Zheng Xiao Mistake: The Mistake of Rebirth Provoked the Cold Master

Ever since returning from the wedding banquet, my grandmother has been looking forward to Nie Ruke's early visit to pay his respects and set a date, fearing that he would go back on his word and disobey her order.

It’s not like the Nie family doesn’t have the capital to do so.

After all, Gongyi Helu hadn't left yet and the tea had gone cold, so this arranged marriage was not that solid.

Her grandmother's mouth was full of blisters from being so angry that she kept telling Zhu Zheng every day how this was a perfect marriage and asked her to hold on to it tightly.

Zhu Zheng lowered her head and listened without saying a word.

Perfect...

The aristocratic families are permanent, but the emperors are transient. Nie Ruke has some military power, just the right amount of military power. Even if Gong Yixiu is doomed to cause chaos, the Nie family will hardly be affected.

Furthermore, although Nie Ruke may seem harsh in words, she is not actually a stubborn person. One can understand from Nie Rutang that if she had not been obedient, she would not have developed such an innocent character.

Even because of Nie Ruke's position as commander, it would be convenient for her to move around the inner palace in the future. Even if her sister really became the Crown Princess, she could see her often.

This is really a very good marriage.

In Shengjing, there is probably no other family more suitable for her than the Nie family.

But Zhu Zheng couldn't be happy.

In fact, because of this comprehensive and flawless approach, she felt even more depressed.

The person who arranged this marriage was too good at thinking about what she wanted...

The weather gets colder in autumn and the flowers wither.

It's raining again.

The autumn rain is not heavy, but drizzles continuously, and the autumn wind blows the osmanthus flowers all over the ground, making the fragrance become moist.

It simply makes people feel lonely and miserable.

Sitting alone under the west window, Mingcui wanted to close the window but was stopped by Zhu Zheng.

The raindrops swept over her, bringing cool breezes.

She sat there for the whole day, her eyes felt a little sore, but she didn't know how to relieve it.

The cicadas are sad and mournful, and have always been sad about the passing of spring and autumn. She thought, maybe there is no need to think hard about any reason.

People are like this most of the time. Mixed feelings of sadness and joy are just accidental. Normally, one can neither say that they are happy nor unhappy.

In her previous life, she lived in the Zhu Mansion, and spent her life shrouded in drizzling rain.

At noon when the rain stopped, Zhu Zheng went to her sister's room.

While packing up the valuables she brought back from Tingxiaoyuan, she unexpectedly found something that she had forgotten about.

A half-embroidered purse.

Zhu Zheng left in a hurry that day and did not have time to take most of her things back with her. The purse was rolled up in her sister's luggage and was brought back together.

The young man read the first poem, "Looking at the moon, I lower my eyebrows. I always admire the mandarin ducks flying side by side. Don't ask who will accompany me, to add to my sorrow. How much lovesickness has turned into ashes."

It seemed a little exaggerated at the time, but now... But fortunately, this pair of mandarin ducks never had the chance to fly together. At best, they were two water birds looking at each other, which could not be distinguished as chickens, ducks or geese.

The embroidery of two water birds is almost finished.

Unfortunately, giving gifts really requires timing. If you are a step late, you are doomed to not be able to give it.

Zhu Zheng went to get the sewing box and sat down by the window.

This was her first time embroidering something like this, and she wanted to finish it from beginning to end.

I didn't pick up my needle and thread for some days, and when I picked it up again, the memories of listening to Xiao Yuan came flooding back uncontrollably.

The two people who were with her at that time were Rong Yan and her sister.

Because she had to keep it a secret from both sides, she was a little cautious on both sides, but she never felt it was hard. She secretly hoped that the time would go as slowly as possible, even if it would stop there forever.

Perhaps I had secretly anticipated it, and at that time I didn't dare to say it was normal. In fact, it was indeed a good time that would never come back.

People say that embroidery thread is like the heart, if the heart is messy the needle will be messy too. Zhu Zheng embroidered and unembroidered, unembroidered and embroidered again, until the cloth was full of needle holes.

For several days, Zhu Zheng just embroidered a purse by the window, quietly without saying a word.

In front of the small window, banana trees cover the osmanthus flowers.

When Madam Zhu passed by, she stopped to look for a while and suddenly sighed, "The fourth girl has grown up."

Nanny Gui followed behind, "Don't you want the old lady to be more demure?"

“I do want to…” Old Madam Zhu looked at the small figure through the window, “But the way Fourth Girl used to be, no matter how many beatings she received, she would secretly raise her little face and glare at me, not afraid of scolding or beating… She is very much like Ming’er when he was a child…”

Madam Zhu looked up at the sky and said, "Ming Ge'er is most worried about these two little girls. Now they have a place to stay. I wonder if they will blame me when we meet in the underworld."

Nanny Gui moved her lips, but before she could comfort her master, she heard Madam Zhu ask, "Hasn't the Nie family sent anyone yet?"

Aunt Gui shook her head, "Not yet."

Another ten days passed.

After waiting day and night, in the fog and rain, my grandmother's dream son-in-law finally showed up.

He brought a long line of ceremony officials and more than ten horse-drawn carriages carrying engagement gifts, and paraded through the city with great fanfare.

After a lengthy exchange of greetings, we finally arrived at the dinner table.

Zhu Zheng went to bed later and later because of embroidering the purse. She felt listless during the day. She cooperated stiffly throughout the whole process like a bystander and began to doze off while sitting at the dinner table.

Nie Ruke exchanged pleasantries and quickly got down to business. "The Imperial Astronomical Observatory selected several dates, and I picked one."

"The first day of the first lunar month is a good date. Although it is the end of the year, bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new has a profound meaning. I wonder what the old lady and the fourth young lady think?"

The first day of the first lunar month...

Zhu Zheng raised her eyes.

Nie Ruke happened to look at her and raised his eyebrows almost imperceptibly.

Zhu Zheng was so frightened by his little action that she almost fell asleep.

This Nie Ruke already knew about her and Rong Yan. Did he choose this day on purpose?

No, Rong Yan is not the type to chat around. Nie Ruke should not know about his affairs in Chengxu Mountain...

So is it just a coincidence?

Thinking about the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhu Zheng lost her appetite and couldn't even remember how she finished her meal.

When seeing off the guests, it started to rain heavily. Grandmother walked them to the door and asked Zhu Zheng to walk them for a while longer so that the two young people could be alone for a while.

At the front gate, about ten steps away from Nie Mansion’s carriage.

Nie Ruke was dressed in red and holding a green umbrella given by Old Madam Zhu. He looked like a fresh chili pepper.

He looked at Zhu Zheng's serious expression and asked, "What's the matter? Did the sky fall down when you saw me coming?"

Although he also expected his carriage to be knocked over, it was obvious that someone did not want him to come even more than he did.

Zhu Zheng had no way of responding to this and could only pretend not to understand and persisted in getting the person to the car.

Nie Ruke walked slowly, but when he saw Zhu Zheng was anxious, he simply stopped.

"I heard from Madam Zhu that you were embroidering a token of love for me? Although it's unnecessary, it's already been embroidered... take it out."

Zhu Zheng choked, "...No embroidery."

Nie Ruke understood, "Oh, it's not for me."

Zhu Zheng avoided the main point and asked, "Why did the commander have to make it so clear?"

Nie Ruke laughed, "So, they all fell for your tricks?"

A cool breeze blew. Zhu Zheng ignored who he was talking about and didn't want to continue the conversation.

Mr. Nie had a very bad impression of her to begin with. He thought that she was greedy and fickle, so she was too lazy to make any explanation.

Nie Ruke had been treated coldly all day, but he was not angry. Instead, he found it quite interesting and deliberately asked, "Miss Zhu, do you think you are at a disadvantage by being with me?"

Zhu Zheng forced a smile, "Not bad, I was so happy that I couldn't sleep."

"You're not telling the truth." Nie Ruke saw that her smile was uglier than crying, "Okay, whether you suffer or not, you should stay in your boudoir and wait for your wedding. It's the first day of the first lunar month, and you can't run away anyway."

After saying this, he finally got up and walked away.

Zhu Zheng fell behind by half a step and suddenly said, "Commander Nie."

Nie Ruke looked back at her. She had a serious expression in the flying rain, quite like someone else's demeanor.

"You have no objection to the arranged marriage?" Zhu Zheng asked, "Even if we are destined to have nothing in common and hate each other for the rest of our lives, can you accept it?"

Nie Ruke's expression darkened. "At the end of a marriage, people get tired of each other. It's the same with anyone."

The autumn wind swirled a few fallen leaves, making the hems of their clothes flutter and being soaked by raindrops, leaving dark patterns on them.

"It's different." Zhu Zheng lowered her voice, "Some people are just different."

Having seen pearls, one will be more aware of the dullness of fish eyes. If there is a person in the world who catches one's eye, he will become different from everyone else and no one can compare to him.

Seeing her in a daze, Nie Ruke said "Oh?" meaningfully, and then asked, "Who is Fourth Miss Zhu no longer tired of looking at?"

Zhu Zheng lost her temper after hearing his words. She was too lazy to play dumb and replied, "What do you think?"

Nie Ruke laughed twice, turned around, put away his umbrella, and got on the carriage, not forgetting to say, "Since everyone believes that this marriage will not be successful, I want to give it a try. What if I insist on getting married?"

Zhu Zheng simply couldn't figure out this man's temper. "Why would the commander do something he doesn't want to do for the sake of others?"

Nie Ruke opened the car curtain and glanced at Zhu Zheng.

"Who says I don't want to?"

Zhu Zheng: “…”