EFB Chapter 145 Zuo Mingxuan is about to get engaged
Chapter 145 Zuo Mingxuan is about to get engaged
Xinya Garden
Pei Rujing brought Wen Shuyu here.
Wen Shuyu was a little nervous knowing that Pei Rujing was going to arrange for her to join a mahjong club, but the thought of being able to leave the mansion from time to time after joining filled her with longing.
The desire to leave the mansion outweighed the nervousness.
Zuo Mingxuan is also here.
Pei Rujing said, "Shuyu will be joining a society in the future. Find a few people to get together with her and guide her. Don't let her meet with any random people."
Zuo Mingxuan rolled her eyes: "Our society doesn't have any shady characters."
Pei Rujing pouted: "You understand what I mean, that's enough."
Zuo Mingxuan pulled Wen Shuyu aside and said, "Come here, little sister, I'll introduce you to some mahjong partners. You can play with them when you join the club, or you can arrange to play together privately."
Wen Shuyu turned to look at Pei Rujing.
Pei Rujing nodded: "Go ahead."
Wen Shuyu is Pei Rujing's sister-in-law, and no one here dares to bully her.
Besides, she believed that Zuo Mingxuan would make the arrangements.
A short while later, Zuo Mingxuan returned: "Everything has been arranged, Your Highness. Rest assured, the Second Miss will have a wonderful time here."
"That's good."
Zuo Mingxuan raised an eyebrow at her: "I didn't expect the county princess to care so much about the second young lady."
"My husband asked me to take Shuyu out of the manor to play, so I thought it would be more interesting to come here."
"It still has to be Lord Wen. The county princess used to never waste her energy on other people."
Pei Rujing picked up her teacup and took a sip: "It's just something I did easily, nothing troublesome."
Zuo Mingxuan laughed: "But in the past, even if it was not troublesome, the county princess would not bother with it."
Pei Rujing looked up at her: "What do you want to say?"
Zuo Mingxuan shrugged: "It's nothing, I just think that getting married is really amazing, it can change a person so much."
Pei Rujing corrected her: "Getting married doesn't change anything; what can truly change is your heart's desire for someone."
She didn't become like this after getting married. She was willing to take care of Wen Shuyu and think about Wen Zongji only because she loved Wen Zongji.
The county princess is bright and unrestrained, and her love is equally flamboyant and passionate.
Zuo Mingxuan was stunned: "Is the county princess so composed now?"
Pei Rujing said, "I just felt that you had something to say to me."
"Have county princesses become this perceptive now?"
Pei Rujing ignored her and waited quietly for her to speak.
Zuo Mingxuan's smile vanished, and she slumped back in her chair, saying, "I'm getting engaged."
Pei Rujing wasn't surprised: "The one you can get along with?"
Zuo Mingxuan nodded: "After getting to know him for a while, he's not a bad person. His family background and character are both excellent. His only flaw is that he's not ambitious. That's fine, because I'm not an ambitious person either. Neither of us should look down on the other."
Upon hearing this, Pei Rujing said, "It's good that you're not ambitious. I actually hope my husband isn't so ambitious."
At the beginning of their marriage, Pei Rujing wholeheartedly hoped that Wen Zongji would be successful and bring her honor.
Now that Wen Zongji is too busy to spend time with her, she hopes he will become more irresponsible.
Zuo Mingxuan said, "Being too ambitious means a lot of trouble. My two uncles were so ambitious that they caused such a strained relationship between our eldest branch and the other two branches."
"I've had enough of living like this, where brothers aren't brothers and family aren't family."
"Anyway, neither of us is short of money, and we won't have to worry about making a living in the future. His older brother has a good relationship with him, and he is so sensible that he doesn't compete with his older brother for anything. His older brother will definitely take care of him in the future."
Pei Rujing looked at her: "Since you've thought everything through so clearly, why are you so worried?"
Zuo Mingxuan looked at her: "Princess, when two people get married, isn't the most important thing that they love each other? But we don't have that."
Pei Rujing sneered, "Zuo San, you've really read too many romance novels. Mutual affection? How many people can be like that before marriage? Besides, relationships are built up over time. If you're not married, where will you find the time to spend together?"
Even though Madam Zuo doted on Zuo Mingxuan and created opportunities for the two to spend time together several times, it was impossible for them to develop their relationship like in later generations.
Zuo Mingxuan rested her chin on her hand: "Like the county princess and Lord Wen?"
Pei Rujing smiled and said, "Not bad!"
Zuo Mingxuan asked curiously, "When did you realize that Lord Wen was fond of you?"
This question startled Pei Rujing, who then said confidently, "This county princess is a beauty of unparalleled grace. He must have fallen for her after our marriage, otherwise why would he be so considerate and tolerant towards me?"
Zuo Mingxuan said with some envy, "The county princess is really lucky. People like Lord Wen are rare."
She had only met Wen Zongji a few times, but whenever she saw Wen Zongji and Pei Rujing interacting, she would marvel at Wen Zongji's good temper and thoughtfulness.
Pei Rujing said smugly, "Of course, our fate is arranged by heaven."
She is now increasingly convinced that she and Wen Zongji are a match made in heaven.
Zuo Mingxuan said, "I hope I can be like the county princess."
She is actually a somewhat contradictory person.
She is sometimes very rational and doesn't think that the kind of lifelong love will fall on her, but at other times she is very emotional and hopes that her future husband will be able to understand her heart.
Upon hearing this, Pei Rujing made a startling statement: "If you really don't like him after marriage, then you can just find another husband."
Zuo Mingxuan chuckled: "As expected of a county princess."
Pei Rujing is a ruthless woman who could suggest "castrating" someone else's husband.
"But can Lord Wen be changed so easily?"
Zuo Mingxuan then asked Pei Rujing.
"Of course not."
Pei Rujing said firmly, "We are different."
Looking at the determination in Pei Rujing's eyes, Zuo Mingxuan suddenly felt that it was fortunate that Wen Zongji was in love with Pei Rujing, otherwise she couldn't imagine what Pei Rujing would do.
Zuo Mingxuan let out a long sigh: "When I get married, I will invite the county princess to my wedding banquet."
She had already made up her mind, and talking to Pei Rujing now was just to make herself feel more relaxed.
Pei Rujing nodded: "My husband and I will go to congratulate you. By the way, who are you getting engaged to again?"
Zuo Mingxuan was speechless: "...I remember I told the county princess about it."
Pei Rujing felt no shame whatsoever: "I didn't know you guys would definitely succeed. Why would I remember unimportant people?"
"What the county princess said makes perfect sense... He is Fang Sichu, the second son of the Marquis of Yong'an."
Pei Rujing nodded: "I'll remember this time."
She knew this person.