Chapter 206 I Can Pamper You Forever
Wen Xingluo clenched the spoon in his hand.
She glanced at Xie Guanlan.
Today, grandmother announced the marriage between Fourth Brother and Le Zhi, but kept silent about her and Chen Yushi. It seemed that Fourth Brother had replaced her to marry into the Hanzhong Palace.
Did Xie Guanlan do something?
When Wen Xingluo left Wansong Courtyard, he saw Xie Shian pestering Xie Guanlan in the corridor.
"Brother, grandma and the others are crazy! I don't want to marry Chen Lezhi. The woman I, Xie Si, want to marry must be gentle and charming, with a slim waist and long legs, and she is enchanting and charming! I want someone like Xiangjun, or, or cousin Ningning is also very good. Taking a step back, I think Ningning is actually quite good, so well-behaved and obedient--"
Seeing that he was getting more and more outrageous, Xie Guanlan interrupted him and said, "It's just an engagement, not a marriage. If you don't like it after two years, you can cancel it."
"That won't do..." Xie Shian crossed his arms in dissatisfaction, "It will affect my romantic luck. Once the girl hears that I'm engaged, she will definitely not want to get close to me anymore... No, this marriage can't be arranged!"
Xie Guanlan: "Two hundred taels of silver."
Xie Shian's eyes suddenly lit up, "Really?"
"Um."
The boy stopped making a fuss immediately and happily went to the treasury to withdraw money.
Wen Xingluo felt embarrassed.
Her fourth brother is so easy to deal with!
Xie Guanlan noticed her and stood still.
This was the only way back to Xiejinyuan, so Wen Xingluo had no choice but to step forward, bow his head and kneel to greet him, "Long live my elder brother."
Xie Guanlan said calmly, "You don't have to marry into the Hanzhong Palace anymore."
As July approaches, the peach trees outside the corridor are lush and green, hiding a thin layer of small green peaches. The dark green and light green summer light penetrates the branches and falls on the skirts of the two people, outlining natural patterns.
The air is filled with the sweet and sour aroma of green peaches.
Wen Xingluo whispered, "Why bother?"
She wore a jewellery piece given by Xie Guanlan in her bun, and the enamel eight-treasure gold butterfly swayed beside her white earlobe, reflecting the golden light into the young man's pupils.
Xie Guanlan wanted to grasp that bit of golden light.
But the hardest thing to hold on to in the world is light.
He was silent for a while, then replied, "I heard that there is a wealthy family in Yangcheng whose daughter has never been married and is raised in the boudoir."
"Brother, do you want to follow suit?"
"I can pamper you for the rest of your life."
Imprisoning Wen Ningning in the palace would not only preserve the reputations of both parties, but would also prevent any of the beautiful women like Zhang Yushi and Wang Yushi from appearing around her. All she could see would always be him.
He never wanted to go through the torment of these days again in his life.
Wen Xingluo stopped.
She looked out onto the corridor.
A pink and blue butterfly fluttered among the peach trees, sometimes coming closer and sometimes going away.
She said, "But I don't want to."
Although she cared about this relationship, she also knew that this relationship was not enough to make her sacrifice her freedom.
"The female teacher who taught us the Book of Songs once focused on the poem "Mang." It says, 'Alas, woman, do not indulge in love with a man! A man's indulgence can still be explained. A woman's indulgence, however, cannot be explained!' She taught us that love is beautiful, but we must never lose ourselves in it."
Wen Xingluo stretched out his hand toward the corridor.
A pink-blue butterfly rested on her fingertips, then flew away lightly in a moment.
The girl's eyelashes drooped, casting an arc-shaped shadow like a butterfly's wing on her plump, fair cheeks.
"I've only just reached the age of marriage, and I still have so much time left to live. I can't use those precious years to gamble with the prince's conscience and loyalty. Of course, of course I now believe that you love me, but can this love really withstand the long passage of time?"
Wen Xingluo looked at Xie Guanlan seriously, "Prince, I really enjoy being with you. I like listening to you pour out your heart, and I also like your sweet words and vows of eternal love. But these things were just for fun when I was young. I don't want a future without a legitimate status."
The girl's round almond-shaped eyes were dark, moist and clear. She was obviously affectionate towards everyone she looked at, yet she was extremely rational.
Xie Guanlan admired her rationality.
"Property..."
He chewed on the word, as if hearing it for the first time.
After a long silence, he stared at Wen Xingluo seriously and said, "I will reconsider our relationship."
Two days later.
Princess Xue of Hanzhong and Chen Yushi set off back to Chang'an.
Wen Xingluo was sitting under the eaves watching Wei Ying practice swordplay when Cuicui ran over in distress, "Miss, something bad has happened! The Wen family is here to see you! It seems they're talking about your sister who's seriously ill and bedridden!"
Wen Xingluo was curious, "Is Wen Yue seriously ill?"
The ones who came were Wen Rufeng and Wen Ruyun.
Wen Rufeng said unhappily, "Xingluo, you're being too unreasonable! Your sister is so ill, and you still have the leisure to sit in a rocking chair and enjoy the cool breeze! The maids haven't been serving her well enough. I'll make the decision. You pack your things and go take care of her yourself!"
Wen Xingluo asked, "What disease did she have?"
"What's wrong with you?" Wen Ruyun sneered, shaking his folding fan. "Isn't it all because of you?! Chen Yushi obviously likes your sister, so he canceled the marriage plan with you. But in order to prevent him from being with your sister, you actually made Chen Yushi leave Rongcheng early! Wen Xingluo, how can you be so vicious?!"
Wen Xingluo: “…”
Chen Yushi likes Wen Yueyin?
How come she doesn't know?!
Moreover, Chen Yushi left early because she had finalized the marriage between Le Zhi and her fourth brother. She had completed her important work, so why was she still staying in the Zhenbei Palace?
Wen Rufeng was heartbroken. "Your sister has been lying in bed crying for the past two days because of Chen Yushi. You are the one who caused this. Go explain it to your sister yourself!"
Wen Xingluo was really curious about how Wen Yueyin knew that Chen Yushi liked her.
She went to the northeastern courtyard in person, and indeed, Wen Yueyin was lying on the bed with a haggard look on her face.
Seeing her come in through the curtain, Wen Yueyin shed two lines of tears and sobbed, "Sister has already snatched my grandmother and father away. Now that I have won the favor of Brother Yu Shi, she is jealous and forcibly separates us... Sister, can't you bear to see me like this?"
Wen Xingluo asked, "Why do you think Prince Chen likes you?"
"He spent the whole night talking with me, playing the zither and painting with me. At the funeral home, he even held me tightly in his arms." Wen Yueyin's tears flowed even more fiercely. "Later, he even refused to marry you for my sake... What else could this be if it wasn't love for me?"
She has been reading all kinds of storybooks in the past few months.
Based on her rich experience, this is how Chen Yushi shows that he likes her!
Wen Xingluo found it a little funny.
She suppressed her laughter and asked, "Didn't you say you wanted to be the Crown Princess? Now you're crying in bed for Prince Chen, so what does that mean?"
"What do you know?" Wen Yueyin choked back, "Which heroine in any storybook doesn't have two or three princes and nobles who admire her? I feel sorry for Brother Yu Shi, who can't get what he wants, so I shed tears for him. I'm expressing my true feelings."
"Okay, then show your true feelings. I'm leaving now."
Wen Xingluo turned around and was about to leave.
Wen Yueyin struggled to sit up, "Little sister, there can only be one winner between you and me. What I want to tell you is that whether it's grandma and dad, or the brothers in the Zhenbei Palace, I will successfully conquer them! In their hearts, you are just a substitute for me!"
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