Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 510 He Came
"Actually, even if you admit it, it's not a big deal."

He said calmly: "Before I came to Beijing, you and I only had a verbal engagement, and we had never even met face to face.

"No matter how confident I am with this identity, it is impossible to restrict you from not even having a good friend before me.

"And Mr. Huo is young, promising, and gentlemanly. It's normal for girls to be attracted to him."

Shen Yan blushed: "Mr. Mei——"

"Don't deny me in a hurry." Mei Qiying said. "I just want to tell you that I have no intention of insisting on maintaining a marriage that looks like it should."

Shen Yan's face turned pale: "What do you mean by that?"

Do you want to divorce her?

Mei Qiying looked at her, exhaled lightly, and said, "You seldom smile recently. It can be seen that you don't want to marry me."

"Mr. Mei, there is really nothing between Master Huo and I!" Shen Yan stood up anxiously, "He is a good man, please don't misunderstand him!"

It's fine if he wants to divorce, and she will even be shamelessly happy, but if she wants to get Huo Jian involved, she won't do it no matter what!
"I said that the matter between me and you has nothing to do with him. Even if I want to divorce, it has nothing to do with him!"

Huo Jiu thought about disciplining Shen Qu and Shen Mao for her, and cultivated a strong backing for her, how could she sacrifice his reputation?

Mei Qiying was silent for a moment, then said: "So, you have indeed considered retiring the engagement?"

Shen Yan scratched the edge of the table with five fingers, sat down slowly, nodded and said: "I have thought about it."

Mei Qiying stared deeply: "Why?"

She turned to look at him, her lips parted slightly.

Why, because I lived with you in the previous life, the shadow of being neglected by you is still there, the pain of watching you take a concubine calmly is still there, and the despair of finally dying miserable is still there.

It's just because I don't want to walk with those memories again.

But he couldn't utter a single word of these words.

"It has nothing to do with anyone, it's just my own reasons," she finally said.

Mei Qiying looked at her for a while, then turned her eyes away to look at the courtyard outside the door.

There are two hibiscus plants planted in the yard. There are no flowers at the moment, but the branches and leaves are flourishing. A gust of wind blew the leaves, and the shining setting sun sprinkled golden awns from the gaps.

He withdrew his gaze: "What's the specifics?" He lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea.

"I wonder if my lord has heard about our Sanfang's past?" Once he opened his mouth, the remaining words suddenly became less difficult.

She calmly said: "Because of some changes in my family when I was young, I am very resistant to handling the relationship between husband and wife, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"But I know that what the young master needs is a good wife who can handle all relationships well. When necessary, you will take a concubine and take over the house——

"However, due to my personal reasons, first, I can't be so slick, and second, I don't want my husband to have concubines, so frankly speaking, I don't think this kind of married life is what I want. of."

Mei Qiying wondered: "How can you be sure that I will take a concubine?"

He was surprised that she could think so far.

Shen Yan stared straight at him: "Young master, you can think about it, once encountering difficulties for my heirs, or never having the blessing to give birth to a son-in-law, can you insist on not taking concubines?"

Mei Qiying was speechless.

There is no need to think about this kind of thing, it must happen.

Even if he refused, the elders in the family would not allow him to do so.

And he also felt that the ancients said that being unfilial has three major consequences, and this cannot be violated, so he hadn't thought about this question before, and even if he thought about it now, he couldn't find another answer.

"Young master is looking for an heir. There is nothing wrong with that. I can't say that you are wrong in thinking so." She said, "It's just that I can't pass this test."

After all, he was a good man and never owed her.

Mei Qiying said: "How do you know that you can't have children?"

Shen Yan paused and said, "I don't know. But after all, no one can say for sure about this kind of thing."

In her previous life, she didn't even have the chance to conceive, so how would she know if she could have an heir?

Mei Qiying stared at her with fixed eyebrows, but didn't speak any more.

He didn't quite understand Shen Yan's mood. In his view, getting married and having children was as natural and just as a scholar's examination for fame, and it was something that must be done.

Although he has learned about the love of children from the book, he doesn't have too many expectations for marriage.

In the past, when I knew that I had a marriage contract, I only mentioned a little about my cleanliness and self-love. For my fiancée, I sometimes imagined her appearance at most.

Even when he met Shen Yan for the first time at the Shen family, he was just astonished, and when it came to his heartbeat... it seemed that there was still something missing.

He instinctively felt that Shen Yan would not be the woman who could add fragrance to his red sleeves, even without Huo Jiu, she would not be.

He and she might be able to become husband and wife, but he couldn't think of her as a couple even if she couldn't have children.

So he has always been curious about Huo Jiu's affection for her, what kind of affection is it that can make a man like him willingly bow down for a woman?
He stroked the cup and said, "It's because of these concerns that you want to divorce?"

"Too hypocritical, isn't it?" Shen Yan laughed, "I think so too."

It is precisely because I think it is that I have been unable to express it.

Except for Shen Xi who knows everything about her, who would understand her?

But Mei Qiying's question now was like a key, which opened the door of her heart that had been closed for a long time.

She had never talked with him like this in the two lives, and he was able to directly ask her the questions in his heart, which also showed that he was frank enough.

So she paused for a moment, and then said: "When Mr. Mei was young, or at this age, did he ever face a situation where his father didn't love his mother?"

Mei Qiying's gaze sank again.

Although the Mei family is not as big as the Shen family, but because it is a traditional old house, even if Master Mei and Mrs. Mei have disputes, they will never show it in front of their children.

Their purpose is also very clear when dealing with their children, they will neither care too much for you nor turn a blind eye to you.

A daughter must be dignified and virtuous, a man must devote himself to studying for fame, and family rules and regulations determine the order.

Mei Qiying didn't know about the Shen family's affairs before, but she has heard a lot in the capital recently.

With a mother like Ji's, he was also curious about how Shen Yan got here all these years, but that was all. After all, he didn't know much about the inner house.

He only had respect for Shen Yan in his heart, and recently realized that she was just an interesting little girl, so he occasionally started joking around with her.

"No. I have never experienced what Miss Yan has experienced."

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Also, there are many chapters in the future
(End of this chapter)