Childhood Sweethearts of a Family: The Delicate Girl

Chapter 207

Du Ruomei's arrest was the first major event for the Duke of Wei's mansion, and it also meant the collapse of the Duke of Wei's mansion.The Duke of Wei's mansion gave birth to two concubines of the late emperor, who gave birth to a son and a daughter for the late emperor. It was because of this favor that the Duke of Wei's mansion had made no achievements in political affairs, and hadn't done anything in the past 30 years. He is a talented person, and he can still barely maintain the style of the Duke's Mansion.

However, when the abolished prince rebelled for the first time, the two concubines were on the wrong team and took refuge in the abolished prince.Now that the Second Prince is on the throne, and the Duke of Wei's Mansion is of no importance in the court, as long as one or two handles are found, they can be easily taken over in one fell swoop.Not only has the Duke of Wei's mansion not contributed to the court for a long time, but it has also cultivated many opponents. This time, it was caught in a big way, and there are not a few people who fell into trouble and took pleasure in others' misfortune.It can be said that the Duke of Wei's mansion was unlucky, and it was simply a matter of hand-to-hand celebration.

After Qi Haoran and Li Yan led people to arrest Du Ruomei, they brought Lin Yu, Xu Yun, and Xu Nianxi back to Fenyonghou's mansion.So that night, Lin Yuan knew about Du Ruomei and also saw the fate of Duke Wei's mansion.First standing on the wrong team, and then helping the deposed prince to rebel, is enough to bear the crime of punishing the nine clans.

Lin Yuan arranged for a servant to take her cousin, nephew and niece to the guest room to rest, and when she heard Qi Haoran talk about Duke Wei's Mansion, her biggest emotion was that the small and timid Du Ruomei would come to this point.She still remembered that Du Ruomei was often bullied by her sister-in-law Du Ruojin when she was a child, and she never dared to resist... Who would have expected that such a day would come?
Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Qi Haoran disagreed, instead he said vaguely, "It's really impossible if you have a peaceful mind; but it looks cowardly but is actually very ambitious, so it's hard to say what it is. People like this are often more cruel than ordinary people. Rumors say that her sixth sister died suddenly, but in fact, it's not like that."

Lin Yuan looked at Qi Haoran inquisitively, Qi Haoran pinched her face, and said with a smile, "Look at your curious face." Then she said, "The Duke of Wei's mansion buried this sixth lady in a panic, It was very strange at first. After checking and checking, I found out that she was strangled to death by the wrong hand of her concubine. This kind of cruelty, I am afraid that ordinary men can't match it."

"Do you even care about this?" Lin Yuan saw that Qi Haoran seemed to know everything, and remembering that he was busy all year round, she finally understood a little bit more about what he was busy with.Even if it doesn't go to the point where everything is in charge of everything, just to participate in all the important things, it is enough to be busy enough to have no free time.

Qi Haoran smiled, hugged Lin Yuan by the waist, and said with a smile, "I don't know how tired your husband is usually? Why don't you comfort me?" He told Lin Yuan to carry her to the bed...

It took many days for Lin Yu, Xu Nianxi and Xu Yun to get over what happened that night, but they didn't dare to live in that house any longer.Lin Yuan left them to live in the Hou Mansion first because she sympathized with them when they encountered such a horrible thing.For the past few days, Lin Yu still had lingering fears in her heart, so she thought of going to Long'en Temple to seek peace.

Hearing what her cousin said, Lin Yuan thought that if she could feel more at ease in this way, it would be good to go there, so she ordered her servants to prepare the carriage, and sent Lin Yu and others out.Lin Yu took Xu Nianxi and Xu Yun to Long'en Temple together, kowtowed to the Buddha and made a wish, and prayed for his family by the way.

At noon, I stayed at Long'en Temple for a fast meal, and Xu Yun ran into An Suwei by accident.An Suwei came out with General An's wife. Xu Yun saw that she was much more haggard than when he left, but he didn't know what happened to her, so he went up to say hello when he had a chance.After all, he is ten years younger than An Suwei, and he is still a child in the eyes of ordinary people, so he will not be gossiped about.

An Suwei saw Xu Yun and saw Lin Yu and Xu Nianxi who were with Xu Yun, so she guessed that it was his mother and sister.Seeing Xu Yun coming out to greet her frankly, An Suwei didn't know what she was thinking, so she asked Xu Yun, "Why do you come to greet me with such a frank appearance? You know me, don't you?" What a good thing."

Xu Yun shrugged and spread his hands at An Suwei, "You are my savior. The Buddha must know that I don't know how to say hello to my savior. I guess it's true that I won't be willing to keep me safe." Not like It was said by an 11-year-old child, and he boldly asked An Suwei, "It's you, why are you uglier than before? It looks like everyone owes you 500 taels of gold."

An Suwei poked Xu Yun's forehead, "Where did you learn this kind of words, and this is the tone of talking to the savior?" She glanced at Xu Nianxi who was staring at her from a distance, and then turned her gaze back She came to Xu Yun and said with a smile, "If you can't get married, do you think you're worried? My mother brought me here to seek marriage, but I'm already 21 years old... Your aunt is younger than me. How many times have you been married?" It's been a year."

"How can it be the same?" Xu Yun analyzed with An Suwei relentlessly, "My aunt is beautiful, gentle and pleasant, and marrying my uncle is a certainty. But you are not good-looking enough , you have a bad personality, you are not pleasing to others, and you will do bad things, do ordinary people dare to marry you?"

When An Suwei heard Xu Yun's upright words, she couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, she stretched out her hand and nodded at him, "How old are you, it sounds like you know everything." Thinking about Xu Yun's words, she didn't feel melancholy .In the past, she would definitely not accept such words, but now she has to give in.

"If you don't want to marry..." Xu Yun thought about it, and asked An Suwei cautiously, "Do you want to wait for the spring of next year and travel far away together?" After he finished asking, he seemed afraid of hearing An Suwei's answer, and it would be too late Hearing what An Suwei said, she just said, "Tell me later if it's okay." Then she went back to her mother and sister.

An Suwei saw that Xu Yun ran away so quickly, she couldn't help shaking her head, she didn't pay much attention to his words, so she turned and went back to find her mother.

Xu Nianxi grabbed Xu Yun who finally came back, and leaned into her ear and asked him in a low voice, "Didn't it be enough to just say hello? Why did it take so long to come back? What did you say to Miss An's family? Although I am very grateful to her for saving you, but she has done it before and I am sorry..." Xu Yun saw that his sister had learned to nag at some point, so he hurriedly hid beside his mother, and shouted at Xu Nianxi , "Sister, I won't listen, so stop talking."

Seeing her two children making such a fuss, Lin Yu was in a good relationship, but in a very good mood.

"Are you... the daughter of Lord Qinglin of Guanglu Temple?" Lin Yu heard someone seem to be talking towards them, and heard the person mentioning her father's identity, so she turned her head and looked over, feeling surprised for a moment. Why did someone come to talk to her? After all, she didn't know many people in the capital, and it was a male voice.

After Lin Yu and Xu Ji reconciled, they could no longer be called Mrs. Xu.It's just that she is getting older now, so it would be inappropriate to call her a young lady, but calling her a little girl is enough to save face.Seeing a person standing with a smile not far away, Lin Yu didn't quite remember who this person was, and didn't have any impression, so she just nodded with a smile.

When Xu Yun and Xu Nianxi saw their mother's reaction, they all looked at the person who made the sound.This person looks to be about 30 years old, wearing a dark green gown with bamboo knots and dark patterns, with a refined appearance, he seems to be a literati, and his whole body looks like his family background should not be so bad.

It was such a simple response, but the man laughed more and more all of a sudden, bowed to Concubine Lin, and said in a more polite way, "After so many years, it is really a pleasant surprise to see Miss Lin. I am..." Just now I was about to introduce myself, but I heard someone say, "Second Master, you are here, and I asked the old slave to find you easily. The old lady asked the old slave to look for you, saying that I should go back home."

Seeing Lin Mi's expression of confusion, the man gulped down all the words he had to say, waved his hand at Lin Mi, and left with the woman.Lin Yu still didn't know who he was, but her scalp was numb because of that young lady's harsh words.Xu Nianxi and Xu Yun looked at the departing man impolitely, then at their mother, exchanged glances, and nodded each other.

Only one day later, Xu Yueqiu brought her two children to Fenyonghou Mansion to look for Lin Yuan.Xu Yueqiu had seen Ping Anan, pointed at Pingping and told his eldest son, and asked him, "Is it good-looking?" The young master of the Zhang family nodded, and Xu Yueqiu said, "Yes, your future wife, do you know ?" Ask Lin Yuan to laugh and cry and have to know what to say.

Xu Yueqiu came to see Lin Yuan on business, so she asked the nanny to take the children to see the two white tigers in Fenyonghou's mansion in a short while, so as to leave room for talking with Lin Yuan alone.It was rare for Lin Yuan to see Xu Yueqiu smiling mysteriously, and she couldn't guess when it was for.Since the past, she didn't like to guess other people's minds, and she couldn't change this.

"I remember your cousin and Li have been together for about a year?" Xu Yueqiu took a sip of tea and asked Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan was surprised, she didn't expect that Xu Yueqiu came here for this matter, she nodded, "According to the calculation, it's been almost a year."

Xu Yueqiu also nodded slightly, and turned to talk to Lin Yuan, "Yesterday, the third master asked me for something. At that time, he told me that he wanted to ask me for an important thing, and I felt something was wrong. After so many years, I didn't Have you ever heard him say please ask me for something? I was curious, but I didn’t fully agree, but I still asked him about it, and guess what? "

"I don't guess, you can tell by yourself, anyway, if you guess or not, you still have to say." Lin Yuan smiled and didn't respond to Xu Yueqiu's words.

Xu Yueqiu immediately laughed again, gave Lin Yuan a blank look, and blamed her for not having any fun, but continued to talk to Lin Yuan leisurely about this important matter that her husband, the Third Master of the Zhang family, had entrusted to her.

"Your cousin went to Long'en Temple the day before yesterday?" Seeing Lin Yuan nodding, Xu Yueqiu continued without pausing, "That day, my second elder brother, the second master of the Zhang family, accompanied my mother-in-law to Long'en Temple When I went to Shangxiang, I happened to meet your cousin. I heard that I had a conversation. My second brother went back to his home and asked someone to inquire about it. I found out that your cousin has long since reconciled, and now she is alone with two My child, I was moved."

Lin Yuan remembered that before Qi Yingyu asked her to ask Xu Yueqiu about her cousin's remarriage, but now Xu Yueqiu came to talk to her first, and it turned out that the second master of the Zhang family was interested in her cousin. fresh.Lin Yuan didn't say much, but nodded to show that she understood, and was just waiting for what Xu Yueqiu had to say.

"I came here today precisely for this matter. The second elder brother solemnly asked the third master to help him. There is no reason why brothers should not help. I am familiar with you, so the third master solemnly asked Me. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not, but I hope you can mention this and see what your cousin thinks."

Before Lin Yuan could speak, Xu Yueqiu raised it before her, "I know, after all, my second elder brother had two wives before me, I'm afraid your cousin is not very willing. There are four princess consorts, and they don't have to worry about not being able to marry a good man, so they won't force it, as long as they are willing to ask, that's enough."

"The second elder brother also said in advance that the two children can be discussed more carefully." Xu Nianxi and Xu Yun are both from the Xu family, so naturally it is impossible to enter the Zhang family. Xu Yueqiu did not say this, but everyone agreed. understandable.She first conveyed the words of the second master of the Zhang family, which meant that it would be okay not to think about the child first, but to think about other aspects first.

It's not been a year or two since I've known Xu Yueqiu, she doesn't need to speak too clearly, Lin Yuan also knows what it means.The second master of the Zhang family took the initiative to mention that if she was sincere, it might not be a good marriage, but this matter can only be decided by her cousin, Lin Yuan can at most pass the word in the middle, there is nothing wrong with it.

"It's rare to see you so nervous, but it makes me find it very interesting." Lin Yuan smiled, her tone relaxed, and told Xu Yueqiu not to be so nervous, "Listen to you talking so much, don't you just let me Do you want to pass a message in the middle? Then why not? I will ask my cousin what she thinks later, and I will talk to you when the time comes, will it work?"

"Of course it will work." Lin Yuan agreed to this matter, and Xu Yueqiu really relaxed.Just because they are not ordinary friends, she is even more unwilling to embarrass Lin Yuan. Besides, it's not that she doesn't understand that such things cannot be forced.Now that Lin Yuan agreed to deliver the message, she felt relieved. "I can trust you to do things."

Lin Yuan didn't have much contact with the second master of the Zhang family, and she didn't know much about his character. She thought about asking Qi Haoran later, maybe she could find out something.Qi Haoran knew Xu Yueqiu's husband, and maybe he was no stranger to Zhang's second master.

"You've already said that. If I don't help you this time well, I'm afraid you won't want to talk to me in the future."

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Xu Yueqiu became angry, and smiled helplessly, "Listen to what you said, you are really a bad girl." Instead of continuing to talk about this matter, she started chatting with Lin Yuan about other things up.

Later, when Qi Haoran returned to the mansion, Lin Yuan had dinner with him before asking about the second master of the Zhang family.Lin Yuan didn't know why the Second Mrs. Zhang was sent to the family temple before. Neither Xu Yueqiu nor Xu Yueshan could explain it to Lin Yuan. Second Master Zhang had never committed any wrongdoing, let alone what to say.

Qi Haoran knew all kinds of reasons, but he didn't tell Lin Yuan the same, just because he felt that the matter was handled well, and Lin Yuan didn't need to care about it.Now, when Lin Yuan asked about the Second Master of the Zhang family, and explained that the other party wanted to marry Concubine Lin, after thinking about it, she said to Lin Yuan, "I can't be called acquaintances, but I'm a little clearer. The ability is average. He is an upright person, has no bad habits, and doesn't go in and out of romantic places, so it's okay in basic situations. However, he occasionally gets confused, so it's hard to tell what to do."

"As long as you are a person, how can you have no faults at all? I think it is not a problem to have shortcomings. As long as the shortcomings can be accepted or you can live in peace, it will not hinder anything. But if the shortcomings cannot be accepted, It must be hard work every day. No matter what, it still depends on the individual."

Qi Haoran nodded approvingly, "That's right, although you are stupid and can eat, I don't think this is a problem, so I don't despise you at all."

I was talking to him about serious matters, but Qi Haoran got involved in such a way and even took the opportunity to attack her. Lin Yuan pouted immediately, and looked down at herself. She had obviously lost weight completely, and she didn't accept Qi Haoran's words at all. Being stupid, I was dissatisfied and fought back, "You are stupid and can eat, obviously I have never disliked you, but you have the nerve to bite back, you are shameless."

Seeing that Lin Yuan was a little angry, Qi Haoran hurriedly coaxed her and said, "Yes, yes, you are not stupid, but you are smart. You don't eat much, you just eat as much as me." Two hits, but Lin Yuan didn't exert much force, and the hit didn't hurt, so Qi Haoran became more and more cheerful.

The two quarreled for a while, and Lin Yuan saw that Qi Haoran was obviously trying to make her happy, so she realized that it was right for her to ignore him. Unfortunately, he had already succeeded, so she had to admit it this time.She puffed her cheeks, but she stopped going to Qi Haoran to continue the quarrel, but turned back to what she said before, "Since you say so, and your character is pretty reliable, then I'm not afraid to mention this matter to my cousin. If I introduce my past with bad character, I’m afraid I’ll be embarrassed to see my cousin and uncle in the future.”

Fearing that Lin Yuan would be really angry if he continued to provoke her, Qi Haoran restrained himself in time and nodded, "Okay, anyway, you are just passing the word, and your cousin has the final say on whether it will work or not. Until now, no one will force you to She, as for how she chooses, she has no reason to blame you."

Early the next morning, Lin Yuan had breakfast with Lin Concubine, Xu Yun, and Xu Nianxi. Afterwards, Xu Yun and Xu Nianxi all went back to their room, and Lin Yuan asked her cousin Lin Concubine to stay for a while.She never likes to hide her head and hide her tail, she always speaks out when she has something to say, and it is the same this time.After dismissing the servants, Lin Yuan said to her cousin, "When my cousin went to Long'en Temple to ask for safety, did you meet any acquaintances?"

Lin Yu knew that Lin Yuan was looking for her, and when she heard such words, she immediately thought of the man who greeted her but she had no memory of him.She nodded, but explained, "I don't really know, it's just that the other party greeted me as if they knew each other, but it's probably because I have a lot of forgetfulness, but I don't have any memory."

"That's right." Lin Yuan smiled and explained the whole story to her cousin, "Yesterday, a friend of mine came to the Hou's Mansion to entrust me with something related to my cousin. Because my cousin said This person is my friend's second elder brother, who happens to be the second master of the Zhang family."

"Did my cousin know this second master of the Zhang family in the past? I heard from my friend that the second master of the Zhang family knew his cousin more than ten years ago. Now the second master of the Zhang family is alone, and he has to meet his cousin again. He had inquired about his cousin, and knowing that she was alone now, he was thinking of marrying him. I asked the uncle, but the uncle knew the second master of the Zhang family, and said that his character was fair. Since the uncle said so , I thought it was right, so I dared to mention this matter with my cousin."

Lin Yuan and Lin Yu were talking in detail, and Lin Yuan could hear them clearly.When Lin Yu heard Lin Yuan say that the person was Zhang Erye, and that she had known her more than ten years ago, she naturally thought that she had come to the capital when she was 15 years old, and had established some noble daughter affairs.But the memory of that time has long been diluted by time. She didn't stay in the capital for long, so she really didn't have much impression of the second master of the Zhang family.

However, these are not important anymore.

(End of this chapter)