Chapter 37 Destruction
Following the sound, the three men standing on the arch bridge looked over together, and naturally they first looked in the direction of Xiao Jinshan.
The young lady was wearing a goose yellow dress and was waving at them. Her eyes and eyebrows looked quite playful and lively.
"Is that your sister?" Wang Jingcheng naturally heard her call just now. With a surprised smile on his face, he turned to ask the two young masters of the Duke's Mansion.
Xiao Jinwen frowned and nodded.
He had been informed by his mother in advance about today's meeting. He originally thought that only Liu Qingwan would come, but unexpectedly, three young ladies appeared below.
Since Xiao Jinshan had made the introduction and the other person had already walked away, he naturally turned the topic to today's protagonist.
Xiao Jinwen pointed at Liu Qingwan at the end of the bridge and said, "That's my cousin."
Only then did Wang Jingcheng shift his gaze away from Xiao Jinshan and look in the direction of her finger.
Liu Qingwan was naturally pretty, and she was closer than the third daughter of the Xiao family. She had known about this incident for a long time, so she dressed up specially when she got up in the morning.
The young lady was wearing a light green jacket embroidered with a pattern of broken branches and flowers. Her figure was graceful, like smoke and a willow.
In this already somewhat bleak late autumn in Beijing, it is the most vivid color.
Feeling the gazes of several people, Liu Qingwan showed a timely shyness on her face.
Wang Jingcheng looked at the jade beads on the young lady's black hair swaying gently, and a faint blush appeared on one side of her pale face, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.
He recalled what his stepmother had said when he left the mansion: "This marriage was arranged by the Duke's wife. The young lady is from the Liu family and is the daughter of the Ningxia General. She is currently staying at the Duke Cheng's mansion and was recently brought up by Old Madam Xiao. The two houses are not far away. You can take advantage of your day off to go and see her. It's just a matter of a word to decide whether you like her or not."
Wang Jingcheng didn't take it seriously at first, but he didn't expect that the other person was so beautiful.
He felt a little strange for a moment.
Xiao Jinwen looked at his expression and had a rough idea of what was going on.
As Liu Qingwan's cousin, he has been with this cousin for nearly three years. Moreover, Liu had previously wanted to arrange for the two to get married. Xiao Jinwen understood Liu Qingwan better than others.
Cousin Liu is naturally beautiful, but she is sensitive and likes to show off. After all, she is not as free and likable as Cousin Xu.
Xiao Jinwen's mind turned, and he thought of the young lady who had just left in a hurry. He heard that it was his grandmother who asked his eldest brother to help Xu Shuheng get the place in the Tongsheng program.
Thinking of his elder brother's warning to him that night, he smiled bitterly.
In addition to Xiao Jinwen and Wang Jingcheng, there was another spectator standing on the arch bridge, that was Xiao Jinrong, the second son of Duke Chengguo's Mansion.
Although he had not received Liu's guidance like his fourth brother, the young men and women on and under the bridge looked at each other, one in a trance and the other left shyly.
Xiao Jinrong naturally guessed what had happened. Thinking of his cousin Liu's graceful appearance and seeing how Xiao Jinwen introduced her to the illegitimate son of the Wang family, he felt sorry for his cousin Liu.
So, when he finally had a chance to be alone with Wang Jingcheng, the second son of the Duke's Mansion pointed at Xiao Jinwen, who was not far away, and sighed, "Look at my fourth brother. He's a handsome man, isn't he? Not only is he good-looking, but he has a good temper too. Even Cousin Liu often speaks well of him in front of us."
Wang Jingcheng was still immersed in the beautiful thoughts after meeting the beauty, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to the fourth young master of the Duke's Mansion.
The young man was tall and slender, with a handsome and elegant appearance. When he smiled, it was as if one was immersed in a gentle and slightly drunken spring breeze.
Wang Jingcheng looked at that smile and asked, "How long has Cousin Liu been at the Duke's Mansion?"
"It will be three years after this winter." Xiao Jinrong replied as if he didn't care.
But Wang Jingcheng felt very uncomfortable at this time, because he thought he was not as good-looking as Xiao Jinwen.
Cousin Liu and her cousin Jinwen have been childhood sweethearts for three years. They see each other every day, and he is such an outstanding person. How could she not have any thoughts?
Of course he heard that Xiao Jinwen had already discussed the marriage. It was because of the other party's discussion that Cousin Liu had no choice but to hastily propose the marriage, right?
Otherwise she wouldn't have delayed it until now.
Wang Jingcheng thought about something, and the original beautiful feelings slowly disappeared.
He is definitely not one of those naive young men who are trapped in love and will die if he can't get it.
He also doesn't want a wife who doesn't have him in his heart. Although the Qingyuan Marquis's family has a clean and upright tradition, he is just a concubine's son.
The man who lives under his stepmother's care has always been more realistic than others since he was young.
Wang Jingcheng wanted a wife who was his equal, and wanted someone to care about him when he returned home from office and have eyes only for him.
Besides, although Cousin Liu is beautiful, her body seems a little too fragile.
On the contrary, she was not as good as the third lady of Duke Cheng's Mansion. She was full of vitality, and her eyes were full of smiles when she waved to them.
After discovering that the person was not suitable, the prince immediately found out the shortcomings of Miss Liu.
Xiao Jinrong watched the man in front of him break free from his original strange thoughts, his eyes gradually regaining clarity, and he sneered in his heart again.
He is such a traitor, he is even less worthy of Cousin Liu.
After seeing off Prince Wang from the Marquis of Qingyuan's Mansion, Liu called her son over to question him. When she learned of his reaction, she also breathed a sigh of relief.
She has been really worried about her niece's marriage in the past two years.
After all, it was the Xiao family's fault. After all, her previous actions gave Liu Qingwan hope.
Now thinking about marrying her off, Liu felt that the burden on her shoulders was suddenly lightened.
Liu Qingwan's first thought was to stay in the Duke Cheng's Mansion. She had never met the old lady in the other mansions, but compared with the one in the Liu family's old house, Madam Xiao was undoubtedly the most tolerant person.
Liu Qingwan liked the atmosphere of Duke Cheng's Mansion. In addition, her aunt was kind to her and her cousins were good-tempered. She did not feel any inconvenience during her stay there.
But now that another marriage proposal had come up, she had to reconsider her aunt's words.
With the idea of giving it a try, I went to accept the appointment today.
Now that she was back at the Rose Courtyard, she recalled the appearance of the prince, who had a rather capable and mature look.
It was just a brief glance, but Liu Qingwan had already confirmed that the man had a good impression of her, which made her feel a little happy in her heart.
Like most good-looking women, Miss Liu has always been confident in her looks and her lethality.
Perhaps, within the six-month deadline given by the Liu family's old house, the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion can also be considered an option.
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