Red apricots make spring

Chapter 189
In the upper room, Shen Yuan's wife, Jian Shi, was reciting rice Buddha with her maid Huai Xiang, when she saw Shen Mengyi coming, she immediately stopped talking, and smiled at her, "Why did you come here by yourself, where are you and your people?"

After Shen Mengyi invited Jian Shi, she bowed her head and said, "My daughter is just walking around in the garden without taking anyone with her."

"If the maids are too lazy to move, you should also tell them, don't let them get their way." Jian Shi said, seeing that Shen Mengyi's expression was different today, as if she was full of worries and worries, she couldn't help asking Said: "Why, didn't you sleep well last night?"

Shen Mengyi hesitated to speak, glanced at Huaixiang, and said in a low voice, "I slept well."

Jane pondered for a while, and ordered Huaixiang who had just brought tea, and said: "Go and pack some carved plum balls and fragrant grapes from Mrs. Qin Hanlin before, and then go around the kitchen and tell the cook to let the cook eat at noon. Make more dishes that girls like to eat."

Huaixiang promised to go out, and then Jian Shi turned her head to look at Shen Mengyi and said, "Yi'er, what do you want to say to your mother?"

"Mother—" Shen Mengyi hesitated for a while, lowered her head even lower, and said in a low voice, "I...I..." This kind of thing, a girl who has never left the court, really can't say it.

"What's the matter with you being so hesitant?" Jane urged her: "Is there anything you can't say in front of your mother!"

Hearing what she said, Shen Mengyi immediately stood up from the chair, knelt down in front of Jian Shi, lowered her head and sobbed, "My daughter always knows what's on my daughter's mind, please... please help me..."

Jian Shi never thought that what she would say was this, she was stunned for a moment after listening to it, then she stood up abruptly, went to close the door herself, turned around with a suspicious face, and asked her sharply: "What are you talking about?" But did you do something shameful behind my back?"

"No...no..." Shen Mengyi blushed with shame, raised a hand and said: "Daughter can swear, if there is even half a lie, teach me..."

"Okay, if you don't have it, you don't have it. There's no need to swear." Jane interrupted her, relieved, but still scolded her with a straight face: "Even if you don't have one, but such a girl should Did you say it? If you let other people hear it, what kind of ugly words can’t be said? Do you want your innocence!”

Shen Mengyi had always been strong, and was rarely reprimanded by her parents. When she heard this, her face turned pale again, and she didn't say a single word of excuse, she just clutched the veil tightly in her hand, and cried with her head down.

Seeing her crying pitifully, Jane's heart softened again, she sat down with a sigh and said, "Get up, and explain the matter clearly to your mother. Unlike your second brother, you have always been a child who knows the general situation, even if you have something on your mind , I also know that the parents are in charge of this important matter of marriage, why do you suddenly say such things today?"

Shen Mengyi stood up according to her words, and cried for a long time. She sneaked a glimpse of the anger on Jian's face gradually disappearing, and then whispered: "I... just overheard what Princess An Ning said to the second brother..."

"What?" Jane asked curiously.

"Princess Anning said that the Holy Majesty will marry her to Lu Ce..."

She was interrupted by Jane's slap on the table in the middle of her speech: "So you are in a hurry? You came to find your mother to make decisions for you, so that you and the princess can rob the son-in-law?! You...you are brave enough No matter how good Lu Ce is, can he be more important than our Shen family's head? She pointed at Shen Mengyi, her voice trembling with anger.

Shen Mengyi knelt down again with a "plop", and cried tearfully: "How dare my daughter do such a rebellious thing? I heard the princess said that she didn't want to marry Lu Ce, and asked her second brother to think of a way to escape for her. Thinking about the princess, she always likes to come to our mansion to play with her second brother these days, but now she asks her second brother to advise her on even such a lifelong event, so my daughter thinks that the princess is..."

Her words stopped here, she didn't say any more, she just lowered her head and wept silently.

Jian Shi thought carefully about Shen Mengyi's words, her frown gradually relaxed, and she said calmly, "Do you think the princess has taken a fancy to your second brother?"

Shen Mengyi hesitated for a moment, then Fang nodded and wiped away tears and said: "Daughter is still thinking, Princess An Ning is the most favored by the Holy One, if the second elder brother marries her, he will naturally be favored by the Holy One, and he will have a bright future in the future. Always forcing him to study, scolding him for failing to become a talent, mother can be less angry."

After hearing these words, Jane nodded slowly, and all the anger in her heart disappeared immediately. Looking at her daughter who was crying like pear blossoms with rain, and her eyes were slightly swollen, she even felt a little annoyed that she had been too harsh on her just now. Quickly pulled her up, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said softly, "Mom, you only thought that you were thinking about marrying Lu Ce, and you were already suffering from a demonic disease, but you didn't expect that you were thinking about your second brother and your parents." , this is difficult for you."

"Daughter—" Shen Mengyi lowered her eyes and said, "It's also selfish..."

"That's what you said, but if it wasn't for your second brother, according to your temperament, how could you say such a thing?" Jian Shi sighed, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, pondered for a while before continuing: "But this Although it is the best of both worlds, it is very difficult to do! If the Holy Majesty has made up his mind to marry Princess Anning to Lu Ce, what can we do? We can't let your father go to the book and ask the Holy Majesty to marry the princess. ?”

Shen Mengyi was silent for a while without speaking.

Jane looked up at her and said, "Have you checked your second brother's tone?"

Shen Mengyi understood Jane's meaning, if Princess Anning and Shen Mengan were in love, then the matter of changing the Holy Majesty's mind would naturally fall on Princess Anning, but she remembered the quarrel between the two just now, After hesitating for a moment, he finally shook his head.

"In your opinion, how does he treat Princess Anning?" Jane asked after thinking for a while.

Shen Mengyi smiled wryly when she heard the words, she really couldn't figure out what Shen Mengan was thinking, otherwise she wouldn't have to come forward in person and have the cheek to beg her mother to make decisions for her life.

"Why, An'er doesn't like the princess?" Jian Shi frowned, stood up and said, "I'll ask him."

"Mother—" Shen Mengyi stopped her, and had no choice but to say: "I overheard what Princess Anning said to the second brother, so don't tell him... Besides, it's not like you don't know the second brother's temperament, even if he likes it Princess, if you ask me like that, I won't admit it."

Jane was right after thinking about it, and sighed: "Then what do you think should be done?"

At this point, if she doesn't speak up, all the laying the groundwork will be in vain!Shen Mengyi bit her lips and said, "Mother and Dad, please tell me to go to Lu's house to propose marriage! The Holy Majesty's decree to marry the princess has not yet come down. If Lu Ce has already made a marriage, there is no reason for him to retire and marry the princess again." Besides, the princess doesn't want to marry at all, even if the Holy Majesty is angry, there is nothing he can do."

"This—" Jane looked at Shen Mengyi in amazement, weighed her words in her heart for a while, and then nodded after a long time: "Okay, when your father comes back, I'll talk to him. Say it Come to think of it, our Shen and Lu families are family friends, and your father has been waiting for the Lu family to come to propose marriage first..."

Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered what happened on the day of the Ninth Prince's birthday, and remembered what Lu Ce said, and couldn't help feeling a little worried, and said, "If this marriage can't be agreed, what are you going to do?"

Shen Mengyi had thought about this question a long time ago. If the Lu family really refused to agree to this marriage, besides letting her parents make decisions and marrying someone else in the future, what other options would she have?It's just that if it wasn't for the princess, she wouldn't have made such a desperate plan so early, at least she could have waited, waited, waited until Lu Ce fell in love with her...

The more she thought about it, the more sad Shen Mengyi felt in her heart. She really didn't want to bet her future happiness on this unknown gamble, but right now, she could only make up her mind to do so.

"Mother, if the Lu family does not agree to this marriage, the daughter will have nothing to say." Shen Mengyi lowered her eyes and said indifferently: "If it's because the second elder brother didn't marry the princess, I'll give up my thoughts as soon as possible."

Looking at her, Jane shook her head and sighed, before telling her after a while: "Go back to your room and rest."

Shen Mengyi hesitated for a moment, nodded, and backed out.

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