After the criminals killed the last person of the Shen family, they searched the entire house but failed to find the target, so they had to leave unwillingly.

After they left, a distant relative who was planning to come and seek refuge was almost scared to death when she saw the dead bodies all over the ground.

Wanting to see the situation before the officials arrived and to hide some valuables, the aunt walked around the corpses and entered the mansion, where she found the bodies of the owner, his wife, and their two children.

She went forward to check the situation, and was shocked to find that the little girl was still alive, but her pulse was very weak.

Looking at this girl who was about the same age as her granddaughter, she felt pity for her. After taking some treasures, she couldn't bear it anymore and took her away.

He found a clinic in town, thinking that since he had taken so much money and property from the other family, it would be a good thing to give it some away. So he hired a doctor to treat her, and lied to others that this was his granddaughter who accidentally scratched her neck while playing.

Perhaps the criminal had a trace of conscience and the wound was not deep. The girl recovered quickly with the help of medicine.

From then on, she lived in the village with her aunt as her granddaughter.

By selling those properties, the aunt's family's living conditions improved a lot. Her son and daughter-in-law also moved to the town. The old couple stayed because they were used to living in the village, and the little girl also stayed in the village until she was 15 years old.

The age of 15 is when every girl starts choosing a husband, and usually the parents help decide.

After raising her for so many years, the aunt had developed feelings for the girl, Shen Die. Considering her future, she sent her to the town and entrusted her to her daughter-in-law, hoping to find a good husband for her in the town.

I don’t know if it was really fate, but they encountered bandits on the road and were rescued by a young knight passing by. That knight was Wen Xuyan, the young master of the Wen family who was traveling.

Wen Xuyan escorted the group all the way to the town before saying goodbye and leaving. Although he had a good impression of Shen Die, he was often treated coldly by her. Being a proud and arrogant person, he would not bother to please her again.

On the second day, the daughter of a wealthy family in the town threw a ball of embroidery to find a husband.

Shen Die, who was strolling alone, happened to see this scene. With a girlish mind, she went to watch the fun, but she bumped into a young man on the periphery. While apologizing, they both turned around at the same time and found that the other person was Wen Xuyan.

Wen Xuyan was about to apologize, but he saw Shen Die turned away with a cold face. If there were no people standing around, she would have avoided him immediately. Thinking of this, Wen Xuyan no longer had the mood to apologize, and turned his head away in anger.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the bride-to-be walked out of the second floor wearing a veil and came to the wooden fence, causing a commotion below. The people clapped and cheered, and their enthusiasm for joining in the fun was no less than that of the people in the center of the field.

Wen Xuyan clapped his hands and shouted, and couldn't help glancing at the corners of his eyes. When he found that Shen Die's expression softened unconsciously because of curiosity, and her smart eyes radiated a bright light, he could feel his heart skip a beat.

In panic, Wen Xuyan quickly looked away, but after a while he couldn't help but secretly look over there. Finally, he secretly stepped back a little and looked at Shen Die openly from behind her right, until a spherical object fell from the sky and he subconsciously reached out to grab it.

There was a moment of silence around him. He had a premonition that something was wrong. Before he could get rid of the hot potato, unprecedented cheers broke out around him the next second.

Retracting his hand, he saw clearly that it was a hydrangea, and perhaps to make it easier for the young lady to throw it, it was very light. In panic, he subconsciously looked at Shen Die, and was surprised by the surprised expression on her face.

He shrugged at Shen Die and made a helpless expression. Shen Die frowned and turned her head away.

The housekeeper of the wealthy family, along with two servants, squeezed out of the crowd with difficulty, wiped the sweat from his forehead and came in front of the two men.

"This uncle..."

Wen Xuyan quickly stuffed the embroidered ball back into his arms: "Please don't call me that, I'm not the one participating in the embroidered ball matchmaking."

The housekeeper was not annoyed, and still looked at him with a smile: "Sir, please don't say that. The marriage proposal is a marriage made in heaven. You and my young lady are a match made in heaven."

Wen Xuyan's face was filled with embarrassment, and he really wanted to quit right then and there, but he had heard that women who were abandoned would lose their reputation and some even committed suicide, so he didn't dare to leave easily.

"I was really just passing by. You see I was standing on the periphery, how could I be the one who grabbed the hydrangea? Besides, throwing the hydrangea is not a matter of destiny, isn't it thrown by people?"

At this time, the housekeeper's face was no longer as bright as before: "Sir, you are joking. The rules of the embroidered ball matchmaking do not involve the inner and outer circles. Any single man of the right age can participate. If you really don't want to participate, why are you standing here instead of leaving quickly? Are you trying to make fun of my young lady?"

Wen Xuyan was so bitter that he had no words to express his pain. At first, he had indeed wanted to take a look and leave immediately, but it was because he met Shen Die that he was delayed until now.

When he thought of Shen Die, an idea suddenly came to his mind. He stretched out his hand without hesitation, put his arms around Shen Die's slender waist from behind, and pulled her into his arms quite forcefully.

"I'm sorry, I'm not single. This is my wife. If you force me to marry your daughter, she can only be a concubine in my family."

"you!"

Shen Die was also confused by his sudden move, and missed the best opportunity to deny it. When she raised her hand to slap the scoundrel, her left hand was tightly wrapped by a pair of warm big hands.

Wen Xuyan lowered his head, and a whisper sounded in her ear: "Sorry, help me, I will agree to whatever you want."

Shen Die found that she couldn't struggle free from his big hands no matter what she did. The anger in her heart subsided. She wanted to see how Lecher was going to repay her.

The housekeeper and the servants were obviously stunned. They looked carefully at the silent Shen Die. Although she was not as beautiful as a fairy, she was pretty and elegant. She nestled in his arms and looked obedient and dependent. Their hands were tightly clasped together. They looked a perfect match no matter how you looked at them.

The housekeeper choked up and started thinking about how to go back and explain to the master and the young lady. On the surface, he had to let the person go. After all, it was absolutely impossible for their eldest daughter to be a concubine. Therefore, the rules of the marriage proposal stated that those who already have wives and concubines are not allowed to participate.

When Wen Xuyan and Shen Die finally got out of the crowd, both of them were sweating. He naturally stretched out his sleeve to help her gently wipe the sweat from her forehead. When their eyes met, they were both stunned.

"you……"

"you……"

Shen Die took a step back to avoid his hand, turned her head away shyly, and quickly took out her handkerchief to wipe her cheek.

Wen Xuyan also put it behind his back embarrassedly, rubbing his fingertips to feel the touch of his skin that had accidentally touched it just now.

At this moment, behind them is a bustling crowd and the re-starting of the embroidered ball matchmaking, while on this side the two people are heart-pounding and in love.

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