Jiang Muxia and Yin Haitang slept in the same bed. The three sisters couldn't fall asleep for a long time, so they lay on the bed and chatted.

It was Yin Haitang who started the conversation.

She went straight to the point and expressed other people's doubts about her sudden engagement with Xu Da. Her words were calm, and to others it seemed clear that she was fully prepared.

"Mu Xia knows. I fell in love with him the first time I saw him last winter. Later, when I got along with him, I knew that he already had someone in his heart. But I know that person in his heart is someone he will never get in this lifetime, so I have hope again. Even though he treats me indifferently, I just don't want to give up. Deep down, I always feel that one day he will see me."

Yin Haitang stopped talking, and there was a brief silence in the room. Jiang Hongxin's even breathing could be heard from the bed next door. Jiang Muxia felt sorry for her. How much pain must a woman who was not loved by her husband feel in her heart? This silly girl only cared about the present, and had she ever thought about the long decades to come.

As if he knew what she was thinking, Yin Haitang continued, "I know you are all worried about me. In fact, he was the one who found me and proposed to me. He also asked me that if I didn't want to, I should just pretend that I had never mentioned it."

She turned over and said to Jiang Muxia excitedly, "Do you know how excited I was when he told me he wanted to propose to me? That moment was so unreal. I was so excited that tears were streaming down my face. Fortunately, my brother came. The two of them asked me seriously, and I just nodded happily. I thought it was a pie in the sky that fell on my head. My dream man proposed to me..."

Yin Haitang couldn't help but feel excited when she recalled the scene. Jiang Muxia looked up unintentionally and touched her cheek, a little bit of cold moisture passed to her fingertips. She cried.

They must be tears of happiness, right? Jiang Muxia thought.

Suddenly her eyes lit up, and she noticed something unusual. Was Yin Yusheng there at the time? He knew Xu Da didn't like his sister, so why didn't he stop her?

She asked Yin Haitang, who was holding her arm, suspiciously, "Brother Yusheng was there at the time? Did he agree with Xu Da's proposal to you?"

After asking this question, she felt more uneasy. Yin Yusheng was her biological brother. According to common sense, he should not so casually entrust his sister's life to a man who had no interest in her before. What on earth were they doing?

But she looked at Yin Haitang's happy face and couldn't bear to pour a basin of cold water on her. Because she also firmly believed that Xu Da would be able to protect her for the rest of her life. To everyone, Xu Da was a reliable person who could be trusted.

"Yes, my brother thought I wouldn't agree, so he helped me to plead for him. It was really unnecessary for him. I have liked him for so long and I wish I could see him all the time. How could he not agree?" Yin Haitang still maintained a happy tone. At this moment, she felt like she was in a honey pot.

No one spoke again. The moonlight shone into the room through the window lattice, and a white light fell on them. The cool night made Jiang Muxia feel like they were floating on water covered with flowers. There was always a sense of unreality.

"Mu Xia, I hope you are as happy as I am. County Magistrate Tang is so good to you, why don't you want to marry him? I have seen him drinking with Mr. Xu many times, and every time he mentioned you, his eyes were full of melancholy. It can be seen that he cares about you very much, so don't let him down."

Jiang Muxia's mind flashed with Tang Zhongbai's image, and she smiled bitterly and said, "You worry too much. Unless he doesn't want me in this life, I will never abandon him. But there is still something unfinished in my heart. I need to complete this thing before I can put down all the burdens and marry him."

She closed her eyes, and the figure in her mind became more and more blurred as time went by. She secretly set a goal for herself: by this time next year, she would find her, help her escape from the sea of ​​suffering, and return to the glory of her previous life.

After a year, she felt guilty towards Tang Zhongbai. It was her own fault, but she made him suffer with it.

The two of them are destined to have a hard time.

At this time, Jiang Hongxin, who had not spoken for a long time and was thought to be asleep, suddenly spoke.

"You two are really worrying about nothing. Both Tang Zhongbai and Xu Da are rare good men. It doesn't matter if it's early or late. What matters is that as long as their hearts are firm, there is nothing to say. Is it really troublesome for men and women to have such trouble?"

The two men thought of teasing her, so they exchanged glances in the moonlight and attacked her at the same time.

"Sister Hongxin, do you have someone you like? Among the three of us, you are the one who is anxious to get married, right?"

"Yes, I heard that after Aunt Jun got better, she went around looking for someone to help you find a marriage partner."

Jiang Hongxin, who was hiding in the darkness, smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone in the village knows that I'm a shrew. Who would dare to marry me? Besides, I've already made up my mind not to marry in this life."

When she said this, an expressionless and solemn face appeared in front of her unconsciously. The sharp eyes on that face turned gentle when they glanced at her. When they first met, he helped her out of a difficult situation when facing a group of people. After that, every time she encountered danger, as long as he was there, he would stand in front of her without hesitation, although most of the time, she didn't need him.

But she only felt this protectiveness from him.

She shook her head, trying to get rid of the thought in her mind. They each had their own master, and she was a trusted confidant of Prince Rong. If she was a slave, everyone would be a slave. He must be the same as her, with no control over his own life, and he could lose his life for his master at any time.

They have no future of their own.

As soon as Jiang Hongxin said that she would never marry, Yin Haitang sat up and exclaimed in surprise.

"Why? Women don't marry. Do you want a nun to go?"

Jiang Hongxin chuckled and teased her deliberately, "Being a nun is not bad. I don't want to be around my husband and children all my life."

Yin Haitang was amazed by her words. Influenced by her mother and other women in the village, she believed that a woman's life would be complete only if she got married and had children. Only women who had experienced great suffering or tragic events would become disheartened and become nuns.

She looked at Jiang Hongxin with sympathy, "You won't..."

"Of course I won't. For a person like me, what man can make me willing to wash my hands and cook for him?"

"Oh……"

Yin Haitang understood. Yes, she was heroic and valiant, and the sword in her hand was enough to scare people away. None of the men in the village were worthy of her. Only a man who was stronger than her could conquer her and win her heart.

She lay down again and said something so shocking that Jiang Muxia didn't know how to face it.

She hugged Jiang Muxia and said in a calm tone: "Muxia, I know that Xu Da loves you. But it doesn't matter anymore. It's impossible for the two of you to be together. I believe in him marrying me."

Jiang Muxia was so shocked by her words that she dared not move and broke out in a cold sweat. She was unable to respond and suddenly felt ashamed in front of Yin Haitang.

The scene became cold, and only the sound of wind outside the window blowing the doors and windows, making a slight knocking sound.

Perhaps to break the deadlock, Jiang Hongxin changed the subject, "I'm going back to Beijing tomorrow."

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