Only Pei You'an and Mrs. Hu were left in the hall.
The old lady smiled and said, "My granddaughter, He De He Neng, can win the favor of the eldest son. Is there any reason why I should not? It's just that I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"
Pei You'an said respectfully, "Grandma has something to say, but it's okay to say it."
"Eldest son, Lao Shen understands what he means. It will take a while for the outside world to think about it. I don't understand these court affairs. Your business, eldest son, must be a big deal, and I don't ask much about it. I know better. I understand the inconvenience of the eldest son now. Just tell the eldest son that although Afu's previous marriage did not happen, it was just these days. Before you came, the family was preparing to give her another kiss, just in our local prefecture. , who is also a family official, and he fell in love with my granddaughter for his son. Some time ago, he sent someone to ask for news. The old man was thinking of answering, and he didn't want to be so coincidental. The eldest son is here today..."
The old lady stopped.
Pei You'an's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't speak, just waiting for the old lady to continue.
"Naturally, that family can't compete with the family of the Duke's Mansion, but in our place, it is also considered one of the top-ranked families, and several members of the family are officials..."
The old lady sighed.
"This kind of thing, I shouldn't have said this to outsiders, but the eldest son has a relationship with my Zhen family. Today, he is not an outsider, so I am not afraid of the eldest son's jokes, so I will say it straight. The eldest son should also know a thing or two about the situation of the family. It is not easy to do business. There are no pillars in the family. Good marriage, secondly, the other party sincerely married my granddaughter. If they really got married, it would have been a good thing for my Zhen family. Unexpectedly, the eldest son came. That's right. It's just the eldest son's side, can you give me another letter? Afu is not too old, but at the time of the marriage, the girl's family said that she was a good age, and she would only look at this or two in her whole life. It's been years. As long as we have a number in our hearts, it doesn't matter at all, even if it takes three or five years, just wait for Mrs. Pei to be hired in the future. Eldest son, don't you think? "
Mrs. Hu has been shrewd all her life, and it is natural to make a clear abacus in her granddaughter's marriage. The marriage with the Duke's Mansion was unsuccessful before, and now he can only settle for the next best thing, but today's sudden visit by Pei You'an made the old lady smell a different taste.
The emperor and the prince are going to fight now, naturally, to compete for the throne of the Golden Palace. But why did Pei You'an say that he has no time to get married now? Since he came to the door in person, the solemnity of his marriage was evident.
The old lady also knew the scenery of the former prince of the state's mansion in front of him in his early years. Thinking of the two things, I vaguely guessed that he should also be involved in the middle.
This is easy to do.
First promise privately, the news will not be leaked. In the future, if he can use the cloud to rise, the dragon will fly, and once again he will be able to walk smoothly, the Zhen family will naturally be happy to see good things. If things fail, they won't implicate their own family.
This is like a sale. If it succeeds, it will be a huge profit. If it fails, the loss of the Zhen family will delay the marriage of granddaughter Jiafu. Compared with the benefits that the entire Zhen family can get, it is not worth mentioning.
How could the old lady refuse such a deal? Besides, the old lady was very satisfied with Pei You'an.
She saw that Pei You'an himself should have concerns about this, so he didn't arrange to formally come to propose marriage immediately.
Now he is willing to think so thoughtfully for the Zhen family and his granddaughter. Such a man is worthy of trust.
All that is needed now is for him to give him another reassurance.
After the old lady finished speaking, she looked at Pei You'an with a smile on her face.
Pei You'an is such a smart person, before the old woman finished what she said, he already knew what the old woman meant, smiled slightly, and said, "You'an thanked the old grandmother. Please rest assured grandma, he will be right in the future. If An Ruo is in a precarious situation, she will tell her early and ask her grandmother to choose a good match for her cousin. If I am fortunate enough to marry my cousin, the Zhen family will be like my own."
He took out a small black pouch from his arms, opened it, took out a jade pendant inside, put it on with both hands, and said respectfully, "There is no evidence, this is a relic given to me by my late father when he was dying, and I have been collecting it for many years. , I will leave it as a token of arrival today, and ask my grandmother to collect it on my behalf."
The old lady took it in the palm of her hand, and saw that the jade pendant was engraved with branches and vines, and the middle was carved with orchid patterns. Save it properly for you."
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Meng shi hugged her daughter, comforted her in a low voice, and suddenly remembered: "The eldest son means, it seems that he is inconvenient now, and we want us to keep you first and wait for him to formally propose marriage in the future. I was just saying this. , your grandmother spent me, and I don't know what she's going to say, if it's unfavorable, my mother still go back and have a look."
Jiafu grabbed her sleeve, shook her head and said, "Mother, if grandmother refuses, she refuses. Mother doesn't have to go over there and say anything."
Meng Shi glanced at her daughter suspiciously: "Don't you want to marry him again?"
Jiafu whispered, "I'm not worthy of him."
Meng Shi was stunned for a moment, then understood immediately, suppressed her sadness, put her arms around her daughter's shoulders again, and comforted her softly, "Afu, your eldest cousin saved you, he should also know what happened to you in his heart, and he even came to the door to ask for marriage in person. , then it doesn't matter. Such a man, where do you go to find a second one? Don't be too stubborn, mother go take a look first."
She got up and heard her son's voice coming in from outside the door: "Mother, the eldest son is leaving, and grandmother asked me to call you over."
Meng Shi was surprised, and immediately opened the door: "I just came here, and I haven't even finished drinking a cup of tea, why are you leaving in a blink of an eye?"
Zhen Yaoting scratched his head: "I don't know either."
Meng shi went out in a hurry, and came back in a short time. He pushed aside all the servants, closed the door, with a happy expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "Good thing! Your grandmother should give birth to the eldest son! I'll wait for him to come to ask for marriage in the future, He also told me that this matter should not be shared, and that no one else should know about it except you!"
Mrs. Meng is extremely satisfied with Pei You'an, but he wants to keep his daughter first and wait for him to formally propose marriage in the future. This is a bit unusual. I was worried that the old lady would have to talk about it, but I didn't expect that things would be settled so smoothly. When I came down, I was overjoyed after the accident. I just came back in a hurry and told Jiafu the news in person, so as to reassure her, and said: "I kept the eldest son again and again, but he said that there are other important things, so I have to leave. It's gone. Mother goes to see him first. Don't worry, don't think about it!"
Mrs. Meng hurried away again, leaving Jiafu alone in a state of confusion. She walked back and forth in the house for a few times, and finally made up her mind, hurried to the front hall and stopped outside the door.
Pei You'an turned her back to her, her grandmother was being lifted from her seat by her mother, and said to him with a smile: "Since the eldest son still has important things to do, the old man will not be forced to stay. Good news for the eldest son."
Pei Youan said goodbye to the old lady. The old lady wanted to take him out in person. When Pei Youan said goodbye, Jiafu stepped in and said, "Grandmother, mother, I want to have a few words with my eldest cousin."
In the main room, apart from the old lady, Mrs Meng, Zhen Yaoting, Da Zhang, and some servants, all of them looked at her with surprise when she said that.
The surroundings were quiet.
Pei You'an turned his head and glanced at Jiafu behind him, and the two looked at each other.
He had always had a smile on his face since he was greeted at the door, and it was the same at this moment.
But Jiafu clearly saw that the gaze he looked at her was no longer as warm as before.
He was smiling, but looking at her with a cold and slightly surprised look, he didn't seem to expect her to appear so suddenly.
Jiafu's income was in the eyes, and her heart was like a river overturned.
The days when I lived in the Xiaoyuan Building in Wuding Mansion before, although the time was short, I was foolish in front of Pei You'an, but now that I think about it, it is so heartwarming.
His protection and tolerance for her made her degenerate constantly in front of him, like a daring and unscrupulous child.
He also gave her an intuition that he would always tolerate her like this, no matter what she did.
It was because of this intuition and the courage he had given her that she suddenly knew that she was going to be sent away that night, and she did such a thing without any other means.
His visit today proved her intuition once again.
She succeeded, even though some time had passed in between.
She finally won and achieved her goal.
But she was so sad.
She didn't expect that she won, but she was so sad.
Jiafu didn't look at anyone else, didn't avoid his gaze, looked directly at him, and said softly, "Big cousin, I have something to tell you. It's very important."
Mrs. Hu frowned slightly.
How could she not guess that something must have happened between the two of them during the days when their granddaughter was rescued by Pei Youan after she disappeared.
Regardless of whether the granddaughter would like it or not, the old lady recognized it and told her daughter-in-law. At this moment, the granddaughter must also know.
She suddenly appeared like this, not to mention being rude, just looking at her like this, it seems that there has been a change.
The old lady glanced at her daughter-in-law.
Meng Shi hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Afu, what's the matter with you? Come over with my mother first..."
Jiafu didn't move, still looking at Pei You'an.
Pei You'an turned his head and said to the old lady, "If my grandmother trusts me, can I listen to my cousin first?"
The old lady paused and said with a smile: "That's natural. You can say it here. It's just that Afu has been raised by us for his temper. If you say the wrong thing, you will be more responsible."
Pei Youan smiled: "Cousin is gentle and courteous, Shujia Zhenhui, grandmother is too worried. Youan thanked grandmother for the convenience."
Mrs. Hu stared at her granddaughter, led her daughter-in-law out, and everyone followed one after another, and finally disappeared.
As soon as the people around went there, only Jiafu and Pei Youan were left in the huge living room, and they immediately became quiet.
Jiafu didn't know that he would come today, and she had no plans to see any guests. She was wearing only a homely dress, a plain robe on top, and a long pleated skirt made of gauze and silk on the bottom. The skirt was embroidered with a circle of begonias as a presser foot. At this moment, someone was standing on the threshold. A gust of wind blew from the nearby window, swaying the pleated skirt. She was pale and slender, like a Fu Chu, who fluctuated with the water ripples, really felt pity for me.
She took a step, and under his indifferent gaze, she walked towards him slowly, and finally stopped at the side of an interstitial screen a few steps away from him. Mother said the purpose of your visit. I'm very grateful, but it's better, I'll go and tell my grandmother myself. You don't have to worry about it here."
Pei You'an frowned slightly, but did not speak, and two eyes fell on her face.
Gave lowered her eyes.
"This matter was originally my calculation. At that time, I was too scared, so I just wanted to rely on you, and didn't care about anything, let alone think about your big cousin. These days, after I got home, I slowly became After thinking about it clearly, there is nothing to be afraid of. I regret it very much. Anyway, it is all my fault. Big cousin, you have not done anything. If you marry me like this, there is no reason for it..."
The man on the opposite side never said a word, and she just let her mumble there. Jiafu only felt that the atmosphere between the two was becoming more and more stagnant, and she couldn't help but get short of breath. She raised her eyes again, but saw that his eyebrows were furrowed, and his eyes were looking at her. Big cousin, I didn't lie to you this time, what I just said is true... You believe me... "
Her voice fell silent.
"Is that what you want to tell me?"
After a while, she heard him ask.
Gave hummed.
Pei You'an nodded and said in a slow tone: "I ask you, if the prince seeks you again, what do you want?"
Jiafu was silent for a moment, and said in a relaxed tone: "There is no such thing as a perfect way, so let's take a step by step. Besides, those are all my own imaginations. If it didn't work last time, he might have left me now. In the back of my head, I won't look for my business again..."
She didn't want to continue the topic, turned her face away, and stared out the window.
"... In short, I regret what I did before. I didn't care about that. I said that at the time, just to rely on you. I have changed my mind now and don't want to rely on you anymore... Big cousin You didn't do anything, let alone worry about it..."
Pei You'an followed her gaze and glanced out the window, frowned when she saw her staring at a bunch of plantains there, and said, "What should I do, I can figure it out. That's it! At your grandmother's place, I have already agreed with her. Now, if I am lucky enough to be able to come back in the future, I will marry you according to my promise. I have something else to do, so I will go first."
After he finished speaking, he walked over from Jiafu's side and stepped over the threshold.
Jiafu turned her head and watched his figure gradually disappear at the end of the corridor in the courtyard, without turning her head back, her nose was sour, and she burst into tears again.