The courtyard fell into silence. Seeing the surprised look on the little maidservant's face, King Jin'an took another step forward.
"Cheng Fang, will you marry me?" He said again, elegant and relaxed.
He was really saying this.
It seems that the Prince of Jin'an County also knew about the Gao family's use of the Queen Mother to force a marriage.
Banqin looked back and looked a little complicated.
What surprised her was not this sentence. Three people had said this in the past few days. Of course, whether it was the Gao family, Qin Shisanlang or Master Zhou, they all said it in a roundabout way.
No matter what, so many people are thinking about my wife and want to help her out. This is something to be happy about.
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled slightly and bowed her thanks.
"Your Highness has taken the trouble, it is a trivial matter and unnecessary..." she said.
"What are you thinking about?" Prince Jin'an interrupted her and said with a smile, "How can this be a trivial matter?"
This is certainly no small matter.
Banqin sighed inwardly.
"Have you forgotten? I told you before that if you want to get married, I will help you find a choice."
After sitting down in the hall, Banqin stepped aside with tea in hand, and Prince Jin'an continued.
That was three years ago.
Banqin was in a daze as he listened. At that time, he had just returned to his wife, and the Cheng family and the Zhou family were planning her marriage. When he heard what the lady said calmly and generously, the young man lying on the wall was also generous and serious.
Say those words passionately.
"If you can't make up your mind, or if you find it hard to find out, come and ask me. I'll make it clear to you and make sure those matchmakers can't deceive you."
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled and nodded.
"I remember," she said.
"I thought about it seriously, thought about it over and over, and made many choices. I feel..." Prince Jin'an said with a smile, "I am the most suitable."
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled again.
"Everyone is suitable." She said, "There is no need to worry about little things."
"Cheng Fang, I'm not here to help you." Prince Jin'an said.
Banqin raised his head and looked over.
Isn't it?
"Of course, I know about your marriage proposal." King Jin'an continued, "I know that there are many people who want to marry you, so I thought about it seriously, are they suitable or not, good or not?
It’s not good, I don’t need to make a decision. It’s up to you to make the decision. After all, you live your own life.”
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him and smiled slightly, but did not interrupt.
"This is your business. You can do it yourself, so how can you help me?" Prince Jin'an said with a smile.
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled and saluted again.
"So, I'm here to propose marriage." Prince Jin'an continued.
Banqin was a little stunned and felt that his mind was confused again.
So, she still couldn't understand what they said.
"After I learned about this incident, I thought about it over and over again, and what I finally thought of was myself." Prince Jin'an said, looking at the woman in front of him.
At noon in summer, the sun is bright, but no matter how bright the sun falls on her, it seems to be hidden and the light becomes soft.
Her clothes never seem to change. Whether it was the night they first met or now, she wears a plain chest-length skirt. In winter, she wears a dark blouse, and in hot weather, she wears a thin blouse.
Yarn half arm.
There is no jewelry, her lips are pink and slightly dotted, her jet-black hair is tied high with an old wooden hairpin, and a silver comb is inserted on the side. She is not as simple as the maid next to her.
She stood dignifiedly, with a posture that could not be faulted even by the best maid in the palace.
She always stood like this, even when she was surrounded by the bonfire that night when the wolves in the valley were besieging her. She stood quietly and indifferently, looking at the good and bad in the world, the dangerous and beautiful, the gains and losses...
Fang Bocong, don't be sad.
He didn't know why, but when he thought of these words, he felt extremely at peace.
There are two people in this world who hope he won't be sad. One has been lost and will never come back. This one will become someone else's wife. From now on, the man standing next to her can no longer be herself...
That is really something that I dare not and cannot imagine.
Prince Jin'an took another step forward.
"I want to marry Cheng Fang myself, not someone else, but me." He stretched out his hand to touch his heart and said seriously, "Fang Bocong wants to marry Cheng Fang."
Fang Bocong wanted to marry Cheng Fang.
Banqin on the side was stunned and a little in a trance.
She had never imagined that a woman's marriage would be like this.
Flowery years, ten miles of red makeup, that is the best moment in a woman's life. When it comes to marriage, some women are shy and avoid it, some are cheerfully looking forward to it, some parents are solemn and difficult to make a choice, some are choosing carefully, and some are concerned about their upbringing.
My daughters are reluctant to part with me, and I am even more pleased with my adult nephews.
But of course, nothing happened to this lady, which everyone knew.
Her marriages, transactions, control, games, forced, trapped, even those who express their intention to marry are all analyzing what will happen now and in the future.
There is no joy, no relief, no reluctance, only panic, fear, and apprehension, and it is more appropriate to calculate whether to advance or retreat.
I myself want to get married to Cheng Fang.
It’s just me and what I want.
Inexplicably, Banqin has a sour nose.
"Cheng Fang, have you made a decision about your marriage?"
The voice of Prince Jin'an rang in her ears, and Banqin came back to her senses and looked up at Cheng Jiaoniang.
Cheng Jiaoniang shook her head.
"I really haven't thought about such a small thing," she said.
"Is this a trivial matter in your eyes?" Prince Jin'an asked with his eyes shining.
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.
"That's great." Prince Jin'an smiled.
Very good?
This person is really interesting, Banqin looked at Jin'an County Prince again.
This marriage is a trivial matter. My wife has said it countless times. Some people who heard it didn't believe it, some didn't agree with it, and some felt helpless pity. She was the first to think it was good and happy.
He didn't just say yes, his whole expression was full of joy, which showed that he really felt good from the bottom of his heart.
Cheng Jiaoniang also seemed a little surprised.
"How's that?" she asked.
The prince of Jin'an County laughed.
"Marriage is a very important thing in my life for me. I have too much helplessness and I can't help it. Only this marriage, I really want to be the master of who I want to spend my life with. Cheng Fang, I think
I will be with you for the rest of my life." He said with bright eyes, "Since it is a trivial and unimportant thing to you, can you use your unimportant things to fulfill the most important thing in my life?" [Note]
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Use your unimportant things to fulfill the most important things in my life.
Banqin looked at him, startled again.
It’s also okay, like this?
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him.
"Okay." She nodded and said.
OK…
Banqin turned to look at her again, his expression blank.
That's okay too
This, this, what is this called?
"This is called making an appointment with you."
The lights in the house were bright, and the maid murmured.
"Sister." Banqin hurriedly took a few steps forward, with a bit of panic, "Is this thing really done?"
"He begged?" The maid looked at Banqin and asked.
Banqin nodded.
The Prince of Jin'an County had already left, and it turned from noon to evening. He even told the maidservant who had returned from her busy life, but she still felt as if she was in a trance and dreaming.
"Please, he said he wants to marry my wife," she said.
"Has the lady agreed?" the maid asked.
Banqin nodded.
"My wife said, OK," she said.
The maid spread her hands.
"Isn't it over now? Why do you ask?" she said.
"Then, the lady is really going to marry the prince of Jin'an County?" Banqin said, still in disbelief.
"It seems that the lady has not said anything yet," the maid said with a smile.
Yes, the lady keeps her word and doesn’t lie.
Banqin held his hands in a daze.
"He's the king of the county," she said. "Isn't he more powerful than a high-ranking official?"
The maid reached out and poked her forehead.
"It doesn't matter if you are the king of the county, the most powerful person in the world, the young prince of the princess's palace, or the Sixth Prince of Zhuma." She said, "It doesn't matter who is the best. The key is for the lady to decide."
Banqin tilted her head after being poked, covered her head and called out to her sister.
"Stop sleepwalking and go prepare your wedding clothes." the maid said.
Wedding dress...
Going to get married...
The lady is getting married...
The lady will also get married...
With a "wow" sound, Banqin put her hands up to cover her face and burst into tears.
The maid was angry and funny, and felt a little sad when she saw Banqin hiding her face.
"Okay, okay, it's such a happy event, what are you doing?" she advised.
Banqin ignored her and simply sat down and covered her face.
The sound of crying echoed in the yard through the doors and windows in the night.
It was dawning, and the thumping of footsteps could be heard outside Gao Lingbo's hall.
"Father, father, it's not good."
The high-ranking official walked in quickly and said.
Gao Lingbo was being dressed by two beautiful maids, and he didn't even raise his eyebrows when he heard this.
"Prince Jin'an went to bitch Cheng's house yesterday..." Gao Xiaoguan continued.
"First of all, it's not bad, and again..." Gao Lingbo turned to him, raised his eyebrows and said, "Your wife is not a bitch."
The high-ranking officer bowed his head quickly at this sight.
"Yes, father, I made a mistake." He said, raising his head hurriedly, "The journey in the past few days... Qin Shisan has also been to my wife's house. Qin Shisan helped Zhou Quan live with me and her. That's fine.
Ignore it, it’s just that Prince Jin’an followed Madam Cheng and didn’t know what to say…”
"What they say is their business. We just have to do what we should do." Gao Lingbo shook his clothes and said, "Get the car ready."
Prepare a car?
"Father, do you really want to go to Mrs. Cheng's house?" Gao Xiaoguanren said, "Just let her come to see you."
"Now we are begging for help, but they are not asking for help from us, why should we still wait for someone to come to our door?" Gao Lingbo said slowly.
How does this count as us begging her?
Gao Xiaoguan was very dissatisfied, and just as he was about to speak, someone hurried in from outside the door.
"Sir," he said, handing over a letter, "from the palace."
Gao Lingbo reached out and took it, took a look, and his expression changed slightly.
"What's wrong with father?" Gao Xiaoguan asked hurriedly.
Gao Lingbo shook off his clothes and sat down, putting away the letter in his hand.
"No need to prepare a car," he said.
"Ah?" Mr. Gao Xiaoguan didn't react for a moment. Why didn't he prepare a car? Are he not going?
"There's no need to go." Gao Lingbo's tone was calm, unchanged from before, and his demeanor returned to normal, "The Prince of Jin'an County just asked your Majesty to marry Cheng's daughter."
What?
The high-ranking officials stared in disbelief.
It is said that the Zhou family's best friend, who has been negotiating for marriage for two years, is not enough. Why does the king of Jin'an County appear again? And he has to beg in front of His Majesty?
One by one, they jumped out and tried to slap themselves in the face! Is there such a big hatred?
Phew, I also wanted to express this meaning, and the book friends in the comments also came up with it, and it was more concise than what I originally wanted to say, so I will use this, thank you.
