The door was pushed open, and Xie Li met the visitor's eyes.
"Young Master!" Chang Fan almost cried, stumbled to Xie Li's side, opened his mouth and cried, "Young Master, please forgive me, I can't stop these two people!"
Changfan cried and opened his sleeves, "Master, look, the red mark on your arm was pinched by that little maid!"
Xie Li lowered his eyes, looking at the red mark on Changfan's forearm, frowned, looked up at the person coming, and whispered, "Whose girl are you from? Why did you break into my quiet garden?"
The woman did not respond to his question. She just looked at him with a smile and said, "Are you Xie Li, the second young master of Yongcheng Marquis?"
Xie Li stood up and said, "Yes, I wonder if the girl is..."
"Haven't you been pleased with me for a long time and only praised me as a fairy?" The woman's big eyes smiled like crescent moons, and her voice was cheerful and clear, "Why don't you recognize me now?"
Hearing this, Xie Li's expression froze. It took him a moment to react, and he asked tentatively, "Are you...Miss Song?"
The woman nodded, "Yes, I am Song Huixin."
Changfan was stunned, his face looked like he had knocked over a palette, and he looked at his master secretly.
This is after the rumor was spread...the real owner has been found?
Song Huixin smiled like a coquettish cat, with a jade-like face, bright and heroic. He looked Xie Li up and down, "You are not in line with the rumors. You are clearly a handsome young man. Why are you rumored to have a ghost-like face and a sprite-like appearance?" A sprite?"
Xie Li concealed his confusion and lowered his head gently, "Miss Song is not like the rumors..."
"That's all." Song Huixin walked into the courtyard carelessly and sat down on the stone bench next to Xie Li. "Since you look good, I'm relieved."
Xie Li didn't understand what she said, so he just thought she was here to settle accounts after the fall, and immediately bowed and saluted, "Miss Song, I'm wrong to refuse the princess by using your name. I hope you can forgive me, but...Miss Song has no trouble with the family, so she came in here." Jingyuan, you and I are a man and a woman alone, which is indeed a bit unruly."
"How about I book a private room in the Xiangyun Restaurant, and Miss Song invites some close friends from her boudoir, and the food and drinks are charged to my account as an apology?"
This is the only solution Xie Li can think of.
Song Huixin held her chin, smiled brightly and generously, opened her pink lips lightly, and uttered two words, "Not good."
Xie Li paused, looked at Song Huixin in surprise, and asked over and over again, "How about changing it to rouge, gouache... or jewelry on the head and face?"
Song Huixin's smile did not change, "Do you think I can use those things?"
When Xie Li heard this, his eyes fell on the top of Song Huixin's head. His black hair was simply tied up, without any beads or hairpins.
Xie Li remembered the identity of General Song Huixin's daughter and slowly lowered his eyelids, "As long as Miss Song can calm down, just speak up."
Song Huixin looked away faintly, looked around and looked at Jingyuan, "After you and I get married, I will own half of this yard. I came to take a look in advance. Is there anything against the rules?"
Xie Li's breath froze, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he stared at Song Huixin.
Changfan was also dumbfounded. His mouth was so wide that he could fit an egg into it.
"Miss Song, please don't tell jokes..."
"How did you know that what I said was a joke?" Song Huixin looked at her funny and explained the purpose of his visit, "I have already passed the hairpin age, and the matchmakers in Beijing avoided me like a snake or a scorpion. For this reason, my father was troubled I have been waiting for a long time and almost married me to the stupid son of Yuanwai Chen’s family."
Song Huixin's expression dimmed slightly and he stared at Xie Li, "Just when I was about to accept my fate and marry a fool, news came out in the capital that Mr. Hou has been in love with me for a long time."
"This is not God's will, what is it?"
Xie Li stood there stupidly, his brain had shut down and he was unresponsive.
"Am I good-looking?" Song Huixin blinked at him with a bright smile.
Xie Li turned his head, not daring to look directly at her smile, and just said, "Miss Song looks very good."
"Then I'll marry you, okay?"
After Song Huixin's words fell, the tips of Xie Li's ears were completely red. After a moment, he said, "Miss Song, I am concentrating on studying in front of you. I have no plans to get married."
The light in Song Huixin's eyes dimmed, and he bit his lip and said, "I know you are preparing for the imperial examination. If I were desperate, I would not come here to beg you."
"Although I am careless, I am still a girl and I still have some shame." Song Huixin's eyes turned slightly red and he turned away, "I came today to sacrifice my face and come to beg you."
"I have heard about the Ninth Princess choosing a son-in-law. I know that you are talented and will become an official in the future." Song Huixin lowered his eyelids, perhaps because he felt shameless, and his voice was choked with sobs.
"I don't want to marry someone else and spend my life hastily. I also have high aspirations. I want to ride on the battlefield and keep a peaceful country." Song Huixin shook his head, with a solemn look on his face. "Today's emperor values civility over military affairs, and the border wars are very painful. Death, I don’t want any princess to marry far away, nor do I want so many people to be displaced..."
"My martial arts skills are better than those of my brother. Even my father said that I am the most talented child in the family, but..." Song Huixin turned around and looked at Xie Li, "But just because I am a woman and I belong to a girl's family, I should If you work as a female worker with a fine needle, you should wear a wedding dress and get married hastily, and you should have children and die in a house..."
"I don't want to!"
"Xie Li, please help me!" Song Huixin burst into tears, "As long as you agree to marry me, divorce me after three years, and just go through the motions, I can leave the house and do what I want. "
"As for what I owe you...I will naturally make up for it." Song Huixin clenched his fists and his voice trembled, "I will help you...sit on the throne of the Crown Prince and be upright."
Song Huixin bit the last four words very hard.
Xie Li's expression was as usual, making people unable to guess what he was thinking.
Song Huixin bit her lower lip, her heart became cruel, and she bent her knees and knelt down.
Before his knees even touched the ground, his arms were supported by someone and slowly lifted up.
Song Huixin paused and looked at Xie Li in surprise.
Xie Li had a slight smile on his lips, his eyes were clear and sparkling, and he looked gentle and harmless.
"Miss Song has great righteousness in her heart. Of course I can't sit idly by and watch such a talented person disappear in the back house." Xie Li's voice was low and his smile was cold. He slowly took back his hand on Song Huixin's shoulder and said, "Miss Song Go home first, I will discuss this matter with my mother."
"Really...really?" Song Huixin blinked, mist lingering in his eyes, "Are you really willing to help me?"
Xie Li nodded and said warmly, "I'm not only helping you, but also helping me, because... I don't want to get married either. With Miss Song here, I can save a lot of trouble."
Xie Li smiled helplessly, "If there are more princesses choosing husbands, I'm afraid I will have no chance of having an official career."
Song Huixin understood. She curled her lips and smiled at Xie Li, then turned back into her little pepper look. "In that case, I wish the two of us good luck in joining forces."
Her voice was soft and soft, like feathers falling lightly, and hearing it made my ears feel a little itchy for no reason.
(End of chapter)
