Chapter 548: Feelings can be cultivated slowly
Marquis Dingyuan limped into the private room on crutches.
The shopkeeper wanted to help him sit down, but he pushed him away.
"No need for help, I can do it myself."
Marquis Dingyuan slowly bent down, supported himself on the table with one hand, and sat down slowly and steadily.
The shopkeeper helped him put his crutches away and then tactfully left.
The door was closed gently.
Only Dingyuan Hou and Luo Yechen were left in the private room.
According to his title, Luo Yechen's status is higher than Marquis Dingyuan, but Marquis Dingyuan is much older than him, and he is also Luo Yechen's future father-in-law. As a junior, Luo Yechen can only sit on his knees.
Luo Yechen rested his hands on his knees and lowered his head, the embarrassment in his heart had not yet passed.
He wished he could turn back time so he could strangle himself to death for talking nonsense just now.
Marquis Dingyuan was very calm.
He has fought on the battlefield for many years. What kind of scenes has he not seen?
To him, apart from life and death, everything else is trivial.
He asked calmly, "Is the prince really a homosexual?"
Luo Yechen shook his head frantically without even thinking: "No, no, no! I was just talking nonsense just now, Lord Marquis, please don't take it seriously!"
Dingyuan Hou nodded in understanding: "It seems that you want to use the excuse of being gay to cancel the marriage with my daughter."
Luo Yechen felt even more embarrassed when his little thoughts were exposed in front of him.
The door was knocked open, and then the waiters came in carrying the dishes.
Dishes were placed on the table one by one.
Luo Yechen took the initiative to pour wine for Ding Yuanhou, and then filled his own glass.
"My Lord, thanks to you and the heroes of the Bu family, our Great Sheng Dynasty has been able to remain peaceful until now. This glass of wine is in your honor."
Luo Yechen picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, looking quite heroic.
Marquis Dingyuan said nothing and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Luo Yechen wanted to pour him another glass of wine, but was stopped by him.
He said, "Drinking on an empty stomach is bad for your health. Let's eat first."
Luo Yechen had no choice but to put down the wine jug and eat with Marquis Dingyuan.
These dishes were carefully prepared by the chefs and were delicious. But for Luo Yechen, who was used to eating delicacies from land and sea, these were just ordinary dishes. He picked and chose some of his favorite dishes and then put down his chopsticks.
Marquis Dingyuan was still eating his food leisurely.
He had lived at the border for decades, where conditions were harsh and food was the lifeblood of the soldiers. Wasting food was not allowed and being picky about food was not permitted.
He finished eating most of the food on the table before putting down his bowl and chopsticks.
He picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for Luo Yechen himself.
"Please speak directly if you have anything to say, Your Majesty."
Luo Yechen picked up the wine glass and clinked it with his gently.
After finishing the glass of wine, Luo Yechen took advantage of the alcohol to explain his purpose.
"To be honest, I'm here to cancel the engagement. I have no romantic feelings for Miss Bu, and I'm sure Miss Bu feels the same way about me. If you insist on forcing us together, it's not a marriage, it's an enmity."
He is a naturally stubborn person and he just can't learn to beat around the bush, so he just speaks frankly!
Dingyuan Hou said slowly: "Emotions can be cultivated slowly."
Luo Yechen: "But I don't like Miss Bu at all. I get annoyed when I see her, and she gets annoyed when she sees me. The two of us will only get bored when we are together. It's impossible for us to develop feelings for each other!"
"You don't even know her, so how do you know you definitely don't like her?"
Luo Yechen said firmly: "As long as I see her fierce look, I will know that she is not my type. There is absolutely no possibility between her and me!"
Dingyuan Hou: "In your eyes, Shengyan has no other appearance besides being vicious?"
Luo Yechen was stunned.
He asked in confusion: "What else can she look like?"
Dingyuan Hou poured himself another glass of wine.
He finished the wine in his glass and said sadly, "In fact, Shengyan is a very timid child. When she lived in the border before, she didn't dare to play with the children of the same age in the city. Even going to school required someone to accompany her. She didn't dare to go out alone."
Luo Yechen couldn't believe it, that tigress actually had such a cowardly side? !
Marquis Dingyuan: "Until one day, an enemy spy sneaked into the city. The spy wanted to capture her and threaten me. My eldest son...her brother, was injured by the spy while trying to protect her.
Later, the enemy attacked the border at night, and I had to go out of the city to fight.
My son was still injured at the time, but he said it was just a flesh wound and nothing serious. Plus the situation was urgent, I didn’t have time to investigate, so I let him follow me to the battlefield.”
Having said that, he poured himself another glass of wine.
The knuckles that were holding it turned slightly white.
“The spy’s knife was poisoned, but he said nothing and just gritted his teeth and fought with me until the very end.
After the enemy retreated, he became seriously ill. The poison in his body took effect and he died before the military doctors could rescue him.
I told others that he was killed by the enemy, and I didn't dare tell Shengyan the truth.
But she found out later.”
When Marquis Dingyuan said this, his voice trembled a little.
He picked up the glass and drank it all.
The wine poured down his throat, forcing down the surging sadness.
He rubbed the corners of his eyes, which were a little red, and continued speaking.
"After she found out the truth, she ran to her brother's grave and kowtowed dozens of times in one breath, and then refused to eat or drink for three days.
Later, her mother cried and begged her to cheer up, and only then did she start to eat.
But since then, she has become a different person, spending a lot of time practicing martial arts every day.
In order to practice martial arts, she suffered a lot. She fainted from exhaustion several times and was injured countless times.
In your opinion, she is very fierce and not gentle at all. It would be better to marry a tigress than to marry her.
But her ferocity is her weapon to protect herself and those around her.
Her gentleness is all hidden in places that others cannot see. "
Luo Yechen opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say.
He never thought that Bu Shengyan had such a sad past.
He couldn't even imagine what she felt when she knelt in front of her brother's grave.
If it were him, he would definitely be tortured by guilt and self-blame and collapse.
Dingyuan Hou poured himself another glass of wine and said, "Marriage is not a joke. Don't make a decision on impulse. You can try to understand her first and see if she is as annoying as you thought.
If you still find it unacceptable after understanding it, then come to me again and I will take the initiative to ask the Emperor to cancel the engagement."
Luo Yechen murmured: "Why do you say so much to me?"
Marquis Dingyuan took a sip of wine and his mood completely calmed down.
"Because I've been through something similar to you, a marriage arranged by my elders."
(End of this chapter)
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