Xi Jin pursed his lips and shook his head, and said sincerely: "Jin'er doesn't complain, everything is done willingly by Jin'er."
The old lady turned back, and her wrinkled hands gently covered hers: "Silly girl, do you know why I chose you among so many famous girls in the capital?"
Obviously the old lady meant something. Xi Jin's heart trembled and he said, "Isn't it because my sister is seriously ill that..."
"Of course not. Our families have been friends for generations. Without your mother's consent, I would never blackmail you with an old marriage certificate."
Xi Jin was a little puzzled, and then heard the old lady say: "The first time I met you was four years ago, at the soup kitchen outside the city. You and the boy from the Wei family were giving soup together."
The old lady paused and glanced at Xi Jin lovingly and pityingly: "I thought at that time, how nice it would be for such a kind-hearted girl to be my Luo'er's wife..."
four years ago? Four years ago, before her aunt died, Xi Jin had many contacts with her mother's family, the Wei family. She often studied medicine with her grandfather while working with her Wei cousins to help victims.
"Later, Luo'er and I went on a trip to the East Lake and saw you falling into the lake to save a little girl. At that time, Luo'er risked his own life and jumped into the lake to save you. I thought to myself, isn't it fate?"
"I can't repay my husband's life-saving kindness." Xi Jin looked at the old lady's haggard face in the diamond-shaped bronze mirror and felt very sad.
"No, Jin'er, if you can marry me, you have fulfilled Luo'er's wish. I thank you on Luo'er's behalf."
"Husband, back then..." Xi Jin hesitated, but in the cell that day, Xie Luo seemed to have vaguely revealed this meaning.
"Do you still remember what you wrote to Luo'er back then? Your writing was elegant and refined. I can see that you are a grateful and informal woman. You are very similar to me when I was young. Luo'er also felt sorry for you after reading the letter. Some thoughts."
The old lady smiled and said calmly: "So, I got your birth date and asked the fortune teller to tell it. The man said that you have an excellent fortune. Therefore, I became more determined to let you marry into the Xie Mansion. I love my heart, but you were not yet a hairpin at that time, and I was afraid that others would say that Luoer proposed marriage to you because we fell into the water and had a physical relationship with you, so I asked Luoer to wait until you were a hairpin in the second year before going to Mu Mansion to propose marriage. Know……"
"Husband, did he propose marriage to me back then?" Although he had speculated before, Xi Jin was still shocked when he heard the old lady talk about it.
The year Xie Luo came to propose marriage, Xi Jin had just turned fifteen. At the age of hairpin, Xi Jin had been adopted by the eldest family. She was regarded as the legitimate daughter of the Mu family, and her status was higher than that of her elder sister.
Unfortunately, in that year, Wei Wensu, the aunt's eldest brother, offended a nobleman in the palace for unknown reasons and was given poisoned wine during his tenure at Taiyuan Hospital. This incident affected his aunt's mother, and Xi Jin was also affected by it, and was deprived of the title of "noble daughter" by the court. "title.
Not long after, his aunt's mother passed away, and Xi Jin's biological mother, Mrs. Liu, was made the main wife. Xi Jin's status in Mu Mansion also plummeted, and he moved to a side courtyard to live.
On the Chinese Valentine's Day of this year, Xie Luo took the initiative to propose marriage.
Xi Jin looked at the dusty engagement letter from that year. On it, the woman's column only wrote "Mu family's direct daughter of the Mu family".
I'm afraid Xie Luo didn't know that when he came to propose marriage, his sister Mu Xiyao had become the "Daughter-in-law of Mu Mansion", and his mother, who was greedy for money and power, would definitely not let such a good son-in-law go. Only then did Xie Luo get married to her sister.
"Yes, Luo'er always thought it was because you didn't like him that's why you refused to marry him."
"No, I never knew it was me that my husband proposed to marry." If she had known that he proposed to marry her in the first place, she would have agreed.
"Luo'er originally wanted to come to the door in person to explain the matter clearly, but who knew that something suddenly happened to his father..."
Mrs. Xie sighed softly: "Luo'er said, rather than letting you marry and suffer, it would be better to let you misunderstand."
"Fate plays tricks on people." If I had really been engaged to Xie Luo at that time, maybe the ending would not have been like this!
The old lady saw Xi Jin's sadness, and the pity in her eyes became more abundant: "Yes, fate can play tricks on people, and I didn't want to force it. Until Luo'er suffered this time, your sister suddenly became seriously ill, and your mother mentioned it to me. You, I just remembered you again."
"I heard that you were deprived of the title of 'Noble Lady', and I heard that you moved to the West Courtyard. I'm afraid you haven't had a good time in the Mu Mansion these past years."
Hearing this, Xi Jin's eyes couldn't help but turn red, and with mixed feelings in his heart, he knelt down between the old lady's knees and called "grandmother" sincerely.
"Grandma, Jin'er promised my husband that I will take good care of you in old age. Please take care of yourself."
"Okay, okay, my child, I believe grandma, even if you don't get pregnant with my Xie family's flesh and blood, you will still be the most noble mistress of the Xie family in your life."
The softest part of Xi Jin's heart was touched. He raised his eyes and looked at the fifty-year-old lady in front of him, feeling ashamed and ashamed in his heart.
She didn't know that besides her aunt, there was such an old man who cared about her.
And she actually didn't care about Xie Luo's life or death at all, and even hoped not to be pregnant with the Xie family's child. How could she be worthy of this old lady!
"Xi Jin, grandma, I want to ask you something." After a long time, Mrs. Xie stood up and pleaded solemnly.
"Just say it." She would comply with the old lady's request no matter what.
"Can you go see Luo'er again tomorrow?" Xie Luo doesn't have much time left. "Luo'er, this child has always been aloof and arrogant. In recent years, he has not even accepted a side house. If you are willing, then go and accompany him." Accompany him and call him "husband" for the rest of his life. This child of his is destined to have a bad fate in this life. He..."
When the old lady said this, there was a deep and distant look in her eyes, and her eyes looking at Xi Jin became softer and helpless.
"Okay." Xi Jin felt a dull pain in his heart. The pain was no less than when he learned that Shangguan had died.
Perhaps this was the last thing she could do for the Xie Mansion and the old man in front of her.
"Old madam, Butler Liu wants to see you." Nanny Xie knocked on the door and came in. She looked at Xi Jin with a strange look.
The old lady followed Nanny Xie's gaze and looked at Xi Jin. When Xi Jin nodded, she turned around and told Nanny Xie: "Tell Liu Shi that what the young lady means is what I mean."
"Yes." Grandma Xie bowed and left. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, the young lady is really amazing.
Ever since the Prime Minister's accident, Madam has asked herself to become a monk and become a monk. These years, the Xie Mansion has been without a mistress. The old Madam has been managing the affairs of the Mansion for many years and has already lost some energy.
I thought that this mansion would continue to be in such chaos, but I didn't expect that the young lady's move to scare the monkeys today actually shocked the delusional people in the mansion.
"Thank you grandma for your trust." Xi Jin said gratefully.
"Jin'er, you need to remember that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. This is not the first time that Xie's family has experienced defeat. Back then, Luo'er's father was framed by thieves, and Zuo Xiang's family fell overnight. But later we also slowed down. Come here, Jin'er, I believe grandma, as long as there is someone in this house to support her, everything will be fine." The old lady seemed to have thought of something, her eyes were blazing, and she was completely different from just now.
"Yes, everything will be fine."
