Chapter 051 Chapter 51
Yuan Ming took the mirror and walked back home briskly.
When he arrived at the door, he found that the door was closed. This was not surprising because he had told Ji Qingyue that it was safer to close the door when she was alone at home.
However, just as his hand touched the door, he suddenly heard a low cry from inside.
The sound was very low, short and forbearing, like a little beast hiding in the arms of its mother beast, unable to hold back the grievance and sobbing.
A string in Yuan Ming's heart broke quietly, and he opened the door with a bang.
"Qingqing! Where are you!"
Yuan Ming shouted, his heart beating very fast.
The moment his voice rang, the crying in the house stopped quietly.
After a while, Ji Qingyue came out of the kitchen.
He looked a little dazed and asked blankly, "My husband, you came back so early today. What happened?"
There was no need to say the next words, because he was already restrained by a huge force. Yuan Ming hugged him tightly.
After a brief moment of shock, Ji Qingyue hugged him back. Noticing that Yuan Ming was very emotional, she stroked his back up and down with her hands.
"It's okay, my husband. Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Ji Qingyue's gentle voice not only did not make Yuan Ming feel better, but made him more regretful.
In a place he didn't know, was the things of his previous life going to happen again? Ji Qingyue silently endured the grievances, but didn't tell him anything, and he never found out until everything was irreversible.
"I'm sorry Qingqing, it's my fault, I didn't take good care of you."
Ji Qingyue was stunned when he heard him say that.
The scenes of the stories he used to read suddenly appeared in his mind. Yuan Ming suddenly said such words to him. Could it be that he fell in love with someone else? Or did he do something to let him down?
Ji Qingyue shuddered and asked hurriedly: "What's the matter?"
Yuan Ming hugged him tightly and said in a deep voice: "Just now outside, I heard you crying."
Ji Qingyue was stunned, and then realized that he had misunderstood.
"Is there nothing else besides this?"
Yuan Ming shook his head honestly.
Ji Qingyue heaved a sigh of relief, as if she hadn't done anything to let him down, and then she couldn't help laughing: "I didn't cry, husband, you misunderstood."
But Yuan Ming didn't believe him, and stubbornly thought that Ji Qingyue was hiding her emotions again, and said affirmatively: "Don't lie to me, I heard it clearly when I walked in."
"Sorry, I'm the one crying." A woman in a light pink dress suddenly spoke up at the door of the kitchen.
Yuan Ming turned his head sharply, and a crack appeared on his handsome face.
Ji Qingyue held back her laughter and patted Yuan Ming on the back: "Husband, let me introduce you, this is my good friend Liu Ruyan, I mentioned you."
Yuan Ming pulled the corners of his mouth stiffly and nodded to Liu Ruyan: "Hello."
Liu Ruyan returned the greeting.
Then they fell silent. The yard was silent, and the only sound was the rustling of leaves being blown up by the breeze and falling to the ground.
Ji Qingyue broke the deadlock by holding back her laughter.
"Husband, go change your clothes first. Sister Ruyan and I still have a few words to say."
Yuan Ming left quickly as if he had been pardoned.
Looking at his back as he almost fled in panic, Ji Qingyue chuckled.
Liu Ruyan walked up to him and sighed leisurely.
"Your husband is so good to you. I wish my future husband could be half as good as him."
When talking about this topic again, the smile on Ji Qingyue's face disappeared abruptly. They looked at each other and couldn't laugh.
Yuan Ming never came out after he entered the study. After Liu Ruyan left, Ji Qingyue came to the study and pushed the door open a little without knocking.
He leaned his head to look inside.
Yuan Ming, wearing a soft home suit, was sitting upright at the desk, writing with ink constantly, looking very serious.
But only those who were familiar with him knew that at this moment his attention was not on the pages of the book at all. He tensed up and pretended not to see Ji Qingyue come in.
It was obvious that he could not fool Ji Qingyue at all.
"Husband, are you busy?" Ji Qingyue walked straight in.
Yuan Ming raised his head and looked at him, pretending to have just seen him.
"It's the homework assigned by the school. I have to follow the prince these few days and have no time to attend classes, but I can't fall behind in the homework."
Ji Qingyue nodded and strolled casually in the study, but from the corners of his mouth raised high, it can be seen that he was in a good mood at this moment and couldn't help laughing.
Yuan Ming put down his pen and said in a self-deprecating manner: "Laugh if you want to. Were you guys making fun of me in the kitchen just now?"
"No!" Ji Qingyue said: "My husband thought I was crying and was so anxious. It was a manifestation of his concern and love for me. I couldn't wait to be happy. Sister Ruyan also envied me and hoped to find a husband like you."
He sighed at this.
"Sister Ruyan is getting married next month. She hasn't met her future husband yet and doesn't know what kind of person he is. I'm really worried that she will fall into a fire pit."
Yuan Ming asked: "So she cried because of this?"
"Not entirely." Ji Qingyue shook her head.
Liu Ruyan's family sells tofu in the town. Their living standard is not rich but better than most, and she has a brother who is two years older than her.
Perhaps because her life has been too smooth, she has never felt too much unfairness in the past ten years.
Her parents are very good to her brother, because they will rely on him to support them in the future. Liu Ruyan understands them, so she never argues with her brother over some trivial matters.
But this time, she deeply felt how different her and her brother's status are in their parents' hearts.
"The eldest son of the Liu family wants to get married. The other party is also from the town and is richer than their family, so the betrothal gift is higher. The Liu family originally could not afford this money, but something happened at this time."
Yuan Ming looked at him and listened to him carefully.
What he didn't expect was that this matter had something to do with him.
Liu Ruyan had also reached the age to get married. She was a well-known sensible and hardworking girl in the alley. In addition, she was good-looking, so matchmakers had been coming to her door since the beginning of the year.
But Liu Ruyan didn't like any of them, and her parents didn't force her, so the marriage was put on hold.
At this time, a poor boy from the village came to propose marriage.
Compared with those families in the town, the conditions of this family were not as good as a little bit. Liu's parents rejected the marriage for her without even thinking about it, and didn't take it to heart at all.
Who would have thought that after only two months, the poor boy's value had changed so much.
"Sister Ruyan said that the man was from Xiashi Village. His family originally had only a few acres of thin land and a dilapidated thatched house. But the prince came to the door and said that he would let them move to the mountain in Shifang Town. Not only would he give them a house, but also an equal amount of top-quality land and a one-time compensation of 20 taels."
At this point, Ji Qingyue paused, with an angry expression on her pretty face.
"With these 20 taels of silver, the eldest son of the Liu family can marry that girl."
Yuan Ming nodded in understanding. In this place, there are many situations like the Liu family.
Many families would choose to marry their daughters, receive a large betrothal gift, and then use the betrothal gift to marry their sons.
Compared with those families who married their daughters to old landlords as concubines, the Liu family was not considered to be a big villain.
But it was obvious that Ji Qingyue didn't think so.
Aren't the people of Xiashi Village the kind of people who could be written into his storybook? Yuan Ming looked at Ji Qingyue and had an idea in his mind.