When Zhuxi heard the silly words said by his young lady, he couldn't help but chuckle: "Miss, what are you saying? How can you refuse if you don't want to? This is a marriage granted by the emperor, and anyone who resists the decree will be beheaded."
Hearing this, Shu Yao was secretly shocked, yes! Disobeying the order will result in beheading. Moreover, Sister Ling is not unwilling. After all, Gu Yan heroically saved the beauty when the horse frightened the horse in the pasture, so there is a possibility of secret feelings.
of.
"Why did the emperor suddenly propose marriage for them?" Shu Yao couldn't help but ask the doubts in her heart.
Zhuxi said: "Since returning from the autumn hunt, everyone has been talking about how Master Gu's legitimate son saved Miss Ling's family in the pasture. Moreover, the slaves heard that they described Gu Yan as a brave hero. This
The story spread in the streets and alleys."
"The horse was frightened in the meadow. It was Gu Yan who risked his life to save Miss Ling from falling off the cliff. This good drama of a hero rescuing a beauty has become a legend, so this incident also reached the ears of the emperor.
Just at this moment, Master Gu’s legitimate son Gu Yan asked the emperor for a marriage, so...that’s what you heard.”
"I see." Shu Yao sighed softly and ordered: "Hurry up and dress me up and prepare the carriage. I want to go to Ling Mansion."
"Yes." As soon as Zhuxi walked to the door, Shu Yao called him back, "Help me prepare some food. I have been sleeping for three days and I am so hungry that I am weak. Now I really need to replenish energy."
Zhuxi bowed quickly and said with a smile: "Here, I will go and prepare now."
Pearl looked at Shu Yao and asked, "Miss, do you want to go find Ling Hanjing to find out?"
"Yes! Of course we have to ask clearly about such a big matter." Shu Yao knew that there would be no results from going there, but for Feng Chen's sake, she still wanted to ask what she was thinking.
With Feng Chen's affairs in mind, Shu Yao even ate a few minutes faster. She finished a chicken drumstick, a plate of lotus root and osmanthus cake, and a bowl of elbow scallops in three to five times.
Here, as soon as Zhuxi finished harnessing the carriage, Feng Chen followed him. He looked at Shu Yao with his dim eyes and said, "Boss, let me go with you."
Shu Yao glanced at him and couldn't bear it. She stepped onto the carriage and said, "Okay, come on up!"
In the carriage, Feng Chen remained silent and depressed. Shu Yao glanced at him sympathetically and asked: "If it was Sister Ling who volunteered...you..." Before he could finish his words, Feng Chen heard faintly.
Said: "If she likes Gu Yan, I won't pester her."
Seeing what he said, Shu Yao couldn't say anything more, but he was probably disappointed. Perhaps, he knew better than anyone else that Ling Hanjing had feelings for Gu Yan, but he didn't want to admit it.
Just unwilling to give in!
When they arrived at the door of Ling Mansion, Feng Chen's feet stopped. Seeing this, Shu Yao pulled him and said, "We're here. If you have anything to say, it's better to ask directly than to think about it."
After listening to Shu Yao's words, Feng Chen seemed to have made up his mind, straightened his 1.78 meter tall body and walked into the Ling Mansion.
Ling Hanjing was very excited when she saw the visitor. She asked them to sit down and prepared some tea and snacks. Then, she looked at Shu Yao with concern and said, "During the three days when you were asleep,
, I have been there several times, but you have no intention of waking up. Sister Yao, are you okay? How can you sleep so well? It worries me to death."
Shu Yao took a sip of tea and said, "It's okay. I'm just too tired and sleepy. I slept a little too long." After a pause, she stared into Ling Hanjing's eyes and asked directly, "That's what I wanted to ask you.
Well, I just slept for three days, and when I woke up, I learned such explosive news. What on earth is going on?" It really feels like a day in the house, and a thousand years in the world.
Ling Hanjing raised her eyes and met the two people's locked eyes. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat. Instantly, a blush filled her face. She lowered her eyes slightly and turned around. The girl's shyness was clearly visible: "Sister Yao,
Come and tease me too."
Seeing her looking so shy, Shu Yao knew that the two of them had become a natural couple, "Sister Ling, I just want to ask you today, what kind of feelings do you have for Gu Yan? Have you really decided to marry her?"
him?"
She really couldn't understand that feelings came so quickly, and they only met each other a few times! Why did they reach the point of talking about marriage?
"My dear sister, Feng Chen is still here!" Ling Han exclaimed shyly, could you not ask her such an unspeakable question in front of a man?
"Then I'll go out." Feng Chen's eyes were filled with confusion, and he walked out sadly.
Looking at Feng Chen's lonely figure, Shu Yao asked eagerly: "You can say it this time."
Ling Hanjing thought for a moment, knowing that this question must be for Feng Chen, so she did not hide it, and said frankly: "Sister Yao, I know your purpose. Perhaps, if there was no marriage granted by the emperor, I would not have thought about it.
Marry him quickly. However, I cannot disobey the emperor’s decree."
Shu Yao was not surprised by this result, but she still wanted to ask: "Sister Ling, you haven't met a few times. Have your feelings for him reached the point of discussing marriage?"
Seeing her persistence, Ling Hanjing said shyly: "Although it's not to the point of marriage, I have a different feeling for him since he saved me at a critical moment during that autumn hunting trip."
"I know, so you have feelings for him." Shu Yao sighed secretly, feeling sorry for his silly brother.
The two were talking when Feng Chen came out from behind the screen. Looking up, Ling Hanjing was startled. Then, Feng Chen looked at Shu Yao and whispered: "Sister, I have something to ask her."
, you go out first."
Shu Yao knew that once Feng Chen became serious, he would call her sister, which meant how serious and serious he was about this matter.
"Okay, let's have a nice chat." After saying that, she got up and walked out.
Was he eavesdropping just now? Ling Hanjing stood up slowly and called him softly: "Feng Chen?"
Feng Chen stood there and stared at her for a long time. Finally, he mustered up the courage to walk slowly to Ling Hanjing and asked, "Do you like Gu Yan?"
Ling Hanjing responded without hesitation: "Yes."
Feng Chen didn't give up and asked again: "How much do you like it?"
Ling Hanjing's face turned red when she heard this, but in order to make Feng Chen give up, she said decisively: "I don't know how much I like him, but I have him in my heart."
The moment he heard these words, Feng Chen's heart suddenly ached. He changed from his usual sunny, playful look, and his eyes suddenly became sad. He asked cautiously: "Have you ever liked me for a moment?
?”
Ling Hanjing didn't expect him to be so direct. He was still a child. How could she say something without hurting him? She thought about it and said bluntly: "Feng Chen, I am almost three years older than you. I only treat you as a child."
Treat him like a younger brother." Speaking of his younger brother, it seemed as if he touched Feng Chen's back pain. He was so angry that he knitted his two dark eyebrows together tightly and said loudly: "I have a sister, I don't need you to be a sister of Laoshizi.
All you need to answer is, have you ever liked me for a moment?" If so, he will resist the imperial edict at all costs and fight for the woman he likes.
Embarrassed silence spread in the air. She stood there, lowering her eyes slightly, pursed her red lips tightly, and said nothing. After waiting for a long time, she still didn't get Ling Hanjing's reply. Feng Chen's heart sank to the bottom of the sea.
, he calmed down a little, his thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and a drop of crystal rolled down.
Feng Chen smiled bitterly in his heart, even if he didn't say it, he said that she had never liked him. She was just afraid of hurting him, so she didn't want to tell him, so why bother?
Looking into her clear eyes, he felt a sense of sadness in his heart. A silent sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, turned around, and rushed out the door.
"Feng Chen." Shu Yao shouted behind him.
Ling Hanjing walked quickly to the door, grabbed Shu Yao, and said worriedly: "Please help me persuade him, he is still young... I don't want him to be hurt."
Shu Yao patted her hand and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, he will figure it out." After saying that, Shu Yao lifted up her long skirt and chased towards the gate.
Shu Yao glanced at the carriage, but did not see Feng Chen. She turned to look at Zhuxi and asked, "Where is Feng Chen?"
Looking at the direction in which the two disappeared, Zhuxi smiled meaningfully and said, "Don't worry, Miss. Pearl has gone after him. With her here, Master Feng will not be in danger."
Zhuxi even thinks that Pearl is pretty good, and if Feng Chen is willing to turn back, then the girl will definitely be happy to do so.
Hearing this, Shu Yao sighed helplessly, "Okay!" Her younger brother is older and has something to worry about. As a sister, she should take good care of him!
In the cell, the entire space was dark and humid, and even the air was turbid.
The cell leader led the way, the cell door was opened, and there was only a simple and dilapidated square table inside.
An oil lamp on the table gave off a faint light, and there was only a palm-sized window left on the wall, which was so high that ordinary people could not see outside.
There was a woman hidden in the darkness of the dungeon. Her thin body was nestled in the prison uniform, looking weak and weak. Her dirty hair was disheveled and her face was pale. When she heard someone walking in, she looked at the cell door with blurred eyes.
At the door of the cell, two palace men in extraordinary clothes appeared in front of the prisoner. The leader of the palace men spoke sharply: "Shu Wanwan."
Seeing someone calling her, Shu Wanwan walked forward dejectedly, her eyes seemed to be burning with a glimmer of hope. Perhaps, the emperor would be willing to spare her life?
Shu Wanwan moved her lower lip uneasily, "Sir?"
When Shu Wanwan saw the woman behind the Qing palace man, she immediately turned into cockfighting mode, "Bitch, you still dare to come?"
"It seems that these days in the cell have not taught you to behave well. You are really hopeless." Outside the cell door, Shu Yao stood with her hands behind her hands and came gracefully. She was dressed elegantly without too many hair accessories.
But it made Shu Wanwan jealous because of her outstanding temperament.
Shu Yao's beautiful eyes took a closer look. Is the woman in front of her still the aloof and arrogant Shu Wanwan?
Trapped in prison, with a thin and haggard figure, dirty hair, and a ferocious face, the only thing that remains unchanged is his hatred for her.