amaotonovel Chapter 216 Do you care about me?
Chapter 216 Do you care about me?
Shen Qionghua was completely stunned and didn't react for a while.
Seeing her dazed expression, Xie Nanyuan's eyes lit up with a hint of laughter. He wanted to tease her, but he pretended to be calm and said, "Why don't you say anything? Do you also think my suggestion is good?"
Shen Qionghua felt as if someone was strangling her neck, and was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
Xie Nanyuan's lips curled slightly, and he nodded in understanding, saying to himself, "Since you agree with my proposal, taking advantage of today's birthday celebration and my father's good mood, I will return to the table and ask him to grant me the marriage."
With that, he flicked his long sleeves and turned away.
Shen Qionghua finally came to her senses and realized that Xie Nanyuan was going to ask for an imperial decree to grant marriage. She was immediately frightened and hurried forward to pull him away.
But as a girl from the boudoir, her strength was no match for Xie Nanyuan, who had been fighting for years, and she was led forward a few steps.
Seeing that they were about to leave the hospital, Shen Qionghua was anxious. Her mind raced, and she gritted her teeth. She hugged Xie Nanyuan's thin waist from behind and shouted, "Don't go!"
Two small exclamations came from the top of the side wall, but they stopped abruptly and disappeared.
The warm and soft touch on his back made Xie Nanyuan stiffen all over, and he felt a tingling sensation spreading from his spine throughout his body.
The tips of his ears turned red in an instant, and his eyes became a little vague. He forced himself to remain calm and coughed lightly. He said to let go, but infinite joy was spreading in his heart.
From an angle where Shen Qionghua couldn't see, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and it was obvious that he was quite pleased with Shen Qionghua's behavior of throwing himself into his arms.
Shen Qionghua was simply afraid of Xie Nanyuan's unpredictable tactics. She was afraid that if she let go, Xie Nanyuan would really go to the emperor to grant her a marriage. Upon hearing this, she immediately hugged her tighter and said, "No, not unless the prince promises that I won't go to the emperor to grant him a marriage."
Xie Nanyuan's eyes darkened, and his original joy was reduced to only 6 points.
Is she so unwilling to marry him?
He clenched his fists, a little anger welling up in his heart, but it disappeared in an instant when he noticed the person behind him began to tremble slightly.
Forget it, he had hidden his thoughts too deeply before, so deeply that even he himself did not realize it.
Now that it has been revealed, the pressure is on her step by step, and it is possible that she cannot accept it for a while.
He should give her more time to adjust.
After Xie Nanyuan convinced himself in this way, his expression couldn't help but relax a little.
He softened his voice and said, "Okay, I promise you, let go."
"Really?" Shen Qionghua was a little bit unconvinced that Xie Nanyuan changed his mind so easily.
"Of course I'm serious. If you don't let go, I'll carry you to the banquet and ask the emperor for permission to marry you."
"It just so happens that Father has three happy things coming to him."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qionghua immediately loosened her grip on the man's waist and abdomen, took several steps back, and said hurriedly, "It's loosened, it's loosened, it's loosened!"
Xie Nanyuan slowly exhaled, turned around, and stared at Shen Qionghua with his dark pupils without blinking. He pulled the man upright and said, "Are you still going to hide from me?"
Shen Qionghua didn't dare to offend the man in front of her anymore. She nodded rapidly and said, "I won't hide anymore, I won't hide anymore!"
"So when you return home today, you will take down those wooden boards? Hmm?" Xie Nanyuan asked more and more.
Shen Qionghua hesitated for a moment, but under the pressure of the man's sharp eyes, she could only nod and said, "Tear it down! We'll tear it down when we get back!"
Xie Nanyuan was still not satisfied and continued, "Then where will Madam Shen live from today on?"
Shen Qionghua froze, and said with a stern face, "Your Highness, this isn't right. My mother wants to sleep with me, and as a child, how can I refuse?"
Is it really Mrs. Shen who wants to sleep with her?
Xie Nanyuan sneered, and without arguing with her, said, "Okay."
Shen Qionghua was just wondering why Xie Nanyuan had suddenly become so easy to talk to when she heard the man say quietly, "This way, when I come to see you at night, I can also propose marriage, saving me the trouble of making another trip."
Shen Qionghua: “…” She was petrified on the spot.
Shen Qionghua imagined the scene.
On a dark and windy night, Prince Rui suddenly appeared beside the bed in a black robe. After being discovered by A Niang, he directly proposed to marry her. Given A Niang's personality, she would definitely think of the wrong thing and fainted on the spot out of fright.
Shen Qionghua shuddered all over just imagining the consequences of doing so.
No, absolutely not!
Shen Qionghua said quickly, "Mother has lived with me for so long, she must want to go back to her own courtyard."
Xie Nanyuan nodded with satisfaction, a smile on his face.
Only then did Shen Qionghua realize that she had fallen into a trap. She glared at Xie Nanyuan angrily.
This is not some noble prince at all, he is clearly a scoundrel in a serious disguise!
You actually dare to glare at him?
Xie Nanyuan felt a little itchy and wanted to pinch Shen Qionghua's rosy cheeks, but Shen Qionghua stared at him warily as if she were looking at a thief, so he had to give up.
He pretended to be regretful and said, "Since you are so sincere, I won't force you. It's just a pity. I was hoping to have three good things happen today to make my father very happy."
Shen Qionghua listened to the first half of the sentence with a wooden face, and suddenly reacted after hearing the second half.
its not right!
Today is the Emperor's birthday. Even if Xie Nanyuan's request for marriage is successful, it would be a double happiness. How can it be a triple happiness?
Shen Qionghua immediately looked at Xie Nanyuan. Xie Nanyuan held his chin high, raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
Shen Qionghua pursed her lips, hesitated for a while, tentatively reached out a hand to grab Xie Nanyuan's sleeve, and shook it gently.
Xie Nanyuan coughed lightly, which finally resolved Shen Qionghua's doubts. He said in a serious tone, "Prince An has asked the emperor to grant him a marriage."
what?
Shen Qionghua's face was filled with surprise. She asked anxiously, "What happened? When did it happen? Who is Princess An? Zhou Lingyi?"
Seeing that Shen Qionghua was so concerned about Xie Qian'an's marriage, Xie Nanyuan felt a little jealous, but he did not show it.
He said calmly, "Just before I came out to look for you, the person I was supposed to marry wasn't from the Zhou family, but General Lin's only daughter."
It turns out it wasn't Zhou Lingyi...
For some reason, Shen Qionghua suddenly felt like laughing.
From the time of his death in his previous life, Zhou Lingyi believed that he had taken over the position that originally belonged to her and snatched away her lover.
But it was obvious that all of that was planned by them, and Zhou Lingyi also agreed to use the empty title of Princess An to trap her.
She was the victim whose family was broken up, but Zhou Lingyi still vented his resentment and hatred from those years on her.
But in this new life, even if she escaped from their control, the position of Princess An still did not fall on Zhou Lingyi.
After all, in Xie Qian'an's heart, power and status are much more important than so-called love. Zhou Lingyi may have a place in Xie Qian'an's heart, but he is also the one who can be sacrificed at will.
Shen Qionghua came back to her senses and asked, "Who is this General Lin..."
She had been busy with business all her life and didn't know much about some officials.
Xie Nanyuan lowered his eyes and explained, "General Lin came from a military background. He rose to the position of a second-rank general through his military achievements. He is a bit arrogant."
In just a few words, Shen Qionghua understood what Xie Nanyuan meant.
Coming from the military, this person has worked his way up from the bottom, going through life and death together with the soldiers in the army, so their relationship must be very close.
The fact that this man was able to fight his way up to become a second-rank military general shows that he is quite capable and his prestige in the army must be quite high. At least he is much better than the Earl of Yongning, who climbed to the position of general by relying on his merit in saving the emperor and the nepotism of the imperial concubine.
Prince An really found a good in-law family for himself. No wonder he gave up Zhou Lingyi and married General Lin's daughter.
I'm afraid that Earl Yongning would also strongly agree with it. After all, Earl Yongning's official position is very nominal, and it is not achieved through real military merit. Some of his generals with lower official positions than him and backgrounds would find it difficult to obey his arrangements.
Now that he has a relative like the Lin family, I'm afraid the people under him will be more obedient.
Shen Qionghua was a little worried: "Will that have any impact on the prince?"
Xie Nanyuan raised a smile on his lips, "Why? Are you concerned about me?"
Shen Qionghua: “…”