ebookland Chapter 318 Lovers finally get married
Chapter 318 Lovers finally get married
But then he thought about it again. Sun Wei was already twenty-five years old this year. This was the first time he had ever truly fallen for a girl, and it would also be the last.
They had been together since they were twenty, and after five years, they were already deeply rooted in each other's hearts. Just thinking about the impending separation made his chest feel tight.
He clutched his chest, then suddenly swung his clothes, knelt down, and kowtowed deeply to Zhu Kui.
His sudden action surprised Zhu Kui.
"Sun Wei, what do you mean by this?"
Sun Wei straightened up, looking at him with unwavering eyes.
“Lord Zhu, even if you hadn’t summoned me today, I would have come to see you anyway. I love Fangfei and I want to marry her. Please, please grant our request. I promise to treat her well for the rest of my life.”
At this point, he seemed to notice a subtle change in Zhu Kui's expression. He nervously swallowed, then mustered his courage and continued:
“Fangfei and I have known each other for over five years. We developed feelings for each other back in the Crown Prince's residence. If it weren't for the fact that I'm not good enough for her, I would have proposed to you long ago. I know you called me here today to tell me to stay away from Fangfei, but we love each other very much. If you want to forcibly separate us like this, then you might as well... you might as well kill me.”
"Hahaha……"
Zhu Kui suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter, then leaned forward to carefully examine Sun Wei.
"Sun Wei, I seem to remember you as someone who isn't good with words and prefers to keep to yourself. What's wrong with you today? You've been talking about things you've been saying for years, haven't you?"
"me……"
Sun Wei was speechless again.
He was a man of few words, but ever since he met Zhu Fangfei, his tongue seemed to have become much smoother than before.
After laughing, Zhu Kui raised his hand and said:
"Get up. If you keep kneeling like this, people will think that I, the future Yue Fei, am bullying you."
"You didn't bully me, it was me..."
At this point, he looked at Zhu Kui as if he had just remembered something.
"What did you just say?"
Zhu Kui approached him, placed his hands on his shoulders, and dragged him up from the ground. His eagle eyes glared sharply at him.
"Sun Wei, can you guarantee that you will treat Fangfei well for the rest of your life and never let her suffer the slightest grievance?"
Without a second thought, Sun Wei nodded emphatically, then raised his right hand as if to swear an oath.
“Yes, I, Sun Wei, hereby swear that if you agree to my marriage with Fangfei, I promise to treat her well for the rest of my life.”
"Then can you move into the Grand Commandant's residence and take care of her, her elder brother, and this family for me?"
This question puzzled Sun Wei.
"Lord Zhu, what do you mean by that?"
"I'm asking if you can."
Sun Wei nodded heavily.
"Yes, as long as you promise me that I can be with Fangfei, I will do anything."
Zhu Kui finally let out a long sigh of relief, then walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looked at the vast Grand Commandant's mansion, and murmured:
"I'm getting old. I don't want to travel around anymore, nor do I want to work hard anymore. I'm thinking of resigning from my official post and returning to my hometown to live a quiet life. I'll leave this family to you and Fangfei!"
Sun Wei was a little surprised.
"This...you...you want to resign?"
Zhu Kui nodded heavily, then turned to look at him again.
"Yes, I'm resigning from my official post and leaving the capital. Don't ask where I'm going, and you don't need to. But you'll have to take care of this family and Fangfei's brother. Can you manage? Aren't you afraid?"
This question caught Sun Wei off guard for a moment.
He had thought about marrying Zhu Fangfei, but he never imagined that he would bring her whole family with him.
Seeing him in a daze, Zhu Kui immediately said:
"I'll give you three days to consider. Give me your answer after three days. If you're unwilling, I'll find another husband for Fangfei. I believe that with the strength of my Zhu family, many men will line up to be her live-in sons-in-law..."
"I am willing."
Before he could finish speaking, Sun Wei stepped forward and interrupted him.
“I am willing to take care of this family with Fangfei. I am willing to do anything for her.”
He had barely finished speaking when he saw Zhu Kui looking towards the doorway.
"Daughter, did you hear that?"
Zhu Fangfei walked in from outside, wiping away tears and sobbing softly. Without saying a word, she went straight to Sun Wei and hugged him, wiping her tears on his clothes and pounding his chest with her fists.
“I was so scared when you hesitated just now. I was afraid you would say you didn’t want to, I was afraid you would run away. I was really scared.”
Sun Wei was stunned for a moment. When he realized that Zhu Fangfei was really in front of him, he stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly, comforting her continuously.
"I would do anything for you, even give my life."
"Don't talk nonsense. No one dares to take your life. You still need to stay alive to take care of me and let me bully you."
Zhu Kui stood by the window, turned to look outside, and listened to the young lovers whispering sweet nothings. He thought of Liang Ying, the woman he fell in love with when he was over fifty.
He decided to resign not to live a life of seclusion, but for... Liang Ying.
He decided to go find her. He didn't want her to grow old alone; he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.
When he presented his resignation memorial to Wei Jianning, Wei Jianning paused for a moment, then frowned and asked:
"Lord Zhu, what's going on?"
"Your Majesty, in recent years I have felt increasingly powerless, so I wish to find a place to live in seclusion. Please grant me permission."
Although Wei Jianning felt a little regretful, after thinking about it for a while, he still agreed.
"Very well, I will grant your wish. In your memorial, you said that you wanted Sun Wei to manage the Grand Commandant's office for you. Does that mean you agree to his marriage with Zhu Fangfei?"
"Yes, this old minister has come not only to submit a memorial requesting resignation, but also to request Your Majesty to grant a marriage between Sun Wei and Zhu Fangfei."
Hearing this, Wei Jianning finally showed a relieved smile.
"Good, this is a good thing, a great thing! I will issue an imperial decree to bestow the marriage upon you as soon as possible. When are you leaving?"
"I beg Your Majesty to grant them marriage as soon as possible. After drinking my daughter's wedding wine, this old minister shall take his leave."
This matter was somewhat sudden, but Zhu Kui was always very thoughtful. Since he had already made up his mind about this matter, there was no need for him to try to persuade him any further.
Ultimately, the Emperor decreed that Sun Wei and Zhu Fangfei's wedding ceremony would be held three days later. Although Zhu Kui was stripped of his position as Grand Commandant, the Emperor allowed the Grand Commandant's residence to be retained for Zhu Kui's son, Sun Wei, and Zhu Fangfei to live in, which was also Zhu Kui's wish.
When Lan Zhi learned about this, the worry that had been weighing on her mind finally subsided.
She had always worried that Zhu Fangfei would ruin her life's important matter by marrying Wei Jianning, but now that she had married Sun Wei as she wished, it was the best thing that could have happened.
That evening, Lan Zhi and Wei Jianning discussed that after Sun Wei's wedding was over, they would go to the east of the city together to bring Consort Liang back to the palace.
Wei Jianning opposes this.
“My lady, I know you are filial and that you are thinking of me, but my mother is different from others. Even if she knows your identity now and will no longer despise you, if she were to return to the harem, she would surely turn the harem upside down. You should give up this idea!”
"But she is, after all, your mother!"