After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

Xiao Xie Tanhua’s marriage is still not settled.

Although the previous marriage no longer counts, it still reveals his character.

As time went by, more and more people came to propose marriage.

Since Xie Yunjie saw his own heart clearly that day, he experienced the collapse of the worldly ethics that he had believed in for many years. After the collapse, he found that there was no other way.

His heart was no longer under his control.

He could only hide it, but he was unwilling to give in again.

As the days passed, Song Nihuan didn't need him to deliver letters very often, but every time he entered the palace to see her, he was more well-behaved and paid more attention to his words and actions.

Even his eyes no longer stayed on her.

No one knows how the boy restrained the surging love in his heart.

"Thank you very much." After Song Nihuan received the letter, she looked at the solemn face of the young official in front of her and said, "I heard that Master Xie is going on a long journey?"

"That's right." Xie Yunjie said, "It's not too far. I'll be back in three to five days. I won't delay Madam's business."

Song Nihuan pursed her lips and smiled, "That's not what I meant. What I meant was... did you ask to leave the capital to perform your duties in order to avoid the person proposing marriage?"

Although Xie Yunjie is well-educated and talented, in Song Nihuan's eyes, he is just a child.

Even she had heard about the good news these days about how Xiao Xie Tanhua had rejected all those who proposed to him for marriage.

Her eyes were filled with tolerance. "You really have deep feelings for Zheng. You have won the third place in the imperial examination and have status and position. You can do this for the woman you like..."

“It’s really admirable.”

The maidservants serving in the palace looked over here and saw only the beautiful lady in brocade clothes with a gentle smile, and the handsome and upright young man who lowered his eyes politely.

What a pleasing picture.

But the young man's lips moved slightly, but he couldn't speak.

He was defying the powerful for the sake of an old engagement, but that was just a false shell covering up his worst thoughts.

The Tanhua scholar, who was surrounded by halos, not only recognized the love of his heart, but also recognized himself.

The worldly ethics he believed in and the worldly rules he upheld turned out to be shackles that trapped him.

"Will you marry her?" Song Nihuan couldn't help gossiping, "I heard that you bought her a house outside Xie's house..."

It is not a good reputation to have a mistress before getting married. A noble lady who is more particular will not choose to marry such a man.

Fortunately, his mistress was his fiancée, with whom he had been engaged. Even though her family fell into poverty, he still pulled her out of the quagmire.

"It's not appropriate to always place her outside." Song Nihuan said, "Your current situation is also very difficult, but since His Majesty has pardoned women of low status from being married, there is no need to be afraid of this law. Lord Xie dares to take the lead, which is really admirable."

Xie Yunjie had never felt so ashamed.

It feels like my whole body is on fire.

She sincerely praised him and said she admired him...

I thought he was deeply in love with Zheng.

But since he settled Zheng away, he hasn't even visited her.

He felt that the halo that the outside world cast on him and her approving gaze made him breathless.

Shame, ashamed.

He couldn't explain anything.

But he didn't want her to misunderstand that he still had someone else in his heart...

Song Nihuan looked at the young man in front of her and suddenly raised her eyes.

This was the first time he looked directly at her in days.

The boy's eyes were hot and aggressive, and his tightly pursed lips loosened. "Do you want me to marry her?"

Would you be happy if I married her?

Before he could ask, he heard the eunuch outside the palace announce, "The Emperor has arrived!"

Xie Tan changed into casual clothes, and at first glance he looked like a young nobleman from some wealthy family.

He had a smile on his face, and when he looked at Song Nihuan, his eyes were filled with affection that could not be concealed. He called her, "Huan'er."

Xie Yunjie had never seen such an emperor before. He was completely different from the gloomy and unpredictable emperor in the hall.

Song Nihuan stood up and looked in the direction of the voice.

In the sunlight, her lover was tall and slender, as strong as a mountain, with silver hair that sparkled in the sun, and he was cool and elegant.

Song Nihuan didn't know that a smile appeared on the corner of her lips when she saw Xie Tan.

That smile was as sweet as honey and came naturally.

This smile filled Xie Tan's heart.

He helped Song Nihuan, who was bowing to him, up and asked, "Is Lan Zhi okay?"

She nodded, "Doctor Xun Fang told me that Lan Zhi's condition has improved and his fingers can move."

He smiled and said, "That's great. After this busy period, we will go to Kunlun together to bring Lan Zhi back."

Song Nihuan smiled.

Xie Yunjie raised her eyes and looked at the two of them. She seemed to be glowing, and her eyes were bright and gentle as she looked at the emperor.

He thought, if she looked at him like this, he wouldn't dare to look at her...

He quickly looked away.

"Xie Qing is here too." said the emperor, sitting down, still holding Song Nihuan's hand.

"Well, after Master Xie handed me the letter, I chatted with him for a while." She smiled.

"What did you say?" Xie Tan looked at her and asked, not perfunctorily, but seriously wanting to share her life with her.

Song Nihuan whispered a few words to Xie Tan.

As she spoke, the emperor's eyes fell on the young official in front of him.

He looked at him with a gaze that was not as indifferent as usual, and suddenly an idea came to him.

Xie Tan pondered for a moment and said, "It is rare that Mr. Xie has such deep feelings and loyalty. I can grant you a marriage with Zheng. In this way, no one will gossip about it, and it can be regarded as a blessing for lovers. The most precious thing in this world is mutual love..."

Speaking of mutual love, he and Song Nihuan smiled at each other as if they knew each other tacitly.

"I wonder what Mr. Xie thinks?" Xie Tan asked.

In the past, Xie Tan had no interest in the marriages of officials, but if Xie Yunjie could marry a woman of lowly origin, it would be a good guide for his plan to make Song Nihuan his queen.

It can be considered a vanguard.

Xie Yunjie knelt down and looked up at the emperor and Madam Mingde beside him.

At this moment, if one dared to refuse the emperor's marriage decree, all the praises received before would vanish in an instant.

His colleagues would think that what he did before was just hypocrisy and pretense.

And the fact that he went to great lengths to rescue Zheng from the Jiaofangsi and properly resettle her will probably only be seen as a carefully planned show.

In doing so, he would be branded a hypocrite.

But what Xie Yunjie was really worried about deep down in his heart was not these false fame and profits, but the fear that his unknown and embarrassing side would be exposed in front of Song Nihuan.

He didn't want her to think he was bad...

Although Xie Yunjie could not be called a genius with extraordinary talent, he grew up in a family of officials and was not naive.

He had a clear understanding of official intrigues, palace struggles and other such matters as clear as a mirror.

He knew that the emperor's marriage was not a spur-of-the-moment act.

He understood what the emperor's purpose was.

The tall and straight young man slowly knelt down, his forehead pressed tightly against the cold ground, and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, I obey your order."

His eyes fell on her embroidered shoes, and his voice was low and firm, as if he had used up all his strength.