Xiao Xuan'an looked at Wen Jiaojiao and wet his clothes with tears, and now he wished he could rush to the main hall to pull out those people and beat them up.
"No...it's okay...hiccup..."
Wen Jiaojiao cried so hard and hiccupped. She covered her mouth because she had eaten too much for breakfast.
"How can it be okay?"
Xiao Xuan'an sighed secretly and pushed aside Wen Jiaojiao's broken hair that was wet and stained on his face.
"Don't be afraid, Yue'er. As long as I'm here, no one will force you to marry anyone you don't like."
Wen Jiaojiao rubbed her eyes and wiped away her tears. In fact, she was not crying because of those people asking to marry her. She was crying because after she said she didn't like Shen Zhishu, something in her heart seemed to gradually dissipate.
She broke through the system's suppression of her thinking. The moment she said she didn't like him, many pictures flashed through her mind.
Every scene shows a girl clinging to that handsome, elegant and gentle boy. He always speaks slowly and rarely frowns even when he is angry. He will patiently answer her questions in the academy, take her out to play, and teach her. She reads poetry, even though she doesn't actually like poetry.
She admired this gentle young man and finally married him as she wished, but he had another girl in his heart. After marriage, his attitude towards her changed drastically. He was unwilling to say a word to her or eat with her all day long. Sleeping in the study, he was indifferent to her and even hated her in the end.
That bright and smart girl became suspicious and sensitive, hysterical about gains and losses. She didn't understand why he would become like that even though he obviously liked her and she could feel it.
Every scene in his mind showed the girl being unhappy and suffering, even to the point of being disgusted by him and giving up.
The girl and her consciousness overlapped, as if she was that girl. Facing the current Shen Zhishu, she felt a sense of indifference and panic in her heart. But after saying those words, her It's much better to have an outlet for unfounded grievances and cry.
Perhaps, it was Wen Ruyue's memory that affected her and even affected her emotions.
After all, Wen Ruyue in the original work liked Shen Zhishu so much.
"Second brother, why are you sweating so much?"
After Wen Jiaojiao adjusted her mood, she realized that Xiao Xuanan was sweating. She took out a handkerchief from her arms and wiped it for him, "It's snowing heavily outside and there's a cold wind blowing. Second brother, you can easily catch the cold like this. "
Xiao Xuan'an looked at Wen Jiaojiao with her head raised and she was earnestly wiping the sweat on his forehead, and said softly: "I rushed back on orders, and I miss Yue'er too. I can't wait to see you."
Wen Jiaojiao took back the handkerchief with her hand. When she heard Xiao Xuanan's words, her heart skipped a beat, as if she had not remembered something important.
Brother Xiao said he came back under orders. He was patrolling the camp in Yunzhou, training troops, and taking care of the affairs of Yunzhou. There must be something important when he came back suddenly.
"Second brother, don't stand outside blowing the wind. Go take a hot bath and change clothes."
Xiao Xuan'an touched Wen Jiaojiao's head and said, "I have important things to do later. If you don't like staying at the banquet, Yue'er, go back to Sister's Palace and I'll ask someone to take you back."
Wen Jiaojiao shook his head, glanced at Yuzhu and others who were following him, and pushed Xiao Xuanan: "Second brother, please go quickly. Grandma and father are still at the table. I haven't seen grandma for a long time. I'm outside. I’ll go find my mother-in-law later.”
She didn't want her mother-in-law to see her red eyes and worry her.
We still don’t know what is going on inside, but she and Brother Xiao ran out like this, leaving everyone in the hall alone without even saying goodbye to the emperor. It was really a bit presumptuous at such an important palace banquet.
After all, there were so many envoys from various countries present. She was quite afraid that Brother Xiao would be punished for this matter. Although the Xiao family had a prominent position, there were many people who were looking at the Xiao family to cause trouble. Just wait.
Catch the Xiao family’s mistakes.
"Fourth young lady, second young master!"
Qingbo ran out of the palace and ran to Wen Jiaojiao and said: "The Queen asked her servant to tell the fourth lady not to worry, the table has returned to normal, and no one will ask the fourth lady to discuss the marriage again.
The queen asked the fourth lady not to feel sad."
After saying that, Qingbo looked at Xiao Xuan'an: "Second Young Master, the Zhenguo Justice wants to see you in the back hall and asks you to go quickly, otherwise... otherwise you will not be allowed to return to the capital next time."
"knew."
Xiao Xuanan said to Wen Jiaojiao: "That Yue'er, I'll go in first and come to see you later."
"Second brother, go quickly. I asked Yuzhu to accompany me for a walk outside to get some fresh air. I'll go in soon."
Wen Jiaojiao watched Xiao Xuanan enter the palace, then turned around and stepped into the snow, wanting to take a walk outside to relax.
Yuzhu and Fengxin quickly followed up, put their cloaks on Wen Jiaojiao, and gave her a hand-warming Tang Pozi.
Yuzhu supported her and said softly: "Miss, don't be sad. Just now, the emperor suppressed all the envoys who wanted to marry. The country is far away..."
"What was the situation in the palace after I left just now?"
Feng Xin replied: "The young lady was just taken out by the second young master, and the madam stood up and said that the young lady was still young. Not to mention marrying to the northwest country, she would not give up even if she married to the capital. Besides, the young lady is weak.
, she doesn’t trust leaving the young lady in anyone’s hands.”
Yuzhu also said: "The emperor also said that the young lady is still young and has not yet reached the age of hairpins. If the envoys are interested, they will propose marriage to him in three years and then consider whether to grant the marriage."
Feng Xin looked at the silent Wen Jiaojiao and murmured softly: "The Queen loves the young lady so much, why didn't she speak for the young lady this time? The Queen understands the young lady's thoughts best, even more than the madam."
, Miss is still young, the Queen should have rejected those people outright. "
Yuzhu patted the wind letter and said: "Don't criticize the Queen in front of the lady. The Emperor makes the decision on such occasions. The Queen has always been dedicated to the lady and she has her own considerations. Don't guess the Queen's thoughts at will.
"
Listening to what the two said, Wen Jiaojiao felt that Sister Qingyu really knew her very well. In fact, she really didn't care much about those people's marriage proposals, but she just didn't want to be the center of attention.
If she were to discuss marriage with her in private, she would most likely rely on Sister Qingyu and Aniang's choice.
Marrying early or marrying later doesn't make much difference to her, it's just a change of place to be a salted fish. Of course, if she can, she would like to stay with her mother all her life, but she can see that her mother is already screening for her.
A good son-in-law.
In two years at most, she will get married.
Her requirements are not high, and the man does not need to be too rich or motivated. After all, the Xiao family is already very wealthy and has a prominent family background. To be better than the Xiao family, only the emperor is the only one.