Chapter 268 Daiyu's Mismatched Matchmaking

Yuan Hongqu glanced at it as well, and then noticed that Daiyu looked somewhat melancholy. So she put down the visiting card in her hand and looked at Daiyu.

Did something unpleasant happen to you when you went out today?

Daiyu silently shook her head.

"Why did you suddenly come back and tell me about Lord Lin's marriage? And the invitation from the Qiu family is also a bit strange." Yuan Hongqu felt that something was wrong with Daiyu.

Daiyu pouted, and spoke with lingering fear.

"Granny, have I gotten into trouble? You certainly won't blame me, but I wonder if my father will punish me when he finds out?"

"How could that be? If your father dares to lay a finger on you, I'll take you away from the Lin family and live in seclusion." Yuan Hongqu's words were no exaggeration.

After she came to Lin Daiyu's side, she thought about how she would protect Daiyu if Lin Ruhai died early, just like in the original novel.

Taking Daiyu to live a secluded life in the countryside was also one of her possible options.

"Tell me what happened."

Daiyu pursed her lips and looked around. Because Granny Yuan was with her, the maids were not around.

But if she said it out loud, she was afraid it would quickly reach her father's ears...

Yuan Hongqu had never seen Daiyu show such an uneasy and regretful expression before, and alarm bells rang in her heart.

“Granny,” Daiyu pouted, “Today I went to Sister Ma’s coming-of-age ceremony and met many ladies and wives.”

Yuan Hongqu frowned slightly. "Is someone making things difficult for you?"

"No, they didn't disrespect me at all. It's just that many of them were asking me whether my father intended to remarry."

"You're just a young girl, how can you ask them about this? What are Zijuan and Tingyue doing that you should know?"

Yuan Hongqu was shocked. Even in modern times, no one would ask a father whether he wanted to remarry in front of his daughter!

Were people in ancient times this fierce?!

"Granny, they didn't ask me about it, they just discussed it privately, and they didn't know I was nearby. They said that my father is now a very popular and influential person in the Emperor's court, and if he were to remarry, their family already has suitable candidates..." Daiyu said, somewhat embarrassed.

"I shouldn't have said anything about my father's affairs, but what they said went too far!"

"They said the Lin family is small, with only one daughter who is a princess. Once she marries into the family, she will be the head of the household and become the princess's stepmother... They also said that they have widowed sisters-in-law and women who can't get married because their fiancés have died. They wanted to give all sorts of nonsense to my father!"

Daiyu's words were simple, but Yuan Hongqu could imagine how embarrassed Daiyu must have been, hiding in the shadows and hearing these people openly discussing her father's marriage.

"They also said..." Daiyu took a deep breath.

"They say that since my father is staying in the capital this time, the Emperor will definitely bestow a marriage upon him. Now it's just a matter of which family's daughter has the ability to win the Lin family's favor."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Hongqu thought to herself: What's so good about Lin Ruhai? His profession is high-risk, and he was even assassinated last year. He's also a workaholic, so busy that he can't care about anything else, and he almost worked himself to death this year. He's also so old. According to the original story, he died at the age of fifty-five, so he would be fifty-three this year. Who would want to find themselves a father figure?

If Yuan Hongqu hadn't used nearly half of the ginseng pills to save him this time, he might have died a few years earlier than in the original story!

That was a little better. He managed to see the Emperor to report on his duties, but then he got into this mess when he came back.

How can so many people think he's a good match? Are they blind?

“If children think so much, they won’t grow tall. No matter what they say, the most important thing is what Lord Lin thinks.” Yuan Hongqu patted Daiyu’s back soothingly. “As long as your father doesn’t have any intention of remarrying, none of that matters to you.”

"Granny, but I'm really angry!" Daiyu's face flushed red as she mustered her courage to look at Yuan Hongqu.

"So I stood up and said that my father already has someone he loves, and that person is my nanny!"

"What?" Yuan Hongqu thought she had misheard and stared at Daiyu with wide eyes.

Daiyu was a little guilty, and her voice was soft.

“I said that even if my father were to remarry, he would only marry Granny Yuan.”

"Ancestor, are you trying to kill me?!" Yuan Hongqu finally understood. No wonder Daiyu asked her if she wanted to marry Lin Ruhai, and no wonder she tried to sell her own father to her. This was all premeditated!

No wonder Minister Qiu from the Ministry of Rites sent out an invitation so late at night; is he planning to come and scold me tomorrow?

It's really not fair to blame Lord Qiu for meddling in other people's business. After all, he and Lin Ruhai are officials in the same court, and it's unreasonable for them to be so unclear about things.

Even if Lord Qiu comes to scold her, she has no choice but to endure it.

To outsiders, given Yuan Hongqu's current status and position, she shouldn't be living in the Lin family's house at all.

Especially after Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing, Yuan Hongqu should have found another place to live, even if it was to avoid suspicion.

As the Minister of Rites, if Lord Qiu hears these words that have reached his ears indirectly, he will probably come to denounce him tomorrow.

Yuan Hongqu put her hand to her forehead. If this matter was not handled properly, her reputation would be ruined, and the girls' academy would be suspected. Lin Ruhai's reputation would be completely destroyed, and even the Lin family would probably go from being a scholarly family to being condemned by everyone.

It's hard to deny this, since it was Lin Ruhai's own daughter who said it. This daughter was even bestowed the title of Princess Jiangzhu by the Emperor. If it turns out that Daiyu was just talking nonsense, I'm afraid even the Emperor would have a hard time getting past her.

This girl, once she starts scamming, she scams a whole bunch of people!

"Granny, I didn't think that much. If my father insists on remarrying, it can only be you, no one else will do!" Although Daiyu said this in a moment of panic, it was also her deepest thought.

Yuan Hongqu thought it over and over and decided that she should still go and talk to Lin Ruhai. She and Lin Ruhai didn't have much of a tacit understanding. If she said something incoherent tomorrow, it would be even more difficult to handle.

"Granny, can't you be with my father?" Daiyu looked at Yuan Hongqu's unpredictable expression, clearly in a difficult position.

Daiyu knew that she had probably created a big problem for the nanny this time.

But why can't the nanny marry Father?

Yuan Hongqu sighed inwardly and smiled helplessly.

"Girl, you don't know about my past, that's why you say such things."

Daiyu looked at Yuan Hongqu curiously, "Is there some difficulty that prevents you from being with Father, Granny?"

Yuan Hongqu blinked. "I'm sorry, Lin Yuanhang, I have to rely on you to save my life again."

"If it weren't for that twist of fate, you should be calling me aunt today."