Rebirth of Poisoned Empress, by 颜若优雅

Chapter 49

"Marry this lord!"

"...." 

Pei Yuanxian sure spoke frankly. When Shen Liang heard him, he only felt even more speechless. It seems like the words he heard the most these few days were marriage requests? He had even sent a Yaoguang to his side, constantly echoing in his ear, marry him, marry him. Did he find it insuffieicent and had to personally come out to refrain the words himself three to five times a day? Was he not afraid of Shen Liang actually agreeing and he really had no choice but to marry Shen Liang one of these days?

"Don't horse around."

"This lord isn't joking," Pei Yuanxian turned his head to look at him. He walked in a slow pace as he said in a low voice, "It's inconvenient for me to talk about these matters and this isn't an appropriate setting. But Liangliang, this lord isn't joking. There are people out there after you. I am indeed not happy about it. Don't ask me why. Perhaps I do like you. In addition, in order to cease their thoughts in one fell swoop, this is the best solution. Isn't marrying me better than marrying someone you don't know and can't protect you? Although this lord can't promise anything else, I can promise that if you marry me, I will only have you, this one wife, for the rest of my life. Think about it carefully and don't always treat this lord's words as foolishness."

Afterwards, Pei Yuanxian's pace fastened while Shen Liang subconsciously slowed down. He looked at Pei Yuanxian's back as complicated feelings clouded his eyes. Although Pei Yuanxian was indeed unscrupulous before him, Shen Liang had to admit that the man was a reliable one. In this life, there would only be one wife. Honestly speaking, it was a tempting promise. In the entire Imperial City, besides the Wei Family that had their tradition of only one wife passed down for generations, perhaps every man who had some sort of affluent background wedded at least three or four wives? Even his father who consistently refrained his love for Shen Liang's dad, besides Liu Shuhan, he also had other concubines in the back manor as well. 

"Shen Liang? Liangliang?"

"En?" subtly sensing there was someone calling out to him, Shen Liang turned around. 

He didn't know when Xiang Chao had headed to his side and was asking him with concern: "What's wrong? I called you many times already."

"No. I suddenly thought of some matters. Did you need something?" Shen Liang shook his head as he soothed the complicated feelings in his heart. He gave Xiang Chao a smile.

"Liangliang. Can I call you Liangliang?"

Aren't you already?

Shen Liang couldn't help but find it funny, "En. Yes."

"Hehe...."

Xiang Chao's grin was wife. Xiang Qing, who had walked ahead, turned around and saw him. He felt both indulgent disdain as well as helplessness, "What are you smiling so foolishly for? Catch up."

"Oh," with his brother's words, Xiang Chao realized they had already arrived at the boat. He had called out to Shen Liang to tell him before as well.

"Let's go," Shen Liang stepped onto the ladder first. Xiang Chao hurriedly rushed over and held his arm. He then asked in a quiet voice, "Liangliang, what do you think about what I said before?"

"Young master Jing?"

"En. En. En."

Xiang Chao hurriedly nodded his head. Shen Liang raised his head to look at Jing Xiran who was in front of them. He deliberated over how to relay his thoughts. After all, he still wasn't that familiar with Xiang Chao, and there were many things that couldn't be said casually.

"Your Highness!" As he was thinking over this, they had already boarded the boar. Those present knelt on one knee to greet the Duke of Jian. Shen Liang, who mixed in the back of the crowd lowered his head and resisted the negative emotions in his heart. In the middle of the deck, a middle aged man who appear to be in his thirties or forties with a portly built was wearing the attire specifically made for the Duke of Jian. He was the only younger brother of the current emperor who was still alive.