Back to the marriage proposal, helping the incompetent husband to rise to the top

Chapter 119 Proposal
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Chu Anlan stood up and stretched. "You two haven't seen each other for several days. You must have a lot of private conversations. I'll go back to my room first. Qing'er, call me if you need anything."

Ye Wanqing nodded.

When Chu Anlan went out, he called away Yingxiang and Qianxi who were guarding outside, and considerately closed the door.

Only Ye Wanqing and Liao Fuyu were left in the room.

Liao Fuyu tugged at the corner of her clothes, hesitating about how to start the conversation.

Suddenly, Ye Wanqing spoke first: "Are the people in Prince Duan's Mansion treating you well? Have they given you any trouble?"

Liao Fuyu forced a smile: "Hmm..."

Ok?
Ye Wanqing exhaled, stood up, walked to the window, and opened all the half-closed carved wooden windows so that the room faced the Lin'an Lake.

The night wind brought the moisture from the lake into the room.

On the lake, a dragon dance performance is going on.

Ye Wanqing sat back on the couch by the window: "Last year, if I had not refused to marry Lu Jilian, I would have married into Dingyuan Marquis's mansion today. At this moment, I should be pregnant, surrounded by a group of maids and women, and urged to go to bed early.

The wall of the backyard of Dingyuan Marquis's mansion was very high, and one could only see a small piece of heaven and earth when one looked up. The rules of the mansion were very strict, and women were not allowed to go out at will. If nothing unexpected happened, I would have to stay in that small piece of heaven and earth in the deep courtyard of the mansion for the rest of my life, taking care of my husband and children, and living a life that I could see the end of at a glance.

In this case, I will not be able to accompany you to travel around Lin'an City today..."

Liao Fuyu was choked by what she heard: "Qing'er..."

Ye Wanqing turned to look at her: "It took me a long time and a lot of effort to realize that women have more than just obedience to live. It also took a lot of effort to get to where I am today. I like the people and things today very much. I am very glad that I made the decision at the beginning.

Fu Yu, I hope you can have better luck than me, and understand what you want and achieve your wish sooner."

Liao Fuyu opened her mouth: "Can I...?"

Ye Wanqing avoided answering and stood up to take out a box from the cabinet beside the bed and handed it to Liao Fuyu: "I promised to give you the house and the pleasure boat, and I have already bought them. However, the original owner was in a hurry to sell them, and you were not here on the day of the house purchase, so the title deed was temporarily written in the name of a close servant of mine. When I have time later, I will change the name to yours.

However, even if the title deed is not changed, you and Prince Duan can move in at any time. "

This sentence is actually a rhetoric.

The affairs of Prince Duan will be exposed sooner or later, and when that happens, all the properties of Prince Duan's Mansion will be confiscated, including Liao Fuyu's dowry.

If they were luckier, Chu Xiaoyan would only be demoted to a commoner, and then the two of them would have a place to live when they arrived in Lin'an.

If you are unlucky...

Ye Wanqing lowered her eyes, not daring to think too much.

Liao Fuyu refused for a long time, but finally accepted the house deed.

She hugged the wooden box, her eyes red and she choked with sobs: "Qing'er, besides my mother, you are the best person in the world who treats me well!"

Ye Wanqing hugged her and said, "If your mother is still alive, she would definitely hope that you live a happy and worry-free life."

Liao Fuyu's eyes were red: "Yeah!"

……

The group stayed in Lin'an for a few more days.

On March 26, the new county magistrate sent by the court finally arrived, and Ye Chenting spent a day handing over official duties.

Two days later.

In the morning, the sky is bright.

More than a dozen carriages, with dozens of horses pulling them, left Lin'an in the morning dew.

When I came, the mountains were covered with pink, and when I left, it was all green.

On the official road halfway up the mountain, the curtain of the carriage was lifted.

Through the thin morning mist, Ye Wanqing looked at the gradually receding Lin'an City, and at the river and lake where the water met the sky, feeling a little reluctant.

Goodbye, I don’t know when it will be.

See you next time. Can we still get together with the same people as today?

People are always greedy.

It was already April when I returned to Beijing.

In April, the capital city was getting cooler and greener. When his children returned home, Ye Hongwei took Chu Yanrong out of the city in a very low-key carriage to pick them up.

Seeing the child, Chu Yanrong's eyes were red. She held Ye Wanqing in her arms and looked at her again and again: "Yesterday, the persimmon trees in Jinghong Garden were full of flowers, and I knew you were back..."

Ye Wanqing patted her mother on the back and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."

Ye Chenxi squeezed into her arms and acted coquettishly: "Mom, mom, hug me too! I've grown taller!"

Chu Yanrong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Did he just grow taller?"

"I gained five pounds." Ye Chenxi said confidently, "During the days when Qu Jie locked me up in jail, I didn't eat well or sleep well, and I lost a lot of weight. I was afraid that my mother and father would feel bad when I came back, so I supplemented my body every day after I got out of jail so that I could grow stronger."

Chu Yanrong touched his head and said, "I am sorry that you have been wronged. The emperor has ordered that Qu Jie be executed in the autumn. After you return home, your mother will have someone take good care of you."

Ye Hongwei stood aside holding the shelf: "Okay, it's going to rain soon, let's go home first." Then he glanced at Chu Anlan: "Yesterday, your father said he wanted to see the little pomegranate, you can take it back on the way."

Chu Anlan smiled and said, "Okay."

The team entered the city and went home.

While the person was still at the door, a delicate fox cry was heard from inside.

Little Pomegranate cried and pounced on Chu Anlan, wagging its tail wildly.

Chu Anlan bent down and picked it up: "Chu Shiliu, Daddy will take you back to the palace to stay for a few days! It's been almost a month since we last met, do you miss Daddy?"

Ye Hongwei rolled his eyes: "Hurry up and take him away!"

Chu Anlan smiled and said, "Father-in-law, I'm leaving now."

Ye Hongwei frowned: "Get out!"

Chu Anlan held the fox in one hand and the reins in the other, then he jumped on the horse and galloped away.

It was dusk when the spring rain fell.

At dinner time, the dining room was filled with a large table of delicacies from land and sea. The family of five sat around the table, and the atmosphere was warm.

During the banquet, the eldest princess asked, "Crown Prince and Consort, you all knew about this when you were in Lin'an City, right?"

Ye Wanqing and her second brother looked at each other and said, "Yeah, I heard about it."

Ye Chenxi was chewing on the roasted lamb spine: "Hmm... that one... the daughter of Sun Kuisheng, the Marquis of Zhenxing, Sun Ziyi..."

Chu Yanrong was helpless: "Chenxi, eat slowly, no one is going to snatch it from you."

Ye Chenxi said: "I'm hungry..."

As he finished speaking, another plate of roasted lamb spine was pushed in front of him.

Ye Hongwei took back his hand: "Ye Chenxi, were you the reincarnation of a starving ghost in your previous life? You don't know how to sit or eat properly."

Ye Chenxi: “Hehe!”

Ye Hongwei glanced at his well-behaved and quiet daughter, then looked at his second son who was sitting upright: "On the way back from court a few days ago, I ran into Earl Yongchang by chance."

Ye Chenting's body froze for a moment, and his chopsticks stopped in mid-air: "Father, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Ye Hongwei asked: "Why are you so nervous? Your father is going to the Yongchang Earl's mansion to propose marriage for you. Aren't you happy?"

Propose marriage?

Ye Chenting was surprised and happy: "Bo Yongchang agreed?"

"Yes." Ye Hongwei said, "After the palace examination, you will officially enter the court as an official. In June, Qing'er will also marry into the Prince Dun's mansion. The mansion will be much quieter. Therefore, I will discuss with your mother and arrange your marriage."

Ye Chenting stood up and bowed solemnly: "Thank you, father and mother."

Chu Yanrong said gently: "The palace examination is coming soon, you just need to concentrate on preparing for the exam. Your marriage will be taken care of by your father and I."

Ye Chenting nodded: "Son understands."

The next day, Ye Hongwei took his son and the betrothal gifts, and invited a few matchmakers to go to the Yongchang Earl's Mansion to propose marriage.

The Yongchang Earl's Mansion replied.

With the marriage arranged, Ye Chenting felt reassured and concentrated on reviewing his studies to prepare for the upcoming palace examination.

(End of this chapter)