After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 784 Confession
"I am pleased with Sister Hai."

There was not much time left, so Jin Jiashu decided to get straight to the point.

"I don't remember when it started, but I know very well that I have been thinking about it for the past two years." He looked at Haitang without blinking, "I was thinking, if I could marry Sister Hai, and be with you for the rest of my life, and be a relative of your family for a long time, and meet and get together often, how wonderful it would be! If my dream can come true, I will have no other demands in this life, even if I can only be an ordinary citizen for the rest of my life, I will be willing."

Haitang was not surprised to hear him say that, but she had clearly expected this, so why was her heart beating so fast? Why were her cheeks burning? Was her face very red right now? Wasn't it obvious? Jin Jiashu must have noticed it!

Haitang looked away in panic, not daring to look Jin Jiashu in the eye. She even turned her body to the side, fearing that he would see her blushing face. She even spoke in a stuttering tone, "Brother Jin, don't say that. Isn't your aunt arranging a marriage for you? Aren't you afraid that Madam Xu will be disappointed when you say these things to me?"

So, if you want to confess, you should wait until you have resolved your "aunt" problem, idiot! If you confess now, how will people respond to you? !

Jin Jiashu probably guessed that she had concerns in her heart: "I will persuade my aunt to give up that idea as soon as possible. I have never thought of marrying a rich girl in the capital. Since my aunt is doing this for my own good, she will not force me to accept an unwanted marriage. If my aunt is disappointed in me because of this, I don't care. She is high up in the palace and has enjoyed wealth and honor all her life. I don't plan to rely on her to get rich and powerful, but only want to pass the imperial examination with my own ability. Then she has no reason to force me to marry someone I don't want to marry."

He continued to look at Haitang: "My aunt is in the palace. Even if I have to live in the capital, I may not be able to see her once a month. I can just show my respect when I see her, but I still have to live my life on my own. I don't have the reason to force myself to do something against my will just to make her happy."

Very good that you have this awareness. I hope you won’t regret it in the future.

Haitang didn't look back at him, but whispered, "You said such things impulsively now. When your career is not going well in the future, you will regret it and think that you didn't have the help of noble people and couldn't rise to prominence like others. What should you do? Maybe then you will feel that if you hadn't rejected Madam Xu's arrangement and married the girl that Madam Xu liked, you wouldn't have ended up in that situation. It's easy for you to regret, you just need to apologize to Madam Xu. She has always loved you and will never hold it against you, as long as you know how to 'correct'. But if the wife you married becomes a 'mistake', how will she feel then?"

"That day won't come!" Jin Jiashu said hurriedly, "I said these words to my sister today because it is what I want in my heart. I will still say the same thing when I meet my aunt in the future. I am just pursuing the life I want and the girl I want, and I don't want to be manipulated by anyone. What does this have to do with others? Even if my career doesn't go smoothly in the future, it is my own fault and I can't blame others. I am willing to swear to my sister, or write down the oath in writing. If one day in the future, I really lose my mind and blame my incompetence and stupidity on my sister, then it will be my fault. No matter how my sister punishes me, even if it takes my life, I will be happy!"

Haitang turned her head and looked at him speechlessly: "It's not that serious, right?"

Jin Jiashu laughed twice and lowered his head in embarrassment: "I... I just want to let Sister Hai know that I really admire you and only want to marry you and grow old together. I just hope that you can understand my sincerity and not reject me. Give me a chance so that I can find a way to convince my aunt and then come to your house to ask for marriage openly. Before that... I hope Grandpa Hai and Grandma Hai will not betroth your sister to someone else..."

He paused and continued, "I am just the son of a scholar. Apart from an aunt, I have no relatives and my family is poor. Now I have some talent in studying, but I dare not say that I will definitely pass the imperial examination. I can only say that I will do my best to participate in the imperial examination and strive for the best results. I am a relative of the emperor. If I can get a high position and hold real power in the future, I may attract a lot of suspicion and criticism. Therefore, my best future is to be an idle official of neither high nor low, decent enough, with a little power, but unable to influence the court. I don't like socializing. I am only willing to fulfill my duties and not be a figurehead when it comes to power, but I am not interested in other things. I have no intention of participating in party struggles. I just want to be impartial. Whoever is in power must treat me politely and keep out of the way. I don't have any big ambitions. I just want to live a stable life. As long as I am stable, I can be at ease with my wife and children at home, and no matter how the situation in the court changes, it has nothing to do with me. "Jin Jiashu tried hard to recall what Hai Jiao had mentioned casually before, wondering if this was the life that Hai Meime wanted? What else did she like?

correct!

Jin Jiashu looked at Haitang and continued, "I am not interested in taking a concubine. I just want to stay with Sister Hai forever without anyone else interfering. I just hope that Sister Hai will only have eyes for me and no one else. I can guarantee that no matter whether it is Wu Ke or Junior Brother Geng, no one in this world will be more affectionate to Sister Hai than I am!"

Haitang stared at him: "When you say this, are you making a promise to me? Saying that if you marry me, you will never change your mind again in this life?"

Jin Jiashu's eyes lit up, and he felt that he had hope. He hurriedly said, "That's right! If you don't believe me, I can swear to heaven!"

"Forget about swearing." Haitang turned away. "For this kind of thing, if you are willing to keep your promise, you won't have any other thoughts even if you don't swear. But if you are not willing to keep your promise, no matter how many oaths you swear, it won't stop you from falling in love with someone else. Can I really ask God to strike you to death with thunder? It's useless."

She took a deep breath and lowered her voice, "If you and I really get married, you'd better remember the promise we made today. If you really change your mind in the future and want to take a concubine, I can't stop you. At that time, I will arrange it for you and fulfill my responsibilities as a good wife. If you don't have a choice, I will choose someone for you, a beautiful concubine who is honest and willing to marry you; if you have a choice, you can choose another courtyard to live with her, and you don't have to enter my house again. But if you have a concubine, don't expect me to treat you sincerely as before. I will just treat it as living with you. If you or your concubine are not satisfied with this, think I am in the way, and have to play some drama of favoring the concubine and destroying the wife, I will divide the property and live separately from you, or even divorce you, so as not to be tired of each other. But if this happens, you and your concubine are still not satisfied, and you must kill me, or even poison my children or family members..."

She rolled her eyes and looked at Jin Jiashu: "When that time comes, I would rather be a wealthy widow than let anyone bully me! You'd better think it over, I'm not a soft persimmon that can be bullied by anyone!"

But Jin Jiashu only had a silly smile on his face, as if he was foolish with joy: "Sister Hai, are you willing to marry me?! You promised me?!"

Haitang pouted and turned away: "Don't be so happy. If you can't convince your aunt to come and propose to me openly, and let my family suffer, I will not pay attention to you! I don't care how sincere you are. At least, in my heart, my grandfather, grandma, brother, and second uncle's family are much more important than you! I won't let them suffer for you! Also, if you don't protect yourself and get hurt by some bad guys, don't mention it again! You have to be alive and well to be worthy of being my husband!"

(End of this chapter)