The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 453 I Want to Marry Pei Qin (3)_1

Chapter 453: Chapter 453 I Want to Marry Pei Qin (3)_1

Shen Songming wanted to secure the contract for the Royal Family’s cooking oil as well, but since this required bidding and the current supplier had strong connections, Pei Qin was too busy to handle it all at once, so he set it aside for the time being.

Having dealt with this matter, Shen Songming’s face was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

Old Lady Shen and Mrs. Shen saw their son return from assisting Ms. Pei in becoming an imperial merchant and felt even more displeased with her in their hearts.

Shuang Xi, seeing Shen Songming in good spirits, thought that even if Ms. Pei asked for a larger dowry or made some difficult demands, their young master would not likely get angry or find it troublesome, so he handed him the letter.

"She even sent me a letter? Why didn’t you give it to me at the start!" Shen Songming opened the letter with suspicion, "What secrets have been written..."

Shuang Xi saw his previously happy face change instantly and felt a thud in his heart.

Shen Songming’s face turned pale, gripping the letter tightly, disbelievingly looking it over several times, but nothing changed. His joyful heart suddenly fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"Young master! Young master!?" Shuang Xi saw him slump into a chair, his face turning white and his eyes reddening, and started to cry in fright. What on earth did Ms. Pei write to the young master!?

"Get out!" Shen Songming roared with eyes red.

Shuang Xi, frightened, hurried out but couldn’t help worrying.

Shen Songming stood up and slammed the door shut, then crouched on the ground. He looked at the letter again, and every line was filled with Pei Qin’s graceful form. What nonsense of thanks! Using him just to reject Mo Heng with a mere thank you.

He crumpled the letter, and two drops of water fell on the wad of paper. Shen Songming clenched his fists tightly, "Why can’t she consider me?" He wasn’t confusing family affection; he genuinely wanted to marry her! To have her! To spend a lifetime with her!

Shuang Xi heard noises from inside the room and dared not knock hard, anxious and unsure of what to do.

Shen Songming’s guards didn’t know what to do and could only stand guard outside.

Mrs. Shen, seeing her youngest son not coming over for the meal, went to look for him.

Shuang Xi saw her approaching with the maids and old ladies, his face changing with fear. He quickly turned to wipe away his tears and hurried forward to greet her, "Madam! The young master is busy with something and has ordered that no one should enter!"

"What could he be so busy with that he doesn’t even eat?" Mrs. Shen noticed his red-rimmed eyes and, after glancing at everyone serving in the yard, stepped forward to call at the door.

"Mingming! What are you doing? Open the door quickly!" After calling and receiving no answer, Mrs. Shen’s stern gaze turned towards Shuang Xi, "What exactly happened to your young master?"

Shuang Xi fell to his knees with a thud, "I truly do not know! The young master indeed... indeed, has something going on and instructed us not to let anyone enter."

What could be so important that he locked himself inside and wouldn’t even open the door for his mother, especially when he was fine earlier? Mrs. Shen ordered coldly, "Break down the door!"

Shuang Xi, also worried that something serious had happened, that Shen Songming might be thinking irrationally, stepped aside to let the guards break down the door.

The door was forcefully opened, and Mrs. Shen quickly entered the room.

Shen Songming, holding the crumpled letter, stood up with his eyes bloodshot as he looked at Mrs. Shen.

"Mingming!?" Mrs. Shen felt a surge of heartache, having never seen him like this, and came up to support him.

"I want to marry Pei Qin!" Shen Songming spoke with a hoarse voice.

Mrs. Shen frowned upon hearing this, softly persuading him, "Mingming! If you truly like that Pei Qin, your mother will not stop you. You can take her as a concubine!" She only agreed for Shen Songming to take her as a concubine.

"I want to marry her! I must marry her!" Shen Songming shouted angrily, then ran out, heading straight for the stable.

"Mingming!" Mrs. Shen stretched out her hand but failed to catch him, "Quickly, go stop him!"

Several guards immediately followed at a quick pace.

Shen Songming went to the stable, pulled out a horse, and rode out straight away.

The others also mounted their horses and chased after him.

Shen Songming left through the city gates, heading straight down the official road to the south.

"Young master is..." Could it be that he was heading to Yuanyang County to find Ms. Pei?

Shen Songming was going to find her, and he would find her immediately. A mere virginity was of no concern to him! He had said he would marry her, and since she had already accepted his proposal, she must marry him! He didn’t want her thanks; he wanted her!

Even if she didn’t like Mo Heng, why wouldn’t she choose to marry him? He was not an old-fashioned person; even if it mattered, he still wanted to marry her! It was just virginity; once married to him, everything about her would belong to him!

Racing all the way, his blurry eyes could barely make out the road.

"Young master!?" The guards were shocked and quickly rushed forward to rescue him.

Shen Songming was moving too fast and couldn’t be reached in time, ultimately falling to the ground, rolling over a dozen times, and then laying there unconscious, the wad of paper rolling away from his hand.

The guards hurried over, relieved to see that his arms and legs weren’t broken, although he had a bump on his head and was unconscious, with tear stains on his face. They had no idea what had happened but quickly took him back to the city to see a physician.

Mrs. Shen turned pale with shock upon seeing her youngest son return unconscious. Old Lady Shen immediately sent the steward to fetch the Imperial Physician and had Shuang Xi tied up, demanding to know what had happened.

Shuang Xi would rather die than admit it was because of the letter from Pei Qin. The young master was intent on marrying Ms. Pei, whom both the old lady and Mrs. Shen disapproved of. If they found out it was because of Ms. Pei that the young master ended up like this, they would surely disapprove even more.

The guards also dared not say much, only admitting they didn’t know.

Mrs. Shen ordered a search of the room but found nothing unusual, so they had to wait for Shen Songming to wake up to learn more. Anyway, this had to be related to Pei Qin!

As for the rolled-up letter that had fallen outside the city, it was soon picked up by someone.

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