Chapter 36 For Her

The conversation inside stopped because of his arrival.

Xie Jing came forward and knelt on one knee to salute, "Long live the emperor."

Xiao Yun saw Xie Jing as if he had seen a savior, and hurriedly said, "General Xie, please stand up."

Xie Jing stood up and saluted the general.

Xie Jing was brought up by the general after he joined the army. He can be said to be a mentor. This is the dilemma.

The general said, "Xie Jing, I have never asked you, but my granddaughter wants to marry you, and I have no choice. You also know Huilan, so you can marry her."

In fact, the general liked Xie Jing very much. If it weren't for the princess, he would have wanted to marry his granddaughter to Xie Jing a long time ago.

Xie Jing glanced at Xiao Yun, who was somewhat helpless, "It's useless to look at me. I can't refuse. The general is old, but he is still your mentor."

Xie Jing retracted his gaze and looked at the general in front of him. His hair was gray and his face was full of wrinkles. He had aged so much in just a few years.

He clasped his fists and bowed, "General, I already have a wife, how can I let Miss Du down?"

The general said, "Xie Jing, can you marry Lan'er as your wife for my sake? You are busy all year round, and Lan'er is virtuous and smart. Marrying her to take charge of the family business can also help you share your worries."

He sighed in his heart, "If Lan'er hadn't been seeking death, I wouldn't have been able to bring myself to beg you. Xie

Jing said, "The general once taught me to keep my word. Since I have agreed to marry her as my principal wife, I will not change my mind."

The general pondered for a moment as if he had made a difficult decision, "It's okay to have a concubine. I only have one granddaughter, and she can't be a concubine."

Facing his mentor Xie Jing, he was indeed a little embarrassed. Seeing the general's determination, he said, "If the general really loves her, he shouldn't let her marry me. I'm afraid I will let you down."

The general was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand. "I still know your character, how could I let you down?"

Xie Jing said, "The general knows me so well that he knows that I don't like Miss Du."

The general was stunned again and began to hesitate.

The Taifu and Shangshu looked at each other and were also a little hesitant.

"General Xie, although my little girl is not as proficient in poetry and singing as Miss Du, she is also smart and has always admired General Xie. You see..." The Shangshu looked at Xie Jing expectantly.

Xie Jing said bluntly: "I don't like it."

The Taifu continued: "General Xie, feelings need to be cultivated. You will like each other if you spend more time together."

Xiao Yun also advised: "What the Taifu said makes sense. Feelings can be cultivated."

Xie Jing looked at the Taifu with his dark eyes and said bluntly: "Taifu, do you want your granddaughter to be a concubine?"

The Taifu was stunned for a moment, [How can my precious granddaughter be a concubine? Absolutely not! 】

After the four ministers left, Xiao Yun looked at Xie Jing with curiosity in his eyes, "I didn't realize that you would be so attentive to a woman? In order to keep her position as the legal wife, you even rejected your mentor."

Xie Jing said, "I only know that Yunruo's request must be fulfilled."

Xiao Yun was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly understood why Jiang Youning was so determined to choose Xie Jing and reject him. What

Xie Jing can do, he can't do.

The weather is good today. Jiang Youning went to the street to look at shops. She has made a lot of money recently. She plans to open a jewelry shop, so that the grade of velvet flowers will be improved.

Let more daughters of wealthy families and noble ladies in Jinling know the charm of velvet flowers.

But after walking around for a long time, I didn't find a suitable shop.

The ones in good locations are too expensive, and people are not willing to rent them.

Finally, a family was willing to rent the house.

Jiang Youning asked, "How much is the monthly rent?"

The landlord raised his hand and said, "Five hundred taels."

Jiang Youning took a few steps back when she heard five hundred taels. "Your rent is too expensive."

The landlord smiled and said, "Miss, this is a place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Five hundred taels is not too much."

"Let me take a look." Jiang Youning came out and took a bite of the candied haws.

Chun Tao said angrily, "Miss, five hundred taels is clearly a scam, bullying us because we are women. If the general is here, let's see if he dares to ask for a higher price."

Jiang Youning ate candied haws and said with puffed cheeks, "It's okay, let's take our time."

At this time, a carriage was parked beside them, and a corner of the curtain was lifted. Xiao Yun's eyes fell on Jiang Youning. From this angle, he could see her cheeks with candied haws in her mouth, because she was puffing up when she spoke.

Listening to the conversation between the two, it was not difficult to hear that Jiang Youning wanted to rent a store.

Xiao Yu raised her eyes and looked at the store they just walked into. The location was indeed good.

When he retracted his gaze, he saw that Jiang Youning had finished eating the Tanghulu, and there was another meat bun in her hand. She put it to her mouth and took a bite. Her cheeks immediately bulged out like a small bun. He

immediately thought of the time in the Fujiang Restaurant. After she sat down, her little mouth almost never stopped talking, and she even wanted to pack up before leaving.

It was not stressful to be with her, but rather very relaxing.

Jiang Youning didn't find a suitable shop, so she walked back. After walking for a while, she found something wrong. The carriage beside her seemed to be following her.

When it turned a corner, the carriage also turned a corner, which made people very suspicious.

She raised her head and looked at the carriage behind her. She saw a face exposed from the corner of the curtain. The pair of wise eyes were smiling at her.

Isn't this the emperor?

Before she could react, the curtain had been lowered.

Wei Chen strode over and said, "Miss Jiang, please get in the carriage."

How could Jiang Youning disobey the emperor's order? She got on the carriage with her skirt lifted.

After entering, she saw Xiao Yun sitting in the carriage. She was about to kneel down to salute, but she heard Xiao Yun say, "You are outside, no need to salute."

Jiang Youning bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xiao Yun said, "Sit down and talk."

Jiang Youning sat down obediently, lowered her eyebrows and nodded to listen to Xiao Yun's instructions.

The carriage suddenly started moving, and she didn't hear Xiao Yun speak. She secretly raised her head and looked at Xiao Yun, and found that he was looking at her. She was so scared that she immediately lowered her head again.

Could it be that the emperor came to see her because of the princess?

She suddenly thought of the classic plot in the novel, where he threw her a check for one million and said with a look of disdain: "Leave my son, these are all yours."

Will Xiao Yun throw her one hundred thousand taels of silver and say domineeringly: "Leave Xie Jing, these are yours."

Xiao Yun looked at Jiang Youning indifferently, and his deer-like eyes couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no scene of Xiao Yun throwing the banknotes domineeringly, and the carriage stopped.

Jiang Youning followed Xiao Yun out of the carriage, looked up, and found that it was the Fu Jiang Restaurant.

She glanced at Xiao Yun in confusion. Is he tired of the food in the palace and comes out to have a feast?

Xiao Yun booked a simple and elegant room and ordered six dishes, all of which were her favorites.

Jiang Youning stared at the steaming food, licked her lips, but didn't dare to pick up her chopsticks.

Xiao Yun saw it and chuckled, "What are you doing? Eat."

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