Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

The rain is pouring, hitting the courtyard like pearls and jade, even clearer and more beautiful.

The candlelight in the house flickered and crackled occasionally, making the house more quiet and warm.

The woman sat there looking down, her mouth slightly open due to the accident. The man squatted on one knee on the ground, slightly raising his head and looking at her with a smile. Every word seemed to explain and express his heart, "Your health and safety." , and even mood are of the utmost importance to me. Apart from that, those false reputations, those vain gains, even rumors, the old events and disputes between the Ji family are the least important. Things. Before meeting Ning Ning, what does it matter to me whether the Ji family is a giant merchant or a mysterious clan? After meeting Ning Ning, what difference does it make to me whether the Ji family is a giant merchant or a mysterious clan? Woolen cloth?"

He smiled, raised his hand to pinch her face, and complained, "You, you are such a smart person, but you always like to go into blind alleys to embarrass yourself and me."

But she still muttered in a low voice, "Most of the Yanjing family pays great attention to their good reputation. The lintel of Ningguo Duke's mansion is very high, so many pairs of eyes are staring at it... Then the ugly words will be true and false, and it will inevitably be implicated."

"Since you said 'most', then our family happens to be the minority. Mother came here early this morning and was very sorry that she didn't see you before leaving... Besides, no matter how high the lintel of Ning Guogong's mansion is, it has its eldest brother. If you hold it in front, if there are three melons on a vine, it is inevitable that one of them will be crooked and cracked, right?"

The young talent praised by everyone in Yanjing City actually said that he was a crooked melon and a broken jujube. Although Ji Wuyan was serious, he was also amused.

Her smile was very shallow, and the corner of her mouth curled up slightly before quickly dissipating. However, Ning Xiuyuan, who had been watching Ji Wuyan tenderly from beginning to end, still saw it. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief before asking, "Do you think this is true?" ?”

It was obviously not the truth, but Ji Wuyan still pursed his lips and nodded, "Yes... the truth of the Imperial Master is always right."

"Of course." He was very proud and still squatting without getting up. He only hooked the other party's fingertips and asked her, "Since Lord Imperial Master's principles are always right, then why doesn't Miss Ning know how to talk to me? It's a difficult matter, maybe I can give you some advice?" His words sounded like coquettishness.

Ji Wuyan frowned and looked at him, this man... he was obviously born with a silver spoon in his mouth, a true pride of heaven, but he humbled himself again and again in front of him. She raised her uninjured hand, put her warm fingertips on the other person's forehead, caressed her eyebrows, touched her temples, and finally landed behind her ears. Her dark eyes were filled with the other person's reflection. She slowly raised her lips and spoke lightly. A slight smile is alluring and tender.

She met the other party's gaze and said, "Sometimes I think that if Shangguan Yuan had not been in trouble, I would not have come to Yanjing City, and the third master would not have met me... Then the third master must still be the same third master, noble, The one who is scornful, has no weak points, and is able to deal with the imperial power with ease. He will marry a wife, maybe You Lingxi, maybe not... But no matter who it is, the other party must be a lady in the true sense of the word, gentle, A person who is considerate and obedient will definitely not make Third Master embarrassed or frowned over and over again. In short, it will definitely be a life of fame and fortune."

But he shook his head without hesitation and said, "No."

He said categorically, "Twenty-year-old Ning Xiuyuan has not met Ji Ning'er, then thirty-year-old Ning Xiuyuan will definitely meet Shangguan Ning. Has Ning Ning forgotten that Shangguan's family and Ning Guogong's mansion have long been together?" There is a marriage contract. You see, Ji Ning'er, Shangguan Ning, and Ning Ning are originally Ning Ning from Ning Xiuyuan, the Duke of Ning State. The elders have already paved this road when they named you. We, it is heaven. Destined marriage." She refused, "That's a joke."

"Jokings are for their own good." He still insisted, but stopped laughing. He held her shoulders with both hands and told her carefully every word, "Some words will inevitably appear to be glib and not sincere, but if you don't say it, But I'm afraid that you little idiot won't understand it, so I will only say it once, and you listen. There will be no life with both fame and wealth. Imperial power is just boring to me, and all the ladies are nothing more than rouge and vulgar powder to me, only Life alongside you is what I want. If the twenty-year-old Ning Xiuyuan had not met Ji Ning'er, and the thirty-year-old Ning Xiuyuan had not found Shangguan Ning, then it would be better to throw away all the fame and fortune and be alone with all the burdens Take the world with your hands."

Ji Wuyan was really shocked.

She stared at him with dumbfounded expression, as if her soul was out of body. After a while, she said "ah" after realizing it. Blush stained her neck, and her whole face visible to the naked eye turned red instantly... How could anyone speak like this? of? It seemed that no matter whether he met her or not, he would never marry her in his life. At that time, he didn't even know that such a person existed, let alone whether he was round or flat, fat or thin, tall or short. What if it's ugly?

It's just that these words were stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them out. She just blushed and looked at the sky and the earth at a loss, but she was too embarrassed to meet Ning Xiuyuan's eyes.

But Ning Xiuyuan seemed to know what she was thinking, and smiled slightly before saying, "The Shangguan family kept it a secret very well. Even I didn't know that Mrs. Shangguan's children were twins. My father also said that it was just a joke, and neither party took it seriously. What's more, Shangguan's only daughter had already been married as the crown princess at that time. But what I want to say is that before I met you, I never thought about having three matchmakers and six betrothals to marry someone to spend my life with. After meeting you, my wife has Name and appearance."

This man explained seriously and even persistently, as if he was worried that Ji Wuyan thought he was just joking to make her happy. Ji Wuyan also felt playful and asked him, "Shangguanyuan was still Shangguan's only daughter in the eyes of the world at that time, and she was also your married wife. Seeing her marrying someone else's wife, at that time the third master How do you feel?"

"I went to the banquet, but at that time I didn't know that the two families had such a joke-like engagement... I just knew that it was a joke, but it couldn't be true."

Just now, he kept saying that "jokes can count", but now it is "jokes cannot be true". No matter what the statement is made by Master Ning, it always makes sense. Ji Wuyan frowned and chuckled, but he also knew that no matter what the truth was, Ning Xiuyuan only meant one thing - there would be no one else but her, Ji Wuyan.

When he was young at that time, when he and Shangguan Yuan were hiding in the same bed, they discussed what their future husband would look like. She no longer remembers what she said at that time, but Ji Wuyan also knows that she is not in such a mood of "I won't marry unless Ning Xiuyuan". If she really hadn't met Ning Xiuyuan in this life, she would have married him. Someone else.

There is no destiny for marriage, only the right time, place, and people.

But now this person is Ning Xiuyuan, which is good.