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

Xia Tian and Ning Xue sat on the chairs in the warm room at Wen Jin's courtesy.

After the maid served tea, Wen Jin ordered her maid Luoying to guard the door and not let anyone else get close and hear their conversation.

Xia Tian raised his eyes slightly. Is there some private topic you want to talk about?

Seeing Wen Jin blinking her big eyes and looking at Ningxue beside her, Xia Tian paused for a moment, and then gestured for Ningxue to go out first, "Ningxue, you and Miss Luoying should also guard the door. Don't go too far."

"Yes, ma'am." Ningxue squatted slightly, went out and stood at the door.

Seeing that they were the only two left in the warm room, Xia Tian spoke first, "Miss Wen, if you have anything to say, you can tell me now."

Wen Jin pursed her lips, twisting the handkerchief in her hands unconsciously. After a while, she hesitated and said, "Miss Xia, did Brother Nian really say that he only likes you?"

After Wen Jin finished speaking, she looked at Xia Tian anxiously.

"Yes, he said it himself." Xia Tian nodded calmly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Jin's face turned pale, and the hand holding the handkerchief unconsciously touched her chest. She didn't speak for a long time.

Xia Tian was not in a hurry and just waited quietly.

After a while, Wen Jin's expression improved a little, and she tentatively asked again, "Miss Xia, if, I mean if, I marry Brother Nian as his equal wife, will you hate me?"

Xia Tian's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

She was really shocked by Wen Jin's question!

She, the eldest daughter of the Wen Yi Marquis's family, is going to become someone else's concubine?

What is a co-wife? To put it bluntly, a co-wife is still a concubine.

Miss Wen is actually willing to be Shen Nian's concubine?

Or was being a co-wife just the first step in her marriage? She had a family background and a strong connections. Once she got in, with the support of the other people in the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, it wouldn't be long before she was kicked out.

Thinking of this, Xia Tian's face turned cold, "I don't hate it to the point of hatred, but I won't agree."

"Why? Nowadays, which man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? Why can't I miss my brother?" Wen Jin asked unwillingly.

"I can't control other people, but not Shen Nian. If he wants to take a concubine, I will ask to leave."

"But what if the Emperor grants the marriage? Can you really not agree?"

"I can't do anything about the emperor granting me a marriage, but if Shen Nian agrees to it, I don't need this man." Xia Tian said decisively.

Seeing that she was unmoved, Wen Jin didn't just say it, so she slumped her shoulders in frustration.

She knew the position of Miss Xia in Shen Nian's heart. If she didn't agree, Shen Nian would never agree to marry her.

In fact, she just asked this question. She was the eldest daughter of the Wen Yi Marquis's family and it was not like she couldn't get married, so how could she possibly become someone's concubine?

What's more, her Wen Yibo Mansion would never agree to this matter.

"Okay, I'm just asking. Don't worry, I won't ask the emperor to grant me a marriage."

Xia Tian's expression softened a little, and he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

This young lady, she had explained everything to her in detail during the last Ice Skating Festival, but she didn't listen at all and still wanted to be Shen Nian's equal wife.

Where's her pride? Is this also a love-brained person? She'll throw everything at anyone she likes.

Wen Jin tried hard to hold back her tears and didn't say anything for a long time.

Xiatian didn't say anything, just drank tea quietly.

It wasn't until she finished her cup of tea that Wen Jin slowly regained her pride as a young lady. She said calmly, "Miss Xia, I hope you won't tell anyone about our conversation today, including Master Shen."

Hearing that Shen Nian had changed from Brother Nian to Prince Shen, it seemed that Wen Jin's previous psychological preparation was temporarily completed.

"Okay." Xia Tian nodded. Of course, this word couldn't be spread out. After all, Miss Wen's reputation had to be considered.

She's not a mortal enemy, she's just a little girl who can't adapt herself. There's no need to destroy her.

Seeing Xia Tian agreed so readily, Wen Jin felt relieved and said with a smile, "Then I'll take Miss Xia out."

He stood up and called Luoying and Ningxue in. After they put on their cloaks, they went out together.

Xia Tian was one step behind Wen Jin. Ningxue quietly tugged at her clothes. Xia Tian looked at Ningxue and shook his head.

None of them spoke any more and returned to the stage in silence.

As soon as she arrived at the stage, Hu Mengyao and Lin Sayu surrounded her. Fortunately, Hu Mengyao just glared at her and then pulled Wen Jin away to talk.

The play on the stage has changed in the summer. I don’t know which act it is now, and there are fewer people watching the show.

She didn't want to stay here any longer, so she took Ningxue with her to find the Second Madam and the others.

It’s not even noon yet, so I probably have to wait until the birthday party is over before I can go home.

Wen Jin, who was talking not far away, saw Xia Tian was about to leave, so she walked over and asked, "Miss Xia, are you not going to watch the show anymore?"

"Well, I want to go find my second aunt and the others."

"Then let's go together. We'll be presenting the gifts soon. They might be at my grandmother's place."

"Okay, then please lead the way, Miss Wen."

On the way, Xia Tian saw Hu Mengyao pouting out of the corner of her eye, glaring at her from time to time. She didn't know what Wen Jin had said to her, but she looked unconvinced.

She was secretly amazed. Although Miss Hu was domineering and unreasonable, and seemed to ignore other young ladies, she was actually very kind to Wen Jin.

Lin Sayu is the same. Looking at the way the three of them get along, you can tell that their relationship is very strong.

Although it was rumored that Miss Lin Si loved to stand up for the weak, from the few times she had met her, she found that she had a more free-spirited personality and, more importantly, was reasonable.

As for Wen Jin, although she was there every time, she didn't come up and put all the blame on others like Hu Mengyao did. She has her own judgment and is considered a relatively reasonable person.

When they arrived at the large courtyard specially prepared for presenting birthday gifts, they saw Second Madam Zheng chatting animatedly with a group of other ladies.

He didn't go over to disturb them. He looked around and saw Second Miss Shen Ning and her sisters sitting not far away, so he went over and found a less conspicuous place to sit down.

Shen Ning saw Xia Tian and Ning Xue coming over, but they didn’t sit with them, so she walked over to say hello.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't see you just now, where did you go?"

"Oh, I went to the theater. Didn't my second sister go?"

"No, I don't like watching plays, so I just stay with Shen Lan and the others."

Shen Ning said a few words and sat down next to Xia Tian.

"The ceremony will be held soon, and we can watch it."

After hearing Shen Ning talk about the gift offering, Xia Tian curiously asked, "What is a gift offering?"

Shen Ning paused slightly, not expecting her to ask this question. Then he thought that his sister-in-law must have never experienced such a thing before, which is why she asked this question.

He moved closer to Xia Tian and explained in a low voice, "The gift presentation is when the family members of the Wen Yibo Mansion personally present the birthday person with their own prepared gifts. These gifts must be opened on the spot and shown to the spectators."

Oh oh oh, Xia Tian understands.

It's a bit impolite to open the gift in public for everyone to see.

What if someone doesn’t prepare a decent enough gift? Wouldn’t that make you feel embarrassed?

No wonder the second master of Wen Yibo's mansion insisted on spending five thousand taels of silver to buy a painting by Xuanying a few years ago.

This is not only to please the old lady, but also to gain face in public!

That’s right, the person who commissioned the “Pine and Crane Longevity Picture” years ago was the second eldest son of the Wen Yibo family, who was also the second son of Madam Guoshou.

Sure enough, after a while, the steward of Wen Yibo's mansion came out and said that the tribute was about to begin.