In the woods on the outskirts, in addition to the conspicuous pair of men and women, there was also a tall man in black in the distance driving a brown horse. He looked at the men and women in the woods talking to each other. He didn't step forward. He felt frustrated and lost like never before.

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Is there anything else that he wants but can't get?

He originally thought that there was nothing he wanted but couldn't get, including people's hearts. He was good at communication, knew how to win over people's hearts, and formed cliques, so he was able to be independent of Liangzhou and hold the imperial court from a distance in the era of warlords' melee.

Unexpectedly, there are really women in this world who do not consider choosing a husband as the most important thing in life!

All the wealthy families in Liangzhou wanted to marry him because he was young and promising, and was protected by someone else. He was also an official and was highly valued by the court. Although his family background was not as glorious as that of his ancestors, all the women in Liangzhou admired him for his wealth.

Potential future.

If the time comes in the future and he has the opportunity to dominate Liangzhou, then his wife will be the mother of the country.

Which woman doesn’t want to marry a promising man?

Haha... Zhang Shiyan laughed at himself.

It turns out that there are not only such women, but such women do not even consider marriage.

She doesn't seem to expect at all that she can improve her status, get a status, and live a life dependent on a man by marrying whomever she marries.

She seems to prefer an unfettered life, even one where she relies entirely on herself, and even if she lives a miserable life, she might feel happier.

Because that is the life she chose.

However, not everyone has the right to choose their own life.

A person like him was born into this dilapidated Zhang family. From the moment he was born, his status as the eldest son did not allow him to have the right to choose his own life. He was born to spend his whole life to glorify the declining Zhang family.

The lintel was born as a token for his mother to control the female family members in the Zhang family's backyard, and it was the final step to consolidate his mother's Xin family's position in the Zhang family.

free?

He smiled. Maybe as a child, when he didn't need to understand anything, he had a short and false freedom...

He even envied Hegu's freedom, envied her free and easy character, envied her being able to leave as she pleased, and even more envied her being able to make a promise to others without any hesitation to see them again in the future. Maybe she didn't even think about it when she made the promise.

Try to fulfill the promise you made...

The red-maned horse must have been waiting impatiently. He shook his mane in front of his eyes and exhaled a few rough breaths impatiently.

"Back off?" Zhang Shiyan patted the horse that sat down and asked himself.

"Indeed... I seem to be unable to give her the life she wants..." He answered to himself again.

However, if a man really likes a woman, he will not give up despite the difficulties, and the problems they encounter on the way to courtship will only become the motivation for their pursuit.

However, if a woman really likes a man, it is often easy to give up.

It has nothing to do with power, just nature.

Zhang Shiyan raised his whip and said, "Let's go!" He was unwilling to accept it. "Even if she accepted him, she hasn't rejected me yet..." He raised his whip directly, deliberately making a loud noise, smiled confidently, and rushed into the forest.

, shouted:

"Auntie, please don't leave..."

The dust was rising, and a man riding a horse made a noise that no one else could do. Song Pei became nervous. He was not the same person as Zhang Shiyan. He came from a poor family and did not have the confidence that Zhang Shiyan was born with. If he had to make a comparison,

, he knew very well that he could not compare with Zhang Shiyan.

But Hegu is different from ordinary women, isn't she? He comforted himself.

Zhang Shiyan came closer and saw that Song Pei was also there. He smiled heartily and said: "I said why Mr. Song left in a hurry after he was restored to life. It turned out that there was an affair between his children...?"

He sarcastically said with a sour tone: "Don't some people say that the current situation puts the people first?"

"how?"

"Now you're abandoning your world to pursue a personal relationship?"

After saying that, he jumped off the horse and stood between them.

When Song Pei saw this, he was neither humble nor arrogant. He bowed and said in return: "Mr. Yin, I used to have no selfish feelings and ran around alone for the stability of Liangzhou. In fact, I have admired my aunt for a long time. A few days ago, I stayed with my daughter in the mountains.

That day, it was even more unforgettable for me. After entering the court, my thoughts became more and more intense and I could not sleep, 'A graceful lady, a gentleman is fond of her, and I long for her'!"

Song Pei looked like a refined man, but he spoke in a precise manner and was very capable of sarcasm. First, he said that he had never been attracted to other women in the past, and Zhang Shiyan was a well-known prodigal son in Yiyang. Second, he said

He has liked Hegu for a long time. This kind of admiration is not unreasonable. Moreover, he had an old relationship with Hegu and Nv Jishan from the past few days. Zhang Shiyan and her had hardly gotten along before, so how could they fall in love?

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Zhang Shiyan was unhappy in his heart, but he would not blind Song Bei because of this incident. Now he was free to marry, and everything he said did not matter, it still depended on He Gu's wishes.

The reason why he went to investigate Hegu's household registration and background was because he wanted to find her parents' home so that she could reunite and propose marriage as soon as possible.

I never thought that she was also homeless.

Seeing that there was something in their words, Aunt He asked, "Are you two playing tricks on me?"

No matter how inexperienced she was in human affairs, she could tell that Zhang Shiyan definitely didn't come here specifically to cause trouble for fun. "What if I get engaged to Song Pei?" My aunt had long been dissatisfied with Zhang Shiyan. Seeing that he was arrogant and domineering all day long, it seemed that he could

She asked deliberately as she dominated everything.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Shiyan actually took it seriously.

In an instant, Zhang Shiyan's hesitation as he was waiting outside the forest turned into surprise, then disappointment and sadness. Almost at the moment when He Gu finished speaking, he blurted out: "No!" "Please."

The sad look on his face was the first time He Gu saw it. She suddenly felt a little sorry for saying such things. How could it hurt him? He Gu felt a little strange. Why should she care about his feelings?

He had questioned his ability in front of so many people before, and even pushed her. Now she should be feeling proud of these quick words. Why would she feel sorry when he saw her sad?

?

Song Pei was also shocked.

He had never heard Zhang Shiyan begging for help from others. He knew that he wanted to resist someone so hard, how could he easily bow to anyone?

He actually said please to a woman who didn't even have any affection for her.

Not only did this not defeat Song Pei's determination that He Gu was not wanted, but it made Song Pei even more eager to win. This made Mr. Yin reluctant to let go of this woman, and he didn't even want to give up like this.

The more Zhang Shiyan wanted to grab it, the more Song Pei didn't want to give up.

The three of them fell into silence for a moment. Zhang Shiyan felt sad and disappointed. Before he could express his feelings to her, she already wanted to firmly choose someone else.

He Gu didn't talk because he didn't know what to say, and he had already hurt someone's heart...
Chapter completed!