Chapter 257: As long as Master Cao can see her sincerity in marrying him, she will do anything
"All your reasons are just because you don't want to marry me."
"Everything is your excuse."
Master Cao covered his chest with his hands, looking as if he was about to suffocate due to Nan Yuanxiang's slander.
A few tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes and fell to the ground.
What an affectionate young man.
But whether it is true or not is unknown.
Nan Yuanxiang was so flustered that tears started to fall from her eyes. "Master Cao, it's not like that. It's really not like that."
"I want to marry you."
When Master Cao heard this, he pressed the issue and asked, "So shall we get married right away?"
"Tomorrow, no, tomorrow is a bit rushed, how about three days later?" Master Cao looked anxious.
“This…” Nan Yuanxiang was frightened when she heard this. She took two steps back and refused: “…Not good.”
"Master Cao, first of all, I am not yet of age, so I cannot get married."
"Secondly, marriage requires three books and six ceremonies, and a formal marriage. How can it be rushed like this?"
"Do you want me to get married to you in private? Just the two of us?"
"That's even worse."
"Can't."
Otherwise, she would be seen as a shameless slut, which would bring shame to the family and Jiujiu, who has always been so good to her.
She can't just think about herself and ignore the people behind her.
"You just don't want to marry me."
"Nan Yuanxiang, I hate you so much."
"I hate that you don't have me in your heart, that you don't want to marry me, but you stole my heart and made my life worse than death. I might as well find a river and jump into it and die."
Master Cao said this and walked out angrily, as if he was going to look for the river.
Nan Yuanxiang chased after him, "Master Cao, stop it! You are poking my heart!"
"You don't even have me in your heart, how can I touch your heart?"
"Why don't I have you in my heart?" Nan Yuanxiang complained.
"How do you prove that you have me in your heart?" Master Cao seemed to be furious. He stopped and blurted out to Nan Yuanxiang, "Just by talking? Anyone can tell lies. They are all fake."
"Unless you are willing to transfer all three shops under your name to mine."
"That's how you prove your sincerity."
"Of course, I know this is impossible. I'm just talking. You don't have to take it seriously." Master Cao hypocritically concealed his true purpose.
He also said: "Let's leave it at that. I'm leaving and won't come to see you again. You don't have to worry about it anymore."
Master Cao played hard to get, and walked away looking back every few steps, with tears as big as beans in the corners of his eyes, which touched people's hearts.
Nan Yuanxiang felt heartbroken when she saw this. She tried to chase him but failed.
After Master Cao left, he went to Princess Anxin's mansion to meet Jin Yiren.
Jin Yiren is the daughter of the seventh-rank housekeeper of Princess Anxin's mansion.
Outside the high-walled courtyard, Master Cao held Jin Yiren's hand lovingly and said, "Yiren, believe me, I will soon be able to collect the betrothal gift your father promised and marry you."
"But I heard that you are going to marry the famous merchant girl in the capital who sells jujube paste cakes."
Jin Yiren pouted and snorted angrily.
"It's fake." Master Cao explained, "She is just a merchant girl, how can she compare to a lady from an official family like you."
"I said I would marry her because I knew she wouldn't marry me, so I forced her to show her sincerity in marrying me so that I could get enough of the betrothal gift your father mentioned."
"I'm not really going to marry you, I'm just talking!"
Before, he saved Nan Yuanxiang's life, but it was just a play he wrote and directed himself after he learned that Nan Yuanxiang was a very wealthy businessman in the capital, in order to win Nan Yuanxiang's heart and money.
He inquired about Nan Yuanxiang's family background, which was essentially a way to calculate the extent of Nan Yuanxiang's control.
After knowing that Nan Yuanxiang had no parents, he felt sad that Nan Yuanxiang had no parents and could not bring him more financial support like Nan Yuanxiang did. But he was also happy that Nan Yuanxiang had no parents and could be more easily controlled by him.
That's why he acted so conflicted before.
And if his guess was correct, his move of leaving after making a harsh remark was quite effective.
I believe that soon, in order to prove her sincerity in wanting to marry him, Nan Yuanxiang will come to him with her most precious and valuable title deed and the shop's account book.
At that time, he would pretend to refuse and then say some nice words with a solemn promise. When Nan Yuanxiang was confused, she would transfer all the shops under her name to him without any scruples.
He could also use the money as a betrothal gift to marry Jin Yiren.
Jin Yiren's father is an official and the steward of Princess Anxin's household, and is highly trusted by Princess Anxin.
Princess Anxin is in charge of several cities, so her household order naturally has real power and is not an ordinary household order.
He has a smooth career and a bright future.
Unlike Nan Yuanxiang, who has nothing, is alone, and is a merchant woman.
Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, the status of merchants is the lowest.
How could he possibly marry a merchant girl who only had filthy riches?
He respects power more.
He wanted to quickly collect the betrothal gifts, marry Jin Yiren, and then follow Jin Yiren's father to manage the princess's mansion, help the princess with things, and seek a career in politics.
Anyway, he couldn't pass the exam to become a juren, tanhua, zhuangyuan or anything like that.
This is the only way to pursue a career.
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Nan Yuanxiang has been crying ever since she failed to catch up with Master Cao and Master Cao left on his own. Her eyes are so swollen from crying that she can't open them.
She was still worried whether Master Cao would really jump into the river.
She can't kill Master Cao!
She sent a servant to look for him, but the servant did not find Master Cao.
She was really worried that something might happen to Master Cao.
On impulse, she sent everyone in the shop to look for Master Cao, while she hurried back to the palace to look for the deeds and account books of the three shops under her name.
As long as she could show Mr. Cao her sincerity in wanting to marry him, she would do anything.
Aren't they just three shops? She just transferred them to him.
Anyway, what's his is hers.
They adore each other and are one.
Jiujiu this way.
Jiujiu was at the Queen's place at the moment and didn't know that Nan Yuanxiang had returned to the palace.
"Mother, why don't you take your medicine properly again?"
"If you don't take your medicine properly, your body won't get better."
"Just take your medicine, okay?"
Jiujiu looked at the queen with a pleading look.
The queen was lying on the bed, waving her hands weakly, and said, "This time I really can't hold on any longer. I'm going to die. Jiujiu, please stop trying to persuade me. Let me die in peace!"
These days, it’s hard to die.
The little guy always comes here to see her and stares at her while she drinks medicine. It's so hard for her to die!
She had endured all these years, which was her response to the little girl's concern.
She had already reached her limit and didn't want to hold on any longer.
There was nothing to be attached to anymore, she just wanted to be free as soon as possible and reunite with her sons.
She really missed her two sons.
"Tianshu, Tianyu, your mother misses you."
The queen's eyes were filled with tears.
Jiujiu shouted solemnly, "Mother, how many times do you want Jiujiu to say this? Brother Tianshu is really not dead."
"Just wait a little longer. Wait for three years, and he will definitely come back to find you."
"Jiujiu, stop comforting me." She is not a three-year-old child anymore and will no longer have unrealistic fantasies.
"Then doesn't the Queen Mother want to see Jiujiu grow up, get married and have children?"