"Anko, I can't sleep."
In the middle of the night, Jiang Shiyuan squatted at the head of Hongdou's bed, stretched out a finger and poked Hongdou's face on the bed.
Hongdou was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly woken up. She closed her eyes and muttered, "Can't sleep? Then go sweep the floor and wipe the table..."
Jiang Shiyuan drooped his eyelids and said weakly, "I swept and mopped it, and it's shiny and spotless. I also cleaned the cat's bed and the horse stable, and I still can't sleep."
Hongdou, whose job was taken away, reluctantly responded, "My dear sister, it's just a proposal, not a marriage, so don't be so nervous."
"But that Master 그놆."
Jiang Shiyuan held his face with both hands, and his spirit, which had just been exhausted due to intense labor, perked up at the mention of a certain name.
Excited, so excited!
When she thought about marrying Pei Che, her internal organs and even her pores were clamoring.
Hongdou was half asleep and couldn't help asking, "Why did Sister Xiao run away last time and make your Master Taifu so sad?"
Well, now I can’t sleep anymore.
Jiang Shiyuan's face turned dark and he lifted the quilt and covered Hongdou's head with it.
"Go to sleep!"
Jiang Shiyuan returned to her room angrily. The entire general's mansion was asleep, except for General Cat, who had his eyes open and bright like her.
General Cat heard the footsteps and looked at her from his cat bed.
A cat and a dog, looking into each other's eyes.
Jiang Shiyuan walked over, took the cat out of the cat bed, and asked it a question.
"General, let me ask you, you love my cat now, but it was given to you by your master, so do you think it should be considered a betrothal gift or a dowry?"
General Cat didn't answer and gave her a tail.
General Cat's tail swept across Jiang Shiyuan's cheek, and Jiang Shiyuan's nose felt itchy and he sneezed.
She nodded the cat's head and said solemnly, "You don't know, it's considered joint property! You and my master's eldest cat!"
After saying this, Jiang Shiyuan laughed first.
The cat rolled its eyes at the girl with a silly smile on her face.
Jiang Shiyuan brought the cat to the bed and played with it for a while. Unconsciously, he felt sleepy and squinted his eyes.
She felt like she had just closed her eyes when she was suddenly shaken awake.
"Sister Xiao, get up quickly, the marriage proposal team is coming."
Jiang Shiyuan opened his heavy eyelids. The light outside was blinding. "What? Is it light now?"
"It's light, it's light, Miss, hurry up and get dressed, it's almost time, the master is coming soon."
Hongdou pulled Jiang Shiyuan up from the bed, put clothes on her, and pushed her in front of the dressing table.
Jiang Shiyuan looked at himself in the bronze mirror in a daze. The excitement of last night suddenly turned into uneasiness. He couldn't help but go over the matters that Nanny Qin had told him in his mind.
No mistakes, no mistakes.
It's just a proposal, there won't be any mistakes.
She was mumbling to herself. Hongdou had just finished doing her makeup and put away the comb when a burst of noise came from outside.
"Here they come, here they come, the Pei family is here."
The news of Jiang Shiyuan's marriage to Tutor Pei had already spread, and because of the tight time schedule, the two families agreed to combine the proposal and the betrothal together. On that day, the team was exceptionally long, stretching almost from the alley entrance to the street outside the alley, attracting countless people to stop and watch, making the already busy street even more lively.
In addition to Nanny Qin, Imperial Concubine Jiang also specially ordered Nanny Qiu and several other aunts in charge to come and help.
Jiang Shiyuan, with a red face, came to the door to meet Nanny amidst the constant congratulations from her mother.
Mr. Pei and Mrs. Wendehou came out from the carriage. Pei Ziye's father, Mrs. Pei, and several elders of the Pei family were also present. Even Pei Zanxue and Pei Ziye came to join in the fun.
Pei Zanxue was holding a mandarin duck vase, with hibiscus and tea roses in the vase and a red dogwood branch inserted in the middle.
Pei Ziye was holding a pair of live geese. Geese mate for life and remain loyal to each other.
Jiang Shiyuan's heart was filled with joy. He looked from beginning to end. There were red silks, gold and jade, and joy everywhere, but the only thing missing was that familiar figure.
"Where's Pei Che?" Jiang Shiyuan asked doubtfully.
Everyone was stunned, and looked around, only to find out that -
The matchmaker was there, the witness was there, and all the family members and relatives who were there to celebrate were there, except for Master Pei, the groom-to-be.
"Ah? Uncle 께 went out with us, why is he gone?" Pei Zanxue shouted.
The line for marriage proposal was too long, and the Pei family was concerned about making sure those at the back did not fall behind. Mrs. Pei was thinking about when her son would get married, and Old Man Pei was only concerned about finding a daughter-in-law. No one noticed when Master Pei disappeared.
"Uncle Tao, are you dizzy and lost?" Pei Ziye laughed while holding Yan.
But before he could finish his words, he received a slap on the face from his mother, Mrs. Pei.
"You think everyone is as out of tune as you, but look at your uncle. Your uncle has always been very methodical and never messy." Mrs. Pei said.
Pei Ziye hesitated to speak, this was a reasonable guess.
꽭 knew how abnormal his uncle 껭 was last night.
He was sleeping soundly last night when his uncle suddenly pulled him out of bed, stuffed two wild geese into his hands, and told him to take good care of them.
After feeding the wild geese, 꺗 ran to pick flowers in the middle of the night with a lamp in hand.
This branch was not full enough, that branch was not bright enough, and he just cut off the entire tree for a vase of flowers.
Is this called being orderly? This is called neat and tidy?
Who is picking flowers with a lantern in the middle of the night? Wouldn't Uncle Xiao be dizzy and lost?
Before everyone could figure out the situation, Jiang Shiyuan spoke slowly, "There is an urgent matter in the court, and the palace urgently summoned you, so the Grand Tutor left first."
He was in a high position and was concerned with state affairs, so he naturally could not abandon it at will.
Jiang Shiyuan comforted himself, but he couldn't help feeling a little lost in his heart.
Mrs. Pei looked at the droopy face of her future daughter-in-law and felt very disappointed.
It's fine if you pretend to be stupid on weekdays, but why do you fail at the critical moment? It's really infuriating.
"It doesn't matter whether he's here or not. We don't need to wait for him. We can get engaged as usual. What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and carry in all the betrothal gifts for my daughter-in-law."
Mrs. Pei gave the order, took Jiang Shiyuan's hand and was about to go in.
Just then, a burst of rapid horse hoofbeats sounded -
Jiang Shiyuan looked in the direction of the sound and saw Pei Che riding towards him.
He stood straight, holding the reins with one hand, with a solemn expression, as if he was running with some heavy responsibility on his shoulders. Because he was going too fast, his hair was a little messy and his clothes looked unruly, which was completely different from his usual solemnity and gravitas.
This was the first time Jiang Shiyuan saw him like this.
It turns out that the Grand Tutor can ride a horse so... beautifully.
Jiang Shiyuan decided to forgive him, saying that the tutor must have had reasons for being late and not being able to arrive on time.
Everyone makes mistakes, but the good-looking Master Pei never does.
In the blink of an eye, the enemy had already arrived at the door. Pei Che turned over and got on the horse neatly. Only then did Jiang Shiyuan see that he was holding a food box in his hand.
Yu Liang, who was following closely behind, also came up with another box in his hand.
"Don't blame me, young lady. The Master went to buy some cakes because he thought she loved them, but the cake maker didn't set up his stall, so he went to a nearby charity hall instead. On the way back, he ran into a traffic jam, so he was a little late."
Yu Liang opened the food box in his hand, which contained a bunch of colorful toys.
"In addition to the sugar cakes, the children in the charity hall also made some other things, saying that they wanted to celebrate——"
"I wish you and your husband a long and happy marriage."
That delicious cake!
Among the people present, only Jiang Shiyuan and Pei Che knew the meaning of the candy cake and the origin of this blessing.
Let me tell you, the Master must have his reasons for being late.
Jiang Shiyuan pressed down the corners of his lips to avoid appearing undignified.
Pei Che walked over and handed the cake in his hand to her: "Sorry, I shouldn't have kept you waiting. I just wanted to give you everything I could think of."
The Pei family was stunned as if they had seen a ghost. They never thought that Master Pei, who was so rude to his own brother, could have such a gentle and considerate side.
Mrs. Pei touched Pei Ziye's head guiltily. She seemed to have wronged her son. Uncle Ziye really looked like he was so happy that he was dizzy.
But Old Master Pei couldn't stand it and glared at Pei Che: "You're so conspicuous!"
A joke livened up the originally quiet scene, and everyone laughed along.
"Come on, come on, let's go in."
Mrs. Pei couldn't wait to grab her daughter-in-law's hand and walk inside.
Jiang Shiyuan glanced at Pei Che, turned back to help the old lady into the house, and suddenly, he smelled a familiar fragrance.
etc--
Isn't this her spiritual fragrance?
The perfume that Old Master Pei uses?
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