I thought I would never see the boy who said he would protect me again, but I didn't expect that we met after all, and we met on such a special occasion.
Every noble lady will hold a dance when she turns sixteen, which is the so-called coming-of-age ceremony. Most of the nobles will be invited to this dance, which can be regarded as a disguised blind date.
Once the age of sixteen is passed, it is already the age for marriage. At the banquet, the noble lady will show herself. If a man likes her, he can invite her to dance. If the lady agrees, it means that she is willing to accept him.
The pursuit of love, the two can continue to develop, and they can also talk about marriage after dating for a period of time. Therefore, this coming-of-age ceremony is the most important dance in life for aristocratic ladies, and it may determine the fate of your future partner.
who is it.
The next encounter with Brother Xuan was at such a coming-of-age ceremony. He was wearing a white tuxedo, with a smooth and fair face, an angular and cold face, and deep black eyes with a charming color.
The eyebrows, high nose, and beautiful lip shape all exude nobility and elegance. Although there is a cynical smile on his face, it attracts girls' attention.
I recognized him as soon as he appeared, and I had no time to mingle with others. I just watched him quietly from the side, waiting for him to say hello to me.
But after standing there for a long time, he didn't make any movement. He just walked among the women, chatting and laughing.
He was smiling all the time, until she, the heroine of the party, refused his invitation to dance. I clearly remember that his eyes darkened and the smile disappeared from his face. He was just embarrassed.
He took back his hand and leaned against a pillar, drinking wine alone.
At that time, I wanted to rush forward and comfort him, but the lady's reserve made me give up this decision.
When Brother Xuan watched her dancing with other men on the dance floor, his whole person was filled with loneliness. Seeing the once cheerful boy turn into what he is now, I couldn't help but let go of my reserve and walk towards him.
He didn't recognize me, he just nodded after I revealed my identity. Such indifference made my heart freeze. His eyes stayed on the two people on the dance floor.
I know the person who danced with the protagonist of the banquet. He is one of my many suitors. He seems to be an earl and his status is very respected. I don’t have much feeling about his pursuit. I just respond politely. Now I have already dealt with these interactions.
It's easy to get used to it.
Looking at Brother Xuan's sad eyes, I couldn't help but ask: "Do you like her?"
Brother Xuan was very surprised that I suddenly asked such a question. He looked at me with strange eyes and then nodded.
Suppressing the unhappiness in my heart, I said, "Then go pursue her!"
Brother Xuan just shook his head, then glanced at the two people on the dance floor, and said miserably: "She likes that noble. From now on, I will only be a city lord at most. I can't afford the status she wants!"
Listening to Brother Xuan's helpless words, my heart ached even more. I couldn't bear to see him like this, so I continued: "If you like it, go for it. Although he is just a city lord, he is still a person with status. It's just that he lacks the title.
That’s it, she likes that noble, but that noble may not like her, she will understand who is the best for her!”
After listening to my words, Brother Xuan's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again. He smiled bitterly and said, "Didn't you see that man inviting her to dance? It turns out he also likes her!"
"Really, if I remember correctly, he is my suitor. You can go after the girl you like. As for him, leave it to me!" I don't want to see Brother Xuan so lonely, I promise.
After listening to my words, Brother Xuan looked at me very gratefully. I just smiled at him proudly, then turned around and wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes and walked towards the dance floor, thinking that as long as Brother Xuan is happy, it will be fine.
When I appeared near the dance floor, the count immediately let go of the woman in his hands and walked towards me, extending an invitation gesture to me.
I turned around and glanced at Brother Xuan in the distance, and then at the girl who was abandoned on the dance floor. I raised my head proudly and put my hand on the count's hand. In this way, it became me and him on the dance floor.
's special show.
From that day on, the count became a frequent visitor to my house, and in order to tie him down, I often promised to accompany her to various dances.
During these dances, I met Brother Xuan many times, but he only had eyes for this one girl he liked.
After that woman lost the earl's attention, she dated many nobles again. Once I saw her having dinner with a nobleman who was already married, and I felt even more disapproving of Brother Xuan.
Until later, after knowing that the woman was willing to be someone else's mistress, I gave up trying to make Brother Xuan happy, and decided that I would also pursue my own happiness.
Just like that, I told my father that the person I liked was Brother Xuan and that I wanted to marry him. He looked at me with firm eyes and knew my temper and my father reluctantly agreed. In this way, the marriage between the two families was completed with the help of the elders.
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That day, I put on a pure white wedding dress for him, which was so glorious and moving, but he didn’t show up. Yes, he ran away from the marriage and left me to face this wedding alone for someone who didn’t love him or even betrayed him.
, my hair has grown to my waist, but that boy already has someone else in his heart. How sad is this.
Due to his father's strong force, the incident was not spread out. He just said that Brother Xuan had a relapse of his old illness and was unable to attend. In this way, the wedding was completed without the groom.
But there are no secrets in the aristocratic circle that cannot be spread. Everyone looked at me secretly with strange eyes. It can be said that they knew the truth about this matter tacitly. I couldn't be knocked down like this, so I forced myself to put on a proud smile.
After completing this ridiculous wedding ceremony where the groom didn't even show up, my heart seemed to be bleeding.
Sleeping in someone's bed at night, all the grievances came to my mind, and my tears wet the pillow. It wasn't until the third day that Brother Xuan showed up. He told me that I had taken away his happiness. If not
I insist on marrying him so that he can be with the woman he loves.
Seeing his angry expression and questioning eyes, I smiled, and my smile was particularly beautiful. I just told him calmly that it was an undeniable fact that his wife was me.
Brother Xuan ignored my sudden change and just turned around and walked away, leaving behind me who was still wearing a wedding dress, with makeup from last night still on, and a pair of red and swollen eyes.
The following days were the most painful days in my life. In order to get revenge on me, he indulged himself in the flower house every day. I had to pick him up and even pay for him every time. He couldn't do anything when he saw me like this.
Laughing at me in front of those women, embarrassing me.
I held back the unhappiness in my heart and silently cleaned up the mess for him.
I thought that as long as he knew how good I was and saw my merits, he would be influenced by me. But my idea was good, but Brother Xuan turned a blind eye to me, and the trouble he got into became bigger and bigger.
He was caught having an affair with the countess, he peeped at the aristocratic lady taking a bath, and the girl from the flower house came to tell her that she was pregnant with his child... All of these things hurt my heart. Seeing his hatred towards me, he even went so far as to anger me.
And do something like this.
Every time in the dead of night, I asked myself more than once whether my decision to marry him was right or wrong.
The first real quarrel between Brother Xuan and I was the day the woman he liked asked to see me.
Usually, no matter what he does, I will quietly help him clean up the mess behind his back and deal with it without complaining to him, so he has no reason to get angry with me.
But when the woman covered her face and cried and threw herself into his arms, he scolded me for the first time and even slapped me.
I still remember that day, that woman invited me to have dinner together. She told me that she already had Brother Xuan’s child, which was three months old. She was conceived on the day we got married.
I was expressionless when I heard the news that was like a bolt from the blue. My happiness had been taken away by the woman in front of me, and I didn't want even my last bit of dignity to be trampled on.
So I pretended to be nonchalant and said to her in an aristocratic manner: "So what? At least I am the wife he is marrying. Does anyone know that you exist? In the eyes of others, you are just a despicable mistress.
Why did the noble old man fail to seduce me and then set his sights on Brother Xuan? I suddenly fell in love with him when I saw him marrying me and being made a viscount. No matter whether you have his children or not, the city lord will never allow a mistress.
Coming in."
Listening to my pretended calm words, the woman looked pale, but she smiled, yes, she smiled. She told me that she didn't care about Brother Xuan, and that she seduced Brother Xuan in order to retaliate against me and take revenge on me.
He wants me to become the wife of a city lord who only keeps an empty house. Since she can't get the status she wants, she won't allow me to be happy.
Listening to her hysterical words, I was stunned. I didn't expect that everything has a cause and effect cycle.
At that time, I went on a date with the count in order to marry Brother Xuan. Now that woman came to seduce Brother Xuan because of what I did at that time.
Is everything my fault? I shouldn't interfere in other people's happiness. Brother Xuan now treats me like an enemy. Is this the result I want?
Seeing my expressionless expression, the woman actually took advantage of my daze and slapped me in the face, telling me that I owed her this.
I thought that the person I owed the least to was her, and my dignity did not allow her to trample on her like this. When Brother Xuan arrived, I saw such a scene. I, the young lady, arrogantly waved my hand and slapped the weak pregnant woman.
There were two red fingerprints on my cheeks, one belonged to brother Xuan, and the other belonged to that woman. I sat on the stool at a loss, and brother Xuan had already protected the beautiful woman and left.
In her eyes, I have become an unreasonable and vicious woman.