peasant girl wedding

Chapter 174
Qin An stared at Tong Zhi'er in a light pink oleander dress.

Her appearance is still the same as in memory, delicate and lovely. In the past, she used to use red string to make two buns, one on the left and one on the right, but now she has replaced it with a big black braid behind her head.

But Qin An still felt that something had changed.

Facing her agile eyes, Qin An finally understood what had changed.

When he left, the pair of eyes that were shy and timid in his memory, hiding friendship, were calm at the moment, looking at him was like looking at an ordinary person.He has no special meaning to her.

Qin An was speechless because of this discovery.

He thought that it must be because of what his sister said at Tong's house that made her change her attitude towards him.

Qin An was thinking about how to explain it to her, but suddenly he heard her say, "Shopkeeper Qin, let's pretend we didn't say those words."

All Qin An's thoughts froze, only her words in his mind.

"You..." Qin An looked closely at her face, and realized that this was not a casual joke.

"Zhi'er, I don't know about my sister, I'm sorry. Don't pay attention to what she said, no one can shake what I want to do."

"Aren't you the son of the prince's mansion?"

How can such a person do whatever he wants?
"I am the legitimate son of the Duke's Mansion, but even so, I will not change my mind. I want to marry you as my wife."

Tong Zhier shook his head.

"Zhier..."

"Shopkeeper Qin, what I said is true, I don't want to marry you."

"But you clearly promised me before, Zhi'er, it's you who said it. A promise is a promise, and people can't keep their promises." Qin An's voice sounded a little hurried, and he continued: "If it's because of my sister, she said something that is too much. , I apologize to you."

"She's not the main reason."

Qin An's eyes lit up, but looking at Tong Zhi'er's serious face, his heart was wrapped in uneasiness again.

"Then what's your reason?" he asked.

"You are the legitimate son of the Duke's Mansion." From the moment she guessed Qin An's identity, Tong Zhi'er had such a plan.

She didn't want to marry into a duke's mansion and fight with those people who obviously wouldn't like her.

If she had been possessed by a woman in a high mansion compound at the beginning of time travel, she might really have fought with the people inside.

However, she turned into a child and was used to a leisurely life, surrounded by family members who loved her and loved her. She didn't want to get involved in other people's disputes, nor did she want to fight with anyone.

She just wants to be peaceful and loving with her family, marry an uncomplicated person in the future, and live happily.

And Qin An is obviously not the person who can give her such a peaceful life.

"I……"

Qin An looked at Tong Zhi'er looking at himself, without any nostalgic eyes, but the words that came out were blocked in his throat.

What if I give up my status as a legitimate son?
As if guessing what he wanted to say, Tong Zhi'er shook her head and said, "Don't say such silly things as giving up your identity? Even if you give up your identity, I won't marry you."

Qin An lowered his eyes, his black pupils were gloomy.

"Qin An, I'm a selfish person, not worthy of your liking."

Tong Zhi'er left behind a word, turned around and went out.

Yes, she is selfish and doesn't want to get involved in the fight, so she chooses to hurt Qin An's heart.

break his heart...

Tong Zhier suddenly laughed at himself.

She is not an alluring beauty, nor is she talented, except for a smarter brain, there is nothing else, Qin An figured it out, after a while, maybe she will be forgotten.

Tong Zhi'er picked up the basket by the corner and went into the woods.

Qin An came out of the house, looked at Tong Zhi'er's small figure disappearing into the dense woods, and thought of what she had just said, his heart ached.

There has never been a woman who made him feel happy, expect, miss, and feel pain.

……

After dinner, Tong Zhi'er washed his feet and went to the kitchen to read.

This is another habit she has developed in addition to her daily routine.

Tong Zhaofu was practicing calligraphy behind the desk, reviewing tomorrow's homework.

She was reading a book of travel notes on a small couch next to the wall.

"Zhier..."

Hearing the voice, Tong Zhi'er raised his head and smiled at the person, "Elder Sister."

Tong Duo'er took a look at Tong Zhaofu who was serious about writing, sat down gently next to Tong Zhi'er, and said in a low voice: "I saw shopkeeper Qin leaving with an ugly face in the afternoon, you..."

"Sister, my parents said that Qin An is not a good home."

Not understanding why Tong Zhi'er would suddenly mention this, Tong Duo'er looked at her suspiciously.

"I have carefully thought about what kind of life I want to live in the future, and I think what my parents said makes sense."

Tong Duo'er thought about her two sentences carefully, and immediately understood.

It turned out that it was Zhi'er who showed his cards to Shopkeeper Qin.

"Zhi'er, you can do whatever you want, we will always support you."

"Thank you ma'am."

It's been five days.

On the sixth day, Manager Zhang came to Tong Zhixin's house in a carriage.

"Miss Zhi'er, I don't know what happened between you and the shopkeeper of my house. Since the shopkeeper came back from your house, he has used wine to relieve his worries. This has never happened before. Miss Zhi'er, go Advise my shopkeeper."

……

In a restaurant, in the private room on the second floor that is not open to the public, Qin An drank in sullen sips.

After leaving Tong Zhixin's home, he returned home as quickly as possible and asked his sister about the details of the incident.

What made him sad was not only what his sister said to Tong Zhi'er's family, but also the family's deception.

Obviously, what he said to them, they promised well, but in the blink of an eye, they stabbed him in the back.

Darling, it shouldn't be like this!
Qin An saw the unity and harmony of Tong Zhixin's family and loved each other, and when he thought about himself, he felt very uncomfortable.

He didn't dare to see Tong Zhi'er, for fear of hearing those words from her that made him sad again.

Although he was born in the Duke's Mansion, he was doted on by his parents, even if he wanted to open a restaurant, his parents agreed.

He is grateful for their tolerance and is familiar with it.

Suddenly one day, this tolerance became sharp and uncompromising on the issue of his marriage. It is conceivable how big the gap was in Qin An's heart.

The eldest sister came here to warn Tong Zhi'er's family with the acquiescence of her parents.

This indirectly told him that it was absolutely impossible to marry a peasant girl as his official wife, and they would definitely not agree.

He was born in the Duke's Mansion, grew up enjoying the benefits of the Duke's Mansion, and because of the relationship of the Duke's Mansion, he dared not cause trouble in the restaurants opened throughout the country.

So he can't do without identity, this is his responsibility, something he should repay.

Fulfill the obligations of a son of a duke's mansion.

But he is reluctant to let go of Tong Zhi'er, an intelligent and rare girl.

She is not stunning, and the emperor has a lot of women who are more beautiful than her, but he just can't bear her.

With her resolute attitude, she is not willing to be a wife, let alone a concubine!

Not being able to ask for it made Qin An very painful. He just wanted to get drunk, and when he was drunk, he would feel nothing.

"Stop drinking."

He grabbed the wine bottle in his hand with both hands.

Qin Andan looked at the person coming, and he missed his breath for a moment.

……

Tong Zhi'er didn't expect that Qin An, who was always confident and gentle, would sometimes feel downcast.

An extremely haggard face covered with stubble, sunken eye sockets, red bloodshot eyes, heavy alcohol smell all over his body... He must have not slept for several nights.

Tong Zhi'er felt a little sad.

"Qin An, your family is too complicated, and my brain is limited, so I don't want to get involved in the battle in the inner house."

Facing Qin An who smelled of alcohol all over, Tong Zhi'er expressed his truest thoughts.

Qin An stared at her, maintaining a posture for a long time, not sure if he had heard her words.

"exactly……"

The Duke's Mansion is indeed a complicated place. The first, second, and third rooms are all fighting each other endlessly.

Qin An lowered his head, his messy hair drooped down, as if his mood was constantly falling at the moment.

"You're right, Duke's Mansion, it's a place full of fights."

There was a terrible silence in the room.

Tong Zhi'er stared at her finger, said: "Qin An, I said I was a selfish person, now you see."

"In the world, no one is selfish."

For example, he selfishly wanted to keep him.

But he can't, if he keeps her selfishly, she will be unhappy.

Qin An took the wine from Tong Zhi'er's hand, raised his head and drank it.

"Qin An, speaking of it, I haven't had a drink with you yet," Tong Zhi'er poured himself a glass, picked it up, and touched his glass. The sound of jade and stone colliding made Qin An's heart startled.

Tong Zhi'er toasted him three glasses of wine, but he snatched the glasses away.

He stared at her in pain, the scorching temperature seemed to burn a hole in her body.

"I will never come back here again."

Tong Zhi'er lowered his head and didn't make a sound.

"I will marry a daughter from an aristocratic family as my wife."

"I wish you happiness." Tong Zhi'er raised her head and said sincerely.

Qin An stared at her, catching every subtle expression on her face, but he was disappointed, Tong Zhi'er didn't have the mood swings he wanted.

Why is he the only one suffering?
"Zhi'er, tell me the truth, have you ever fallen in love with me?"

They are already in the past tense, so what can they do if they are entangled in such problems?

She will not change her determination because of this.

"I admire you, but I never fell in love with you."

Qin An turned around, not wanting to look at her again.

He thought he knew Tong Zhi'er, but now he realized that he didn't know her as well as he thought.

"You go."

Tong Zhi'er got up, said "Farewell", opened the door and went out.

The night wind swept in through the open door and hit Qin An's thin back.

Tong Zhi'er glanced at him and closed the door.

(End of this chapter)