Rebirth with my ex-husband

Chapter 117

More than ten years ago, in the cold winter, Jindu welcomed the heaviest snowfall in twenty years.

The mistress of the Su family took her two daughters to a popular temple in Jindu City to burn incense.

Due to the heavy snow that had not been seen in many years, there were many more refugees in the city, so Madam Liu also instructed her followers to keep an eye on the young men and women and not let them run around.

When she was about to leave, Madam Liu happened to meet another lady and chatted with her for a while. Seven-year-old Su Yuyan was very bored. Suddenly, she heard a faint voice calling "brother" from the carriage, so she opened the curtain of the carriage and looked out.

The weather was so cold that the beggars went to the dilapidated temple to avoid the cold with their stomachs empty. But even in this icy and snowy weather, there was a woman with two skinny children begging from the monks.

Those people were wearing thin clothes. The woman looked pale and kept coughing. The two children's lips had turned purple from the cold, and the younger child was shivering from the cold.

The two children, one was about twelve or thirteen years old, and even though he was wearing thin clothes, he still stood straight and calmly held the hand of a little girl of five or six years old.

The woman coughed and said, "My husband passed away, and all the property in our home was taken away by unscrupulous uncles. I finally made it to Jindu, but before I could find my family, it snowed heavily. Now my two children have not eaten for two days. I beg the young master to give them some food to fill their stomachs."

The monk glanced at the child beside the woman and sighed softly. Although he felt helpless, he still said, "Lady donor, please follow me into the temple."

When the woman heard this, a smile immediately appeared on her pale face, and she hurriedly told the young man beside her: "Jun Jin, take good care of my sister, mother will be back soon."

Then the woman followed the young monk into the temple.

Soon after the woman followed the young monk into the temple, the little girl shouted "brother" with red eyes.

The boy glanced at his sister beside him and asked, "What's wrong?"

The little girl cried and sniffed, her voice trembling with cold, "Brother, I'm so hungry and cold."

The boy thought about it, took off his only cotton coat and put it on his sister.

Little Su Yuyan frowned and asked the nanny beside her: "Will wearing so little kill people?"

Upon hearing this, Mammy looked out the window with a bit more distress in her eyes, but she also knew that there were many refugees in Jindu now, and she didn't have much ability to help others, so she lowered the curtain and said to her young master in a gentle voice, "Young lady, don't look at those."

Su Yuyan continued to ask, "Will someone die?"

The nanny hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

Su Yuyan drew aside the curtain and happened to meet the eyes of the young man whose lips were turning increasingly purple from the cold in the snow.

Although the young man was wearing shabby clothes, his eyebrows and eyes were as delicate as a painting. His exquisite appearance made Su Yuyan stunned for a moment.

What a handsome boy.

Because she was born brave and her mother spoiled her, she was not afraid at all. She lifted the curtain and shouted to him, "Hey, little beggar, come here."

When he called that person, he had already picked up the thick long cloak covering his legs.

When the boy heard the word "little beggar", his brows frowned slightly.

A delicate little girl stuck her head out of the carriage window. She was fair and tender, and dressed in gorgeous clothes. She was obviously the daughter of a wealthy family.

He looked away, pretending not to hear.

But Su Yuyan knew he heard her, so she shouted again in displeasure: "Little beggar, I'm calling you, come here quickly!"

But the man ignored her.

When had the little girl ever been looked down upon like this? And the other person was just a little beggar!

The angry girl immediately lifted the curtain and tried to get out, but the nanny beside her stopped her: "The eldest lady has ordered that the fourth girl cannot walk around casually."

Su Yuyan pushed the nanny's arm away, then grabbed her cloak, stepped on the stool and jumped out of the carriage, and walked towards the brother and sister angrily.

The snow was thick and she accidentally tripped over it, her face falling directly into the snow, shocking the brother and sister who were looking at her.

——She struggled on the snow, but she was wearing too many clothes and couldn’t get up, which looked a bit funny.

Su Yuyan struggled to get up. The nanny who followed her shouted "Fourth Miss" in surprise and quickly pulled her out of the snow.

Su Yuyan, who was rescued, burst into tears immediately, her nose and eyes red as she pointed at the boy angrily: "Why didn't you respond to me! It's because you didn't respond to me that I fell after getting off the carriage!"

The young man came back to his senses, frowned, and said coldly: "I am not a beggar."

Su Yuyan stopped crying and looked down at him. The meaning in her eyes was revealed nakedly, as if to say, if you are not a beggar, then who is?

And she did say so. She raised her chin and said, "You are dressed so shabby and you come to the temple to beg for food. What else can you be but a beggar?"

The boy's face suddenly darkened, he clenched his fists and gave her a sinister look.

But Su Yuyan was not afraid, and threw the cloak in her hand towards his face: "I'm giving it to you as a gift."

The cloak flew towards him, and the boy seemed annoyed. He pushed the cloak aside, then looked at her and threw a small gold bracelet at him.

"What are you doing?" The young man avoided the golden bracelet and asked with a serious face.

Su Yuyan ignored her and ran towards the carriage. Her wet nurse followed closely behind her, secretly sighing that her young master was so harsh with her words, yet still gave alms. She didn't know whether she wanted to help the brother and sister or to humiliate them.

Su Yuyan stepped onto the cart board and stood on it, raised her chin in an arrogant manner, and said to the boy fiercely: "If I say you are a little beggar, then you are a little beggar, humph!"

After saying that, he made a face and got into the carriage.

Facing that ghost face, the boy was stunned...

Does she think she's tough?

No, he didn't sense any murderous intent from her at all, instead he felt she was a bit silly.

Perhaps it was because his whole face was buried in the snow just now, so his face was frozen red, and also because he had cried, his nose and eyes were also red, like a rabbit that was cornered and ready to bite.

When he came to his senses, he picked up the things on the ground and walked towards the carriage, but was stopped by the guards when he got closer.

"The Su Mansion's carriage is not allowed to approach." The guard said coldly.

The young man handed over the cloak and bracelet in his hand and said, "These belong to your master. Please return them to her."

The guard said expressionlessly: "The girl never picks up anything she throws away."

Su Yuyan stuck her head out of the carriage and said fiercely to the young man, "If you dare to throw away my things, I will ask the monks in the temple to not give you food and starve you to death."

The young man frowned again. The little girl in the carriage was very young and pretty, but the words she said made people want to pull her off the carriage and beat her up.

"I don't want your things." He looked at the little girl in the carriage calmly.

Su Yuyan rolled her eyes at him, then saw her mother coming out of the temple. She had no time to pay attention to him and quickly lowered the curtain.

The boy was unable to return the things until the carriage team left.

The young man glanced at the small gold bracelet in his hand. There were two small bells on the bracelet, and the word "smooth" was faintly engraved on it.

When they returned to the Su Mansion, Su Yuyan secretly asked the nanny: "Mammy, now that they have cloaks and gold bracelets, will they still freeze to death or starve to death?"

When Mammy heard this, she knew that her young mistress, who had a bad mouth but a simple mind, really wanted to help the mother and her two children. She smiled and nodded, "It will be enough for them to save money for many years."

……

His thoughts returned, Qi Junjin looked at the two small bells in his hands, curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled, then shook the two small golden bells, making a slight tinkling sound.

He stood up and put the little golden bell into the drawer.

In a few days, he will marry the fourth daughter of the Su family.

Everyone thought that the fourth daughter of the Minister of Revenue would eventually marry into the Marquis's Mansion, but Qi Junjin knew that the Fourth Miss Su's temper was so irritating that she would not be in the eyes of the Marquis's Mansion. Moreover, with her temper, it would be difficult for her to marry into a higher position.

Minister Su must be aware of his daughter's temperament, and he must be aware that his daughter is not suitable to be the mistress of a wealthy family. In the end, he will only choose a more outstanding young talent from among the young men as his son-in-law.

So over the years since he joined the Ministry of Revenue, although it was a sinecure, he took on many miscellaneous tasks that others were unwilling to take care of. Finally, he was noticed and appreciated by Minister Su.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his warm face.

After taking a last look at the brocade box containing the golden bell, he closed the drawer and left the room.

At this time, the servant beside him suddenly ran over and whispered, "Sir, Lianyi, the maidservant of the fourth lady of the Su family, brought this letter."

Qi Junjin raised his eyebrows slightly and took the letter from the servant.

I opened it, took out the letter and looked at it. There was only a short line of words written on it.

She asked him to meet her.

After just a few moments of pondering, the answer came to my mind.

——She probably wants to break off the engagement.

A smile slowly appeared on Qi Junjin's lips.

Now that the engagement has been made, there is no possibility of regretting.

It was no use, she thought.

He put the letter into an envelope and said to the servant, "Tell the maid that I have seen the letter and will act according to it."

The servant responded, then turned and walked out of the yard.

Qi Junjin lowered his head, looked at the letter deeply, and went back to the house.

*

At night, a carriage slowly entered the bamboo forest and headed towards the small pavilion in the bamboo forest.

There was a man in a green robe standing in the pavilion holding a lantern. The man was tall and slender, with a handsome face, and exuded an elegant aura.

The carriage stopped a few feet away from the pavilion. Soon, a woman wearing a cloak and a hood that concealed her face got off the carriage.

Qi Junjin looked in the direction of the carriage and also looked at the woman who got off the carriage.

Since the marriage proposal, the two have never spoken to each other alone. Perhaps it was because the eldest lady of the Su family knew what unpleasant things she would say, so she never let them be alone together.

There were many people escorting the carriage, but only Su Yuyan and the maid entered the pavilion.

Su Yuyan, wearing a hood, raised her head.

He saw her haughty look. Her arrogant little face was still bright and beautiful under the weak candlelight.

"We are not suitable for each other. I want to cancel the engagement." She said straight to the point without any beating around the bush.

Qi Junjin's face was calm, without any ripples, and after a while he gently basked in the sun.

Su Yuyan originally thought that he would be angry and embarrassed, but his reaction surprised her.

She was stunned for a moment before asking, "What are you laughing at?"

Qi Junjin had a charming smile on his face and spoke gently, "Why does the fourth lady not want to marry me?"

Su Yuyan didn't say anything else and said bluntly: "You are a low-ranking official."

Qi Junjin laughed out loud, and then said: "But I will not stop here, I will move forward step by step, and one day I will definitely make the fourth lady extremely glorious."

Su Yuyan sneered, "Anyone can say nice things, but I don't want to marry you anyway. My parents forced me to get engaged. If you insist on marrying me, I will make your Qi family restless and make your life miserable!"

At the end of his words, a fierce expression appeared on his face.

But he doesn't look fierce at all.

Very little ferocity.

Qi Junjin smiled and said, "But if Fourth Miss Su doesn't marry me, she will still marry someone else."

"Who I marry is none of your business!"

Qi Junjin thought for a moment and said, "But if I promise that after Fourth Miss Su marries into our Qi family, she can sleep until she wakes up naturally every day, and her mother-in-law has no rules to restrict her, and I also swear not to have affairs or take concubines, if I break my oath, I will be childless for the rest of my life."

Su Yuyan was stunned when her fiancé suddenly said such words, and her heart was shaken for some reason.

But she came to her senses and said stubbornly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I not marry you for these reasons? The man I marry must not control me, and he cannot take concubines. If he dares to take concubines, I will castrate him!"

Su Yuyan's words shocked the maid beside her and she shouted in shock, "Miss, be careful with your words."

Su Yuyan pursed her lips and snorted.

"But I am willing to sign a contract with Miss Su Si in front of my future father-in-law and mother-in-law. Miss Su Si, do you think there are other men who can do this?"

Su Yuyan was about to say yes, but when the words came to her lips, she was not sure.

Her third elder sister married into the Earl's mansion. Her mother-in-law seemed to be easy to get along with, but her elder sister still had to be humble in front of her.

Although my third brother-in-law is not a philanderer, he doesn't know how to give in to my sister. Sometimes my sister gets so angry with him that she runs back to her parents' home to cry.

She believed that no one could bully her, but if she married into another family and her mother didn't support her all the time, what would she do if someone in her husband's family bullied her behind her mother's back?

Su Yuyan raised her eyes and asked him, "Do you really want to marry me?"

Qi Junjin nodded and admitted: "Yes"

"Why?" She had only met him a few times. If he said that he fell in love with her at first sight, he would definitely be lying. If he was lying, his words just now could not be taken seriously.

Can……

"I am currently holding a sinecure position in the Ministry of Revenue. I need a shortcut to move up, and marrying the fourth Miss Su will make me the son-in-law of the Su family. This is the shortcut."

Su Yuyan's eyes widened. She didn't expect that he would dare to say that, but she felt that it must be the truth.

But why does this truth make people feel unhappy? Is she not pretty? Isn't it because of her that he insisted on marrying her?

This is honestly a bit infuriating.

"Besides, Miss Su Si is not only beautiful but also kind-hearted. Naturally, I am attracted to her."

Hearing his words, Su Yuyan's ears under her hood turned slightly red, and she thought to herself that he could still talk.

She thought about it again and again, and after a long time, she raised her head and said, "It's not impossible to marry me. But in addition to what I just said, you have to promise me that except for matters in the court, you have to listen to me in all matters, big or small."

Qi Junjin smiled and nodded: "Of course."

She thought about it again: "I don't want to have a child too early. I will wait until I am 20 years old before having a child."

She thought this was a bit too much, and he probably hesitated.

But unexpectedly, he nodded without any hesitation: "We will have a child anyway, it doesn't matter if it's sooner or later."

The maids beside were all shocked. The girl hadn't even gotten married yet, but they were already talking about children. If the mistress knew about this, wouldn't she be so angry that she would confine the girl to her room? !

The maid reached out and tugged at the girl's sleeve, but Su Yuyan pushed her away impatiently and continued to talk to Qi Junjin: "But you can't let others think that I can't have children. I don't want to hear those gossips."

She was only seventeen years old, so she didn't want to have a baby so early. If she didn't, there would always be gossip outside.

Qi Junjin smiled and said, "Okay, I promise you."

Su Yuyan smiled when she heard what he said: "Write what I said today into a contract and put your handprint on it in front of my parents, and I will not talk about breaking off the engagement anymore."

The man opposite smiled and said, "Okay."

She didn't stay long. She said, "I'll go back then," and turned to walk towards the carriage.

The person behind her looked at her back with a much deeper gaze.

After all, she was too naive. With just a few words, she easily changed her mind.

Thinking of this, he shook his head and smiled helplessly.

She is really not smart enough and is too easy to fool. He thinks he should be more careful in the future to make sure she is not deceived by others.