"Really?"
Li Si and Ying Zheng's faces lit up with joy.
Seeing that their faces were about to wrinkle from laughing like they had picked up money, Jian Heng smiled slightly and immediately changed their faces.
"Of course it's fake. Look at the two of you. Why are you so happy after selling your daughter?”
Ying Zheng and Li Si looked at each other awkwardly. Although it was not accurate, their actions were indeed no different from selling their daughter.
"Village Chief Jian Heng, marriage has always been decided by the parents since ancient times.。。”
"That's your rule. We don't do that in Peach Blossom Village. We value free marriage and free love.”
Jian Heng said righteously.
"Isn't this nonsense? It was only natural for parents to be the ones who raised their children.”
Li Si said with a frown. Even Ying Zheng nodded in agreement.
Seeing their appearance, Jian Heng sighed slightly and said,""Sigh, are you guys mistaken?”
"Mistaken? This was a principle that had never changed since ancient times.”
"First of all, let me remind you that regardless of whether you are an adult or a child, you have the right to choose. They are a person, not a puppet for you to play with.”
Undoubtedly, this statement violated the principles of both of them. Ying Zheng and Li Si represented the peak of the feudal class, so naturally, they would not agree with such a deviant statement.
At this time, Jian Heng seemed to not see the two people's ashen faces at all and said,""Parents do have a great kindness to their children, but this is not a reason for parents to threaten their children. Of course, it's not wrong to want their children to be successful, but you don't necessarily have complete control over marriage, right?”
Ying Zheng and Li Si looked at each other and smiled bitterly. This idea was not bad, but how could the rules passed down from ancient times be changed so easily?
Parents 'orders and matchmakers' words had been passed down since ancient times. Even people like Ying Zheng had been forced to arrange several marriages by the clan.
Jian Heng knew that in this era, there was no way to change their current values, as long as they didn't force this value onto themselves.
"Alright, think about it carefully. I won't blame you if you can't figure it out. However, I still have to remind you not to use your methods to ask me. I have full autonomy in regards to my partner. Moreover, my parents have passed away.”
"According to Village Chief's words, you don't intend to marry my daughter?”Ying Zheng said carefully. If Jian Heng did not intend to marry Ying Shiman, then he felt that it was better to let Ying Shiman go back as soon as possible.
"It's another matter whether we marry or not. Ying Shiman and I don't have any relationship foundation yet. Even if we want to marry, we should wait until we get to know each other better. Besides, your daughter isn't even twenty yet.”
Jian Heng rolled his eyes and left.
His words confused Ying Zheng. Did he agree or not?
Meanwhile, the shrewd Li Si had already understood the meaning behind Jian Heng's words, so he said to Ying Zheng with a joyful expression,
"Your Majesty, this is a joyous occasion. Although Village Chief Jian Heng did not explicitly state that he wanted to marry the princess, he did express his good feelings for the princess.”
After Li Si's reminder, Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and finally understood the meaning behind Jian Heng's words.
"I saw Man 'er's expression these few days, it's clear that she's interested in Village Chief Jian Heng.”
At night, Ying Shiman dragged her tired body back from the panda farm and saw Ying Zheng waiting for her in the hall.
"Father... Dear, why aren't you resting so late?”
Ying Zheng did not answer Ying Shiman's question. Instead, he pointed at the chair beside him, motioning for her to sit down.
Ying Shiman, who did not know what was going on, sat down and tilted her head to look at Ying Zheng. Her big eyes, which were bright even in the night, were filled with question marks.
"Man 'er, what do you think of village chief Jian Heng?”
Upon hearing Jian Heng's name, Ying Shiman seemed to recall what Jian Heng had said at the mahjong table that day.
"If I can't pay you back, I'll use you to pay off the debt."
Every time she thought of this, Ying Shiman's face flushed red.
"Father, why are you talking about this bad guy?”
Looking at Ying Shiman's expression, Ying Zheng was almost certain.
"I'm just casually saying. You've stayed in this Peach Blossom Village for quite some time, so I want to understand your opinion of Jian Heng.”
"What do you think of Jian Heng? What do I think of that bad guy?”
Looking at Ying Shiman's expression, Ying Zheng knew that his daughter had not understood his deep meaning. He sighed slightly.
It seemed like he had to mention it directly like Jian Heng.
"Father wants to betroth you to Jian Heng, what do you think?”
Ying Shiman first pointed at her own face with her finger, then opened her mouth wide, as if she had not reacted to what Ying Zheng had just said.
She had only come out to look for her father. How did she end up getting married out of nowhere?
"Imperial Father…Are you joking?"
When she thought about how she would be bullied by Jian Heng every day if she really married him, Ying Shiman felt that she needed to struggle a little.
"Father has such intentions. Jian Heng was not only proficient in astronomy and geography, but also had extraordinary martial arts. Isn't this your ideal husband?”
Ying Zheng had heard from Zhao Yun that Jian Heng knew martial arts, and according to Zhao Yun's description, Jian Heng's martial arts were on par with his.
Who was Zhao Yun? This was someone who could defeat his general, Meng Tian, with just sword techniques.
"Extraordinary martial arts? Imperial Father, that bad guy knows martial arts?"
Ying Shiman felt as if her world was about to collapse. That seemingly weak and gentle person actually knew martial arts?
"How can I lie to you? However…"
"But what father?"
To be honest, if Jian Heng really knew martial arts, then he was indeed her best candidate. Ever since she was born in the palace, she knew that her marriage was not up to her to decide. To be able to marry Jian Heng was not bad.
"However, Jian Heng doesn't seem to want to marry you.。。”
Ying Shiman immediately rolled her eyes.
"Hey, Imperial Father, since I'm not willing, then why are you talking to me?”
Although Ying Shiman did have a good impression of Jian Heng, and she was willing to marry him, her love for Jian Heng hadn't reached the point where she would die. Therefore, she didn't have much of a reaction to this matter. She was just a little angry.
"What's wrong with this princess? You're not happy to marry me.”
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