Chapter 8 Junior’s Marriage

In a few days, it will be the Lantern Festival.

This day is the day when the Heavenly Official of Shangyuan bestows blessings, so there is no need to mention the noise outside.

Xie Shuang came to Tangluo Garden early in the morning to find Yunxi, saying that there was a temple fair outside and that she would take her out to have a look.

Who would have thought that he would not return until sunset.

Xie Heng and Xie Jue also returned home from the academy.

In the dark dusk, Lang Jun was dressed in pale moon white, standing under the eaves with his hands behind his hands, and there was a gentle smile in his eyebrows when he looked up.

"Big brother." Xie Shuang called him angrily, knowing that she was guilty.

Xie Heng seemed as if he hadn’t heard anything.

"Brother Xingzhi." Yun Xi also lowered his eyes, not daring to look at him.

"Um."

He lowered his jaw and his eyes fell on the girl's long eyelashes that were trembling slightly, like a butterfly fluttering its wings.

He said warmly: "Go in, grandma is waiting inside."

Not only Mrs. Xie, but also Xie Dingfang is at home today, plus Aunt Fang and Xie Jue from the west courtyard, it is a rare gathering together.

Halfway through the banquet, several people started talking, and they couldn't help but talk about the marriage affairs of several juniors.

It turns out that Xie Heng and Xie Shuang had already made an engagement.

At that time, the Xie family was receiving divine favor because Mr. Xie was still alive.

This marriage was a marriage decreed by the emperor himself.

Xie Heng is dating a girl from the Hou family of Changning, and Xie Shuang is dating a son from the Shangshu family. They are both well-matched and good matches.

It's just that the girl from Changning Hou's family has been weak since she was a child. Even when she was fifteen years old, she was still so frail that a gust of wind could knock her down.

Marquis Changning had only this legitimate daughter, how could he be willing to marry such a girl to another family.

So a letter came the day before yesterday, saying that the girl was weak and had to be raised at home for another two years, and the wedding would have to be postponed.

Speaking of this, Mrs. Xie was full of complaints, "It was originally a good marriage that everyone was looking forward to, but I didn't expect it to be like this now. On the surface, it is said that the girl is weak, don't bully our Xie family now."

Unlike the dignitaries of the past, I just don’t want to marry his girl over."

"Mother." Xie Dingfang put down a cup to persuade her, "You are worrying too much. The girl from the Zhao family is indeed in poor health. She has been relying on the running water of tonics for these years. This is something everyone in the capital knows.

.Besides, this marriage is a gift from the Emperor, so it’s a done deal, so there’s nothing you can’t think about.”

Having said that, the promised marriage turned out to be unexpected, and Mrs. Xie was not happy at all.

Not long after, he went back to his room to rest on the grounds of feeling unwell.

Now that the old lady has left, the juniors below have also left.

Xie Shuang took Yun Xi back to her room, dismissed the maid, and secretly took out a scroll from under the bed.

Yun Xi pursed his lips and smiled when he saw her sneaky appearance, "What treasure do you want to show me, sister? It's so well hidden."

"If you laugh again, I won't let you see it."

Xie Shuang became annoyed as she spoke, and turned her hand back to stuff the scroll back.

Yun Xi hurriedly said: "Good sister, I was wrong. You, sir, don't care about the faults of others, so just spare me this time."

Xie Shuang then gave up, took the scroll, put it on the desk, and slowly unfolded it.

The painting depicts a young master.

Standing by the river, dressed in white and wearing a jade crown, he looks as graceful as jade.

"Who is this?" Yun Xi asked.

"Eldest brother brought it from Shangjing." Xie Shuang leaned into Yun Xi's ear and whispered, "It's Mr. Gu's portrait!"

Mr. Gu is the son of the Shangshu family who is engaged to Xie Shuang.

She asked Yun Xi, "Does my sister think he is good-looking?"

"It's nice." Yun Xi nodded and looked at the person in the painting again, "It's just..."

She paused, "After all, he's not as good as brother Xingzhi."
Chapter completed!