Chapter 365 Marriage Proposal

Lu Yuntang fell in love with Chen Nanhuai, the second son of the Chen family. The Chen family had a concubine who was very popular for more than ten years. Later, the concubine framed the prince and was implicated. Although the family was not exterminated, the bright future of the family children was ruined. The head of the Chen family of this generation worked in the Ministry of Justice. The sons of the family had ordinary careers and were unknown in the capital where there were many noble families.

Lu Yuntang met Chen Nanhuai when they were visiting lantern festivals on New Year's Eve, and they fell in love with each other, decided to spend their lives together, and even exchanged letters. When Zhang heard this, she felt dizzy and tortured Lu Yuntang's maid. The maid was loyal and did not betray her master. Lu Yuntang could not bear to see the maids suffer, so he confessed on his own initiative.

Li Yue said, "According to the maid of the third lady, after the Lantern Festival on New Year's Eve, the third lady and Chen Jia Erlang met again at the Chen Family Polo Club and played polo together. Whenever there were banquets for the ladies of various mansions, the third lady would be invited. Because the prince was in a high position, the third lady's status rose, and all kinds of banquets held by the ladies in the capital would send her invitations. In the past six months, the two have met frequently in private. Not only that, the third lady also wrote letters to Chen Jia Erlang. A few days ago, the third lady went to Hanshan Temple to worship Buddha, and Chen Jia Erlang also went."

Qingyun, "The third young lady is really brave. Young ladies in Beijing value their reputation the most. Moreover, the Lu family is a family of scholars. The second young lady has never dated any other man and has always been prudent. Although the fourth young lady is a bit spoiled, she has never done anything so outrageous. I didn't expect the third young lady to..."

Su Qingwan glanced at her, and Qingyun shut up and stopped talking. If servants talked about their masters and were heard by others, it would inevitably cause trouble.

She had done even more outrageous things, such as pretending to be the elder sister and going to the Lu family to seek revenge. She had no right to say that the third girl was rebellious and audacious.

However, this matter cannot be compared, she was seeking revenge.

I absolutely would not meet with a man outside my family secretly, get married secretly, or exchange letters without the help of a matchmaker. If it were discovered by someone with ulterior motives, my reputation would surely be ruined.

Li Yue, "Princess, I have sent people to investigate the background of Chen Jia Erlang."

"It's not a good thing!" Su Qingwan drank tea calmly.

Lu Yunyan and Chen Lanzhu were also present. Family disgrace should not be made public, so only the Lu family knew about this matter, and Zhang also kept it secret. Chen Lanzhu accidentally saw Lu Yuntang and Chen Nanhuai arguing on the street, and she had a bad feeling so she came to the palace to tell Su Qingwan, but she didn't expect that Lu Yunyan and Su Qingwan happened to be talking about this matter.

Chen Lanzhu and Lu Yunyan were not familiar with Chen Nanhuai. Although they were both from the Chen family, their identities and status were very different, and they were not related.

Chen Lanzhu said, "Chen Nanhuai is already over 20 years old. If he likes the third lady, he should just go and ask for her hand in marriage. He has been secretly dating her for half a year without telling the Lu family. He even dared to meet her secretly at the temple and exchange letters without considering the third lady's reputation. How can he be a good person?"

Although Chen Lanzhu was rebellious and had contacts with some children from aristocratic families, she had never done such an outrageous thing. Any of them would be taboo, and she felt very disgusted with Chen Nanhuai.

Lu Yunyan never cared much about her mother's family affairs. The third young lady had a biological brother, Lu Jing, so no one could bully her. Su Qingwan would not just sit there and do nothing about it, so she made no comment.

Qingyun said, "Princess, what should we do now?"

"It's very difficult." Su Qingwan said truthfully, "If the secret meeting and the letter are true, this matter will be very passive. Third sister really likes Chen Jia Erlang, and she won't listen to her mother's words. She is just beginning to fall in love, naive and simple. She has been deceived by the vows and sweet words in the past six months, and she won't listen to advice."

One of Li Yue's subordinates hurriedly reported, "Princess, the Chen family sent an official matchmaker to the Lu family to propose marriage."