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

As the year draws to a close, the weather is getting colder.

Song Nihuan has had a hard time these days. After dumping Xie Tan, before she could start a new life, she was targeted by a group of thieves. Only then did they discover that there was a box of gold in the car.

He had to spend all his money to get away.

In such troubled times, it is already a blessing for a beautiful woman to be able to save her life with a thousand taels of gold.

He fainted on the street in fear and was rescued by Ningzhou Tongpan Jiang and his wife.

Song Nihuan had nowhere to go and was penniless, so she could only shamelessly stay in the Jiang Mansion for the rest of her days. Fortunately, the old couple had no intention of urging her to leave.

However, the light porridge and side dishes delivered every morning made her dazed.

Back then, her mother would bring porridge and vegetables to her room when she was too lazy to go out for breakfast.

If she had grown up in a wealthy family, with the guidance of great scholars, and was good at making tea and gardening, she would have grown into a young lady from a noble family, waiting for her parents to choose a good husband for her.

Unfortunately, she is no longer Miss Song and has no one to rely on.

There is really no such thing as a free lunch in the world. The next evening, the old couple both knelt in front of her. It turned out that they wanted her to marry someone for their daughter who died suddenly.

"Madam Song, although my daughter is gone, the marriage contract is still there. My family is not as prosperous as before, but the other party is in his prime. My sons are still hoping to be promoted. Our Jiang family's lineage depends on this marriage contract! It's a pity that my daughter has a short life... We have seen it these days, Madam Song, you have nowhere to go, otherwise we can recognize each other as relatives and you will be our daughter!"

"That family is all scholars. They have a bearing and manner of conversation that we cannot learn. Their ancestors even had a minister. We are marrying up with them. Your wife will definitely not be wronged if she marries them."

Song Nihuan knew that given her current situation, this was a good way out.

If you cannot escape from the status of a slave, you will not be able to take a single step in the place where the laws of Dazhao are enforced.

She needs a clean identity.

If they could use their daughter's identity, it would be fine. She was not a rigid person who didn't know how to adapt, so she pretended to refuse and agreed without even asking who the other party was.

At worst I can just marry her and run away. Anyway I'm in a difficult situation now and I have to break through in order to build up.

"Don't worry, my lady. My daughter has been raised in seclusion since she was young. She has never left the house. Few people have seen her. As long as you don't say anything when you marry her, there won't be any loopholes!"

*

Flower hall of Xie Mansion.

Mr. Xie has a beautiful beard on his chin, looking quite elegant.

There was a serious expression on Ruoya's face. She slammed the letter in her hand on the table, feeling helpless. Why wasn't that evil son Xie Tan here at this moment?

"Don't worry, father. I will marry her."

Xie Yunji stood in the flower hall, tall and handsome. The clean blue clothes made him look even more elegant and gentle, and his expression was steady and calm.

He reached out to take the letter, read its contents, and curled the corners of his lips imperceptibly.

Lord Jiang had been kind to Miss Xie in his early years, so his father arranged a marriage contract with her. Miss Jiang was already over the age of marriage, so Lord Jiang wrote a letter begging for the fulfillment of the marriage contract.

But Lord Jiang stood on the wrong side in the court a few years ago and was demoted to the position of Tongpan of Ningzhou. Everyone avoided them for fear of being implicated.

With Xie Yunji's reputation in the capital, civil officials in the court vied with each other to invite him to banquets for conversation. When he became the top scholar in the imperial examination, even the emperor appointed him as the princess... But the Jiang family fell into obscurity. If a marriage was to be arranged, Master Xie would not be happy at all.

If they refuse to fulfill their promise, Jiang will make the matter public and Xie's good reputation, which has lasted for a hundred years, will be in jeopardy.

"Master, the Xie family has more than one son, Yun Ji." Old Madam Xie reminded, "There is another one in the backyard. If the Jiang family's wife marries him, wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone?"

Mr. Xie sighed, "Xie Tan broke the law and left his post without permission. He is still in prison now. How can he get married?"

"That's really useless... Alas!" Although Mrs. Xie was not Xie Yunji's biological mother, she also looked heartbroken.

Then he walked up to Xie Yunji and straightened his clothes, saying helplessly, "They say you should marry a virtuous wife. Why is my son Yunji's life so miserable? It would be fine if he couldn't marry someone who could help him, but he had to marry such a poor woman!"

Mr. Xie suddenly remembered something and looked at his son: "Did Xie Tan say what he did with the money?"

Xie Yunji was a gentle person, but he frowned frequently when he mentioned his brother. "He refused to tell me. When we found him... he was penniless."

"Can we pick up Xie Tan now?" Mr. Xie asked hesitantly.

"Son, I don't think so. He has only been imprisoned for a few days. Even if it is just for show, it is too lenient." Xie Yunji considered, and then bowed, "Father and mother, don't worry. Son will go to the Jiang family to propose marriage soon."

Mr. Xie nodded helplessly.

However, before Xie Yunji could prepare the betrothal gifts, Madam Xie suddenly suffered a heart palpitation, and by the time the servants found her, she was dead.

In a sense, Mrs. Xie's departure solved the urgent problem.

According to custom, when an elder passes away, the direct descendants must observe mourning for a year and are not allowed to get married.

The marriage was delayed, and it was a good thing that it was delayed. Things would eventually be resolved if things were slow. Maybe the situation would be different in a year.

The Jiang family thought the same thing. One year later...how could they find another orphan like Song Nihuan? !

They couldn't wait, and had no way to wait. Not long after Old Madam Xie was buried, Song Nihuan was stuffed into a sedan chair by the Jiang family and quietly carried into the back door of the Xie Mansion.

Little did they know that a carriage was slowly stopping at the main gate of Xie Mansion.

The cold wind rolled up the curtains of the carriage, causing silver hair to flutter, and behind the curtains was a cold and handsome face.