Chapter 65 Husband blames wife
"Rufei." The Marquis's wife suddenly spoke.
Jiang Fei quickly retracted her gaze, "Madam."
The Marquis's wife smiled and said, "It's boring for you two children to sit here."
Jiang Fei was just about to say no, it's nice to sit here in this hot weather, but Yao spoke first.
"That's right. Mingzhen hasn't been to our house yet. We're all family from now on. Why don't you take Mingzhen out for a walk in the garden?"
Jiang Fei didn't understand the secret codes between these noble ladies. It seemed that the two families were preparing to discuss something and wanted to get them away. It was also a good opportunity for Jiang Fei and Wei Mingzhen to get in touch with each other in advance.
Jiang Fei didn't want to take Wei Mingzhen to visit any garden at all. The sun had risen outside and it was extremely hot under the sun, but she had no choice but to go out.
The two walked slowly along the corridor, the sunlight filtering through the vines and casting shadows on the ground.
Jiang Fei stole a glance at Wei Mingzhen beside her and found that sweat had already broken out on his forehead, but he was still trying hard to maintain a proper demeanor. He probably thought the same as she did and didn't want to visit any garden at all.
"Third Young Master Wei," Jiang Fei suddenly stopped, "How about we go sit in the pavilion over there?"
Wei Mingzhen nodded with a look of relief, "Since we are in the Jiang residence, it will all be up to Second Miss Jiang to arrange."
Jiang Fei had never been in a relationship or had a blind date in modern times. After traveling through time, she jumped directly into the realm of marriage. It was a little difficult for her to adapt for a while.
Previously, the two of them could get along naturally, but when it came to setting a date, they felt a little uncomfortable getting along with each other, after all, they would be sleeping in the same bed in the future.
The two of them looked at each other, then pretended to look away casually, and no one said a word.
Perhaps the atmosphere was too awkward, and after a long time, Wei Mingzhen finally spoke.
"Second Miss Jiang."
Jiang Fei looked at him.
Wei Mingzhen said, "Today's matter was indeed a bit rushed. I didn't mean to be disrespectful to you, young lady. I just looked at the date and there are no suitable days for visiting you in the next month, so I came a little hurriedly. I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not." Jiang Fei quickly shook her head, "I just didn't expect it to be so sudden."
"It's better to tell the young lady some things in advance."
Wei Mingzhen sat upright, his voice a little deeper than usual. "I have studied Confucianism since childhood and understand the importance of marriage. Now that our marriage is decided, I will naturally accept you as my principal wife. However, love cannot be forced, and I am afraid I will let you down."
There was no such thing as deep affection between Jiang Fei and him. She had only pretended to do so in order to win him over.
She called out the system in her mind, "What he meant was that we can get married, but there's no talk of love. Am I understanding correctly?"
The system said: "Perfect understanding."
Jiang Fei thought, that’s exactly what I want.
She had only married him for convenience and didn't care about any feelings at all. Moreover, after marrying into the Wei family, she wanted to make the family a mess and everything she did would make him divorce her. So what kind of feelings were there to talk about?
I was about to say that it was totally fine, do whatever you want, but then I felt that it was a bit like crossing the river and destroying the bridge.
Then she slowly let go of the anger she had been holding up, and said with a smile, "It's okay, it's okay. I understand."
Little did she know that in Wei Mingzhen's eyes, her appearance seemed to be a bit of a compromise.
Wei Mingzhen frowned. "Although it's my parents' order, since I've decided to marry you, I'll treat you well."
He thought for a moment and continued, "I'm usually busy with official duties, so I might neglect you sometimes. When you marry into the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion, I'll be home with you for meals on the first and fifteenth days of every month. If it's my day off, I can go shopping with you once a month. You need to let me know in advance."
"If you want to raise flowers, birds, fish, and insects, the warm room in the backyard wing can be converted into a flower room, and the accountant can allocate some money to buy you a flower stand. You don't have to worry about the trivial matters in the mansion. If any servants are negligent, just tell me directly and I will ask the chief secretary to reorganize the inner house. The rules in the marquis's mansion are not strict. If you want to visit your parents, you don't have to wait for a festival. You can tell me at any time."
"For now, I can only think of these. This is my husband's responsibility. Since you and I will be husband and wife in the future, I will regard you as my responsibility for this life."
Jiang Fei was stunned. What’s the difference between this and a military order?
If Wei Mingzhen had not made it clear from the beginning that he was not interested in relationships, she would have thought that Wei Mingzhen was confessing his love to her.
This Wei Mingzhen was too upright. When he said these words, his expression was like he was taking an oath, which made Jiang Fei almost shout at him: "Erkang~ Only when the mountains are gone and the sky and the earth are united, will I dare to break up with you~".
Seeing Wei Mingzhen looking at her, Jiang Fei realized that her reaction was too cold.
He'd said so much, so shouldn't she also express her opinion? Say something back?
"In that case, then, then I..." Jiang Fei racked her brains, "I will cook for you myself on the first and fifteenth day of every month. If you have a day off, you can rest at home and I can go out on the streets by myself. But it's best if you pay for it. I'm not that easy to bully, and the servants shouldn't dare to treat me harshly. You don't have to worry about that. If you want to take a concubine, just do it directly, and you don't have to ask me. What else? Oh, and the return visit..."
She suddenly leaned forward and lowered her voice, "Actually, I don't really want to come back to this place. This is all I can think of for now. This is my duty as a wife."
Jiang Fei patted his chest and said seriously: "You are also my responsibility."
It seemed like the two of them were just short of a blood oath and became sworn brothers right here.
Wei Mingzhen pursed his lips and stared at her for a long while, his lips moving several times as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing and just nodded slightly.
Jiang Fei felt that this meant they had reached an agreement and signed a verbal contract.
The two fell into silence again. The chirping of cicadas outside the pavilion made the inside of the pavilion even quieter.
Jiang Fei stared at the lines on the stone table, wondering if she had said it too bluntly. It was so awkward. What was going on? The Magic Fairy Castle almost rose from the ground beneath her toes.
She secretly raised her eyes, and Wei Mingzhen happened to be looking at her too. They smiled at each other awkwardly, and then tacitly pretended to look at the surrounding scenery.
It was not until the maid came to call for help that they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Wei Mingzhen stood up and prepared to leave. After taking a few steps, he suddenly remembered something. "I almost forgot. Ciying asked me to give you a message. She wants to invite you to go boating in a few days."
"Rafting, sure, as long as it's not polo." Jiang Fei thought for a moment, "Can I bring a friend?"
Counting the days, Princess Anping has already finished her confinement, so we can invite her out to relax.
"Of course, Ciying likes the hustle and bustle." After Wei Mingzhen said this, he nodded to Jiang Fei as a greeting and followed the maid away.
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