Volume 1 Chapter 270 A Fateful Fate
"My uncle looks like this now because he wanted to save the emperor. His real age is only 18 years old. Even if he looks old, he still looks heroic!"
Zhen Yueling said in a bad tone: "Don't blame me for not reminding you. My uncle is now the most popular person in the eyes of the emperor. If he marries into our Jiang family, he will directly become a marquise. His status is much higher than your current family!"
"When the time comes, your family will still have to rely on the Jiang family. This is a bargain for nothing! What's the point of just talking about appearance? It can't be used to make a living!"
Everyone thought that this was indeed the case, but no one stood up to agree. After all, they were still young, and every girl would have love in her heart and want her lover to be a handsome and elegant man.
Marrying an old man who looks to be in his fifties is disgusting to look at every day. Why should I suffer this?
Soon they started talking about other topics, as if they wanted to avoid this question, which almost made Zhen Yueling angry to death. It was okay for the daughters of high-ranking officials, but he actually looked down on the daughters of small wealthy businessmen. They really thought she was a piece of cake!
At the same time, Zhen Yueling also started to worry. In the entire capital, if this group of girls were unwilling to get married, then she could only find an ordinary family for her uncle.
But the status of a girl from an ordinary family is indeed lower. Marriage is about matching the social status of the two families. This is an ancient custom. Even if she wants to marry Jiang Yue, who was born a poor boy, she has to wait until Jiang Yue is conferred a title before she can marry. Now Jiang Fei is the Marquis of Shenwu. If a marquis marries a girl from an ordinary family as his wife, it will make the whole Dayun Empire laugh at him.
Thinking of this, Zhen Yueling could not help but slam the table in anger and shouted, "If you don't want to get married, then all of you leave, go home and think about it carefully, and come back when you have thought it through!"
The girls around all screamed, obviously frightened. However, Zhen Yueling was the wife of Marquis Zhongwu and the sister-in-law of Marquis Shenwu, and her status was quite high. No one dared to offend her, so they had no choice but to carefully say goodbye and leave, not daring to say a word.
Looking at her friends leaving one by one, Zhen Yueling's eyes couldn't help but turn red. She couldn't even handle such a thing properly, how would her husband look at her?
At this moment, a pink-haired girl who looked no more than sixteen years old hesitated for a while and slowly walked over. She bowed to Zhen Yueling and said in a low voice that was difficult to speak: "Sister Zhen, if I want to marry, will the Marquis of Shenwu be willing?"
Zhen Yueling's eyes immediately brightened up, and her depressed mood disappeared. Then she looked up and was shocked. The woman was so beautiful, with bright eyes, white teeth, skin like cream, and a fair complexion with a hint of pink. She looked extremely attractive. With such a beauty, she was definitely not bad to be her uncle's original wife.
But Zhen Yueling couldn't remember who this person was for a while, so she asked, "I haven't seen you for a long time. You have changed a lot. I can't recognize you. Who are you?"
"The daughter of Su's cloth shop, Susan!" She answered quickly, then looked at Zhen Yueling with expectant eyes.
"Su's cloth shop?" Zhen Yueling frowned and thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered that the entire business chain of the Dayun Empire was almost monopolized by the Zhen family. Even the cloth industry was no exception. The other wealthy businessmen could only follow behind and drink some soup and water. And this Su's cloth shop was the third richest businessmen in the cloth industry of the Dayun Empire besides the Zhen family.
In terms of family background, he is far inferior to Marquis Shenwu, but he is also a child of a wealthy family, so it can be considered acceptable.
So Zhen Yueling pulled her over and asked seriously, "Do you mind my uncle's appearance?"
Susan smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, it's not that my sister wants to get married, but the Su's cloth shop can no longer survive!"
"So, as long as the Marquis of Shenwu is willing to fully support the Su's cloth business, then I am willing to marry him and follow him wholeheartedly, supporting him and raising our children, and I will never regret it."
Zhen Yueling was startled when she heard this, and she understood what this meant. She then continued, "Do you know that even the Divine Martial Marquis can't make the Su Cloth Shop stronger than the Zhen family?"
Susan quickly shook her head and said, "I understand this. As long as the Su's cloth shop can be kept stable and the Su family can gain a foothold in the capital, that will be enough."
Zhen Yueling understood and quickly took her hand and said, "Okay, I understand what Sister Su meant. Please go home and wait for news. I still need to talk to my husband about this matter."
Upon hearing this, Susan immediately knelt down in front of Zhen Yueling and said, "If I could marry into the Jiang family, I would definitely follow your lead. Thank you so much for your kindness."
"What are you doing? Get up quickly!" Zhen Yueling hurriedly helped her up; after sending her away, she hurried back to the Jiang Mansion.
At night, I told Jiang Yue about this. Jiang Yue was also happy after hearing it, and said: "In fact, I don't care about the family background, as long as I am not laughed at by others. If the daughter of the Su family is really as beautiful as you said, then marrying Xiaofei is a perfect match."
Jiang Yue told Jiang Fei about the matter again that night. After hearing it, Jiang Fei was not as happy as he had expected. Instead, he acted very calm and even frowned.
This made Jiang Yue unhappy, and he said unhappily: "Say something, because of your matter, your sister-in-law has offended all her close friends today, don't say you were joking."
Jiang Fei remained silent. Jiang Yue waited for a while before Jiang Fei spoke up: "Brother, I want to meet this Miss Susan tomorrow. We can talk about it after tomorrow. How about that?"
"Okay!" Seeing that Jiang Fei didn't seem to be joking about such things, Jiang Yue nodded and left. The next day, with the help of Zhen Yueling, the two met in an elegant room in Zui Xiang Lou.
Jiang Fei arrived at the front of the room, knocked on the door and went in. When he looked up, he saw Susan's face. He was startled and his mind became a little restrained. Then he seemed to have let go of everything and calmed down.
Susan blushed and lowered her head without looking at Jiang Fei. Although she had glanced at him when he entered the door just now, when she saw that old face, she felt wronged and scared. She wanted to cry but didn't dare to, and wanted to leave but didn't dare to. However, after thinking about it carefully, she realized that this man did look very heroic, but he was still too old.
Jiang Fei flew over and sat in front of her, poured himself a cup of tea and started drinking. Now there were only the two of them in the room, and it was extremely quiet.
After a long while, Jiang Fei sorted out his thoughts and said, "My sister-in-law has already explained your situation to me. I came to see you today mainly because I have something to explain to you."
"What I am about to say is only known to you. If you dare to tell anyone, I will kill you!"
"Bang!" Susan was so frightened by these words that she accidentally dropped a teacup to the ground. She became even more panicked and looked at Jiang Fei with horror.
Jiang Fei couldn't help but frowned when he saw it, and said softly: "I haven't said anything yet. If you regret it, leave now, I won't blame you."
Upon hearing this, Susan hurriedly sat up straight, trying to keep herself calm, and said in a trembling voice: "Marquis Shenwu, just say it. Since I have decided to marry, I will not regret it."
Jiang Fei hesitated for a while after hearing this, and then slowly said: "To tell you the truth, I actually only have less than a year to live!"
Susan's eyes widened when she heard this, as if she didn't understand what this meant. Jiang Fei continued, "After I marry you, you only need to do one thing within a year, and that is to do your best to leave me a child, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl. After all, I won't be able to see the birth of the child by then."
"After I die, the Jiang family will take in and raise the child, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl. If you are willing to remarry, you can, but you cannot take the child with you, nor can you recognize the child as your own. In return, as long as the Jiang family survives, the Su family will be protected. And while I am alive, I will mobilize all my resources to support the Su family's business, so that it will not be a problem for the Su family to become the second largest cloth business in the Dayun Empire."
After saying that, Jiang Fei poured himself another cup of tea and then waited quietly for Susan's response.
Susan opened her mouth wide, not knowing what to say. After a long while, she mustered up the courage to look up at Jiang Fei. Although he looked old, his eyes were deep and sharp, his body was straight, and his breathing was steady and powerful. She couldn't help but ask, "Can you tell me why the Marquis only has one year to live?"
Jiang Fei shook his head without thinking, and Susan couldn't help crying when she saw it. Jiang Fei frowned deeply. He was also afraid of girls crying, but he still resisted the urge to leave and just watched quietly from the side.
After a long while, Susan cried and said, "Who wouldn't want to grow old together after getting married? The Marquis will only live for a year, how can I face this? I am the daughter of a wealthy family, how can I do something that would ruin my chastity by remarrying? I wanted to spend my whole life with the Marquis, but this..."
Jiang Fei couldn't bear to see this, so he sighed and said, "I have been fighting outside for many years, and I have been cursed. My body is being damaged every day, so I have less than a year to live. Even if the curse is removed, my physical condition is still that of a person in his fifties, and I only have twenty years to live at most. Marrying me will not last long."
Jiang Fei then drank another cup of tea, stood up immediately, and said in a deep voice: "I haven't lived enough in this life, so I naturally don't want to die, but fate is like this, and it is beyond human control, so I urgently need to leave a child, hoping that he can continue my life and live a glorious life."
"Think about it after you go back. Whether you are willing or not, give me an answer. Remember, today's events must not be spread to others, otherwise, the entire Su family will die!"
After leaving such cold words, Jiang Fei opened the door and strode away, leaving Susan alone in the room crying painfully.
Fate plays tricks on everyone. When a poor girl meets a short-lived good man, if they force themselves to be together, it will be a tragedy and a bad fate, and will also give birth to a poor fatherless child.
Three days later, Jiang Yue, Zhen Yueling, together with their parents, went to the Su Mansion to propose marriage with a generous betrothal gift.
Due to Jiang Fei's request, no auspicious date was set for the wedding. The wedding was hastily held two days later. The wedding of the dignified Marquis Shenwu was not a grand one. He only invited a few close officials to the banquet.
Jiang Yue was distressed to see such a scene, secretly feeling sorry for Jiang Fei, but all this was Jiang Fei's own request, and as the eldest brother he couldn't say much.
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