Chapter 131: Rising Anger
Something happened in Xueyuan, and it was a big deal.
Nanny Li from the Wu'an Marquis Mansion came to visit.
Firstly, the marriage between the two families was approaching, and they came to discuss whether there was anything that could be added or changed. Secondly, they also wanted to send the old lady some millet cakes made by herself as a token of their love.
Everyone in the Lin Mansion knew how much the old lady of Marquis Wu'an valued this marriage.
For this marriage, the old lady dug up the "old accounts" of the older generation and was willing to use "coercion and inducement" to get the marriage done. It's no wonder that she was so "cruel", she was just full of love for her grandson, and she wanted the prince to have a descendant, or to have a widow to see him off when he left.
But no matter what the reason, the marriage between the two families is set in stone.
Of course, in the whole incident, only Qi was unhappy from beginning to end. She tried every means to stop it and mentioned this to Lin Zhi more than once. However, Lin Zhi was different from Qi. He felt that there was nothing wrong with getting engaged to the Wu'an Marquis Mansion. What else could he be dissatisfied with having a marquis mansion as his relative?
But, this time.
Under the joint lobbying of Qi and Xiao Yuan, Lin Zhi's mind was also shaken.
Qi said, "We have a better choice. No matter how big the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion is, can it be as big as the prince's palace?"
He also said, "Yingxue also has this intention. Moreover, I have already started to put it into operation. I believe that in the near future, I will be able to contact the prince."
It was indeed a pity that she didn't get to meet the Crown Prince at Madam Qi's birthday party last time, but the Crown Prince wasn't going to die tomorrow. As long as he was alive, there would be plenty of opportunities. Even if the Crown Prince ascended the throne and became emperor, her daughter might be selected to enter the palace to be an empress, right?
Therefore, she has plenty of opportunities, why should she only focus on the sickly prince of the Marquis of Wu'an?
Xiao Yuan also said, "I agree with what Madam said. Ji Chenchuan is frail and only has three years to live. And he might not even live for three years. Do we really want the eldest daughter of the Lin family to be a widow?"
And, "If people outside knew that you had a widowed daughter, wouldn't you be laughed at?"
Furthermore, "We are to work for the Crown Prince in the future and become the trusted ministers of the future new emperor. If you make a wrong move here, won't you also implicate the Crown Prince and the new emperor?"
Xiao Yuan was a smart man. He did not say how miserable Lin Yingxue would be in the future. Instead, he considered Lin Zhi's own interests and acted as if he was doing it for his own good.
But for some reason, Xiao Yuan still couldn't tell Lin Yingxue that he was going to marry her. He thought that maybe he was still a little worried about Lin Qingjun. After all, those three years in his previous life were the three most comfortable and free years of his life. He was afraid that after he proposed to marry Lin Yingxue, he would not be able to explain to Lin Qingjun.
He just thought that there would be plenty of opportunities for marriage in the future, so he could take his time.
When Nanny Li visited, neither Qi nor Lin Zhi were in high spirits. Lin Zhi had a perfunctory smile on his face, and Qi didn't even give her a good look. She said directly that the matter was not urgent and it could be discussed later. She also asked Nanny Li to take the chestnut cake back, saying that they appreciated the old lady's kindness.
Qi's attitude and expression were just short of having the word "break off engagement" written on her face.
Nanny Li clenched her fingers tightly under her sleeves. How could she not see it when they looked so pale?
However, when she thought of the old lady's instructions when she came and the prince's meaningful smile, she finally endured it and said patiently.
"Lord Lin, you are also a fourth-rank official. You can't take back what you said, right?"
"Madam Lin, if you really don't like the Wu'an Marquisate, you shouldn't have accepted our betrothal gifts in the first place."
She sneered. No matter how bad the Wu'an Marquis Mansion was, it would not tolerate the two of them making mistakes.
Besides, her Wu'an Marquis Mansion really did not force this. They gave them time to consider. Although the old lady was anxious and brought up the marriage arranged by their ancestors, she really did not force it. The old lady said that this was also to accumulate some virtue for the prince. The Lin Mansion agreed to this marriage after considering it.
Also, when the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion sent twenty-four boxes full of betrothal gifts, Madam Lin ordered people to put these things into her own warehouse. If she really had any grievances, why didn't she return the betrothal gifts immediately?
The two families had been engaged for over three months, but in those three months, this Qi hadn't even said "no" to the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion? Now, she was actually blaming her for being inhumane? She was calling them the kind of thugs who forced her to buy things?
Nanny Li's anger grew higher and higher. What the Lin family did was truly shameful. If the marriage had not been decided, she would really risk her life to make the old lady leave and marry someone with a clean background.
Don’t think that no one wants their young master anymore. Even if he is so sick and weak, I believe there are many girls who pity and love him.
this?
Lin Zhiqi obviously didn't expect that Nanny Li would suddenly become so tough?
Lin Zhi looked at Qi with a reproachful look. Look at what she had done. Couldn't she just do the superficial work?
Qi also felt a little aggrieved. She had only expressed what she was thinking. Was there anything wrong with that? But she couldn't blame Lin Zhi. She could only shamelessly soften her stance and set things right.
"Madame Li, why are you so anxious? How could someone in our Lin Mansion be that kind of person?"
"It's just that Yingxue has been busy with her embroidery lately and is resting in her own yard."
"We don't mean that either."
When Nanny Li heard this, she suppressed her temper and said.
"In that case, I will also go over to say a few words of greeting, so as not to lose the favor of my Wu'an Marquis Mansion towards Miss Lin."
Since she is here, she must take a look. After returning, she can also give an explanation to the old lady and the prince, right?
Qi originally wanted to say that there was no need to go and see, but when she saw the horrified expression on Li Ma's face, she swallowed the words back. Well, just take a look. Could it be that she could find anything wrong?
However, Qi had not expected that once she took a look, she would be unable to control herself and the situation could no longer be described as "something is wrong".
Snow courtyard.
Lin Yingxue had just been beaten up by Lin Qingjun a few hours ago. She was just about to rest after applying medicine on her face when someone came.
She hadn't expected so many people to come to her Snow Courtyard? And with Madam Li from the Marquis of Wu'an's residence following behind them?
She was unhappy about the huge crowd, but she had to stand up and greet them. She was afraid that the slap marks on her face would be seen by everyone, so she took out a pearl veil from her makeup box to cover her face. However, she didn't notice that she also took out something from the makeup box, which fell on the table and was about to fall.
She just made the excuse that she had been too busy embroidering recently and hadn't had enough rest, and her face looked haggard and she was too embarrassed to see people.
Qi then smiled and said, "Madam, you see, my daughter of the Lin family is not a lazy person. Now that you have seen her, please ask Madam Li to go back. As for the marriage between the two families, let's put it on hold..."
But before she could finish her words, the shaky thing fell down.
With a snap.
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