第582章替嫁
秦南烟不以为意，平日不出事，大家都是好姐妹，一旦有一点小意外，倒霉的人是她，让她出去顶缸。
Recently, Qin Nanyan overheard her father and mother chatting. They said the family situation wasn't good because of Fang Shi's tragic death. Madam Zhuang believed that she was the one who knew about it but didn't report it, and she had been trying to trip up the Qin family both openly and secretly. Lin Yue'e, on the other hand, escaped.
"What was Lin Yue'e doing while I was confined to my home and forced to kneel in the ancestral hall? She was probably crawling under the covers!"
Qin Nanyan has finally seen through the fact that best friends can't share joys and sorrows, and that one will play the victim when it matters most.
“Miss Qin, although I haven’t had much contact with you, I know you are a soft-hearted person, with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.”
Qin Nanyan was no match for Lin Yue'e; she was easily fooled with just a few words. Therefore, Lin Yuesha decided to stop the process and let the two continue to fall apart.
"Even the kindest person would be angry and resentful if they were cheated and lost their reputation."
It's been almost a month since the incident, and Qin Nanyan has been scolded almost every day. Only recently has things improved a little, and she's finally able to invite her girlfriends over.
The reason those people were willing to come was because she had lost her reputation and it was impossible for her to marry the Prince of Luo. So they came one by one to seek experience.
"well."
Qin Nanyan sighed and said helplessly, "You came from the north and only met peasant girls in the villages. They were satisfied with just a little food. How could you know the complexities of interpersonal relationships in the capital?"
What she found most unacceptable was being accused of being heartless and refusing to help someone in distress, yet Qin Nanyan had no way to explain herself. She deeply regretted trusting her cousin so much.
The man of Luo Wang, so pure and refined, was now completely out of her reach.
Qin Nanyan felt as if her heart had been slashed by a dull knife, leaving her feeling half-dead and half-alive.
"If I were Sister Yue'e, I would come to you to explain."
Lin Yuesha began to manipulate Qin Nanyan, saying, "You didn't see what happened in the room that day; it was all based on her words. She said she saw a knife, but she didn't want to get involved, so she lied to you. She was thinking of your life and had good intentions. So, did you forgive her?"
Qin Nanyan was stunned. Yes, her cousin was always full of sweet talk, able to talk the dead back to life. Lin Yue'e's words made her feel relieved. After all, life was more important than reputation. If she were accidentally injured, especially on her face, it would be worse than death.
"Do you think it's possible that she saw Young Master Yu's knife that day?"
Qin Nanyan was still full of hope, but unfortunately she asked the wrong person.
“That’s impossible. If she really saw it, wouldn’t she be scared? Even if she wanted to escape immediately, she would definitely call for help, or at least inform the Qin family.”
Lin Yuesha waved her hand, saying that even if Lin Yue'e didn't want to get involved, she couldn't keep it a secret.
Moreover, at that time, both Young Master Yu and Madam Fang were inside the gauze curtains, and the view from outside the window was not clear. Young Master Yu was not stupid enough to reveal his knife.
“He pulled out a knife, and you ran away screaming. Didn’t that attract people over? Then he couldn’t get away.”
Lin Yuesha analyzed for Qin Nanyan from various aspects that Young Master Yu's killing of Fang Shi was not his ultimate goal, but rather to take the fetus in Fang Shi's womb to the mansion in Taipingfang to save his lover, because that person's life was more important than his own.
"Lin Yuesha, you may be foolish, but what a fool thinks is the truth."
Qin Nanyan accepted this explanation and took the opportunity to belittle Lin Yuesha, but Lin Yuesha didn't care.
"Since you've helped me analyze this, then I'll tell you the truth as well."
Qin Nanyan didn't want to owe anyone anything, so she told them what she knew: "The Lin family and the Wei family, a prominent family in the capital, were engaged long ago. However, the young master Wei was paralyzed in bed because he fell badly from a horse and needed to be taken care of in every way."
Lin Yue'e is only twelve years old at the beginning of the year, and there are still three years until she comes of age. However, the Wei family can't wait and wants to marry the Lin family girl into the family as soon as possible. Even if they can't have sex, she can still keep the young master Wei company.
The Wei family had this idea because they didn't want the marriage, which was already a done deal, to fall through.
"Young Master Wei is already in such a state, why is the Wei family still clinging to the marriage? Shouldn't they take the initiative to back down?"
Lin Yuesha was completely baffled. The Lin family was a prestigious family, after all. Why weren't they considering this?
"What kind of plan are you talking about, taking a step back? Do you think this is a storybook?"
Qin Nanyan was very excited, completely unaware of Lin Yuesha's saintly thought process. An engagement was not a child's play. Even if Young Master Wei was dead, that powerful family would still want their daughter to marry into their family.
Anyway, it's all about maintaining the interests of both families. As for whether the daughter is doing well or not, who cares!
After Qin Nanyan finished speaking, she fell silent. This was the fate of women. No matter how much they were favored in their own families, they would still be the same after marriage and would have to be of use.
For example, her aunt, Lady Qin, is now the wife of the Prefect of Jingzhao, so when she returns to her maternal home, the Qin family doesn't say anything, just in case there's even the slightest hint of something bad...
What will happen?
The scumbag father has been sharpening his knife for a long time, waiting to kill Qin Shi. Once Qin Shi is dead, who knows if the relationship between the Qin family and the Lin family will be broken.
"Won't."
Qin Nanyan spoke with great certainty that the Qin family could not possibly be isolated and helpless in the court, and that the position of Prefect of the Capital was something that all officials wanted to curry favor with.
As long as Lin Shusheng remains the Prefect of Jingzhao, the Qin family will inevitably try to win him over.
"The Qin family has many daughters, from the clan and collateral branches. They can always choose a suitable person to marry into the Lin family, under the pretext that only close relatives can be good to the two children."
Qin Nanyan's words were quite sarcastic; she had long seen through the power dynamics among the elite families, where everything was about self-interest.
Why did she fall for Prince Luo? Because Prince Luo was of high status and a member of the royal family. Besides entering the palace, did she have any better choice? No.
Now that there is no hope with the Prince of Luo, her parents are reconsidering her marriage.
“My aunt is nice to you, but she’s not that kind-hearted.”
The topic had drifted off course, but Qin Nanyan brought it back, prompting her, "They might be considering having you marry in place of Lin Yue'e, since you're two years older."
According to the principle of seniority, the Qin family had countless reasons to replace this marriage.
Thank you.
Regardless of Qin Nanyan's reasons for saying these words, Lin Yuesha appreciated them; this was definitely Qin's true thought.
“I heard that Young Master Luo doesn’t like women and usually gets very close to Lord Xu. Your situation… might be a good thing.”
Lin Yuesha smeared Xu Da again. She wiped her sweat with a handkerchief. She felt a little guilty saying this, but when she thought of Madam Xu, who had led the way in smearing her son, she felt less guilty.
"impossible."
Qin Nanyan directly refuted this, saying that while Young Master Luo was indeed not very interested in women, Xu Da was definitely not a homosexual.
Lin Yuesha raised an eyebrow. Why was Qin Nanyan so certain? What evidence did she have?
Even if I know Xu Da's character fairly well, people who don't know him would definitely think he has homosexual tendencies if they saw him coming out of Wenjun Tower.
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