Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Talking about marriage.
This coincides with her idea, "..."
Jiao Hui explained that the reason why she couldn't find Shen Jingzhan was because he had gone to Yuzhou some time ago to handle court affairs and also to get some peace and quiet.
After finding Shen Jingzhan and receiving his reply, Zhu Yinluan felt relieved and at ease.
But there was no way to completely relax. She still didn't feel sleepy, not to mention that the people outside were still shouting from time to time.
She knew very well that the Shen family was not an easy tree to climb. Even though Shen Jingzhan had promised her a lot on the day he proposed to her, and had provided her with almost everything, she could not completely rely on Shen Jingzhan. Although he was a good person, she knew very little about him...
The Shen family is one of the most prestigious families in the capital, and the people in it are difficult to deal with. The days ahead will be difficult, so she must be careful. If she makes a mistake, her life will be more difficult than in the Wei family. After all, the wealthy families are very deep.
Having said that, she couldn't help but feel worried and afraid, but since she had made up her mind, she couldn't be afraid.
She couldn't help but cheer herself up. The only thing left was death, but she didn't want to die yet. She was still too weak. Without any support from her maternal family, she had no way to compete with the Zhu and Wei families on her own and could only be bullied.
Rather than being tortured and plotted against by the Zhu and Wei families and dying in depression, it would be better to risk it all and use the power of the Shen family to move forward. If things turn out badly in the future, that's fine, after all, it's the path she chose herself.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yinluan's mind calmed down a little.
She listened to the yelling all night and got almost no sleep.
The next day, she asked Mingya to go to the main gate to attract attention, and she took Jiaohui and sneaked out through the corner door.
Even after getting on the carriage, Zhu Yinluan was still frightened, fearing that these ruffians would catch up and disrupt her plans for the day. Fortunately, the other party did not notice.
These people were squatting here every day, disrupting her life. She was really afraid that everything in her dream would become reality.
On the way over, she was thinking about how to tell Shen Jingzhan?
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the street, they did not enter the clinic. Shen Jingzhan's followers asked the two to change carriages and took her to a private restaurant hidden deep in the capital. She had never been to such a place before.
After getting off the carriage and walking inside, Zhu Yinluan glanced around.
Although this is a dining area, the decoration is good, rare in elegance and tranquility. Expensive golden cups are placed at the corners of the wooden stairs. I'm afraid that people with only money but no wealth cannot come in.
Jiaohui could only wait with her servants on the first floor. Zhu Yinluan was personally led to the private room on the top floor by the shopkeeper. The other party was extremely respectful and bent down to push the door to invite her in.
As soon as she took a step, Zhu Yinluan had already vaguely seen a blurry and shabby figure through the screen.
Hearing the noise, Shen Jingzhan stood up to greet him.
He walked around the screen. Zhu Yinkuan saw that he was wearing a pine green round-necked brocade robe and a white jade crown. He was tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. When he walked towards him, the jade pendant around his waist floated with him.
He had a noble and elegant appearance, and he was also handsome. When his eyes looked at her, Zhu Yinluan subconsciously avoided his gaze, not daring to look at him any more, let alone meet his gaze, as she always felt that his eyes were too deep.
They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and this was the first time they had actually agreed to meet alone, so she was naturally afraid.
While she was observing Shen Jingzhan, the person opposite her was also looking at her.
Today she was wearing a goose yellow skirt and a light blue shawl. Her black hair was half tied up and half let down. She looked particularly pretty, but... she had lost a lot of weight. It seemed that she had not had enough rest in recent days. Her thick eyelashes could no longer cover the dark circles under her eyes. He could see it clearly in the light and shadow.
She had been trying to avoid him before, but now she was willing to let people see her. Although she was still avoiding him and keeping her head down, she looked even more timid than before, but she was not that resistant to him after all.
Shen Jingzhan knew exactly what caused her transformation, and he also knew the answer she had been pondering for several days.
The Zhu family put pressure on him, but he did not take any action and let the situation develop, so she was forced to come to his side by the Zhu and Wei families.
There are few things in this world that are out of his control, and everything is as expected.
"Miss Zhu, please come in." He smiled warmly and led her inside to sit down.
Zhu Yinluanfu nodded lightly, pursed her lips and followed behind him. They were originally walking side by side, but she was afraid and subconsciously fell behind.
Noticing her reaction, Shen Jingzhan just pretended not to see it.
Zhu Yinluan sat down beside him, still not figuring out how to start the conversation.
Shen Jingzhan noticed that she was hesitant to speak, but did not embarrass her. He took the lead in explaining to her what he had done a few days ago and why she could not find him, even though his followers had already told her and Zhu Yinluan already knew it.
"Yes." Zhu Yinluan nodded and spoke softly, "My Lord... is very busy with official business. I understand."
He chuckled and asked her to order some food and snacks first, and then they could talk about the details while eating.
Zhu Yinluan didn't order anything, she just said she could eat anything and let him decide.
But Shen Jingzhan did not directly ask the shopkeeper outside to come in to order food. Instead, he picked up the topic and told her what the signature dishes here were and what they tasted like, and induced her to consider and choose.
The man was very caring. Since they were going to reach a beneficial cooperation, Zhu Yinluan naturally did not refuse his face. Although she was still very nervous and scared, she still followed his words and ordered two dishes. She did not say anything about the rest and left it to Shen Jingzhan to decide.
While waiting for the food, Shen Jingzhan asked her what she had been doing these days?
Zhu Yinluan did not mention the matter that made her anxious. She only said that she did some needlework at home and checked the accounts of the shop. She hardly went out. When she spoke, he listened attentively.
The kitchen was quick, and the two of them served the dishes without saying a few words. Shen Jingzhan took care of her and let her eat.
Perhaps it was because the man had a gentle and pleasant voice and the food was delicious, Zhu Yinluan originally had no appetite, but unexpectedly ate a lot bite by bite.
The food tasted very good, and the pleasure of her taste buds eased her nervousness and fear to a great extent. Although it was not completely eliminated, it was at least mostly dispersed.
By the time the meal was over, her stiff body had softened.
Seeing her relaxed, Shen Jingzhan began to bring up the matter of marrying her.
He asked her if she had really thought it through.
Zhu Yinluan had her head down, wiping the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. When she heard him ask this, she looked up, met his eyes, and nodded solemnly, "Well, I've thought about it."
What the man saw was the girl's soft, fair, yet overly serious face. Her expression was actually very serious, but in his eyes, he just thought it was cute.
Judging from her tone, when she talked about this matter, it didn't sound like she was talking about her marriage, but more like she was seriously discussing business with him.
There was nothing wrong with the tone of her voice. After all, that was how they talked at the beginning.
Therefore, it is normal for her to take this matter seriously rather than as a marriage or a transaction.
There is a long way to go, and this is just the beginning.
He has plenty of patience and is not in a hurry.
The man picked up the teacup and took a sip, hiding his unknown feelings.
Zhu Yinluan didn’t know what the man was thinking, but she felt a little relieved when she saw the gentle smile on his jade-like face.
Shen Jingzhan seemed to be easy to get along with. With him around, maybe she wouldn't be too sad after marrying into the Shen family. Besides, he also said that he had authority in the family and would protect her. Besides, there was the matter of dismissal from office and demotion...
Even if he is not a good person, she should believe him just based on these. What man does not value his future career? Since he is betting on this, it is enough to show his sincerity.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yinluan said, "Since the prince has promised me that he will not take concubines in this life, I will definitely abide by my duties as a wife and conscientiously be the legal wife that the prince wants and that he is satisfied with."
Don't think about him deliberately, so as not to disturb him.
He said, "Of course I believe in Miss Zhu's character. You don't have to bet anything with me."
Zhu Yinluan was indeed wondering, what could she offer?
Before she could figure it out, Shen Jingzhan interrupted her and told her to worry less.
only……
She always felt unwell.
"Since we are already talking about marriage, Miss Zhu, please call me by my courtesy name. It will sound more intimate."
She looked over and asked silently with her watery eyes what his courtesy name was.
He smiled faintly and said, "My courtesy name is Tinglan."
Listen to Lan...
Zhu Yinluan muttered to herself, not knowing if it was her illusion, but she felt that she had heard this courtesy name somewhere before. She did not feel strange about it, but rather felt familiar with it.
Familiar? Putting aside the absurd thoughts in her mind, how could she feel familiar?
"Can you please call me Tinglan?" The man's voice was full of negotiation and subtle coaxing.
Zhu Yinluan pursed her lips and bit them lightly, whispering the word "Ting Lan". Her voice was soft and gentle, and she didn't sound unfamiliar or scared, but more like she was acting coquettish.
Upon hearing this, the man couldn't help but rubbed it twice with his fingertips, but Zhu Yinluan didn't see it.
"Since you call me by my courtesy name, is it okay for me to call you Luan'er from now on?"
No one had ever called him so intimately.
Even during the four years after she married into the Wei family, no matter how close she was to Wei Ruzhuo, he only called her Yinluan, and later on he even called her by her full name. In short, he never called her Luan'er so intimately.
Shen Jingzhan's voice was gentle to begin with, and now it was even more magnetic in a low voice. It went into her ears, and she felt an inexplicable itch. The itch spread to her face, and even her face turned slightly red.
"......Yeah." After a long while, she nodded.
After a moment of silence, Shen Jingzhan took out the document that he had written in advance, stating that if he took a concubine, he would be dismissed from office and stripped of his title, and showed it to her, asking her if she thought it was appropriate and if there was anything missing that needed to be added.
He was actually prepared? Zhu Yinluan looked down at the man's handwriting, which was like a majestic dragon swimming in the air, and every word written on the rice paper. What was important was that there was a red seal of the imperial seal on the lower right side of the rice paper.
The seal means that he has presented it to the emperor? Not only did the emperor look at it, he even stamped it with his seal.
She couldn't help but feel surprised and asked tentatively, "Would this be a bad idea?"
If the Shen family knew about this, she would definitely...
"There's nothing wrong with that. Since I promised Luan'er, I should keep my word."
Luan'er... he called her so smoothly...
The man folded the rice paper and handed it to her, saying that since there was nothing added, he asked her to keep it safely and not to let him know where she put it.
Zhu Yinluan felt that the thin piece of letter weighed tens of millions of pounds, and she handled it with extreme caution for fear of damaging the corners.
After she put it away, Shen Jingzhan said to her again, "Since you have broken up with the Zhu family, then the matter of getting married..."
Zhu Yinluan understood what he meant.
He proposed to her and followed the marriage procedures and obtained the approval of the relatives of both parties.
Now that she is "without a father or a mother", it may be difficult for her to get things done.
But going back to Zhu's house? She absolutely didn't want to!
What's more, before the marriage was finalized, she didn't want the Zhu family to know about it and ruin her "good marriage".
If her father, stepmother, and elder sister knew that she had married the most important son of the capital, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, and the one who supervised the Censorate, I wonder what they would think...
The girl in front of me relaxed her brows for a moment and then gradually frowned as she considered her reply.
However, Shen Jingzhan said in front of her, "I will find a decent and humble family to be your adoptive parents."
"You can just register as a bride and marry into the Shen family and come to live with me, okay?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
