Chapter 188: The Truth
"Second Prince...... Let's get down to business, shall we? She was panting and speechless by his kiss, but because she felt sorry for the fatigue of his long journey, she hoped to say what she was about to say as soon as possible so that he could go back to take a nap.
"Hmm." He kissed her hard again before letting go of the hand that was clutching the back of her head and embracing her weak, boneless waist instead.
At this moment, he saw that her lips, which were slightly red and swollen, were as delicate as a flower at the moment, and he couldn't help but smile.
Being stared at by him like this, Zhu Qingmei suddenly became ashamed and panicked, and hurriedly lowered her head.
"You're very different from last year, I thought you wouldn't be shy." He quipped.
She glared at him coquettishly.
He laughed.
Seeing that it was not early, she hurriedly said, "Let's sit down and talk." Then he dragged him to the stone bench next to the rockery.
"It's been a year, and I've been thinking about this matter for a year, I used to want to hide it from you, but then I felt that I should confess it to you." Zhu Qingmei said with her head slightly lowered.
"Say it." When he saw her solemn expression, he vaguely felt that it should not be a trivial matter. To dispel her nervousness, he reached out and gently stroked her hand.
"Eleven years ago, when I was a four-year-old girl, my father helped me to marry, and the other party was a world friend with my family, but I was too young at the time to understand feelings, so I couldn't tell the good from the bad of this family business, and when I was ten years old, I vaguely felt that there seemed to be no way to intersect with him." Zhu Qingmei whispered and quietly observed Li Jing's reaction.
Li Jing was very surprised when she heard this.
He tried his best to remain calm and asked, "Is it because you don't like him?" ”
"Let's just say that, but he's not a nuisance, it's just that he's a little too difficult for me to understand."
"He's got a weird temper?"
"No, you can't say that. He was twelve years older than me. ”
"Oh." Li Jing frowned. Then he asked, "Then does he like you?" ”
Zhu Qingmei shook her head, and then added: "But he is quite gentle and polite to me, but because I don't like him, I used to deliberately ignore him and sometimes scold him." ”
Li Jing's face changed slightly.
Zhu Qingmei immediately said: "Don't get me wrong, I am very innocent with him, and I have never even held hands." But he comes to visit our house once or twice a year. So I will inevitably have a chance to meet him. ”
"I heard that once people in your country get engaged, they rarely regret their marriage, not to mention that you are the lord of the county." Li Jing said.
Anyway, since they have handed over their affection to each other. This dilemma must be faced together.
"Yes, so I also had the idea of resigning myself to fate at the beginning, and I just hoped that I wouldn't be too wronged to marry in the future. However, after meeting you, I involuntarily had some new ideas, but at that time it was just a thought. It wasn't until I received your letter that I suddenly realized that maybe we could work hard together. ”
Li Jing was silent.
At the same time, the expression on his face became serious.
Zhu Qingmei panicked, although she also knew that things might be like this. But when she really saw his expression, she felt very uncomfortable.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to hide it from you, I was afraid that you wouldn't even give me a chance after I said it." When Zhu Qingmei said the back, she couldn't hold back her tears anymore.
Li Jing sighed and gently pulled her into her arms. He asked, "Does he know what is going on between you and me?" ”
"I know, he took the initiative to ask about me, and he said that he overheard us playing in the garden when you visited last year."
"How can we conclude our relationship based on this?" He deliberately learned step by step.
It's not okay to not understand this kind of thing well. He didn't want to be scolded by the people of the Ming Kingdom in the future.
"Then he found out that I was learning Korean, and he came to test me."
"And then you admit it?"
"Not at first admitted. But he thinks that I am more suitable for you than with him, so he encourages me to associate with you and is willing to explain to my father and aunt. ”
"So, does he have the heart to dismiss this family business?"
"It seems so."
"There is such a person."
"You think he's incredible?"
"There are very few people who are so great, so I suspect he has another purpose behind it."
"But he did this to fulfill us, and besides, there is no relationship between him and me, so isn't it beneficial for both parties to break the marriage?" She asked puzzled.
"It's a good thing, so of course I have to thank him, but I reserve my skepticism."
"Why do you think that?"
"You don't know men, so I won't say more, anyway, I don't know him, but maybe we'll see each other in three days."
"What do you want to tell him?" Zhu Qingmei asked worriedly. She was afraid that they would have a conflict.
But after thinking about it, he felt that it was really redundant for him to think like this, with Yan Jinxuan's sophistication, he naturally would not have a conflict with Li Jing, because it would not benefit him at all.
"Naturally, it's about your marriage contract."
"Uh-huh, but don't embarrass him."
"Of course I won't embarrass him, I'm too late to thank him."
"That's good," she said, and snuggled up to him.
"I'll talk to my father about it tonight."
Zhu Qingmei immediately looked up in surprise: "Why do you want to talk about this?" ”
"He should know, and if he knew, he could handle the matter more appropriately."
"Oh, good."
"Wait for my news tomorrow morning."
"Good. Then go back to your lunch break now. ”
"What about you?"
"I'll go to Princess Pothos to rest."
"Mm-hmm, we'll see you in the afternoon."
"Yes, see you in the afternoon."
So the two hugged tightly again before parting.
Zhu Qingmei trotted towards Princess Luthos's residence.
Her mood is much lighter than before, so her steps have become extraordinarily lighter.
That evening, Yan Jinxuan met Zhu Qingmei outside the palace gate.
"How's it going?" Yan Jinxuan asked.
"I've told him about our marriage." Zhu Qingmei replied in a low voice.
"What did he say?"
"He said he would speak to his father tonight to see what his father had to say."
"Uh-huh."
"If his father's side doesn't object, they may come to the Zongwang Mansion tomorrow afternoon, and you may have to come then."
"Okay, I will stay in the palace tomorrow, you can come to me at any time."
"Okay."
"Then, county lord, please don't give up lightly at this juncture."
"I know I'm going to try for it no matter what."
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Yan Jinxuan then got into the carriage and galloped away.
Half an hour later, Feng Zichao sent Yan Jinxuan's handwritten letter to Su Shanyun in Su Mansion. To be continued
ps: Dear friends, the third watch is coming, good night