Chapter 29
I had the steward at Linglongzhai search for a long time, and finally chose a piece of crystal-clear jade with a hint of purple, which I carved into a pair of Pisces fish pendants. It's tacky, but the meaning is good. I'm a very vulgar person.
I gave one of the pieces to my father, and it was passed down through many layers of people before it reached the little prince as a token of trust.
I suddenly remembered the jade pendant the little prince had given me, so I dug it out of the box and examined it carefully. I seriously suspected it was also a mother-child pendant. If nothing unexpected happened, the little prince should have a piece of jade that could fit inside.
I touched my chin and thought slowly, "Let's talk some nice words next time we meet."
The person Yu Anyan finally chose was Qin Jiayin, who joined later.
An Yan is a smart man. The Qin family is indeed a good choice.
Firstly, as someone born into a marquisate, even if he was born out of wedlock, he was still respected in that family. Furthermore, his mother worked in the Ministry of Revenue, and those in business didn't want someone above them. Furthermore, even if they split up and lived on their own, An Yan was confident he could live well with Qin Jiayin.
After An Yan made the decision, my father invited many men and women of similar age to the hot spring resort in my name. Among them was Qin Jiayin, one of the young Jinshi who still stayed in the capital.
The people in the palace also knew the purpose of this party, so they did not let the little prince come, but the princess and sister-in-law did show up.
Several newly admitted Jinshi were very excited and expressed their gratitude for my invitation in words and deeds.
I casually glanced at Qin Jiayin and couldn't help but admire her good looks. Seeing her in person, I began to wonder if An Yan hadn't thought about it that much and was simply obsessed with her looks.
During this period, I talked to Qin Jiayin alone for a while. He is indeed talented in writing, but perhaps because he comes from a wealthy family and has never suffered much hardship, he is still a little naive.
However, this is not a disadvantage. After a happy chat, I called Anyan over, "Brother Jiayin, this is my younger brother, Yu Anyan."
An Yan politely greeted Qin Jiayin, who returned the greeting politely. After the introductions, An Yan smiled at her and left. I looked at Qin Jiayin, who looked a little puzzled, and smiled inwardly.
After that, I said goodbye to her and went to Qiu Fei.
I was a little worried. "I don't think she understood what I meant."
Qiu Fei was playing with a wine cup, and he tried to comfort me.
"Don't worry, there will be smart people."
I poured myself a glass of wine as well. Just as I put it to my lips, Qiu Fei sat up straighter. "This is the most I can get. I don't want to take care of another drunk."
Well, once I was very active after drinking strong liquor, and I left Qiu Fei with a painful lesson.
"This is fruit wine, it's not necessary." My mind was on Qin Jiayin. This was the purpose of my trip, and if I didn't accomplish it, there would be another time. And I, a homebody, didn't enjoy socializing, especially with strangers.
Sure enough, after Qin Jiayin returned in a daze, someone asked her about it.
I guess the child asked something, and someone next to her laughed and whispered in her ear. Then, the whole person turned red and warm, and kept glancing at An Yan secretly.
When we left, everyone said goodbye politely, and Qin Jiayin even said goodbye to Anyan specifically.
After returning home, I reported the situation to my father. Next, it all depended on whether Qin Jiayin agreed.
About five days later, my father met Qin Jiayin's father at a banquet he attended. He might have been brought in through a friend.
Qin's father took the initiative to step forward and introduced himself to his father, and his father responded with a smile. This attitude is also an attitude.
Sure enough, within two days, the other party sent a matchmaker to the door. Then the engagement process started smoothly, and the wedding date was finally set for May of next year.
I was also impressed by how quickly the process was going, and my father was quite resentful of me. The other party was nineteen years old this year, so he was also a little anxious.
I straightened my back immediately and said, "Look, she got married at the age of 20!"
My father got angry instantly, picked up a feather duster and chased me to beat me.
"Who gave you the ability to pass the imperial examination at the age of seventeen?"
I jumped up and down around the table. Finally, my father, breathless, held onto the table and pointed a feather duster at me. "You, no matter what, get married next year! After the New Year, I will officially discuss the date with the Queen."
Considering that I would get married later, we only made an engagement but haven't officially decided on it.
I didn't really want to delay it too long, but the little prince won't be eighteen until next year. If it were too early, I'd feel like I was breaking the law. It would be a bit of a psychological trauma.
But in the current situation, it is not realistic to postpone it until after the 20th. I was just testing the waters, just in case. It was just that the test failed.
Everything passed the New Year as usual. After the first month of the year, we, the new batch of Jinshi, rushed to our respective places of appointment one after another.
I also started my career. But I didn't expect that my mother would let me go. She didn't even send me to the Imperial Academy for the first time. She told me that I knew the place and I should go by myself.
Completely ignoring the fact that I was a stranger to the people inside. Fortunately, there was Qiu Fei. What an honor it was to work in the same office with the top scholar.
After all, my mother controls the salaries of the court officials, and it may be me in the future, so everyone is very polite to me.
This will likely lead to some people being dissatisfied, but they have to keep their dissatisfaction to themselves; no one is foolish enough to air it publicly. Therefore, my work life is relatively easy and enjoyable. So, this is how it feels to have someone in a higher position.
After more than a month, I have gotten along well with my colleagues and my work has also started to adjust.
But besides the little work I did, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue would also conscript men when they were busy, and I was just that brick, moved wherever needed. Who made me familiar with them?
In March, my father was in a hurry to arrange a marriage for me, and my friends laughed at me for this.
Everyone is busy now, and it is very rare for us to get together.
It’s still the same place. It’s still a good place to eat hotpot when the weather is getting warmer or colder.
After my brother and I sent people to explore and search, we finally found the chili pepper, which set off a new food trend. You know, Sichuan cuisine is almost all over the country now. Except for those who may be allergic, who dares to say that they don’t eat spicy food!
Even for me, a little slacker, I have to choose slightly spicy!
Each person had a small copper pot with charcoal on the inside. One side of the pot was filled with red chili oil with a few brightly colored chilies floating on it, and the other side was filled with whitish beef bone soup, the smell of which made people's mouths water.
I can't handle spicy food very well, so I opted for the mildly spicy hot pot. The person who could handle spicy food the most among us was the cool and elegant Shen Hui, while the one who couldn't handle spicy food the most was the ever-talkative Qian Bai.
Here, I want a slightly spicy hotpot, and I eat it with a "shashasha" sound. However, this did not stop her from talking.
I'm still mixing the sauce. Hmm, add a few more spoonfuls of tofu paste and a few more spoonfuls of peanut powder...
"An Lan, didn't you always say you would be single until you were twenty? How come you are engaged now?" Qian Bai had already sat down at the table, staring eagerly at the meat being put into the pot.
This little bitch even imitated me in a sarcastic tone, "Life alone is so happy. I won't get married early. At least I want to be like my brother. I'll talk about it after I'm twenty. Ouch! Don't steal my meat! I've finally counted the time! Ah! I won't say it anymore, I can't stop saying it anymore!"
"I'll let you expose my shortcomings again, you stingy guy!" I put down the sauce, picked up the ladle and scooped her a full spoonful of tender beef.
"Limited edition, this is limited edition!" He muttered while quickly scooping the food out of the pot into his bowl.
Unfortunately, there aren't many beef cattle being raised right now. After all, it's still a matter of livelihood, and oxen are very valuable. Therefore, the daily supply of beef is limited. Fortunately, there's plenty of mutton.
"Why did you suddenly get engaged to the little prince?" Shen Hui rarely spoke.
I was still quite serious when talking to Shen Hui.
"I just realized that it doesn't matter sooner or later, so I'll just go with him. Getting engaged early will give him peace of mind in case I miss the chance." I said what was in my heart.
I thought a lot during that time. Since I had sympathy for him, I might as well take him under my wings. After all, he was the only one who had entered my heart in the past ten years.
I'm not someone who grew up slowly from innocence. I've had adult thoughts from the beginning. I've come into contact with all kinds of young men, but besides my brother, he's the only one I don't want to see wronged.
"Since you like her, it's better to get engaged soon." Shen Hui is a year older than me, and two years ago she got engaged to her cousin's son. He's a charming little boy, three years younger than Shen Hui. He'd lived in Shen Hui's house since he was little, and Shen Hui had been watching him grow up. As soon as the little bud had begun to open, he was coaxed into getting engaged to Shen Hui, and they were going to get married as soon as the flower blossomed.
Shen Hui is also a big-tailed wolf!
"When is Shuyi's wedding date?" I turned to look at Song Shuyi next to me.
Song Shuyi failed in her struggle and got engaged a year ago.
"August 6th." Song Shuyi suddenly became depressed. "I don't know if I can still have dinner with you guys in the future?"
Song Shuyi felt that she was controlled by her father when she was a child, and by her master later, and she had no freedom in her life!
"Feng Yichi is not that kind of person." I felt sorry for Mr. Feng.
He was just a son of a military family, having practiced horseback riding and archery since childhood. He was tall and handsome, and very impetuous. In the ancient times of my previous life, there was a heroic female general, so admirable! What a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung!
Of course, we only say this.
Song Shuyi is thoughtful and intelligent. She stubbornly claims she doesn't like Feng Yichi, but if she truly disliked him, she wouldn't be so tolerant and caring. She also searches for scar removal medication when she hears someone is injured, worried about the scars she'll leave behind. It's nothing more than tsundere.
Song Shuyi curled her lips but did not refute.
两人也算欢喜冤家了。小时候宋舒宜调皮捣蛋爱搞恶作剧，恰好不长眼的恶作剧到冯亦驰头上。可惜，冯亦驰一力降十会，把宋舒宜按在地上好一顿揍，从此，两人就结下了梁子。
Whenever they met, they would argue, and the arguments would eventually turn into fights. It wasn't until the spring of the previous year that Song Shuyi punched him in the chest, mocking his lack of development and peeking through his clothes. Feng Yichi, his face flushed, punched her in the eye and called her a "hooligan." Only then did Song Shuyi realize he was a young master.
For this, Song Shuyi kept complaining about our lack of loyalty, complaining that we hadn't told her the man was a man. We were both amused and confused. Although Feng Yichi always dressed like a girl, his slender frame and clear voice clearly showed he was a man.
From then on, Song Shuyi hid from Feng Yichi for half a year until he was blocked at her doorstep.
The two families were also very kind and did not interfere with the two children's quarrels at all. Except for the Feng sisters who watched their younger brother fall in love later, they glared at Song Shuyi every time they met.
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