However, the old Marquis's eldest son was also unfortunate; he died in the line of duty before he could inherit the title after the old Marquis's passing.
At that time, the Empress Dowager's eldest son was born, and Lin Ke was also born. Because she felt guilty towards Lin Ke's father, she petitioned to grant Lin Ke the title of heir apparent.
Lin Ke's uncle, disdaining the mere status of a prince, wanted to make his own way in the world and thus rejected the old Marquis's offer to pass on the title to him.
The old Marquis and the old man of the Su family were good friends, and even said they would arrange a marriage between their children when they grew up. Unfortunately, both families only had sons, so the marriage couldn't happen, and they could only arrange a marriage between the brothers.
Now that the Su family has finally produced a delicate and beautiful daughter who can marry into the Lin family, the old Marquis is overjoyed and absolutely does not want any unexpected events to occur. If he loses this marriage, regardless of whether his uncle is willing or not, the old Marquis will definitely not want to pass the title to him.
Thinking about it this way, Lin Ke felt a thousand and one unwilling thoughts.
"Lin Ke, what is it that you're unwilling to do? This marriage was ruined by you, it's not like I forced you to have an ambiguous relationship with Yang Shi." Su's father sneered.
"Uncle, I really don't know why things turned out this way. Yesterday, Aunt Yang came to my place and suddenly smelled a strange fragrance, and then I remembered nothing more. This must be Aunt Yang's scheme. Uncle, you mustn't fall for her tricks!"
Lin Ke shifted all the blame onto Yang Xiuzhu, which was true, but to others it sounded different; they felt that this young master Lin was truly unreliable.
"So you're saying this is all Yang's fault? Fine, then I'll see if it has anything to do with Yang. Someone, go and fetch the family physician."
The resident physician at the Su residence was surnamed Luo. Physician Luo came over to take Lin Ke's pulse and then went to check the guest rooms, but found nothing suspicious.
Upon reporting this to Su's father, Su's father flew into a rage: "You, Lin Ke, have started to spout nonsense! If the old Marquis knew he had a grandson like you, he would want to strangle you!"
Mr. Su stormed off to Mrs. Su and told her the whole story. Mrs. Su burst into tears: "My poor son, how could he have met such a person? I originally had high hopes for Lin Ke, how could he have turned out like this in just a few years?"
Mother Su cried so hard she almost fainted. Father Su, unusually gentle, hugged her and said in a soft voice, "Madam, we still need to inform Her Majesty the Empress about dissolving the engagement. If she agrees to intervene, things will be much easier."
"This was originally decided when Father was alive. What's wrong with you rescinding it now? Why bother Your Majesty with such a small matter?" Mother Su was reluctant to go to the palace to see the Empress. She had a so-so relationship with her husband's older sister and had heard that the Empress was not favored. She did not want to go to the palace and be disliked.
“No matter how much the Emperor dislikes the Empress, her position as Empress will remain secure. Yao’er’s marriage is no small matter; we must go and speak with her. Even if the Lin family disagrees, with the Emperor’s decree, they wouldn’t dare to say a word.” Father Su appeared particularly domineering at this moment.
Madam Su nodded in agreement: "Alright, delay may cause complications. I will take Yao'er to the palace now."
"Yes," Mr. Su nodded, "This matter cannot be delayed." If it had been even a little bit later, the outcome would probably not be what it is now.
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