Wealth and glory seek stability

Lin Yun walked out of the corridor and realized that the area nearby was open and there were no people from the patrol camp. She guessed that Jian Xi was lying to her.

She is really unwilling!

She had just finished the college entrance examination and was about to go to college, but who knew that she would end up in this remote place, where there is not only no entertainment at all, but also a boy she fell in love with who didn't like her.

Helplessly being drawn into the royal vortex, Concubine Shu promised her that as long as she earned enough money, she would help her find a way to return home.

There is no clue at all now. Jian Xi looks like an ancient person, but she is clear-headed and independent. She lives a prosperous life on her own, and even Shen Nanxing has married a wife.

She just felt it was unfair. Jian Xi was clearly just a little maid in the beginning, but now she was lucky enough to become a county lady. And she still had to be tortured by Wei Yuyan in the Prince's Mansion.

Lin Yun just wanted to see Jian Xi's helpless and furious look, so that she would feel comforted.

Unexpectedly, Jian Xi was not angry at all, but very happy.

Yes, for women of this era, the best destiny is to marry a good husband and take care of children.

Lin Yun looked at the direction where Jian Xi left with a hint of sympathy.

When Jian Xi turned her back, she was speechless. There are always some self-righteous idiots who want to obstruct other people's lives in her way.

I walked to a deserted place without realizing it, and saw a man standing in front of me with his back to me, wearing a long robe and standing tall.

"Master Gao?"

Gao Yunhuai turned around slowly with a gentle look in his eyes.

"Xi'er." The joy was beyond words.

Jian Xi was neither sad nor happy, she bowed and said, "Master Gao, if you have nothing else to do, I will leave now."

"Xi'er." Gao Yunhuai said hurriedly, "Do you hate me so much?"

Jian Xi stopped walking after hearing this, and was silent for a while, then said: "I don't hate you, I just feel that our status is not suitable. You have been living a life of luxury since childhood, and I sold myself into slavery. You are used to being high and mighty, with a group of servants, and all I have is groveling and fawning. Do you think we are suitable for each other?"

When facing Gao Yunhuai, she avoided him. She pieced together the bits and pieces of their acquaintance and friendship bit by bit, and pondered over them over and over again, and finally discovered the difference between them.

When Gao Yunhuai heard Jian Xi's words, he was not angry but very happy.

"You are finally willing to face up to the relationship between you and me, Xier. I am very happy. It means that you are finally willing to compare yourself with me. I thought about it. At the beginning, you rejected my words, and I just felt heartbroken. Now I think back, what I said was indeed not enough. It was not my parents' order, but I liked you. It's just that I have been taught too much about etiquette. All I know since I was a child is to be content with etiquette and abide by my place. That's why I used my parents as an excuse."

Jian Xi knew everything about the customs of the Xuanyuan Dynasty. For example, when Shen Nanxing went to propose marriage, he also said that his parents' will required a gentle and virtuous woman to be his wife. If the two fell in love with each other, it would be considered an affair, and in more serious cases the woman would have to commit suicide to prove her innocence.

Gao Yunhuai is a modest gentleman who has been brought up in a strict family. He would never say such reckless words.

Jian Xi was a little confused, "Since you are well behaved, then why are you acting like this today?"

Seeing Jian Xi taking a step back and wanting to escape, Gao Yunhuai was helpless and shook his head with a smile, "If I don't talk about it today, when do you plan to escape? If there is anything, just talk about it today." He concealed the dark light in his eyes.

He added, "Many things cannot be solved by just running away. Just like I wanted to make the world peaceful, so that everyone would not be afraid of hunger and cold, but I was content with my own place and did not dare to compete in the officialdom. I thought I was upright and would not be tainted by the secular world, but when something happened, I was the first chess piece to be abandoned. Not standing on the side means I have no backing, and everyone can come up and step on me. The girl wants to be alone, but being alone in the vortex can only hurt herself and the people around her."

He heard what Jian Xi and Lin Yun said just now. He managed to get everyone away, and since he was surrounded by his trusted confidants, he dared to say this.

Jian Xi stood still, the indestructible thoughts in her heart slowly wavering.

She only wanted to live a rich and comfortable life in her life, so she was always hiding. When she was in the palace, she just wanted to protect herself and did not participate in the power struggles among the maids. However, she was dragged into it helplessly and finally chose to fight.

Only those who succeed can barely survive by fighting and competing. The unsuccessful ones are like Cai Sang and Ru Er, who waste half their lives and can only live in the backyard.

"I have no intention of fighting for it. Even though I have no choice now, I still don't want to get involved. But if I can't stay out of it, I will fight for it. It's nothing else, just to survive."

Gao Yunhuai smiled, "Yes, you have to understand that there are some things that you can't just avoid. If you hide today, there's still tomorrow. If you hide tomorrow, there's still the day after tomorrow. So, young lady, what do you think about me marrying you?" He didn't want to give Jian Xi another chance to hide, and pressed on step by step.

Jian Xi knew she couldn't avoid it, so she sighed, "What do you like about me?"

"Miss, you want to ask me how much I know about you, so let me tell you. You have been wandering since you were young, and were harmed by your stepmother, but she didn't kill her in the end. This shows that you can distinguish right from wrong and have compassion in your heart.

She was born in a humble family but was able to make progress, to find a way out for herself, and to make a quick decision to arrange a marriage for General Shen. This shows that she is not limited by personal feelings, and as a woman, she was able to make a business flourish, which shows that she is capable. "

Gao Yunhuai enumerated Jian Xi's advantages.

Jian Xi raised her hand to stop him and said jokingly, "Stop! Are you reciting my resume, Mr. Gao? I'm not going to work in the Six Departments. Just answer whatever I ask."

Gao Yunhuai continued, "It is precisely because of this understanding that I know that the girl has the same low self-esteem as I do."

Looking into the distance, he seemed to be reminiscing, "I remember when I was a child, the children of my tribe all called me a bastard. They said my mother was a prostitute, and my father married my mother and angered my parents to death. I was disobedient and unfilial.

But the truth is that my grandparents died of serious illness. The Gao family was originally a large family, but because my father married my mother, our family was removed from the family tree. I devoted myself to studying to avenge the past and to let them see that we are living a more glorious life than them. "

"You and I are the same person, so I admire you and like you. I hope you can walk side by side with me. I need your help, so I try my best to make myself reliable. If you think I have what you need, you can take it."

"From now on, I will protect you."

"Although I am a high-ranking official, I will need a mistress to take charge of the household affairs when I am appointed to Jiangnan. Do you agree?"

Jian Xi was touched. In fact, the question she just asked about what he liked about her was a trap in itself.

If Gao Yunhuai answered according to the question, she would naturally have a way to refute it.

But he didn't, he just said that he needed her!

He really understood her.

Jian Xi never believed in love between men and women. Sometimes she felt that she was heartless, even though people around her said that she was kind and enthusiastic.

In fact, she has always put herself first.