Chapter 172 I can be morally upright, but I refuse moral kidnapping
Cui Si frowned: "Where are you from?"
"Where did it come from? It was from a pawnshop. I happened to be passing by and went to have some tea when the manager mentioned it as a great item. I saw it and it looked very familiar. I asked the manager and he said it was pawned by the Song family."
"Besides that, I also checked the accounts and found that the Song family took a lot of things to the pawnshop over the past six months."
Pingzhou, which remained peaceful during the chaotic times, was Xianyang City. Countless refugees came here, so the pawnshop business was naturally very good. As early as seven years ago, Cui Si opened a pawnshop and made a lot of money over the years.
After hearing Song Lu's words, Cui Si frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Have the steward keep the things the Song family has pawned. For the time being, pretend you know nothing about it and don't mention it to anyone else."
The Song family must have a big problem, and they have even extended their hand to Cui Xian.
However, Song Rou is already seven months pregnant and will give birth after the New Year. It is not a good idea to make this matter public now.
Although Song Rou has been in a lot of trouble recently because of her pregnancy, Madam Song still comes to her house every few days. She has been very jealous of Cui Si's dowry recently and speaks in a sarcastic tone.
But the child belongs to the Cui family after all. Even if there is any account to be settled, it will have to wait until the child is born. For now, we can only be patient for the time being.
"We're sending two people to keep an eye on the Song family and investigate what they're up to."
"Yes." Song Lu replied, and then placed the wintersweet in a vase nearby. "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Madam. Today, I went to the Jiang family. Mr. Jiang saw that the wintersweet was growing well, so he bought some and asked me to bring them to you, Madam, to add some scenery to the winter."
"Mr. Jiang also said that he would come to Cui's house to see his wife tomorrow."
"He wants to see me now?" Cui Si frowned slightly. Today was already October 26th, and the wedding date of November 8th was only eleven days away. If he wasn't busy getting married, why would he want to see her? What could he not say after the wedding?
"I don't know about this..."
"Well, I'll ask him tomorrow and find out."
As the wedding date approached, Cui Si was actually a little uneasy. It was not because she was so excited about the marriage, but because she vaguely felt that she had overlooked something and had a sense of unease in her heart.
I always feel like something is going to happen.
Perhaps because of God's favor, Cui Si seemed to be born with a very keen sense of danger. It was precisely because of this sensitivity, coupled with her cautious personality, that she was able to escape danger many times in her past and present lives.
Cui Si asked Yanzhi to tell Old Madam Xu, and the next day, Jiang Cinian came to the house.
He was wearing a dark green robe, with a dark green cloak embroidered with white bamboo on the outside. His hair was fixed with a gold and jade crown. He walked in an unrestrained and elegant manner, like a noble and elegant young man from a wealthy family.
When Cui Si saw him, she was dazed for a moment.
Cui Si met him in the reception garden in the outer courtyard. The fire beside him was burning brightly and the water in the iron kettle was bubbling. Cui Si took some tea leaves from the brick tea and brewed them with boiling water. After a while, she gave a cup of tea to the other party.
Jiang Cinian sat quietly by the side watching her make tea. He only came to his senses when the teacup was brought to him.
"My master is back." Jiang Cinian said this.
"Oh? He's back?" Cui Si was surprised, but also a little happy. "Does that mean the problem is solved?"
She now remembered that she had overlooked something. Jiang Cinian's parents might have some grudges. Baili Boqin had said before that he would go and settle those old matters, but there had been no response.
Previously, she and Jiang Cinian were still resentful about Baili Boqin going to resolve the matter.
"He said it's resolved." Jiang Ci Nian said this, but his face didn't show any joy. "He asked me yesterday if I wanted to leave with him. He also said that I would never marry in this life, and being alone without any ties would be best for everyone."
Jiang Cinian tightened his grip on the teacup: "Sixth Lady, I feel a little uneasy."
Baili Boqin also said that whoever he married would be the one being harmed, and hoped that he would reconsider the marriage. If he regretted it before the marriage, he could take him away from Xianyang City.
Cui Si frowned: "Didn't he say the matter was resolved?"
Since the problem has been solved, why are you still saying this?
Jiang Ci Nian said, "He said that there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Some things are hard to predict. Maybe they just happen by chance."
Cui Si lowered her eyes, her fingers clenched on the teacup. She was silent for a long time, then asked him, "So what do you mean today? Don't you want to get married?"
"Not really." Jiang Cinian immediately shook his head, "Of course I want to marry Sixth Lady."
They agreed to go on together.
Life is so long, they have similar ideals, understand and care about each other, and have each other in their hearts. How could he not want to get married?
"It's just that I always feel sorry for Sixth Lady. If you marry me, I'm afraid you'll have to take certain risks. This is my fault, and I really feel sorry for you. So I also want to ask you one last time, do you still want to continue this marriage?"
"Of course I have to continue." Cui Si didn't think much about it. "You don't need to blame yourself for this. You didn't know about this when we got engaged. Besides, you did it to help me. Otherwise, I might have become the concubine of the King of Northern Yan."
"As for the risks, how can there be no risks in this world? Even if you marry me, the Princess of Northern Yan, I don't know how many people are secretly eager to get rid of you."
"Don't worry about my safety. The King of Northern Yan has already arranged eight martial arts masters to protect me. There are very few people in this world who can hurt me. Besides, what kind of grudge could your parents have? Would they dare to hurt me, the Princess of Northern Yan?"
Jiang Ci Nian smiled bitterly: "I asked you to come and comfort me."
"That was because you were so caught up in it that it was hard to see clearly."
Even though Jiang Cinian is so bright and clear-minded, like an immortal banished from the world who is not tainted by the dust of the world, there are still some things that make him worry about gains and losses and make him feel uneasy.
"But you have to remember one thing." Cui Si thought for a moment and reminded him, "No matter what happens, no matter how difficult it is, I hope you and I can discuss and face it together."
"You don't need to make decisions for me in the name of doing what's best for me, and you can't, after assessing the situation, force me to back down by using the principles of righteousness or affection to force me to back down."
"I can be morally upright and willing to compromise for this, but I refuse to be forced to be a righteous person by using morality."
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