After I traveled through the book, I fought back in the Hou Mansion

Chapter 493

As he asked this question, his hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched tightly.

Seeing that Luo Shuiyao seemed stunned and did not respond for a long time, he remembered that Luo Shuiyao had mentioned that she wanted to marry into the Luo family to continue the bloodline, and quickly added: "In the future, I will live with you in the Luo Mansion. When we have children in the future, we will choose one and let him take your surname Luo."

It's not that he doesn't want to marry into the family, but the time is too tight.

Originally, he had planned to follow the plan upon his return to Beijing and force his mother to agree. However, he was overwhelmed with work after returning to Beijing, and even though he had taken a two-pronged approach, he was ultimately unable to do so, and the matter was delayed for some time.

In addition to the sudden change today, he was really anxious and could not wait any longer.

The latter addition made Luo Shuiyao inexplicably moved.

What she said before was just to embarrass him. But seeing that he took it to heart, Luo Shuiyao felt a warm feeling in her heart.

Not to mention this era, even in the enlightened era of her previous life, few men could accept marrying into their wife's family.

Seeing how anxious he was, and knowing that what he was talking about was actually no different from marrying into the family except for the name, she was also afraid that Emperor Yuanzhen might change his mind, so she sighed slightly and said, "Okay."

Ye Yunzhou had been 80% certain that Luo Shuiyao would agree, but the more important something is, the more likely one is to worry about it. Hearing her agreement, he could no longer contain his joy. With a touch of excitement, he reached out and gently pulled her into his arms.

Just with this one hug, even if he was usually calm, he couldn't hide his excitement any more.

Soon, his expression regained its composure, and he stood up and walked out, disappearing on the spot after a few jumps.

On the other side, Ye Yi had already left in his carriage and disappeared without a trace.

The next few days were uneventful. Luo Shuiyao was rarely idle at home, and on this day she happened to run into Niu Jiaojiao, who rushed in frantically like a thief.

Luo Shuiyao looked at her expressionlessly, only to see Niu Jiaojiao still looking behind her, not paying attention to her feet, and almost bumping into herself.

Niu Jiaojiao was startled, but when she saw that it was Luo Shuiyao, she breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest, saying, "Cousin, why didn't you say anything? You scared me to death!"

Luo Shuiyao's eyes moved downwards, landing on her bulging purse, and she asked meaningfully, "Have you encountered anything interesting lately?"

Jiaojiao followed her gaze towards her purse, and immediately reached out to cover it. She was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to explain.

She held it in for a long time, the words turning around in her throat several times, and finally she could only squeeze out one sentence: "It's not fun at all."

Luo Shuiyao didn't say anything, just looked at her quietly.

In fact, it was no coincidence that Luo Shuiyao was here. She was waiting for Niu Jiaojiao here specifically.

She didn't mean to deliberately control Niu Jiaojiao, but Jiaojiao had just arrived in Jingdu and was still young, so she was easily deceived. Luo Shuiyao couldn't help but feel a little worried - could someone have deceived her with some small favors?

"Since there's nothing fun, there's probably nothing to hide." Luo Shuiyao looked at her, her tone calm but with an unavoidable tone, "What's in the purse? Can I take a look, cousin?"

Niu Jiaojiao subconsciously wanted to refuse, and just as she was about to say "No", she looked up and met Luo Shuiyao's half-smile. She immediately shrank her neck and swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

It’s not that she was timid, but when she met her cousin this time, although she always looked gentle and smiling, she always felt that she was a lot more “fierce” than before.

In the past, she dared to go against her cousin; but now, sometimes, just by occasionally meeting her cousin's gaze, Niu Jiaojiao couldn't help but feel scared, feeling that her little thoughts were completely exposed in front of her.

She angrily pulled the purse and stuffed it into Luo Shuiyao's arms.

Luo Shuiyao subconsciously took it, and you said: "It's just some silver money, take a look."

She was stunned when she heard this, and did not open her purse. Instead, she asked, "But you need money?"

After asking, he felt that this question was inappropriate, so he added: "But do you have something you like and want to buy?"

After a pause, she continued, "It's my cousin's fault for not thinking of it before. Here, I'll give you some change."

As she spoke, she pulled out her purse from her waist and said, "There's some silver in here. You can exchange it for small change. If you want to eat or buy anything, just go. If it's not enough, go ask Chuntao for more."

Niu Jiaojiao didn't expect her to react like this, and the anger in her heart was miraculously soothed.

She pursed her lips, not reaching out to take it, and said with a bit of embarrassment, "Don't give me money. The good food and accommodation here are enough for me. You should keep the money and save some for your dowry."

Seeing Luo Shuiyao's astonishment, she quickly added: "Although Mr. Ye gave you his private treasury, it is still someone else's thing after all. The money I have may be insignificant, but it is enough to buy you one or two items. Don't despise it." She said the last sentence in a low voice.

The "private vault of Master Ye" she mentioned was delivered the day after Ye Yunzhou left, along with a letter promising to prepare the betrothal gifts as soon as possible. The contents of the private vault were meant to be a preliminary gift for his future fiancée.

Luo Shuiyao didn't refuse and accepted it calmly. After they got married, they would be a family. Everything was their own, so there was no need to be polite.

This matter was secretly arranged by Ye Yunzhou. No one else knew about it, but Niu Jiaojiao knew it.

Seeing Luo Shuiyao's silence, she felt a little uneasy. She looked up and saw that Luo Shuiyao's eyes were slightly red, as if tears were flashing. She panicked and asked hurriedly, "Why are you crying?"

Luo Shuiyao suddenly smiled brightly and said softly, "I didn't cry, I was just a little touched - my cousin is so kind."

Such straightforward praise made Niu Jiaojiao a little shy. She was about to say something when the sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from outside the door, gradually getting closer.

The two looked at each other and put away their emotions. Niu Jiaojiao trotted forward, opened the door, and looked outside. She saw a group of people dressed in red and green, carrying boxes of things, appearing at the end of the alley. There were many people following behind them, and it seemed as if there was no end in sight.

Niu Jiaojiao was full of doubts and murmured, "What is this for?"

Luo Shuiyao came out of the door and just heard him muttering. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the housekeeper of the Marquis Mansion who was leading the group. She was quite surprised to see what they were carrying.

Although she and Ye Yunzhou had discussed keeping the wedding simple and going straight to the betrothal process, the fact that he had come to propose marriage only two or three days earlier was indeed somewhat unexpectedly fast.

The housekeeper of the Marquis' Mansion immediately stepped forward and, upon seeing Luo Shuiyao, bowed and saluted. "This old servant greets my cousin."

After Luo Shuiyao raised her hand to excuse him from the formalities, he stood up straight and briefly explained, "Madam has specially invited an official matchmaker to handle the engagement, and I have also brought the engagement gifts."

Luo Shuiyao turned around and realized that he was accompanied by a friendly-looking woman wearing a red flower. She nodded and said, "Butler Zhang, please come in."

The betrothal gifts were carried into the courtyard one after another, and in the blink of an eye they filled the entire courtyard, leaving no place to put them.

Hearing the noise, Luo hurried out and helped Zhang, the butler, write the marriage certificate together with Nanny Zhang. Both parties were in perfect harmony and wrote very quickly. Once the last stroke of the marriage certificate was completed, the two officially became an engaged couple.

Seeing this, Steward Zhang put away the marriage certificate and stood up to say goodbye, but suddenly there was a noise outside. Everyone walked to the door and saw that the alley was crowded with people. Judging from their attire, they seemed to be imperial guards. They blocked the alley, which was not narrow to begin with.

Those who were curious and watching the fun were stunned. They grew up in the capital, and although they had never seen anyone from the palace, they recognized the attire.

Everyone looked around quietly: Oh my God, who lives in Guihua Lane that has such a grand scene?