"Master Wan is busy, so I'm afraid he won't come. Do you have anything?"
The waistband in his hand had a hint of body temperature, Jin Shu gently shook his head: "I don't know why I suddenly thought of him, so I asked."
Hengzhi thought she was a little timid about meeting her old friend, so he stroked her hair and comforted her softly.
For some reason, Jin Shu suddenly hesitated when he looked at the palace gate. Heng Zhi comforted her for a long time before she nodded blankly and left the palace with Heng Zhi.
Jin Shu made an appointment with the man at Cuiwei Tower. When they arrived with several young eunuchs in the palace, a tall man was already sitting in the room.
Looking at the back of that man, Jin Shu felt strange.
"Are you my Uncle Li's son?"
The man turned around, revealing a rather handsome face.
Jinshu's face turned red and he took a step back.
She had no memory of her husband, whom she had been engaged to since childhood. The only memory she had was that she was often held in his arms by that man and coaxed by him in a soft voice when she was a child.
In her memory, that man was indeed much taller and stronger than her.
"Taoqian."
The man spoke in a low voice, and Jin Shu suddenly shed a string of tears upon hearing this.
"Sister Hengzhi, he is my husband who has been engaged since I was a child."
Since her father passed away, no one has called her by name. Now she has almost forgotten that her name is not Jinshu, but the daughter of the Zhang family on Wangchun Street, Baoding Prefecture.
She grew up in a wealthy family, and her father and Uncle Li next door were both wealthy households in Baoding Prefecture.
I don’t know what happened back then. According to my father, Uncle Li’s family was captured and imprisoned overnight. Since then, the entire family has disappeared without a trace.
Jin Shu wiped his tears and couldn't stop crying: "What happened to your family back then? My father has been looking for you for a long time, but he couldn't find a single word."
The man smiled lightly: "The family suffered a disaster back then, but I don't know the details."
Jin Shu nodded, knowing that maybe he was young and ignorant at that time, or maybe he didn't want to mention the pain of the past.
Hengzhi looked at the man and saw that the man's eyes were clear and not evil, so she lowered her guard and let him talk to Jinshu.
Jin Shu asked a few questions about the names of her family members and what she remembered. The man responded fluently. Not only that, he also knew some things that Jin Shu didn't even know.
When the man told everything about the past in a vivid and vivid manner, Jin Shu had to admit that he was indeed the fiancé he had been looking for for a long time.
After confirming the identity of this person, Jin Shu was speechless.
Just because although she knew that this man was her husband, she just couldn't get close to him.
"Now that you are old, are you still willing to marry me?"
"I……"
"Of course I am willing."
Her father has been looking for this man for so long, and she has been looking for him for so long, so why is she unwilling to marry him?
Jin Shu raised his head to look at the man and smiled timidly.
"If you are willing, I will go home today to prepare the betrothal gift, and I will marry you after the national funeral. Is there anything you want?"
"No."
After thinking about it, Jin Shu added: "Now that the Zhang and Li families have no elders, if I need my master's consent to get married, can you wait for me for a while? When I get the work in the palace in order, I will ask my master for mercy." "
The man nodded and agreed with a gentle smile.
Within a moment, the marriage was settled. Jin Shu exchanged a few words with him, then turned around and followed Heng Zhi back to the palace.
On the carriage, Heng Zhi saw her gloomy look and couldn't help but worry: "What are you worried about?"
Jin Shu shook his head, but held the hem of his shirt and said nothing.
For some reason, she just couldn't find the familiarity she felt when she was a child in that man.
He was good in every aspect, but Jin Shu just felt a little... awkward.
Nervously wiping the sweat from his hands, Jin Shu looked at Heng Zhinana and said, "I heard that women are afraid before they get married. I can't say anything, but I just feel uneasy and panicked."
Putting his hand on his heart, Jin Shu pursed his lips and his eyes were confused.
"Sister Hengzhi, I've been looking for him for so long, but why am I still afraid and uneasy when I see this person?"
"Maybe it's the same reason as being timid about being close to home."
Heng Zhi took Jin Shu's hand and said softly: "Although he is your husband who has been engaged since childhood, you two have not seen each other for a long time, so it is normal for you to have some differences."
"Maybe it's normal."
Jin Shu slowly raised a smile: "Then I will marry him after the national funeral to fulfill my father's wish."
"Good Jinshu, live a good life in the future, and the lady will take care of you."
"Um."
Jin Shu nodded heavily, his anxious heart slowly settling down.
When the two returned to the palace, Wan Xiao was leaning under the pillars of the East Palace, thinking about something.
Ji Rong walked to him and said softly: "Jinshu met that person."
"Is there any secrets revealed?"
"should not."
Wan Xiao chuckled: "That's good."
Knowing that Jin Shu had started to prepare things for the wedding since he returned to the palace that day, Wan Xiao thought about it and found half a box of pearls of excellent quality and delivered them to her.
Jin Shu was very surprised when she received it, because the thing was really expensive and she couldn't afford it.
"Miss, why do you think Governor Wan gave this slave such an expensive gift?"
She always felt that this thing was a hot potato in her hands.
She searched for someone to return Wan Xiao, but was sent back several times.
"I really can't take it away. Please help me take care of this thing."
When Song Wan saw the half box of pearls, he felt it was very unusual. Wan Xiao seemed to be a playful and easy-going person, but in fact, there was a sense of indifference in his bones. She couldn't understand how Wan Xiao could suddenly give such a valuable item as a brocade book.
After thinking about it, Song Wan said: "You keep it first, and I will ask His Highness. If something is wrong, I will go find Governor Wan."
Jin Shu nodded and looked at Song Wan with gratitude.
After going to court, Shen Qianyu returned to Laiyi Pavilion.
Song Wan helped him change into regular clothes, and then told him about Bairi Wanxiao giving Jinshu a box of pearls.
"Wan Xiao is so smooth and sophisticated in everything he does. He doesn't seem to do such imprudent things. How could he suddenly have the desire to send brocade books and pearls?"
After pouring tea for Shen Qianyu, Song Wan took the emperor's private seal from his hand and carefully put it aside.
The two of them chatted casually while preparing for the meal.
After hearing Song Wan's words, Shen Qianyu hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to tell her.
"Is there really something inside?"
Shen Qianyu nodded: "There is indeed an inside story."
Seeing Song Wan frowning slightly and not knowing what he was thinking about, he sighed softly and said, "Wan Xiao is also from Baoding Mansion."
As soon as these words came out, and thinking of Wan Xiao's reaction when he first wrote the book, Song Wan immediately guessed the true meaning.
She was slightly surprised: "So the man Jin Shu saw a few days ago was not her husband?"
