Master Yun sneered, "Are you still pretending? Do you dare to say that today's incident wasn't planned by you and Xue Lan? You know exactly who that letter was for!"
Seeing that the truth had been revealed, the lady simply admitted, "Yes, that letter was from Lu Shusheng to Xue Lan."
Seeing that Master Yun was about to get angry again, the eldest lady suddenly knelt down and said sadly, "Sir, Xuelan is our daughter. You know that she loves Yin Hong. Prince Chai is ill now and needs a marriage to cheer him up. If we can marry our eldest daughter to him at this time, then..."
"shut up!"
Master Yun was furious. "You wanted your daughter to marry the prince, so you asked Yun Man to be your stepping stone. They are both my daughters, how can I bear it!"
The eldest lady knelt down and took two steps to hold onto Master Yun's hem. "I know your Excellency is reluctant to let you go, but the eldest lady is a concubine and has an unlucky body. Even if she were to marry, she would only marry into a middle-class family. It would be better for her to be a concubine to Prince Chai. Prince Chai is a prince, so respectable. Besides, Yun Man is young. If she becomes a concubine first, and gives birth to a child in two years, she can be promoted to a concubine. How glorious that would be."
Seeing that Master Yun's expression had softened somewhat, the eldest lady struck while the iron was hot, "Besides, the eldest lady's portrait has been sent to Prince Chai's mansion. Prince Chai is very satisfied with it and will probably send someone to take a look at it soon."
"What! How dare you act first and ask for permission later? You..."
Seeing Master Yun's anger, the eldest lady cried, "I'm doing this for the Yun family too. If Lan'er could really marry Prince Yin Hong, not only would our Yun family be honored, but you, the master, would also have a prosperous career. And the third and second brothers, too. If you don't think about yourself, don't you think about the Yun family too?"
The Yun family was originally a wealthy family, and their ancestors had produced a tutor, but now they have fallen into decline. If they can take this opportunity to soar to fame and revive the family, then the happiness of a concubine's daughter will seem dispensable.
Master Yun sighed, "In this case, I'll have to let Man'er down."
Seeing that he had given in, the eldest lady quickly pretended to be a good person, "I know that the master loves the eldest girl. Don't worry, I will prepare a generous dowry for her and will never let her suffer. Besides, if Yun Man marries into the Chai Prince's mansion, she will surely be well-dressed and well-fed, with many people following her. It won't be considered a waste for her."
Master Yun said weakly, "Madam, please do as you see fit."
...
Let me explain this in two ways.
This Lu scholar was severely beaten and thrown out of the corner gate, with his gifts scattered all over the ground.
It was raining, and he felt hot inside and cold outside, and soon lost consciousness.
When he woke up again, he found himself in an inn, and the room was still filled with the aroma of medicine.
Looking at the woman sitting at the table with her back to him, his eyes lit up, "Xue..."
"You're awake."
The woman turned her head.
Lu Shusheng was stunned. "Cousin Yunman?"
Su Man nodded, "The doctor just applied some medicine on you, how do you feel?"
Lu Shusheng was still a little bit unbelieving, "You saved me?"
"Cousin, do you still have fantasies about Yun Xuelan?"
Su Man's eyes were clearly calm, but Lu Shusheng could see a hint of sarcasm in them.
He struggled to sit up from the bed and bowed to Su Man. "I have let my sister down for what happened today. If she is still angry with me, I am willing to die as an apology."
Su Man frowned at him, "The doctor just said that you can't get up after applying the medicine. You need to reapply the medicine on your body."
Lu Shusheng didn't expect Su Man to react like this. He was confused for a moment, "You don't blame me?"
"You're being used just like me. I blame you, but I also pity you."
Lu Shusheng looked away and lied to himself, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Su Man chuckled. "That day, you gave the letter to Luzhi, but it went through a circle and ended up in the hands of the eldest lady. And the hairpin, if I'm not mistaken, should have been given to you by Yun Xuelan, right?"
Lu Shusheng remained silent, obviously being hit by what Su Man said.
Su Man said calmly, "It's not scary to trust the wrong person, but it's scary to deceive yourself, hurting others and yourself."
After she finished speaking, she picked up the hat on the table and went out.
"sorry."
Lu Shusheng's voice suddenly came from behind.
Su Man didn't look back. "Since you feel sorry for others, I will keep your life and ask for your return in the future."
After saying that, Suman left.
Lu Shusheng looked at the bowl of medicine and the golden hairpin on the table, feeling lost, but his eyes became more determined.
Outside the door.
When Xiaochun saw Su Man coming out, she helped her walk downstairs.
"Miss, you are so kind. If you hadn't asked me to find an identical hairpin in advance, your reputation would have been ruined by him. Why are you still helping him?"
"I know that if he had intended to frame me, I would not have kept him, but he was also being used, so his crime does not deserve the death penalty."
"die?"
Xiaochun was surprised, but then she understood a little. "If a scholar like him is kicked out like this, he might really be depressed."
Su Man looked up at the sky. It was gloomy and there was no telling when it would rain.
"Yes, when people are in trouble, they always feel hopeless and think that life is boring. But once that moment passes and they look back, they will feel that it is nothing special."
Xiaochun nodded, not quite understanding.
"Let's go back." Su Man said.
Just as the master and servant were passing by an alley, they suddenly heard shouting and cursing.
"Shameless bastard, how dare you steal!"
“I have no money and I still want to eat.”
"Beat him to death!"
...
Three or four adult men were punching and kicking a weak teenager, cursing at him while doing so.
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