Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 410 Wen Yanjing's Worry
"You want to ask, since Prince Yong has already won, why Princess Pingning hasn't come to propose marriage yet?" Gu Tingye said.

"Yes, it is indeed a bit strange." Li An nodded.

Because the emperor did not directly adopt Prince Yong, but only appointed him as the prefect of Kaifeng, there were many rumors spread secretly.

There has even been a new rumor in the past two days.

It was already known in Bian Jing that Princess Jiacheng liked Qi Heng and was jealous of Rong Feiyan over his favor.

Now that Prince Yong has won, Princess Jiacheng can be said to be a rare commodity.

Everyone knows that Prince Yong has many sons, but he only has this one daughter, whom he treasures very much.

If he could marry her, not only would he become a royal relative, but he would also not have to abide by the rule that a son-in-law could not hold an actual position.

Once he marries Princess Jiacheng, he will definitely be given important positions after Prince Yong ascends the throne.

Even though everyone knew that Princess Jiacheng liked Qi Heng, there were still many people who came to test her.

However, Prince Yong refused all of them and told others that he only had this one daughter and that everyone should obey his wishes.

When this news came out, many people were envious of the Qi family.

Although the Qi family is a duke's mansion, it has long since declined.

Fortunately, Duke Qi was lucky. The government arranged for him to marry Princess Pingning. With the help of Princess Pingning, he got the lucrative job of Salt Transport Commissioner.

The son can even marry the future princess.

However, the Qi family's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations, and they had no intention of proposing marriage to the Prince of Yong's Palace.

It is understandable that she didn't go at first. After all, Princess Pingning had rejected Prince Yong before. Now if she goes to propose marriage, she is afraid of being rejected by Prince Yong.

But even though Prince Yong had already said that, the Qi family still didn't go, which is intriguing.

So a new rumor spread in Bianjing - the reason why Princess Pingning did not go was because she knew that Prince Yong could not sit on the throne.

When this news came out, quite a few people believed it.

After all, there had been rumors before that the emperor did not directly adopt Prince Yong because he was forced to use a delaying tactic.

Some even said that a noble in the palace was pregnant.

Princess Pingning and the emperor have a deep relationship, like siblings. She often goes to the palace to talk with the empress, so it is normal for her to know the news.

Otherwise, why not go to Prince Yong's Palace to propose marriage?

For a time, fewer people went to Prince Yong's Palace to curry favor.

"I don't know what Princess Pingning is thinking. I asked Yuanruo before, but Yuanruo didn't know either. And Yuanruo has no interest in Princess Jiacheng, so naturally she won't ask about this matter." Gu Tingye said.

"Since you have no intention, why not settle the marriage earlier? Now this matter has caused a lot of uproar. If it continues like this, Prince Yong will bear a grudge against the Qi family." Li An said.

Although Qi Heng appears to have a soft personality in the original drama, putting that aside, they are still good friends.

The two have been classmates for many years and have a good relationship.

Because of Minglan's matter, the two had some unpleasantness, but Qi Heng let it go later.

If possible, Ang Lee didn't want him to be forced to marry Princess Jiacheng as in the original drama and end up becoming a widower.

In fact, Ang Lee was very conflicted. Logically speaking, the Qi family's current reaction was exactly what he wanted. After all, with such a stalemate, the show would most likely develop as in the original drama and would not go off track.

But he still felt compassion.

"Although Yuan Ruo didn't say it, I feel that Princess Pingning still wants him to marry Princess Jiacheng, but she is afraid of taking risks, so she is hesitant. You can't persuade her about this kind of thing." Gu Tingye shook his head.

He naturally knew that the Qi family's delay in expressing their stance would offend King Yong.

Speaking of which, the two families are relatives. Although Qi Heng calls him second uncle, the two have been good friends since childhood.

Seriously speaking, Qi Heng is his first real friend.

Li An also felt a little relieved.

I have done what I should do. If Qi Heng continues to develop on the same track as before, there is no need for me to feel guilty. Li An suddenly felt disgusted with himself. He clearly hoped that things could develop as before so that Zhao Zongquan would have a chance. He also felt a little guilty towards Qi Heng.

His heart is still not black enough.

Or when did my heart become so dirty?
"Ziqian, what's wrong with you?" Gu Tingye asked.

"No...it's okay." Li An shook his head.

……

On the other side, Wen Yanjing and Rulan were playing pitch pot and chatting for a long time. After Minglan came over, Wen Yanjing made an excuse to leave.

"How did the talk go?" Minglan asked.

"Brother Jing has already promised me that he will choose a day to propose marriage." Rulan whispered.

Minglan looked at Rulan who looked so happy and asked in surprise, "Did he really say that?"

Minglan went back and thought carefully about what Li An said last time and agreed with it.

Even if Wen Yanjing was lying to Rulan, if he could lie to her for the rest of her life and make her live happily forever, it really didn't matter whether he lied or not.

She had heard too many examples of unhappy marriages. Those people were sincere and did not lie, but they were not happy.

Although the law stipulates that divorce is allowed, for various reasons, couples have no choice but to continue living together even if they are unhappy.

Just like Madam Wu, everyone in Bianjing knew about the couple’s discord, but they never divorced.

The couple of Wang Kang were also not in harmony. She even gave dowry to Kang Haifeng to support a concubine, but she never divorced.

The higher the social status of a family, the more marriage is not just a matter between two people. It represents the reputation of both families. It is not that simple.

Perhaps if possible, they would also like to live in lies for their whole lives, and as long as the lies are not exposed, they will always be happy.

But this does not mean that Minglan approves of Wen Yanjing. She still has a strong prejudice against him.

Wen Yanjing was still having an unclear relationship with Rulan even though he knew that Sheng Hong intended to marry Molan to him.

That would have been fine, but when he found out that he had failed the exam, he thought about escaping and showed no sense of responsibility at all.

Even if he went to the Sheng family to propose marriage, Minglan would still look up to him.

Now Rulan said that Wen Yanjing agreed to go to the Sheng family to propose marriage. Minglan's first thought was that Wen Yanjing said this just to deal with Rulan.

But it’s better this way. As long as Wen Yanjing doesn’t show any movement for a few days, Rulan can truly give up.

Although Rulan will be sad for a while, it is the best outcome that the matter is not made public.

"Yeah." Rulan didn't know what Minglan was thinking. She nodded and smiled happily.

……

After Wen Yanjing left, he did not go to find Li An, but left the polo field alone.

The polo field was more than ten miles away from Bian Jing, and since those who came were all nobles and their families, there were naturally no ox carts coming here to pick up customers.

Fortunately, it is October now and the weather is neither too cold nor too hot.

As Wen Yanjing walked, he was thinking about whether he should go to the Sheng family to propose marriage.

In fact, he didn't want to go, even though Rulan said that if he went to propose marriage, she would make a scene and force her parents to agree.

However, Wen Yanjing felt that he had a way of judging people. When Sheng Hong accepted him as a student, he also served tea to Sheng Hong and Madam Wang.

Mrs. Wang's attitude toward him was very cold, and it was obvious at first glance that she despised him for his humble background.

Given Madam Wang's personality, it would be even more impossible for her to marry her daughter to him.

Knowing it's impossible, and possibly making Sheng Hong unhappy, it's totally unnecessary.

But he was worried that if he didn't go, Rulan would be sad after finding out and expose what was going on between them.

(End of this chapter)