Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1217: Unwillingness is Bitterness
At this moment, Sun Xianyue's face turned completely red.

Shang Ruyi was still smiling and looking at him leisurely. Sun Xianyue's face was flushed and his whole body looked like a piece of red-hot charcoal. His hands on the table couldn't stop shaking, and even the table and the cup of tea on the table began to shake slightly.

He said, "I, I want... to let her live a good life... It's not that she's not living a good life now, but... but..."

If he had some guesses before, after hearing these disjointed and incoherent sentences, Shang Ruyi completely understood his intentions. He was amused and felt a little emotional at the same time, but he still looked at him with a smile on his face, just waiting for Sun Xianyue to express his feelings in person.

However, the longer she waited, the more Sun Xianyue stuttered.

After all, he was asking for someone from the Princess of Qin, and he was not asking for an ordinary servant or maid, but a personal maid who had been with her since she married into the Yuwen family, and was also the head maid of the Qianqiu Palace. Changwan, who had such a status and position, was called a slave, but she was stronger than the ladies of ordinary families. So when Sun Xianyue said that he wanted her to live a good life, he was even a little dazed.

If I think this way, can I really do it?

This hesitation made his stuttering even worse.

Shang Ruyi still had the patience to wait, but Tushe'er's patience had already run dry. After Sun Xianyue said "but" again and again but still couldn't get to the point, she couldn't help but stamp her feet lightly: "Hey, just say you want to marry her, can't you say these few words!"

"Sheer!"

Shang Ruyi turned around and gave her a reproachful look.

When Sun Xianyue heard Tushe'er's words, her face turned red and white. On the one hand, she was glad that someone helped her say the most important words, but on the other hand, she regretted that she couldn't say the most important words herself. She looked up at Tushe'er again, with gratitude and resentment in her eyes, which finally turned into a sigh.

Then, he took a deep breath, stood up and bowed to Shang Ruyi: "Yes, I want to marry Changwan."

"..."

"Please grant me your blessing, Princess!"

Shang Ruyi glared at Tushe'er again, then slowly turned around and looked at Sun Xianyue's solemn salute. Her expression also became serious. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "Young Master Sun likes my Changwan?"

Sun Xianyue said: "Yes."

"What do you like about her?"

"Gentle and considerate, upright and honest."

"Have you ever said these words to her?"

"Never."

"Then how do you know she would be willing to marry you?"

"this--"

Sun Xianyue frowned slightly, but he was not surprised by this question, and it seemed that he had considered it before. After thinking for a while, he said, "I don't know what Changwan thinks, but I know what I think. I really want to marry her."

"..."

"If she is willing, I want to protect her for life."

Shang Ruyi asked, "What if she doesn't want to?"

Sun Xianyue gritted his teeth and said, "I will never disturb you, you commoner."

"it is good!"

This sentence made Shang Ruyi smile more than the previous proposal. She nodded and raised her hand to Sun Xianyue: "Please sit down."

Sun Xianyue then walked back to the table and sat down. The candle on the table flickered again because of his movement. The flickering flame reflected a layer of sweat on his forehead. It seemed that he was also extremely nervous at that moment.

Shang Ruyi said, "Chang Wan is my mother-in-law, the maid left to me by Queen Taimu. She has been by my side all these years. Like She'er, she is my confidant. Losing her is like losing an arm." Sun Xianyue was startled: "Princess..."

Shang Ruyi raised his hand to stop him from speaking, and then said: "Of course, I said this not to embarrass you, but to make you understand that it is painful for me to sacrifice an arm, but I cannot let the arm I sacrifice suffer again."

Sun Xianyue said: "Yes."

Shang Ruyi asked: "Then do you know how hard it is for a woman to be married?"

Sun Xianyue was stunned, obviously he had never thought about this question and had no answer. Shang Ruyi smiled faintly and said, "Don't want to be bitter."

"..."

Sun Xianyue was stunned again.

Shang Ruyi said: "So, even if you told me about this matter and I agreed, it is not a foregone conclusion. The most important thing is Chang Wan's own feelings. If she is willing, what does it matter if I sacrifice an arm?"

"..."

"If she doesn't want to, let alone you, Mr. Sun, sincerely asking for her hand in marriage, even if it's a prince offering a mountain of gold and silver to ask for her hand in marriage, I won't force her."

Sun Xianyue took a deep breath, and then she understood why Shang Ruyi had so many questions just now, but they all came down to one point - whether Changwan was willing.

Although this princess was high and mighty and had the power of life and death over other people, she did not look down on the servants around her. She treated Chang Wan, Jiang Tushe'er and all those who followed her as human beings. She cared more about the women's own feelings and would not easily make decisions for them, let alone manipulate their lives.

Sun Xianyue said softly: "I understand, you common people."

"..."

"No matter what, I have expressed my feelings. If I can get Chang Wan, I will be satisfied. If I can't... I will not regret it."

Shang Ruyi said: "Okay."

She slowly stood up, brushed off her clothes, and then said, "I will go back and tell Chang Wan everything you said. If she is willing, I will help you get married; if she is not willing..."

Having said this, she did not say the rest, and Sun Xianyue looked at her with clear and bright eyes, as if there was no need to say more.

Shang Ruyi smiled, turned around and left with Tusheer.

When the two walked out of the wing room, it was a little darker outside, but lanterns were lit everywhere in the Shen Mansion, making it brighter than before. Shang Ruyi walked back slowly along the way she came, looking a little leisurely, but Tu She'er behind her was different. Even though she was just following quietly behind her, Shang Ruyi could hear her footsteps were as disordered and rapid as her breathing. She stepped on her right foot with her left foot several times and almost fell.

When they reached an empty corridor, Shang Ruyi finally stopped.

As soon as she stopped, the girl bumped into her back.

With a cry of "Ouch", Tushe'er hurriedly took two steps back, raised her head to meet Shang Ruyi's reproachful eyes, and hurriedly bowed her head to admit her mistake: "I know I am wrong, please forgive me, Princess."

Shang Ruyi glanced at her: "What did you do wrong?"

"My servant, I was distracted just now."

"Is this what I'm talking about?"

"what?"

Tusheer blinked, looked at Shang Ruyi again, and finally shrank her neck and said in a low voice: "I just said too much."

"Humph."

Shang Ruyi snorted coldly, but before she could scold him, she saw the girl coming closer again, with a happy smile on her pretty face: "But I am anxious when I see Sun Xianyue hesitating. Why don't I help him say it? It's so convenient to help him achieve his goal!"