Lin Fanghua was indeed tempted by her daughter's words for a moment. But then she thought of Mrs. Chu's expression that changed instantly after Aunt Bai whispered something in Mrs. Chu's ear after she returned.
Lin Fanghua's rationality suddenly returned. She looked at her daughter with some uncertainty and asked: "You...have your clothes been seen by the nun next to the Duke's wife?"
Qi Duoer's face turned even paler, she bit her lip with her teeth, and even her lips slowly lost color. She lowered her head with a guilty conscience: "Who knew it was such a coincidence that we met face to face like this. It was too late to hide. Mother...
...If we don't think of anything now, even if our daughter is married to the fourth young master, she is also Mrs. Chu's daughter-in-law. If she knows this, and knows that her daughter and the prince... will her daughter's future life be okay?"
Lin Fanghua's face turned even darker. What would she do if she were Mrs. Chu? She would definitely not agree to break off the engagement, because she was afraid that she would ruin her son's reputation by shouting everywhere. She was afraid that if the marriage was called off, her family would be in trouble.
Reason to pester her son. But if this marriage happens, as soon as her daughter is married, she will have to hold it in her hands and take care of it as she wants. It is not impossible to cause a 'sickness'. As long as the person dies.
, it’s all over. In the back house, it’s too easy to kill a woman. When it comes to that step, it’s really too late. By then, the person will also belong to someone else’s family, and the other person’s family is high, so there really is someone.
What, who can she count on to come forward? The Qi family or the Lin family?
Thinking of this, Lin Fanghua shuddered, her fists slowly clenched, and she kept wandering around the room.
What to do now?
"What a sin!" The more Lin Fanghua thought about it, the more helpless she became. She couldn't help but slapped Qi Duoer on the shoulder, "You know everything in your heart, why do you do such a stupid thing? How can you deal with it now? If you have
Just in case, who can I rely on for the rest of my life?"
Qi Duoer regretted it to death. Didn't this come to light after the fact? The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. After she passed the door, Mrs. Chu was afraid that she would do something scandalous with the prince, and she would silence herself first.
Dying without interest.
"Mom!" Qi Duo'er took a deep breath, "Now, instead of thinking about how to be rich in the future, I have to save my life first. My daughter really can't marry her! Marrying her will mean death! Mother..."
"Then what do you want? Do you want to break off the engagement?" Lin Fanghua turned to look at her daughter, "Do you think you can break off the engagement now if you want to?"
Qi Duoer shook her head: "I..." She opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say. In fact, her brain was also covered, and she didn't know what to do. She could only look at Lin Fanghua stubbornly and beg:
"Mom, think of a way. Once we get married, my daughter will die. Mom... I don't want to die... I can't let go of my mother..."
Lin Fanghua's hands couldn't help but tremble: "You evildoer..." She raised her hand to wipe the tears on her daughter's face: "Tell me to think about it, tell me to think about it... think about what to do..."
Before they finished speaking, they heard footsteps outside the door. The mother and daughter quickly stopped talking.
Sanxi stopped outside the door and had no intention of going in. She said loudly: "Auntie, our girl wants to ask you, are you going home with us? Or do you plan to go by yourself?"
Lin Fanghua was upset and said loudly: "Let them go first." She didn't have any eyesight at all.
Lin Yutong was not surprised at all by Lin Fanghua's reply. People who didn't like her felt awkward even if they just looked at each other, let alone walking together.
She stood up and said to Lin Yuzhi, who had been distracted, "Sister, let's go. We can get home before dark."
After saying that, he saw Lin Yuzhi sitting blankly as if he hadn't heard anything, and didn't know what he was thinking.
Chunmei smiled apologetically at Lin Yutong, then gently pulled Lin Yuzhi's sleeve: "Girl, the second girl said it's time to go."
"Let's go?" Lin Yuzhi suddenly paused and stood up, "Yes! Let's go then." After saying that, she raised her eyes and glanced at Lin Yutong, "If you don't want to leave, then let's go quickly."
As he spoke, he walked out, ignoring Lin Yutong, and lifted the curtain and walked straight out.
Chunmei and Xia He thanked Lin Yutong, smiled awkwardly, then got up and hurried out to chase after him.
"Girl, what's wrong with this big girl today?" Man Yue stepped forward to help Lin Yutong and asked in a low voice.
Lin Yutong shook his head: "Don't worry about her." It seemed that she must have been in Duke Jin's mansion in her previous life, and her life was very unsatisfactory, otherwise a nanny would not be able to frighten her into losing her position.
The three masters and servants went out from the yard and walked directly to the gate of the temple. However, they didn't want to run into Duke Jin's mansion and were about to set off. From a distance, they saw the fourth master talking to two men who were slightly older than him. The two of them
The sight is divided at the first touch.
Lin Yutong lowered her head and quickly walked out of the temple gate. She felt that Sanxi's hand holding hers couldn't help but exert strength. She didn't know the identity of the Fourth Master before, but now that she had a quick look at it, she probably knew something about it.
Guess. Of the three young masters, only the fourth master looks thin and frail, so it is not difficult to guess the identity of the fourth master of the Duke's mansion. I thought he was the first wife's natal family, but now that I look at it, it is really wrong.
In fact, Sanxi was really frightened by her guess. The girl was unclear about her cousin's fiancé, and the cousin was unclear about her husband's eldest brother-in-law. If any of this was spread, it could cost someone's life.
of.
It was not only Fourth Master who saw Lin Yutong, but also Jin Shouren and Jin Shouli.
"Is that a girl from the Lin family?" Jin Shouli said, looking at the fourth master jokingly, "Fourth brother, it's a coincidence that the Lin family came here today. I heard that the wife of the Qi family went to pay her respects to the eldest aunt, and they talked for most of the day.
If so, the relationship is that the mother-in-law wants to see her son-in-law today?"
The fourth master waved his hand: "The Lin family came here to pray for the deceased. Third brother, please be careful." But he never mentioned anything about the Qi family. As he said that, he glanced at Jin Shouren intentionally or unintentionally, as if he wanted to distract him.
The topic asked: "There are so many people looking for Big Brother today. Where can Big Brother hide away?"
Jin Shouren thought of the girl from the Qi family, who felt a little uncomfortable when facing the fourth master. He touched his nose, coughed, and then said: "Wander around the temple casually." He only replied and looked around for someone.
, "Tell someone to hurry up, mother, and hurry up and hurry up. It's not easy to walk at night."
The fourth master didn't bother. He caught a glimpse of the Lin family's carriage slowly leaving from the corner of his eye, and then smiled and responded to Jin Shouren, "Send someone to hurry. I'll get on the carriage first."
"What? You don't want to ride a horse anymore?" Jin Shouli exclaimed.
"I'm so tired. I can still sleep in the car." The fourth master said, turned around and left. He thought to himself, since the surroundings are not clean and the situation is unclear. And some people don't want to call him healthy, so he really
You can't get healthy so quickly.
Jin Shouli looked at Fourth Master's back and curled his lips: "Who told you to be brave?"
As soon as the fourth master got on the carriage, Guixi stuffed two soft pillows on them and said, "The third master asked someone to bring them."
The fourth master put a soft pillow on the back of his waist. This son-in-law of the second wife seemed to have no words, but he was more meticulous than Jin Shouren in doing things.
Lin Yutong got on the carriage and leaned directly on the carriage to fall asleep. The carriage was not comfortable at all. It was fine for a few people, but it was really difficult to lie down in it. I couldn't even straighten my legs.
"Second sister!" Lin Yuzhi looked at Lin Yutong's closed eyes and knew that she didn't want to speak, but she still couldn't help shouting.
Lin Yutong opened his eyes and looked at Lin Yuzhi: "Sister, is there something wrong?"
"You..." Lin Yuzhi looked at Lin Yutong suspiciously, "Did you see the three young men standing at the entrance of the temple just now?"
Lin Yutong didn't know what she wanted to say, so he said cautiously: "I glanced at it from a distance, what's wrong?"
"Is the thin one the Fourth Young Master?" Lin Yuzhi looked at Lin Yutong's expression, "What do you think of him?"
Lin Yutong felt that Sanxi, who was sitting next to him, had stiffened. It was the same! Something was wrong in her heart. When she suddenly heard someone ask this question, she thought that Lin Yuzhi knew about her private meeting with Fourth Master today.
But Lin Yutong knew something. Lin Yuzhi was not on guard against herself. She was always staring at Qi Duoer. Therefore, she should not have discovered anything.
She patted Sanxi's arm and said, "Give me another cushion. My back hurts from the bumps."
Only then did Sanxi come back to her senses and quickly responded, taking the cushion out from under the seat and stuffing it behind Lin Yutong's back.
Lin Yutong turned his neck comfortably and asked Lin Yuzhi: "I can't see which one is which, how do I know? Why would the eldest sister ask this?"
Lin Yuzhi smiled covertly, "It's just envy. You said that this cousin's marriage is really a good marriage. Although he is a concubine, he is also a descendant of the clan. No one dares to look down upon him. Moreover, after this, if he really
If I want to live my own life and separate from the house, I'm afraid that the Duke's wife will only be happier. When the time comes, it will be much more comfortable for the whole family to be the master of the family than to live with the parents-in-law. If you think about it, this is not a good marriage.
.The fourth young master looks elegant and handsome, and he doesn’t look like a short-lived person. Therefore, when I say that the marriage is really a good marriage.”
Lin Yutong wondered why this sounded like she was praising Fourth Master's advantages. She wanted to hear her explain clearly what she was doing. So she smiled and said, "The old lady and my aunt carefully selected her, so it must be a good match."
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But Lin Yuzhi came over and whispered: "Why are the old lady and the aunt carefully selected? Second sister, you don't know, right? Duke Jinguo's mansion originally sent a matchmaker to propose marriage to you. Where can I find it?"
When a girl from the Qi family proposes marriage, she goes to the Lin family."
Lin Yutong was really surprised now: "Where did eldest sister hear this nonsense?" But there was no news at home. She had never heard of it at all.
Lin Yuzhi thought to herself: If she hadn't heard this when she arrived at the Duke's Mansion in her previous life, she herself wouldn't believe it. The old lady really gave her granddaughter her marriage. She glanced at Lin Yutong: "Before, you only
If you stay in your Yunxia Courtyard, why should you care about things outside?"
Lin Yutong smiled and said nothing. If Lin Yuzhi said this, it must be true. But for some reason, the Duke's Office recognized the exchange. This is what she is concerned about. But looking at Lin Yuzhi's appearance, for this important point,
But he didn't care at all. So he smiled and said: "It's just what the servants say, it's not trustworthy." Lin Yuzhi's behavior now seems a bit like he wants to provoke his own dissatisfaction, and he seems to be looking forward to competing with Qi Duo'er for marriage.
No matter how she thought about it, she felt like she was setting up a match between herself and the fourth master. This made her even more confused about his psychology. If Qi Duoer married the fourth master, wouldn't this completely ruin the future of Qi Duoer and Jin Shouren? Yes.
There is no harm done to her herself, so she did anything to encourage her to harm Qi Duoer.
Lin Yutong felt that she was not a smart person, and she never dared to think that others were stupid. But she really didn't understand Lin Yuzhi. She really couldn't understand this girl's logic.
The corner of Lin Yuzhi's mouth moved, and seeing Lin Yutong's unmoved look, he sighed deeply. She really had good intentions. If the second sister can marry the fourth young master, she will have a good death. "That's not true.
People worry about us, and we have to worry about ourselves. No one is planning for us, so sometimes we have to plan for ourselves, isn’t this the truth?”
Lin Yutong closed her eyes. Even if I want to make a plan, I can't shout it out and make it known to everyone. She chuckled: "Sister, I know you have good intentions. But I also want to give my sister a piece of advice..."
"What?" Lin Yuzhi couldn't help but look at Lin Yutong's expressionless face.
Lin Yutong opened his eyes suddenly, then stretched out his hand to press his lips: "No matter what you are planning in your heart, don't say it before it is done. Some things have to be done, but even if you do it, you can't say it to anyone for the rest of your life.
You can't say anything. If the king is not secretive, his ministers will be ruined; if the ministers are not secretive, they will be corrupted; if secrets are not secretive, they will be harmed. As long as you remember this sentence, you will be able to benefit from it in this life."
"What do you mean?" Lin Yuzhi looked at Lin Yutong and murmured.
Lin Yutong chuckled lightly, "It means that biting dogs don't bark. If you want to bite someone, you should shut your mouth tightly beforehand, clamp your tail, and quietly move closer. Only by attacking fiercely can you bite accurately.
Do you understand?"
Lin Yuzhi's eyes suddenly narrowed. This non-biting dog was not a reflection of her sister-in-law. She had kept silent for many years, but exposed her fangs and caught people off guard. She looked at Lin Yutong with more cautious eyes. She closed her eyes.
No more words from the mouth.
Lin Yutong opened her eyes a little and glanced at Lin Yuzhi. Seeing that she was still normal, she really closed her eyes and fell asleep.
The sky outside was getting darker and darker, Lin Fanghua and Qi Duoer sat opposite each other.
"Mom..." Qi Duoer knelt down and took Lin Fanghua's hand, "Is there really no other way?"
Lin Fanghua shook her head: "Mother asked someone to help you get married. It was so easy to ask the noble man to speak for us, but now we regret it first. Even if mother is willing, the Qi family will not be willing. The noble man can't speak.
It’s not a fart, I just had an idea after a while!”
Qi Duoer pursed her lips, then raised her head and looked at Lin Fanghua: "I have an idea, mother... do you want to hear it?"
Lin Fanghua looked down at her daughter. She had only seen her for half a day, and her smile turned yellow with fright. She couldn't help but feel softer: "You... just tell me. At this time, what else can you say that you can't say?"
Qi Duo'er held Lin Fanghua's hand and whispered: "Can you find a reason why I have to change?"
"Substitute?" Lin Fanghua didn't understand. "How to substitute?"
"If that fourth young master has a physical relationship with someone else, and this other person... must be someone who makes us willing to give in..." Qi Duoer's eyes suddenly lit up, "Think about it, if this happens,
Our reputation will not be affected, and we can escape from this marriage smoothly..."
Lin Fanghua suddenly understood: "You mean the girl named Zhi'er..."
"No! It's not the eldest cousin." Qi Duo'er's voice became even lower, "It's the second cousin! She is the legitimate daughter and has a higher status than me. Anyway, she is destined to come to the Lin family. A girl from the Lin family can be more calm.
. All I have to say to the outside world is that everyone is just listening. When it is my daughter’s turn in the future... we will hold it in a separate courtyard of the Qi family, so that we can stop others’ mouths."
Lin Fanghua had a strange look on her face: "Do you know that my mother and your grandmother stole this marriage for you from the second girl... If I had known this, why would I bother..."
"Mom!" Qi Duoer looked at Lin Fanghua eagerly, "My daughter has made my mother worry... My daughter will definitely strive for success in the future and earn some respect for her mother..."
Halfway through his words, he heard footsteps outside. Qi Duoer quickly stood up and asked Juiguo who was guarding the door: "Who is here?"
"Yes...yes...Mother Chen, girl." Kuiguo was outside and listened to the words of the two masters inside. He was already very panicked. Now that he saw Grandma Chen, he was even more worried.
Empty.
Grandma Chen originally planned to go back with the two girls, but she was confused and left behind by her aunt. Seeing that it was getting late, she couldn't go back tonight. But no matter what, she should still ask this person
What should my aunt do next? Who knows, even after looking through the window several times in the Baoxia building opposite, there was still no movement in the room. Only this girl, Biguo, was guarding the door like a doorkeeper. She was really waiting.
It was so bad that she just came here. When she saw that Kui Guo was panicking first, she laughed in her heart. There were several rough ladies in the courtyard, and everyone saw her cousin coming back. Although she didn't know her cousin
Whose men's clothes he wore when he came back belonged to him, but they definitely didn't belong to the fourth young master, otherwise Mrs. Chu wouldn't have changed her face at that time.
She had no intention of exploring this, so she just pretended that she didn't know anything and asked from outside the house: "Auntie, it's getting late now. If you want to stay tonight, I'll send someone to tell the temple."
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"No!" Lin Fanghua stood up directly, "I can't stand it anymore, let's go directly to Shuiyun Temple."