Chapter 290 Beggar
The Ning siblings brought Su Ruojin to the villa, and when they opened the door of their niece's room, they stopped hesitantly.
She looked at them.
Ning Qilang took a deep breath and said, "Second Madam, wait, I hope you won't act so...well..."
"I know."
"Thank you very much."
Ning Qilang asked the maid to gently push open the door, and only open it a little bit.
"Ahui is afraid of the light."
For some reason, Su Ruojin felt very anxious and her whole body was tense. She suddenly didn't want to go in, but since she had already come this far, it would be impolite not to go in. After half thinking, she followed Ning Qilang into the room.
Hearing the noise, the person on the bed opened his eyes and looked over with a pair of big eyes.
Su Ruojin saw the unrecognizable young lady at a glance. If Ning Qilang hadn’t reminded her, she would have really lost her composure.
The fifteen-year-old girl was so thin that her bones were visible, which made her eyes look frighteningly big. After seeing her, her dull eyes suddenly burst into light. She should have known that seeing her was equivalent to seeing Shangguan Yu.
Even though she tried not to blink, Su Ruojin couldn't stop her tears from flowing.
If a naive and simple person is persistent, he will be more reckless than a moth flying into a flame.
Su Ruojin turned around and wiped away her tears. She finally understood why the Zhong and Ning families agreed to let Miss Zhong marry a commoner. If she didn't compromise, the child would die.
After coming out and standing in the yard, Ning Ning said, "In fact, in the rich and powerful families, there are people who died quietly because of marriage. My elder sister loves children, so she put aside her status and face for Ah Hui. I hope Master Shangguan can accept Ah Hui. If he is unwilling... no matter whether it is the Zhong family or the Ning family... in fact..."
She looked at Su Ruojin, "Ajin, you know what I mean, right?"
Of course she understood that this would push Master Shangguan into a desperate situation.
"So... Ajin, please think of a way to prevent these two from getting hurt again, and let them live in harmony and happiness..." Ningning couldn't go on.
Everyone knows that no matter who marries Miss Zhong, it will be a model of an adult raising a child, and there will be no harmony or beauty.
Su Ruojin looked up.
It was an October day with a cold wind and a dull sun. She was so cold that she shrank her neck unconsciously. She stretched out her hands to rub her face and said, "I... will try."
"Ajin!" Ningning exclaimed in surprise, "Thank you very much."
"Just try it." She had no way of knowing whether it would work or not.
Su Ruojin wrapped herself in a coat, left the Ning family villa, and went to Shangguan Yu's house again.
Shangguan Yu heard her coming and hurried out to greet her, "Second Madam..."
Su Ruojin looked at him deeply.
Shangguan Yu's heart sank when she looked at him, "Have you been convinced by them?"
She lowered her head.
Shangguan Yu's heart sank to the bottom, and a look of despair appeared on his face.
In the afternoon, the sun shines down obliquely from the roof, the surrounding walls block the cold wind, and the light brings warmth.
Shangguan Yu felt himself icy cold, "Second Madam, is there really no other way?"
Su Ruojin looked up at him. He seemed like a gentle and carefree young man at breakfast, but now he was alone and lonely.
"Master Shangguan..." She pursed her lips and said, "I won't say anything else. Just go and take a look at Miss Zhong like me. If you still can't accept her after seeing her, I will find Brother Jin and ask him to help you leave Bianjing and send you to Jiangnan. From now on, it's up to you what kind of life you want to live."
"Second Madam?!" Shangguan Yu was surprised and happy. This meant that she was willing to help him escape from the oppression of the Zhong Ning family.
Su Ruojin nodded.
"Okay, I promise you'll take one last look at her."
"Thank you!"
Su Ruojin felt like she was both a good person and a bad person. She didn't know how she felt now. She silently took Guan Yu to the Ning family villa.
When the Ning brothers and sisters heard that Shangguan Yu had come, they were very surprised, but it seemed like they had expected it, so they quickly invited him in.
Just like when Su Ruojin came, Ning Qilang was in a heavy mood and hesitant before opening the door, but he did not say anything like he did to Su Ruojin. Instead, he pushed hard and the two doors opened completely.
The sunlight shines into the dark room without any obstruction.
Shangguan Yu's eyes suddenly fell on the young lady lying on the bed. His eyes slowly opened wide. He hadn't seen her for half a month. The young lady asked, "How...how could this happen?"
The sky gradually darkened, and lanterns in the prosperous capital city lit up one after another. People came and went, and the city was bustling with activity.
The little beggar, wrapped in a tattered jacket, hunched his head and tucked his neck in, looked around cautiously, and followed the crowd to the busiest Xiangguo Temple. There were many food vendors in front of the temple. The aroma of the food made the little beggar hungry, and he drooled at the sight of the steaming buns.
Unfortunately, she didn't have a penny in her pocket and couldn't buy anything to eat. She bit her lip, walked to the stall with a thick face, and stared at the steaming buns.
"Go away, go away quickly, don't disturb my business..."
The little beggar was ruthlessly driven away by the stall owner.
Zhao Lan returned to the Su family and found that the young lady was in a bad mood and didn't even have the mood to eat dinner. "What's wrong?"
Su Ruojin stepped forward and hugged Zhao Lan.
Mao Ya, Shuang Rui and others left the room one after another and closed the door after leaving.
Zhao Lan also reached out and hugged her, and asked softly in her ear: "What's wrong?"
Su Ruojin buried her head in his arms, as if trying to absorb all the warmth from him.
He hugged him tighter, "Is this better?"
"Um."
"Who wronged you?"
"No."
"So are you blaming me for not telling you I was leaving?"
"no."
"That is..." Zhao Lan smiled softly, "If you don't tell me, I really can't guess it."
Su Ruojin felt better after he asked her gently and patiently, "I don't know if what I did today is a good thing or if it brought suffering to others."
Zhao Lan raised the young lady's chin and asked her to look at him. "Is it that serious?"
"Yeah." Su Ruojin puffed her lips.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Su Ruojin sighed before she spoke: "Even though Miss Zhong likes Master Shangguan, he only treats her as an ordinary student. Besides, there is a big age gap between them. It is impossible according to common sense."
It turns out that the young lady feels guilty towards Shangguan Yu.
He said, "A 60-year-old man still marries a teenage wife."
Su Ruojin: ...was suddenly startled by Zhao Lan.
"Ordinary people who have a little money will also find husbands and wives for their idiot children. There is nothing wrong with that."
Su Ruojin: ... Is this what a fallen immortal said? Is it so down-to-earth?
Seeing the young lady's eyes rolling with fear, Zhao Lan couldn't help but reach out and scratch her nose, "Since Shangguan Yu doesn't want to get married in this life, then it doesn't matter who he marries."
"Wait..." This was the first time Su Ruojin heard Zhao Lan say such vulgar words, "Brother Jin, what did you say? You don't want to marry a wife, but whoever you marry doesn't matter. You said you didn't want to marry, so why did you marry again?"
Zhao Lan let go of her, sat on the chair, and stretched out his hand to pull her to sit on his lap again. "Lower-class men marry to continue the family line, middle-class men marry to continue the family line and consolidate the family business, and upper-class nobles marry to share benefits. Only a very few men marry to spend their lives lovingly with their wives. Shangguan Yu is one of those very few men. If such men cannot marry the one they love, they will not settle for less. But other men are different. They will settle for less even if they cannot marry, and live their lives like this."
Su Ruojin's eyebrows almost flew up when he was teased by him, "Brother Jin, are you the majority, or just a few?"
Zhao Lan deliberately said coldly: "What do you think?"
Su Ruojin also deliberately acted mischievously, "I think it is the majority, and then..." Before she could finish her words, Zhao Lan pinched her nose. She couldn't breathe, so she had to open her nose and inhale.
Zhao Lan's eyes suddenly became deep as he stared at the young lady's breathing mouth.
Su Ruojin, who was struggling, stopped struggling subconsciously when she saw the deep and lustful gaze.
Eyes met.
Zhao Lan's eyes were glued to Su Ruojin's palm-sized face. There seemed to be a hint of heat in his eyes, which moved inch by inch on her cheeks, causing a blush. The air stagnated, and the temperature in the room rose silently.
Zhao Lan and Su Ruojin have been together for so long, but apart from holding hands and hugging each other, they have never had a formal kiss.
Zhao Lan had fair skin, beautiful looks, and a handsome appearance with picturesque features, which made Su Ruojin's heart beat fast.
Zhao Lan lowered his head, "Ajin..."
Su Ruojin seemed to be stunned, staring blankly at the handsome man who was gradually approaching.
The young lady did not dodge, and Zhao Lan seemed to have received silent encouragement. He lowered his head carefully.
Slowly... slowly... his lips touched the young lady's lips, gently, affectionately and tenderly, as if he wanted her to feel all his tenderness and love.
The letter N is omitted below.
It was unknown how long it was before Su Ruojin was shocked, (⊙ o⊙) Ah!
Her first kiss was lost on an early winter night.
What were they talking about before the kiss? They were clearly talking about Master Shangguan and Miss Zhong, so how come they just... kissed!
(⊙o⊙)
Ahhhh…
Su Ruojin ran out of the yard and hurried to have dinner.
Zhao Lan, who had just tasted love at the age of 20, looked refreshed and handsome as he walked out of the young lady's yard.
Santai leaned over to him and whispered, "That little beggar has reached the vicinity of Xiangguo Temple. Our people are watching him. There are sneaky people behind him, but they are very alert. When our people approach, they disappear like shadows without a trace."
Met an opponent.
Zhao Lan curled his lips slightly, "If these people are easy to catch, then I really don't believe that Gou Chunwen is hiding behind them."
It was late at night, but the young master was still sitting there motionless.
Qiu Shan was anxious and distressed, so he quickly added charcoal to the charcoal brazier in the room and warmed the dinner he made for him - eight-treasure porridge to replenish qi and blood - on the small clay stove.
Seeing that he was still leaning on his forehead, with his head down and motionless, he couldn't help but said angrily, "Master, don't be afraid. At worst, let Master Su negotiate with Minister Zhong's mansion. I don't believe that the Zhong family won't give face to the Prince Consort."
"Shut up."
Qiu Shan was not angry when he was scolded by Shangguan Yu. Instead, he was happy to see him talking. "Master, if you don't let me talk, I won't talk. Are you hungry? How about eating something first?"
Shangguanyu: ...
Looking at the long-time attendant who had accompanied him for many years, Shangguan Yu could not bear to get angry, and could only sigh to himself, "Aqiu, if I do this, will it hurt the young lady even more?"
In the afternoon, they went to the Ning family's villa. As the long-time attendant, Qiu Shan also went there. He saw the skinny young lady from a distance. He did not expect that in just half a month, such a lively young lady had not eaten or drunk to this extent. If it were not for the imperial physician, an ordinary family would probably have lost her life.
So he couldn't say anything that would make the young master refuse and leave.
"What should we do then?" It is said that the young lady only agreed to drink water and eat slowly after she heard that she was going to see the young master. The imperial physician said that it would not be easy to restore the young lady's damaged body. If the young master refused again, he would be pushing her to death.
The young master has been kind and righteous all his life, how could he do something to force someone to death?
Even though it was inappropriate, the young master still agreed to the proposal of marriage from the Zhong Ning family.
Shangguan Yu hadn't figured it out since he came back until now, but for the sake of a life, he still gave in, "Let's do this for now."
"Young Master, let's eat some porridge to nourish our stomachs first." Qiu Shan quickly served a small bowl of porridge.
Shangguan Yu reached out to take it and said to himself again, Let’s leave it this way for now.
Two days later, Shangguan Yu came to ask Cheng Yingzhen to help invite a matchmaker to go to the Ning family's villa to propose marriage.
Cheng Yingzhen didn't know that Zhong Wanhui liked Shangguan Yu, but she was quite happy to hear that Shangguan Yu was finally getting married, "I finally figured it out."
Seeing that he was about to turn thirty, she was quite happy for him.
Only then did Su Ruojin realize that her mother didn't know that Shangguan Yu was once her uncle's confidant, nor did she know why Miss Zhong went to study privately. She lived such a simple life.
Suddenly I felt that her mother was so happy. She was so well protected by her father and her children. It is no exaggeration to say that she is a winner in life.
She hugged Cheng Yingzhen: "Yeah, you also think that Master Shangguan should get married, right?"
"Yes, from now on, three meals a day, all year round, there is someone who cares about my health. How wonderful!"
Shangguanyu: ...
Su Ruojin: ...
She didn't know whether Shangguan Yu could be considered "caring", but she believed that he would be considerate of Miss Zhong. It's true that although Miss Zhong was silly, she knew how to choose a husband, and she got such a good man with her "persistence".
Cheng Yingzhen was willing to help, and Shangguan Yu thanked her, "Then I'll trouble you, Madam. I still have to go back and prepare the marriage proposal."
Su Ruojin smiled and said, "I will lend Mother Dong to you for a while, and let her bring two maids and women to help you."
“I can’t thank you enough.”
"Mr. Shangguan, you are too polite."
Su Ruojin saw Shangguan Yu out.
She was not in a hurry to return to the yard, but walked with him, chatting as they walked.
"I'm sorry, Master Shangguan."
Shangguan Yu shook his head. "Not really. Madam Second, don't feel guilty. I am also a person who lives in misery. If I can let Madam Zhong live well, then let's do it."
Su Ruojin felt uncomfortable after hearing this, but if she said anything else, she would seem hypocritical.
"If you need any help, Master Shangguan, just let me know. I will definitely help if I can."
Shangguan Yu said, "Thank you, Second Madam."
The northwest wind blew, and the cold wind hurt my face.
Shangguan Yu bowed and said, "Second Madam, it's cold, there's no need to see you off, please go back."
Su Ruojin stopped and watched him turn and leave, walking like a bamboo in the cold wind.
Before they knew it, they had known each other for five or six years. It seemed as if their first meeting was just yesterday. At that time, he and his uncle... Unexpectedly, everything changed in the blink of an eye. Even more unexpectedly, they would each meet completely different women and lead completely different lives.
Maybe this is fate!
The matter between Shangguan Yu and Zhong Wanhui was handled very quickly. From the proposal to the engagement, it only took one month, and the wedding will be in May next year.
Why is it May of next year? Because the imperial physician said that the young lady’s body will not recover until then.
Under such medical conditions, it was a blessing that Zhong Wanhui was able to recover. Su Ruojin remembered that in her previous life, the daughter of one of her employees was not on a hunger strike, but was trying to lose weight for her lover. As a result, she refused to eat or drink, and suddenly developed anorexia. Not long after, she was admitted to the intensive care unit and died of organ failure caused by anorexia.
Girls!
I didn’t expect that the simple Zhong Wanhui could be so persistent.
Shangguan Yu had no relatives, so the Su family became his relatives, helping him all the way and finally settling his marriage.
By the time the marriage was decided and everything was settled, it was Laba Festival.
After she was able to get up and walk, Zhong Wanhui went to the private school every day and sat next to Shangguan Yu to learn how to write. Her complexion became plump and rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This is the power of being with the one you love!
When I delivered Laba porridge to the private school, I saw Shangguan Yu instructing the young lady on how to write. He looked very serious and responsible, and the young lady was also very happy while learning.
Without love, there is responsibility!
The dust has finally settled!
Hearing that the princess was about to give birth, Su Ruojin went to Beijing again as the representative of the Su family.
Cheng Yingzhen reminded him, "The New Year is coming soon, and we will be going to Beijing soon, so bring more things back to Beijing."
Su Ruojin nodded, "Yes, I know."
"As soon as the princess makes a move, I will return to the capital with your father."
"Okay, I'll have someone send you a letter as soon as possible."
"It's getting cold, so wear more clothes when you go out. Don't refuse to wear anything just to look good." I don't know when Cheng Yingzhen became so nagging.
Su Ruojin listened to everything, and smiled, not even a single smile was annoying.
In the end, Cheng Yingzhen felt embarrassed. Her daughter had always been more sensible and capable than she was. "I'm really nagging."
"I like listening to my mother's nagging." Su Ruojin hugged her mother.
Cheng Yingzhen deliberately disdains, "You become more clingy as you grow older, what's that like?"
"Even if I'm eighty years old, I'm still your daughter. A daughter is always a child in front of her mother."
"You're just sweet-talking." Cheng Yingzhen scolded her daughter and patted her. "Pack up and leave quickly, otherwise, you'll be late for the inn again."
"Yes, mother."
Su Yanli came in from outside, "Where's father?"
"Yes, father." Su Ruojin turned around and bowed to him.
Su Yanli was amused by his naughty daughter, "You are the one who is making trouble."
Su Xiaomei followed suit and bowed deeply, "Yes, father."
Su Yanli and his wife were stunned and burst into laughter.
The north wind was howling, and the Su family's yard was warm.
Su Ruojin returned to the capital again with a large cart of things.
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