Ha, probably not!
But she had no choice but to do so. For the sake of her future, her backer was the Green City Lord's Mansion, and she needed the brilliance of the Green City Lord's Mansion to open up a new world for her.
She still needs to rely on the reputation of the Green City Lord's Mansion for protection. Only when the Green City Lord's Mansion becomes better and better can she become better and better in the future.
This is what is meant by "shared prosperity in one's own fortune, and shared loss in one's own fortune."
Seeing Yan Shanxing leave, Yan Linglong lowered her eyes and got up to follow him. She wanted to see Yan Qingxue's furious and exasperated reaction.
It must be very exciting.
Marrying down to a merchant family, huh, my father really will agree to anything for the sake of profit. No matter how you look at it, Yan Linglan should be the most suitable candidate.
The legitimate daughter of the city lord's mansion was married into a lowly, money-grubbing merchant family. If she were in someone else's family, they would probably think twice and weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.
Her father agreed simply because of a few words she said.
It seems that her father really can't live without her now. He'll probably agree to whatever she says.
If it's about that person, wouldn't her father think she's indulging in wishful thinking and daydreaming?
Thinking of her goals, Yan Linglong pursed her lips; her future was still a long way off.
To be worthy of that person, to get closer to that person, the Green City Lord's Mansion must stand above all other cities, becoming like those thirteen prestigious families, in order to get a little closer to that person and catch their eye.
Ever since her father took her to see that man's otherworldly beauty, she fell head over heels for him at first sight and became deeply infatuated with him.
In order to get closer to that person in the capital, and to get his attention, she was willing to give everything, to plan a bright future, to pave a smooth road for herself, to walk step by step to his side, to stand in front of him, and to get him to look at her. That would be enough for her.
Therefore, in order to achieve the goal she desires, she must spare no effort to get closer to him, reach the highest point, stand beside him, be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, and be noticed by him.
Thinking of that person, the indifference in Yan Linglong's eyes faded, replaced by a softer light, shimmering with passion and infatuation.
"Where is Miss Yan?" As soon as Yan Shanxing entered Yan Qingxue's courtyard, he grabbed a second-class maid who was cleaning and asked her.
The young maidservant stammered, not daring to look Yan Shanxing in the eye, and lowered her head timidly.
"Miss, she's not here. She's gone out." To be precise, she hadn't seen her for two days, but she didn't dare say this in front of the city lord, fearing that the city lord would be furious and hold her accountable.
When the city lord comes to the courtyard, he is usually angry. Even if he doesn't get angry, he sometimes comes in with a grudge. I wonder what he did this time that made the young lady so angry that the city lord came to question her again.
"She went out?" Yan Shanxing frowned, his expression darkening. He had just reminded her about the He family's affairs two days ago, and now she had disappeared without a trace. She was always running around outside, showing no signs of being a proper young lady.
They didn't take his words seriously at all; they just ignored them.
"Send people out to search and bring him back to me right now."
After leaving those words, Yan Shanxing turned and went into the inner hall, clearly not intending to leave and waiting there for the person to return.
Upon hearing this, the cleaning maid was terrified and stood there trembling, at a loss for what to do.
Go out and look for them?
Where am I supposed to find her? We haven't seen her for two days. I wonder where she's gone off to play again.
How could it possibly be found?
The young lady is different from the ladies in prestigious circles. Unlike those ladies, she doesn't have her own group of girlfriends who often gather to compose poems or have a fixed place to meet for tea and snacks.
Miss rarely associates with the ladies in her social circle. She doesn't have a fixed place to hang out and always likes to wander around. Who knows where she might go? Maybe she's not even in Green City anymore.
I didn't tell them where I was going before I left, this is going to be a problem.
But the city lord has spoken, so we can't just ignore him. We can only let the city lord wait here. Maybe we'll get lucky and find the young lady.
Clinging to a sliver of hope, the cleaning maid swallowed hard. After a long while, she finally turned and left to find someone to go out with to look for Yan Qingxue.
Yan Linglong had been sitting in the hall with Yan Shanxing for at least four pots of tea, but they still hadn't seen him arrive. Seeing Yan Shanxing's increasingly dark expression, Yan Linglong sneered inwardly.
She keeps walking into fire every day; she truly lives up to her reputation as Yan Qingxue.
I waited here for two hours and they still didn't come back. I'm afraid they're no longer in Green City and have gone off to have fun somewhere.
If this delays her father's important business, she'll be in big trouble.
This door-to-door method is indispensable.
Yan Linglong waited with a gloating and mocking expression, her face remaining calm and composed, appearing like a well-behaved girl. She sat quietly beside Yan Shanxing, keeping him company without making a sound.
She was quite patient in staying with him, but Yan Shanxing was so angry that he slammed his teacup on the table, shattering it into pieces.
"Hmph, that wretched, rebellious daughter! I'll beat her to death sooner or later."
Enraged, Yan Shanxing blurted out these words and stormed off.
Yan Linglong stood up and then slowly began to comfort him.
"Father, don't be angry. Perhaps my eldest sister was having so much fun playing outside that she forgot your instructions."
Yan Linglong's silence only fueled Yan Shanxing's anger, as her words were like hot oil being poured on a fire.
"Playing? How can she still play around with something so important? Does this rebellious daughter even respect me as her father?"
"After all, she's marrying a merchant, so my eldest sister might not be too happy about it. I won't take it to heart. It's my eldest sister who's been wronged." Although it seemed like she was speaking up for Yan Qingxue, Yan Shanxing paused in his tracks upon hearing these words.
Seemingly realizing what had happened, they understood that the girl had deliberately run away to avoid the matter!
Because she was unwilling and didn't want to marry a merchant, she staged this whole thing to avoid the matter and deliberately ruin it.
"Send everyone in the manor out to search for me. Inform the steward to have him search for people." Yan Shanxing's forehead throbbed with barely concealed anger.
Following behind Yan Shanxing, Yan Linglong raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled, seemingly in a good mood. "Yes, Father, I will send someone to inform the steward and ask him to send someone to find my eldest sister and bring her back as soon as possible."
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