Chapter 185: Race
185 Racing
Meimei stretched out her hand and plucked the purple jade bead on her left ear with some annoyance, frowning slightly: "The problem is not here now. Whether it is Qin Mei Niang or me, if we are allowed to make our own choices, wouldn't it be that you still don't understand after you have said so much? We come from different classes, and our identities and status are too different. People's personalities, interests, insights and pursuits are different. It will be very tiring to be together, and there will be no sense of security. For you, loving a woman means taking her for yourself, serving you without complaint, honoring your parents and elders, giving birth to children, and then you give her wealth and honor, that's enough, but you have to think about it: Is the woman willing? Is she willing? Not every woman likes that kind of life. In fact, your grandmother's idea is right. Marriage requires a good match. You should marry someone like Zhuang Yulan. Young lady from a wealthy family, you two are of the same kind, standing on the same stage. Qin Meiniang is a smart woman. She knows what the result will be if she marries into the Xu Mansion with her family background, especially if she marries a general like you who fights outside all year round and has no one to rely on. So she is very scared. She has never thought of marrying into a wealthy family. She just wants a good man who is in love with her and can live and die with her. Fate is very unfair to her. She dare not fight and can only die. But I am different. I will never die until the last moment. Who doesn't understand the rules and teachings that your grandmother talks about all the time? They bind people's hands and feet. If you follow them completely, you will definitely die. I have tried my best to adapt and protect myself. I am willing to take responsibility for the things I have done in your house and the chaos it has caused. Your grandmother asked the Queen Mother to divorce me. If you let me go at this moment, we will have nothing to worry about."
Xu Junying's pale face gradually turned dark. He listened to Meimei quietly and looked at her coldly: "Am I so unbearable in your eyes? If you don't choose me, who will you choose? You dislike the strict gates and strict elders of the Xu Mansion. I admit this, but if you say that I am not as good as other men, I don't agree. If I don't have to go to the battlefield to fight and run around for state affairs, I can also be like Zhang Jingyun and others, appearing in time when you need me, helping you, and letting you do what you want smoothly. Isn't that the same as your character, interests, insights and pursuits? It meets your requirements?"
Meimei was stunned, staring at him with her mouth slightly open, and it took her a long time to speak: "Xu Junying, you, you are too outrageous. You are talking about our problems, what are you talking about? What does it have to do with them? You are always like this, always avoiding the main point. Can you make the main point clear?"
"The point has been made clear. It is clear as day that Qin Meimei is my Xu Junying's wife. No words or reasons can change this. This is God's will. You have no choice. Accept it."
Watching Meimei's face turn from pink to white, Xu Junying's eyes were sad and complicated: "As you said, you inherited Qin Meiniang's body. When I face you, I will think of Lao Qi and Meiniang... When I face Heng'er, I have to endure the same pain. But I am willing to take on you and Heng'er. I am willing to be with you in life and death."
Meimei said coldly: "Why should you endure that pain? Why can't you change it? No one forced you to do that. I know what you are thinking. I will keep that secret and guarantee with my life that your reputation will not be damaged. Are you still not at ease? Your pain is meaningless to me. I can't understand your true feelings, I don't want to accept your feelings, I don't like you. Do you understand? No skipping words.
Xu Junying's face turned pale instantly, and his voice was hoarse: "Meimei, are you still the same Cen Meimei? Why are you so heartless? I'm not your enemy. I like you, is that not okay?"
"Of course I am still myself. I have never been sentimental, so how can I be ruthless? You can like it, and I can refuse to accept it. That is just your wishful thinking. The emperor and the queen have promised me to protect my rights. I am not afraid of your anger. You can kill me and I will not be convicted. I will die. There is no need to think too much. If you let me live, I will fight for my freedom."
Meimei deliberately dragged the emperor and the empress into this. In fact, the empress didn't know anything about her and Xu Junying. Although the emperor said those words, he still favored Xu Junying. They were used to using power to oppress people. Why couldn't she make up some ambiguous words to hit and provoke Xu Junying?
Living in the current era, it is not difficult to live a rich life with your own brain, but it is difficult to live a decent and dignified life. The feeling of being firmly held by someone is too bad. When Xu Junying was indifferent to her before, she thought he was an upright and trustworthy person, and she had some good feelings for him. After that, his performance one after another made her really unsatisfactory. How could he be kind to someone like this? Using military tactics on her? The Thirty-Six Stratagems are not over yet. He treated her as a captive. If he caught her, she belonged to him. It was unreasonable not to negotiate, so she argued with him.
She knew she couldn't fight against the powerful, and the defeat was inevitable. It was indeed as Xu Junying said, and it was impossible to change the emperor's principles. The imperial edict could not be used exclusively for Xu Junying's marriage. Meimei just felt it was too awkward. She was unwilling to accept it. It had come to this point, and she had to be the daughter-in-law of the Xu family again. How would the Xu family headed by the old lady laugh at her and look down on her? And how would the Xu Houye, who was provoked, despised and scorned by her, punish her? Come on. Qin Meiniang died decisively before, and her soul disappeared without a trace. If she was killed this time, she would definitely die with regret.
It would be nice if I could die and go back to modern times.
Meimei sat sideways, lost in thought, staring at the white jade teacup in front of her like in meditation, without moving. Xu Junying was struck by her again. He sat there in a daze, unable to speak, staring at her face with a dazed look.
The weather was gloomy, and suddenly a few big raindrops fell from the sky. Meimei jumped up in shock, covered her head with her hands, turned around and ran. After running a few steps, she looked back at Xu Junying. His eyes followed her, but he sat still. Meimei ignored him and said, "It's better to be stupid. When the rain comes, just avoid it yourself."
The rain was pouring down. Xu Junying took a step up the three steps and stood in the corridor, panting slightly. Meimei broke free from his arms and pushed him away:
"Can you please stop doing this? I have legs and I can run no slower than you."
"You're going to get wet. Why don't you try it again?"
Xu Junying took a deep breath, smiled and pointed at the corridor: "Let's compete to see who runs the fastest and reaches the end first."
Meimei swung her sleeves and turned around to leave. This guy was so annoying. She was running well, but suddenly she flew into the air. When she was in his arms, she realized that he was hugging her around the waist. How many people can accept this habit of only seeing what he likes and forcing it on others without saying hello? Xu Junying, he is a guy who is arbitrary and will never change in this life. That's it.
Xu Junying watched her back flash into the upper room, the smile on his face disappeared, and he stood there motionless. Meimei's attitude made him very sad. He admitted that he had used some means on her all along, but it was entirely out of love for her. He only wanted to protect her, not have any ill intentions.
She ended up in his house, and he kept her because he loved her. Was that wrong? Besides him, Xu Junying, who was more qualified to protect and love her?
She said that she didn't like the wealth and glory he gave her, didn't care about his true love, didn't want to depend on him for life and death, and even didn't like him as a person. He was heartbroken, but he had no choice but to endure it and never show that he understood her. Of course, he would never give up. As long as they were husband and wife, his heart would not change. As long as she couldn't leave, he would not give in for a year or two, and would stay with her for ten or twenty years, or even a lifetime. Couldn't she see his heart?
He has been away for nearly a month. From the day he left, he has been thinking about coming back quickly. Every time he dreams of her, he wakes up in the middle of the night and is reluctant to go back to sleep. He carefully recalls her expression and words in the dream. If she smiles in the dream, he will be excited for several days. If she is cold and silent, he will be depressed and uneasy, not feeling hungry or thirsty, always afraid that something might happen to her at home.
Something happened after all, and although Meimei left the Xu residence voluntarily, he finally saw clearly that in the big family for which he had brought glory and supported with his salary, few people really cared about him or understood him and thought about him. The second master was fake, the old lady was even worse, and his brothers were powerless. No one could protect his small family, and he had to clean up the mess himself.
Every time he talked with Meimei, he always felt both happy and afraid. He liked looking at her and listening to her voice, but he was afraid that her words would hurt his heart like a knife. He obviously wanted to say a lot of tactful and nice things, but all that came out of his mouth were the most direct and simple words, just like communicating with his subordinates in the army, concise, direct and clear. No matter how beautiful his thoughts were, they became meaningless when he said them. It was no wonder that Meimei thought he was boring.
Xu Junying was in a daze under the corridor, watching the rain gradually subside, when he suddenly saw Baoju leading a man into the yard. The man was wearing a straw raincoat, and Xu Junying could tell it was his sixth brother Xu Junxuan.
Xu Junxuan walked to the corridor, Baoju took off his raincoat for him, and the brothers greeted each other. Xu Junying led his sixth brother to the upper room. There were not many maids in the Cen family, and Meimei did not ask anyone to guard the corridor. She did not need to follow the rules of the wealthy families if possible. After all, it was her own private house and she lived alone, so she did not find it inconvenient.
Xu Junying and his brother were talking in the corridor. Meimei heard it and knew that it was Xu Junxuan who came. She had to receive him, after all, she had received a lot of care and help from him when she was in Xu's house.
Meimei came to the door and greeted Xu Junxuan with a smile on her face. Xu Junying saw it and although he knew that the smile was not for him, his mood still brightened.
The three of them sat down in front of the painting hall. Cui Lian served tea. Xu Junying said to Xu Junxuan, "I was away for more than 20 days. I hurried home last night. I didn't see your sister-in-law and Heng'er, so I returned to this house overnight. I didn't see my sixth brother. Weren't you at home last night? Did you come to see me this morning?"
Xu Junxuan took a sip of tea, put the cup back on the table, and answered respectfully: "Brother came home last night, and I couldn't greet him. I feel really guilty because a classmate of mine had something happen at home last night, so I went with a few classmates to accompany him all night. When I got home in the morning, I heard that brother had returned, so I left the house overnight, so I came here."
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