Qin Sheng lowered his eyes and drank his tea.
After a long while, when the tea in her hand had gone completely cold, she finally sighed inwardly.
“Ah Sheng”.
Yue Rongheng raised his eyes, his phoenix eyes looking at her earnestly: "If you doubt my feelings for you, if it weren't for that palace coup, you would already be my queen."
"..."
Qin Sheng lost her grip on the teacup, which fell onto the table, spilling the remaining tea and wetting the surface.
"when?"
She was referring to the fact that Yue Rongheng liked her.
Now, Qin Sheng was certain that he liked her.
Yue Rongheng: I don't know, probably after they found out that the two families had arranged a marriage for us.
When Qin Sheng was a child, apart from being pretty, she was a real nuisance to Yue Rongheng.
He can't write any words, and he likes to slack off when reading, but he has a sweet tongue and calls him "brother" all the time.
Perhaps it all started when she called him "Fifth Brother".
Later, the two verbally agreed to a marriage. Yue Rongheng taught her to write. At that time, he probably thought that since she was going to be his future queen, if people found out that she had ugly handwriting, he would be the one who would lose face.
After all, young people are very concerned about their image back then.
But then, a lot of things happened.
The already frail elder brother suddenly passed away, and the ever-powerful empress dowager wanted to imprison the young crown prince and ascend the throne as empress.
With the court unstable and various factions intertwined, the Great Xiang Dynasty is beset by internal and external troubles and is in grave danger.
Yue Rongheng had no choice but to focus his efforts on pacifying both the internal and external worlds. He painstakingly helped his nephew ascend the throne and dealt with the piles of state affairs day and night.
By the time he finally had some free time, the girl he had admired since childhood had already gotten married.
He also sent her wedding gifts.
If only she could be happy for the rest of her life, but she wasn't.
The girl he loved married the wrong person. From the day Qin Sheng divorced, Yue Rongheng had already had the idea of marrying her.
“Ah Sheng”.
He sighed, "The reason I haven't married all these years is simply because I've never met a girl I liked like I did when I was young."
"..."
Qin Sheng was at a loss for words.
She stood up, took a few steps to the side, and touched her face; it was burning hot.
There were only the two of them. A summer breeze blew by, carrying warmth and a pleasant floral fragrance.
I know what you're worried about.
Yue Rongheng followed and walked over. He got so close that Qin Sheng could smell the scent of ink on him.
Qin Sheng shifted uncomfortably to the side.
He said, "Yin Wenxiao is indeed a scoundrel, but you can't condemn everyone just because of him, can you?"
"No law in any dynasty stipulated that members of the royal family could not marry divorced women."
"Besides, if you're willing, this isn't a problem for me at all."
Yue Rongheng raised his hand and gently grasped her shoulder, turning her around to face him. "The only problem is that you haven't agreed yet."
"you……"
Qin Sheng really didn't know what to say.
"So, will you agree or not?" Yue Rongheng's eyes were slightly amused. "If you don't agree, I'll really be thirty years old."
He sighed again as he spoke: "In our Yue Rong family, there is no man as old as me who is still unmarried. They all whisper among themselves that I might have some kind of hidden illness."
"Don't worry, I'm perfectly healthy."
"Are you really sure?"
Qin Sheng said, "Even if I'm prepared to face the rumors, you are still the Regent. People might say some very hurtful things in the future, like that you, the Regent, are picking up secondhand goods that others don't want. Do you really care about that?"
“I will tell them that you are not someone else’s unwanted second-hand goods, but the girl I have longed for for many years and have finally fulfilled.” He said solemnly.
Qin Sheng looked at him, pursed her lips, and her eyes suddenly felt a little sore.
How else could she refuse?
"I understand," Qin Sheng said. "I won't be leaving the capital for the time being."
Looking at her bright and beautiful face, Yue Rongheng suddenly found his breathing becoming heavy and he became unusually nervous.
"And then?" he asked.
Qin Sheng pursed her lips, looked at him with a puzzled expression, and asked, "What, and then?"
Yue Rongheng: "..."
Realizing she'd been amused, Qin Sheng burst out laughing. "Your Highness only confessed your feelings to me today. As for anything else, isn't it too early?"
Yue Rongheng raised an eyebrow: "Still early?"
Qin Sheng smiled and said, "We should let things take their natural course. Does Your Highness only confessed your feelings to me today, and you already want to get married tomorrow?"
Besides, she still needs to think carefully about how to tell her parents about this.
Although her parents loved her dearly, this matter... was simply too unbelievable, and Qin Sheng didn't know if they could accept it.
The two stayed quietly for a while.
Qin Sheng said, "I'm going back now. I need to think carefully about how to talk to my parents about this."
"Um."
Yue Rongheng said, "Since I sincerely want to marry you, there will be no exceptions to the proper formalities."
He wouldn't let his girl suffer.
"..."
Qin Sheng felt a little embarrassed to look into his affectionate eyes. Just as she was about to leave, she heard him say, "Wait a minute."
Then Yue Rongheng suddenly raised his hand. Qin Sheng didn't feel anything unusual, but the next moment, a butterfly hairpin from her hair fell into Yue Rongheng's hand.
She didn't understand.
This man, however, openly put her hairpin into his pocket, saying, "It's for remembering you when I see it."
"..."
Qin Sheng, with a flushed face and feeling dizzy, left the bamboo garden.
...
It was already evening when they returned to the Qin residence.
Qin Sheng happened to run into his mother, Madam Qin, at the second gate.
"Why are you only coming back now?" Madam Qin walked over. "Didn't you say you were going back to Ningzhou tomorrow? I've prepared some things for you. Come and take a look."
"Mother, I..."
Qin Sheng hesitated for a while before whispering, "I won't be going back to Ningzhou anytime soon."
"Don't you like the pickled vegetables made by the old chef in our household? Mother—what did you just say?"
Madam Qin was taken aback. "Not leaving?"
Since I'll have to say it sooner or later anyway, I might as well say it sooner rather than later.
Qin Sheng took a deep breath and held Madam Qin's hand: "Daughter has something to tell you."
...
When Madam Qin left her daughter's courtyard, she was unsteady on her feet, and her strange expression was alarming.
"lady……"
Granny Yu didn't know what the young lady and the madam had talked about, or why the madam had that expression. It was quite worrying.
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