Jiang Shi squeezed the hairpin in his hand again, then released it, looked at her and smiled, "Since Miss Yu is so determined to choose me, I will not let you down."
After a pause, he whispered, "I will never let you down in this life."
Yu Tanqi's eyes lit up slightly, and she suppressed her inner excitement, lowered her eyes and smiled shyly: "Well, I believe you."
She smiled in her heart. Getting the hero's promise was like getting a golden medal of immunity from death. She should no longer be destined to be a cannon fodder female supporting role.
The book "Jun Ni" has no heroine, and Jiang Shi has no confidante. He respects women and is not greedy for money or lustful. He only wants to keep his father's title, find the murderer who murdered his parents, and finally become a famous prime minister who is second only to the emperor.
Those who follow Jiang Shi finally gain both fame and honor. Yu Tanqi does not expect to really marry him, but just wants to keep him in good stead and live more easily and comfortably in this feudal dynasty where men are superior to women.
If possible, Yu Tanqi doesn't want to get married. When she is bored and lonely, she can keep a gigolo.
But this idea probably cannot be realized. She thought it would be nice to marry and become a second wife. She would not be forced to have children. After her husband died and the children grew up, they could separate and live their own lives. She should be able to enjoy her old age.
Even in modern times with monogamy, it is not necessarily possible for a couple to stay together for life, let alone in ancient times when men could openly have women left and right.
Yu Tanqi has always believed in taking things as they come and has an open mind. No matter where she is or what her status is, it will not affect her desire to live a peaceful and relaxed life.
She was amazed by Jiang Shi's beauty, but did not dare to have any other thoughts, for fear of being let down.
True love can exist, but true sincerity is hard to come by.
Yu Tanqi, who thinks very clearly, appears to be a weak and introverted girl in front of Jiang Shi. She is easily shy but also extremely bold.
Jiang Shi raised the hand holding the hairpin and said softly, "Miss Yu, your bun is missing a hairpin. Can I put it on for you?"
Since he had already spoken, Yu Tanqi naturally would not refuse and nodded slightly: "Okay."
The young man stood up, walked behind her, and inserted the hairpin into her black and smooth hair.
"Okay, it looks good." He put down his hand, smiled slightly, and walked into Yu Tanqi's sight.
Yu Tanqi subconsciously reached out and touched the hairpin in her hair, which still retained the warmth of the boy's palm. Her fingertips trembled slightly, and she quickly put her hand down, lowered her eyes and whispered, "Thank you."
Jiang Shi smiled and said, "I'm new here. I wonder if Miss Yu could take me around the Xie family so that I can know where the masters of the mansion live."
"Of course." Yu Tanqi stood up, "Let's go now."
The Xie family is the most aristocratic family in Chen County. Their mansion has been passed down for hundreds of years. It does not have any magnificent and luxurious atmosphere, but only has the scholarly heritage accumulated by the family.
The girl was wearing a lake blue dress, with a slender and light figure and elegant manners, showing the elegant and quiet temperament that only comes from a family of scholars.
But Jiang Shi saw the boldness beneath the girl's elegant appearance. She was not just a well-behaved girl in the boudoir. She looked weak, but was actually tough.
He curled the corners of his lips, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.
Turning a corner of a corridor, they ran into Xie Jing.
Xie Jing looked at them in surprise: "Sister Tan Qi, Prince Jiang, how come you are together?"
Yu Tanqi said truthfully, "I'll take Prince Jiang to familiarize himself with the Xie family's mansion so that he won't get lost in the future."
Xie Jing's gaze suddenly fell on her temples. "Sister Tan Qi, have you bought a new hairpin? The style is quite novel, not very popular in Chenjun."
He was not a bookworm who was only interested in reading books of sages. There were many women in his family, and he carefully selected every birthday gift himself. He was familiar with women's jewelry and was especially familiar with the popular jewelry styles in Chen County.
Yu Tanqi said a little embarrassedly: "This hairpin was given to me by Prince Jiang."
Xie Jing pursed his lips slightly and looked at Jiang Shi.
The boy responded with a gentle smile, but he found it extremely glaring.
"Prince Jiang is indeed considerate, but you and Sister Tan Qi are not married yet. I hope you can be careful and not do anything that oversteps the line." He couldn't help but say in a cold voice.
Jiang Shi smiled slightly: "Master Xie, please rest assured. I know my limits. This hairpin is just a gift from my fiancé to Miss Yu."
Xie Jing had a cold face, but he couldn't lose his temper. After all, they were a proper engaged couple. No matter how much he disliked Jiang Shi, he couldn't stop them from meeting.
He looked at the girl in front of him, as if he saw the scene of her appearing in Xie Mansion five years ago.
She was only eleven years old at that time, and her health was even worse than it is now. She had just experienced the pain of losing her mother and had been sitting in a carriage for a long time. She was very small and seemed as if she would fall down if the wind blew. Her clear, round eyes looked at them timidly, with panic in their eyes.
Since he was a child, he has liked this cousin whom he could only see once or twice a year. Perhaps it was because his grandmother and mother always told him to take good care of cousin Tan Qi, or perhaps it was because she was so beautiful, he felt a pity for her that he did not have for anyone else.
When she blinked her big eyes at him and called him brother in a soft voice, he felt that he could agree to anything she said.
But as the girl grew up, she drifted further and further away from him. She lost the dependence and intimacy of their childhood, and became more polite and distant.
She was now standing next to another young man, with a hairpin in her hair given by another young man, and a shy look on her face.
She looked very pretty like this, but it was not for him.
Xie Jing felt bitter in his heart, gnashing his teeth secretly and whispering, "In that case, Prince Jiang shouldn't mind me accompanying you to familiarize you with the Xie Mansion, right?"
Jiang Shi's smile remained unchanged: "It's my honor."
So the three of them walked together, with Xie Jing separating them in the middle.
Yu Tanqi thought that the two had already developed a friendship, so she considerately gave them the opportunity to speak, and she listened silently beside them.
Xie Jing didn't want Yu Tanqi to talk to him, so he took the initiative to talk to Jiang Shi, trying to make him expose his bad side.
For example, he asked Jiang: "I heard that Wu'an Hou was once the most powerful general in the imperial court. As his only son, you must be very good at martial arts, right?"
Jiang Shi said ashamedly, "I am ashamed to say that I have been weak since childhood. Although I also want to inherit my father's legacy, I am unable to do so."
Xie Jing pretended to comfort him, "It's not your fault. If you're not good at martial arts, you still have the option of taking the imperial examination. Prince Jiang is seventeen years old this year, right? Has he taken the imperial examination yet?"
Jiang Shi shook his head, his expression somewhat gloomy: "The doctor told me to rest and not take the imperial examination for the time being, fearing that I might get hurt due to the overwork."
Xie Jing looked regretful, but in reality, he sneered, "It's such a shame that he's not good at literature either. Fortunately, Crown Prince Jiang still has the title of Marquis of Wu'an to inherit. He's much luckier than most of his peers who have to rely on themselves."
Yu Tanqi blinked belatedly in realization. Why did this sound so strange to her?
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