Chapter 186
Zhenzhu took out several hairpins from her dressing box, one with crabapple leaves, one with a lotus head, and one with a Baoxiang flower inlaid with rubies.
Yi Ning chose the one with a precious flower inlaid with rubies and handed it to her. Only then did Zhenzhu continue, "...The Sixth Miss was discovered strolling in the garden with your Fourth Brother-in-law. The Fourth Miss was so angry that her face turned blue. She kept calling the Fourth Brother-in-law shameless and almost slapped the Sixth Miss. As you know, the Fourth Brother-in-law has always been fawning over the Fourth Miss and never disobeyed him. Even when he sent her to sleep with the maids, the Fourth Brother-in-law endured it. He almost worshipped our Fourth Miss as an ancestor. Unfortunately, the Fourth Miss has never shown him any mercy..."
"But this time it was different. The fourth uncle suddenly got angry. He grabbed the fourth lady's hand and told her not to hit the sixth lady. He also said he would divorce her and marry the sixth lady. In fact, the sixth lady was so scared that she didn't know that the fourth uncle had suddenly said such a thing. But the fourth uncle held her tightly and dragged her to ask for marriage from our master. When the fourth lady came to her senses, she cried and went to the first lady. The first lady was so angry that she immediately brought people to the master's house to question him. He even said that he would divorce his wife and marry someone else. Isn't it the evil work of that little witch? She scolded our sixth lady for being shameless."
Luo Yining had long noticed that Luo Yilian had some feelings for Liu Jing. But she hadn't expected it to be Liu Jing who proposed marrying her! This was truly unlike him. After all, even if he did divorce his wife and marry someone else, it would be too ill-considered! She continued to ask, "What happened next?"
Pearl smiled at this time. "You know, making this a public event is actually not good for anyone. The fourth uncle is determined to divorce his wife and marry someone else. The fourth young lady is panicking, but he won't say a word even when she begs him on her knees. It's really...how resolute was his love in the beginning, how ruthless is his coldness now. But let alone the eldest lady, even our master wouldn't agree. Divorcing his wife and marrying his wife's sister, how could the master let such a thing happen? Is the reputation of the Luo family still worth it?"
"So he told Liu Jing that it was up to him to divorce her or not, but the Sixth Miss must not marry him. The Sixth Miss burst into tears upon hearing this, and knelt in front of the master's study for a whole day and night, hoping to persuade the master to relent and agree to marry her to Liu Jing. But the master cared most about the Luo family's reputation, so how could he possibly marry her to Liu Jing? He immediately arranged a marriage for her in Suzhou, and married her off within two weeks! Liu Jing had always been against her parents' clan, but when she heard that the Sixth Miss was being forced to marry a businessman as a second wife, she was completely devastated and burst into tears."
"Now, he doesn't mention divorce, but he no longer cares for the Fourth Miss. She went back to her parents' home in anger, and Liu Jing didn't come to see her anymore."
After Zhenzhu finished drawing Yining's eyebrows, she said, "Look at this new powder. Isn't it beautiful? It's a tribute sent by the master."
Luo Yining was a little dazed after hearing this. She said, "Does Luo Yilian really want to marry Liu Jing?"
"She's always sympathized with Fourth Uncle. I'm afraid she was moved by him. Her knees are sore from kneeling... She must really want to get married." Zhenzhu sighed, "Who knows how much sincerity she has in her heart? She knows it's not good for her, but such a calculating person still did something stupid. It's a pity that Fourth Miss's eyes were swollen from crying those days."
Seeing that she had finished dressing, Luo Yining stood up and hugged Bao Ge'er: "Let's go to mother."
She hadn't seen him for over a year, but the main hall was still the same as when she left, except that some trees had been cut and more flowers and plants had been planted in the courtyard. Lin Hairu took Bao Ge'er from her arms to tease him. Nan Ge'er looked at his nephew curiously and poked Bao Ge'er's face, which immediately made him cry. Nan Ge'er panicked and patted Bao Ge'er's back like an adult: "Don't cry, nephew, don't cry!"
When Bao Ge'er saw Nan Ge'er's chubby face, he actually stopped crying. At this time, word spread outside that the sixth uncle had arrived. Lin Hairu asked the wet nurse to take the two uncle and nephew out to play and let them in.
Luo Yining saw a tall man bringing Luo Yilian in.
Luo Yilian wore an apricot-yellow silk jacket and a jeweled gold necklace, appearing to have lost a great deal of weight, yet her alluring beauty remained undiminished. The tall man, with a broad face, appeared to be in his early thirties. He wore a floral-patterned silk jacket and a six-hand hat, and wore a broad smile.
Luo Yilian was surprised to see her return, then her expression darkened. She still remembered the humiliation of Yi's marriage last time. The merchant, whose surname was Guo Yihai, heard that this was his long-lost third sister-in-law and greeted her promptly.
He was very satisfied with being able to marry a delicate and beautiful concubine from an official's family as his second wife. When Luo Yilian wanted to sit down, he wiped the stool again and again before letting her sit down.
Luo Yilian hated seeing him like this. She liked upright scholars, not servile merchants! He was trying to curry favor with her, wasn't he trying to get close to the Luo family?
Guo Yihai didn't feel that his wife disliked him at all. After serving tea, he smiled and said to Luo Yining, "I didn't get to see the elder today!"
"He has something going on in the court." Yining handed over a plate of almonds.
Guo Yihai thanked him and chewed a handful. "Oh! I really missed out! I've admired the Lord's demeanor for so long, but I've never been able to meet him in person!"
Luo Yilian was so angry that her teeth were about to break. Who was Luo Shenyuan? He was now a cabinet minister. Would he go out of his way to meet with a businessman? It was simply a joke. He didn't know his place. It was a disgrace.
She thought of Liu Jing's gentle smile again, and her eyes gradually turned red.
After all, the two of them can't be together, there's no point in thinking about it.
Yi Ning knew what Luo Yi Lian was thinking at a glance and drank her tea in silence. She didn't understand much about the family affairs these days, so she just watched more and spoke less.
A moment later, Luo Xuanyuan also came to pay his respects. The thirteen-year-old boy had grown completely, even taller than Yi Ning, with a handsome and tall figure. He first glanced at his sister, then bowed to Yi Ning and said, "Third sister-in-law has recovered from her illness. I haven't been able to congratulate her on her return yet!"
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