The four great elders sat on the elder chairs in front of us, each of them using different gazes to scan us.
After what happened just now, I was no longer as helpless as when I first came here. I raised my head and gladly accepted their probing gazes.
I never thought that in just a few short months, the Qu Jing Guo Ling from before would become someone that even I don't recognize. No wonder people say that once you enter the noble family, it's as deep as the sea. It turns out that there's a reason. People's temperament will change, but I hate this kind of me.
The four great elders probably didn't expect me to stand in front of them so calmly without the slightest bit of shyness. This really caused them to be stunned.
"Guo Ling, I haven't seen Hao Chen for the past few days. I called you here today to let you two meet and discuss Yi Wen's marriage.”Elder Fengnan said indifferently.
Meet? If he wanted me to meet him, why did he ask me to come with Xue Yin Yi Wen? Could it be that they couldn't understand the triangular relationship between me, Xue Yin, Yi Wen, and Fengnan Haochen? That's why they let us come. Unfortunately, they were wrong. Li Xuan actually came with us. Now, this four-sided relationship is even more inexplicable."Grandpa Fengnan, we've already met, but he's with Miss Li, so we didn't say much.”
As expected, the elders 'expressions changed as soon as I said that. Elder Fengnan's face turned even uglier. He said unhappily,"Ahem, someone, why hasn't Young Master Haochen entered the hall yet? Do you want us old bones to invite him?”
"Elders, Young Master Haochen carried Miss Li Xuan out just now and I didn't stop him.”someone answered shakily.
Although this answer was within my expectations, my heart still ached when someone else said it like this. Fengnan Haochen, Ah Fengnan Haochen, you clearly can't forget your childhood sweetheart, yet you still want me to wait for you. You're too cruel to believe you. I know you must have your difficulties, you definitely have them. I know that someone as smart as you wouldn't leave so irresponsibly. There must be a reason. It's not that I don't believe you and don't understand you, but the tenderness and heartache you have for Li Xuan is not fake. You must have feelings for her.
Even though I'm not as talented or beautiful as Li Xuan, I have my own pride. The boy I like must only have me in his heart. Even if he has nothing, even if he doesn't have extraordinary talent or wisdom, I want him to treat me well.、
In the past, she had thought that Fengnan Haochen was not an ordinary boy. She had thought that he had fallen in love with her and would not fall in love with other girls. However, she did not expect that she was still wrong.
"Guo Ling." Ivan tugged at my clothes and pulled me back to my senses.
I know that the four great elders are conflicted. They originally wanted to give me and Xueyin Yiwen a warning to not go too far. Unfortunately, such a thing happened. In the end, the one who went too far was Fengnan Haochen.
"Grandpa Fengnan." I took a step forward and looked at Elder Fengnan. He had always doted on me.
"Little girl." He called out to me, filled with guilt. He saw the heartache in my eyes. It turned out that he had long known that I liked Fengnan Haochen. Yes, I had liked him a long time ago. However, as slow as I was, I didn't even realize it. However, as an onlooker, he had long known, so he kept reminding me. Unfortunately, I found out too late. If I had known earlier, wouldn't Li Xuan's incident have happened?
No, perhaps I will sink deeper and my heart will hurt even more.
"Elders, you've been exhausted by the marriage alliance between the four families. I'm a new member of the four families, and I've caused a lot of trouble. However, the four elders doted on me and forgave me for my mistakes. I know that I should be obedient and wait for my marriage. I shouldn't bother you with my small matters. I agreed to the marriage alliance before, but Guo Ling has already accepted my fate. I know Ivan, and I'm afraid the elders know that. However, you don't know that I like Yiwen. I like him. I've liked him since the day I met him. I chose Fengnan Haochen because I wanted to help him and Yue Feiyang. However, he has always been in my heart. Everyone has seen Fengnan Haochen's performance in the past few days. Yiwen came to comfort me yesterday, but I forgot about him and couldn't help but kiss him. This is all Guo Ling's fault. Please don't blame him. Fengnan Haochen and I have no choice in our marriage. I hope that the four great elders won't let Yiwen lose the autonomy of his own marriage because Guo Ling knows the pain of not being able to marry the person he likes. I hope that the four great elders will show mercy.”I choked and said a lot of words that I couldn't agree with.
Although the four great elders knew that it wasn't the truth, they had no choice but to believe it. I took the responsibility on myself because I didn't want to implicate Ivan. I knew that he would definitely take the responsibility on himself. However, the situation now was so complicated. In order to prevent any more trouble from happening to us, the four great elders would definitely hold onto our sore spots and make us behave before the marriage between the two families.
Fengnan Haochen's situation had already exceeded their expectations, so they wanted to control me and Yiwen. However, thinking about how Yiwen had always taken care of me, how could I let him be a sacrifice? The marriage that Yiwen mentioned just now was hard to say. It was another marriage alliance. It was just that they didn't know who the other party was.
" Guo Ling, you..." Yiwen was about to speak when I grabbed his hand tightly. Tears welled up in my eyes as I shook my head at him.
The four great elders 'eyes were filled with disbelief. Perhaps they also knew about Yi Wen's feelings for me, but the Fengnan family and the Huajing family had to be connected by marriage. They couldn't cancel the marriage because of Yi Wen. Coincidentally, Elder Identical Moon saw me kissing Yi Wen and brought this matter up. In order to protect the reputation of me, the Fengnan family, and the Xueyin family, Yi Wen would definitely agree to their request. They thought that Yi Wen would foolishly stand up for me, but they didn't expect me to be one step faster. I'm already in their hands, so it's fine to add another crime." Fourth Elder, it's all Guo Ling's fault. She's really willful. I've caused so much trouble, but please forgive Ivan. He was dragged down by me.”
He couldn't let Ivan be sacrificed.
"Yi Wen, are you going to let Guo Ling take the blame for you? She's already the unmarried granddaughter-in-law of the Fengnan family. You should know what kind of punishment she will receive for this kind of behavior. Do you want her to bear the crime of being the eldest granddaughter-in-law of the Fengnan family for you?”Elder Yue Qi's words made me want to laugh out loud. Only an old family with hundreds of years of history would think of such a crime. Sigh! I dug my nails into Ivan's back. We were standing very close to each other, so I could remind him that if we were separated, he would have admitted it long ago.
"I…Four Elders, the marriage alliance between the four great clans has lasted for so many years. Perhaps it is to consolidate the power of the four great clans, but I feel that the four great clans complement each other. You've seen Haochen's behavior these past few days. He's like this before he gets married. If he gets married, how will Guo Ling be treated? I implore the four elders to give up on this marriage alliance and return Guo Ling and Hao Chen their freedom of marriage.”As he spoke, Ivan bent his knees and knelt down.
I never thought that Ivan would say something like that in such an occasion. Was he crazy? I was so anxious that I broke out in a cold sweat.
"Presumptuous! The marriage alliance between the four great families was stipulated by the ancestral teachings.”Elder Yue Qi angrily slapped the armrest of his chair.
"Elder Yue Qi, don't be angry. Ivan was just dizzy for a moment.”I hurriedly explained.
"Hua Jing Guo Ling, are you still going to defend Xue Yin Yi Wen? Do you know what kind of crime it is for you to have intimate contact with him with your identity? Now, she didn't repent and even wanted to absolve him? It's not your turn to speak now." Elder Yue Qi spoke viciously. Elder Hua Jing shook his head at me. I know that Elder Yue Qi has always harbored resentment towards me. Isn't it time to avenge his granddaughter now?
"Intimate contact? "Haha…" I laughed. "My kiss with Xue Yin Yi Wen is considered intimate contact, but what about him, Fengnan Haochen, sleeping on the same bed as Li Xuan? Or did you say that only women would be guilty if they committed a crime, and that men would be forgiven if they committed it?”I thought of what Li Xuan had just said and said angrily.
"What?" The four elders 'faces instantly paled, and they said in unison,"How is that possible?"
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