readytorunbook Chapter 213 Qiu Yueli's Marriage is Settled
Chapter 213 Qiu Yueli's Marriage is Settled
Kaiyuan Temple.
The afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the green tiles of Kaiyuan Temple, casting a shimmering golden light on the path.
"Mother!" Qin Jiuwei had just stepped off the carriage when a clear child's voice rang in her ears.
She turned her head and saw Xie Jue rushing towards her like the wind.
Xie Jue opened his arms and threw himself into Qin Jiuwei's arms, causing her to sway slightly.
Qin Jiu smiled and reached out to pinch his soft little face. "Running so fast, aren't you afraid of falling?"
"I won't fall! I'm really good!" Xie Jue tilted her little face up, her big, dark eyes sparkling.
He leaned forward and nuzzled Qin Jiuwei's neck with his little face, his eyes full of affection, "Mother, you're finally back, I missed you so much!"
He hasn't seen his mother for a whole day! Waaaaah...
"Isn't Mother back now?" Qin Jiuwei rubbed his little head.
Xie Jue shook his head, seriously counting on his fingers, "I didn't see Mother this morning, I thought she would come back at noon, but I didn't see her at noon either, I thought she would come back in the afternoon..."
Qin Jiuwei listened attentively to him, and as she listened, her eyes welled up with tears.
Xie Jue's world is very small, consisting only of a few people.
When she and Xie Yanli disappear, Xie Jue's already small world will be squeezed and shrunken again, and feelings of loneliness and unease will follow.
Qin Jiuwei's heart softened completely, and she kissed Xie Jue on the cheek.
"Your mother will take good care of you from now on."
Xie Jue's eyes immediately narrowed with a smile.
"Father, you're back too!" Xie Jingchun greeted Xie Yanli with a smile when he saw him.
Xie Yanli: I can still see him; he has improved.
"Eh? Father!" Xie Jue exclaimed in surprise, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.
Xie Yanli: ...
got used to.
Qin Jiu smiled and reached out to pinch his little cheek. "Were you well-behaved at the temple today?"
"Yes!" Xie Jue nodded vigorously, then added, "My eldest brother and second brother can both testify!"
After Xie Jue finished speaking, he turned to look at Xie Jingchun.
I realized he hadn't noticed at all that he no longer called me "big brother"!
Xie Jingchun grinned and said, "That's right, Third Brother is so well-behaved, but that's not important. Let's go eat first, I'm starving."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jue turned his head abruptly, even angrier!
After dinner, Qin Jiuwei learned that Gao Xian had already returned to the palace.
She gave a curt reply, then turned away and went back to her own business.
They stayed another night at Kaiyuan Temple so the children could have more fun, and then returned home the next day.
After returning to the manor, to Qinglan Courtyard.
Song, the old nanny who stayed at the manor, reported to Qin Jiuwei everything that had happened in the past two days.
When she mentioned something, Qin Jiuwei paused and frowned.
"Qiu Yueli's marriage was arranged so quickly? And why is it with Young Master Li?"
“That’s right.” Granny Song clicked her tongue and immediately said, “I was also very surprised when I heard it.”
"Young Master Li's father is just a fourth-rank civil official with no family wealth. But Young Master Zhang's father is not only a third-rank military officer, but he also married a princess, and his family is very prominent."
"No matter which one it is, Young Master Zhang is better, so why was Young Master Li chosen?"
Granny Song didn't like Qiu Yueli; she hadn't forgotten how Qiu Yueli had tried to seduce the young master.
There was something she couldn't understand about this.
She could tell that this young lady was a woman with high aspirations; how could she not marry into a prestigious family but instead choose a humble one?
Qin Jiu smiled slightly, then suddenly asked, "Isn't that Young Master Li quite handsome?"
Granny Song pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "He does seem quite good; he is indeed a handsome and dashing young man..."
After she finished speaking, she immediately understood Qin Jiuwei's meaning, but she was even more confused.
"But when a woman gets married, isn't the man's family background the most important thing?"
“Everyone cares about different things,” Qin Jiuwei chuckled softly.
Qiu Yueli is ambitious, but she cares more about her appearance.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have taken a liking to Xie Yanli first, and then pursued Xie Zhongzhi.
The villa in the east of the city.
The maid Shanqin still couldn't understand. "Miss, Young Master Li's family background is far inferior to Young Master Zhang's. Why did you choose him?"
Qiu Yueli looked at herself in the mirror and sighed softly.
"I can't help it, I can't spend my whole life with an ugly person."
If I could marry Xie Yanli or Xie Zhongzhi.
She certainly wouldn't choose someone with the surname Li.
But now, she has no other choice.
It can only be this way.
Qiu Yueli left, but the dinner at the Marquis's residence did not become deserted.
because……
"Good boy, eat more." Madam Hou kept putting food on Xie Siyuan's plate, her eyes full of heartache.
Their gaze never left Xie Siyuan, looking from head to toe, they couldn't get enough of him.
As she watched, Lady Hou's eyes quickly became sore.
Her precious grandson has lost a lot of weight since he was forced to kneel for the past few days! Damn it!
Her grandson suffered hardships on the border since he was a child, and now that he has finally returned to the capital, he still has to suffer!
The thought of this made Lady Hou feel extremely distressed.
"Chicken soup is the most nourishing and healthy, you should drink more."
Lady Hou personally served Xie Siyuan a bowl of chicken soup and placed it beside his little hand, her eyes full of concern.
"Hmm." Xie Siyuan didn't even glance at her, responding coldly.
After so long, she finally heard his voice. Even though it was just a short syllable, it made Lady Hou burst into tears instantly.
Waaaaah, her beloved grandson is finally back by her side...
Lord Xie turned to look at Xie Siyuan, his brows furrowing.
He used to find Xie Siyuan pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at him.
But after the last rabbit-killing incident, he suddenly realized that Xie Siyuan had quite a few problems.
Cold-blooded, rude, unambitious...
Seeing the somewhat unpleasant expression on Lord Xie's face, Xie Zhongzhi immediately spoke up to reprimand him.
"Siyuan, you should thank your grandmother. This bowl of chicken soup was served to you by your grandmother; it's a token of her love. How can you not say anything?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Siyuan immediately tightened his grip on the chopsticks, and the back of his hand began to turn white.
He pursed his lips tightly and refused to say a word.
A surge of hatred welled up within him.
A token of affection? What kind of token of affection is this?
If she really cared about him, she wouldn't have let him kneel in the ancestral hall for so many days as punishment!
There isn't a single good person in this house!
Not a single one of them was genuinely kind to him! They were all bad people! Evil people!
Qin Jiuwei's gaze fell on Xie Siyuan, and she began to observe him closely.