Chapter 237: A Favor Acknowledged by History Books
Li Runrun was no longer sleepy. She suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Ye Yunchu.
I asked again in disbelief, thinking I had misheard: "What?"
Ye Yunchu was very patient. He grabbed Li's soft hand, placed it in his palm, patted it gently, and then held it again.
Then he looked into her eyes, so seriously: "I want to marry you."
This is really simple and straightforward, easy to understand.
From ancient times to the present, there have always been men marrying women. This is called "ruzhuo" (marrying into the wife's family) or "marrying a son-in-law."
It is usually seen in wealthy families where they have only daughters and they marry a son-in-law from a poor family.
It is also common in families with many daughters. They will leave one daughter at home and marry a man who has many sons and has no money to marry a wife.
But obviously, Li Runrun is not on either side.
Moreover, Ye Yunchu has a noble status.
He is also a close minister to the emperor and an important official in the court, with so many eyes watching him from behind.
Li Runrun knew with her knees what would happen if Ye Yunchu dared to do this. He would definitely be reported to death by the censors, become a laughing stock in the capital, and a topic of conversation after dinner.
It will make the Marquis's Mansion lose face.
This was, after all, an ancient time with strict feudal ethics.
Li Ruanruan was so scared that she retracted her hand. She looked into his sincere eyes and saw the deep love and affection in them.
Li Ruanruan looked away as if she had been scalded. Looking at the embroidery on the quilt, her voice faltered. "Am I dreaming? This dream is too absurd, too unbelievable."
Ye Yunchu was so determined: "No, you are not dreaming, I really want to marry you."
"That's impossible!"
"Why not? It's something we both agree on."
"You're crazy."
"I'm not crazy at all, I'm sane and I know what I'm doing."
Li Runrun saw that Ye Yunchu was determined. It was obviously something that was beneficial to her, but she found it so unreasonable.
She lifted the quilt.
Ye Yunchu came to help her dress, but Li Runrun pushed him away and she quickly put on her clothes herself.
Ye Yunchu came over to help her tidy up again, but she pushed him away: "Take back what you said."
"I'm not taking it back. I've already started preparing."
Li Ruanruan looked at Ye Yunchu, she was dumbfounded, and then said: "This is too unorthodox, do you know the consequences of doing this?"
"I know better than you."
Ye Yunchu's words made Li Runrun unable to say anything she wanted to say.
She just stared at Ye Yunchu blankly. At this moment, she wanted to get into his mind to see what he was thinking.
Not to mention a man of noble status like him, even in the countryside, a son-in-law would be laughed at and criticized.
What's more, Li Ruanruan could already imagine that if he really came to the Li Mansion, if they really held a grand wedding banquet, it would be...
Not only will Ye Yunchu be laughed at by the whole world, but he will also be written into history books and judged and ridiculed by future generations.
She may be unknown, but Ye Yunchu is not. There will definitely be a prominent entry for him in history books.
Ye Yunchu came over and held Li Ruanruan in his arms: "I'm not just saying this casually, nor am I joking with you. I've thought about it seriously and have already arranged it step by step..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Ruanruan pushed him away forcefully and frowned.
She had always been very well-behaved in front of him and had never been so sharp, but today she really couldn't control herself: "I will ruin your career."
"If it can be ruined, it's not my career."
He added, "I don't care about my career. I want to give you a unique wedding. What I care about is never my career, not anything else. What I care about is only you."
"You are crazy, you are crazy..."
"I'm not crazy, I just want to make it up to you. I feel so guilty towards you, can you let me make it up to you? I don't want you to suffer any more injustice, so you don't have to marry me, I'll marry you."
Ye Yunchu took Li's soft hand and placed it on his lips and kissed it. He said in a low and soothing voice: "Are you afraid of those rumors?"
What Li Runrun was afraid of was never the gossip. It wasn't just gossip; it was the unique preference he gave her.
Perhaps people in later generations would comment that she was a bad woman or a vixen, but it is undeniable that Ye Yunchu had a preference for her.
"Have you ever thought about it? You will lose everything if you do this."
"I've thought about it. The worst-case scenario is being sent to a cold and barbaric land. Maybe for a few years, maybe more than ten years, maybe never to return. But wouldn't that be better? Then it would just be you and me, and no one would be able to interfere with us."
Ye Yunchu held Li Ruanruan's hand tightly: "Or are you afraid of suffering with me?"
"Have you ever suffered?"
"Why haven't I eaten it? Do you think I enjoyed myself all the way to the border?"
Li Ruanruan wanted to refute Ye Yunchu, but before she could open her mouth, tears fell: "I, I can marry you."
"But I don't want you to suffer any grievances. I want you to be free and not feel constrained. I don't want to trap you in the backyard. You prefer freedom. Let's go find freedom, leave this capital, go to a place with fewer constraints, and change our way of life."
"I don't feel wronged. I can marry you and serve my parents-in-law. If the Marquis doesn't like me, I'll do more. The children are so cute, they will change their attitude slowly. There's no need to rush."
"But I feel sorry for you. I thought you would read my expression, be cautious, and hold back from telling me. I feel wronged, I feel sad, I want to go crazy, I can't bear it."
"Don't say that."
"I want to marry you, and I will bear all the grievances in the future. I will coax my father-in-law and brother-in-law, and I will be the one who gets punched."
"If you just go back and make a scene, your family will agree to let you marry me and won't make me angry."
"Then I feel dirty. How can I marry Xu Wan and then you? So I want to marry you. This is our first time."
Li Runrun pressed her head with her hands. She was so confused that she couldn't stop crying. Everything was too crazy, too unorthodox, and out of control.
It was like two people were fighting in Li Runrun's mind. One person said no, and the other agreed to go crazy with him. If he was not afraid, what else could she be afraid of?
She must be worthy of his preference and must not hurt his feelings.
"But you will have to endure a lot. What if you regret it one day?"
Ye Yunchu grabbed Li Ruanruan's hand, forced her to look at him, and then asked her: "What about you, will you regret it?"
Li Runrun cried so much that she had a headache. She reached out and hugged Ye Yunchu, but her tears couldn't stop falling. It was like her fear and anxiety about the foggy future.
But she wanted to be on his side.
Fuck feudal ethics.
She just wants the man in front of her not to have his efforts in vain and his emotional value not to be wasted. She doesn't want to spoil his fun. She just wants to go crazy with him. She only loves him.
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