After midnight, the guests of Prince Li's Mansion began to leave one after another.
Today, many people drank too much, because there hadn't been such a lively wedding in the capital for a long time. The emperor and the fifth prince had reconciled, the fifth imperial concubine and Princess Li had reconciled, and the ninth prince and the fifth prince had made peace, and the fifth prince had taken on the post of assistant regent. Everything was good, so how could people not be happy?
In the evening, about an hour ago, General Pingnan drank too much. Ren Xitao couldn't stand it anymore, so he said goodbye to his sister and helped General Pingnan back to the mansion. Today, three people from General Pingnan's mansion came to attend the wedding ceremony, but the general's wife did not come and stayed at the mansion to accompany the pregnant Lu Ping.
General Pingnan left first, so he naturally took his own carriage. When Ren Xifeng was ready to go home after midnight, she found that the driver who sent her father back had not come back to pick her up yet. It was raining outside, and although it was not heavy, it was lingering and wet the ground. She thought about waiting inside for a while, and the family carriage should arrive soon. But before she could go back, she heard a man's voice behind her: "Miss Ren, are you waiting for a carriage? Don't wait, I'll take you back."
She was startled, and looked carefully at the man who was talking. He was about 20 years old, and he looked handsome, but he looked a bit sleazy. He had drunk a lot of wine, and the smell of alcohol made her feel sick. The man looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was. She couldn't help but shake her head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir, but we don't know each other, so how can I be your carriage driver?"
Ren Xifeng didn't want to say anything more, so she turned around and walked towards the mansion gate. Unexpectedly, the man was not polite at all. He stretched out his hand and pulled Ren Xifeng to hold her. He said with some dissatisfaction: "What do you mean by not familiar with me? We are going to get married soon, and you still say you are not familiar with me?"
His shout made quite a noise. Many people were walking out of Prince Li's mansion, so his words were naturally heard by others. People couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and they all stopped to watch the fun.
Ren Xifeng was furious and swung her arm hard. The old general's daughter was already skilled in martial arts, and this time she used so much strength that she actually swung the man back several steps, and he hit the gate of Prince Li's mansion with a bang.
The man was drunk today, and he almost got confused after being hit, but he was also furious. He shook his head, stood up straight, and pointed at Ren Xifeng and cursed, "Bitch! What are you pretending for? You are just the daughter of a general, what are you so proud of? Everyone knows that the military power of our Dashun is in the hands of the princes. General Pingnan used to have some power, but now the military power has been taken back by the royal family. He is just an empty position. Apart from his early reputation, what else does your family have? Even your brother is just a small general, with thousands of people under his command. Do you think you are a dish? Let me tell you, my father is the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate, but he actually holds power and is a legitimate second-rank official. He came to your house to propose marriage, which shows that he respects your Ren family. Don't take yourself too seriously!"
Ren Xifeng was startled. Propose a marriage? Did the Left Censor-in-Chief come to the General's mansion to propose a marriage? She was not sure, because after her brother got married, her family had indeed made plans for her marriage. Her mother once said that she wanted her to marry an official in Beijing. It didn't matter if the official position was high or low, or if the family was rich or poor, as long as they didn't leave the capital, so that she wouldn't be bullied and her family wouldn't be able to help her because of the long distance.
She did not resist this matter. After all, her age was there. She was two years older than Feng Yuheng and was already twenty years old this year. She had already become an old maid. If she did not get married, it would be difficult for her to get married again. Although her family was not very anxious before, they always hoped that she could marry a good family and be compatible with her husband. However, she had not met someone who could be compatible with her in these years, so she was delayed until she was twenty years old. Now her family was anxious. Who has ever heard of a young lady staying at the age of twenty and not getting married?
But what's the matter? I'm afraid of being anxious. Once I'm anxious, I'll give people the feeling that I'm going to give up. Pingnan General's Mansion never accepts marriage proposals. In the past, there was an incident where the matchmaker was kicked out of the mansion, so people basically didn't expect it. Unexpectedly, they opened the door and welcomed the matchmaker into the mansion recently, so people also reacted. The eldest daughter of the Ren family is 20 years old! This is too old. If she doesn't get married, she will be in trouble.
As a result, the threshold of the general's mansion is almost trampled down by matchmakers. The general's wife has to take care of Lu Ping and deal with the matchmakers, and she is very exhausted.
Ren Xifeng told her mother several times that there was no rush about this matter. At worst, she would not get married. It was no big deal. Did the General's Mansion think she was a disgrace or that they could not afford to support her?
But the general's wife said, it's not that you are embarrassing, our daughter is good no matter what. It's not that we can't afford to support you, our family is not that poor. But if we can't find you a good husband, it means that you will never have a companion in your life. Your parents can't always be with you. What if one day we are gone and you are left alone? Don't count on your brother. No matter how good your relationship is, your brother is married and has a sister-in-law. They will have their own children in the future. There is always a gap. So, your parents can only rest assured if you find a good husband.
She felt sorry for her parents, so she didn't mention the rejection again. She also thought that if there was someone who was similar and her parents thought he was good, she would marry him. She didn't have anyone in her heart anyway, so it would be the same no matter who she lived with. If she stayed at home as a 20-year-old girl, her father's spine would be broken!
In this way, Ren Xifeng tacitly agreed to the marriage proposal, but this did not mean that she agreed to the marriage proposal of the Zuodu Yushi family. Her parents were open-minded people. Even if they had a favorite boy, they would never make the decision on their own. They would definitely talk to her first and only consider it okay if she nodded. Did the son of the Zuodu Yushi have a good self-esteem? Did he think too little of the general's mansion?
She frowned and stared at the man for a long time before she spoke: "There are many people who have gone to the General's Mansion to propose marriage, but my father has not yet agreed to any of them. You actually said this today. Where do you want to put the other proposers? Also, since the General's Mansion is worthless in your eyes, why do you still want to marry the daughter of an old general who has no real power?"
"I'm proposing marriage because I think highly of you." The man glared at Ren Xifeng fiercely, "If I didn't think you were pretty, I wouldn't marry a 20-year-old girl. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Your face is full of wrinkles. How much are you worth? If someone is willing to marry you, why don't you hurry up and give them a dowry to marry you off? If you don't marry now, you'll be stinking!"
His words became more and more unpleasant, and the onlookers thought it was too much, and they all tried to dissuade him. But the man didn't listen to any advice, and even went forward to pull Ren Xifeng, saying as he pulled, "Hurry up and get on my carriage. I am willing to take you there, and you should be grateful. What, do you not want to go back to your own home, and want to go directly to my house? I don't mean to be a groom in advance."
As he spoke, his other hand began to move. He placed it on Ren Xifeng's shoulder, clenched his five fingers together, and pretended to pull him into his arms. The force was so great that even Ren Xifeng gritted his teeth, his feet were unstable, and he was pulled sideways by him.
The man laughed loudly, thinking that he had succeeded. In his mind, he even imagined the scene of spending a night with the eldest lady of the general's mansion. But at this moment, he heard a voice coming from behind him. It was neither hurried nor slow, neither angry nor threatening, just like a scholar, with a clear and elegant aura. But the words that came out were "Let go of your two hands, otherwise, I don't mind letting them leave your body."
Everyone was stunned, looked in the direction of the sound, and immediately gasped.
But the son of the Left Capital Censor didn't notice anything. He had drunk too much. When he heard the words behind him, he didn't think much and immediately said, "Who is that blind tongue saying such cruel things? I won't let her go today! Not only that, this little girl must go back to the Censor's Mansion with me. Let's see what you can do to me."
"What a pity." The voice rose again. "Lord Zheng, the Left Censor-in-Chief, is not an honest official, but at least he is fair. I don't have a good impression of him, but I don't have a bad impression of him either. It's a pity that Lord Zheng spent half his life as an official, but his bright career was ruined by his son. Well, he asked for it for not educating his son well."
The voice was getting closer and closer, until the man felt that the person who was speaking was about to touch the back of his head. Suddenly, his arm hurt, and the arm that was holding Ren Xifeng tightly suddenly lost consciousness with the pain. He watched the woman in his arms being dragged away, and his other hand was still trying to hold Ren Xifeng's hand tightly! But he saw a folding fan lightly tapping on his wrist. It was not clear how much force the fan used, but he just felt pain, and the pain was so piercing that even a seven-foot-tall man cried in pain.
"Which bastard stole my woman and beat me? I..." He cursed and turned his head, and saw the Sixth Prince Xuan Tianfeng holding Ren Xifeng in his arms. He sobered up instantly, his legs trembled and he couldn't stand up, and he knelt down with a plop.
Xuan Tianfeng had no intention of talking to such a person, so he just said to his attendants: "Tie him up and send him to the Ministry of Justice. The crime is impersonating a royal relative. You can tell Xu Jingyuan to interrogate who this prince's father is. Also, let the Left Censor-in-Chief go to the palace and speak to my father. If his son is my father, then who is he to my father?" After he finished speaking, he didn't stay any longer, and without loosening his hand around Ren Xifeng, he took Ren Xifeng down the steps of Prince Li's mansion. His imperial carriage had been waiting downstairs, and Xuan Tianfeng said: "Get in the car, I'll take you."
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