The people who came from the Qin family were Madam Qin and the eldest son of Qin. Minister Lin ordered people to take Zhao Quan and his family away, and warned them that if they dared to cause trouble, they would bear the consequences.
Zhao Quan's family was afraid of Minister Lin, and they also felt that Zhao Quan and Lin Susu were already married, so Lin Susu had no choice but to marry into their Zhao family.
In the living room of the Lin Mansion, Minister Lin sat at the top of the table.
Madam Qin and Mr. and Mrs. Lin sat opposite each other, while Mr. Qin stood behind Madam Qin.
"It is really presumptuous of me to come here without sending an invitation. I hope Your Excellency the Minister will not blame me." Mrs. Qin spoke first with a faint smile on her face.
As soon as she opened her mouth, the Lin family members could sense something was wrong. Since the two families got engaged, Mrs. Qin had always called them in-laws.
"What are you talking about, my in-laws? Our two families are relatives, there is no need to be so formal." Minister Lin said with a smile.
Madam Qin's smile faded even more. "Sir Shangshu, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I lost my husband when I was young and raised two children by myself. I don't ask for anything else, I just hope that they grow up safely and marry a virtuous and dutiful wife in the future, so that we can spend the rest of our lives together."
"That's natural. Our Susu is a good child. She will definitely be a good wife and take good care of her grandson-in-law in the future, so that he won't have any worries."
Hearing this, the smile on Mrs. Qin's face completely disappeared.
"Sir Shangshu, I won't beat around the bush with you. My mother and I came here today to find out about the rumors that are spreading outside."
Madam Lin hastily explained, "That's all fabricated. Everyone in Beijing has seen what kind of person our Su Su is. There must be someone who can't stand our Su Su being good and is deliberately throwing dirty water on her. Don't believe the rumors, dear relatives."
“There is no smoke without fire. Although our Qin family is not as good as your Lin family, we are also a clean family. We will never marry a woman with improper behavior.
Now, people outside are saying that it was my son who offended Susu. But as a mother, I know what kind of person my son is, and he would never do such an inappropriate thing. "
Minister Lin slammed the table and stood up, "What do you mean? The matter has not been clarified yet, and you have concluded that my granddaughter has an affair with someone?"
Young Master Qin said in a cold voice: "Lord Shangshu and I serve in the same court, so we should know the importance of reputation. If my Qin family believes that Miss Lin has an affair with someone, what comes today is not me and my mother, but a letter of withdrawal of engagement."
Although Young Master Qin did not enter officialdom, he was born into a noble family after all, and he had his own aura when he spoke and acted.
Minister Lin looked at him, and both of them were equally aggressive.
"As a mother, I know exactly what kind of person our Susu is!" Mrs. Lin, the eldest son of the Lin family, saw this and went against her conscience to clear her daughter's name.
"In that case, please ask the doctor to take my pulse!"
Mrs. Qin was able to raise two children by herself, so she is definitely not a weak and easy-to-control woman.
"No!" Madam Lin reacted strongly. "You are asking my Su Su to prove her innocence based on a fabricated rumor. If this gets out, how can my Su Su go out and meet people in the future?"
"You, the Qin family, are going too far!" Minister Lin said angrily.
"My Qin family bullies your Lin family?" Madam Qin stood up with a sneer, "Now, the rumors outside are all because of your family. My Qin family is the one implicated! If you are determined not to invite a doctor, then I will cancel the engagement."
After the words fell, there was silence.
"You can cancel the engagement."
Minister Lin knew that with things having developed to this point, a marriage between the two families would no longer be possible.
The granddaughter cannot prove her innocence, and the Qin family will not marry her home without clear reasons.
Rather than making things awkward, it is better to try to salvage the situation as much as possible.
“Father, we can’t cancel the engagement. Otherwise, people outside will think that our Susu is really…” Madam Lin disagreed with canceling the engagement.
Minister Lin glanced at her, then looked at Madam Qin and continued, "You can cancel the engagement, but not at this critical moment. My granddaughter is innocent and her reputation cannot be ruined because of this. If you don't agree, then show me the evidence.
Otherwise, the marriage will remain the same. Our two families have gone through the three letters and six ceremonies, three matchmakers and six engagements. Logically speaking, Su Su is already the daughter-in-law of your Qin family."
"Okay. We will send the letter of withdrawal of engagement to your house in a month. Please return my engagement letter."
Mrs. Qin wanted to speak, but when she saw that her eldest son agreed to postpone the cancellation of the engagement, she swallowed the words back.
"Why is it your family that cancels the engagement? If anyone wants to cancel, it should be our Lin family!"
Madam Lin felt that if the Qin family broke off the engagement, her children would still be criticized by others and their reputation would be damaged.
"Shut up!" Minister Lin shouted.
Madam Lin shuddered all over, lowered her head and dared not speak again.
"One month is too short. Our two families will cancel the engagement after three months."
"No." Mrs. Qin refused. "The wedding is three months away. Who knows if something unexpected will happen later."
"Two months, then."
"Just as the Minister said." Young Master Qin made the final decision, "Mother, let's go back."
Young Master Qin supported Madam Qin, ignored the Lin family and others, and walked out on his own.
After getting on the Qin family's carriage, Madam Qin said, "Che'er, why did you agree to cancel the engagement in two months? We should have canceled it right now."
"Mother, I am now in the officialdom. It will not be good for us to break up with the Lin family. Minister Lin is not a broad-minded person. As a minister, it only takes a word for him to embarrass me."
Madam Qin sighed helplessly, "Forget it. I hope that the engagement can be cancelled smoothly and nothing unexpected will happen."
"Don't worry, mother. I am not a vegetarian, and neither am I."
At this time in the palace, after discussing state affairs, Emperor Yuan mentioned the flower-viewing banquet two days ago intentionally or unintentionally.
He praised the knowledge of each noble lady one by one, and finally turned the topic to Jiang Yueyang.
"Lord Jiang, you have raised a good daughter."
Minister Jiang hesitated for a moment, he didn't know whether Emperor Yuan meant what he said literally or was being sarcastic.
"The Queen praised her highly and told me that if women could take the imperial examinations, Miss Jiang would definitely pass the exam."
Minister Jiang: Your Majesty, are you talking about your own daughter?
"Therefore, I thought, why not let her come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony so that I can see if she really has such talent."
Minister Jiang understood at this time that His Majesty wanted to use his daughter to supervise the officials.
But would his colleagues agree?
As expected.
The right prime minister frowned and stepped out, cupping his hands and saying, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Are you going to grant her an official position?"
"Yes, I want to appoint her as a fifth-rank editor, responsible for repairing books in the library."
"Your Majesty, please think twice! Since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, no one has been able to skip the imperial examination and become an official, let alone a woman."
Emperor Yuan was displeased, "Right Prime Minister, are you discriminating against women?"
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