Zhang Shanshan's mood was complicated, and in the eyes of Mu Qing who was observing from the side, she was already a little confused and couldn't hide it on her face, and she couldn't help but lower her head lower.
Huai Cao Shi had unimaginable patience at this time, and quietly looked up at the sky, with some rare expectations, hoping that Zhang Shanshan would refuse directly.
"Sister Shanshan?" Bai Jianwen's voice became high-pitched due to excitement. He reached out to Zhang Shanshan's shoulder, trying to ask her to agree quickly, but when he was about to touch her, his fingertips jumped, as if being pricked by a needle. Shrank back.
Zhang Shanshan sighed in her heart. Before instigating Bai Jianwen to come here, she had already anticipated that she would face various difficulties.
In fact, when she was stabbed by Bai Jiahe as soon as they met, she felt a touch of joy in her heart. As long as she grasped the essence of humility of "the more you target, the more I give in", her grievances and concessions would be It gave her more confidence to capture Bai Jianwen's heart.
She thought she was well prepared to deal with all kinds of difficulties.
But what if someone stops making things difficult? She never expected this to happen.
Huai Cao Shi made a move without retreating, forcing her to make a choice, creating a storm in the calm, but it only blew in the hearts of people with evil intentions.
If she and Bai Jianwen really love each other, everyone would be happy to be so concerned about her chastity and reputation, but acting is acting. If she and Bai Jianwen are not only a couple, but also have the name of a marriage, she will It will be much more difficult to escape, and you will even be subject to various restrictions because of it.
After all, Bai Jianwen was just the first stepping stone to her...
Such silence, for Bai Jiahe and Mu Qing, was nothing more than a few breaths, but for the person involved, Bai Jianwen felt that many days and nights had passed. His eyes were shaking, and the expression on his face was extremely complicated. It was clear that his face was not full of excitement and joy. It faded away, but the bitterness of self-deception that was about to be broken was already hanging on the corners of my mouth.
Zhang Shanshan, who was kneeling next to him, suddenly felt excited, knowing that remaining silent like this would still affect Bai Jianwen's good impression of her.
Women are water and should go with the flow. Zhang Shanshan suddenly remembered such a sentence, quickly raised her head and said: "I do!"
Her firm voice also contained a hint of sudden joy, causing Bai Jiahe and Lu Fanrou to begin to reflect on whether they had indeed misunderstood something.
Huai Cao Shi secretly sighed that this woman was difficult to deal with. He sighed softly and looked up at the sky, with a hint of cherishment in his tone: "We are husband and wife, and our love is unquestionable. When two mandarin ducks fly together, they need to sing toward each other. , I will tell you two this truth today. Jianwen, Shanshan, do you understand?"
"Master, I understand!" Bai Jianwen nodded seriously, but he was so dizzy that he didn't even listen to half of the words.
"Humph, are you warning me?" Zhang Shanshan sneered in her heart. After making a choice in a hurry, her mind slowly calmed down and she said in a very respectful voice: "Master's words today, Shanshan will definitely remember them in her heart."
There were countless days in the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, with nothing else to do but grow some herbs and refine some low-level elixirs. Zhang Shanshan had already had enough of this boring and despairing life.
Without extraordinary talent for cultivation, she has not been able to master high-level medicine refining methods, and she is only at the fifth level of cultivation. She must seize this hard-won opportunity. At this time, she suddenly had an idea in her heart, and she had vaguely found a direction. .
Huai Cao Shi frowned and looked at Zhang Shanshan a few more times, then turned around and saw Bai Jianwen with a look of longing and joy. His heart became firmer, and his expression became more majestic and dignified, and he said: "Marriage always favors those who are destined. . Compared to Shanshan, you already know Jianwen’s life experience, right?”
Zhang Shanshan thought about every word she spoke, and said slowly and steadily: "Shanshan does know Jianwen's life experience. Is this why master suspects that I have ulterior motives and intends to cling to Jianwen?"
Bai Jianwen on the side was filled with excitement and was about to open his mouth to explain to Zhang Shanshan. Huai Caoshi waved his hand to shut him up and said with a chuckle: "That was all in the past. Now Jianwen is just a chess piece for others at best. Well, It’s still voluntary.”
Huai Cao Shi no longer wanted to say anything while standing in front of the fence. The days to come were still very long. "I mentioned his identity just because I wanted to lament that if Jianwen was still the crown prince, maybe the ceremony of marrying you would not be complete." It would be so careless.”
"Shanshan can be with Jianwen, so she doesn't dare to ask for anything more. After all, the importance of concluding a marriage is sincerity, and the ceremony is not important."
Zhang Shanshan and Bai Jianwen looked at each other and spoke sincerely. Bai Jianwen was so moved that he took the initiative to hold Zhang Shanshan's hand.
"The most important thing is sincerity!" Huai Cao Shi raised the corner of his mouth and showed a rare complex smile, "But even for ordinary people's families, when concluding a marriage, there may be a ceremony, and this ceremony is definitely not as good as that of princes and nobles' families. It’s gorgeous and complicated, but a wedding ceremony that echoes between heaven and earth is still necessary. This kind of ceremony, different from other days in the past and the future, must be a special day in your life.”
Huai Cao's poem contained praise for the beauty and sanctity of marriage, and even Zhang Shanshan had no reason to feel self-doubt and weak regret.
"This matter stems from my inquiry just now, and you two have already expressed your sincerity to each other, so let's keep it simple. How about I read a paragraph to prove the marriage here, under the attention of all the witnesses behind me?"
Zhang Shanshan wanted to refuse loudly, but she could only cover up the anxiety in her heart with the joy of worrying about gains and losses on her face.
"This testimony, after being appealed to heaven and earth, is proved by the bright sun and clear breeze. Although there is no legal effect, it should have the effect of complying with etiquette when it comes out of my mouth. What does Shanshan have to worry about? ?"
Zhang Shanshan's two hesitations were exposed in the eyes of everyone present, but her response this time was extremely timely. She held Bai Jianwen's palm with her backhand, lowered her head and hissed: "Shanshan is very willing, but I can't agree."
"Why!" Bai Jianwen's shoulders slumped and he was about to break away from Zhang Shanshan's hand, but Huai Cao Shi glared at him and fell silent.
There was an even bigger smile on Huai Caoshi's face. It was rare that he turned around to look at the expressions of the people behind him before he sighed softly to Zhang Shanshan: "I didn't think carefully. Logically speaking, these are all Jianwen's relatives and friends. In this way, The situation is so compelling that it is understandable that you, Shanshan, are unsure about paying attention and are beginning to worry about gains and losses."
Huai Cao Shi took the initiative to put herself in Zhang Shanshan's shoes, and the way she handled things impressed Mu Qing, who had been waiting for an unexpected turn of events, because if she thought about it carefully, this also pointed out that Zhang Shanshan's affection for Bai Jianwen was not deep enough. Now it is difficult to be fully satisfied with the idea that "everything is done for the sake of Jianwen".
Zhang Shanshan's heart trembled, knowing that she had met her opponent today, but she had already thought of a countermeasure just now, and she could deal with it calmly at this time. Her eyes showed extreme regret and incomprehensible grievance, and she said sadly: "Master The days back are still short, and you may not know that Shanshan, like most people here, lost her parents when she was a child and became an orphan. Later, she was kidnapped back to Hidden Valley. Because she was not talented enough in cultivation, she was sent to Ten Thousand Flowers Valley to do simple things. thing, to this day.”
Hidden Valley captures a group of orphans every few years, and Mu Qing is one of them. She doesn't have any doubts about Zhang Shanshan's statement that she has no relatives. At this time, she looks over with sympathy in her heart. She happens to be about the same age. A girl about Bai Jiahe's age raised her face and met his eyes.
If you want to affect people, you can't just act, because no matter how perfect the performance is, it won't be as vivid as the emotions that come naturally.
Perhaps it was because she remembered the true unhappiness of the past that a sadness naturally emerged in Zhang Shanshan's eyes, neutralizing her originally too charming face. The clear and undiminished sadness and the everlasting charm Their thoughts were mixed together, and they fell into the eyes of everyone. There was indeed something so sweet that I felt pity for him.
"So Shanshan doesn't have any relatives or friends, and the reason why I didn't agree is because Shanshan suddenly remembered something."
Huai Cao Shi lowered his eyes slightly and asked softly: "What's the matter?"
Zhang Shanshan turned her head and looked to her side, facing Bai Jianwen's face that was twisted with various emotions, her eyes flickered and she said: "Master just reminded me that Hidden Valley is taking advantage of the situation, but Jianwen is now a chess piece. I don’t know, but if he and I get married right here today, it won’t take long for the news to spread back to Hidden Valley.”
Huai Caoshi raised his eyebrows, vaguely guessing what Zhang Shanshan would say next.
Zhang Shanshan's voice became smoother and smoother, and she said with concern for everyone: "Although Shanshan doesn't know what happened in Huangsong Valley, she can also feel that the atmosphere between our Ten Thousand Flowers Valley and Hidden Valley is not right, and Hidden Valley He never does anything unscrupulous, and if Hidden Valley gets to know this news, Hidden Valley will have another way to control Jianwen."
Huai Caoshi knew that he had to interrupt, and pointed out: "Although your relationship with Jianwen has not become known to everyone, there are probably not a few people among the outer disciples who know about it, and even Hidden Valley doesn't know about it. How much energy will be wasted? As a woman, I will never allow you to bear the reputation of being unclean."
Zhang Shanshan was stunned for a moment, then shook her head under Bai Jianman's apologetic and expectant eyes and said, "This is different. Even if I fall into danger in the future, Hidden Valley will have another way to control Jianwen. If he lets me go because of me, I don’t want to see Jianwen get hurt or make some big mistakes.”
"As long as I don't become Jianwen's wife, as long as you stop Jianwen from doing stupid things, even if I die, I won't let Jianwen bear a bad reputation and receive unwarranted accusations."
In the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley during the Mengxia season, there is already a lot of greenery on the ground. The sun is shining in front of the fence. Everyone is bathing in this warmth. Then listening to Zhang Shanshan's heartfelt statement of sacrificing herself for others and completely thinking about Jianwen, the silent people have already changed. Have to be more silent.
Bai Jiahe looked at Zhang Shanshan with less hostility in his eyes.
Huai Cao Shi didn't expect things to develop like this, so he became more and more cautious towards Zhang Shanshan, but his face was like the ice and snow breaking through in early spring, showing a bit of a smile. He reached out to help Zhang Shanshan up, patted her thin shoulder and said, "Okay My child, I feel wronged to you."
