Chapter 064 Past Life Extra (1)

The spring of the fifteenth year of Zhanghe came later than in previous years. Perhaps it was because the winter of the previous year was too long, and when the clouds finally passed by with the wild geese, it was already the end of February, almost the beginning of March.

Feng Wanhua grew up in the Huguang area. Her father had been doing business in Huguang for many years and finally got promoted to the position of Huguang Patrol. Her mother told her that her father had received an excellent grade in the examination last year and that he would definitely be promoted to the imperial court when he returned to Beijing for the inspection.

The Feng family had a good family background. In the early years, Feng Wanhua's grandfather had served as the Minister of the Temple of Honglu. However, compared to his grandfather, his father was much more capable than him.

Among the current governors and governors, my father was considered very young. He was promoted to the position of prime minister just after he turned 40, which was also an honor for his ancestors.

Since following their father to Beijing, the Feng family has been busy with social interactions every day, and Feng Wanhua is pushed by her mother to attend to them, so she has no time to be bored.

Hearing that the plum blossoms in Wuhua Temple had not yet faded, Feng Wanhua simply took her maid and went to Wuhua Temple.

On the way back, she happened to pass by Louwailou. Feng Wanhua had never lived in Beijing since she was a child, but as soon as she arrived in Beijing, she heard about the fame of Louwailou and was quite interested.

Feng Wanhua's maid was named Zhenzhu. She was lively and said, "I heard that from the private room in the outer building, you can see Dongzhimen. I heard that the lady's arranged aunt is from the Jinwu Guard. It seems that the Jinwu Guard passes by Dongzhimen every day when they are on duty."

"Maybe I can catch a glimpse of it from a distance." Pearl said with a smile.

Feng Wanhua glanced at her with a smile and scolded, "You heard it clearly."

Pearl laughed happily.

The Feng family's carriage stopped in front of the building for a long time. Unable to suppress her curiosity, Feng Wanhua asked the servant to go up and book a private room.

Unexpectedly, the building outside the building was crowded. It was noon and the shopkeeper didn't know anyone from the Feng family. The private rooms had already been booked.

The servant came to report and advised: "If the young lady really wants to try the taste of this restaurant, I will hurry up tomorrow to help the young lady reserve a seat. There are no private rooms today, so why not go back to the mansion to eat."

Feng Wanhua is an unmarried girl, and now the Feng family and the Anguo family are planning a marriage for Feng Wanhua and Zhan Yue.

Although it was not completely settled, it was almost certain, and it would be bad to show up in public. Feng Wanhua agreed.

"It's okay," Feng Wanhua let the driver go first, and she said, "I'll come back later."

The driver agreed, and the servant was happy to say yes.

Feng Wanhua then went back to the carriage with Zhenzhuzhu and waited for a long time, but the carriage was still parked in front of the building outside and showed no signs of moving.

Feng Wanhua couldn't help but feel a little strange, and asked Zhenzhu, "What's going on?"

Pearl lifted the curtain and found a man dressed as a servant underneath, dealing with her own coachman.

Seeing Zhenzhu come out, the attendant quickly abandoned the driver and said to Zhenzhu with a smile: "Hello, sister. I'm Liu Qi. I saw that you seemed to want to go to the outer floor to eat. My master has booked a private room and specially invited you to join us."

Seeing Liu Qi dressed well, Zhenzhu guessed that he must be the attendant of a rich or noble man. When she heard him address her as "Sir", Zhenzhu, although she despised the behavior of those playboys in the capital, still said politely: "Thank you for your kindness. But our girl has to avoid eating too much, so as not to cause trouble to you. If we are lucky, we will see you next time."

Liu Qi smiled and said, "No problem, let's go together."

Although his words were still very polite, his tone revealed a sense of brooking no argument, as if he would not let them go unless Pearl complied.

Pearl could not help but feel annoyed and gently scolded, "Tell your master that our daughter has been engaged. Please respect yourself."

Liu Qi didn't take it seriously, just smiled again and said, "Please also tell your girls that my surname is Zhan, and I am the fourth child in the family."

Pearl was about to say, "There are so many people with the last name Zhan, who knows who you are talking about?" The thought just flashed through her mind for a moment, but she heard the girl's voice from the carriage -

Feng Wanhua: "Pearl."

Pearl said "Hey", turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

Feng Wanhua lifted the curtain with her bare hands and whispered to Zhenzhu, "The Duke of Anguo's surname is Zhan."

Duke Anguo? Zhenzhu was stunned for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "You mean... this is someone close to the future aunt?"

"Probably." Feng Wanhua was not stupid either. She nodded and said, "Just agree to it."

Zhenzhu pursed her lips before replying to Liu Qi.

The old man had praised the future aunt in the mansion and thought that he was a promising young talent. For this reason, Pearl also had a lot of good feelings for the future aunt. But she didn't expect that the aunt would be such an impolite person, and even wanted to meet the girl privately before marrying her.

Pearl's image of her future aunt suddenly plummeted.

Seeing that the girl's expression was still calm, Pearl had no choice but to bite her lip and carry the girl upstairs to the private room they had booked.

As expected, there was already someone sitting in the private room.

The man was wearing a dark uniform, and even though he was sitting, one could tell he was tall. He had his back to them, and seemed to be looking at the scenery outside the window. When he heard footsteps, he just stood there without moving.

It was the light voice that spoke first: "Sit down."

His voice was low and there was no ups and downs in his tone when he spoke, just like a cup of water that had been boiled for a long time, flat and without any waves.

Sounding like an extremely boring person, Pearl's curiosity about her future aunt suddenly diminished a lot.

At this time, he finally turned around.

The man had dark eyebrows and eyes, and a handsome appearance. Compared with his dark brocade clothes, his face looked even paler. His facial features were not hard, and his lips were red and his teeth were white. His dark eyes were very bright, clear and brilliant, and very outstanding.

Pearl had not expected him to be so handsome, and she could not help but lower her head to look at the girl.

Feng Wanhua was also distracted for a moment, and only after noticing Zhenzhu's gaze did she retract her gaze.

Zhan Yue was oblivious to the scrutiny from the others. He said calmly, "I am sorry for asking you to come up."

Feng Wanhua did not respond. She paused, smiled and said, "Don't be polite. Your Excellency already knew it, but he still did it anyway. Why bother telling me all this?"

Zhan Yue saw that Feng Wanhua spoke generously, and knew that she was a straightforward person, so he nodded and said, "In that case, I will not be polite anymore."

"Recently, my grandmother and your father have been worried about our marriage." Zhan Yue didn't like beating around the bush and said directly and concisely, "Does the young lady know about this?"

Feng Wanhua's ears blushed, and she nodded and said, "I know."

When it comes to marriage, she can't help but feel shy and behaves like a little girl.

Zhan Yue didn't look at her. He said, "It's hard to refuse your father's kindness. My grandmother likes you very much and often mentions you to me."

Zhan Yue's words seemed to be a way of suppressing something before promoting it. Feng Wanhua was stunned and couldn't help but look up at Zhan Yue.

Zhan Yue's expression was gloomy, only his eyes were still as bright as before. He said calmly: "I shouldn't refuse a gift from an elder. But I don't think I'm someone worthy of entrusting my life to. In a few days, I will claim to be sick. This marriage will naturally be cancelled."

"We happened to meet today. I think you are a smart person," Zhan Yue said. "If your father asks about it again in the future, you can just blame me."

After he finished speaking, Feng Wanhua's expression remained unchanged. She just pondered for a moment with a blank expression. She asked softly, "Why?"

Zhan Yue raised his eyes: "Why why?"

"If that's the case, why don't you just tell your grandmother directly? Why do you have to take such a roundabout way?" Feng Wanhua looked at him directly, her lips moved, and she said, "You are already in your twenties. If you keep claiming to be sick, no girl from a good family will be willing to marry you."

"Do you want to be alone for the rest of your life?" Feng Wanhua asked a series of questions.

Zhan Yue said nothing, his long legs crossed, and he was slowly playing with a teacup in his hands.

Feng Wanhua laughed and said, "Too much talk leads to mistakes. I am just talking too much. If you don't want to talk, then forget it. I will just pretend that I have not seen you today."

"You can call it an illness if you want," Feng Wanhua said, "it's not like I can't get married."

Seeing that Feng Wanhua's tone was a little angry, Zhan Yue said calmly: "I'm sorry."

Feng Wanhua stood up, not intending to stay with him any longer.

But before she even stepped out of the door, she came back again.

Feng Wanhua concentrated for a moment, then stood beside Zhan Yue and asked hesitantly, "Do you have a crush on someone?"

Zhan Yue said nothing, his eyes were empty, his slender fingers were playing with the blue and white porcelain teacup over and over again.

Feng Wanhua asked: "If I marry you, will you take a concubine?"

Zhan Yue finally spoke: "I have no plans to marry, let alone have a concubine."

Feng Wanhua smiled and said in a gentle voice, "If that's the case, Master Zhan, I like you very much and I must marry you."

"A marriage between aristocratic families, what does it really matter?" Feng Wanhua said, "My father likes you, and your grandmother likes me, that's enough."

"You give me the respect and status that a wife should have. As long as you make sure there is no one else in the room, the rest is irrelevant." Feng Wanhua said, "You have a bright future. I would rather marry you than marry someone else."

Zhan Yue raised his eyes to look at her.

Feng Wanhua has delicate features, and although she is not particularly beautiful, she still looks like a pretty girl from a small family.

Zhan Yue was silent for a moment, then told her: "I cannot give you an heir. When you are old, if I leave before you, no one will serve you."

"It can be inherited through a side branch," Feng Wanhua said, "It's not a problem at all."

"You may be able to delay getting married for a while, but you can't delay it forever." Feng Wanhua said, "When you are in a high position in the future, others will think you have a hidden illness."

Zhan Yue didn't say anything. Feng Wanhua said, "Your Excellency, please consider it carefully. This way, you can give an explanation to your grandmother, and I can also give an explanation to my father."

After finishing her words, Feng Wanhua said to Zhenzhu, "Let's go."

After all this, Pearl's face was very bright. After leaving the restaurant, she asked Feng Wanhua softly, "Miss, why do you insist on marrying him?"

Feng Wanhua's eyes were filled with loneliness. She concealed her true feelings and said, "Since I was young, I have seen my mother managing my father's courtyard, concubines, and maids. She was so powerful in public."

"But my mother told me in private that it is easy to get a priceless treasure, but it is hard to find a lover." Feng Wanhua smiled and said, "If he can really not be biased, he may be a good candidate for a husband."

"You have to live your own life. How do you know that marrying someone else will be better than marrying him? At least for now you can still have dignity and purity." Feng Wanhua said.

Pearl hesitated and just nodded.

The master and servant got into the carriage, and the carriage slowly drove into the Feng Mansion.

After the master and servants of the Feng family left, Zhan Yue did not eat in the building outside the building.

He stood up and slowly closed the window.

Just now, under the window frame, there stood a graceful woman with a high bun, which showed that she was newly married.

Does he have a sweetheart? Of course he does.

There is nothing wrong with liking someone, however, his life can only end with liking him.

What qualifications does he have to marry someone else?

Zhan Yue tapped the windowsill lightly with his fingers. Seeing the woman stepping into the carriage, he also lifted his feet and walked away slowly without looking back.