Chapter 141 Be a Concubine First

Return to the Marquis' Mansion.

Standing at the door, Aying's heart couldn't help but soften and calm down.

She was finally able to stand here openly, as Huo Aying.

After opening the door, Aying was even more surprised.

The old lady, Xie Hejun, Xie Chenglin, and Mother Wang, who were pushing Guan Yulan, were all standing at the door, looking at her with smiles.

Nanny Su took a Ruyi and handed it to the old lady, saying with a smile: "Welcome home, young lady!"

The old lady looked at Ah Ying with a face full of satisfaction, and gently handed Ruyi to her, "I hope my Ah Ying can be smooth and safe in the future..."

Seeing the people who came to greet her, Ah Ying's eyes welled up with tears. She knelt down with deep emotion and said, "How could Ah Ying be so worthy of such a honor..."

"From now on, this is your home." The old lady looked at Aying gently and said firmly.

Aying nodded heavily and looked at everyone with gratitude.

"Come in quickly, don't wait outside." Xie Hejun wiped away his tears and greeted with a smile.

Aying nodded repeatedly.

Songheyuan.

After Ah Ying came in, the old lady looked at Xie Chengyi deliberately, and said meaningfully, "Come with me!"

Entering the side hall, Xie Hejun looked at Ah Ying and carefully warmed her hands, "Are you cold?"

Ah Ying shook her head, "It's not cold."

Su Jian came over quickly and said with a smile, "Add a few more pots of charcoal fire, it will be warm in a while."

Then, Jingjing closed the door.

A Ying was confused.

Xie Hejun's expression was slightly serious. "Aying, we have heard about what happened between you and Chengyi in the palace."

Seeing Xie Hejun hesitate to speak, Ah Ying had guessed, "Sister, are you going to talk about the proposal that the prince mentioned?"

Xie Hejun's eyes moved, "Yes."

"Don't worry, sister. Aying knows that the prince said this to save me. If someone is unwilling, I will not force him." Aying said very gently.

As soon as these words came out, Xie Hejun felt ashamed, "What are you talking about, silly girl! It was my father who said that His Majesty did not explicitly agree to bless your marriage with Chengyi, and was afraid that something might go wrong in the middle, so he thought, what about-"

Xie Hejun couldn't even say this.

Ah Ying was startled and laughed, "What else?"

"Father said that in order to avoid any further complications, he would choose a day and hold a ceremony at home for you and Chengyi to become concubines first. What do you think?" Xie Hejun looked at Aying's face.

Ah Ying looked back at Xie Hejun and couldn't help but smile.

As the daughter of a gambler, how could she have dared to imagine such a life a year ago?
Furthermore, with such a family background, Xie Chengyi might be disliked by the young masters of aristocratic families, let alone being a concubine, even if she was a concubine.

And now, she just went with the flow and was able to enter the Marquis's Mansion and become the envied daughter of heaven.

In fact, between status and intention, she values ​​the intention more.

If Xie Chengyi treated her sincerely, it didn't matter whether she was a concubine or a maid.

If Xie Chengyi thought she was a snake, what good would it be to have her as his wife?
"Sister, don't worry. I have always been grateful to the Marquis' Mansion. I hope the prince is truly willing to marry me. It doesn't matter whether I'm a concubine or a wife. The key is that the prince is willing. I don't want him to use the excuse of saving me." Aying's eyes became clearer and clearer.

Xie Hejun was surprised for a moment, as A Ying didn't seem to be joking.

"This matter is not my fault, but that of the prince..." Aying smiled slightly, a sober smile.

***
main hall.

The old lady was looking at Xie Chengyi. "What are you going to do?" The old lady looked solemn.

Xie Chengyi raised his eyes slightly, "What should I do?"

"Don't interrupt me! Didn't you speak very forcefully in front of His Majesty?" the old lady questioned.

Xie Chengyi's expression relaxed, "I said I was not joking about marrying Ying."

The old lady asked directly: "Are you angry?"

Xie Chengyi's eyes moved.

"You are being angry, aren't you?" The old lady looked at her grandson, she knew Cheng Yi too well and couldn't even hide his slight lie.

"Before I went to Linzhou, I said I would come back and marry her." Xie Chengyi said.

The old lady pointed and sighed: "But you have two women in your heart now!"

"No!" Xie Chengyi denied it immediately.

However, the more she denied, the more uneasy the old lady felt.

"Your father said that His Majesty seems to want to bring you and Jiyao together, but you said now that you have proposed to Aying. In order to avoid any further complications, it is better to choose a day to hold a ceremony for you and Aying, and marry her as a concubine first." The old lady looked at Xie Chengyi and said.

Xie Chengyi was stunned, his heart ached, "As a concubine?"

The old lady nodded.

"No! She can't be my concubine!" Xie Chengyi refused immediately.

"Why not? If others can do it, she can do it too!" the old lady asked tentatively.

Just thinking about the scene of Ah Ying being a concubine, Xie Chengyi felt that he could not accept it at all. "She will not be so tolerant, and I don't want her to be wronged."

"So do you want to marry Jiyao?" The old lady looked straight at him and asked the question she had always wanted to ask.

Xie Chengyi paused.

Does he want to?
He thought about it ten years ago. He knelt in the warm palace and begged His Majesty not to send Ji Yao to marry.

Ji Yao went on a hunger strike for ten days, not taking a drop of water or a grain of rice, and was so weak that she almost died, just to get His Majesty to give in.

On the way to see Ji Yao off out of the city, he faced the fierce west wind, wishing he could take her on a gallop on horseback.

At that time, he definitely wanted to marry Jiyao.

Now, the moment he saw her, Xie Chengyi's heart still moved for no reason.

She looked at him lovingly, and everything was just like it was ten years ago.

However, when she approached him, Xie Chengyi could clearly discern the deliberateness in Ji Yao's eyes.

This deliberateness brought Xie Chengyi back to reality in an instant.

"I have said this to you more than once. When it comes to marrying a wife, I do not require her to be the daughter of an aristocratic family or the lady of a wealthy family. I believe that you can gain a foothold without relying on a political marriage. The only thing I ask is that you don't be like your father, trapped all his life, which not only makes women suffer, but also entangled himself. Since your grandfather, I have believed that a person can have no background, can have no scheming, but cannot be without bottom line and principles. Jiyao, you have done nothing wrong to her, so don't feel guilty; Aying, you should not feel sorry for her, what she needs is respect. Grandmother believes in you and can figure it out." The old lady has always believed that only by keeping one's feet on the ground and taking one step at a time can one walk steadily, especially since the emperor is still wary of her.

Xie Chengyi nodded seriously.

***
Princess House.

Xiao Jiyao looked at the gorgeous garden scenery, holding a pot of wine in her hand, and lay freely in the warm pavilion.

She thought about this scene over and over again in her dreams. It had been a long time since she felt such freedom and joy.

But there is still one person missing.

"Princess, the study has been tidied up. It will be ready for use tomorrow when County Lord Aying comes to copy Buddhist scriptures." said the maid Fanggu.

Xiao Jiyao's face flushed, her eyes blurred, she sneered and said, "Study? No, no need, I think the scenery outside is very beautiful, she can just copy outside."

Fang Gu glanced outside. Copying outside in such weather?