Chapter 10 Pretentious
When Gongzi Yan stood up to say goodbye, Xie Fengyue was still stunned. He thought about his proposal over and over again in his mind.
It's not that she doesn't want to ask Mr. Xie for help, it's that she really doesn't want to.
When she was a daughter of a branch of the family, she had already heard how noble the husband of the Xie family was and how talented he was. Which girl is not pregnant? She had also longed to get to know and even fall in love with the husband of the Xie family.
But only after she entered the Xie Mansion did she understand what it meant to be walking on thin ice, and she had long forgotten about love.
In the past, there was the arrogant and domineering Xie Fengyu who teased her for no reason, and in the future, Grandma Hua made things difficult and humiliated her, but Mrs. Xie turned a blind eye to these things.
She, Xie Fengyue, wanted to live more freely, so she could only reach out to the front yard. She met Xie Jin through a well-designed chance encounter. She had already found out that Xie Jin liked the kind of cute and weak type, so she threw herself into him. Okay, let Xie Jin think that she is deeply in love with him step by step.
But what's the use of these? Xie Jin's admiration is conditional. He requires her to be well-behaved and gentle, he requires her to be obedient and sensible, and he requires her to follow Xie Fengyu's wishes. Can Xie Jin really help her with this kind of superficial love? Help him refute his parents' wishes? Then help her give up the marriage regardless of the interests of the family?
Xie Fengyue twisted the handkerchief in her hand. The delicate embroidery on the corner of the handkerchief suddenly inspired her.
Xie Jin is not the only one who can afford such a gorgeous thing.
Doesn't there still be a husband in the Xie Mansion now? A gentleman more valuable than Xie Jin of Chen County, Prince Yan of Langya Wang Family! Although she really didn't like the young master's Yan style, as long as she could make use of it, her dislike was nothing.
There are tens of millions of people in the entire Qian'an Dynasty. If you ask him who the emperor is today, he may not know, but when it comes to the people of the Wang and Xie families, they all know it in their hearts.
The emperor has only been in power for more than ten years, but the big families have been flourishing for hundreds of years, and some smaller clans have thousands of people. Not to mention the wealthy families like the Wang and Xie families, who had thousands of hectares of farmland and tens of thousands of soldiers and troops.
The strength of aristocratic families does not only lie in these superficial things. Even a century-old family like the Wang and Xie families cannot guarantee that every member of the family is rich. Some members of the declining family can only live a simple life. Kankan saved face.
If you want to be an official in this world, you must go to school, but once you go to school, it will be a big expense. Books, ink, paper, inkstones, and Mr. Xiu are not things that some side branch with only face and no dignity can afford. The most important thing is that today's books are almost all in the hands of wealthy families. Even good paper is only sold by wealthy families. Common people record things, and most of them only use bamboo slips and knives.
In this way, the benefits of a large clan are reflected. No matter what the family situation is, as long as they are members of the clan, they can send their children to study directly. The clan will also provide meals, as well as a certain amount of pen, ink, and paper every month
Because the cost of going to school is extremely high, ordinary people cannot afford to go to school. Some people from poor families have money but no teachers to teach them. The chances of getting ahead are far lower than those of aristocratic families. The noble clan occupies most of the resources to provide education for the children of the clan. When they became successful, they provided resources for the next group of tribesmen. This repeated process resulted in the continuous continuation of the noble tribes.
But this is not necessarily the case for this dynasty. In a world full of wars, a single oversight may change the emperor's regime, until the news is passed on layer by layer. The people below may have just remembered the last name, but in fact the head has already been changed.
Therefore, it is reasonable for the common people to only recognize the aristocratic family but not the imperial power.
Xie Fengyue thought about this and had already made up his mind.
If the Xie family is unreliable, then use the Wang family as well.
As long as the husband of the Wang family admires her, or let others think that the husband of the Wang family admires her. In this way, not only would the King of Wu throw a rat-averse weapon, but even the Xie family would have to think about it a bit.
She is an activist. Since she wants to kidnap Mr. Wang to create momentum, she cannot let go of any opportunity.
Xie Fengyue rubbed her nose vigorously, and a delicate pink blush immediately climbed up her nose. She lifted up her skirt and chased after him.
Although Jinyuan is not big, it is full of rich family background, and there are many rockeries, flowing water, rare trees and exotic flowers.
Xie Fengyue's skin is like cream, her brocade-like long hair is loose around her shoulders, her face is dyed red, especially the tip of her nose, which makes her look even more delicate and pretty. She bites her teeth lightly and her lips are so gorgeous.
When Wang Yan turned around, he saw her like this calling him from behind.
"Lang Jun, I was not polite enough just now to thank you." She carefully took out a purse embroidered with a double-sided begonia pattern from her arms and handed it to Wang Yan: "This is my thank you to Mr. Lang. Courtesy, I hope you don’t dislike it.”
After she finished speaking, her face became even more flushed, she lowered her eyes and bit her lip.
Wang Yan looked at her outstretched hand. The palm was still wrapped in white cloth, and the exposed fingers were like white jade. Even if the beauty was injured, she was still a sick beauty.
He glanced at the indigo purse playfully, but did not take it, letting Xie Fengyue raise both hands.
He probably understood why this girl was suddenly so attentive now.
"Girl, this embroidery skill is amazing. It would be disrespectful for me to accept it."
Xie Fengyue's mouth froze at the right angle. She originally embroidered this purse for Xie Jin, and she had no intention at all, let alone her embroidery skills.
But only this kind of private thing can make others think about it, let alone the direct descendant of a noble family. What precious gift has he not received? What else can she, a mere side branch girl, do?
Just when she was thinking about how to answer the conversation, Wang Yan spoke again: "This color doesn't match my usual clothes. If you want to thank me, how about you embroider a crescent moon for me?"
Xie Fengyue retracted her hand calmly, her beautiful eyes flashing, and just at that moment a cold wind swept over her. She lowered her head and shrank slightly: "Okay~" her voice sounded aggrieved and without shame.
Wang Yan has never been a sympathetic person, so it can be seen that she still took off her cloak by mistake. When the warm fox fur cloak covered Xie Fengyue's body, she suddenly raised her head and her eyes were filled with light: "Thank you, Mr. Lang~"
Seeing her lowering her head again, Wang Yan turned around and wanted to leave. At this moment, Xie Fengyue grabbed the corner of his clothes: "I still have something to ask of you," her voice was as thin as a mosquito's moan.
"Huh?"
Xie Fengyue hurriedly let go: "I heard that Lang Jun has excellent painting skills, I think so."
Wang Yan raised his eyebrows: "You want to learn?"
Seeing her bowing her head in silence, she continued: "For Xie Jin?"
Xie Fengyue nodded again, with a soft voice: "Brother is good at painting, but I know very little about it. I heard that Young Master Yan of the Langya Wang family has outstanding painting skills, so I dared to give him some advice."
Xie Fengyue was trapped in this back house, so she didn't know how well someone's painting skills were. She didn't want to thank Xie Jin for any reason. She just wanted to be closer to seduce him.
Wang Yan rubbed the folding fan in his hand, half-smiling but not smiling: "Thank you for your love, Miss. I live in Aibo Pavilion. If Miss is free, you can come over."
Xie Fengyue felt proud when she heard this. There is no husband who would not accept this trick.
A joyful look appeared on her face: "Then I will come to bother you tomorrow." After saying that, she gathered her cloak and turned around to leave.
Wang Yan looked at her brisk footsteps and chuckled: "This black-hearted girl really looks forward when using people and looks backward when not using people."
At this time, Xie Fengyue didn't know that Wang Yan's thoughts were contrary to the word love. She just felt that today's pretentiousness must have made him like him, otherwise why would he give her a big cloak and agree to her going to find him.
(End of chapter)