Chapter 548 My mother agreed to my marriage to Nan Shi?
As night deepened, large raindrops began to fall.
Xiao Qingyuan knelt in the courtyard of Princess Ning, letting the rain soak him to the bone, refusing to get up no matter what: "If Mother does not agree to me marrying Nan Shi, I will kneel here and die! In my past life, I already married Shen Wantang according to Mother's wishes, which was filial enough! In this life, I want to live for myself, and I don't want anyone but Nan Shi!"
Through a beaded curtain, Princess Ning looked at Xiao Qingyuan kneeling in the courtyard, her head throbbing with increasing intensity.
The scene before me looked extremely familiar.
There was a time when he insisted on marrying Chu Yanluo as his crown princess, and he was just as stubborn and unreasonable.
After visiting Fazhen Temple, he started saying things that were incomprehensible to everyone, constantly talking about his past life, which was quite creepy.
The rain was getting heavier, and a flash of lightning illuminated the entire yard.
Princess Ning looked at her son kneeling in the rain, his face deathly pale, and her heart ached with pain.
Finally, she raised her chin towards Granny Quan.
Granny Quan immediately lifted the curtain, and Princess Ning stepped across the threshold and walked under the eaves.
"Yuan'er, what's wrong with you? Just a few days ago you were insisting on marrying Chu Yanluo, but now you've changed your mind and it's Liu Nanshi? Which one do you like?"
"Mother, I like Nan Shi! I no longer like Chu Yanluo, so please don't mention her again!"
"You don't like her anymore? Didn't you even become a monk for her? How can you be so frivolous? You're already so deeply in love with Liu Nanshi again? How can I trust you? What if you stop liking Liu Nanshi in a few days? What if you like someone else?"
Princess Ning's barrage of questions left Xiao Qingyuan speechless for a moment.
After a long while, he said, "Whether Mother believes it or not, in short, I have already died once. This time I have been reborn. In my previous life, I saw through Chu Yanluo's true colors. She is not a good person, so I no longer like her."
“In my past life, Nan Shi and I were soulmates, but unfortunately I had already married Shen Wantang according to my mother’s wishes, so I couldn’t marry Nan Shi.”
"I don't want to miss her again in this life. I love her, and I only love her. I can't possibly love anyone else. Besides, Nan Shi loves me too. Please, Mother, grant my request!"
Princess Ning stared at him blankly for a long time. She knew her own son's temperament. Even if he wanted to force her to agree to marry Liu Nanshi, he wouldn't have made up such an outrageous lie to deceive her.
Could it be that my son really had a past life?
Did he really die once?
Princess Ning felt a pang of pain in her heart. She couldn't help but ask him, "Yuan'er, you said you died once. How did you die? Who killed you?"
“Mother, no one harmed me. I just... I just watched Nan Shi die and felt that there was no point in me living. She drowned in the river, so I jumped into the river with her and committed suicide.”
"What?!"
Princess Ning's vision went black, and she almost fell over. Fortunately, Granny Quan caught her quickly and she regained her balance.
He just said he was incredibly filial in his past life, so this is how he was supposed to be filial to her? He committed suicide for a woman?!
Princess Ning simply couldn't imagine how she would live if her son died!
She probably won't survive.
The pain in his heart grew more and more intense, not because his son was unfilial, but because his son had committed suicide.
She knew that her son was capable of such a foolish thing, which was why she hadn't sent anyone to kill Chu Yanluo yet. If she killed Chu Yanluo, her son would likely die as well.
Now, her son no longer likes Chu Yanluo, but likes Liu Nanshi instead.
The person I like has changed, but the way I like them hasn't.
Fortunately, this time the son didn't fall for a shameless woman from a humble family, but rather a well-bred lady from the Grand Secretary's mansion.
She asked for nothing more than for her son to live a good life.
Princess Ning closed her eyes briefly, then said, "Since you like Liu Nanshi, I'll sacrifice my reputation to arrange a marriage for you."
Xiao Qingyuan was overjoyed: "Really? Mother agreed to let me marry Nan Shi?"
Princess Ning said coldly, "Don't be too happy yet. Let me tell you the truth, I tested Madam Liu before, but she flatly refused. You caused a huge uproar in the city because of Chu Yanluo's becoming a nun. The Liu family thinks you are too absurd and has no intention of forming a marriage alliance with us. The Liu family has their eye on that boy from the Duke's mansion!"
Xiao Qingyuan hurriedly said, "No, no, no, Mother, don't worry. Nan Shi doesn't like Gu Qianhan at all. The person Nan Shi likes is me. Only I understand her feelings!"
Princess Ning nodded: "Granny Quan, go get my visiting card and send it to the Liu family. Tomorrow, I will personally go to the Grand Secretary's residence."
"yes."
Granny Quan responded, went inside to get the visiting card, and sent someone to deliver it to the Liu family.
However, not long after, the Liu family sent a head maid to report that Madam Liu was unwell and was resting at home, unable to receive guests.
Princess Ning looked very unhappy; this was the second time Madam Liu had refused to see her for the same reason.
After dismissing the Liu family's nanny, Princess Ning looked at Xiao Qingyuan: "Yuan'er, did you hear that? Madam Liu would rather pretend to be sick than see me, so how could she possibly agree to you marrying Liu Nanshi? Their attitude is already very clear, so you should stop thinking about Liu Nanshi."
Xiao Qingyuan had already changed into dry clothes. Upon hearing Princess Ning's words, he immediately shook his head: "Mother, why are you making such malicious assumptions about people again?"
Princess Ning was stunned: "What did you say? I made malicious speculations?!"
"Yes! Madam Liu must really be ill, otherwise why wouldn't she see you? Mother, you should be more optimistic. Always so gloomy, always thinking the worst of people, who would want to be your in-law?"
Princess Ning was almost so angry that she spat out blood. She looked at her son with shock and anger, pointing at him and stammering "you" for a long time without being able to utter a complete sentence.
She shouldn't have felt sorry for that bastard getting soaked in the rain, and she shouldn't have let him into the house! She should have made him kneel outside until he died!
Xiao Qingyuan completely ignored how angry Princess Ning was. He said to himself, "It seems I have to go find Nan Shi myself. I just wonder if she has been reborn like me?"
"She's so intelligent and understands me perfectly, she must have been reborn too, right?"
"She'll be so happy to see me. She'll be even happier if she knew I was going to keep the promise I made in my past life."
As Xiao Qingyuan spoke, he lifted his foot and walked out.
Princess Ning was horrified: "You scoundrel, come back here! It's so late, if you rashly go to Liu Nanshi and say some crazy things, won't you damage her reputation? You'll be beaten out of the Liu family with sticks!"
However, Xiao Qingyuan seemed deaf, continuing to walk out without stopping, disappearing into the rain.
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