Thinking of her father's old and worried look before getting married, she gritted her teeth with determination in her eyes.
She couldn't be unfilial and let her father bear her fault.
Calming down the tension in her heart, she said calmly: "You took my virginity away from me. Even if no one knows it, Zi Yan knows that if she knew that you divorced me the day after she left, the reason was that I didn't fall asleep on the wedding night. What do you think Zi Yan would think of you?"
He couldn't bear just the thought that Zi Yan would look disappointed at him, let alone let her know that he was deliberately welcoming Gui Lanqiu into the family and embarrass her again?
His handsome eyes were full of anger and his jaw was tense. He had to say that Gui Lan Qiu Guo was really scheming and knew how to use Zi Yan to threaten him, but what he couldn't bear to see the most was Zi Yan's sadness.
"Say! What are your conditions!" He said these words through gritted teeth.
Knowing that he compromised, Guan Lanqiu was relieved, but also felt sad.
Zi Yan, Zi Yan, you are wrong, he will never belong to me, because his heart is full of your presence. As long as you are mentioned, he can tolerate anything, including a "shameless" woman like her...
Blinking away the heat wave in her eyes, she didn't want to think about it anymore. She raised her head and looked at him and said softly: "My conditions are very simple. First, even if you divorce me, I will still live in the Feng family. Second, no one can know about this."
"Are you going to stay with me for the rest of your life?" He glared at her angrily.
Does this woman know what a cousin wife is?How dare a divorced woman offer such ridiculous conditions?
"Don't worry, it only takes one year." She took a deep breath and said hoarsely: "I want you to promise me that within one year, you will not let anyone know about my divorce, and you will not spread any rumors that will embarrass the Sui family. When my family comes to visit, you and I will act like a loving couple, so that no one will notice our flaws. As long as you agree, after one year, I will tell Zi Yan that it was me who requested the divorce, and move out of here."
One year should be enough time for her to live independently, enough time for her to... forget about him.
"Why should I trust you?" This woman was too cunning, and he had to guard against her.
"There is nothing to prove, so let's make a promise with words." She said hoarsely, her heart throbbing because of his distrust and defensiveness.
Feng Jingtian thought about the conditions she offered, and finally nodded in agreement after a long time."Okay, let's make this a promise. If you dare to break the contract, I will blast you out of the Feng Mansion!" After saying that, he didn't want to stay for a moment, turned around and walked away.
Chapter 1(2)
Seeing his heartless back gradually leaving, Guan Lanqiu's straight waist relaxed, and the tears hanging in her eyes could no longer hold back, falling onto the red and red wedding handkerchief, spreading out a black tear.
Zhu'er looked at her master who was crying with pity. Every time she shed a tear, she felt a little sadder.
"Miss, please stop crying..." Zhu'er advised.
Miss... No, she should have changed her name to "Madam", but who knows...
She and the young lady were happily waiting for the groom. Unexpectedly, the man she wanted to call uncle entered the wedding room, but he did not look happy at all. Instead, he drove her and the maidservants and Xi Niang out of the room with gloomy expressions. His unusual reaction made her feel uneasy, so she hid outside the room and eavesdropped. Only then did she realize that the young lady had suffered such great grievances.
Thinking of that hateful man, Zhu'er couldn't help but gnashed her teeth, "It's too much! If you don't like our lady, why did you agree to the marriage in the first place? We have already been married and married, and Feng Jingtian actually said that he wanted to divorce his wife on the wedding night. It was all intentional! He deliberately wanted to embarrass you, miss. Why should you feel sad for such a person?"
Sitting on the wedding bed with only one person, Guan Lanqiu just stroked the mandarin duck pillow that she had embroidered stitch by stitch with the joy of getting married, shedding tears silently.
She looked even sadder in the eyes of Zhu'er, who had been with her since she was a child. She stood up suddenly and was about to rush out, "No! I have to go to Feng Jingtian to make it clear that this is not Miss's fault at all, it is obviously him..."
"Zhu'er," Guan Lanqiu hurriedly called to her personal maid and shook her head, "Don't go."
"Why don't you go?" Zhu'er's eyes widened and she was furious. "If I don't explain it clearly to him, he really thinks that he is the one who is wronged and forces those unfounded charges on the young lady!"
She was so angry that the lady was bullied by that hateful man because she was too good-tempered. But she didn't understand. Why didn't the lady explain?
Guan Lanqiu held back her tears, and her originally gentle and gentle voice became hoarse due to crying, "Since he has already decided, why should I explain more, it is just humiliating myself."
She loves Feng Jingtian, so she knows him well, and knows that a dragon among men like him will not allow others to deceive him. How can he believe her words since he has determined that everything is her plan?He didn't trust her, and even if she told the truth, it would only make him look down on and despise herself even more.
"Is it true that Miss is going to suffer this unjust injustice in vain?" Zhu'er stomped her feet angrily, "That's clearly not the case, yet he talks about Miss in such a bad light. How does he want Miss to see anyone in the future?"
Facts...what are facts?
Qi Lanqiu closed her eyes and rubbed her sore eyes tiredly, "Zhu'er, stop talking. Don't mention this matter again. So what if he knows the so-called facts? He is still not willing to marry me."
Yes!What if you know, and what if you don’t know?The person he loves will still not be her, but her lively and sweet sister. In that case, why should she force him with responsibility?She knew that melons picked by force were not sweet, so she had been watching him silently and falling in love with him. She never expected to become his wife, but...
She thought that he was willing to marry her because he had given up on Zi Yan, and that he was moved by her feelings for him, but she didn't expect that all this was just his revenge... his wishful thinking to take revenge on her.
The tears that filled her eyes fell again, as if they were mocking her innocence and stupidity.
"But..."
"I said, don't mention it again." She interrupted Zhu'er without any hesitation.
Qi Lanqiu seems to have a gentle temper but is very stubborn. No one can force her to do something she doesn't want to do. Zhu'er, who knows this well, can only keep her mouth shut no matter how upset and distressed she is.
"I'm tired, you go down first!" She closed her eyes and lay on the pillow embroidered with cross-necked mandarin ducks.
"Then Zhu'er will go out first. If the lady has any instructions, Zhu'er will be outside the door." Zhu'er sighed softly and exited the bridal chamber where the bride was left alone.
It wasn't until she heard the door closing that Guan Lanqiu slowly opened her eyes, which were red from crying, and caressed the empty wedding bed beside her with her delicate fingers. In a daze, she remembered that night——
The red lanterns are hung high, today is the day when Sui Ziyan, the second daughter of the Sui family, leaves the palace.
The Sui family is a well-known merchant family in the capital. The head of the Sui family, Sui Wei, only has two precious daughters, Sui Lanqiu and Sui Ziyan. According to the theory of seniority, the eldest daughter who has reached eighteen years of age should be the first to leave the court. However, Mr. Sui loves his daughters, and all marriages are decided by the daughters themselves., even though there were so many people proposing marriage to Sui Lanqiu that the threshold of the Sui family was almost leveled, but if Sui Lanqiu didn't like or displease him, Master Sui could only reject them one by one. Therefore, the second daughter, who is one year younger, has to leave the court, and the eldest daughter is still waiting to be married.
There were hundreds of wedding banquet tables, stretching from the Sui Family Courtyard to the street.
Today, more than half of the guests who came to have a wedding banquet are the bosses of large and small businesses in the capital. It is rare for these business owners to meet without discussing business, and they have already started drinking before the banquet begins.
Mr. Qie Sui has a wide network of friends and has made many friends in the world. In addition, the groom's guests and friends from the north are all forthright and outspoken. As soon as the two parties meet, whether they are familiar with each other or not, they have already drank together, and the scene is very lively.
The guests were seated one after another, and not long after, they heard the master of ceremonies shout, "The auspicious time has come, the bridegroom and the bride are entering——"
The long tail sound echoed around, and everyone who had been toasting and drinking put down their glasses and looked around, waiting for the newcomers to enter.
After a while, a tall and powerful groom was seen entering the venue holding the bride, who was much smaller than him. His resolute and serious face revealed a hint of joy for the big day, and his sharp eyes like an eagle were full of anticipation.