Ruan family

Hearing that his father was coming back from the next morning, Ruan Yueli quickly walked out of his small courtyard and walked to his father's study.

Her beautiful face looked more indifferent and gloomy than before. Ruan Yuelou, who was following her, wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say anything. He just followed her and walked out with her.

Ruan Yuelou felt guilty about his sister. Although this was not his subjective wish, no one could deny that he was the one who benefited from his sister's unwilling marriage.

When the two of them were walking through the garden, they saw a person sitting by the pond not far ahead.

The servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion were very diligent, and the dead lotuses in the pond had already been cleaned up. Although it lacked the desolation of the dead leaves and lotuses, the empty water surface was inevitably less interesting.

The man sitting by the pond is a sight to behold. His clothes are as white as snow, and his long hair is spread behind him. He looks a bit like an outsider, free and uninhibited.

The two of them paused.

That is Young Master Xueya, or should I say, that is Ruan Shuo.

On the second day of the birthday banquet, the Ruan family announced the news of finding the eldest son of the Ruan family to all Shangyong dignitaries. Although Ruan Ting did not go to Mingyin Pavilion in person, he also sent the manager of the mansion and the uncle of the second room of the Ruan family to pick him up.

.Master Xueya didn’t say anything more and just followed him back.

From then on, the Ruan family gained an eldest son, and Ruan Yuelou became the second son.

Because of this incident, Mrs. Ruan fell ill and is still lying in bed.

This is indeed an aggrieved thing for Mrs. Ruan but she cannot talk about it.

Although she knew that she was a step-mother before marrying Ruan Ting, Ruan Ting’s wife and children were gone. Now more than twenty years later, an eldest son suddenly appeared. How could Mrs. Ruan be happy? However,

, if she is not happy, she cannot show it outside. If she shows it at all, others will think that she cannot tolerate the legitimate son of her first wife.

Besides being ill, what else could Mrs. Ruan do? Even so, the rumors outside have not stopped.

Although Young Master Xue Ya has been back in the mansion for several days, neither Ruan Yuelou nor Ruan Yueli has spoken to him at all. They are not yet ready to deal with this sudden appearance of their brother.

On the other hand, Ruan Fu went to Mr. Xueya to trouble him several times, but Ruan Fu's brain was naturally unable to take advantage of him. Instead, he was scolded by his father.

As if aware of the two people's appraising gazes, Master Xueya turned back to look at the two of them, with a faint smile on his handsome face, seemingly without the slightest malice.

Ruan Yueli quickly averted his eyes and continued walking forward.

Mr. Xueya didn't care, and watched the two of them leave, then turned around and continued to stare at the pond in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.

In the study, Ruan Ting was sitting behind the desk writing something. There was a noise outside. Ruan Ting frowned and raised his head and said, "What's the matter?"

Someone outside the door replied: "Please tell me, sir, the eldest lady said she wants to see me."

Ruan Ting frowned even more tightly. He was very disappointed and dissatisfied with this eldest daughter.

Ruan Yueli is both talented and beautiful, and she should be the daughter he loves and is most satisfied with. However, this daughter gave Ruan Ting a headache. She looked down on the husband she chose for her, and focused on Xie Yan. Now Zhu

The goal was all in vain, but he wasted his time reaching this age.

That's all. It would have been nice if Ruan Yueli had known her mistake and followed his arrangements. But unfortunately, she was still unruly.

Ruan Ting may not be unaware of what Ruan Yueli is thinking. He just thinks she is naive and ridiculous. Do you really think everyone in this world can be Bai Jingrong?

Not to mention that Bai Jingrong's appearance was due to the right time, place and right people. Even if she was really Bai Jingrong's second, the Ruan family did not need an ambitious and notorious daughter.

Since she was unwilling to obey her parents' arrangements, Ruan Ting didn't want to worry any more. Marrying the ninth prince of the Qi tribe would be her repayment of the Ruan family's nurturing grace, and it would not disgrace her status as the eldest daughter of the prime minister.

"Let her in."

It became quiet outside. After a while, Ruan Yueli opened the door and came in. Following her was Ruan Yuelou.

"What's the matter?" Ruan Ting stood up, put down his rolled-up sleeves, walked to the side and sat down.

Ruan Yueli looked at his father, gritted his teeth and said, "Father, I don't want to marry the ninth prince of the Qi tribe!"

Ruan Ting looked at her steadily, "Who do you want to marry?"

Ruan Yueli remained silent, and she didn't know who else she could marry.

She couldn't help but feel a trace of resentment in her heart. Why did she have to marry someone? She considered herself to be as talented and academically capable as her brothers at home, so why was there only one way to marry before her?

Ruan Ting said lightly: "Your mother and I chose several marriages for you, but you were not satisfied. You were young at that time, so it was okay. I told you earlier that you wanted to keep an eye on Xie Yan, the eldest son of the Luo family.

.Now that Xie Yan has married the second girl of the Luo family, do you think the Luo family will not know your plans? Can the Luo family still like you?"

Ruan Yueli clenched her slender fingers tightly at the bottom of her sleeves, lowered her eyes and said, "I don't want to be on top of Mr. Luo."

Ruan Ting said: "Then you do the math, how many families are suitable for you in Shangyong now? Don't even think about it from Prince Ancheng's Mansion and Dingyang Marquis Mansion. Their families will not marry girls from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Lingchuan Marquis Mansion

…Wei Changting can be considered a talent, but he is Xie Yan’s man, do you think he will be willing to marry you?”

Ruan Yueli, Yurong Feixia, a girl in a boudoir, was faced with the task of being counted down by her father, one by one, about the men who despised her. This kind of shame was enough to make most women burst into tears of shame on the spot.

Although Ruan Yueli didn't cry, she was speechless.

Ruan Ting said: "I just went to court this morning. The Qi people have already proposed to Da Sheng in court, and the regent has already agreed. It's too late for you to say anything now. Go back and stay well, and prepare with peace of mind. Bai Jingrong is in a hurry to return to the Qi people. I'm afraid he won't be able to marry him.

How much time does it take to prepare for the wedding?”

After saying that, Ruan Ting looked at Ruan Yuelou and said, "Don't run around these days. Your mother is not in good health. You should keep an eye on the marriage."

Ruan Yuelou looked at Ruan Yueli who was standing silently aside, nodded and said, "Yes, father."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ruan Yueli looked at his father and brother, turned around and walked out without saying a word.

"Father, Yue Li..." After all, they were biological sisters who grew up together, Ruan Yuelou couldn't help but say.

Ruan Ting raised her hand to stop what he wanted to say, and said in a deep voice: "With her temperament, it may not be a good thing to marry into a powerful family in Shangyong."

Ruan Yuelou also knows that his sister's character is not good among the ladies of Shangyong Dynasty. If she were not the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she would probably be even more unpopular.

but……

"Marriage with the Qi people does not necessarily require Yue Li, right?" Ruan Yuelou said. Ji Rong is not an ordinary prince of the Qi people, she is a hostage. Even if there is a marriage, there is no need to sacrifice the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Palace.

Ruan Ting snorted, "Do you think Bai Jingrong is so easy to fool? How can an ordinary noblewoman be willing to spend a city?"

Ruan Yuelou couldn't help but frown. Although he had not yet entered the court as an official, he was the Prime Minister's legitimate son after all, so what he saw and heard was naturally different from ordinary people.

"From the perspective of her son, Bai Jingrong wants something from Dasheng. This gravel city...even if there is no marriage, she may not give it. If she is just to marry Dasheng to find a backer for her son, she would rather give more

I'm afraid a city can't be justified." Is Bai Jingrong the kind of person with a motherly heart? I'm afraid that Gravel City itself is her bottom line. As long as she is willing to grind slowly, Bai Jingrong will relent sooner or later.

If that were the case, Dasheng would have lost an extra daughter to the prime minister.

Ruan Ting remained silent.

"Father?" Ruan Yuelou looked at Ruan Ting doubtfully.

Ruan Ting raised his head, looked at his son and said: "It's good that you can think of this. As for why Bai Jingrong is like this... maybe no matter how cold-blooded a woman is, she is still a mother after all. Since Gravel City will be taken out sooner or later, what's the point?

Why wouldn't she want to find a support for her son in Shangyong?"

Ruan Yuelou was silent.

Since my father also thought of this, why did he agree to the Qi people’s marriage?

Soon he thought about the benefits the Ruan family had gained from this marriage.

If you keep delaying the negotiation, even if the negotiation is successful, there will be no benefit to the Ruan family. But now... not only has it saved time, the Ruan family has also received a lot of compensation from the court. For example, the title of the princess, such as...

For the imperial court, it was just a title for a princess, a small annual salary and an official position that was neither high nor low. There was no loss, and it was even possible to plant another nail next to the prince of the Qi tribe.

Ruan Ting knew that he had figured it out, so he waved his hand and said: "Now that you understand, let's go out. Watch out for Yue Li and don't let her do whatever she wants. And..."

Ruan Ting frowned, as if he remembered something that made him extremely unhappy. After a while, he said: "That Xue Ya, stay away from him and don't provoke him."

"Yes, father." Ruan Yuelou noticed that his father still called his newly returned eldest brother Xueya, instead of his real name - Ruan Shuo.

The legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion was given a marriage to Ji Rong, the ninth prince of the Qi tribe. As soon as the news came out, the entire imperial city started talking about it.

The dignified daughter of the prime minister was actually accused of being married to a proton?!

If Ruan Ting was not still at the top of the civil service, if Ruan Yueli hadn't been named princess, and if the Qi tribe hadn't given out the jade and gravel city as betrothal gifts, it would almost make people think that the Ruan family was about to decline.

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Therefore, after discussion, people have always concluded that the only person sympathetic to this matter is Ruan Yueli.

So what if he was canonized as a princess? From the moment he married a Qi proton, Ruan Yueli was destined to have a lonely life in the future.

The noble ladies of Shangyong would not treat her as one of their own, and no one would want to deal with the wife of a Qi tribe. And no one would think that there is any need to make friends with the wife of a prostitute of the Qi tribe, even if she is the prime minister's daughter.

Even the Ruan family themselves would reduce their contact with their daughter if they did not want others to think that they were closely related to the Qi people.

Even if Ji Rong is returned to the Qi tribe in the future, Ruan Yueli can become the true ninth prince and concubine of the Qi tribe.

But for the noble daughter of Shangyong, who is willing to leave home thousands of miles away from her relatives and friends to become a princess in a wild land like the Qi people?

Ruan Yueli was generally popular among noble ladies. As soon as the news came out, no one came to visit and comfort her. Naturally, no one came to laugh at her.

Luo Junyao didn't go to Ruan's house either. She and Ruan Yueli had no friendship at all. And no matter what she said when she came to the house at this time, it was actually like adding salt to other people's wounds.

Luo Junyao was sitting in a daze on the swing in the garden, with a thick booklet beside him. The booklet was opened upward, and it was filled with various neat and messy handwritings.

"Princess, there is a lady named Luo who wants to see you." The two girls hurried over and bowed to report.

"Luo?" Luo Junyao reacted quickly, stood up and said, "Invite her to Hefeng Yuan."

"Yes, Princess."
To be continued...