Chapter 148 Do You Want Me to Stay?
Meng Chengping was about to knock on the door when he heard Gu Xixi's last words and his raised hand stopped in mid-air.
It is not gentlemanly to eavesdrop on girls' secret conversations.
But he really wanted to know what difficulties He Jinglan had that she didn't want to tell him.
Is this the real reason why she has been losing her temper recently and refusing to leave the Northwest?
After waiting for a while, I heard He Jinglan's voice. "No."
"I can't decide my own marriage. Even if I talk about these things, it will only turn one person's troubles into two people's."
"That day he came to tell me what General Huo meant. Do you know his expression?"
He Jinglan recalled Meng Chengping's appearance at that time, and a gentle smile appeared in her eyes.
"He took several breaths to finish a simple sentence, and he didn't dare look me in the eye while he was speaking."
"I know what he's thinking. He doesn't want me to leave, but he has to let me go. He feels guilty about me for saying these things to me."
"So in the last few days left, I don't want him to feel any more pressure when facing me, so it's better to just have a quarrel, maybe that will make him feel less guilty."
Gu Xixi looked at He Jinglan with heartache.
Others only see the eldest daughter being willful and throwing tantrums, but who understands the pain in her heart?
Meng Chengping stood outside the door with his head down, and the hand that was knocking on the door slowly fell.
In the past, his eldest sister, Mrs. Meng, always said that he was heartless and an optimist who would not cry even if pricked by a needle.
But at this moment, his heart seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand.
The pain was subtle and not severe, but it was like waves at the water's edge, one after another, making it difficult for him to breathe.
It hurts, she understands him so well.
It hurts, and he couldn't refute the reasons she gave.
Inside the house, Gu Xixi looked at He Jinglan, her thoughts running through her mind.
As a book traveler, she shouldn't interfere with anyone's choices.
But……
Calculations and weighings are no match for sincerity.
Gu Xixi said seriously, "Jinglan, I won't judge how you choose between you and General Meng."
"But I don't agree with you saying that you have no other skills."
He Jinglan raised her head and looked at Gu Xixi with some surprise.
Gu Xixi continued, "For the sake of your family and the man you chose to marry, you, a girl, dared to come to the northwest alone. This courage alone is something that many people don't have."
"You are very smart. You can see many things clearly, but you are worldly-wise but not worldly."
"When it comes to relationships, you are sober and independent, and you can let go. If you say you don't like Mu Nanzhao, then you don't like him."
"To be honest, I really admire you!"
He Jinglan was stunned, her cherry lips slightly parted, obviously surprised.
I didn't expect that I had so many advantages in Gu Xixi's eyes.
Gu Xixi turned around and pressed He Jinglan's shoulders with both hands, facing her and looking into her eyes.
"So Jinglan, you can do this for Mu Nanzhao, and it's no pity to abandon someone who has no interest in me. Why do you want to marry someone else you don't like?"
He Jinglan was originally immersed in shock and emotion, but her expression froze when she heard the latter part.
Her eyes wandered as she said, "Well... apart from what you said... there are actually other reasons."
Gu Xixi blinked, "Any other reason?"
"Yeah." He Jinglan nodded.
She looked at Gu Xixi again and said, "First, considering how much he has taken care of my brother and me since we were young, I can't let him fall into the trap of marriage like me."
"Secondly," He Jinglan pursed her lips with a smile, as if she was saying something meaningful.
"If my two friends can be happy at the same time in the future, my choice will be worth it."
"I have to sit at the head table at the wedding!"
"Your two friends?" Gu Xixi repeated, as if she understood something.
Gu Xixi exhaled briefly and said, "So you don't want him anymore, so you're giving him to me?"
You should speak frankly in front of your friends.
Gu Xixi waved her hand and said, "To be honest, I have no such plan at all."
"If you want to sit at the main table, why not wait until my farmland spreads all over the world, my warehouses are full of grain, and my gold and silver are piled high? I will definitely host a banquet for you in my mansion at that time, and I can even set up a separate table for you."
He Jinglan was amused and burst out laughing.
She fell on Gu Xixi, holding her stomach. After a long while, she sat up, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Oh, I'll be waiting for that."
"You will be so rich and have endless food in the future. If I don't want to live with my future husband, I will divorce him and you will support me for the rest of my life."
Gu Xixi glanced at her and smiled, "You are too modest. With your generous dowry, Miss He, why do you need me to support you? But I am happy to do so."
The two hugged each other and laughed enough.
He Jinglan suddenly pointed at the door to Gu Xixi and blinked.
Then she tiptoed towards the door while talking.
"Xixi, you haven't told me why you came here this time?"
"You are not as idle as me. You must have something important to tell me."
Gu Xixi looked at He Jinglan's actions and said, "Originally, you came to see my fruit trees."
"I took on another job unexpectedly."
"I'd appreciate it if you could help me tomorrow."
He Jinglan nodded to Gu Xixi without saying anything else. She ran to the door in a few small steps and suddenly opened it.
The light from inside the house poured out, illuminating the distraught man outside the door.
Meng Chengping raised his head subconsciously, "Jinglan..."
He Jinglan looked at him with a half-smile, "Don't you like to be straightforward and open? How did you learn to eavesdrop?"
Meng Chengping stared at her blankly, unable to utter a word.
He Jinglan's smile turned colder, and she asked, "Since you heard everything, what do you think?"
"I..." Meng Chengping clenched his hands hanging at his sides.
He lowered his head, not even daring to look He Jinglan in the eye.
He Jinglan naturally understood, and seeing that Meng Chengping couldn't say it, she gave him a choice, "Do you want to go into the house and let me stay, or leave now?"
Meng Chengping clenched his teeth, and after a moment, he loosened his clenched hands and looked up at He Jinglan.
"I'm sorry for you."
The new emperor and his party of ministers have long been eyeing the northwest.
If something happens to the daughter of the He family in the Northwest, these people will use the excuses that the Northwest is in turmoil and Huo Jiang is not doing a good job in guarding the border as an excuse to drive a wedge into the Northwest.
Huo Jiang told this reason secretly to only Meng Chengping when he asked him to pass on the message.
In the face of justice and the overall situation, Meng Chengping could not ask the general to change his mind because of his personal feelings.
Logically, military orders are as heavy as mountains, and generals must execute them unconditionally.
Meng Chengping did not explain to He Jinglan. He was sorry.
Any reasons given are just weak excuses.
Finally, he looked at He Jinglan deeply, and then gave Gu Xixi, who came out later, a pleading look.
"I'm on guard outside. Just let me know if you need anything."
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