20 Propose a Marriage
He just didn't want to let her go.
Wei Ziyan was stunned, her heart sinking bit by bit...
How could that be?
Hadn't Yan Qizheng angrily threatened to cancel the engagement yesterday? Seeing how furious he was, there was no room for maneuver. So why was he proposing marriage today?
Could it be that something happened after she passed out from drinking?
"That's not right!" Qiu Luo reacted, "Aren't the young lady and Master Yan's horoscopes in conflict?"
"Yes!" Wei Ziyan also reacted.
Yan Qizheng knew it was fake, but his parents didn't know! How could his parents agree to it...
Could it be that Yan Qizhen exposed her?
Wei Ziyan covered her mouth in horror.
"Don't be afraid, young lady." Chunlai continued to smile. "Young Master Yan has already asked the Taoist priest for a solution and even had him rematch his horoscopes. Now, your marriage is a match made in heaven, and they will surely live happily ever after."
“…”
This, this, this is clearly nonsense!
Wei Ziyan stood up and was about to go to the front hall, but was stopped by Chunlai and Qiuluo on both sides.
"Miss, calm down. Master Yan won't run away. Comb your hair and put on some makeup first..."
"It's too late!" Wei Ziyan shook them off, ran out of the room, crossed the courtyard, and quickly ran along the corridor.
She had to see Yan Qizhen before it was too late.
She wanted to ask him why he did this and find out what happened next...
"ah--"
Wei Ziyan suddenly exclaimed.
She was in a hurry and just as she left the Misty Rain Pavilion, she bumped head-on into someone coming from the opposite direction at the corner of the corridor.
To be precise, she bumped into someone and was bounced back. She slipped and almost fell. Fortunately, the person held her arm in time.
After she managed to steady herself, Wei Ziyan was surprised to find that the person pulling her was Yan Qizhen, whom she was about to find!
Without bothering to ask why he was here, Wei Ziyan rolled her eyes and said, "Are you...really here to propose marriage?"
Yan Qizhen let go of the hand that was supporting her and lowered his eyes with complicated meaning.
"yes."
"you--"
Just as she was about to ask what was going on, she saw a maid coming over. Wei Ziyan immediately shut up, reached out and grabbed Yan Qizheng, and turned back. She walked straight into her room, drove Qiuluo and Chunlai away, and closed the door.
"Master Yan," she walked a few steps to Yan Qizheng, "didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to cancel the engagement? Did something happen later that caused you to misunderstand?"
Oh, Master Yan...
Yan Qi sneered with gritted teeth.
In the past, when she was pretending to be pitiful and pestering him, she always called him "Brother Yan". Now that she doesn't want to continue the show, she calls him "Master Yan".
What would have happened if she passed out drunk yesterday?
But Liu Yu'er was a girl and didn't have the strength to move her away. Wu Guanyi was also concerned about the intimacy between men and women, so he was the only one who reluctantly carried her into the carriage.
That's all.
However, when he held her in his arms, he couldn't help but think of her dying look in the cherry forest, which softened his heart. So the nameless anger in his heart grew stronger and stronger. He couldn't bear to just break off the engagement and let her go!
How could he, a tall and strong man, have ever suffered such a great humiliation?
Just cancel the engagement, it's too easy for her!
"Miss Ziyan misunderstood," Yan Qizheng said with a faint smile, "Cancelling the engagement was just a momentary angry remark."
"I have just explained to Master Wei and his wife that I am deeply moved by Miss Zi Yan's willingness to risk her life to save her. I have developed a secret love for her, and I am willing to sacrifice my life to break the curse and marry her."
As he spoke, Yan Qizheng took out a piece of yellow signature paper and handed it to her: "Master Zhang wrote this in his own handwriting. Would you like to take a look?"
Taoist Priest Zhang? Isn't he the one she bribed...
You don't even need to see it to know that shortening one's lifespan and changing one's fate is all nonsense! Wei Ziyan looked at Yan Qizheng in disbelief: "You, you deliberately deceived my parents!"
"Mutual." Yan Qizheng raised his thick eyebrows slightly. "With Miss Ziyan's suggestion, I followed suit and your father and mother were deeply moved. So they understand my eagerness to marry Miss Ziyan and agree to choose a date for the wedding as soon as possible."
“…”
Wei Ziyan couldn't help but take two steps back: "Why did you do this?"
"Why?" Yan Qizheng took two steps forward.
"Aren't you crazy about wanting to get married?"
"Don't you love me to death?"
With each word, Yan Qizheng moved closer, forcing her to take a step back. Finally, her back hit the high table where the orchids were placed, and Wei Ziyan could no longer retreat.
"You're not saying you can't tolerate me having someone else, but you only want me for your whole life?"
The fake smile on Yan Qizhen's face suddenly disappeared, and his tall figure blocked her fiercely.
"Wei Ziyan, am I so easy to fool?"
…
At this moment, Wei Ziyan understood everything.
After overhearing her secret, Yan Qi was furious and wanted to take revenge, wanting to give her a taste of her own medicine.
"You, calm down..." Wei Ziyan had to admire herself for being able to keep her composure at this time and try to persuade him to change his mind.
"No matter how angry you are with me, you can't treat your marriage as a joke!"
"I can't, but you can?"
“…”
Wei Ziyan choked hard.
"I was willful and reckless in the past. Don't be impulsive. We can discuss anything..." She gritted her teeth, "If you're really angry, you can scold me... or even hit me..."
"I want to hit a woman, and I did it yesterday."
"Then what do you want me to do to calm down?"
Yan Qizheng snorted coldly: "Besides getting married, what else can you do?"
“…”
Wei Ziyan clasped her hands together and begged with a bitter face, "Can I get married?"
"Of course not." Yan Qizheng sneered again, "You are so determined not to get married, I don't want you to succeed, I want to marry you and teach you that it will be all in vain."
"Yan Qizheng!"
Liang Bojueran's words completely irritated Wei Ziyan: "There's no way I'm going to marry you! I'm serious!"
"What have I said that is not true?"
Wei Ziyan was anxious and angry: "Why do you have to deliberately go against me?"
She had loose black hair and no makeup on, and her fair little face was now flushed red, a bit like the snow-white curly-haired Persian kitten he raised, which would stare at him with bared teeth when it was teased to the point of redness.
Yan Qizhen felt a sense of pleasure in his heart.
He just didn't want to let her go. A real man can bend and stretch. He married her first and then gave her back. He didn't believe that he couldn't control a woman in the future!
"Can't you see it?" Yan Qizheng curled his lips, "Because I like to see you get angry."
"You—" Wei Ziyan was furious. "If you push me to the limit, I can do anything!"
Fight hard, right?
Yan Qizheng smiled as he bent his tall body to be at eye level with her.
"As long as," he kindly reminded me word by word, "you are not afraid that the entire Wei Mansion will become a laughing stock in the city."
…
"father--"
"mother--"
"I don't want to marry Yan Qizheng!"
As soon as the annoying nemesis left, Wei Ziyan immediately flew off to find her father and mother.
"Silly girl," Madam Wei thought her daughter was still worried about the horoscope, "didn't Qi Zheng tell you clearly? He already has a way to break the incompatibility between you and him."
"It doesn't matter if it's broken, I just can't marry him!"
Madam Wei looked puzzled: "If you don't marry Qi Zheng, who will you marry?"
"I...I don't want to get married yet."
"You're becoming more and more arrogant and willful!" Thinking she was still drunk and acting up, Wei Jizhi couldn't help but get angry. He pointed at her and shouted, "Do you still look like a lady?"
Wei Ziyan came in a hurry and had no time to tidy up her appearance, so her hair was still disheveled.
"I haven't settled the score with you for yesterday's drinking incident yet! You're a rich lady, and you're actually getting drunk out there. How disrespectful!"
Master Wei pointed at her nose, looking angry.
"When Qi Zheng wanted to break off the engagement, you insisted on clinging to him and even forbade him to approach other women. Now Qi Zheng is willing to shorten his life to marry you, so what are you trying to do?"
"He is..." The words were on the tip of her tongue, but Wei Ziyan swallowed them back.
"Yan'er..." Seeing that the master was angry, Mrs. Wei hurried forward to persuade her daughter.
"Marriage is not a joke. You can't refuse to marry just because you're angry with Qi Zheng! Qi Zheng said today that he ignored you in the past and didn't understand your feelings. After we get married, he will make it up to you and will definitely not let you down for all the love you've shown him over the years."
"Did he tell you that?"
"Yeah, didn't Qi Zheng tell you?"
Her parents didn't understand, but how could she not hear what this "thought" and "affection" meant? Wei Ziyan clenched her teeth tightly. She really underestimated his shamelessness!
"Qi Zheng must be embarrassed." Madam Wei smiled. "Madam Yan is right. This child is too dull when it comes to love between men and women."
Dull?
"Mom, don't be fooled by Yan Qizheng! He is not—"
"Enough!" Master Wei shouted at her impatiently again.
"I see you're still hungover and acting crazy. If you don't learn your lesson, you'll be a laughing stock when you get married! From today on, you stay home and reflect on your behavior. You're not allowed to go out until you get married!"
The wedding date is set for the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, a date chosen by the Yan family.
April was already halfway through, leaving little time for wedding preparations. However, this marriage had been planned for years, and had experienced its share of setbacks, so both families were eager to have it done as soon as possible. Therefore, the Yan family chose the nearest auspicious date.
Madam Wei said, "Although the time is a little rushed, it's all good. We can get married before the summer heat so that we don't suffer."
Mr. Wei said, "In any case, just get married."
Only Wei Ziyan said nothing, sitting alone in the courtyard every day in a daze. Everyone in the mansion thought the young lady was so happy that she was crazy, and the preparations for various affairs became more and more efficient.
New clothes, new shoes, new quilts, jewelry, accessories, decorations, wedding invitations, wedding gifts, wedding banquets, the housekeepers and maids were busy purchasing and customizing various things.
The silks and satins bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor were finally put to use, and Madam Wei had them sent to the best clothing shop in the capital.
The Yan and Wei families had a deep friendship, and the two ladies had no disagreements when discussing the matter. All wedding preparations were handled in an orderly and collaborative manner.
After a busy day, it was already the seventh day of the fifth lunar month. She was due to get married in two days. After lunch, Wei Ziyan personally poured a cup of tea for Madam Wei.
"Mom, have some tea."
"Be good." Madam Wei caressed her daughter's head lovingly. "When you get married, you must be obedient and sensible, be considerate to your husband, be filial to your parents-in-law, and live a good life."
Wei Ziyan lowered her head and said softly, "Don't worry, mother. No matter what I do, it will be fine... Mother, don't worry about me."
"Okay, don't worry, mother." Mrs. Wei smiled with relief.
"Mom," Wei Ziyan raised her head, "I want to go to the flower market to pick out some flowers to put in the house when I get married."
"You're still going out at this hour? Just ask the servants to buy some. You still have to try on wedding dresses later..."
"I want to choose by myself, pick the ones I like!" Wei Ziyan acted coquettishly towards her mother, "I've been locked up by my father for so many days, please let me out for some fresh air!"
【Author’s words】
Brother Yan, your wife is about to run away!
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