Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 460 Friendship of Youth
Shen Xi sucked his nose vigorously and nodded.

He held her face in both hands, and wiped her tears with his thumb: "Forget about the marriage contract between you and me, and concentrate on living the rest of your life. Don't worry, I will be fine too.

"There are only you and me in Zhang Xu's family. You have never been the one who entangled in trivial matters. If we are always disturbed by the affection of our children and forget the meaning of existence, we will be sorry to our ancestors."

He pointed to the four courtyard walls: "Look, the Zhang family's ancestral property is still there, and it will soon be rejuvenated under your hands. In the future, I may also be able to bring the Xu family's ancestral home back.

"Don't forget where our souls come from, we have more important things to do than the love of children, and there are many compatriots of the same race waiting for our salvation.

"—Since we are born in a noble family, we must have the mind and ambition that a nobleman should have. Only in this way can we live up to our roots."

Shen Xi took a deep breath and nodded.

He turned his gaze back to her and said, "So don't worry about me, the extra twenty years of experience I've lived through is enough for me to balance these things.

"I've already told the prince that I will be your master of ceremonies and hand you over to him. Then we'll talk about the rest after your wedding is over."

"You are the master of ceremonies?" Shen Xi was inevitably a little surprised.

"Don't believe I can do it well?" He smiled.

"no……"

I can't bear it.

"That's enough!" He stretched out his big hand to rub her hair, looked at the sky and sighed softly: "Actually, I have let go a lot in the past six months, and I have thought about explaining to you, but I have never had the courage.

"Girl, thank you for letting me speak out, I feel much more comfortable! And thank you for letting me hug you——

"Speaking of which, I hugged you when you were a child and just learning to walk, but at that time you were no different from a meat dumpling.

"I stumbled and stumbled when I walked, and accidentally tripped.

"At that time, my mother brought me to Zhang's house to chat with your mother, and thought I was an eyesore, so she asked me to take you to play.

"So I have to follow your ass all the time to pick up your meatballs."

"Why don't I know?" Thinking of the embarrassment when he was a child, Shen Xi couldn't help breaking his tears into laughter.

"You're only a little over a year old, how would you know?" He Lanzhun smiled, with a soft light in his brows and eyes, "You were so naughty back then.

"I was playing chess with your elder brother, and I couldn't help but rush over and eat the chess pieces as candy, scaring us both!

"Then, with your half-grown teeth, you tore up the homework that your elder brother had worked so hard to finish.

"Your father scolded him, thinking that he was making excuses, but he couldn't argue with it, and then he was so angry that he secretly carried you to Xu's house, saying that he would give you to me as a younger sister!"

"What about you?" she asked curiously.

"Of course I feel better!" He rested his arms on the railing and raised his lips, "It's just that when my mother saw you suddenly appearing at home, she was frightened to death when she asked.

"She hugged you back in a panic, and when she came back, she punished me severely.

"Of course, your elder brother is even worse.

"Later, the two of us wondered all day long, why is this meat dumpling so annoying?"

Shen Xi covered his face and laughed non-stop: "No wonder my elder brother loved and hurt me since he was a child!"

"It's more than that? Those things about you are simply beyond words!"

He Lanzhun sat with his back against the pillar and bent his legs, looking at her with a smile, with peace and relief in his eyes.

Indeed, what's wrong with being able to get along so calmly?
Their marriage contract is already a matter of the previous life, if they didn't happen to appear in the capital together, maybe they will never meet each other in this life.

Does that mean she won't marry anymore?Can't you fall in love with someone else?

In the final analysis, whoever is sorry for whom is there.

"I miss them so much," she said quietly.

He stroked her hair without saying a word.

A group of birds flew from the sky, chirping and circling above the treetops, wondering if they were looking for a place to build their nests.

"It's getting late, how about going to West Lake House for dinner?"

There was an unspeakable emptiness in his heart, and he raised his lips to ask her.

Shen Xi thought for a moment, wrinkled his nose: "Can I have their iced drink?"

"Girls should eat less—"

"Again!" She laughed and said, "Why can't I get rid of this wordy problem!"

He had no choice but to smile at her: "Then let's go."

Anyway, the person who will give her a headache in the future is the one in Zhaoyang Palace, not him.

It was dusk when I stepped out of the gate, and the sun reflected the heavy clouds on the layers of Phnom Penh.

After getting on his horse, he looked back. The house has been vacant for hundreds of years, and it has been vacant for more than ten years. It has long been like an old man sitting quietly in the twilight.

He has as many memories of the Zhang family as the Xu family. The companionship, laughter and sorrow of the young men and women in those years has already been engraved into a book and hidden in his heart.

Still heartbroken?Of course it will.

But how can it beat the joy of regaining the friendship of youth.

Su Yan brought the news of West Lake Tower to Xiao Huai, who was sitting cross-legged behind the book case and was in charge of politics.

There was a long silence after the desk.

Even the servants who waited in the room held their breath.

But after a long time, the suspended pen tip landed firmly on the paper again.

While writing a line of fluent words, he also heard a slightly complaining sentence: "Tell their shopkeeper to add less ice to her food. If she has a stomachache later, their restaurant will stop running!" "

The servant shuddered suddenly: "Of order!"

Shen Xi didn't enjoy his iced drink to the fullest, He Lanzhun knew it by looking at the face of the shopkeeper.

He didn't even pierce it, and sent her back to the mansion after dinner.

As soon as we returned to the gate of the palace, the guards behind us caught up: "My lord, I found out that there are people watching outside the other courtyard of the imperial concubine!"

He frowned slightly and turned around.

"Exactly." The guard lowered his voice: "At first I thought it was the son of the prince, but the son of the prince would not be so sneaky.

"And this person seemed to be there before the adults entered the door, and they didn't leave until the adults came out.

"The subordinate followed up for a while in private and found that he went to a Taoist temple inside the west gate. But there was no unusual movement in the Taoist temple afterwards, and the subordinate was afraid of disturbing the snake, so he didn't go in."

He Lanzhun's expression was serious, and he suddenly remembered what Shen Xi asked Qi Jiu to pass on to him.

Just now I was only interested in reminiscing about the past, but forgot to ask her what happened.

Turning his mind slightly, he said, "Find someone to watch over, and I'll check back later."

The guard nodded, and entered the palace with him calmly.

Shen Xi stood under the hanging flower door, stared at the moonlight as the clouds gradually opened for a while, and then raised his foot to enter the door again.

The auspicious day is on the eighteenth day of the fifth month, and the makeup urgers have arrived since the sixteenth day.

From this day on, the royal residence will hold a grand feast.

On the eighteenth day, all she could hear was human voices, and the officials who came to announce the ceremony came one after another.

Her heart was also beating non-stop. In two lifetimes, she never thought that she would be so nervous when she got married. Before evening, her palms were already drenched with sweat.

"The royal family's welcoming team is already halfway through. Madam asked the servants to come in and get ready!"

While talking with Shen Yan, Pearl rushed in to report, and then Quanfu's wives and servants also came in.

(End of this chapter)