Chapter Seventy-Seven: Self-Deception

A gust of autumn wind blows down the maple leaves in the courtyard, and the fiery red leaves are fluttering and falling all over the ground, like the red carpet at the wedding banquet, people can't help but look up and peep if there is a dream bride standing at the end.

"You're going to marry him?"

Cheng Nuanxin heard the sound of his heartbreak, he still had a trace of luck when he came, and now he couldn't accept it for a while when he heard it with his own ears.

"Brother Cheng? What a coincidence, you also came to the Hou Mansion!"

Wang Wan'er looked at Cheng Nuanxin at the end of the maple forest with disgust, she didn't know what kind of relationship he had with the little marquis, but now that the little marquis has married, he will come to the Hou Mansion too ignorant of human feelings.

"Little Four!"

Cheng Nuanxin strode through the maple forest, and hurriedly called Wang Juan'er's nickname, which was his private name for Wang Juan'er, and he hadn't called it for a long time. Wang Wan'er saw him running towards him, and sighed deeply, this capital is really unable to stay, and he can't hide from him wherever he goes.

"Little Si, listen to me, there is something wrong with the Xue family, don't believe a word of Xue Xingyi's words!"

As soon as Cheng Nuanxin's voice fell, the person had already arrived in front of Wang Xuan'er. Wang Wan'er saw that he was still so concerned about his own affairs, he had a headache, if he let Cheng Yushi know that he would inevitably be punished, it was not good to get angry directly in the Chengyang Marquis Mansion at the moment, so he had to try to lower his voice and suppress the anger in his heart.

"Don't call me Xiaosi, my business has nothing to do with you, be careful that Uncle Cheng breaks your legs!"

Cheng Nuanxin smiled bitterly, his leg has not been broken, but what is the use of being broken, it is not a relative of the Wang family.

"Do the four girls also look down on me?"

His eyes were dim, and his expression was extremely sad, she had never seen such a Cheng Nuanxin, which made Wang Wan'er at a loss for a while.

"I didn't, I just ...... I think that for the sake of the reputation of the Cheng family, you shouldn't care about my business anymore, and the relationship between our two families is better not to see each other for the time being."

"Can't I be a sister if you're a sister?"

Cheng Nuanxin replied with some humility, his head pressed very low, his hands hanging by his sides, and he looked very depressed. Wang Wan'er looked at him in a daze, a little moved in her heart, it turned out that he was sincere to himself, but it was too late to say it now.

Wanzhao, who had been standing not far away, stepped forward, and a clear-eyed person could see Cheng Nuanxin's thoughts, and only Wang Wan'er knew now, but Wang Wan'er had already made a marriage with Xue Xingyi, and there was no possibility between the two, and it would be no good for anyone to continue to entangle.

"Cheng Gongzi, stop deceiving yourself, General Xue is very good to Wan'er, and she will also consider marrying him."

Wang Wan'er gradually came back to her senses, she understood that Wanzhao's words were for Cheng Nuanxin, and it was also for her, since she chose to let go, she must not let the other party be nostalgic for half a point, otherwise it would be irresponsible to others and herself.

"Brother Cheng, if you really treat me as a sister, listen to my advice, you are a second-class jinshi, no matter who you are for, don't waste your time anymore."

Wang Wan'er said extremely sincerely, this is an exhortation to Cheng Nuanxin, and it is also a decision in her heart. She thought a lot last night, she is sixteen this year, it's time to think about how to live in the future, her father always wants to trap her in the capital to become someone's wife, but she doesn't want to compromise here, since she has been divorced, what does it matter if she starts again.

"What the two girls said is that deception is also self-deception, and I will not run away from it anymore."

Cheng Nuanxin bowed goodbye to everyone, his expression was not as depressed but a trace of unwillingness, he admitted that he had been deceiving himself and passively avoiding the matter of the two of them retiring from their relationship, but at least his heart for Wang Juan'er was true, a hundred times stronger than Xue Xingyi, who loved to play tricks.

"Cheng Gongzi is so affectionate, won't Sister Wan'er think about it anymore?"

Xiaochun looked at Cheng Nuanxin's distant figure and felt tight, what an infatuated person, why didn't he find a good marriage. Wang Wan'er laughed and said jokingly, "He's just a nerd, and Sister Xiaochun likes to take it."

"Juan'er! Don't be rude."

Wanzhao said sharply, but her eyes were staring at Xiaochun, and she was secretly happy in her heart: This little girl is not spring, thinking that Xiaochun is the same age as herself, and she is eighteen years old after her birthday this year, and it is nothing to have a person she admires in her heart

I'm worried, but this official eunuch is really not a good destination for the women of the rivers and lakes.

"I'm sorry Sister Xiaochun, I'm so upset that I can't hold back my mouth for a while, so I'll ask you to drink and make amends another day."

Wang Wan'er was joking, but seeing that the two of them looked nervous, she also felt bored and hurriedly apologized to Xiaochun.

"Sister Wan'er doesn't have to be like this, it's my gaffe."

Xiaochun smiled self-deprecatingly and shook her head, she was overstepping the question when she asked this, blaming her for worrying about it and losing her sense of proportion. Wang Wan'er waved her hand and replied, "I don't know much about love, but I only have a brother-sister relationship with Brother Cheng, and this is still certain."

"Really?"

Xiaochun looked at her nervously, Wang Wan'er nodded heavily, and the children of the rivers and lakes were open in their hearts and never deceived themselves. There are not so many entanglements in Wang Wan'er's heart, after all, the relationship between the two has long been withdrawn, and she has also figured it out, Cheng Nuanxin is like a brother to her, and it is comfortable to withdraw from her relatives and become friends again.

Wanzhao smiled and pulled the two to sit down and drink tea, compared to Cheng Nuanxin, who had retired, she cared more about the current General Xue Xiao, she took a sip of tea and asked, "What about Xue Gongzi?"

Wang Wan'er hesitated, not knowing how to describe the feelings in her heart, if she only thought that Xue Xingyi was a good official who asked for the people's life before last night, she would have a different layer of feelings when she looked at it today.

"I...... I don't know, I just think that he doesn't respect me like other people's hearsay, and he won't bind me like his father, he is measured and responsible, and he should be a good husband."

"Then why did you refuse to get married?"

Wang Wan'er pursed her lips, and Wanzhao spoke as directly as ever, which was really embarrassing. However, the two sisters are not outsiders, and it doesn't hurt for her to say what she thinks, anyway, there are no secrets in this capital.

"Sisters, I'm the daughter of a female prime minister, and I don't deserve such a good marriage. Yesterday I thought about it, and tomorrow I will go to the face saint to ask for orders to join the army and garrison, and make military exploits to correct myself and the royal family."

As soon as these words came out, both of them were stunned, Xiaochun was even more half-open in disbelief, Wang Wan'er raised her eyebrows and said, "What? Don't believe me?"

Wanzhao was immediately amused by her, the girl who was unruly and determined to become a female general has grown up, but her ambition has not changed over the years, but has become more determined.

"Since you think clearly, let's do it, we are waiting for you in the capital to be rewarded for your meritorious service and celebrate your achievements!"

Wanzhao got up and gave her a firm hug, the corners of Wang Wan'er's mouth rose, and she hugged her tighter with a grin.

"Don't worry, I won't keep you waiting!"

The two looked at each other and smiled more than a thousand words, respectively, Xiaochun raised the teacup to replace the wine with tea for Wang Xuan'er, and the three of them agreed to meet again in the autumn next year to enjoy the scenery and drink together.

Early the next morning, Wen Ye slept all night before she felt soothed, and she secretly vowed in her heart that she would never indulge herself in drunkenness again, which was embarrassing and uncomfortable.

"What time is it?"

"When it's just time, the master will lie down for a while."

Wanzhao replied and pushed the door in, and suddenly a burst of cool air poured into the house, Wen Ye tightened the quilt on his body, it was really an autumn rain and a cold, and it was about to enter winter in a blink of an eye, and I don't know if Mo Yan had brought winter clothes when he went out today.

"When did he leave?"

Wen Ye eased up in the quilt, got up and got dressed and went to the ground, if she didn't leave, it wouldn't be a big deal for her to go to the door of the house to send it off.

"The little marquis has been out of the house for a while, so I specially told you not to disturb your dreams."

Wen Ye changed into a new underwear, and her mouth was pouted when she heard her say this, she closed the door with Mo Yan yesterday, but she didn't say that she wouldn't see her off this morning.

"The little marquis has ordered, this time it is the will of the saint, not to mention that he will go for the first half of the month, but more to say that there are two months. But I didn't explain where to do it, but the master was relieved, Ming'er also followed, and there were a group of people from the Imperial City Division."

Wanzhao said words of comfort to Wen Ye, and as she spoke, she found a green coat to put on, and then put a few red clothes in the cabinet at the bottom of the box.

"Okay, I'm just pure."

Warm leaves

Sitting in front of the mirror muttering, sitting there sulking, I knew that he would go for so long and didn't stop him yesterday, and I don't know if the two of them can keep the New Year together, it was their first Yuan Day.

"Why are you doing that?"

Wanzhao packed up her clothes and came over to groom her, and shook her head when she saw her hard-mouthed and soft-hearted appearance, Cheng Nuanxin was not the only one who deceived herself, could it be that Qingkong also deceived and concealed herself?

"Is Clear Sky back?"

Wen Ye saw that she stopped what she was doing, and knew that she must have remembered the clear sky.

"Don't mention him soon, he's still in Liangzhou, and he won't reply to a message!"

Wanzhao bit her lower lip, he wrote five or six letters in a row, but Qingtian didn't reply to a single one, she had never written so many words in her life, and she was really faceless.

"You can go for it, or I won't feel at ease."

Wen Ye thought about it like this, and the clear sky was more than half a month away from Beijing, and it was impossible that there was not even a letter in Liangzhou, something must have happened, and Bixiao stopped him directly.

"No, where the master is, I'm there."

Wanzhao shook his head and refused, but his heart was a little shaken. Bixiao Bixiao was still in the capital to explain that there was no major incident at the Xiang family, and she only said that there was no major incident when she asked Bixiao, and she was just busy in Liangzhou.

"Obedient, I won't be in the Hou Mansion for the past few days, you go and take a look."

Wen Ye turned around and looked up at Wanzhao with a smile, the two looked at each other for a long time, Wanzhao sighed and compromised as always.

"In five days, I'll be back."

Wanzhao reluctantly took Wen Ye's hand, the two have been with each other for almost five years, and this is the first time they have separated, and it is really strange......

In the private room on the second floor of the Drunken Immortal Building, Cheng Nuanxin looked anxiously at the door on the first floor. Cheng Nuanxin invited Xue Xingyi to come this time for three things. First, whether the rumors that the Xue family and Wang Xiang had a close personal relationship in the capital are true recently; second, whether Xue Xingyi wants to marry Wang Wan'er on a certain date; Third, whether Xue Xingyi's transfer from the capital to the border was for Wang Xuan'er. In fact, these three things are for one thing in the final analysis, how did Wang Juan'er join the border army?

"Xue Gongzi."

Cheng Nuanxin got up and bowed, he was dressed in purple today, and he was very gorgeous today, even if the Cheng family lost, they would not lose face.

"Brother Cheng, don't come unharmed."

Xue Xingyi didn't wear the official uniform of the front secretary of the palace today, and changed into a simple dark blue robe, but he looked like a prince of a family.