dognovel Chapter 1029: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (8)
Chapter 1029: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (8)
"It turns out that beggars can now dictate who gives you money and how much money they give you!" Xue Yuan now understood that this person was asking Ning Yun for money, and it seemed that this person had caught some handle on her and wanted to use it to threaten Ning Yun.
Even if this kind of thing happened to someone he met by chance, Xue Yuan would be willing to help, let alone Ning Yun.
She is the one who wants to protect herself and not get hurt at all!
Xue Yuan stepped forward and protected Ning Yun behind him, his expression cold as he said, "You're still a scholar! How unsightly of you to beg for money in the street! Look at this beggar, he even knows how to sing Lotus Falls!"
Hearing the other party once again putting him and the beggar together, Xiao Jianlu almost roared out in anger: "Ning Yun, you actually allowed this scoundrel to insult me like this. Let me tell you, I will never want to see you again in my life, let alone propose marriage to you."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
The waiter selling jasmine tofu also saw Xiao Jianlu's escape and couldn't help but sneer, "It's obvious he couldn't afford to buy anything, so he took the opportunity to run away after a tantrum with that girl, and then acted like he was wronged."
Xue Yuan was depressed by Xiao Jianlu's words. He lowered his head and asked Ning Yun behind him: "Sese, is what he said true? You want to marry him, right?"
Ning Yun didn't understand why the topic of marriage leave came up, and she didn't feel comfortable discussing it with her younger "brother," so she said, "Master Xue, you're only eleven and I'm only thirteen. Don't you think it's too early for us to talk about this?"
He's just a little brat, and he's talking about getting married. Does it mean that people who are strong and sturdy are also precocious?
When Ning Yun was really confused, Xue Yuan told her what he had heard before about the imperial court's selection of concubines, as well as the purpose of their visit to the Ning family today.
He is not a person who likes to hide things. Whatever there is, Xue Yuan wants to make it clear to Ning Yun, hoping that the other party can make the best choice.
In fact, it is not necessarily the best choice, because people cannot predict the future.
But when you look back, the choice that doesn't make you regret is probably the most suitable path.
After hearing what Xue Yuan said, Ning Yun was shocked again. She had thought that she would get engaged in the next one or two years, and even if that person was not Xiao Jianlu, it would be someone else.
But it seems to be quite difficult to find a suitable person within five days.
But the first thing to do now is to reject Xue Yuan.
"Master Xue, even though you're taller than me, I only consider you my younger brother!" Ning Yun said with embarrassment. "We just met this morning, and now you're here with your father to propose marriage. Isn't that too soon? And you're two years younger than me!"
"Just because I'm young, I'm the best candidate!" Seeing Ning Yun's expression of rejection, Xue Yuan had to use his father Xue Yao's argument, "Look, we are still young, we can get engaged for two years first, and then we can wait until the selection is over.
If you want to cancel the engagement, we can still do so when we meet. Because I'm young, it won't delay either of us. But if your fiancé is someone of the same age, you might actually have to get married when you reach the age of 15."
Ning Yun thought this made sense, but she hesitated, "If we cancel the engagement in two years, will it affect our reputations?"
"Of course not!" Xue Yuan assured - with a man like him, how could he possibly let Ning Yun cancel the engagement!
My father taught me since I was a child that one must have clear goals in life, and if you want to get something, you must fight for it.
After hearing what Xue Yuan said, Ning Yun was a little shaken. After all, it was just a matter of status.
But she was looking at the boy in front of her, who was two years younger than her, and it was really hard to decide - Xiao Jianlu was two years older than her! They grew up together, and he had agreed to propose marriage before, but when the time came, he didn't come for fame and fortune, didn't he?
In fact, my father and brother didn’t know that Ning Yun knew some things better than they did.
There was no high-sounding reason why Xiao Jianlu broke his promise. He was simply weighing the pros and cons.
The private school where he studied was run by a man who had once been a fourth-rank official. His name was Yuan Xu, and it was said that he was a branch of a large family in the capital.
Yuan Xu lost his wife at an early age and never remarried. He only had one daughter named Yuan Zhaoyue.
Perhaps it was because his family had influence in the capital, so he had been neither high nor low in these years. He was almost sixteen years old and still had no engagement.
Actually, the reason why there was no engagement was not only because Yuan Zhaoyue had high standards, but also because Master Yuan Xu himself was overwhelmed by the choices.
In recent years, the students enrolled in Yuan Xu's private school are mainly children of common people. Most of them are of average appearance, smart, and have a talent for learning.
If such a person comes from a noble family, it is a foregone conclusion that he will become an official in the future.
So "some people" speculated that there should be someone among Master Yuan Xu who could be recommended.