Chapter 24: Legends

After Si Xuan left the Lin residence, Wang Yuyan said to Lin Baozhu, "Cousin, I remember you said you didn't want to marry Si Xuan. Why don't I marry him instead of you?"

Lin Baozhu was furious. "Who said I didn't want to get married? He became a fool at that time, so I despised him. Now he is well, so I will naturally fulfill the marriage contract."

Old Madam Lin came to the gate with her cane and just happened to hear the conversation between the two girls. "It's too late. Neither of you can get married. The engagement letter sent to the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion a few days ago had the name Lin Qianqian written on it."

Old Mrs. Lin was very unhappy. She heard that the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion had sent a lot of good things, so she changed into a set of decent clothes. But when she arrived outside the gate, she saw that Si Xuan didn't even enter the gate of the Lin Mansion, but turned around and left.

Old Madam Lin was furious and muttered, "It was the girl born to Jiang who got a good marriage."

With the help of her maid Xiao Xing, she went back to her room.

Lin Baozhu went to find Wang.

"Mom, Si Xuan's illness has been cured. I have decided to marry Si Xuan as usual."

Wang naturally thought so too. "This marriage was arranged with great difficulty by your grandfather. Now that Si Xuan has recovered from her illness, she can't be married to Jiang's daughter. Don't worry, I will send someone to the Duke of Xingguo's mansion to exchange the engagement letter today to avoid any more trouble. I will ask Madam Sun to say that we were careless and sent the wrong one."

With Wang's order, Mother Sun took Lin Baozhu's engagement letter to the residence of Duke Xingguo and told the Duke and his wife what Wang had asked them to say.

As a result, the wife of Duke Xingguo looked gloomy and unhappy.

The wife of Duke Xingguo discovered that the two girls of the Lin family were born on the same day. When the Prime Minister's Mansion arranged a marriage for the two girls ten years ago, the couple did not want to agree at first. But when they took the marriage to the temple's abbot Wuwei, he looked it up and said that their birth dates were a match made in heaven, so they agreed.

The Lin family had a good idea. When their son was mentally ill, they arranged for a little girl who had no mother to marry them. Now that their son's mental illness has been cured, they want to marry their biological daughter to them, but it's too late.

The Lin family sent Lin Qianqian's engagement letter a few days ago. She was very satisfied with it, so she refused the second engagement letter sent by Mother Sun.

"Go back and tell your wife that marriage is not a joke. Since Qianqian's engagement letter has been sent over, my son will marry her."

On the way back to the Lin Mansion, Mother Sun had a headache.

If the task is not completed, you will definitely be punished when you return.

Speaking of which, Miss Qianqian is really lucky. After Miss Qianqian's engagement letter was delivered, the Marquis Guanjun's stupidity was suddenly cured. She is truly a blessed person. After marrying the Marquis Guanjun, she will enjoy endless blessings.

After returning home, Mother Sun told Wang about the rejection.

Wang was naturally unhappy and said, "It is useless if the Xingguo Mansion does not want to accept Baozhu's engagement letter. We have the marriage certificate in hand, and the original marriage certificate has Baozhu's name on it."

In the past, when the Madam was unhappy, she would punish the servants. Mother Sun was wondering whether the Madam would punish her because she was unhappy, but then she met Mother Fang who came to tell her a tale.

Mother Fang: "Madam, the second young lady has been going out a lot recently. I asked someone to follow her and found that she went to the Jiang Mansion."

Wang corrected him, "There is no such thing as a Jiang Mansion in the capital. Only rich and powerful families can be considered a mansion. The Jiang family is still suffering at the border after being convicted. It is unknown when they will be released. Therefore, that shabby house can only be considered a Jiang Mansion at best."

Mrs. Fang agreed: "Yes, yes, what the madam said is right. That broken house is not the Jiang Mansion, it is the Jiang Residence."

Wang took a deep breath and felt very irritated. "Okay, all of you should leave. Don't bother with that girl."

Now that Guan Junhou's idiocy has been cured, there's no need for that girl to marry in his place. It's a good thing that she's not around to be an eyesore anymore.

So as to avoid being annoyed by seeing it every day.

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Ministry of Revenue, Song He, who once bribed Lin Qingyun, is sick.

He was seriously ill. His face was swollen like a pig's head. There was only a thin slit left in his eyes and he couldn't see clearly. His body was so swollen that he couldn't even walk.

He searched for famous doctors in the capital, but to no avail.

Song He was lying on the bed, feeling anxious and upset. In his frustration, he scolded Zhu Dachang, the housekeeper of the Song Mansion.

How could he not be anxious? He had finally climbed to his current position by flattering others, and now was the time to enjoy wealth and glory, but he could not enjoy any of it. His whole body was swollen and painful, and he might die one day.

Zhu Dachang, the housekeeper of the Song Mansion, is a very gossipy person. When he is free, he likes to go to the teahouse to listen to gossip.

He offered advice to Song He and said, "Master, I recently heard of a bizarre incident. It is said that the daughter of Minister Lin is a blessed person. On that day, the Marquis of Guanjun fell into the water and was rescued by the daughter of the Lin family. What do you think happened? The Marquis of Guanjun, who had been stupid for three years, suddenly became normal again."

"I am a distant relative of Old Li, the gatekeeper of the Feng Mansion. Old Li said that the old lady of the Feng family was very ill a few days ago, and they had prepared her funeral clothes. What do you think happened? The daughter of the Lin family went to the Feng Mansion as a guest, and as a result, the old lady of Feng's illness was cured, and she is even healthier than before she fell ill."

"Master, now the rumors are going viral that the daughter of the Lin family is a very lucky person. Master, why don't you give it a try? If the daughter of the Lin family comes to visit our house once, maybe your illness will be cured."

When Song He heard this, he thought that the story of Marquis Guanjun and Old Lady Feng was indeed unusual, so hope began to rise in his heart.

With no other options left, we decided to give it a try.

Let the butler Zhu Dachang go to the Lin Mansion for help directly. Who knows, with the help of the little girl from the Lin family, his serious illness may be cured.

"Dachang, bring some good things to the Lin Mansion. Give Lord Lin the top-grade Duan inkstone I recently acquired. Take Wanzhen to the Lin Mansion as well. Make friends with Miss Lin in Wanzhen's name and invite her to visit our house. It doesn't matter how much it costs."

Although Song He was only the head of the Ministry of Revenue, it was a very lucrative government office, and he had saved a lot of silver when he was the county magistrate of Peng County.

It is said that a clean magistrate can earn 100,000 silver coins a year.

It was only thanks to the money he got from Peng County that he was able to get a job in such a good government office as the Ministry of Revenue.

Song He had many wives and concubines and many children.

Song Wanzhen is Song He's second legitimate daughter. She is a very smart girl and a good business person.

The brothers in the family are busy running dogs and fighting cocks every day, the mother is busy fighting concubines, and the eldest sister is already married, so she is the only one who manages the huge family business.

She thought that women all liked beautiful things, so she went directly to Mingyue Silver Shop and bought a gold crown inlaid with diamonds as a gift for Lin Qianqian.

The diamonds on the golden crown sparkle in the sun, bright enough to blind people's eyes. I hope that young lady Qianqian will like it.