Chapter 200 Xie Shian Disagrees with the Marriage
Wen Xingluo lowered his head and stared at the pearl shoes.
My heart was beating so fast with the chirping of cicadas in the midsummer that it almost jumped out of my chest.
All her limbs made deafening sounds, which bewitched her, bewitched her to turn around and look at Xie Guanlan, bewitched her to abandon her responsibilities and shame, to indulge herself and love!
The corners of the girl's eyes gradually turned red like the Polygonum flowers.
The hand holding the food box gradually tightened and turned blood red.
The scorching summer wind blew towards me, and reason finally prevailed.
She didn't dare stay for long, and just pretended not to hear what Xie Guanlan said, and quickly left the government office.
…
Two days later.
Princess Xue of Hanzhong and Chen Yushi arrived in Chengdu and brought valuable gifts to visit the old queen dowager and Wei Si.
Xie Guanlan was called back to entertain the guests. As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he saw Wen Xingluo leaning against the old concubine, holding an embroidered grape silk fan, and talking to Chen Yushi with a smile.
"If my brother had come two months later, the hibiscus flowers in Rongcheng would have bloomed by then. That would have been a truly beautiful sight with a dazzling array of colors."
The old concubine smiled and patted the back of her hand. "What's the big deal? Just let Yushi stay in our house for a few months! Not to mention the hibiscus flowers, even plum blossoms can accompany Ningning to appreciate them! I'm just afraid that the princess will be reluctant to let her go."
Chen Yushi's smile was gentle and shy.
Xue laughed beside her, "The two children are so in love with each other. It's more important for Yu Shi to stay at the Zhenbei Palace with Ning Ning than to stay with me in Chang'an."
The hall was filled with harmony.
Xie Shian sat in an armchair, eating melon seeds. For some reason, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.
He naturally hoped that Ningning would marry into a good family, but when it came to the stage of marriage proposal, he couldn't bear to accept the proposal to marry to the Hanzhong Palace, which was so far away.
The Hanzhong Palace is far away in Chang'an, more than a thousand miles away from Chengdu. How long does it take to go back and forth!
If Ningning gets married, there will be no one to play with him.
Moreover, if Ningning was bullied there, he wouldn't be able to rush over immediately.
This marriage...
no!
He was feeling depressed when he caught a glimpse of Xie Guanlan standing at the door. He quickly put down the melon seeds and called out for help, "Brother!"
Xie Guanlan's brows were gloomy. He stepped in and bowed to the old concubine, "Grandmother."
The old concubine nodded slightly.
She also came from a young girl's family and knew that the love between young boys and girls came and went quickly. Now that Ning Ning was willing to propose marriage to Yu Shi, she and Zi Heng, the two younger ones, must have gotten over the heart-wrenching days of wanting but not being able to get what they wanted.
She said, "I asked you to come back so that you can accompany Yu Shi. You two are of the same age and both have inherited the throne, so you can be brothers."
Be brothers?
Xie Guanlan glanced at Chen Yushi.
Chen Yushi smiled at him.
Hateful appearance.
He thought, his smile not reaching his eyes, "Grandma is right."
After Xie Guanlan sat down, Xue pulled Wei Si aside to discuss matters concerning cosmetics, while the old concubine continued to talk to Wen Xingluo and Chen Yushi.
Xie Shian lowered his voice, "Brother, we have to find a way to drive Chen Yushi away! I don't want Ningning to marry somewhere so far away from Chang'an!"
"Aren't you anxious to find a marriage partner for Ningning? Why, do you regret it now?"
"Brother, please stop making fun of me!" Xie Shian was distressed.
Xie Guanlan fiddled with the amulet on his waist for a moment. After a moment, he said, "Spread the news that Ningning is marrying Chen Yushi to those people in the northeastern courtyard."
Xie Shian's eyes lit up, "Brother, are you saying that Wen Yue led them?!"
Wen Yueyin competes with Ningning for everything.
If she knew Ningning was going to be the Crown Prince's Consort, she would be so jealous that she would die. How could she even sit still?!
If she caught anything going on between Wen Yueyin and Chen Yushi, my grandmother would definitely think that Chen Yushi was a playboy and not a good man, and then she would not marry Ningning to him!
Xie Shian ran away happily as if he was helped by God.
An hour later, the news was passed on to Wen Yueyin and others by the maid who delivered food.
Xu Miaomiao frowned as she set the dishes and chopsticks aside, "They say an elder brother is like a father and an elder sister-in-law is like a mother, but we were completely unaware of Wen Xingluo's marriage proposal! Husband, she's too unreasonable. She doesn't even discuss anything with us!"
Wen Rufeng was sitting at the dining table, reading a book.
The autumn exam will be in a few months, but he still has a lot of books to read.
Although Yue Yin said that he would definitely pass the exam and become the top scholar, for some reason he felt particularly unsure.
He flipped a page of the book, venting his underlying worry and anxiety on Wen Xingluo, saying sourly, "She's now the proper mistress of the palace, so naturally she's different from us brothers and sisters who are just staying here."
Wen Ruyun waved her folding fan, "I'm the first one to disagree with this marriage! She's the youngest daughter of the Wen family, and her older brothers and sisters are still unmarried. How can she be a match?!"
Wen Rulei sat beside him sharpening his knife.
Although he didn't say it out loud, he had the same thought in his heart.
He hasn't gone to the capital to become the top martial arts scholar yet, and he hasn't let Wen Xingluo return to his side to continue being the good sister she was in her previous life. How can she get married without his permission?
"I heard that the Prince of Hanzhong is as gentle as jade, which is really good." Xu Miaomiao poured a bowl of soup for Wen Rufeng. "It's just that he is blind and doesn't know that there are better girls hidden in the Zhenbei Palace. That's why he asked to marry Wen Xingluo."
As soon as the words fell, everyone looked at Wen Yueyin.
Wen Yueyin covered her heart with her hands, her eyes red, and said softly, "Although I am better than Xingluo, this marriage was found for my sister by the Zhenbei Palace after all. Grandmother and father are partial to Xingluo, and I am living under someone else's roof, so I dare not compete with Xingluo..."
As she spoke, she shed tears of grievance.
In fact, she didn't like Chen Yushi very much.
She wanted to marry the prince.
But she couldn't bear to see Wen Xingluo marry well.
Wen Xingluo should have married a minor official like she did in her previous life and suffered all kinds of abuse from her husband's family.
Wen Ruyun folded his folding fan and suddenly smiled evilly, "I have an idea."
…
At dusk, the cool breeze blows and the green lotus is fresh.
Xie Guanlan invited Chen Yushi to visit the garden.
As they passed through the Xiangfei Bamboo Forest, Chen Yushi said with a smile, "I thought the commander didn't like me, but I didn't expect you to invite me to appreciate the bamboo."
Xie Guanlan reached out and pushed aside the bamboo leaves in front of him without responding.
Ahead is a quiet wooden house.
In front of the wooden house, Wen Yueyin, wearing a lotus pink skirt, sat behind the guqin, playing the instrument with ease.
She played "Three Variations on Plum Blossoms".
Her slender white fingers flew across the strings, and when she played to the touching parts, the sound of the piano became sobbing. Her face was full of sorrow and she seemed to be about to cry, which contrasted with the canna lilies beside the Taihu stone on the side.
Chen Yushi raised his eyebrows.
Xie Guanlan smiled, "I've heard that Master Chen is well versed in music. Someone once used the allusion of 'When a song is wrong, Zhou Lang looks back' to praise Master Chen. Master Chen, what do you think of Miss Wen's song?"
Wen Yueyin played the piano nervously.
She didn't expect that she would run into Chen Yushi so easily.
She had originally just followed her second brother's plan and used the sound of the piano to attract Chen Yushi, thinking that she might have to play the piano for several days to attract his attention.
She suppressed her excitement, pressed the strings, stood up and bowed, "Brother, Prince Chen, Yue Yin greets you."
As they were talking, in the distance, Xie Shian was dragging the old concubine and others towards this side.
The old concubine had a headache, "Old Four, why did you have to bring me here?"
Xie Shian watched the movement in front of the wooden house and mumbled, "Enjoy the cool air! Enjoy the cool air! Oh, Grandma, just follow me!"
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