Chapter 4 "My Domineering Brother-in-law Falls in Love with Me"
Wei Qingcheng watched her silly old father accept the imperial edict with a smile, then he took out an emerald green jade ruyi from his wide sleeves and stuffed it into the old eunuch's hand. The old eunuch's mouth corners were pulled to his cheekbones and he walked away happily.
When I looked back again, my sister's face was pale. She was supported by a maid, standing there with a handkerchief clutched, and her rosy lips were about to be bitten.
He hurried over and helped the distraught sister back to his own yard.
"Awu, close the door and you stay outside." Wei Qingcheng instructed Awu.
He held Wei Minghui's cold fingers with one hand and stroked the back of her hand with the other, trying to calm her down: "Sister, don't panic. Let's talk to my cousin first."
He knew that his sister was most helpless at this time. The emperor's order was in front of her. Even if his parents loved his sister, she could not escape this marriage. Otherwise, it would be a slap in the face of the royal family. Not to mention them as merchants, even the ministers in the court would not have a good ending.
My elder sister and my cousin Liu Ziyan are in love with each other, but my elder sister is shy and very polite by nature, and my cousin is afraid that if others know it, it will damage my elder sister's reputation, so he wanted to give the betrothal gifts and marry her in a formal way when he came back this time. Therefore, neither family knew about this.
Wei Qingcheng knew about this before her cousin and her brother went to Jiangnan to expand the trade route. She was really worried about her elder sister, so she told him about this and asked him to look after her elder sister, saying that she would propose marriage when he returned.
Wei Minghui's usually gentle eyes were now filled with tears, and she looked so helpless: "Qingcheng, it's too late. It will take at least half a month for the letters to go back and forth."
Ajie is a gentle and powerful woman, but she still has no solution when faced with such things. As a woman, the world is inherently unfair.
Thinking about his elder sister's current situation, Wei Qingcheng actually felt some resentment towards Xie Jingyu, but he knew that it was not Xie Jingyu's fault. He also didn't know that his elder sister was in love with someone else. Now that the imperial edict had been issued, it might be too late for Xie Jingyu to go and break off the engagement in person. Moreover, breaking off an engagement would have extremely bad effects on a woman.
"Don't be afraid, sister. I will find a way to solve this problem. Don't worry too much and hurt yourself. Besides, my father and mother are old. If you go out to see people with your swollen peach eyes, they will definitely ask questions. Then, the three of you will be bedridden and I won't be able to take care of you." Wei Qingcheng said in a teasing tone.
Now that my brother is not at home, this matter cannot be known to a fourth person.
In his previous life, he only knew how to be obedient, sensible and filial, without any opinions of his own. Now, it is time for him to shoulder these responsibilities, be a real man, become a support for his elder sister, and become the mainstay of the Xie family.
Wei Minghui burst into laughter and scratched her brother's high nose bridge with her index finger: "You, little rascal, I know, my Qingcheng has finally grown up."
She knew that she would not be able to be with Liu Ziyan after all, and she was not willing to let the whole family worry about her. It was just getting married, so it was not a big deal.
After Wei Minghui left, Wei Qingcheng thought about the differences between the two lives. Every time Xie Jingyu appeared, she was unexpected, and they had never met so early in her previous life.
He asked himself that night if anyone was willing to marry him. I guess he wanted to hear what his future brother-in-law thought of him. His repeated appearances must have been to please himself and make his elder sister happy. Yes, it could only be like this.
I personally severed my bad fate with Sun Yanhong in this life, but my sister's marriage went astray. Could it be that my sister had saved me from the disaster?
Wei Qingcheng shook her head when she thought of this. Ever since her rebirth, she had become more and more fond of thinking about these weird and supernatural things.
Just when I was thinking about it and had a splitting headache, A Wu brought in a letter: "Master, it's a letter from Miss Yan."
Wei Qingcheng opened the letter, which was filled with Yan Rong's thoughts on the books she had read recently, anecdotes about strange people, and so on.
Since they met that day, Miss Yan treated him as a close friend. Whenever she read a new story or encountered something new, she would write to him to tell him.
Wei Qingcheng also liked her lively and cheerful personality. Having such a good friend would make life less boring, so she frequently exchanged letters with her.
He saw the last line of the letter inviting him to go to Chunming Tower to have lunch and chat at noon tomorrow.
Something big happened at home, and he wanted to refuse, but then he thought that this girl always had a lot of ideas, so maybe he could listen to her advice.
Soon, it was time for the appointment——
They ate and talked, listening to Yan Rong talk about everything from the innocent female ghost in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" to the brotherhood in "Water Margin". The scope and breadth of her discussions were beyond words.
After talking for a while, Wei Qingcheng asked tentatively: "Ms. Yan, I recently read a storybook and would like to discuss it with you."
Yan Rong nodded, indicating that she was happy to listen.
Wei Qingcheng continued, "Legend has it that there is a country on the other side of the sea. The king of this country issued an order to let the prince marry a rich but powerless family. This family has only one daughter, and this girl already has a lover. What is the solution to this problem?"
Yan Rong looked at the window and the door and felt that the situation was safe. She said, "According to the plot of the story I read before, the prince forced the girl to marry him. The girl accidentally discovered that her lover was not a good person. Then she fell in love with the prince and they got married first and then fell in love."
Wei Qingcheng retorted: "But, her lover loves her and respects her, and he is also a gentleman, so there is nothing wrong with him."
Upon seeing this, Yan Rong mysteriously took out two books from her bosom. One of the books had "My Domineering Brother-in-law Fell in Love with Me" on the cover, and the other had "My Sweet Life with My Brother-in-law" on the cover.
"So, that's all in the past. Look, this is a new script. According to the plot, the girl must have a handsome brother or elder brother who marries her out of desperation. As time goes by, they fall in love and get married first—"
"Stop! Is this a serious story?" Wei Qingcheng's ears turned red.
Yan Rong touched the gold foil stamping on the cover and said, "Of course it's not. It's very popular recently. It was sold out as soon as it was released. The one I bought is out of print. I've read it all. Since you're curious, I'm giving it to you."
Wei Qingcheng went home with two books in her arms, looking confused.
Lying on the bed, feet waving in the air, thinking about things,
Actually, Xie Jingyu is a pretty good person, but my sister already has a cousin...
Marry for someone else~ Marry for someone else~ Hiss,
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