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"Prince Of Qi, where are we going?" asked the guard who was waiting for Vézé outside the King Of The East's residence.
Vézé was stunned. After receiving Yang Xiuqing's order, Vézé only brought a few guards with him to Tianjing City. Even if Yang Xiuqing ordered him to immediately set up defenses in the East and West Liangshan, Vézé had to wait for the troops to arrive in Tianjing City before he could depart. However, Vézé felt that leaving Tianjing City was not a bad thing.
Anyway, the Ministry of War in the King Of The East's residence had already settled the formalities for stationing troops in the East and West Liangshan. Vézé was not worried that he would be left behind after he went to the East and West Liangshan.
However, on second thought, it was not appropriate to do so. No matter how troublesome Tianjing City was, as long as Vézé did not look for trouble, there would not be any problems. Just as he was about to return to the Prince Of Qi's residence, Vézé suddenly remembered that Qi Yuchang had agreed to his marriage proposal. Now that he was in Tianjing City, it would not be right if he did not visit Qi Yuchang's house personally.
"Go to Qi Yuchang's house!" said Vézé. For some reason, Vézé felt that he was blushing, and his speech was not as smooth as usual.
"Yes, sir!" The guards did not ask any questions. Everyone rode their horses and went straight to Qi Yuchang's house.
Nanjing City did not only have the outer city wall. The city was also divided into many blocks. If one wanted to go from one block to another, they would also have to pass through the city gates. Although no one dared to make things difficult for Vézé when passing through the city gates, the group of over twenty cavalrymen moving in the city was quite eye-catching. The guards at the city gates were Yang Xiuqing's trusted aides and even relatives. Vézé knew that he could not hide his marriage, so he did not care about it.
When he arrived at Qi Yuchang's house, Qi Yuchang was not home yet. The last person to welcome Vézé was Qi Yuchang's daughter, Qi Hongyi. In this day and age, marriage contracts were very effective. Since Qi Yuchang had agreed to Wei Ze's proposal, this marriage would definitely be carried out unless something extremely special happened. When Qi Hongyi saw that her fiancé had come to visit, although she could still greet him properly, she still couldn't help but feel shy.
Qi Yuchang's family didn't have many children. Qi Hongyi had two younger brothers. The older one was seventeen or eighteen years old, and the younger one was only fourteen or fifteen. The two youths knew that Vézé was their future brother-in-law. Although they followed behind their elder sister obediently, their gazes towards Vézé were filled with curiosity.
Vézé watched Qi Hongyi deal with the affairs of the family freely like a manager, which he quite liked. A traditional marriage seemed to be less passionate, but it naturally gave people a sense of reliability. Therefore, Vézé couldn't help but ask, "My parents are no longer around, and we're still at war. Besides, I think we should live together after we get married, so I'd like to ask you, Miss Qi, when do you think the wedding date is suitable? "
After listening to Vézé's straightforward question, Qi Hongyi's face immediately turned as red as a small apple. After all, Qi Hongyi's two younger brothers were still youths, and they didn't have the experience of running a family. Therefore, they weren't surprised that Vézé would ask such a shocking question in this era. They both stared at their elder sister with uneasy expressions on their faces. It seemed that they didn't want their elder sister to be taken away by Vézé.
Qi Hongyi's face became redder and redder. She suddenly stood up, threw Vézé in the hall, and ran back to the back room.
Vézé didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what he did. The war was in full swing now. And he also felt that the less he came to Tianjing City, the better. Since the wedding had been decided, it was naturally better to do it as soon as possible. 1854 was not the 21st century. Even if everyone had decided on a marriage, they could still meet often and get along with each other. Vézé couldn't get along with Qi Hongyi for another year and a half. Based on the current situation, they might not be able to meet each other even after a year and a half.
Vézé couldn't do anything about Qi Hongyi running to the back room. He could only sit in the hall obediently and wait for Qi Yuchang to return home.
After waiting for a while, Qi Hongyi appeared in the hall with a straight face. In a very severe tone, she said to Wei Ze, "Your Imperial Highness, the Prince of Qi, is it possible to have your bodyguards withdraw far away?"
Vézé ordered the bodyguards outside the hall to go outside first. Qi Hongyi turned to her two younger brothers and said, "Wait in the study first!"
"Sister …" Qi Hongyi's younger brother wanted to refuse his sister's request.
"You guys go now!" Qi Hongyi glared at them and shouted sternly.
This time, the two teenagers didn't dare to refuse anymore. They ran away like a wisp of smoke. Only Vézé and Qi Hongyi were left in the hall.
Turning back, Qi Hongyi asked with a straight face, "Your Highness, Prince Of Qi, what did you mean by your words just now?"
Vézé lowered his eyes slightly, but soon raised his head again and said to Qi Hongyi, "I think I've made it very clear. If you want to know why I said that, there are two reasons. First, I value this marriage very much. I liked it when I talked to Miss Qi about studying last time. In the future, I can't just say, "His wisdom is comparable, but his stupidity is unmatched!" As a result, my wife thought that I was saying that she's stupid. What's the point of living like that? Since I met her last time, I've admired Miss Qi very much. So I want to get married as soon as possible. Second, with Miss Qi's intelligence, she should know that as a Prince Of Qi, I can't do whatever I want. There are a lot of people and things that impede me. So if I get married as soon as possible, I can avoid a lot of trouble. Mr. Qi can also avoid a lot of trouble. But if I do that, the wedding ceremony will be very simple, and I can't make it so grand. That would be a little unfair to Miss Qi. But it's really not because I want to do it this way. It's because I can only do this from the perspective of my own interests. "
Qi Hongyi saw that Vézé was very serious when he spoke, so she listened very seriously. As she listened, she first frowned, and then a look of embarrassment appeared on her face. Finally, Qi Hongyi covered her mouth with her hand.
Vézé suspected that Qi Hongyi was crying because of him. He carefully thought about his words, but he couldn't figure out why Qi Hongyi would cry. Could it be that Qi Hongyi felt that she was forced to marry Vézé, and this reality made Qi Hongyi feel very sad? But Vézé thought that if Qi Hongyi had such a rebellious spirit, then he really had to marry this educated and reasonable woman.
Pfft! In the end, Qi Hongyi couldn't hold back and actually laughed out loud. But it was just a laugh, and Qi Hongyi's beautiful eyes actually became tearful.
Looking at this pitiful look, Vézé felt a little guilty. He said with some embarrassment, "If it was in peaceful times, I definitely wouldn't do this. But since the era of war has begun, we can only try our best to survive in this era. And I said this to Miss Qi because I really wanted her to hear it. No matter how terrible this era is, my admiration for Miss Qi is very sincere. I don't want to marry Miss Qi because of my admiration for Mr. Qi Yuchang. But when I saw Miss Qi, I really admire Miss Qi's knowledge and demeanor. That's why I proposed to Mr. Qi Yuchang. I hope Miss Qi doesn't understand this. "
When Vézé finished speaking with a trembling voice, Qi Hongyi put down her hand and wiped her tears. She forced a smile and said, "Your Highness Prince Of Qi, I understand your heartfelt words. But this kind of thing, I still have to ask you to tell my father … "
This was the first time Vézé really talked about marriage with a woman. Looking at Qi Hongyi's attitude, he had long forgotten that he was in 1854. The attitude of the 21st century made Vézé want to say something that would satisfy Qi Hongyi. He frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Miss Qi, I really hope that Miss Qi will like this marriage. But I really can't do this to perfection … "
Qi Hongyi said with a somewhat resentful tone, "Prince Of Qi! Please don't mention this matter. I really appreciate your sincerity, but you also know that you can't do it perfectly. Isn't it superfluous to say so much? "
Vézé never knew how to deal with girls, so after being rebuked by Qi Hongyi, he also felt that he was quite useless and blushed a little.
The two were silent for a while, then Qi Hongyi stood up and said, "Your Highness Prince Of Qi, please wait here for a while. My father should be back soon. I won't be accompanying Prince Of Qi. "
"I'll just wait here, Miss Qi." Vézé said honestly.
Qi Hongyi smiled bitterly and quickly left the hall.
Qi Hongyi's guess was right. After Qi Hongyi left, Vézé reluctantly put away his thoughts and thought about how to gather materials to build the iron lock. Before Vézé could finish thinking about these two aspects, Qi Yuchang returned. In the end, Vézé went out to meet his master, Qi Yuchang.
The two sat down again, and Vézé proposed to Qi Yuchang that he wanted to get married as soon as possible. Qi Yuchang was not particularly surprised. He asked, "When is Prince Of Qi going to get married?"
"Mr. Qi, I will report this to the King Of The East. When I arrive in Wuhu in a few days, I will ask Mr. Qi to send your daughter to Wuhu to get married. "Vézé told Qi Yuchang the plan that he had already thought of.
"Alas! Prince Of Qi, let's do it this way. "Qi Yuchang replied after a sigh.
"Mr. Qi, I don't want to be so ostentatious, so I'm going to skip the ceremony. But I want to send a betrothal gift of 5,000 taels of silver. What do you think, Mr. Qi? "Vézé asked.
As a betrothal gift, 5,000 taels of silver was not a small amount, but Qi Yuchang did not care about it. In fact, Vézé should not have discussed these matters with Qi Yuchang. At the very least, he should have invited a matchmaker or something to go through the motions. But Vézé was the Prince Of Qi. Since he had made this choice, Qi Yuchang really had no way to go against Vézé. He smiled bitterly and said, "Everything will be according to Prince Of Qi's wishes."
After Vézé said goodbye, Qi Yuchang returned to the back and called his daughter, Qi Hongyi. He told Qi Hongyi about Vézé's intention to get married as soon as possible, but he heard Qi Hongyi say, "Father, Vézé has already told me about this."
"Ah?" Qi Yuchang was shocked. After listening to his daughter, Qi Hongyi, tell him about what happened in the afternoon, Qi Yuchang was tongue-tied and did not know what to say. After a while, he rubbed his temples and said, "Qi Hongyi, it seems like Vézé really cares about you! Since he has such thoughts, I actually feel a little more at ease. "
Qi Hongyi was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Father, is Vézé really in trouble? Will it implicate you, Father? "
Qi Yuchang shook his head slightly. "He's not in trouble. Vézé has always been careful. I've also told you recently that the King Of The East is pressuring the Sky King and the North King more and more. Not only that, but the King Of The East has been using more and more underhanded methods recently. It is not impossible for him to punish Vézé. But if Vézé is really afraid of trouble, he can ignore this marriage. But he wants to get married first, which shows that he is quite fond of you. "
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