Chapter 175: Suffering the consequences
The emperor smiled at this time and said, "Prince Ping'an and General Zhaowu are not lying. I have seen the skills of the Prime Minister's wife and Princess Wenyu."
After hearing this, Meng Linglong and Song Yuqing dared not speak anymore.
The two of them finally had some sense and knew that the emperor said this to stand on the side of Lin Qian and Ge Wenyu. Even if they were ignorant, they knew that the matter ended here.
The emperor naturally didn't care too much about the intrigues of these little girls. He had the tiger taken away and rode away on his horse.
Lin Shuo and Wei Xiaoran also had to stay by the emperor's side. Seeing that the emperor had left, they naturally could not stay any longer.
Wei Xiaoran put Lin Qian down and said to her, "If you're done having fun, go back. Don't worry, I'll help you vent your anger."
Wei Xiaoran is the Prime Minister, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, so naturally it is impossible for him to bother with two young girls. However, if he cannot bother with them, he can bother with their father.
Lin Qian naturally understood what Wei Xiaoran meant. She nodded without saying anything more and watched the two of them leave.
After everyone left, only Lin Qian and the other three were left. This time, Meng Linglong and Song Yuqing finally regained their composure. They snorted coldly at the two of them and left.
Lin Qian and Ge Wenyu no longer had the heart to hunt, so they followed them back.
In the training ground, there were still many noble ladies and young ladies who did not go hunting. Most of them were weak and frail girls who could not ride horses or shoot arrows.
When Lin Qian and Ge Wenyu came back, they saw a group of ladies gathered together talking, and the center of their conversation was Zhao Xiu.
Now Zhao Xiu is different in the eyes of these ladies.
Lin Wu was the General Zhaowu appointed by the Emperor. Some time ago, the imperial edict conferring the title of First-Rank Lady on Zhao Xiu had also been issued. In addition, Lin Qian was also a First-Rank Lady. So the Lin family could now do whatever they wanted in the capital.
Now there is Lin Shuo, who is even more favored by the emperor. These ladies come one after another, either wanting to curry favor with him or to form an alliance of marriage.
"Sister Zhao, my daughter is lively and cheerful, dignified and polite, and she is the same age as your son. If possible, it would be nice if they could meet and become friends." A lady said to Zhao Xiu with a bright smile on her face.
Lin Qian and Ge Wenyu were walking hand in hand when they heard this sentence. Lin Qian felt Ge Wenyu's hand suddenly tighten.
Lin Qian shook her hand in a soothing manner, smiled at her, and said, "Don't worry, my parents have already considered you as their daughter-in-law. No matter what they say, my mother will not agree."
Ge Wenyu just smiled and didn't say anything.
As they were talking, the two of them had already walked to Zhao Xiu's side. Lin Qian also saw clearly the lady who had just spoken. Immediately, Lin Qian and Ge Wenyu looked at each other, with indescribable complexity in their eyes.
Although the two of them had never seen this lady before, they felt that she looked very familiar to them, simply because she looked so much like Meng Linglong.
Lin Qian spoke up at this time, saying, "I guess you are the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi?"
As soon as Lin Qian started to speak, everyone noticed her and Ge Wenyu. Those of lower rank all saluted, and of course there were also many people who just nodded.
This person was indeed the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi. She recognized Lin Qian immediately upon seeing her, and her smile deepened. She nodded and said, "Indeed, hello, Madam Prime Minister."
Lin Qian only nodded faintly, glancing at the smiling wife of the Marquis of Yongyi. The ladies around were all shrewd people, masters of house fighting. Seeing Lin Qian's expression, they knew that something interesting was going to happen.
When the wife of Marquis Yongyi saw Lin Qian's expression, the smile on her face suddenly faded by six points.
At this time, Zhao Xiu spoke up: "Didn't you two go hunting? How come you're back so soon? What did you catch?"
Lin Qian said, "Don't mention it. Before we even entered the hunting ground, we ran into the young lady from the Yongyi Hou family. She first spoke rudely and disrespectfully to Princess Wenyu, and then she even tried to steal her horse.
We went hunting around them, but Miss Meng and her cousin provoked me many times and scared away a lot of prey.
They followed us all the way to the depths of the forest, but unexpectedly encountered a tiger. The two of them were frightened and immediately rode away on horseback, but they didn't expect to attract a tiger.
Princess Wenyu was worried about the two's safety, so after she and I killed the tiger, we went back to rescue them. Unexpectedly, they encountered the emperor, and not only did they not say they were saved, they also accused us of something. They said Princess Wenyu and I had used them as bait, which was why they were chased by the tiger.
Madam Yongyi, your daughter is truly lively, cheerful, dignified and polite! My brother is definitely not worthy of your daughter.
Lin Qian said the last sentence to the wife of Marquis Yongyi. Seeing the sneer on Lin Qian's face and the surprised looks of the ladies around her, the wife of Marquis Yongyi could no longer maintain the last four points of smile on her face.
"Madam Prime Minister, please don't say anything careless." The wife of Marquis Yongyi said sternly, but everyone around her could see that she was panicking.
Ge Wenyu said, "Is it nonsense? Madam can ask my father and General Zhaowu later. After all, Miss Meng is very brave and even argued with them in front of the emperor."
It’s over! This is the only thought in the mind of the wife of the Yongyi Marquis.
Having offended the Prime Minister, General Zhaowu and Prince Ping'an, Meng Linglong would never be able to marry into a good family even though she was a princess.
Moreover, the days ahead for them in the Yongyi Marquis Mansion will probably be difficult.
The wife of Marquis Yongyi turned and left without saying a word. Another lady followed her. Judging from her appearance, she should be Song Yuqing's mother.
As soon as the two of them left, the scene became quiet, but soon became lively again.
Lin Qian didn't pay any attention to it afterwards, but the next morning, she didn't see Meng Linglong and Song Yuqing.
Ge Wenyu approached Lin Qian and said, "You weren't here last night. I heard from some noble ladies that Meng Linglong and Song Yuqing were beaten by the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi. Their faces are swollen like pigs. I'm afraid they can't face people today."
There was a banquet last night, and the ladies sat at different seats. Lin Qian was already married, so naturally she couldn't sit with Ge Wenyu and the others, so naturally she didn't hear the gossip.
Lin Qian smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not that I'm too embarrassed to show up today, but I guess I won't be able to show up in public much longer in the future."
Meng Linglong and Song Yuqing's futures were bleak. Even prominent families wouldn't consider marrying them. And middle-class families wouldn't dare marry them because they'd offended the wrong people.
Unless the two of them enter the palace and marry the emperor, they can only pick someone who is just about the same in this life and make do with it.
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