A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

Xia Tian had just returned to Jinglan Garden. Ningxiang was setting up the table, but before they were ready to eat, Ningxue came in and said, "Madam, the Third Miss is here."

"Oh? Third Miss? Shen Lan?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"What is she doing here? When she saw me in the morning, she was telling me that her nose was not a nose and her eyes were not eyes." Xia Tian muttered in confusion.

But it came at the right time. It was a boring day, so it would be nice to have someone to keep things busy.

Xia Tian put down his chopsticks with shining eyes and said to Ning Xue, "Please come in, Third Miss."

"Hmph, do I need your permission to enter my own yard?" Before Ningxue could go out, Shen Lan came in with her maid with a look of disdain.

"Really? So the third young lady is planning to move in?" Xia Tian looked at Shen Lan with amusement.

"Huh, if it weren't for you, I would definitely move in."

"That's not right. I heard that this yard has been empty for several years. Why are you thinking of moving in now?" Xia Tian teased her deliberately.

"You...if my elder brother didn't forbid me, do you think I wouldn't want to?" Shen Lan said angrily.

"Oh - so you're not allowed to!" Xia Tian stretched out his tone, as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Don't be so proud. When my elder brother doesn't like you anymore, I'll show you how I'll deal with you." Shen Lan stomped her feet in anger.

"Oh, then you'll have to wait." Xia Tian said, then sat down at the table and picked up his bowl to drink porridge. "Miss San, have you had breakfast? If not, let's eat something together."

"I'm not eating your food."

"Afraid that I will be poisoned?"

"Hmph!" Shen Lan turned her head away, not wanting to see her.

"Then what do you want to see me about?" Xia Tian took a bite of the food and asked her curiously.

She has only been here for three days and is not familiar with this spoiled young lady.

"I just came to take a look, is that not okay?" Shen Lan said unhappily. If it weren't for the eldest brother giving you the yard, who would have the time to talk nonsense with a wild girl like you.

"Okay, of course. After all, this is Miss Third's home. You can go wherever you want."

"You're smart." Shen Lan said, then sat down on the stool and frowned at Ningxiang, "Bring the tea? Haven't you seen me talking for a long time?"

Ningxiang turned her head to look at Xia Tian. She nodded, and then Ningxiang went out to make tea.

Shen Lan got even angrier when she saw this, and pouted, "What? You didn't even serve a cup of tea when the guests came? You still want to be the prince's wife, but you don't even know the most basic way to entertain guests."

Xia Tian was speechless. He was acting like the host just now, but now he was a guest again!

Besides, if I offer you tea, I’m afraid you won’t dare to drink it!

She just looked so righteous and vowed not to eat anything from her place, but now she wants to drink tea. There must be something wrong with this girl!

"Why, aren't you afraid that I'll poison you?"

"Hmph, you wouldn't dare." Shen Lan snorted with a proud expression.

Ningxiang placed the teacup on the table in front of Shen Lan. She stopped talking and just sipped the teacup slowly.

Xia Tian finished his meal slowly, came over and sat opposite Shen Lan, also holding a cup of tea and drinking it while blowing on it.

The maids on both sides looked at the two of them without saying a word, each holding a cup of tea and sipping it slowly.

After finishing a cup of tea, Shen Lan suddenly stood up and said, "I'm leaving," and walked out the door very quickly.

Xia Tian was confused. What was going on?

You come and go as you please. Is it so sudden?

When she came to her senses, Shen Lan was almost at the gate of the courtyard. She quickly called out, "Miss San, won't you sit for a while?"

"Hypocrisy." Shen Lan replied and left without looking back.

The three people in the room were left staring at each other in confusion.

"What on earth is she doing here?" Xia Tian asked puzzledly.

"I guess the third young lady just came to take a look. The third young lady always wanted to move into this courtyard, but the prince didn't agree." Ningxue whispered to Xia Tian to explain.

"I heard that the third young lady was making trouble for the lady yesterday, but the lady refused to let her come over." Ningxiang also gossiped in a low voice about what she heard yesterday.

Xia Tian nodded in understanding.

Judging from my contact with the Third Miss today, Shen Lan is just a spoiled and unruly young lady.

However, one cannot judge a person by his appearance. What if he is a very cunning person?

We still need to observe more.

After Shen Lan left, Xia Tian had nothing to do again, so he took out the book he had taken from Shen Nian's study and continued reading.

The weather was cold, so she didn't go out. She just stayed on the kang in the warm room and read.

After lunch, I walked in the yard and was planning to have a good sleep in the afternoon, but Miss Shen came again.

I was speechless the whole summer. Why is this elder sister here again? Is she so free?

Ningxiang asked the person to go to the warm room, and Ningxue made tea and brought it over.

The two of them stepped aside and stood guard.

"Miss, what's the matter with you today?" Xia Tian asked a little impatiently when he saw her come in without saying a word.

"But let me make it clear first, if you want me to take the money and leave, then don't ask for anything."

"Humph, I just want to see why you're staying here."

"Because your brother is tall, handsome and rich." Xia Tian added smoothly.

"Then what do you have? My brother is good-looking and comes from a noble family. He is the object of admiration of many noble ladies in the capital. How can you be worthy of him?" Shen Hui asked disdainfully.

"I think I'm a good match in every way. I have a good personality, I like to joke, I'm pretty, I cook delicious food, and I even saved his life. The most important thing is that he is willing." Xia Tian carefully counted her advantages on her fingers.

Shen Hui felt her temples throbbing as she watched this shameless woman shamelessly and seriously counting her advantages.

How can there be such a shameless woman? She's like a piece of meat on a rolling pin.

"How do you know he volunteered? He's just being loyal. If it weren't for you saving him, would he be attracted to you?" Shen Hui sneered, "Apart from this, how can you compare to the noble ladies of the capital?"

"That's true. It's my fault for not having a father of noble status!" She sighed and nodded in agreement, "But what does this have to do with whether your brother likes me?"

"They're not a good match, do you think it matters?"

"But beauty is in the eyes of the beholder."

"Are you worthy of Xi Shi?"

"Sister, why do you always want to break up this couple?" Xia Tian was helpless. Why was this young lady so stubborn?

"Because I don't want my brother to become a laughing stock in the entire capital."

"Okay, whatever you want. Just go talk to your brother. If he agrees, I'll leave right away." She gave up struggling. She could see that her elder sister just disliked her, and no matter how much she said, it would be useless.

"Hmph, I'll come again tomorrow." Shen Hui walked away with her head held high like a victorious rooster.

Xia Tian was too lazy to get up, so he just lay down on the kang table.

Ningxiang and Ningxue sent the eldest lady to the door before returning.

"Hey, you guys, why is this young lady so stubborn?

Couldn't she see that I, a girl with no background, could marry into the Marquis's mansion without her brother's consent?

Is your prince the one who can easily use the favor of saving his life to blackmail others?" Xia Tian complained weakly.

"Maybe the eldest lady cares too much about the prince, so she can't see clearly!" Ningxiang didn't know how to comfort her.

This young lady is used to having her way with things, so why would she think so much?

Thinking about what the eldest lady said just now, that she would come again tomorrow, Xia Tian felt a little headache.

This once or twice can be used to relieve boredom, but who can stand it every day?

No, we can't just sit there and wait for death.

Xia Tian sat up suddenly. If one day she could no longer stay in the Marquis' Mansion, she would need a place to stay.

She made about seven or eight hundred taels of silver from the braised food business, and she used almost half of it to buy various foods and put them in the space.

Now she has less than four hundred taels of silver on hand.

She can't afford to buy a yard in Beijing yet.

Selling braised food at a stall is not suitable for me now. If I want to accumulate initial funds, I have to find another way.