Wanqingsi

Chapter 77
The Yaoyue Kingdom's horse racing meeting ended in a lively manner.I went back to the inn with An Yuanxi, the scene on the field today made me feel a little uncomfortable.Maybe it's a big woman's mentality. I'm very upset that Ulay exposed my gender at will without my consent, including his strong gift-giving behavior, which also made me feel very disrespected.In my previous life, I especially hated some actions that others did without my consent, such as the so-called persuasion culture at banquets, such as blind dates arranged by parents without explanation, such as showing love to women in public, which seemed to surprise women but was more like showing off. All make me very disgusted.

I remember reading a social news in the newspaper in my previous life. After a man and a woman broke up, the man stood at the door of the woman's company every day, holding a sign saying "XXX, I love you, please forgive me", waiting for the woman to come from As soon as the company came out, he knelt in front of her and made a "touching" declaration of love.This made the woman restless at work all day long. She was secretly talked about and pointed at by her colleagues, and was surrounded by people watching when she left the company. Chase the man away.I remember that this incident has caused extensive discussions. Those who support men say that such a man is very affectionate. He made such a move out of love. Women should forgive him, etc., while those who support women say that such a man It's not about loving that woman at all, otherwise it wouldn't bring this kind of mental trouble to the woman at all, it's completely selfish and selfish.

I remember that when my colleague showed me the newspaper, I laughed and said that the woman was too soft-hearted, and at first she wanted to save the man some face, and only then did she know to call "110" when she couldn't stand the torture. The first time the sign appeared in the company, I found a basin of water and poured it on his face to make him sober and stop playing such childish and boring tricks.Then I laughed with my colleagues in the office.

Today, inexplicably, I also became the heroine of this similar oolong incident. I was full of anger, and I was afraid of the face of this country, the customs of this nation, and the identity of that man. depressed.I went back to the room sullenly, and I told An Yuanxi to go back and pack his things, and leave for Cangdu early tomorrow morning.Unexpectedly, not long after returning to the room, Chi Bei sent me a lot of congratulatory gifts, I stared dumbfounded at him directing the servants to move things into my room, and couldn't help saying: "Brother Chi Bei, what's going on? "

The things he moved into my room, including gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, and precious medicinal materials, were piled up in a mess on the floor.Chi Bei took out a booklet from his pocket, handed it to me, and said with a smile, "Miss Ye, this is a betrothal gift from our Prince Ulay."

bride price?I opened it in a daze, and saw that in addition to listing the things delivered to my room, there were also words such as ten horses, thirty cows, and one hundred sheep.I looked up at Chi Bei with a smirk, and said in a bad tone, "Brother Chi Bei, what's going on? When did I agree to marry your prince?"

Chi Bei smiled slightly, leaned forward and said: "Miss Ye, today you agreed to our prince's marriage proposal in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of Yaoyue Kingdom, have you forgotten?"

"This joke is not funny at all." I sternly said displeasedly, "Brother Chibei, you are a straightforward person, don't beat me around."

"Miss Ye, you accepted our prince's golden knife at the horse race meeting today. According to the customs of our Yaoyue Kingdom, if a warrior who wins the golden knife at the horse race meeting gives the knife to a man, it means that he I am willing to sworn brotherhood with that man, if I give the knife to an unmarried girl, it means that I propose to that girl, if the other party accepts the golden knife, it means that I have agreed to the request." Seeing my unhappy face, Chibei explained : "The girl accepted our prince's golden knife in front of everyone today, which means she agrees to the prince's marriage proposal, so the prince sent me to send these dowry gifts, and choose a day to marry the girl."

My brain is full of black lines, this, this..., this is too outrageous.I was angry and anxious, and said angrily: "You have such a custom, why didn't you explain it clearly to me at the beginning? You also urged me to accept his knife in a daze?"

Chi Bei stared wide-eyed, with an expression on his face that he didn't need to talk about, and said in surprise: "Miss Ye, it's a great honor for us girls from Yaoyue Kingdom to be proposed by the winning warrior at the horse race meeting. Why are you doing so?" angry?"

"Joke, I'm not from Yaoyue country. Brother Chibei, I respect the customs of your nation, but that doesn't mean I will blindly follow your customs." I yelled angrily, "What customs you have is your business, I If you don’t understand your customs, as a courtesy, you should at least explain it to me instead of hiding something, this is the minimum respect for guests, it’s useless for you to claim to be a hospitable and polite nation!”

"Why doesn't Miss Ye understand, our prince is sincere to the girl..." Chi Bei still defended himself.I interrupted him and said with a sneer, "These are two different things, please don't confuse them, Brother Chibei, tell me honestly, did your prince arrange the knife gift at this horse racing meeting early in the morning?"

"This..." Chi Bei gave me an embarrassed look, "A few months ago our prince heard that the girl solved his problem, and also solved the mystery of the little golden man who was a tribute to Mr. Fu. He has already admired the girl very much, so... ..."

"So?" I sneered, I understood.What came to me to produce embroidery tributes from Yaoyue Kingdom, why I had to deposit the goods to the imperial capital to pay for the remaining half of the purchase price, what privy envoys came to meet him, and what horse racing meetings were all arranged by the prince. The purpose is to create today's overwhelming situation.Is what he wants really the tribute produced by our Jinxiu Village?I'm afraid that in his eyes, I'm the tribute, right?
A kind of cheated anger burned me almost out of my mind, I grabbed the golden knife given by Ulay on the table, and threw it to Chibei: "I'm sorry, brother Chibei, I can't bear the kindness of your prince, Please return this knife to him for me."

Chi Bei caught the golden knife and was taken aback: "Miss Ye, how is this possible?"

"Why can't this be allowed?" I sneered, "You can design me to accept the golden knife in a daze, so I can't return it to you clearly?"

"Miss Ye, in our Yaoyue Kingdom, there has never been a precedent for receiving a golden knife and then returning it. This is a great insult to the warrior who took the knife." Chibei looked at me seriously and said cautiously, "Please, girl Think carefully, if you return the golden knife, the consequences will be extremely serious."

I took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in my heart, and thought about it.What Chi Bei said is indeed reasonable, it has something to do with the face of Yaoyue Kingdom's royal family, I can't be so impulsive, but I can't just lose my life's happiness in such a muddle-headed way.An Yuanxi was probably startled by the noise in my room, walked from his room, saw the betrothal gifts all over the floor, and was slightly startled: "Miss Ye, what happened?"

I glanced at him, turned my head and said to Chi Bei: "Brother Chi Bei, please tell your prince that I will visit him tomorrow morning." First reason with the prince, see what he says, and then make plans .

Chi Bei thought I had figured it out, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "I will tell His Royal Highness, I will not disturb the girl's rest, and leave." Saying this, he put the golden knife in his hand on the table, and hurriedly gone.

An Yuanxi sent him out, and came in after closing the door. He didn't understand the situation, and said in a daze, "Miss Ye, don't we have to go back to Cangdu tomorrow? Why are we going to visit His Royal Highness again?"

I picked up the golden knife that Chi Bei put on the table just now, with a mocking smile on my lips: "Mr. An, do you know what the knife I collected today is for?"

"Didn't Prince Ulay say it was a gift for a distinguished guest?" The nerd didn't seem to understand the customs of the grassland, so I shook my head and sighed, and said with a sneer, "A gift? Yes, it's a gift. But it's a promise of love." Gift."

"Fit love?" An Yuanxi was startled, I threw the knife to him, sat on the chair, and sneered, "Yes, it's the custom on their grasslands, if I accept this knife, I have to marry him .”

"What?" An Yuanxi's face turned pale, "You promised him?"

"If you accept it, you agree." I didn't realize the meaning of his question, and said lazily, thinking about how to persuade Prince Ulay to take back the golden knife tomorrow.

"How can you just promise him like this? How can marriage be a joke? How can you decide it with just a knife?" An Yuanxi blushed, and his tone became agitated, "You..., you really Promised him?"

Why is he so angry?I was stunned, recalling the pedantic personality of this bookworm, and suddenly recalling what he said in the carriage a few days ago, I couldn't help but want to tease him again, I smiled and said, "What's the matter if I promised him?"

"You... you have neither the orders of your parents nor the words of a matchmaker. It is really impolite, Miss Ye, you are too..." An Shudai seemed to be preaching again.I sighed, put on a resentful expression, and interrupted him sadly: "Director An..."

Seeing my expression, he was stunned, and swallowed the words of preaching.I glanced at him faintly, and said in a low voice: "Mr. An, didn't you say that no one would dare to marry a woman like me? In fact, I also know that a woman like me has a bad temper. Those who have to show their faces have long been regarded as indecent, who would dare to ask for it?"

He blushed and looked at me uneasily: "Miss Ye, you..."

I continued to sigh: "It's rare that there is someone who doesn't mind me and is willing to marry me, why should I not agree? What's more, Prince Ulay's conditions are so good, even those girls with good reputations will not suffer from marrying him , let alone me..."

"Miss Ye, don't talk about yourself like that!" An Yuanxi stammered with a look of uneasiness in his eyes, and said in an annoyed tone, "It's Yuanxi who was so indiscreet that day, how could the girl be so unbearable? Do not despise yourself."

"You're not wrong..." I laughed so hard that my intestines were almost knotted, but I still had a self-pitying expression on my face.

"Miss Ye, you are a very good person. I am talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart. You must not underestimate yourself because of this, and agree to this marriage casually..." An Yuanxi's face flushed red, and his face was filled with embarrassment. Guilty, seeing my resentful face, wanted to come over to comfort me, but felt impolite, stood or sat for a while, almost bumped my head against the wall, and apologized with death.

Seeing An Yuanxi's bewildered look, I finally couldn't help it, "Haha" laughed loudly: "An..., Manager An, don't you? You really believe it..."

Seeing me laughing so hard that I couldn't straighten my back, An Yuanxi suddenly came to his senses and realized that he had been tricked by me again, so he glared at me angrily: "Miss Ye, you..." After a long time, you didn't say anything , Seeing me laughing so hard that tears came out, I pressed the golden knife in my hand to the table with a "snap", and turned away angrily.

"Director An..." I quickly stopped him, although bullying this nerd is very interesting, but now is not the time for him to lose his temper. Come out there, we will set off directly back to Cangdu."

He glanced back at me, seeing that I put away that exaggerated smile, turned his head, said a muffled "um", pushed the door and went out.I smiled lightly, this idiot is really cute and silly.After being disturbed by him like this, my mood improved a lot. I turned my head to look at the golden knife on the table, and my head suddenly grew bigger again.What did the kindergarten teacher say?Don't accept gifts from others casually.Ye Haihua, Ye Haihua, the more you live, the more you go back. Who told you not to listen to the teacher? Are you in trouble?

——2006, September, 10
(End of this chapter)