After rebirth, the cold prince clings to me every day

Chapter 1 What kind of love do you need when you are ahead of glory and wealth?

"The fourth girl hasn't eaten or drank for two days..."

"Alas, he is also a poor man..."

"Who says it's not the case? The fourth girl lost her parents a long time ago, and she has such a temperament on weekdays. Finally, when she was in her hair age, her fiancé's family came to discuss the marriage. Unexpectedly, Mr. Pei mistakenly identified the person in front of the court, and later found out the truth.

But he still wants to marry the third girl instead..."

"Let's forget it. Originally, the Marquis and the mistress would never agree to the idea of ​​marrying our three girls because Mr. Pei is a criminal. This is indeed the case. Once the Pei family members leave, the mistress will

So I was so busy that I asked people to open the warehouse to count the dowries, and wanted to marry the fourth girl as soon as possible..."

"Unexpectedly, only a few hours later, news came out that the Holy Emperor had issued an order to rehabilitate the Duke of Jingguo. It turned out that the so-called exile of the Pei family back then was just to regain the power of Tongcheng for the imperial court..."

In a remote courtyard in the northwest corner of the garden adjacent to the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, several women sweeping fallen leaves glanced at the quiet courtyard opposite from time to time, looking at each other and whispering.

However, when they reached this point, they all shut up knowingly, but their eyes clearly expressed the same meaning:

Seeing that the family of former sinners had become a new noble in the court, several masters in the house could no longer sit still.

One of them straightened up and walked back. When he raised his head, his eyes suddenly stopped and he said in shock:

"Four...four girls..."

I saw a woman of indeterminate age leaning against the rockery in the small courtyard. The reason why I say this is because the woman's dress is really hard to describe.

She wore an oil green double-breasted spring shirt and an indigo skirt. Such a dark dress did not pinch the waist or tighten the body, and was wrapped around her body like a big bag. Her thick black hair was simply tied up.

She wore a short bun and thick bangs covering her forehead, covering most of her eyebrows.

With this old-fashioned dress, if it weren't for her fair skin and slender figure, at first glance, one would have thought she was a nun from some courtyard, rather than the fourth girl in the family who was in her prime.

The gossip behind his back bumped into the real owner. Several people were a little confused and hurriedly blessed him and left in anger.

But he saw the woman leaning against the rockery with her hands folded and eyes narrowed. She just tilted her head lazily when she heard the sound.

Seeing this, several people couldn't help but murmur: Who in the house doesn't know that since the fourth girl learned calligraphy with the female master, her temperament has become old-fashioned and dull, and she has almost engraved the dogma of (female virtues) (female precepts) that restrains women into her bones.

Everyone in the house stayed away from her. But looking at the appearance of the fourth girl just now, it seemed like she had changed.

Shen Mingjiao straightened up and glanced at the letter in her hand.

Tsk! The writing is good, but the person is a bit stupid.

The letter paper was crumpled into a ball. He raised his hand and tossed it gently. The ball of paper fell steadily into the parasol tree opposite, causing the birds on the tree to flutter in surprise.

She clapped her hands with satisfaction and whistled at the birds that were frightened by her.

A set of movements is clean and neat,

Shen Mingjiao walked through the garden veranda and came to a viewing pavilion leading to the outer courtyard.

Through the thick bangs, you can vaguely see a tall and tall figure standing in the pavilion.

Shen Mingjiao pulled back the large bunch of bangs on her forehead uncomfortably, took out a wooden hairpin from her pocket, pushed her bangs back into her head, and her whole body instantly became ten times more beautiful.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the man in the court turned his head. This man was dressed in a white Confucian shirt and had a handsome appearance. On the tips of his fingers was a Zhilan jade tree, which made him look like a man offering sacrifices to the moon.

Shen Mingjiao glanced at him lightly, then sat down casually, pointing to the recliner opposite: "Sit."

Pei Ji looked at him in surprise, then froze, unable to conceal his amazement.

Although the woman in front of her was slightly pale, her face was indescribably gorgeous and charming.

Not to mention the natural laziness and carelessness in his movements, which reminds people of the glazed cat he raised at home when he was a child and was paid tribute by the feudal clan.

Pei Ji was stunned for only a moment, and quickly looked away, suspicious in his heart. At a quick glance that day, he had the impression that Miss Shen Si had always lowered her head, and she seemed to be a dignified and dull girl. But when she saw her today, she seemed to be completely different.

After withdrawing his thoughts, he gave Shen Mingjiao a deep bow:

"Miss Shen Si, I know it's my fault this time. I shouldn't have rashly proposed to cancel the engagement..."

He told the story with Shen Mingyan from beginning to end,

It roughly means that three years ago when he was studying in college, he met Shen Mingyan, who was disguised as a man. Shen Mingyan taught him a lesson for his classmates who isolated him, and the two became good friends.

Later, Shen Mingyan was discovered to be a woman and sent out of the academy. He learned from Shen Mingyan's maid that the other party was a girl from the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, so he naturally assumed that Shen Mingyan was his fiancée whom he had never met. So in the past three years, the two of them often corresponded with each other. Become a confidant.

It wasn't until that day that I came to propose marriage with my mother that I realized that he had mistakenly recognized the wrong person.

Shen Mingjiao listened quietly, and after reviving her life, when she heard these words again, she was no longer as filled with despair and despair as she had been in her previous life. Instead, she felt a little funny.

She glanced at Pei Ji's handsome face and said:

"Don't you know that it was third sister Shen Mingyan who was engaged to you at the beginning, but later your family suffered a disaster, and my uncle's family was afraid of being implicated, so they changed it to me."

She smiled and asked, "Do you think Third Sister knew about this at that time? Then why is she like this now?"

Pei Ji was dumbfounded for a moment, apparently deliberately ignoring the matter. When he thought of something, he shook his head firmly: "No, Miss Shen San was still young at that time, so she might not know about this..."

Shen Mingjiao secretly shook her head, lowered her eyes and said no more.

"Now things have reached this point by mistake. People are not grass and trees. The relationship of three years cannot be taken back immediately. Now I have Miss Shen San in my heart. If I am with Miss Shen Si again, you will not be with me either." fair…"

"Don't worry, my mother has promised to recognize the girl as her goddaughter. In the future, she will help the girl find her right husband. The Pei family will give her a generous dowry and send her off to marry in glory."

His tone was sincere, and his eyes were full of seriousness. Shen Mingjiao knew that these were indeed Pei Ji's true words at this moment, and were not just polite words to break off the engagement. Just because of this knowledge, she felt extremely embarrassed and helpless in her previous life.

If he was really a mercenary person who disliked poverty and loved wealth, she would admit it.

Just as she was about to speak, a clear female voice came from afar:

"Master Pei..."

Shen Mingjiao looked for a voice and saw a woman in goose-yellow clothes walking hurriedly from the veranda in front of the pavilion. She had a round face and half-curved almond eyes, full of vitality.

Shen Mingjiao raised her lips. She was not used to such a young and energetic Shen Mingyan.

Shen Mingyan walked closer, looked at Pei Ji, and took a deep breath:

"Mr. Pei, I'm sorry! If I had known that you were the fiancé of the fourth sister, I should not have admired the young master's talents and ignored the dignity of men and women and exchanged letters with the young master. So that the young master regarded me as the fourth sister."

She paused for a moment: "Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, the previous matters will be wiped out. The master must not betray the fourth sister because of this matter."

After speaking, he looked at Pei Ji, his almond-shaped eyes full of frankness.

Pei Ji's expression froze and he blurted out: "What about you?"

Shen Mingyan lowered her eyelashes, hiding the disappointment in her eyes, raised her head, and tried her best to smile brightly:

"Just think of me as one of your classmates. In a few days, mother will say goodbye to me. It's such a pity. I may never be able to go out and wander around again!"

Pei Ji looked at her. The once energetic girl seemed to have grown up overnight, but her eyes no longer had the sparkle they once had. Is it because of him?

Seeing Shen Mingyan turning around and about to leave, Pei Ji grabbed the other person's sleeve in desperation.

"Miss Shen, but now I only admire you..."

Shen Mingyan threw his hand away and interrupted him in a deep voice:

"Master Pei, please don't say such words again. The fourth sister is not having an easy life. No matter what you think in your heart, you should treat her well."

"No, now that I have someone else in my heart, how can I still marry Miss Shen Si? This is unfair to Miss Shen Si."

Shen Mingjiao said coldly: "I think it's fair!"

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The two people who were having a sadomasochistic relationship looked over at the same time.

sheet , why is it unfair?”

The two people opposite were stunned at the same time. Shen Mingyan's eyes darkened. Pei Ji stared at her in disbelief and blurted out: "But I don't like you."

Shen Mingjiao shrugged indifferently, "Is this important? What kind of love is needed before glory and wealth!"

Pei Ji couldn't help showing disgust when he heard this. He would never marry such a superficial and vain woman under any circumstances.

Shen Mingjiao glanced at him and stretched out boredly.

"Tsk! Look, I scared you two. You're so naive!"

After saying that, she took out a piece of yellowed rice paper from her arms.

Fortunately, she had to take away their marriage certificate just in case, otherwise the eldest aunt could directly cancel the marriage in the name of her elders.

She handed the marriage certificate to Pei Ji.

Pei Ji's expression softened and he raised his hand to pick it up.

However, Shen Mingjiao retracted her hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Pei, if you want a marriage certificate, please show some sincerity!"

Pei Ji frowned, becoming increasingly unhappy with Shen Mingjiao, and said quietly: "Tell me, what do you want?"

Shen Mingjiao suddenly stood up, her smile dropped, and she said seriously:

"It's very simple. It has been eight years since I got the marriage certificate. Because I knew your family was poor, I gave five taels of money every month from the money I earned from copying books and imitating paintings to your mother. Now that you want If you break off the engagement, should you return the money?"

"Fifty taels per month, eight years is 480 taels. Based on the mental damage you caused me by rashly breaking off the engagement, please give Mr. Pei a round number and give me five hundred taels!"

Her voice was very calm, and she didn't mean to be mean as expected, but it made Pei Ji stunned. Thinking of what he had just done, the always calm young master turned red for the first time and was at a loss for words.

(End of chapter)