My Lord, my wife said she doesn't have time to talk to you.

Chapter 147 Peach Blossom Ring

Royal study room.

Princess Zi Jin knelt respectfully before Emperor Wu, looking at the emperor who was reviewing memorials with pleading eyes.

"Uncle Emperor, please grant me and Fu Shiyan a marriage. Jin'er really likes him."

Emperor Wu gently put down the brush in his hand, rubbed his temple, and neatly stacked the revised memorial on the pile of memorials that had already been processed.

I glanced helplessly at the princess kneeling on the ground, and saw that the girl looked like she would not get up unless you agreed.

She took out a new memorial and said, "Give me a reason why I will not marry anyone but him."

"Jin'er likes him for no reason. She has liked him since she was a child." So she must marry him. Only Jin'er is the best match for him.

Emperor Wu frowned slightly and asked thoughtfully, "Is Fu Shiyan willing to marry you? I only have this number one scholar, and I want him to serve the country in the future. If I grant him marriage without his consent, I'm afraid he will feel resentful."

The State of Wu is in urgent need of talents now, and national affairs cannot be delayed because of personal affairs.

After pondering for a moment, Emperor Wu proposed a compromise: "How about this, if the number one scholar agrees to this marriage, the emperor's uncle will make the decision for you. Okay?"

Princess Zijin finally burst into laughter and said, "Okay, thank you, Uncle Huang."

The princess had achieved her goal, but now she knew it was impossible for her to arrange a marriage for the number one scholar.

As long as the emperor's uncle knows that she likes Fu Shiyan, that's enough.

If anyone else sets his sights on him, the Emperor's uncle will definitely give priority to his niece.

After leaving the palace, the princess told the driver, "Go back to the Jinshizhai jewelry store on Chang'an Street." Fu Shiyan won the first place, so naturally she had to congratulate him...

In the lobby of the Fu Mansion, Shi Nuan talked about the interesting things that happened in the clinic, which made Hua Ying laugh out loud. Even the usually calm Fu Shiyan smiled.

"Sister Huaying, Shi Nuan would like to offer you a drink. Thank you for helping my second brother open the Zuijiangyue Restaurant." Shi Nuan raised the glass and drank it all in one gulp. She drank too quickly and choked and coughed.

Huaying patted her on the back and said with a smile, "Don't be polite, I am also half a boss."

She also received a lot of silver. Fu Shiyan sent her Zui Jiang Yue's dividends every now and then, and now she has saved up a small box of silver notes.

Shi Nuan wiped away the tears she coughed up with a smile and raised her glass again, "Thank you again, Sister Huaying, for taking me in. Since my mother left, the days I spent in Taohua Clan Town were the most comfortable days I have ever lived."

Seeing tears in Shi Nuan's eyes, Hua Ying also picked up the wine glass and drank it slowly.

Shi Nuan was already a little drunk at this time, and she felt dizzy.

As the saying goes, alcohol makes cowards brave. Shi Nuan wanted to use the alcohol to pour out all the knots in her heart to Sister Huaying.

"Sister Huaying, my elder brother usually doesn't let me disturb you. Guess what happened to the sisters who used to play well with me? They haven't come to see me once since I returned to Beijing. Today, they came with gifts to congratulate me on having a brother who became the top scholar.

I will never trust this group of snobbish people again. I only trust Sister Huaying. Can you marry my second brother soon? Give me a little nephew to keep me company. Shi Nuan is so lonely alone."

After saying these words, Shi Nuan's voice became choked and tears flowed uncontrollably.

Shi Nuan was obviously drunk and her speech was a little slurred. She leaned on Huaying's shoulder and cried silently.

Huaying gently patted Shi Nuan's back and comforted her: "Silly girl, don't cry, I understand how you feel. You are not alone. You still have two brothers who love you, and a master and senior brother who dote on you."

When she traveled to Taohua Town alone, she was helpless and truly lonely...

Shi Nuan hugged Huaying and suddenly turned to look at her second brother, "Second brother, when will you marry Sister Huaying? Shi Nuan wants to be her aunt. Shi Nuan will definitely dote on her... wuwuwuwuwuwu?"

As she spoke, Shi Nuan's tears rolled down like beads from a broken string. She herself didn't understand why she felt so wronged.

Fu Shiyan looked at his younger sister with some amusement, "When my second brother gets his job, he will ask the Shen family for marriage. Next year, you will be able to be my aunt."

Huaying glared at him with a shy look in her eyes.

"Shi Nuan was drunk and said some drunken words, why are you also making trouble?"

Fu Shiyan picked up the tea and waved it in front of her eyes, "I was drinking tea the whole time, I wasn't talking drunkenly."

I will go to court tomorrow to take up my post, but I don’t know what position I will be in yet.

Once the court is stable, he will give Huaying a good result.

While we were talking, Shi Nuan had already fallen asleep, still mumbling something...

Huaying turned to the nanny and maidservant beside her and said, "Help the young lady go back to her room to rest and take good care of her."

After saying that, he asked A Nian to cook some sobering soup and send it to Shi Nuan.

After Shi Nuan and his group left, Fu Shiyan turned back to the inner room and took out an exquisite brocade box.

He walked up to Huaying and gently opened the brocade box. Inside lay a gold ring engraved with delicate peach blossoms.

Looking at Huaying tenderly, "When I was in Taohua Town, I heard you and Dongxue mention that in your hometown, when a man marries a wife, he must have a ring, otherwise the marriage will not be complete. So, when I was in Taohua Town, I had someone make this peach blossom ring. Wear it today, and I will prepare a new ring for you every year in the future."

He always felt that this ring was not enough to fully express his deepest feelings, but he still carefully took Huaying's hand and gently put the ring on her ring finger. The size of the ring was just right as he had imagined.

Huaying stared blankly at the ring on her hand, an indescribable emotion welling up in her heart. Was she...was she being proposed to?

For some reason, a complex emotion surged in her heart, making her feel a little overwhelmed and want to cry... What should she do?

Fu Shiyan looked at Huaying without saying anything for a while, feeling a little worried that she might not like the gift.

So I quickly explained: "I know this ring is very ordinary, but trust me, I will take good care of it."

When they were in Taohua Town, they went through many hardships together. This feeling of sharing weal and woe is irreplaceable.

Huaying's tears fell on the ring one by one like beads from a broken string.

Seeing this, Fu Shiyan joked, "Is this ring so ugly that it made you cry?"

Huaying sobbed, "Fu Shiyan, why do you like peach blossoms so much? The small house in Taohua Village, Zui Jiangyue and the clinic in Taohua Town, even the hairpin you gave me are all engraved with peach blossoms, and now there is a peach blossom ring..."

Fu Shiyan was stunned by Huaying's question, and then he couldn't help but laugh.

It turned out that, without realizing it, he had already given away so many peach blossom gifts? ...It seemed a bit tacky.

He hugged Huaying and whispered, "I don't like peach blossoms, I like the days we spent in Taohua Village."