The wife of General Feng has been quite annoyed recently!
If this got out, the noble ladies in the capital would probably think she was showing off.
Nowadays, everyone knows that General Feng Zheng led his troops to repel the attack of the Southern Chu State a few months ago, defending the territory of the Great Qi. When he led his army back to the capital in triumph some time ago, the emperor even came out of the city to greet him in person. He was at the height of his popularity. So how could his wife be annoyed?
Could it be that she was annoyed by the people who came to give gifts and try to curry favor?
Some people speculated silently, but the truth was quite different.
"Waner, tell mother honestly. Do you have someone in your heart?"
It's no wonder Mrs. Feng asked this question. It was mainly because Feng Wan's behavior during this period had been really strange.
In June this year, weddings and funerals in the civilian population returned to normal. Mrs. Feng, who had always been worried about her daughter's marriage, immediately started looking for unmarried men in the capital.
Those with concubines in the house were out, and those with strict mothers - in - law were also out. Men from families with too high a status were even more out of the question, as it might arouse the emperor's suspicion... In short, after much selection, she couldn't find a satisfactory one.
Helplessly, Mrs. Feng wanted to ask for her daughter's opinion, after all, this was her lifelong event.
It was also at this time that she noticed that Waner's attitude towards this matter was a bit strange. She didn't show the shyness of an ordinary boudoir girl. She didn't even take this matter to heart. Sometimes, when Mrs. Feng asked her opinion a few more times, she would even get angry.
All these strange behaviors led Mrs. Feng to draw this conclusion.
Caught out about her secret, Feng Wan's face immediately flushed red. Her eyes flitted about restlessly and she just didn't dare to meet her mother's gaze.
"Look at you. Did mother hit the nail on the head?"
Mrs. Feng threw down the scroll with the portraits of the noble sons and walked quickly to her daughter's side. Her eyes sparkled with curiosity. "Why don't you tell mother which noble son it is? Mother will go and find out if he's a good match for you."
This seemed to hit a sore spot for Feng Wan. The blush on her cheeks faded a bit. She slowly shook her head. "I don't even know his name."
"What about his appearance? If you know what he looks like, mother can help you find him."
Mrs. Feng thought her daughter had fallen in love at first sight with a noble son in the capital. But she didn't expect that after hearing this, Feng Wan's face became even more gloomy.
"Mother, actually I haven't even seen his face."
The only things she remembered clearly were his pair of eyes and his straight back.
Now Mrs. Feng was completely confused. "Waner, you're not joking with mother, are you?"
Not knowing the name and never having seen the face. How could there be such a sweetheart in the world?
Feng Wan knew her mother had misunderstood. She quickly told the story of what had happened in the prison last year. Thinking about it now, she herself found it quite amazing that she had fallen in love with someone whose true face she had never seen.
After listening to her daughter's story, Mrs. Feng didn't say a word for a while. Or rather, she didn't know what to say. After all, that period last year had been extremely difficult. Both her son and daughter had suffered. Looking back now, she didn't even know how she had managed to get through it.
Putting those painful memories away again, Mrs. Feng sat up straight. Her expression gradually became serious. "Waner, tell mother. Are you sure you really like that person? Isn't it just admiration and respect because he saved you?"
Feng Wan had thought about this question before.
On several nights, when she was tortured by this almost impossible feeling and couldn't fall asleep, she would think about this question. At that time, she would even lie to herself, saying that it was just admiration and respect for her savior and not real love.
But as time passed, as she thought about that person more and more often, as she drew his image on paper over and over again from her memory, and as the sheath of that dagger became smoother and smoother under her touch, Feng Wan gradually realized that this wasn't admiration. It was a girl's love!
"Mother, your daughter is not a child anymore. I can tell the difference between admiration and love."
"Can you tell the difference?!"
Mrs. Feng was so anxious that she wanted to hit her, but when she raised her hand, she couldn't bear to. She could only pull her into her arms and ruffle her hair in frustration. "Waner, you should know that you're no longer a sixteen - year - old girl. If you don't get married soon, it will be very difficult for you to find a good husband in the future!"
Both mother and daughter knew what it meant to fall in love with a man whose name and appearance were unknown at the age when she should have gotten married.
Although Mrs. Feng didn't mind supporting her daughter for the rest of her life, she wasn't sure if she could live that long. Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them. That's why she had been so picky about her daughter's future husband.
"Mother, I understand what you mean. You don't need to worry. Maybe I'll forget about him in a few days." Feng Wan comforted her mother, trying to sound relaxed.
But Mrs. Feng immediately asked, "What if you can't forget him?"
Feng Wan was stunned for a moment. Then a slow smile spread across her lips. "Anyway, that day hasn't come yet, has it?"
...
Chen Guang had been having a bit of a headache recently.
After Shang Luoshu left, he had been promoted by the emperor to be the commander of the Jinwu Guards. Although his official position wasn't very high, he was a close attendant of the emperor, and no one in the court dared to offend him.
Since they didn't dare to offend him, they could only try to win him over. And the best way to win over a man was undoubtedly through marriage.
So, since the beginning of June, matchmakers and go - betweens from all over had almost worn out the threshold of Chen Guang's mansion. No matter how many times he claimed that he refused to consider marriage proposals, they just wouldn't listen.
The only thing that comforted Chen Guang a bit was that as the commander, he needed to be by the emperor's side often, so he didn't go home very often. However, Shang Luoze wasn't an unreasonable emperor. He would occasionally give his guards a day off.
Just in time, he was planning to let Chen Guang go home and rest tonight.
So, as soon as the court session ended that day, Chen Guang spotted Lin Zihan coming out with the crowd. He immediately pulled him aside.
"Lord Lin, I wonder if I could stay at your mansion tonight?"
Recently, the commotion at Chen Guang's mansion had been quite big, and Lin Zihan had heard about it. He immediately replied with a smile, "Of course you can. But Commander Chen, you can't keep avoiding like this. Moreover, at your age, it's time for you to get married."
"Alas, don't I want to get married?" Chen Guang scratched the back of his head. "I'm just not sure if she'll take a fancy to me."
"Judging from what Commander Chen said, do you have someone you like?"
Chen Guang nodded shyly. "Yes."
Lin Zihan's eyes suddenly softened. He patted Chen Guang on the shoulder and continued, "Chen Guang, as someone who has experienced this, I'll give you a piece of advice. If you really want to spend the rest of your life with her, then marry her as soon as possible!"
So as not to end up like him, separated from his loved one and never seeing each other again.
Chen Guang knew a bit about the story between Lin Zihan and Zhang Lingyue. He didn't want to continue on this topic. He just kept saying that he must be allowed to stay at Lin Zihan's mansion tonight, and then he quickly took his leave.
However, he broke his promise that night.
During the day, Chen Guang thought about Lin Zihan's words for a long time, but he still couldn't make up his mind. So, under the moonlight, he sneaked into his own mansion. Then he entered his room and carefully opened the secret chamber.
It was really ironic that the master of the house had to act like a thief when he went home. But he didn't know who to complain to.
But those people outside were just too crazy. There were even people guarding the front gate at night. He had no choice but to use this method.
After the door of the secret chamber closed behind him, Chen Guang finally felt relieved and lit the candle.
The moment the candle was lit, everything in the secret chamber could be seen clearly. There was actually nothing valuable in it. There were only two memorial tablets, on which were written the names of Shang Luoshu and Lu Yinxi.
Moved by the love between the two, even though Shang Luoshu and Lu Yinxi hadn't gotten married yet, Shang Luoze had made an exception and written Lu Yinxi's name in the Shang family's genealogy. So these two were considered royal relatives, and their memorial tablets should have been placed in the royal ancestral temple.
Chen Guang had no right to set up memorial tablets for them. He did this just for the sake of remembrance, so he had hidden them in the secret chamber.
First, he offered a stick of incense to the two of them. Then he knelt down on the cushion in front of the memorial tablets.
"Your Highness, Your Highness Princess, your subordinate has come to see you again. I wonder how you're doing now. Have you been reincarnated?"
"I'm here today because I can't make up my mind about something. Do you two still remember Miss Feng Wan from General Feng's family? Your subordinate wants to marry her, but I'm afraid I'll let her down. If you're watching over us from above, could you please give your subordinate some advice?"
The air was silent for a moment. There was no response. The only sound in the secret chamber was his own voice echoing.
After a moment of silence, Chen Guang said again, "Well, if you two agree that I should propose to Miss Feng tomorrow, then let this incense go out. If you don't agree, then let it keep burning."
Maybe there was something wrong with the incense, or for some other reason, when Chen Guang finished saying this, the incense on the incense altar really slowly went out.
...
Feng Wan was woken up by the noise outside this morning. Before she could get out of bed, the maid rushed into the inner room and chattered something in her ear.
To sum it up, it was just six words: Someone has come to propose marriage!
Propose marriage?!
Feng Wan was instantly woken up by these two words. She grabbed her clothes and put them on, and at the same time, she didn't forget to ask the maid for information. "Do you know who has come to propose?"
"It's the close attendant of the emperor, Commander Chen Guang of the Jinwu Guards!"
Feng Wan knew him. She even had a deep impression of him. It was just because his back was extremely similar to that of that person.
Now, he had actually come to propose marriage to her?
Was this a coincidence?
...
It was an hour later when Feng Wan saw Chen Guang. She didn't know what he had said to her parents. When they met, there was no one around. Only the summer sun shone through the tree branches, casting scattered sunlight on the ground.
"Greetings, Lord Chen..."
Feng Wan bent her knees to pay her respects, but unexpectedly, she was stopped halfway.
Meeting her confused gaze, Chen Guang immediately let go of the hand that was holding her forearm and smiled shyly.
Then, as if he had made some decision, he spoke seriously.
"Miss Feng, I wonder if you've kept the dagger I gave you in the prison last year properly?"