Jichen knelt on the ground, exhaled deeply, clenched his fists and dared to raise his head to look at his father: "Dad, I really like Wen Yue, I want to marry her as a wife, please fulfill us!"

The old general sat on the Taishi's chair with anger on his face, and a cup of tea fell in front of his stepminister, and the sound of the porcelain cup breaking shook the stepminister's heart and hung high.

"When you were fifteen years old, your grandmother fell in love with Miss Zhang for you, and my father was afraid that it would not be what you wanted, so he took you to visit when Miss Zhang returned to her mother's house with her mother to save relatives, what did you say after meeting Miss Zhang that day?"

The step-minister's heart sank, and his brows tightened and his eyes closed.

"The boy said... Grandmother once praised Miss Zhang for being docile and beautiful, dignified and polite, and very much like her mother... When I saw it today, it was true. ”

"Dad asked you, if this marriage is set for you, will you be willing, and what do you say!"

The step-minister's face trembled, and his face turned white with remorse, "The child said at that time... Miss Zhang is very easy to get along with, since grandmother likes it, the child... Naturally, too. ”

The old general was even more angry, and slapped his palm on the sandalwood table, "Dad also asked you, once you get married, you will promise the next life, will you regret it, and how did you answer at that time, you said it yourself!"

The step-minister's fists clenched the ground and the green tendons exploded, and his voice even lost most of his strength: "The child said... The child said... If you marry Miss Zhang, you must be happy and comfortable for the rest of your life, in this case, that child... You won't regret it. ”

The old general didn't ask again, just looked at the step-minister who was kneeling on the ground, and sighed deeply.

"It's the child's fault, it's the child who is sorry for Sister Qiyan. ”

The old general's face was gloomy, and he angrily reprimanded: "Have you thought about it, Qi Yan's child, she has ever been half at fault! A woman was divorced for no reason, where do you want her to put her face!"

The step-minister looked up at the old general, and argued a little anxiously: "The child knows that it is all her own fault, and the child is sorry for her." The child likes Wen Yue because he is unfaithful to her, and he wants to repent of his marriage and is unjust to her. But if the child knows that she likes Wen Yue but still marries her, it will harm her for the rest of her life, wouldn't it be even more wrong! I treat her like this, it is not worth her trust, and the child can't drag her down anymore!"

The old general glared angrily, snorted coldly, and reprimanded: "Can't you drag her down anymore?" You ask yourself, when you regret your marriage, do you really feel sorry for her, and you can't drag her down anymore?"

"I ......"

The step-minister's back trembled, and he was speechless for a while.

"You're just for your own selfishness!"

The old general looked directly at his step-minister's face, and his eyes were extremely clear.

"You know that you have a marriage contract and still privately promise Wen Yue's life, this is not only harming Qi Yan, but also harming Wen Yue! Harming the innocence of the two women! You are so selfish and disregarding morality, how can you be worthy of Qi Yan, how can you be worthy of Wen Yue, how can you be worthy of the Zhang family and the Feng family, how can you be worthy of the sage books you have read for so many years!"

The step-minister couldn't refute it, his heart was like a knife scraping fire, and he was tormented by bursts of remorse.

"It's the child's fault...... The child is sorry for Qiyan, sorry for Wenyue, sorry for the Zhang family and the Feng family, and sorry for his father's teachings for many years...... It's the child's fault......"

The old general looked at his face that was gradually turning pale, and was silent for a long time, and his gaze slowly eased.

"You can make mistakes, after all, the world makes mistakes. It is not a big deal to correct the mistakes, to remedy them, and to compensate the people who have been involved and damaged by the mistakes to the greatest extent. But you can't be without remorse, and you can find all kinds of disguises and excuses for yourself with peace of mind!"

Jichen bowed his head deeply, his face turned pale for a while, and he said weakly: "Yes." ”

The old general stood up, walked up to him, and said, "Qi Yan's pain, you will never be able to compensate, this is what you owe her in this life, you have to remember it yourself!"

The step-minister exhaled deeply, "The child will personally kneel down to her and plead for sins until she is discouraged." For the sake of her honor, the child will ask her to voluntarily withdraw from the marriage. It's all my fault, and she doesn't deserve any criticism. ”

The old general didn't look at him again, and started to walk out.

"Make amends for your own mistakes. ”

Jichen hurriedly turned around and kowtowed to him three times, and shouted: "Dad, the child really likes Wenyue, the child has already turned his back on Qiyan, and he must not turn his back on her, you can fulfill us." ”

The old general looked up at a plum tree in the courtyard, squinted his eyes for a long time, as if he was looking close, as if he was looking into the distance, and sighed deeply.

"If I had taken her as my wife, maybe she wouldn't have gone so soon. ”

The step-minister knew who he was talking about, and his heart suddenly moved, and he somewhat understood his feelings.

"I'm sorry for her, more... I'm sorry for your mother," the old general turned to look at his step-minister, his voice suddenly tired, "you don't want to be like me anymore. ”

The step-minister breathed a sigh of relief, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you, Dad!"

The sun hung in the sky like a fireball, illuminating the entire imperial city as if it were immersed in a huge brazier.

At this time, Wen Yue suddenly felt that the legend of the Flame Mountain was real.

At this hour, no one wants to go out and touch the sunlight that is warmer than the fire, especially the ladies and ladies of large families, all of whom hide in the ice-filled rooms to cool off.

So when the maid reported that someone was visiting, Wen Yue almost thought that the girl was talking nonsense from heat stroke, and it was not until the person entered with the hand of the maid that Wen Yue believed that there was such a tough woman in this imperial city.

The person who came was slightly taller than Wen Yue, wearing a set of palace style azure trolling gauze skirt, and the tail hem of the wide gauze skirt outlined the complex pattern of Luan Bird Leaping and Dancing Hundred Flowers with gold and silver silk threads, which was very dignified and elegant.

The delicate and fair face is covered with a layer of elegant and delicate makeup, which sets off the facial features more three-dimensional and feminine, and a regular oblique cloud chasing moon bun is tied on the head, and only a simple flying star tassel is inserted obliquely to match it, which makes it look elegant and luxurious.

When Wen Yue watched her walk in with lotus steps, she suddenly knew who she was.

The dignified and virtuous Miss Zhang, the step-minister's fiancée-Zhang Qiyan.

She walked to a position two steps away from Wen Yue and stood still, slowly withdrew her hand from the handmaid's palm, clasped her hands and gave a flat salute to Wen Yue, and only when she stood up straight again did she look at Wen Yue and said, "Although it is for the matter of the step-minister, but this hour is over, it still disturbs my sister's leisure." ”

Wen Yue's heart jumped, and she stood up straight, and sure enough, she came.

Wen Yue had thought that those words of praise that described her were exaggerated and untrue, but now that she was standing in front of her, she realized that those flowery words to embellish her were just right.

Wen Yue already knew that she was wrong, but after seeing her appearance, she unconsciously felt a sense of cowardice in her heart, so she somehow bowed down and gave her a big salute in a dignified manner, and said in a low voice: "I know what you are here for, I can't stand you, and I will make amends to you." ”

Zhang Qiyan still had a gentle and decent expression on her face, even when she looked at Wen Yue, who was saluting her, she didn't change her expression, and only said, "I'm not here to ask about my guilt today." ”

Wen Yue straightened up when she heard this, and looked at her with a hint of doubt on her face.

"He came to my house early this morning and knelt before me and begged me to withdraw from the marriage. ”

Wen Yue was startled, and a sharp stinging pain suddenly hit her heart, and she opened her eyes wide to see her face.

Zhang Qiyan looked at her heartache expression and hooked the corners of her lips, but she didn't mean to laugh, "I just want to see what the woman who deserves him to kneel down to me and withdraw from the marriage is like." ”

Wen Yue's voice trembled a little, "Did he tell you?"

Zhang Qiyan took the handmaid's hand and walked a few steps forward, sat on the chair softly with a flirtatious skirt, looked up at Wen Yue's face, and said slowly: "He said that he loves a woman and wants to marry her as a wife, so he can't marry me." ”

Wen Yue just stood, the expression on her face was heartache but happiness, and she pursed her lips tightly and didn't speak.

At this moment, Zhang Qiyan sat upright, as if she was the owner of this house, but the expression on her face was extremely lonely.

"I just want to see how inferior I am to that woman. ”

Wen Yue finally had the confidence to look straight at her face, her face was honest, and her eyes showed a straightforward light, "You are no worse than me in anything, when it comes to being virtuous and virtuous, you don't know how much better than me." ”

Zhang Qiyan's face showed a look of hatred for a moment, but she only took it back for a moment, and then her expression became soft and gentle, and asked, "Then why did he choose you?"

Wen Yue's face showed an intoxicating smile, and even she didn't notice it, "He said he likes me, so I'm okay with everything." ”

Zhang Qiyan snorted lightly and laughed out loud, looked at Wen Yue's face a little ruthless, and said, "I like you, so can he ignore our marriage contract, can he ignore the face of the Wu family?

Wen Yue's face turned pale, and she tried to suppress the uneasiness in her heart, "Then you, have you agreed?"

"Promise?" Zhang Qiyan gently stroked a jade bracelet on her right wrist with her left hand, "This was sent by his family when we made the marriage contract three years ago, although I know that this is not necessarily the one he personally chose for me, but I have been wearing it for the past three years, and I have never left my body for a moment." ”

Zhang Qiyan looked at Wen Yue, and her tone was soft but loud, "Is it possible that my three years of time are going to be erased so easily!"

Wen Yue's heart suddenly jumped from the bottom of her chest.

Wen Yue knew that this bracelet was chosen by the old general, and she had broken a better one a few days ago, and she was also going to give it to her, but at this time, Wen Yue didn't dare to say anything.

Lowering her head and carefully considering the wording in her mind, Wen Yue dared to speak, "The first time I met him was nine years ago, and I liked him back then. ”

Zhang Qiyan's eyes jumped, and there was a hint of surprise in her expression.

"He said when he left that he would come back to me. So, I waited for him for nine years,"

Wen Yue looked at Zhang Qiyan, and her tone brought a plea that she had never had before, "I've liked him for nine years, and now he is finally willing to like me, I've been looking forward to it for so long, and I don't want to lose it again." ”

Zhang Qiyan was silent, and her left fingernail fiercely picked at the jade bracelet.

Wen Yue didn't know where she got the courage, but she lost all her arrogance in an instant, and knelt on the ground with a "plop" and knelt in front of Zhang Qiyan.

"I can give you whatever you want, but step-minister, can you let go?"