Chapter 37 Gathering

Ning Ze is a man after all, and it is easy for him to escape from her hands.

He pressed her hand and said earnestly: "Sister, things have come to this point, don't deceive yourself."

"Brother Shen doesn't care about your engagement at all. Even if he is a thousand good people in the eyes of outsiders, love is not something that can be forced. It may not be a good thing for you to follow him!"

Ning Yuan looked at the worry in his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he didn't know it was her.

But what about the two people under the stone steps... They have seen it before.

What would they think?

But now she can't care what they think in their hearts, she has to pretend.

She could only take a deep breath and express her surprise implicitly: "... Actually, such a thing happened?"

Ning Li bowed to Pei Zixing, ran to the corridor first, and stopped Ning Ze from saying the next words: "Xiao Ze, there are guests at home!"

She turned around and smiled apologetically to General Pei, and lowered her voice and said: "General Pei is a good friend of Lord Shen. If you gossip about others at home and he hears it, wouldn't it reach the ears of the person concerned?"

Ning Ze hurriedly took two steps forward and saw General Pei still standing on the stairs.

After he bowed, he still insisted: "A real man should do what he should do and not do what he should not do!"

"Since Brother Shen has done something that is unfair to my sister, I think a righteous man like General Pei will not blame me for telling my sister who was kept in the dark?"

The compliment was already raised, so Pei Zixing had to accept it.

He suppressed his surprise and said, "Of course not."

Ning Li stood beside Ning Yuan, quietly shook her hand, and then said in a very small voice, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

If you want to play dumb, you have to play dumb to the end.

Ning Yuan cast a puzzled look at her.

But in her heart, she thought: She actually guessed it so quickly?

Ning Li is usually not a talkative person, and she is just the daughter in the middle.

Everyone thought she was gentle and quiet, and didn't care about family affairs, but they didn't know that she was actually very careful and always paid attention to the people around her.

For example, she easily saw that Ning Yuan was restless that day and didn't eat much dinner.

For example, she would wait for her outside before Ning Yuan came, so that she wouldn't be late on purpose.

For example, she knew that the person who collected the waste from each courtyard in the family was actually her mother's confidant.

That person found out that Ning Yuan had been taking medicine frequently recently, and didn't go through the doctor in the mansion.

That person was about to report it to Ming Wei, but she stopped him.

Now after a careful calculation, Ning Yuan took the medicine on the day when the Shen Mansion sent her back after the princess's night banquet.

In addition, that night she accidentally ran into Shen Yan hugging Ning Yuan, and the words "you still have to have sex with her" were still ringing in her ears.

It's not difficult to connect these things together.

If Ning Ze is right, the woman who is pregnant with Shen Yan's child can only be her sister.

That's why she used this consolation to test.

If Ning Yuan responded with a grateful look, she would be sure that her guess was right.

But she looked at her with doubts.

This made her a little puzzling.

But it doesn't matter. After all, if she wants to marry into the Shen family now, she must rely on her sister.

In fact, her temper is not as sharp as Ning Yuan. As long as it does not harm her interests, she is happy to tolerate and is willing to maintain harmony in the family.

At this time, the servant hurriedly reported: "The master is feeding the lady medicine, please wait for a moment."

Pei Zixing smiled and said, "It's okay, Duke Ning really loves his wife."

Ning Yuan couldn't help rolling her eyes.

Her father would never do that.

Mingwei has been recuperating since she was caned. Her father is happy and comfortable in the study every day. At most, he would go to see her and say hello before going to court.

Now he is just looking for a suitable excuse to put on the airs of an elder and let outsiders think that he is a man who cares about his family.

"When Pei came here, I saw a stone forest on the mansion. I heard that Miss Ning always likes such scenery. I wonder if you can take me to enjoy it?"

The clear voice brought Ning Yuan's thoughts back.

She looked up and saw Pei Zixing looking straight at her, waiting for her to agree.

He must have something to say to her alone.

She nodded, walked around the corridor, walked down the stone steps, and led him to the stone forest.

"General, please."

When there was no one around, Pei Zixing took the lead and said, "It's inevitable to be embarrassed in the daytime. I wanted to come and see you after I was done with my work, but I didn't expect to see this again... Miss Ning, are you okay?"

Ning Yuan blinked and said, "If Brother Pei is asking about the desk, then I am indeed fine."

Pei Zixing laughed, "It seems that you don't want me to ask more."

He hesitated for a moment and said, "But I am the only person who knows about it besides you and Zhiyu, how can I turn a blind eye?"

Ning Yuan's heart was broken.

As expected, he guessed it.

"Miss Ning, please forgive me for being so rude... after that day... didn't Zhiyu let you use contraceptive soup?"

Pei Zixing's ears turned red and he found it difficult to answer because he had to ask such a private matter to a girl. Not only

contraceptive soup, he also gave her pregnancy-preserving medicine.

Ning Yuan answered with silence.

Pei Zixing frowned and said, "How can Zhiyu be so impulsive?"

"He..." Ning Yuan opened her mouth.

In fact, up to now, she no longer thinks Shen Yan has done anything wrong.

Compared to having a child after getting married, she now thinks there is nothing wrong in skipping the step of getting married.

She has thought it through.

The child can take her surname, and she doesn't have to worry about the generation in the family tree, and she doesn't have to listen to the wishes of her parents-in-law.

This will be a child that belongs entirely to her.

"It's not his fault," she whispered.

"Don't blame him?" Pei Zixing seemed a little surprised, "He didn't consider you at all, and you still don't blame him?"

"Mr. Shen has been away from the world for a long time, Miss Ning probably doesn't know what kind of person he is."

"He is highly respected, and His Majesty and all the officials respect him, but he is very upright and old-fashioned."

"Even if the Queen has such a temper, she dare not be too presumptuous in front of him."

"If you really marry him with a big belly, not to mention that he will look down on you, he will probably break Zhiyu's legs."

"If he really pities you, how can he let his family look down on you?"

"He was really inappropriate this time."

Ning Yuan knew very little about the Shen family. Listening to Pei Zixing's description, she couldn't help but be a little afraid of Shen Yan's father.

But she had met his mother, a beautiful and humorous lady.

I didn't expect that such a fun-loving lady would marry a man with such a temperament.

Fortunately, he is not biased and doesn't just think that the girl seduced his son. She

doesn't care whether he looks down on her or not, anyway, she will not really marry him.

But a man like Shen Yan is actually punished by his father. She finds it funny to think about this scene.

She asked casually: "Which leg will he break?"

Is it to break the leg that runs to other people's houses, or to break the indescribable "leg".

She couldn't help but think of the rooftop that day.

"...Huh?"

Pei Zixing obviously didn't expect her to ask such a question, and didn't react for a while.

Ning Yuan came back to her senses and said with a smile: "It's just a casual question, Brother Pei, don't take

it seriously." "Actually, I never thought about marrying

him from the beginning to the end." Pei Zixing was surprised: "You don't want to marry him? Then you..."

Ning Yuan raised her eyes and said seriously: "Brother Pei, do you still remember that day when I asked you for help first?"

This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you "If Shen Yan hadn't shown up that day, and you had no choice but to save me, would you marry me?"

Pei Zixing said decisively: "Of course I would!"

"But there is no love between us, and it will be troublesome to cancel the engagement with the Shen family. By then, you may not even be friends."

"Even so, are you willing to use your entire life and your best friends from the first half of your life to pay for that one absurd night?"

"You can think about it carefully and then answer me." Ning Yuan's voice was very soft.

She always felt that this incident was just an accident in her life.

It's a pity that this accident always involves other people.

But she can't let the kind-hearted person who saved her be forced to be tied to her for the rest of his life because of such a thing.

Ignoring one's inner wishes is not only unfair to the person who does good deeds, but also unfair to her.

This is also the fundamental reason why she now thinks Shen Yan is a good person, but still resists this marriage contract-

when it was first established, it never took into account the wishes of the two people.

Pei Zixing frowned slightly, his eyes fell on the girl's tranquil face.

He always believed that people should bear the consequences of their actions.

"If Zhiyu hadn't come that day, I would have had no choice but to help you. I should have accepted his resentment towards me."

"But if he still recognized me as a friend, I would naturally treat him as always."

"People always have to make choices. From the moment you make a choice, you should be prepared for the consequences. At the same time, you should also accept the choices made by others because of your choice, right?"

"It's okay as long as you have a clear conscience."

"So Miss Ning, my answer remains the same. I will help you and marry you."

Behind the rock, Shen Yan stopped abruptly, and looked at the two people who were talking through the cracks in the rock with a distant and cold gaze.

As the saying goes, it is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.

He learned from her that Pei Zixing was visiting the mansion, so he hurried over. On the way, he learned that Zixing invited her to talk alone, so he rode even faster. After finally finding her, he heard her say "I will marry you."

... What did he mean?

Shen Yan saw Ning Yuan slowly smiled.

"Brother Pei, you are really an open-minded and frank person."

In order not to attract attention, she always lowered her head silently, looking a little gentle, so he always liked to see her more lively expression. This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. But now, she raised her little face with an approving smile, and her good mood was written all over her face, but he was very annoyed.

This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. "I'm not as great as you. Rather than sacrificing my own happiness, I hope that everyone can be well."

"Hearing what you said before, I can't marry Shen Yan. What if his father really breaks his leg?"

She looked at him with a smile.

"So for his sake and for my sake, can you help me keep this secret? Don't ask too much, don't mention it, just pretend you never knew about it."

Pei Zixing just nodded in response, and she was suddenly surrounded by a slightly cool big hand.

A wave of cool plum fragrance floated over, shackled her tightly.

Suddenly, there was a noble and elegant young man in front of her.

Although he was thin, he had broad shoulders and long legs, and a straight back, so it was no problem for him to completely cover her up.

She was very familiar with this person. It was Shen Yan, whom she had been seeing for unknown reasons recently.

The smile on her face faded a little: "...Why are you here?"

Would he come to her house for dinner as well?

Oh my God, did he think things weren't going well between them?

She had finally convinced one person, and he came over to add fuel to the fire!

Shen Yan thought, would it be okay if he didn't come?

If he didn't show up again, I'm afraid his fiancée would want to marry someone else.

After a moment of silence, Shen Yan, with a cold face, turned his head and answered her: "I came to visit Duke Ning, and happened to pass by here. I vaguely heard you two talking here, so I came to take a look."

Ning Yuan was speechless.

Just passed by?

Although the stone forest is in the front yard, you still need to go around two more courtyards to reach the main gate. Shen Yan came to see her father, not to the main hall, so how can he just pass by here?

Do you think she is a fool?

Shen Yan turned his head and looked at Pei Zixing: "I think Duke Ning is probably already waiting in the front hall. After all, he is the elder and can't keep him waiting for long."

"Then let's go over there."

Pei Zixing saw that his friend was a little jealous, and thought that provoking him might be better for Miss Ning, so he simply didn't explain and walked in front first.

Ning Yuan tried to struggle out of his hand.

Instead, Shen Yan tightened his grip, deliberately slowed down his pace, and lowered his voice.

It seemed like he was only talking to her, but in fact he asked in a voice that the three of them could hear: "Yuanyuan, Zixing wants to marry you?"

"You misunderstood, it's not what you think."

She was embarrassed behind him, trying to find a crack in the ground to get in.

"We're just talking about what if."

"...and don't call me that."

He gently kneaded the tip of her wrist bone, and said calmly: "But when I call you like this in private, you blush."

​​Help, what the hell is he talking about?

"...When are you leaving?" Ning Yuan's voice couldn't be any softer.

He rarely showed a look of some hurt: "Yuanyuan, don't you want to see me so much?"

Ning Yuan pursed her lips.

I don't understand, I can't stand it.

...But wouldn't it be too much to reject him bluntly?

Shen Yan's mood inexplicably improved.

"But unfortunately, I'm here to visit Duke Ning."

"Due to etiquette, I'm afraid that no matter how shy and evasive Yuanyuan is in her heart, she will have to have dinner with me."

Ning Yuan: "..."

His broken mouth.

She knew that she shouldn't be so kind as to sympathize with him.

Shen Yan didn't let her go until they entered the hall.

A sumptuous meal was already laid out on the round table. Ning Li and Ning Ze saw the two leave side by side, but when they came back, they had become three people walking together. They each suppressed their surprise.

Everyone sat down, and Duke Ning smiled politely and said, "It's rare for the family to be so lively, and it's rare for everyone to get together today. Lord Shen, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Shen Yan said lightly, "I came here to discuss something with the Duke."

He paused and looked at Pei Zixing.

"It's time to put my marriage with Miss Ning on the agenda."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at him with their own thoughts.