I met Shen Liyue when I was very young.
My father was still alive at that time, and there was still contact between the Fang and Shen families. My father once took me to visit the Shen family.
At that time, Shen Liyue was also very young, with big eyes, and she already looked very intelligent.
My father smiled and pointed at Chen Liyue, whispering to me in my ear, "That's your future daughter-in-law. Do you like her?"
I didn’t understand at the time and asked my father, “What is a daughter-in-law?”
My father laughed heartily. "A daughter-in-law is just like me and your mother. When you grow up, you will marry her and live with her."
I didn’t understand what living meant at that time, but when I looked at Shen Liyue, she looked like a little dough ball, which was really cute.
My father nodded at me and said, "Go, go find little Liyue and play with her."
I agreed to go, but I was actually a little reluctant. Although she was very cute, what fun could a boy like me have with her?
Seeing me coming over, the nanny next to Shen Liyue took us to fly a kite. The nanny held the string in her hand. Shen Liyue insisted that she wanted to fly one too, but the nanny didn't let her. She explained that we were too small and the kite was very strong and we couldn't catch it.
But Shen Liyue insisted on letting go, and Nanny couldn't persuade her, so she had to carefully put the spool into Shen Liyue's hand. Before Nanny could let go, Shen Liyue hurriedly grabbed it, turned around and waved at me with a smile: "Brother Zhiran, come too!"
We flew it together for a while and then the kite got stuck on the tree.
Shen Liyue pursed her lips, tears welling up in her big eyes.
"What should I do? My brother gave it to me."
What should I do? Ask me what I can do. I followed my father to the Shen family to play, and ended up getting someone's kite stuck in a tree. The kite getting stuck in the tree is fine, but the key is that Shen Liyue also cried.
I am also helpless!
When the nanny saw the kite hanging on the tree, she quickly asked the servant to fetch a long pole. Shen Liyue, who was still tearful a second ago, saw the nanny walk away and suddenly smiled at me again, "Brother Zhiran, let's take the kite down ourselves!"
"ah?"
Before I could react, Shen Liyue lifted her skirt and climbed up the tree in a few seconds.
When the nanny came back with the long pole and saw Chen Liyue on the tree, she was so scared that she almost fainted.
"My dear lady! How did you climb up that tree? I can't bear the consequences if anything happens to you!"
The nanny screamed loudly, and immediately burst into tears. She looked even sadder than Shen Liyue, who had tears in her eyes just now.
"Don't shout, don't shout." Shen Liyue poked her head out from the leaves, "Don't call my father over."
Mammy ran to the tree and looked up at Shen Liyue. She lowered her voice, still crying, "Then Miss, please come down quickly!"
"I know, I know. I'll pick up the kite and come down." Shen Liyue said as she reached out to touch the kite.
But after picking up the kite, Shen Liyue couldn't get down.
Climbing a tree is easy, but she doesn't dare to come down! She didn't feel it was that high when she climbed up!
Shen Liyue didn't even dare to look down at this moment. Woohoo, it's too scary, really too scary.
I didn’t know what to do either. Shen Liyue looked pitiful and funny riding on the tree.
Finally, the two fathers were alarmed. I thought Uncle Shen would be angry when he saw Shen Liyue riding on the tree, but Uncle Shen just laughed, then walked up easily and took Shen Liyue down.
Shen Liyue was much more obedient at this moment, nestling obediently in Uncle Shen's arms, with tears and snot on her face.
After I got home, my father mentioned Chen Liyue to me again, and I was overwhelmed. A seemingly quiet girl, but she climbed a tree just like that. How scary!
Later, my father went to the battlefield, and the Fang and Chen families visited each other less frequently. Later, my father died in battle, and my mother was unwilling to go out and socialize. I never saw Chen Liyue again, and no one mentioned her in front of me anymore.
The next time I saw Shen Liyue was at her coming-of-age ceremony.
She has changed a lot. She is completely different from when she was a child. She has grown into a graceful young lady with dignified manners. There is no trace of her childhood when she would ride on a tree and cry loudly.
But I always feel that she gives me an inexplicable sense of familiarity, that is, she feels very familiar, but it is clear that we haven't seen each other for more than ten years.
Only then did my mother mention to me that the Fang and Chen families had once had an engagement, but that was only a verbal agreement between my great-grandfathers and there was no formal betrothal.
But I was also happy in my heart. Chen Liyue was very beautiful, the kind of beauty that would make your heart beat faster at first sight.
Just think about it, if I could marry her and tell her about the interesting things in my childhood, it would be very happy.
But not long after, at the Hairpin Flower Banquet, a little maid came up to me rashly and said that the young lady from the Shen family wanted to see me for something. I thought it was Shen Liyue looking for me, so I followed the maid. Later, I didn't know what happened. When I came to my senses, I was already with He Yinxue.
In order to help me solve this problem, my mother took me to the Shen family to propose marriage, hoping to suppress this matter. I watched Shen Liyue walk towards me step by step, but she knelt on the ground and said in a firm tone that she wanted to cancel the engagement.
I know I have done something wrong to her, but I really like her and I really want to marry her.
Chen Liyue refused to marry me, and the matter could not be settled. The emperor was furious and did not allow me to attend court. Finally, there was no other way, so my mother asked me to get engaged to Chen Lijiao and let He Yinxue marry into the Fang family as a concubine. Only then was the matter settled.
I don’t like Chen Lijiao or He Yinxue, and I even hate them.
If it weren't for them, if that incident hadn't happened, I should have married Chen Liyue by now, right?
The more I couldn't get it, the more I paid attention to her. I began to pay special attention to Chen Liyue's every move. She opened a shop in Wangjing City, and I would go there, but I didn't dare to go when she was there. I could only go to her shop when she was not there and order a table of dishes. I was wondering in my heart, would Chen Liyue like this taste?
Later, something happened to Chen Lijiao, and my mother asked the housekeeper to come to my house to cancel the engagement for me. I felt relieved after the engagement was canceled. Now that I don’t have a wife, is there still a possibility for me and Chen Liyue?
At this time, the war broke out again in the northern border, so I asked Emperor Jingkang to go to the northern border. I thought that if I came back with military merit, the emperor would definitely reward me. Then, do Chen Liyue and I still have a chance?
But I didn't dare tell anyone about my thoughts. I didn't dare tell anyone. My mother didn't want me to go to the battlefield because my father died on the battlefield. She was too scared. If she knew that I was going there for this purpose, she would definitely try her best to stop me from going.
Of course, I didn't dare tell the emperor, because he was already dissatisfied with me for what happened last time. A man goes to the battlefield for the country, and my selfish motives are not worth mentioning.
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