nucmednet Chapter 209 3-Year Agreement
Chapter 209 3-Year Agreement
Si Heng's hand holding the wine jar paused slightly. Qin Ruo's words just now were like a stone dropped into a calm lake, instantly causing ripples.
He always thought that he had hidden his feelings for Qin Ruo so well that Qin Ruo would never find out.
I didn't expect that the other party was more direct than me, and tonight, he actually laid the matter out in the open.
After confirming his feelings for Qin Ruo, Si Heng never tried to avoid her. Instead, he looked for opportunities to get close to Qin Ruo.
Business cooperation, building a house in Changhe Village, and taking great pains to arrange Qin Ruo's house in Ganzhou next to his own, were all just to be closer to Qin Ruo.
In the past, because of the strange poison caused by the heat and cold in his body, he had no concept of starting a family and no woman he liked.
It was already difficult to survive at that time, and love between men and women was not even a consideration.
For a prince to be crowned a king at an early age meant that he had basically cut off his chances with the throne. What's more, Si Heng at that time was just a playboy who was expected to die soon in the eyes of the people in the capital and had a perverse and violent personality.
He was also eliminated as a candidate for family marriage by those aristocratic families at an early stage.
The daughters of powerful families would even take a detour when they saw Si Heng from a distance, for fear of being tainted with a bad reputation.
A few years ago, news suddenly spread in the capital that the emperor was going to select a woman of marriageable age for the Ninth Prince. Many of the ministers in the court who had unmarried daughters suddenly fell ill overnight, as if they had made an appointment.
There was no news of any marriage engagement before, but within just a few days, many people got engaged.
She was afraid that the daughter she had worked so hard to raise would be given to the Ninth Prince by the Emperor, thus wasting an opportunity for marriage.
During that period, every household was very busy and the official media in Beijing were almost running around.
Later, whenever Si Heng talked with Xue Jing about that ridiculous scene in the capital, he still found it ridiculous.
From the beginning to the end, he had no interest in the women in Beijing, and he never thought about getting married.
Life is short anyway, so it is better to keep this life and do something more meaningful so that it will be worth the hardships you have endured in the past.
But God arranged for him to meet Qin Ruo. To put it in one word, they were delighted at first sight, and they were still excited after being together for a long time.
When they first met in the mountains, she acted quickly, calmly, and fiercely.
When they met again in Taihe County, she exuded an aura that kept strangers away, which made him feel interesting, as if his previous gloomy life was suddenly injected with a touch of color.
after that……
Although she came from the countryside, her temperament was in no way inferior to the girls from wealthy families in the capital.
Her intelligence, independence, unruly nature, as well as her mysterious methods, made Si Heng feel unprecedentedly fresh and attracted.
He began to desire to know more about her. He had never seen such a special woman before. She seemed not to be bound by etiquette at all and lived freely and unrestrainedly.
As the two of them interacted more and more, he seemed to have suddenly found more meaning in life besides revenge.
When I looked back, I found that I had already fallen into it step by step.
When the fire and coldness in his body were completely removed and he broke through the cage and welcomed the light again, Si Heng suddenly became extremely certain of his feelings.
He wanted to spend the rest of his life with that special girl.
He thought so and did so. As soon as he finished dealing with the affairs in the capital, he rushed back to Ganzhou day and night just to see that familiar face as soon as possible.
Now, Qin Ruo brought the matter to the table openly, which in turn gave Si Heng a chance to speak freely.
Si Heng was not surprised that Qin Ruo rejected him, and he had no intention of backing out.
Si Heng put down the wine jar in his hand and turned his head slightly to look at Qin Ruo who was sitting next to him. His eyes were deep and full of love.
"I am sorry that I cannot control my feelings towards you, but I will not force you to respond. Liking someone is not possession, nor is it bondage. I will not stop you from doing anything. Everyone has their own path to take. Just go ahead and do what you want to do."
"You said you are still young and you have never planned in this regard. I will not force you to accept me now. You said there is a huge gap between our status. I am a useless prince avoided by noble families. Before I met you, I didn't even know how long I could live. How noble can my status be? You, although you come from the countryside, know medicine, poisons, and martial arts, and you are also a princess who has made great contributions to the country. How inferior is your status?"
Si Heng first stated his attitude, then asked back calmly.
Qin Ruo's mouth twitched slightly, but she didn't interrupt Si Heng. Now that everything was out in the open, let him speak.
"If you are considering getting married, you will have to deal with all the beautiful women in the harem and manage concubines. Don't worry, no one in my house is capable of inserting irrelevant women into my house without my consent. Tiaotiao mentioned to me that if you really get married one day, the first condition must be to be together for life. Coincidentally, I don't plan to take a concubine. One true confidant is enough."
"As for financial resources, I have a little money, which is enough to provide my wife with food and clothing. As for power, I don't need to resort to marriage to gain a firm foothold in the Great Sheng Dynasty. I like you only because you are the one, and it has nothing to do with status."
"If you just don't want to be associated with the royal family, then I'm sorry, as a member of the royal family, I can't change this. After all, I can't choose my own birth. All I can do is to do my best to protect you.
Si Heng's words made Qin Ruo feel like she couldn't find any reason to refute.
The original intention of bringing this matter up tonight was just to make Si Heng give up.
In the end, I felt like I was almost convinced by the other party.
Let me ask you, who wouldn’t be moved by Si Heng’s words?
Unfortunately, Qin Ruo is always the one who keeps a clear mind.
She naturally knew that Si Heng was very different from the Ninth Prince in folk legends, and was definitely not the dandy he seemed.
If we really want to get married one day, he would undoubtedly be a very good candidate.
Unfortunately, Qin Ruozhi is not interested in this. She does not have the habit of hiding under the protection of others and gambling with her life.
"Mr. Si..."
"How about we make a three-year agreement? If you still don't change your mind after three years, I will take the initiative to withdraw from your life. But in these three years, please don't deliberately distance yourself from me because of what I said tonight. Whether it's before or after, what I can do for you is voluntary, and you don't have to feel any burden."
Si Heng interrupted what Qin Ruo was about to say. His expression was solemn and his eyes were sincere.
"Okay, I agree! Let's make it three years."
Since the other party had said so much, Qin Ruo did not act pretentiously and agreed readily.
Qin Ruo picked up the wine jar and touched it gently, a relieved smile appearing on her face.
After talking about this matter frankly, the atmosphere between the two of them became relaxed.
It was not until the moon was high in the sky that Qin Ruo and Si Heng came down from the roof and then went their separate ways.