Chapter 614: Marriage Exchange (1)
"What will you do if one day you are forced to marry?"
Shen Miao was slightly startled. Was she forced to marry? In her previous life, she was forced to marry, but she was the one who took the initiative to force herself to marry Fu Xiuyi. She was the one who forced the marriage, and being forced to marry was something she had never thought about. Xie Jingxing's question at this moment reminded Shen Miao of something.
With the Shen family's return to Dingjing, not to mention Emperor Wenhui returning the Shen family army's military power to Shen Xin, even the Luo family army in Xiaochun City was no longer the destitute army that couldn't even afford to support its soldiers. Far from declining as everyone expected due to their distance from Dingjing, the Shen family's eldest branch had actually grown even stronger. The Shen family was like a piece of fat meat. In the battle for the throne among the princes, whoever was tied to the Shen family had the bargaining chip to win.
How to tie them together? In aristocratic families, marriage is the right way.
The marriage of Shen Qiu and Shen Miao became a path for everyone to climb into the Shen family. The only difference was that Shen Qiu was a man, so he could wait for some time, but Shen Miao was a woman. If she delayed too long, her youth would fade away like a flower, and she would inevitably be criticized.
What if one day she became a bargaining chip in the fight for the throne, being fought over and forced to marry?
Xie Jingxing stared at her, his eyes as sharp as a knife.
“That day will never come.” Shen Miao said.
“If it is, what will you do?” Xie Jingxing did not let her go and insisted on asking Shen Miao this question.
Shen Miao thought about it carefully and said, "Then let's fight. If we can win, we will naturally find a way to make him give up. If we can't win, then it's fine to marry him."
Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows: "No problem?"
"I have to stay alive, right?" Shen Miao said calmly, "After I marry him, I'll find a way to seek revenge. There are many helpless things in this world. I can't be like a strong-willed woman and die with a white silk scarf. It's better to keep my life. There will always be a chance to turn things around."
Shen Miao's experiences in the palace in her previous life had taught her that death was the most despairing thing. Once lost, death meant that everything was settled, with no room for maneuver. She often wondered if she hadn't died in her previous life, and if she had fought Madam Mei in the palace for decades, who would have emerged victorious. Perhaps she would have lost, but perhaps she would have won, redeeming the lives of the entire Shen family, Wanyu, and Fu Ming. After all, life wasn't meant to be wasted.
Xie Jingxing stared at Shen Miao.
She is like a vibrant plant, a weed growing in the cold of winter. Even in the harshest of circumstances, she never loses hope. Even in the most disadvantageous position, she can gradually climb to her desired position. Her purpose is clear, yet mysterious.
She doesn't look like a sixteen-year-old girl.
Xie Jingxing smiled faintly: "You look like a member of the Shen family."
Shen Miao remained silent, only to hear Xie Jingxing continue, "I will be out of the city for a few days, so be careful. If you have any problems, go to Fengxian Pawn Shop and find Ji Yushu. Gao Yang is my man, you can trust him."
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment. Due to her past life experiences, she naturally knew Gao Yang was Xie Jingxing's man, and could even be considered Xie Jingxing's confidant. However, despite knowing this, Shen Miao never revealed it. Even when Luo Tan was rescued by Gao Yang that day, it was Xie Jingxing's order, but Shen Miao pretended not to know. She knew that some things had a bottom line. Even if Xie Jingxing didn't have any hostility towards her now, it didn't mean that one person would be willing to let another know all their details.
But now Xie Jingxing took the initiative to tell her that Gao Yang was his. This was truly treating Shen Miao as his own.
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