The person who came to report thought to himself.
The news that the newly appointed Minister of Works had a marriage arranged since childhood and was about to be married had spread throughout the noble circles of the capital.
Xie Yun learned this from Cui Yu. Her expression changed immediately after hearing this. She looked up in surprise and asked, "Which girl did he choose?"
Cui Yu's voice was as soft as a mosquito. "It's said that their grandmother arranged the marriage early on, but because the girl was still very young, it was never officially arranged. It was only a few months ago that the two families discussed and finalized it... You know who it was, Wei Yining, the daughter of the Duke of Ying. She was the one who was almost granted marriage at the palace banquet last time."
Xie Yun frowned even more: "This is impossible. Wei Yining is his sister, a little girl who is not even fourteen... How can she marry him!"
"Second Miss, perhaps we are mistaken," Cui Yu continued. "I suspect that Lord Luo married the daughter of the Duke of Yingguo not because they were engaged at a young age, but because the young lady got into trouble at the last palace banquet. The Duke of Yingguo had no choice but to marry his daughter off. Lord Luo is Wei Yining's brother, so I'm afraid he forced the marriage on her to help her."
Xie Yun knew that after the palace banquet, her aunt hadn't slept well all night and had sent a message to the Duke of Yingguo's mansion, requesting that Wei Yining be betrothed as soon as possible. But how could a marriage be easy to find in-laws under such circumstances? She even heard that Wei Ling had considered young scholars from modest families. Could it be that Luo Shenyuan had truly married Wei Yining to help the Duke of Yingguo's mansion?
"I've also learned that before Lord Luo, Cheng Lang wanted to go to the Duke of Ying's mansion to propose marriage. It was almost done... but was interrupted by the actors you sent to the door. I'm afraid that's why Lord Luo had to take over, otherwise there would be no suitable man willing to marry their young lady."
Cui Yu kept her tone very calm, trying not to offend Xie Yun.
Xie Yun was even more shocked when he heard this: "Cheng Lang originally wanted to propose marriage to the Duke of Yingguo?"
Cuiyu nodded slightly, and Xie Yun felt a rumbling sound in her ears. She suddenly had no strength left and collapsed on the chaise longue.
Cheng Lang had no intention of marrying her...but she ruined Cheng Lang's marriage, and instead made Luo Shenyuan marry Wei Yining. Wasn't this her own hand pushing Luo Shenyuan out...If Cheng Lang had married Wei Yining, Luo Shenyuan would not have married her.
"I want to go see him!" Xie Yun suddenly stood up from the chaise longue. "I want to persuade him. If he doesn't like Wei Yining, he shouldn't marry her just to help her. Someone else will naturally marry her..." After thinking it over, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll arrange for someone to marry Wei Yining and ask my aunt to grant her the marriage!"
"Second Miss, please don't be confused!" Cui Yu hurriedly helped her sit down. "The Duke had already mentioned a marriage proposal at the palace banquet. Now everyone knows it's Lord Luo, so how could the Empress approve another marriage? And the Empress won't interfere in this matter anymore. Besides, Lord Luo has already asked his teacher, Xu Wei, to come and propose marriage. No matter what you say, it's useless..."
It’s not that Xie Yun doesn’t understand all this, she’s just too anxious and sad.
Xie Yun leaned her head against the royal blue Hangzhou silk cushion with a melon-patterned pattern and cried. Tears slid down her chin and she murmured, "But I like him so much."
She was as confused as a child. Cui Yu rarely saw their proud young lady looking so weak.
She could only advise Xie Yun: "Think about it, Lord Luo is willing to marry her to help his sister, which shows that he doesn't take his marriage seriously at all. What good will it do if you marry such a person? I don't think it will be a good thing for the young lady of the Duke of Ying to marry her, after all, Lord Luo only treats her as a sister. Otherwise, why hasn't she been engaged for so many years?"
Xie Yun looked at the red crabapple blossoms outside the window in the sunlight and pursed her lips, wondering if she had heard something.
"Even if he doesn't like Wei Yining, he still has to marry her..."
Cui Yu smiled bitterly. She was usually such a smart person, but why did she become so confused when she met Luo Shenyuan? The point she wanted to make wasn't about whether she liked him or not.
Xie Yun turned his head away and said nothing. At this time, someone outside came to announce that the maidservant beside Madam Xie was coming.
Xie Yun invited her in, and the girl walked in through the curtain. She bowed to her and said with a smile, "Second Miss, great news! Someone has come to our house to propose marriage to you! Madam said it's Cheng Lang, the fourth son of the Cheng family, who has asked our cousin to come and propose marriage."
Why would Cheng Lang ask someone to propose to her!
Xie Yun stood up suddenly, his face looking even uglier. He gathered himself and said to Cui Yu, "Help me go to the main hall and take a look."
When she arrived at the main hall, she saw her cousin talking happily with the old man: "That Cheng Lang, I've never seen anyone more handsome than him. He looks like a painting just sitting there, and his talent is extremely outstanding. The old man of the Cheng family asked me to do this, and I thought to myself, this is a perfect match! I rushed over."
Xie Ge Lao was naturally happy. His father-in-law was quite fast. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Of course, I admire this young man Cheng Lang very much."
When my cousin heard this, she knew there was something going on and became even more attentive: "That's right, I heard he's going to be a high-ranking official in the Censorate soon! He's worthy of our Yun'er!"
Xie Yun bit her lip when she heard this. If nothing unexpected had happened, her grandfather would definitely have agreed to this marriage. Thinking of the geisha named Lian Fu, she whispered, "I haven't heard of her since that day. Where is she?"
"I don't know either. I haven't seen her come out since she entered the Duke of Ying's mansion. I guess the incident didn't pan out."
Xie Yun sighed slowly. She hadn't considered everything carefully enough back then. If such a scandal happened, the Duke of Ying would definitely do everything in his power to cover up for Cheng Lang. If someone else took ruthless action and killed Lian Fu, there would be no way Lian Fu would be able to open up again.
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