Yesterday morning, after Lin Jue was forcibly abducted by Qian Qianyi's son-in-law, everyone in the Lin family made a division of labor. Lin Hu was sent to find Fang Dunru to rescue him, although Fang Dunru might not be able to save Lin Jue.
But in an emergency, you can only treat a dead horse as a live doctor.
Lin Hu rushed to the Yushitai Yamen, and sure enough, Fang Dunru was not in the Yamen. After asking the Yamen, he learned that Fang Dunru had gone to the palace and did not know when he would be back. Although Lin Hu was extremely anxious, he could only
He waited in front of the Yushitai Yamen. Because he had no one else to look for, and in order to save the young master, he could not come back empty-handed.
After waiting until noon, Xiao Hu's heart became cold. He knew that after such a long delay, the young master might not be able to be saved. Moreover, by this time, the rumors on the street had already spread. Several people came from the street.
After returning to the yamen, the yamen servants at Yushitai walked over to talk about the matter. Lin Hu stepped forward to ask a few questions, and was surprised to learn that Prince Liang's Mansion had come forward to win back the number one scholar in the new subject. He also heard from the yamen servants that Prince Liang's Mansion had also fallen short of the list.
In the name of catching his son-in-law, he snatched away the number one scholar, and it is said that he wanted to betroth the princess of the palace to Lin Jue.
Lin Hu was so happy that he almost jumped up when he heard about this situation. The crisis was over, and there was a happy event, so there was nothing to worry about. Then he didn't have to wait here for Fang Dunru anymore, he had to go back and see the excitement.
yes.
However, just when he was about to leave, Fang Dunru returned from the palace and saw Lin Hu in the donkey cart. Fang Dunru stopped Lin Hu and asked him what happened, and Lin Hu explained the matter in detail.
Tell Fang Dunru.
Fang Dunru looked shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly summoned the government officials to inquire and confirmed that the matter was true. Lin Hu was anxious to go back and wanted to say goodbye. Unexpectedly, Fang Dunru wanted to lead the way to Daxiangguo Temple with Lin Hu.
I want to see what's going on in the big house. But before I go, I have to go home.
Lin Hu had no choice but to follow Fang Dunru to the Fang family's courtyard in Yulin Lane. Lin Hu was originally ordered by Fang Dunru to wait outside the door, but the sudden quarrel in the Fang family's house aroused his curiosity, so he quietly entered
After walking out of the yard and onto the porch, I heard the quarrel between the Fang couple in the house.
Lin Hu felt curious. In his impression, Mr. Fang and his wife had never quarreled. He didn't know why they were quarreling. So he squatted in the corridor and eavesdropped curiously.
"This ungrateful person is in vain. I, Qiu'er, think about him and think about him every day. Is what he does worthy of my Huanqiu? Now that he has won the first prize, he has climbed to the top. I must go and find out. I will go and ask this ungrateful person.
Please seek justice for my Qiu'er." Mrs. Fang's voice scolded angrily.
Lin Hu stood stunned in the corridor, his mind confused. Didn't Miss Huanqiu die of illness? What did the master's wife mean by this?
"Madam! Stop fooling around. Can you blame Lin Jue for this? We thought Huanqiu's disease could not be cured before. Qiu'er was afraid of dragging down Lin Jue, so we lied to him. Who knew Huanqiu's disease could be cured?
Cured? No one could have predicted the development of this matter. Lin Jue thought Huanqiu was gone, so he stopped thinking about it. Do you think he should stay married for Huanqiu for the rest of his life?" Fang Dunru sighed.
Lin Hu's heart was beating wildly. Could Mr. Fang's words mean that... Miss Huanqiu was not dead? But she was seriously ill at first and was afraid of dragging down her uncle, so she lied to him and said that Miss Huanqiu had died. But now Huanqiu
The young lady's illness seems to be cured. This matter is very troublesome.
"So what? Did Lin Jue write a marriage letter to my Huanqiu? Writing a marriage letter means there is a marriage contract. Now that I am cured of my illness, it is time for him to marry my Huanqiu. After we have agreed on the big exam, I will
He made it clear that if he hasn't been seen in the past few days, it turns out he went to climb a high branch. Humph!" Mrs. Fang said angrily.
"Madam, please be reasonable. Lin Jue has been looking for me every day for the past few days. I was busy with official duties and didn't have time to clarify the matter with him. When he came home, you took Huanqiu to visit relatives in the countryside, and he also pounced on me.
It was all in vain. It was a mistake, he didn't even know that Huanqiu was still in the world. How can you blame him?" Fang Dunru said.
"I don't care what the reason is. You are an old guy who works all day long on official matters. You should have made it clear to him after the big exam. Now, he is going to marry the princess of the palace. It's all your fault. He only cares about your affairs all day long.
, are you concerned about Qiu'er's affairs? And this Lin Jue, even if I, Qiu'er, are really gone, he has climbed to a high branch in just over a year. This is too cold." Mrs. Fang has already started.
It's so messy.
Fang Dunru finally got angry and said angrily: "You woman, do you have any sense? Why don't you think that Lin Jue will have to guard an unmarried woman for the rest of her life? Are you crazy? Does such nonsense make sense?
If you talk like this again, I will be annoyed."
"You're angry when you're angry, why don't you kill me?" Mrs. Fang didn't spare a word. The two loving couples, who had respected each other like guests all their lives, now actually had a falling out over this matter.
Fang Dunru brushed his sleeves and said: "It's unreasonable. What are you making a fuss about now? You won't lose your own face by making a fuss. What can you get? Embarrass Lin Jue? Lin Jue isn't good enough to us? Can you bear to do this? Madam.
, calm down. You can't make trouble like this."
Mrs. Fang let out a long sigh, started to cry and said: "I am not... I am not sad for my Qiu'er? Qiu'er is deeply in love with Lin Jue. She thought that there would be a happy ending soon, but how could she have expected that it would happen?
What happened to me? My poor child."
Fang Dunru hurriedly whispered: "Madam, don't be like this. I understand Madam's mood, and I'm not heartbroken. But what's the use of saying this now? Fortunately Huanqiu went out. If you were at home, you would be like this
, wouldn’t it make Huanqiu fall ill again? If a mother like you can’t calm down, how can Huanqiu survive?”
Mrs. Fang stopped crying and murmured: "Yes, I can't do this. Qiu'er will definitely be heartbroken if she finds out. We have to hide this from her. How long can we hide it? We can't let her know.
, otherwise Qiu'er would really be heartbroken. Poor Qiu'er, she even went to the temple to burn incense and fulfill her vows. She was extremely happy when she learned that Lin Jue won the top prize. She made a wish in front of the Bodhisattva before, and today she said she would like to thank her very much.
Buddha."
Fang Dunru sighed and said, "Madam, you can't hide it. The whole city is already in an uproar now. How can you hide something like this? Huanqiu might have found out about it on the way back."
Mrs. Fang was shocked and said: "What can we do? What should we do?"
Fang Dunru said: "So don't be so excited, you have to comfort and enlighten her. The matter has reached this point, there is no room for recovery, we can only face reality. After this level, it will fade away as time goes by.
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Mrs. Fang shook her head and said: "You don't know Qiu'er's heart, how could she forget Lin Jue? She said that besides Lin Jue, she would never like anyone else in this life. What a sin, what a sin."
Fang Dunru shouted: "What are you talking about? Is there only one man in the world, Lin Jue? Lin Jue is indeed good, but there are so many young talents in the world. Is it possible that if you become Lin Jue, you will never marry? This is unreasonable. Madam, you must
Educate her properly."
Mrs. Fang sighed repeatedly and remained silent. Fang Dunru said: "I am Lin Jue's teacher, and you are his master's wife. We have to go and say congratulations. Madam, please don't be sad anymore. Is there anything you can do at home?"
Bring me something as a congratulatory gift. Lin Jue is respectful and filial to you and I. No matter what, he is getting married today, and we cannot ruin his good deeds, but give him blessings. It’s just God’s fault. Before
No one expected this to happen, so we had no choice but to accept our fate."
Mrs. Fang was silent for a long time and said softly: "My husband is right. I can't go and make trouble. It's not Lin Jue's fault. It's only my Qiu'er's misfortune. When Lin Jue gets married, we naturally have to give blessings. I can't go."
I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself then. You can just go and congratulate me. There is nothing useful at home, but Qiu'er has embroidered a few mandarin duck handkerchiefs during this period, in order to... embroider them for herself.
The dowry... is no longer needed now, so you can give it as a gift. Oh! My poor Qiu'er, my heart aches to death."
Fang Dunru sighed and said, "Well, it's up to you. You go and get it. Xiaohu is still waiting for me outside. I didn't let him in."
When Lin Hu heard this, he hurriedly and quietly exited the yard. When he was sitting on the carriage, his heart was beating wildly, his mind was in chaos, and he didn't know what to do.
Miss Huanqiu is not dead, and my uncle is getting married to the little princess now. This matter is really troublesome. If the uncle knew that Miss Huanqiu was not dead, what would he do? Give up the little princess and marry Miss Huanqiu? This is absolutely true.
Impossible, wouldn’t that mean I’m sorry to the little princess? The little princess is very good to her uncle, and he also likes her very much. How could she do something that would be sorry to the little princess? From Uncle Lin Jue’s point of view, Lin Hu really didn’t know what to do.
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After much deliberation, Lin Hu decided to tell Sister Luwu about this in advance and discuss with her what to do? So Lin Hu, in a very uneasy mood, and Fang Dunru came to the big house of Xiangguo Temple.
Come.
When they arrived at the mansion of Daxiangguo Temple, Lin Jue and the little princess were worshiping. Fang Dunru went directly in and sat on the seats of the man's parents. He looked calm throughout and showed nothing at all. Lin Hu kept looking for opportunities.
To tell Lu Wu about this, Lu Wu was dragged to the church by the little princess, and Lin Hu didn’t get the chance. It wasn’t until the church visit was over and Lin Jue was drinking with the guests outside that Lin Hu had the chance to come to the back house.
, the trustee informed Lu Wu that he had something urgent to look for. After Lu Wu came out, Lin Hu told Lu Wu the explosive news.
