I never thought that such a good day would be ruined like this?
I used to be able to fall asleep after reading two pages of a book, but what about now?
Poor her.
Su Wan sighed. If she could find clues from this and then think carefully about the usual things, it seemed that everything had a traceable path.
She had always overlooked the fact that this was a time and space where people as young as fourteen or fifteen could get married.
But Xie Pei will be sixteen soon, and many people have mentioned that he will definitely get engaged at the age of sixteen, which gave her an idea.
Think about it again, if she was not in the palace but at home, she would probably also choose someone else.
The Su family has one son and three daughters. The son is twenty years old this year and his marriage has been arranged. He will get married next year, which is just the right time.
The second girl is nineteen this year and will get married before she turns eighteen.
The third girl is the second aunt’s daughter. She is seventeen years old this year and her marriage has been arranged, also for next year.
From this we can see that for men it can be later, but for women, marriages are usually arranged when they are fifteen or sixteen, so it is not too early to wait until seventeen to get married.
This is because people in Kyoto generally get married relatively late.
If she were in the countryside, this age would definitely be too early. She is fourteen now, and will be fifteen in January after the new year, which is at least the age to get married.
Thinking of this, Su Wan sighed again, fortunately she entered the palace.
There is no time limit for entering the palace. Even if you stay single for the rest of your life with the sweet maids, it doesn’t matter.
At most people would say a few pitiful words behind her back, but that’s okay, Su Wan doesn’t mind.
All the things that she had ignored before have now come out all at once. Who can still sleep?
After lying down for a while, Su Wan rummaged through the drawers and took out all the things that Xie Pei had given her.
It would have been fine if she didn't count, but after a quick calculation, she found that there were actually two boxes. These were just her things, and her aunt also had a lot of things.
After this happened, Su Wan woke up the next day with dark circles under her eyes. She stuffed the invitation card under her suitcase. Whoever wanted to go to the party could go, but she would not go.
Xie Pei is a good person, but not necessarily a good match.
Putting aside other things, if nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be the future emperor.
By marrying the emperor, does that mean she has to be as "generous" as Concubine Jiang and take a concubine for her husband?
She can't do it, as for feelings?
Su Wan was even more helpless. Who could think so much?
The most troubling thing in her heart before was whether to be a female official in the palace or to go home and live a life of idleness with her aunt.
Each has its own advantages. If you choose to be a lazy person in this era, you are likely to be controlled by others.
Being a female official gives you a lot of freedom, but working in the court is also hard. However, if you become a female official, it is definitely not a problem to take a concubine out and start your own business.
Su Wan could only waver between these two options. Fortunately, it would only be her third year in the palace next year, so she still had three years to think about it slowly.
Now suddenly tell her that there is another way?
But too much isn't a good thing.
Among these three options, the one that Su Wan would refuse first would definitely be to enter the palace as a concubine.
It would be fine if she had something to do in the palace. If she had nothing to do in the palace and her eyes could only see the small square world, she would never be like this now.
They might even be assimilated into the palace, fighting for this today and that tomorrow.
After fighting for status, they fight for men, and then there is the glory of children. If they have a daughter, they worry about her marrying off, and if they have a son, they are busy fighting for the position of crown prince.
Thinking about this, Su Wan felt suffocated.
Relationships can be managed, but they cannot be fought for. Once you start fighting with others, it means that it is an ineffective relationship and it is gone from the root.
Su Wan only needed one night to come up with a plan in mind.
It doesn't matter whether Xie Pei does it because of his chick complex or because of his admiration for her as a person.
Not to mention being a concubine, she couldn't even be a queen. Would she feel depressed looking at the beauties in the harem every day? She would definitely want to open a harem for herself.
The next day, there was a small banquet at Chonghua Palace. The Shangshenjian was not far away, so he could also hear the singing, dancing and music over there.
Su Wan naturally didn't care, but she couldn't help but keep sending things to the Shangshenjian from her bodyguard Xiao Song. They weren't just for her, but for all the government offices near Chonghua Palace. All of them had banquets and fruits from Chonghua Palace.
The only difference was that the others were delivered by palace servants and eunuchs, while the Shangshenjian was delivered by Xie Pei's confidant.
Guard Xiao Song didn't know what happened last night, and he was still getting along with Su Wan in his usual way. He showed her his treasure and said, "Look at these cat's eyes, they are really cute. The prince said they are for you to play with."
"There is also an exquisite chessboard, which was given to you by the governor. It has a new way of playing. You can play it in Chonghua Palace later."
Su Wan looked at Guard Xiao Song and said, "It's not very convenient."
"Why is it inconvenient? Is there something wrong? I can help you." Guard Xiao Song said, "This is specially left by the prince for you. He is waiting for you two to talk."
Before it was released, Su Wan would definitely not feel anything, but now it sounded awkward no matter how she heard it, so she explained seriously: "He is the prince, and I am just a little palace maid. This is not appropriate."
Look, if it was Xie Pei, and he said he had something to do, even if Xie Pei knew it was an excuse, he wouldn't say much. Why is Guard Xiao Song so stupid?
It was such an obvious rejection yesterday, but Xie Pei didn’t ask any further questions. That was great.
Unexpectedly, Guard Xiao Song was dumbfounded when Su Wan said this, and quickly asked: "Did you two have a fight? No wonder the prince is not very happy today."
"Today is the Crown Prince's sixteenth birthday. How about we continue the quarrel tomorrow? Or should we let it go today?"
Just as Su Wan was about to shake her head, she saw other palace maids from the Imperial Kitchen rushing over with shocked looks on their faces.
This maid was loaned to Guanglu Temple to help out. She came back to drink some water and couldn't help asking, "Do you know what happened at the prince's banquet?"
If she doesn't speak out, she will really get depressed.
"What did you say?"
"Was the party fun?"
"You're delivering fruit, so why are you sweating so much?"
"You don't know that most of the officials in the court came to this banquet, so Chonghua Palace was particularly lively."
"Then someone asked the prince with a smile when he would arrange the marriage."
"As you all know, there are many people who are watching the Crown Prince's marriage. Someone said that since they are going to choose a Crown Princess, why not choose a concubine as well?"
Su Wan listened and felt strange, but also wanted to hear what would happen next.
As for some people calling for the appointment of a crown princess and some people calling for a concubine, their purposes are different. The former must be someone from a good family and want to introduce a suitable candidate.
The latter knew that he was not up to the standard of the Crown Princess, so he had to settle for the next best thing.
Who made the prince's position in the East Palace so stable? Today she is the crown princess, tomorrow she is the queen. Who wouldn't be envious of this position? Didn't you see what Concubine Jiang has become for the position of queen?
Guard Xiao Song was also curious about who was so bold to ask such a question. At the same time, he looked at Miss Su Wan's expression and saw that she had a calm expression, as if it was none of her business.
Anyway, in the mind of Guard Xiao Song, no matter who His Royal Highness the Crown Prince marries as the Crown Princess, Miss Su Wan will definitely be the favorite concubine, there is no doubt about it!
The palace maid who was still urging her to drink water quickly told her what happened next.
The maid still said with surprise: "Someone urged us to get engaged, but it was just a tentative statement. Who knew the prince would be so serious?"
"He said he would only marry one wife in his life."
"What? A wife?"
"You're not wrong, are you?"
"The prince said that?"
"How is this possible? Which prince, which future king only has one wife?"
"There are some in Xianxian Dynasty, but they are rare."
"Is the prince crazy?"
"It's not the prince who's crazy! It's the ministers around him who want to marry off their daughters who are crazy!"
"Now, even those who originally had no intention of doing so want to marry off their daughters."
"She is my only wife in this life. Anyone who has a daughter would not want her to marry someone like her."
"That's impossible. If the prince regrets it later, who can blame him?"
Everyone nodded subconsciously, but Su Wan was a little confused. Did she guess wrong yesterday? Xie Pei didn't like her at all, was he overthinking it?
otherwise?
Otherwise, you can't think about it too much.
Guard Xiao Song was also a little confused, and he didn't dare to think about it too much.
He learned that the prince liked Miss Su Wan.
The prince publicly stated that he would only marry one wife.
This shows???
Not only him, but also the chief of the Imperial Cuisine Department at the banquet couldn't believe it. Her disbelief was a little different from that of others.
Guard Xiao Song said goodbye to Su Wan and decided to go and get some information.
Two quarters of an hour later, Guard Xiao Song came back and said directly, "Prince, the prince swore on the Ding family's ancestral property that if he breaks his promise to marry only one wife, he will give all the Ding family's ancestral property to him and he can also divorce."
"The prince is crazy."
This is what everyone in the Shangshenjian thought.
The prince divorced? Unheard of.
If the prince made a promise to a family in private, or even to a girl, people could still say that he was using sweet words to flatter people, but that he was definitely trying to please them.
But at a party where you tie your hair up yourself?
Apart from anything else, even the Grand Secretary of Zhongji Palace was wondering which of his granddaughters was of the right age.
But it was only a moment of distraction. The Grand Secretary was no ordinary person. Thinking about these things carefully, it didn't seem like a sudden idea. It was clearly something he had planned long ago.
If there is no one in mind, who would plan these things in advance and plan them so specifically.
If that’s the case, who is that woman? Even the prince rejected her, and how could she make such a promise to him?
The commotion at the small banquet took a long time to subside, and when everyone calmed down, they realized that this was not something they could participate in.
The prince wants to take a concubine, and their daughter might be able to marry him.
But the only wife?
Even if they regard their daughter as the apple of their eye, they still feel that this is not acceptable. People should have some self-awareness.
Xie Pei's expression was still indifferent, as if he didn't know what he said. Finally, he said: "What a pity, my wife must have extraordinary talent, the character of a green phoenix tree and a tall bamboo, a fair temperament, and a heart as bright as the moon."
"He is gentle and kind, helping the weak and the poor, and at the same time he is far-sighted and has his own ideas."
When Su Wan heard what Guard Xiao Song said, she immediately said, "Stop, stop talking."
My ears are turning red!
Who wouldn’t blush after hearing such flattery?
Anyway, the people at the banquet heard the prince finally say: "Who wouldn't want to make such a person his only wife?"
really.
If there really is such a person, every family would marry him or her as a treasure.
Even it is understandable that the prince only marries one wife.
But how could there be such a person in the world? If he really looks for one according to this standard, I’m afraid the prince will never get married.
Unexpectedly, the prince actually tapped the table and said, "Just follow this standard. If anyone feels that it meets this standard, please submit a letter to recommend yourself. Otherwise, please do not submit it to avoid embarrassing everyone."
"It's no fun to mention it again."
Goodbye!
Based on the standards you mentioned, which daughter dares to say that she meets all of them?
Who dares to say it?
However, many people thought about it and thought that the prince said these words just to discourage them from urging him to get engaged.
Just raise the standard to infinity and no one can reach it.
So after the banquet, he downplayed the importance of his only wife, saying only that the prince asked too much and that since she was the prince, she shouldn't think so much.
Su Wan took a deep breath and said, "Xie Pei, you are amazing."
If I had known that you were such a tea-like person, I wouldn’t have wanted to make a fuss about it before, but now it seems like you really are such a tea-like person.
After the banquet, guard Zang Dongxin sent a note to Xie Pei. The note was from Xie Pei himself, and it only had four words on it: "Don't be calm."
Can.
You said you don't want to be calm, so you don't want to be calm.
She just refused.
Su Wan drew a bucket of cold well water and was about to carry it up when Xie Pei, who had just finished the banquet, took over.
It gets dark early in winter, and there are not many people in the remote area of Shangshenjian.
Xie Pei brought up the water and asked seriously, "Can ice water calm you down?"
Su Wan was just about to say that this was the water for cooking noodles when she saw Xie Pei scooping up a handful of freezing well water to wash his face.
On winter nights, even water turns into ice, let alone well water.
Drops of water fell along Xie Pei's eyebrows and eyes, and he chuckled: "What should I do? I can't seem to calm down."
This, this guy is crazy.
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