Chapter 63 Can You Consider Me
Is this the kind of meeting he wanted?
"Looking for a husband? What else can you look for?" Ming Yuelin looked up at him and saw that he seemed a little anxious. She felt that he was a little puzzled and asked in confusion, "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. Sister Li is already seventeen. Is there anything wrong with looking for a husband?"
"My second brother and the elder sister of the Zheng family were officially engaged some time ago, and my fourth sister was also engaged to the eldest son of the left military commander's family a few days ago."
"Second Aunt has been looking for a husband for Sister Li for over the past two months, but Sister Li felt that none of them were to her liking, so she just didn't pick one. Now that she finally finds one, shouldn't Second Aunt arrange for them to meet and see what his character is like?"
Mingzhao could no longer hear clearly what Mingyuelin said next. He only remembered clearly that she said Shi Jianli wanted to go and see her.
He loosened his grip and strode towards his yard.
Ming Yuelin touched his chin and nudged Ming Zhouqing with his elbow. "Second brother, do you think that eldest brother is a little strange? Now he is suddenly unhappy."
Ming Zhouqing's mind raced, and he patted her shoulder, then suddenly realized, "It was when you said Cousin Li was going to see me."
"Hiss—Second brother, be gentle on my shoulder!" Ming Yuelin glared at him.
Ming Zhouqing stretched out his hand embarrassedly.
Well, I've gotten used to hanging out with those rough guys in the military camp over the past twenty days.
Mingzhao went back to change his clothes and went out again, heading straight to the West Mansion with big steps.
Tianfeng and Tianyu looked at each other and hurried to follow.
When we arrived outside Tangli Courtyard, it was already dusk.
Mingzhao also looked at Tianyu, "Go knock on the door and tell them I want to see cousin Li."
"Yes." Tianyu went forward and knocked on the door. Soon Lanxing came to open the door. He smiled at her and said, "Lanxing, our master said he wants to see Miss Li. Could you go and let her know? He's not far away."
Lan Xing glanced at Ming Zhaohuan, who was standing not far from the rose stand across the yard, and closed the door. "Okay, I'll go call our girl."
Shi Jianli was eating in the house. After hearing Lanxing's words, she finished the last bite of rice in the bowl, then tidied her clothes and went out.
Tian Feng, who was following behind Ming Zhao Huan, saw Lan Xing and Xian Yue opening the door. Shi Jianli was walking towards them, so he reminded Ming Zhao Huan to look away, "Sir, Miss Li is here."
Mingzhao said to him, "There's someone behind the flower stand, go and take a look."
Tianfeng's expression turned serious when he heard that. He quietly approached the flower stand and saw the two people inside. He stared at each other for a while, and then one of them waved to him to stand behind him.
Shi Jianli stopped in front of Ming Zhaohuan, her cold eyes meeting his, and asked, "Is there something you want to talk to me about, Prince?"
Mingzhao was surprised that she even changed her address after he came back. Was she trying to avoid suspicion with him?
"Cousin Li, I don't like you calling me Prince."
"Just tell me why you came to see me. It's getting dark." Shi Jianli said straight to the point.
Mingzhao's eyes tightened, his fingers clenched, and his lips straightened. He stared at her for a moment before asking, "I heard you're going to see her tomorrow?"
She half-lowered her eyelashes, her tone flat and without fluctuation: "This is my private matter, I can't tell you."
It was the first time Mingzhao heard her speak to him in such a cold and distant tone, as if he was just a stranger to her.
He took a step forward, wanting to touch her, but then realized something was wrong. Fearing she might be unhappy, he hurriedly withdrew his hand, "You know I like you. I told you to wait until I come back, why did you suddenly..."
Before he could finish, Shi Jianli interrupted: "I don't know, the prince never said that."
Mingzhao's throat was blocked and he was speechless for a moment.
He had never explicitly said that he liked her.
Mingzhao took a deep breath and lowered his head. "Can we not go to see each other? Can you consider me?"
"No, I've already agreed. I can't break my promise. Thank you for your love, my humble family background makes me unworthy of you." Shi Jianli glanced at him and half lowered her eyes. "If nothing unexpected happens, my marriage will be almost settled when I come back tomorrow."
He was always like this, talking to her with his head down, and his gentle and sincere look made her have many delusions out of thin air and wanted to give it a try.
How could he flirt with her and at the same time agree to let his mother choose a marriage for him?
Shi Jianli thought about it and took two steps back.
"I don't care about my family background." Seeing her retreat, Mingzhao still looked hurt.
"I care. When it comes to marriage, it's important to match the family background. I don't like wealthy families. I just want to live a comfortable life. This is what I thought and said from the very beginning when my aunt wanted to choose a husband for me. The prince will have a noble lady from a wealthy family to match him." Shi Jianli gave him a polite smile and turned around.
"I'm going back to rest. I won't see you off. When I see the prince in the future, I will hide myself to avoid any misunderstanding."
Mingzhao's heart sank when he was hurt by her cold attitude as she distanced herself from him.
Hearing the hint of anger in her tone, he hurriedly asked, "Wait, Cousin Li, you are angry with me. Did someone say something to you?"
"No, don't chase me." Shi Jianli asked Lanxing and Xianyue to stop him and quickly returned to the yard.
Could it be that he was talking about his mother's faults in front of him? She couldn't say that. Besides, there was nothing wrong with the Duke's wife wanting to find a girl from a good family for her son.
The eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family must be matched with a noble lady from a wealthy family.
Lanxing and Xianyue stood in front of Ming Zhaohuan and stopped him.
Xianyue said, "I'm sorry, my lord. We can't disobey the young lady. She really doesn't want to see you. Why don't you go back first?"
"Please help me find out why she is angry with me." Mingzhao looked at the yard door closing and looked away helplessly.
"Okay, we have to go back and serve the young lady, so we won't send the prince off."
Seeing him give in, Lanxing and Xianyue breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly returned to the yard and bolted the door.
Seeing that his master was rejected, Tianyu looked up at the sky and the ground, not daring to look at him.
Mingzhao adjusted his mood slightly and walked towards the rose stand.
Didn’t Tianfeng find the hiding person?
Turning around, Ming Zhao and Ming Weisu were still looking into each other's eyes, while Tianfeng and Ming Weisu's attendant were lowering their heads, pretending that they heard nothing.
Ming Weisu coughed awkwardly and patted his shoulder, "Let's go back."
Mingzhao remained silent. He followed him and when he was a little further away, he asked, "Father, why are you here?"
"I had something to discuss with your second uncle, so I followed you when I saw you coming. I didn't expect that you would open up to the girl and get rejected." Ming Weisu stood with his hands behind his back, his tone gloating.
Mingzhao was silent again.
Ming Weisu rarely saw his eldest son being humiliated, so he laughed heartily, "Return it as it is. I heard everything. You were wrong. You didn't make a promise to her, and you didn't tell her you liked the girl. What's wrong with her finding another husband?"
"You two have nothing to do with each other." Ming Weisu poked him again.
Having just been rejected by his sweetheart and stabbed in the heart by his biological father, Mingzhao glared at his biological father and said, "Please don't poke me in the sore spot. Let me think about it."
Her attitude changed after the last monthly break, so the key is what happened during those three days of the monthly break.
After separating from Ming Weisu, Ming Zhao did not return to Langganyuan, but went to Xianyunxuan.
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