Chapter 264: Not a Good Person
Chen Ling nodded vigorously: "Niuniu, you are right! It is not surprising that foolish people do anything. I just need to do my best and leave the rest to fate. If she is angry with me because of her fiancé, it only shows that she is not a person who can be deeply befriended."
After Shen Ling thought it through, the three of them continued to walk back.
This time the journey was smooth, and the male and female guests were still seated separately. Niu Niu was sent to Zhang Yunniang by Chen Ling.
Zhang Yunniang hadn't seen her daughter for most of the day and was still worried. Although she knew that she was in the Princess's Mansion, she was still afraid that someone would bully the child.
"Are you having fun with your sister Ling?" Zhang Yuniang asked with a smile.
Niuniu raised her little face and said with a smile: "Sister Ling and I have done a lot of good things together! We are very busy."
"Wow, what did Niu Niu do? Tell me quickly." Liu Xiaoru asked from the side.
Niuniu shook her head and said, "Sister Ling told me not to tell."
After hearing this, Liu Xiaoru did not ask any more questions, but said: "Niuniu is really a good child who keeps her promises."
Niu Niu puffed out her belly proudly.
Seeing her cute appearance, Liu Xiaoru couldn't help but pat her belly with her hand and said, "Oh, it's so empty, is our little hero hungry because of doing good deeds?"
After being reminded by her, Niu Niu really felt hungry. Zhang Yuniang picked up a few dishes for her and let her eat slowly.
There were other women with children at the table, but the little girl sitting opposite Niu Niu, who looked about the same age as Niu Niu, still needed to be fed by a maid.
The little girl looked at Niuniu eating by herself, and was stunned for a moment. She seemed a little embarrassed and said, "Mom, I want to eat by myself too."
The noble lady she called her mother also saw Niuniu across from her, frowned, and whispered, "Why are you learning from the lower-class families? It's not like our family can't afford a maid."
The child didn’t understand such flattery. She just wanted to play, so she started to make a fuss: “Why don’t you let me learn from her? I want to play, I want to play!”
The noble lady had originally been mocking the Gu family for being shabby, but now her own daughter had embarrassed her, and her face immediately turned black.
She finally handed the chopsticks to her daughter to eat by herself, but her daughter was used to being fed. She was not very skilled in holding the chopsticks and made a mess of the bowl instead. The lady's blood pressure instantly rose.
"The little girl from the Liu family is almost seven years old, how come she can't even hold chopsticks properly? This daughter of the Liu family is really..."
Some people at the table couldn't help but grumble.
Madam Liu was so angry that she was shaking all over. In order not to affect her daughter's future marriage, she quickly asked the maid to take her daughter away: "The young lady is not hungry yet, send her out for a walk and come back later."
Although the naughty child was not happy, he could not stand Mrs. Liu's dark face and was forcibly taken away by the maid. The banquet finally became quiet.
Liu Xiaoru quietly approached Zhang Yuniang and whispered, "Sister, our Niuniu is still the best and most obedient."
Zhang Yunniang looked down at Niu Niu. The little girl was now holding the bowl and eating obediently. When she saw something she wanted to eat, she would take the initiative to ask Zhang Yunniang for it, with no intention of making a fuss at all.
"Mom, that flower-like dish is delicious. You must try it." Niu Niu whispered to Zhang Yuniang.
When Zhang Yunniang saw that her daughter was still thinking about her and looked so adorable, her heart melted instantly.
After the meal, it actually means that today's flower-viewing banquet is coming to an end.
The eldest princess originally planned to organize the flower-viewing banquet for young men and women to meet each other, but after careful examination today, it seems that the only good thing that really happened was the two couples who fell into the water.
After lunch, not many guests stayed.
The Gu family also stood up and said goodbye.
Chen Ling held Niuniu's hand tightly and whispered, "I'll come to play with you in a few days, okay?"
Niuniu said, "Sister Ling, please book a date in advance. I'm a bit busy lately."
Shen Ling was puzzled: "Don't you stay at home all day? Isn't your father at home watching your homework?"
Niuniu shook her head, counted on her fingers and showed it to Shen Ling, and said: "Tomorrow is a day off, I will go to Uncle Sun's house to play, the day after tomorrow, my grandma and I will go to work, and the day after tomorrow, my father will announce the results, I will also go to see..."
"Work? What kind of work?" Shen Ling was very curious.
Niu Niu said, "My grandma is helping Li Yaren. She is going to help him sell his house tomorrow."
Shen Ling had never seen such a thing before, so he immediately said, "Can I go? I'm curious!"
Niuniu didn't think her grandmother's actions were inferior at all, and said, "I haven't seen anything like this before. This is my grandmother's first time working outside. I can't promise you on her behalf. You have to ask her."
Shen Ling liked Niuniu and thought the little girl was very interesting. She said, "Then don't forget to ask her. What you do together must be fun. Don't forget it, okay?"
Niuniu patted her belly and said, "Don't worry, I have the best memory!"
Not long after the Gu family left, Shen Ling sent someone to ask whether the Li family had left. She had also sent someone to inquire during the previous meal. Cui Yuan left in a hurry before the meal started, saying that he accidentally fell and had a small wound on his head, so he went back to see a doctor.
With this clue as evidence, Shen Ling was able to confirm that the man in the secret meeting was indeed Cui Yuan.
Li Shuyun is fifteen years old this year. Although she has a grandfather who entered the cabinet, the Li family is now supported by her grandfather in the court. Although there are people in Li's father's generation who are officials in the court, none of them are particularly successful, which means there is a lack of successors.
The Jing'an Marquis's Mansion had previously displeased the emperor, and the memorial requesting the title of Crown Prince was kept by the emperor and not sent out. Now that it has married into the Li family, it also hopes to use the influence of Lord Li to successfully request the title of Crown Prince for Cui Yuan.
"Thank you for the reminder, sister. I'll keep it in mind." Li Shuyun stood up and bowed solemnly to Shen Ling.
Shen Ling hurriedly helped the person up and asked, "Sister Li, I hope you don't blame me for being too talkative."
Li Shuyun shook her head and said, "Originally, my family said that the eldest son of the Cui family has a good character and has inherited the style of his ancestors, but I know in my heart that the marriage between the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion and my family was originally for the purpose of asking for the title of Crown Prince."
"Since my sister knows this, why did your family agree to this marriage?" Shen Ling was puzzled.
Li Shuyun sighed and said, "The world is bustling with people, all for profit. It is human nature to have ulterior motives. My family promised the marriage only because we have our eyes on the title of Jing'an Marquis."
Although Shen Ling was familiar with Li Shuyun before, they had never opened up to each other. Now that he saw that Li Shuyun was thoughtful, he couldn't help but feel a liking for her.
"Now that my sister knows, will this marriage continue?"
Li Shuyun looked embarrassed and said, "Of course I don't want to."
"I can accept that he has some ulterior motives, but I cannot tolerate him first having a secret relationship with another lady, and then betraying her for his own selfish reasons. He is definitely not a good person."
"It's just that it's a major family matter, and in the end it's still up to grandpa to make the decision."
Obviously, Li Shuyun did not think that the elders in the family would regret the engagement because of such a small matter. After all, once the engagement was cancelled, it might affect the marriages of other girls in the Li family.
When the guests had dispersed, Shen Changfeng rushed directly to the side of the princess: "Mother, I don't want any fiancée now, please don't match me up with me!"
When the princess heard this, she was stunned for a moment, and then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she clapped her hands vigorously and asked, "Do you have a lover?"
"The world is bustling with people, all for profit; the world is bustling with people, all for profit" from "Records of the Grand Historian"
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