Chapter 37: The Giving of Marriage
At the last moment, a figure appeared in front of Situ Youning, although she had never seen the face behind the mask of this black shadow, but Situ Youning was very familiar with him, even if she only saw his figure from a distance, she could recognize her at a glance.
Since Situ Youning fell into the water and was rescued by him when he was seven years old, every time he encountered danger, he would appear in front of Situ Youning in time.
Situ Youning woke up at noon the next day, the familiar mosquito net, the familiar bedding, the familiar fragrance, even if he didn't have to look around, Situ Youning knew that he had returned to Situ Mansion and was now lying on his bed.
"Could it be that everything that happened yesterday was a dream?" She muttered to herself softly, holding her drowsy head and sitting up.
The wound left on his right arm after falling off the horse was faintly painful, reminding Situ Youning that everything was true, in short, whether it was true or not, Situ Youning's heart was not depressed because he was back here at this time.
The fear of being surrounded by wolves last night still lingered in her mind, and the repetition of the past came back to her.
"Big brother, this gun is too heavy for me."
"Third brother, you can let me have a few chess pieces."
"Fourth brother, this kind of swordsmanship is so troublesome to practice, isn't there something simpler?"
"Fifth brother, can you help me hide it from my mother, I really don't want to practice."
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Thinking of this, Situ Youning's tears had already crossed his cheeks and dripped onto the sheets.
It turned out that he was shouting all day long to catch up with the pace of his brothers and brothers, as mighty and chic as them, but he had been under their protection, enjoying the satisfaction of vanity by himself, and their backs had never disappeared from his eyes on the expression, and sometimes he even felt closer to them, or he was barely able to run side by side with them, but that was only because they were not worried about this happy sister, and deliberately slowed down and looked forward to her growth.
"Am I dragging my brothers down?" Situ Youning couldn't cry anymore, but he tried his best to suppress the volume.
"Miss!" Lumei didn't know when she pushed open the door of the room, and when she saw Situ Youning, who had woken up and cried like a man, she hurriedly ran towards the bed, "Miss, don't be sad anymore, it's a big deal that Lumei will help you again?" โ
"Green Plum." Situ Youning raised his hands to wipe the tears on his face, "Am I useless?" โ
"Miss..." Lumei looked at Situ Youning distressedly, not knowing what to say.
"Is this what you did?" Situ Youning picked up a piece of pastry on the plate in Lumei's hand and stuffed it all into his mouth.
Seeing Situ Youning take the initiative to eat, Lumei finally breathed a sigh of relief, the owner's emotional changes were not the most important thing to her, as long as they could be happy, then everything would be fine.
"Miss, eat slowly."
After a while, there was only the last pastry left on the plate, and when Situ Youning picked up the last piece and stuffed it into his mouth, Lu Zhu remembered the real purpose of his appearance here.
Thinking of his final mission, Lu Zhu opened his eyes and shouted nervously, "Miss! Oh no! โ
Situ Youning's mouth was stuffed with food, and he could only stare at the green bamboo that suddenly turned into this appearance with wide eyes and curiosity.
Lu Zhu grabbed Situ Youning's arm, held his mouth and said, "Just now, the master received the edict of the Empress Dowager. โ
Situ Youning frowned slightly, sped up his chewing, and instinctively told himself that the content of Yi Zhi was definitely related to her.
"The Empress Dowager..." Luzhu hesitated to speak out.
Situ Youning held Luzhu's hand and motioned for her to speak quickly.
"The Empress Dowager has given the young lady a marriage." Green Bamboo's voice became lower and lower.
"Ahem..." Situ Youning spit out all the food in his mouth in surprise, clutched his throat and coughed a few times, "What did you say?" Marriage? What do you mean? โ
"That's what it looks like."
Situ Youning froze in place, staring at the floor motionlessly, without saying a word for a while.
"Miss..." Lu Mei comforted, "Don't panic first, when the third young master comes back, maybe there is still room for turn, I heard that the queen mother usually appreciates the third young master very much." โ
"With whom?" Situ Youning was still staring at the same place with blank eyes, and his tone was calm.
"This..." Lumei's expression was a little embarrassed.
"Say it quickly!" Situ Youning suddenly regained his spirit and looked at Lumei viciously.
Facing Situ Youning's gaze, Lumei took a step back, "Miss, it's none of my business. โ
"Then tell me quickly!" Situ Youning was so anxious that he stood on the ground regardless of the injuries on his body.
Lumei glanced at Situ Youning, lowered her head and said, "It's Wang Wenxuan." โ
"What?!" Situ Youning crossed his hands on his waist and stomped his feet angrily, and walked towards the door angrily.
"Miss, where are you going? The doctor said you have to rest in bed for half a month. Lu Mei said that she was about to follow, but the moment she saw Situ Muling, she retracted her steps.
"Where are you going?" Situ Muling looked at Situ Youning in front of him with hard and indifferent eyes.
"You don't have to." Situ Youning angrily bypassed Situ Muling and walked towards the courtyard.
"I can warn you, this time it is the Empress Dowager's decree, if you run away from your relatives again, the whole Situ Mansion will be charged with resisting the decree."
Situ Youning stopped and looked back at Situ Muling unconvinced, "I won't harm my family like you." With that, he rushed out of the courtyard.
Under the gaze of the crowd on the street, Situ Youning dragged his injuries and appeared in the palace in embarrassment.
"Wang Wenxuan! You come out for me! โ
Situ Youning's shouting at the gate of the palace attracted a lot of onlookers, and those who knew Situ Youning knew that this girl was going to get into trouble again, and those who didn't know her were talking about the scars on her face and her bare feet.
"Who's that girl?"
"Miss Situ Mansion's daughter, her brothers are all incredible characters."
"Is this girl dying? Dare to make a fuss at the gate of the palace. โ
"What's this, she's a well-known troublemaker in Chang'an City, every time she gets into trouble, a few brothers clean up the stall, so it's fine."
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Listening to the discussions of the people around him, Situ Youning's eyes became lost.
"Youning!" Wang Wenxuan happily ran towards Situ Youning, put his hands on her shoulders, and his face was full of emotion, "You are finally willing to come here to find me." When he saw the scars on Situ Youning's face, the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared instantly, "What's wrong with your face, who is so bold that he dares to bully you, tell me, I'll help teach him a good lesson." โ
Situ Youning hadn't been able to get out of her frustration for the time being, she slowly raised her head and whispered, "You come with me." After that, he walked towards the courtyard of the palace, and Wang Wenxuan happily followed her into the palace.