Chapter 225 The enemy of my enemy is my friend
But Lin Ying waited and waited, and rehearsed her speech over and over again, but when she was about to reach the key to the inner courtyard of Chen's mansion, there was still no sign of Cui Qingyi.
The maidservant accompanying her whispered, "Madam, let's go back first. If people find out that you are not at home so late, it will inevitably cause trouble."
Lin Ying knew it well, "But there are not many opportunities to leave the house. How can I be willing to not see anyone?"
The maidservant said, "If people find out that you are not at home, those who dislike you will immediately ruin your reputation. We should hurry back. After all, the chief of Dongping Township will stay in Qinghe City for a while. We will always find another opportunity."
After hearing the maid's words, the anxious Lin Ying couldn't help but feel sad: "Reputation? What good reputation do I have now? This bitch has ruined my reputation."
Hearing her start to speak without thinking again, the maid quickly reached out to cover Lin Ying's mouth: "Madam, words can cause trouble. That person is now a village lord officially appointed by the court. It is unacceptable to insult her in this place."
At this moment, Lin Ying had to admit the fact that the person who had been played around with by her and stepped on by her had now become someone she could not reach.
In the past, she could still hope that Chen Linan would pass the imperial examination and earn her an imperial edict one day, but now Chen Linan was just like her, a scholar with a bad reputation. How could he pass the imperial examination and become an official?
Finally, Lin Ying was helped by her maid to leave the post station and quietly return home.
Of course, there was another person in the Chen Mansion who shared the same sentiment as her, and that was Chen Pingting who came back from the capital to visit her.
Chen Pingting cried all the way back to Qinghe City from the capital. Although the capital is located under the feet of the emperor, no matter where people are, whether they eat coarse food or live in luxury, the gene of watching the fun is engraved in their bones.
As soon as the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict left the Chen family, someone spread the content of the imperial edict verbatim.
The fact that the Chen family had sent people to Dongping County to invite an embroidery master was soon exposed. Cui Qingyi was just an ordinary citizen at the time and was not worthy of the Chen family's attention at all, so the Chen family did not do things in secret. It can be said that Chen Linan went to Dongping County with great fanfare.
The Empress Dowager's decree said that the girl from the Chen family had very bad character, and who in the capital would dare to marry such a girl? So the Chen family hurriedly sent someone to send Chen Pingting back to Qinghe City, preparing to find a family with a similar family background to the Chen family.
The Chen family is considered a wealthy family in Qinghe City. As long as the head of the Chen family in the capital is not dismissed from office, there will still be people in Qinghe City willing to buy their business.
But Chen Pingting, who was used to being arrogant, couldn't stand it, so she hated Cui Qingyi.
Just thinking about the fact that the person who caused her to fall into this state is now in Qinghe City, Chen Pingting can't eat, and she dislikes everyone in the Chen family.
Thinking that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, Chen Pingting arrived at Lin Ying's yard early, but she didn't expect that it was so late and Lin Ying was not there.
Chen Pingting was waiting in the yard. When she saw Lin Ying coming back, wrapped up tightly, a meaningful smile appeared on her face.
"Where did my sister-in-law go so late at night? The old house is really losing its rules. The young lady of the mansion can actually stay out all night. If this gets out, where will the face of my Chen family be?"
Lin Ying's face turned pale instantly. Looking at the person with his head huddled in his yard, he immediately understood what was going on.
She calmed herself down and said, "It's Pingting. Why are you here so late instead of resting in your own yard? Is there something missing in the yard or are the servants not serving you diligently enough? If you need anything, just tell your sister-in-law."
Seeing Lin Ying, whose reputation was already tarnished, still acting so pretentiously, Chen Pingting snorted coldly, "My mother has sent people to take care of the affairs in my yard. Sister-in-law, you should worry about yourself first.
After all, you now have the reputation of having an affair with your cousin. If people get to know that you often stay out all night, your position as the Chen family's young lady will probably be over.
It's possible that you'll have your hair cut off and be forced to become a nun in a temple."
Lin Ying clenched her teeth, and after a moment, a smile appeared on her face again: "Pingting is really good at joking. The reason why I came back so late is because my mother was sick. I was extremely anxious, but I didn't want to disturb you and everyone else's reunion, so I quietly left the house and went back to visit my mother.
You just came back and you're already trying to slander me with such eloquent words. Even if your mother-in-law loves you so much, you can't agree to that. "
Chen Pingting thought she had caught Lin Ying's handle, but Lin Ying was also fearless. There were more than one girl in the Lin family. If Chen Pingting wanted to ruin her reputation, she had to see whether her mother-in-law agreed.
Seeing Lin Ying's fearful look, Chen Pingting burst out laughing. She walked forward like a changed person and grabbed Lin Ying's hand: "Look, sister-in-law, you really can't take a joke. What I said just now was all a joke. I've been thinking about you every day in the capital."
Lin Ying looked at Chen Pingting, whose expression changed every now and then, and couldn't figure out what this person was up to, so she could only pay full attention to deal with it.
But then Chen Pingting just stayed for a while and then yawned and said she was sleepy. She took Lin Ying's hand and invited her to visit her yard tomorrow. As soon as Chen Pingting came back, the yard with the best scenery in the Chen Mansion was hers.
After everyone had walked a distance away, Lin Ying was about to go back when she heard Chen Pingting say softly:
"Today, I heard the women in other courtyards gossiping about how you, sister-in-law, haven't given birth in a few years and are worried that there might be something wrong with your body. They are urging my aunt to take in a few concubines for Brother Lin'an so that he can have children sooner.
I saw that my aunt seemed quite moved. After all, this aunt is not my biological mother, so of course she protects her own son. Even if it is her own niece, it would not be acceptable if she did not give birth to the child.
My parents loved each other dearly, and my father only had my mother as his wife in his life. I cannot understand the pain of having my husband taken away by a concubine, but Sister Lin, you must be more open-minded.
After saying this, Chen Pingting turned around and left with her men.
Lin Ying felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. The thing she had always feared the most had finally happened.
Ye Feng relayed the conversation between Chen Pingting and her servant: "Miss, does the secret medicine that Madam Miao mentioned that can make women fertile really exist? As long as I use that medicine, I can give birth to a son?"
Chen Pingting said, "Of course. This Madam Miao is very famous in the circle of nobles in the capital, but she is rather mysterious and not often seen. As far as I know, several ladies gave birth to sons after taking Madam Miao's secret medicine."
Lin Ying stood outside the yard, and could no longer hear anyone's conversation in the wind.
She knew that Chen Pingting said these words deliberately for her to hear, but what could she do? She really needed a son.
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