Exchange Fate! She Saved the whole family and the Short-Lived Marquis!-Chapter 150: What Got Into the Marquis—Hurry Up and Get Out!
"Second Miss." Xiao Chengyu turned to Fu Changqin again and said, "May I speak with the Second Miss alone?"
"Please go ahead, Marquis." Although Fu Changqin said this, he was still not completely at ease with Xiao Chengyu being alone, and he decided to keep an eye on things.
So he watched from outside the courtyard.
"Marquis, please enter the courtyard." Fu Shinian said, "I’ve asked someone to prepare tea and snacks."
"Very well." Xiao Chengyu nodded and followed Fu Shinian inside.
Fu Changqin remained at the courtyard gate, able to see the two from there.
In this way, there was no worry about harming Fu Shinian’s reputation.
"Please have a seat, Marquis." Fu Shinian said.
But Xiao Chengyu remained standing and didn’t speak.
"Marquis?" With no other option, Fu Shinian had to stand up.
Xiao Chengyu took a step forward, then felt it was too close to Fu Shinian, so he stepped back to his original position.
Fu Shinian: "..."
What on earth is Xiao Chengyu up to?
"Second Miss, could you have Chunmian and Chunyu step a bit further away?" Xiao Chengyu said, "I wish to speak to the Second Miss alone about this matter."
"Alright." Fu Shinian nodded.
Chunmian and Chunyu retreated to outside the courtyard, standing with Fu Changqin to watch inside.
Chunmian and Chunyu thought to themselves simultaneously, the Young Master usually seems like he doesn’t have much wit and seems unreliable, but at critical times he turns out to be quite dependable, knowing to watch over the doorway.
"What matter does the Marquis have that needs such secrecy?" Fu Shinian thought to herself, "Could it be that His Majesty has some new policy?"
It must be something not yet announced, and Xiao Chengyu found out first and came to give a heads-up.
Fu Shinian couldn’t help but sigh, it truly is beneficial to have connections in the court.
"No, it’s unrelated to official duties." Xiao Chengyu said.
This made Fu Shinian even more puzzled, "Then what is it?"
Xiao Chengyu should just say it quickly.
Xiao Chengyu took a deep breath and said, "Second Miss, do you remember when we were at Law Temple this morning, I asked your impression of the Princely Heir?"
Fu Shinian nodded, "Did the Marquis find out something unfavorable about the Princely Heir?"
"It’s unrelated to that." Xiao Chengyu also couldn’t bear to speak ill of Yu Baihan against his conscience.
It was precisely because Yu Baihan was so excellent that Xiao Chengyu felt uneasy.
The people on the list Madam Fu provided more or less had some flaws.
But Yu Baihan was really a good match.
He worried that the more Fu Shinian looked, the more she would find Yu Baihan indeed quite good.
Xiao Chengyu truly felt a sense of crisis because of Yu Baihan.
Under Fu Shinian’s perplexed gaze, Xiao Chengyu continued, "I have also mentioned, not only the Earl’s Mansion, but even the Marquis’s Mansion, you can choose."
Fu Shinian nodded blankly, why did Xiao Chengyu bring this up again?
"Well then." Xiao Chengyu paused, took a deep breath, mustered the courage and asked, "Second Miss, what do you think of me?"
"Ah?" Fu Shinian instinctively responded, truly not having processed what he meant.
"Marquis, are you...?" Fu Shinian was genuinely puzzled.
Could it be she misunderstood Xiao Chengyu’s intention?
"What does the Marquis mean by these words?" Could it be as she suspected?
"My family background is clean, besides having the marquis title, I have also passed the imperial exams, now serving as the Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, also holding positions as an imperial envoy and Monitor Censor of the Supervision Office." Xiao Chengyu said, "If I were to marry, my wife would also hold a titled rank."
"Additionally, I do not have concubines, nor chambermaids, I’m totally innocent, and not involved with any woman." Xiao Chengyu said, "After marriage, I would be fully devoted to my wife, never taking concubines, and never two-timing."
Fu Shinian opened her mouth wide, "Marquis, why are you telling me these things? You aren’t even marrying."
Xiao Chengyu: "..."
Truly a sin, all his fault for the nonsense he blabbered before.
"I’ve changed my mind." Xiao Chengyu said.
Now that he had started, continuing became much easier.
"Now my health has greatly improved, and today I also had Master Purin check my pulse." Xiao Chengyu said, "Even Master Purin said that given my current condition, it’s unlikely to relapse. If my health declines again, then poisoning would be the only possibility."
"In the past, my underlying health was poor, even if it improved somewhat, a sudden relapse could not be ruled out due to frailty, but now, this reason can be ruled out."
"Previously, I was fixated on a dead end." Xiao Chengyu said, "Since my health is now good, I shouldn’t negate the present with uncertainties about the future."
"So..." Xiao Chengyu said, "Second Miss, if you’re considering marriage, could you also consider me?"
Fu Shinian inhaled sharply in shock, looking at Xiao Chengyu as if seeing a ghost.
Fu Shinian couldn’t help but say, "Whatever possessed the Marquis, please depart immediately!"
Her courtyard has purple aura protection, surely it could drive away evil spirits!
Xiao Chengyu: "..."
"I haven’t been possessed by anything." Now Xiao Chengyu only felt regret.
Why had he said anything about not marrying before?
"I just figured things out." Xiao Chengyu said, "I don’t want to have regrets."
"Moreover, since my health is so good now, I’d like to strive to live longer." Xiao Chengyu said, "To protect the ones I love."
When Xiao Chengyu said this, his gaze remained fixed on Fu Shinian’s face without straying.
Fu Shinian’s face grew hot.
When someone suddenly expresses such candid words to her, she couldn’t possibly have no feelings whatsoever.
Especially when that someone is someone as outstanding as Xiao Chengyu.
"I know, Second Miss doesn’t have feelings for me, it was my misunderstanding earlier." Xiao Chengyu said, "Previously, Second Miss merely wanted to help me, to let me live longer."
"Now, Second Miss has achieved that." Xiao Chengyu cupped his hands and bowed deeply to Fu Shinian.
Fu Changqin, outside the courtyard, was stunned watching Xiao Chengyu’s actions.
He couldn’t hear what Xiao Chengyu and Fu Shinian were saying, so seeing Xiao Chengyu perform such a grand gesture left him even more astonished.
What on earth could make Xiao Chengyu pay such a grand courtesy!
"But it’s not because of the life-saving grace that I am saying these words, nor am I confusing gratitude with love." Xiao Chengyu’s ears had turned red as he said this.
Fu Shinian thought with a flushed face, Xiao Chengyu preemptively answered all the questions she wanted to ask.
Leaving her speechless.
"There are many ways to repay a favor, to use marriage to repay is truly unfair to the other party, so I won’t do that." Xiao Chengyu said seriously, "Second Miss, I truly have feelings for you, if I could marry you as my wife, it would be the greatest blessing of my life."
"Although Second Miss has no feelings for me, I believe, you also have no feelings for another. The good impression of the Princely Heir is simply due to his merits."
"But in terms of character, achievement, and even status, I believe I am not inferior to the Princely Heir."
