The Fugitive White Moonlight of a Powerful Minister

  Chapter 4

  The hall was silent for a moment.

   Neither Wen Tingchun nor Shen Gaolan expected that Wen Ning, who had been raised in a boudoir, would say such words. Liang was even more stunned. How could Wen Ning say what she had been thinking about for a long time?

  Wen Ning kept lowering her eyes and frowning, not feeling anything wrong.

   It is true that these words are indeed a bit outrageous for an unmarried girl, but when she heard Linglan say that the two families are negotiating marriage, her first reaction was—not to marry.

   If you only talk about Shen Jin, it is excellent. He is literary and ambitious, and treats her with affection. In the previous life, if he hadn't hesitated to make a scene with the Liang family, and if she hadn't married, she wouldn't have been able to enter the Shen family.

  In her previous life, at this age, she had indeed had a crush on him. After learning the news of his death in battle, she shed tears almost every day, and resolutely became his widow.

  But she who has lived a new life knows better than anyone else that marrying a man marrying a man means not only marrying the man, but also the man's family.

  If it wasn't for the Liang family in the last life, how could she have easily become Pei You's grasp?

Thinking of Pei You, Wen Ning lowered her body even lower: "Father, Uncle Shen, Aunt Shen, Ah Ning really don't want to. The second son is a good-looking talent, literary and martial arts, and he will definitely find a better housewife than Ah Ning. I also hope that the three elders will be fulfilled."

  It's all said and done, there is no reason to talk about this marriage.

Although it was exactly what Liang's wished, her Shen family changed from active to passive, and a girl named Wen Ning said everything, and she said it so bluntly and firmly, it made her feel ashamed, and she flung her sleeves and snorted coldly and left.

  Shen Gaolan looked at Wen Tingchun, then at Wen Ning, sighed, and followed.

   Only Wen Tingchun was left, looking at Wen Ning with a worried expression.

  Wen Ning still lowered her eyebrows and listened.

   After a while, Wen Tingchun calmed down and asked Wen Ning, "Ah Ning, are you really not going to marry Shen Jin?"

  Wen Ning replied: "Father, if the Shen family intends to fulfill the marriage contract, as early as the day when Ah Ning and Ji married, they would ask the matchmaker to come to propose marriage. Although Shen Jin is good, Ah Ning does not want to be high-ranking."

  Wen Ning thought so thoroughly, Wen Tingchun was surprised: "Forget it, twisted melons are not sweet, it's hard for you to think about it."

  He sighed, a little softness appeared on his face, and his voice softened: "I, Wen's A Ning, has a pure character, full of talent and appearance, and I will find another good marriage for you."

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   Coming out of the main hall, the setting sun in spring has not yet faded, and it is just sprinkled in the fragrant garden. Several pairs of magpies are chirping on the branches, and the flowers are slightly nodded by the breeze, and there are bursts of fragrance.

  Wen Ning took a deep breath of the cool and warm spring air, and realized for the first time that she was really reborn, and it was a meaningful rebirth. She can change her marriage with Shen Jin now, and she will definitely be able to change more things in the future, her own future, and the future of the Wen family.

  Thinking of this, Wen Ning couldn't help laughing, laughing from the bottom of her heart, reaching all the way to her eyes.

  Linglan followed her, still annoyed that her marriage with Shen Jin fell through, blaming herself for not stopping the impulsive girl, when she looked up and saw Wen Ning smiling, she was stunned for a moment.

  The only young lady in the Wen family, her beauty is spread all over the capital, but she has always been unaware of her beauty, her temperament is reserved and docile, most of the time she bows her head shyly and stands behind others. Even if she smiles occasionally, she must cover her face with a fan, tossing and turning gracefully. How could she ever smile openly and recklessly facing the sun like this, like...

  It seems that the whole person is shining.

  Linglan swallowed the words that came to her lips.

   Could it be that she misunderstood the girl's affection for Young Master Shen? Breaking off the engagement with him would make the girl so happy.

   "Linglan, tomorrow we will go to Ci'en Temple to offer incense."

  Thank God, thank gods, and thank Bodhisattva for giving her a chance to do it all over again.

   Linglan answered yes repeatedly, being infected by Wen Ning, she also became happy.

  The Liang family is notoriously difficult to get acquainted with, so it might be a good thing not to marry the Shen family.

  Wen Ning lived in Xiangti Courtyard, and after sending her back, Linglan rushed to report to the housekeeper about tomorrow's itinerary, so that she could arrange carriages and manpower earlier.

  Wen Ning went back to her room by herself, and when she entered the room, she saw the sweet soup on the round table in the outer hall, and her favorite sweet-scented osmanthus rice wine glutinous rice balls.

  Although it was completely cold, Wen Ning took a bite.

   It's not the reason why I haven't eaten for a long time.

In the last year of her life, she was already exhausted. Pei You finally stopped restraining her, found her a house far away from the suburbs of Beijing, and withdrew the guards who had been around for twelve hours. Find a famous chef to serve her with this bowl of glutinous rice balls. In the last three months, he directly brought back Linglan, who was married long ago, so she could have a bowl of her favorite sweet soup every day.

  But the taste at that time was different from that at this time.

  Wen Ning ate bite by bite, and couldn't help thinking about what to do next.

   When she woke up from the nightmare, she was glad that she was reborn before she met Pei You, but it was actually not very accurate.

  Back then, Pei You spared no effort to win a wife, ignored her wishes and kept her in the outer room, and finally even married her as his wife regardless of the eyes of the world, because of the time he spent with her when he was young.

  At that time, Pei You's surname was not Pei, but the eldest son of the Pei family who had been living abroad and had not yet been recognized, Wang You.

And she was only less than ten years old, and she hadn't yet enlightened. She was led by her two elder brothers to dig out the bird's nest and down into the dog's hole. How could she understand the shyness of a girl, who often carried Wen Tingchun behind her back, and wore the clothes of a servant, her face was covered with mud, Followed my brothers and ran out of the house to play.

   It was at that time that she met Wang You who was still a commoner.

  Wang You’s family is poor, and his mother is seriously ill. His father holds two jobs and the whole family still can’t eat enough. He only allows Wang You to study and doesn’t allow him to intervene in family affairs.

  Wen Ning followed her two elder brothers and knew many ways to make money by speculating, so she often took Wang You with her, picking herbs on the top of the mountain, and catching pheasants at the foot of the mountain there.

  At that time, she made up a random name and told Wang You that her name was "Xiaoya", and she was the daughter of a poor family in the west of the city.

  Wen Tingchun was busy with business at that time, and he often went out on business. The trip lasted ten days and a half months. There was no mistress in the Wen family, so no one could take care of the two sons and one lady.

  One time when Wen Tingchun came back, it happened that the two young masters were covered in mud and came back through the dog hole in the backyard with playful smiles.

Although Wen Tingchun had ambitions, he had two sons and one daughter in his family. He didn't want to continue, and he didn't want to raise the children without children or daughters. Since then, there has been no chance to go out and mess around.

After growing up, Wen Ning had long forgotten about this matter. He never thought that Wang You, who was famous in the ruling and opposition circles, and the first champion, caused a sensation in the capital and was recognized by the Pei family as the second son of the Duke's Mansion, Pei You. It turned out to be the down-and-out boy he knew when he was young, and he regarded himself as Bai Yueguang, and he had been looking for her.

  If she could be reborn at the age of nine, she would definitely stay at home obediently and never go out to provoke Wang You, who is innocent on the outside but dark on the inside.

But now she is fifteen years old. According to the timeline of her previous life, after a few days when Chun Wei releases the rankings, the news of Wang You's high school Huiyuan will spread throughout the capital. Yuan and No. 1 scholar.

Also because of the fame this time, Wang You was noticed by the Zhen Guogong who had faded out for a long time. The eldest princess, who had been eating sutras and reciting Buddha for a long time, fell in love with him at first sight. accidentally lost son.

  Wang You, who restored Pei's surname, already had the talent of the number one scholar, and with the blessing of the name of the son, he no longer hides his strength and bides his time. Everyone knows this upstart's thunderous tricks and surly temper.

  At that time, she was waiting to complete the three letters and six engagements with Shen Jin, and to marry as Shen's wife.

   I don't remember the time when Linglan and Linglan went out to buy things for the wedding. She met Pei You unexpectedly at the door of a pharmacy.

  Pei You was six years older than her, and when she was nine, he was fifteen. Therefore, her appearance has changed a lot in the past few years, but Pei You is almost the same as before, only her clothes are much more luxurious.

  If only seeing him, Wen Ning might not be able to remember, but he happened to be standing at the door of the pharmacy they used to go to. The familiar face and the familiar shop suddenly awakened Wen Ning's memories.

   While she was in a daze, the attendant beside Pei You cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the boss still said that he didn't know a girl named Xiaoya, and he didn't look like he was lying."

  Pei You's expression was cold and serious, as if he was born noble, and he didn't look like he was down and out back then. Hearing this, he frowned slightly, as if extremely impatient, and turned his head just in time to meet the dazed Wen Ning.

  Wen Ning was not far away, and heard the attendant's words clearly.

  Xiaoya?

   Isn't that her?

  At that time, Wen Ning was pure-hearted, only thinking that Wang You, the number one scholar who had been widely preached in Beijing recently, and Pei You, the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion who had been lost for many years, was the Wang You she knew back then? And after he became a master, he still remembered to look for her?

  Wang You is really kind.

   Presumably, he left without saying goodbye and never showed up again, which worried him for a long time, but he still looks for her today.

   And Pei You also seemed to find her quite familiar, so he fixedly looked at her.

  She smiled and made a naughty expression to him that she used to make when she was young.

  Pei You's eyes suddenly brightened, with a smile at the end of his eyes, and he strode over.

  When he was about to reach her, Wen Ning turned to him and said, "A Ning Wen, I have met the eldest son."

  Pei You was about to help her hold her hand in the air, and for a moment, her five fingers formed a fist, and she was behind her back.

  (end of this chapter)