Spring, the fifteenth year of Zhengde in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The flowers and plants under the eaves outside the window were knocked here and there by the rain.
Gu Qingyuan stood in front of the window, seemingly admiring the misty sky and earth outside.
In the pavilion in the distance, a man and a woman embraced each other passionately and kissed wantonly.
In the vast sky and earth, it seemed that only a pair of wild mandarin ducks were chattering and whispering.
Gu Qingyuan's heart seemed to be grabbed by a cold and hard claw.
She tightly grasped the red jade carp pendant around her waist, which was the betrothal gift given to the Gu and Lu families when they got engaged.
She and her fiancé Lu Wenze are alone.
Now, Lu Wenze, who was about to get married to her in half a month, was hugging another woman in the rain and fog, like two mandarin ducks circling each other, inseparable.
She was very familiar with that woman.
Her cousin, Gu Yunniang.
Gu Qingyuan seemed to have been cast a restraining spell, staring blankly at the men and women in the pavilion, their behavior becoming more and more dissolute.
It gave her a feeling of nausea that was like a lump in her throat.
She didn't even notice the footsteps behind her.
By the time she realized it, the person had already walked beside her.
He seemed unable to see her, leaning lazily against the window lattice and following Gu Qingyuan's gaze, the man and woman in the pavilion were sorting each other's messy clothes.
The man sneered lightly and said slowly,
"Gu Yuanyuan, Mr. Lu Xiaohou is having sex with others and humiliating you, but you are hiding here feeling sorry for yourself, tut tut..."
"This is the fiancé-in-law that you chose after so many choices."
The man's lazy voice was slightly hoarse, but he still had the same careless tone as before.
It's just that the other person seemed to be in a good mood, and this realization made Gu Qingyuan slightly confused.
She frowned slightly and said in a cold voice, "Pei Jinting, are you laughing at me?"
Pei Jinting sighed softly and slowly raised his eyelids.
"How dare you?" The tone was neither salty nor cool, "I just feel that your taste is really bad."
His voice was filled with playfulness, "Tsk, what should I do? You two are getting married in half a month."
"The preparations for the wedding are in full swing. Breaking off the engagement rashly will not harm the family's face."
When the Lu family took the initiative to propose marriage to the Gu family, their attitude was very sincere, saying that Gu Qingyuan was knowledgeable, sensible, gentle and virtuous, and that few women in Kyoto could compare with her.
It is truly a blessing from God for a descendant of the Lu family to marry Gu Qingyuan.
Gu Qingyuan recalled what the old man of the Lu family said that day, and couldn't help laughing to herself in her heart.
Her eyes were slightly astringent, and she breathed a long sigh of relief. There was no emotion on her face, but she straightened her back silently.
"Since Mr. Pei knows that he is my fiancée whom I chose after a thousand choices, how can I break off the engagement?"
"Most men in this world have the same character. If there is no Lu Wenze, there are Zhao Wenze and Li Wenze."
When Pei Jinting heard this, he couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and said with a bit of ridicule,
"That's because you are blind...you think..."
His words seemed to be mocking something, and he suddenly stopped and looked at Gu Qingyuan with playful eyes.
"Gu Yuanyuan, Lu Wenze broke his promise and betrayed you."
"Don't you want him to experience the feeling of being betrayed?"
Pei Jinting leaned against the window lattice and looked at Gu Qingyuan condescendingly, his voice was low and his tone was lazy and dissolute.
But it seemed like a magic potion, flowing into her ears and lingering over and over again.
The Gu and Lu families had a good marriage. Once the engagement was broken off, Gu Qingyuan could imagine what kind of rumors the Gu family would face.
Since the engagement cannot be canceled and the marriage cannot be stopped, then why not...
A muffled thunder finally exploded in the sky.
Gu Qingyuan suddenly came back to her senses, glanced at Pei Jinting with a stern look, and spoke in a provocative tone,
"Pei Jinting, you have seen the jokes and ridiculed me. Can you leave?"
If possible, she hopes that she is the only one who discovers this matter today, instead of letting a man who can be said to be her mortal enemy also see it with his own eyes.
This is so embarrassing and hurts her self-esteem.
Pei Jinting raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Gu Qingyuan with a half-smile.
"Pei Jinting, I remember that Mrs. Cheng'en recently sent many icemen to Beijing just to find a wife for you..."
Gu Qingyuan raised her lips, and her clear and crisp voice came out without a trace of emotion in the silence.
There's nothing to be afraid of being embarrassed, just let's all be embarrassed together.
The marriage of a high-ranking family member requires an iceman to be the matchmaker, which is not a good thing.
"So what?" Pei Jinting's expression remained unchanged, without any hint of guilt, and he chuckled lightly, "What? Miss Gu, do you want to arrange a marriage for me?"
"Or do you want to change your mind and switch to this young master?"
The nonchalant tone made Gu Qingyuan fall silent.
The cool spring breeze poured in through the half-open window lattice, making a whimpering sound, like the cry of a small animal.
Gu Qingyuan shook her head and nodded again, her voice scattered in the wind.
"Pei Jinting, although I can't break off the engagement, I can change the groom."
"I wonder if you could help me with this?"
After saying the words, Gu Qingyuan felt relieved, but it didn't last long before she became nervous again.
My heart was beating very fast, as if it was about to jump out of my chest.
Her clear eyes met Pei Jinting's, and the tips of her ears were dyed crimson.
"Don't worry, I won't interfere with you no matter what you do after you get married."
"If you need me, I will also fulfill my duties as a wife."
"Of course, if you meet someone you like and want to end the marriage, we can also negotiate amicably."
As she said that, she didn't dare to look into Pei Jinting's eyes, lowered her head, and rubbed the carp pendant around her waist.
In such a big room, you can hear a needle drop.
The man who was laughing at her just now didn't make any move at this moment.
Gu Qingyuan pinched her palms, knowing that her idea was too unorthodox.
Since ancient times, parents have ordered matchmakers to marry two people with the same surname.
If you change the groom rashly without some heft, there will be endless troubles in the future.
Gu Qingyuan thought about it before deciding to find Pei Jinting.
Pei Jintingjun stood there high and mighty, with a dark and unclear emotion flashing through his dark eyes.
"What are you going to do if I don't agree? Or..."
Still the same lazy voice with a drawl,
"Will you continue to look for the next person who can help you?"
Pei Jinting stared at the woman in front of him who was so beautiful that it almost stung people's eyes. His voice was neither salty nor bland,
"Okay, I see how pitiful you are, I will help you."