Flowers in full bloom

When I was seven years old, my grandfather, who had lived with me for many years, passed away due to a cold. Before my grandfather was buried, my sister was pushed by some relatives who claimed to be clan members, and she fell on the corner of the table, suffocated, and fell asleep on the bed.

I was already crying my heart out because of my grandfather's passing, and now when I saw my sleeping sister, I became even more panicked and burst into tears.

I was afraid that after my grandfather, my sister would also leave me. I felt like the world had fallen on me.

In my memory, my grandfather opened a bookstore and a school, so he was very busy on weekdays and often had no time to take care of me.

My grandmother passed away a few years ago. I was too young at that time and I don’t have any deep impression of her.

Therefore, I was raised by my sister. My daily eating, drinking, defecating and urinating were all taken care of by my sister, Xiaoxiao, and Aunt Song.

Although my sister is only five years older than me, she is extremely intelligent and loves me very much. So, even though my parents are not around, I don’t feel anything is missing because I have my grandfather and sister.

But my grandfather passed away and my sister was sleeping in bed. I was scared. I stayed by my sister's bed and pulled her hand desperately, crying out of breath. I wanted my sister.

I don’t know if it was because my crying was so loud that it woke up my sister, or if it was because God took pity on me and didn’t want to see me alone.

Amid my crying, my sister, with a big bump on her head, finally woke up. At that moment, the joy of regaining what I had lost made me cry with joy.

However, my sister seemed to be a little different after waking up. Originally, my grandfather asked us to leave our hometown and go to the capital to seek refuge in Dingbei Marquis Mansion after we took care of his funeral.

At that time, my sister was still unwilling to leave. She said that she wanted to stay in the old house. On the one hand, she wanted to take care of her father and mother and mourn for her grandfather for three years. On the other hand, she wanted to wait for her parents to come back. She was unwilling to leave the old house.

However, after waking up this time, she sold her house and land as quickly as possible, got a pass, and left her hometown overnight with me, Uncle Fu, and Aunt Song's families.

Although I was puzzled by this, I knew that my sister definitely didn't want to be harassed by the so-called clan members. So, we went to Shangjing City with great difficulty.

When we first arrived in Shangjing City, I originally thought that my sister would definitely go directly to Dingbei Marquis Mansion, but she did not. Instead, she bought a small house in Qingyun Lane and lived there.

This decision was beyond my expectation.

We originally thought that, for us who were at the end of our rope, it would be easier and safer to just seek refuge with the powerful Marquis Dingbei and have him give us shelter than to buy a house or open a shop ourselves.

However, my sister did not take this shortcut, but changed her habit of living in the backyard of her house when she was in the old house. She took the initiative to walk out of the backyard and took Uncle Fu and Aunt Song with them to open a bookstore and a restaurant.

That night, when my sister was in my room, tucking me in, I told her that I wanted to grow up quickly and study hard, and I didn’t want to make her work so hard.

At that time, I really wanted to grow up overnight and protect my sister from the wind and rain. However, I couldn't do it, and I even cried. Fortunately, my sister kept comforting me, and with her comforting voice, I finally slept soundly.

The bookstore and restaurant at home opened, and although the business was not very good, our lives finally began to settle down.

My sister also found a college for me to study in. During this period, I also asked my sister if she would visit Dingbei Marquis Mansion.

In fact, I am more curious about the Dingbei Marquis Mansion than my sister. Before my grandfather passed away, he told me in detail about the engagement between the eldest grandson of the Dingbei Marquis Mansion and my sister.

When my grandfather knew that he was beyond recovery, he gave me the engagement letter that the Dingbei Marquisate had given to my sister. He also told me about the many things that might happen behind the engagement letter and how I should deal with them.

I was worried that I wouldn't be able to remember what my grandfather said and protect my sister, so after returning to my room, I took careful notes of his care.

I secretly put it in some of my less frequently used books, and then took it out from time to time to read and study. And, from then on, I also began to secretly read the "Canon of Intermarriage" of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

Although the above laws are obscure and difficult to understand, and there are many that I cannot understand, my grandfather said that if you read a book a thousand times, its meaning will become clear. So I never gave up.

Of course, my sister doesn’t know these things.

I asked my sister if we wanted to visit the Marquis' Mansion, thinking that if Brother Rong Jin from the Marquis of Dingbei's Mansion was indeed a good candidate.

Then we should arrange the marriage within a hundred days after my grandfather's death, wait until my sister reaches the age of 15 and the mourning period is over, and then we can get married. Then my sister will have someone to rely on for the rest of her life.

However, my sister was very hesitant about this marriage. She was also hesitant about whether to go to Dingbei Marquis's mansion to pay a visit. Moreover, for various reasons, we have never visited the Marquis's mansion.

I thought that life would go on like this. I thought that when I grew up and had the ability, I would be able to find a good marriage for my sister even if there was no marriage proposal from the Dingbei Marquis Mansion.

However, one day when I came home from school, my sister told me that the housekeeper of Dingbei Marquis's Mansion had come to visit us, saying that Mrs. Pei from Dingbei Marquis's Mansion wanted to take us into the mansion to take care of us.

So we went to visit the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion. There, I first met Pei Rongjin, the eldest son of the Marquis's Mansion, who my grandfather said was engaged to my sister.

He is not as fat and big-eared as my sister worried, on the contrary, he has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and is handsome. I am still very satisfied with his appearance, he is a good match for my beautiful sister.

Moreover, when Brother Rong Jin took me on horseback riding in the martial arts training ground, I felt that he treated my sister differently. I felt that he was interested in my sister.

Unfortunately, Madam Han of the Marquis's Mansion was indifferent to my sister and me. It was obvious that my sister, who came from the countryside and had no parents to support her, was not in the eyes of Madam Han.

During the whole period, neither Mrs. Pei nor Mrs. Han mentioned the engagement. I knew that the first thing my grandfather had taken care of had really happened.

Although Madam Pei wanted to take us into the Marquis' Mansion and take care of us, I knew that this was just a way for a superior to take care of the descendants of an old friend, not to accept my sister and fulfill the engagement.

I was a little angry, but I didn't tell my sister.