Zheng Zhi's words were light, and the expressions of Lin and Zheng Yanming changed on the spot. Chu Yunli lowered his head while eating, and Zheng Zi across from him was silent as well, as if they were not at the table.
Then, Chu Yunli noticed that everyone's eyes were on her. She put down her chopsticks as if unaware, "I'm done eating. Uncle and aunt, you eat slowly."
Zi You next to you handed over a handkerchief at the right time. Chu Yunli took it and wiped her mouth while getting up.
Mrs. Lin stopped her, "Yanlan, wait."
Chu Yunli turned around, "Is there something wrong with my aunt?"
"You're full now, why don't you eat more?" Mrs. Lin smiled dryly, "Auntie, we don't have any money here. Can you borrow some from me?"
"Auntie was joking." Chu Yunli said in a calm tone, "My father gave the Zheng family five hundred thousand taels, wasn't it enough?"
Mrs. Lin frowned. She felt that her niece didn't understand the words, so she emphasized, "I'll borrow it from you."
Chu Yunli sighed, "I don't dare to lend out my money. My father gave you five hundred thousand taels back then, but it has been gone for only five or six years. The food at home these days... I still have decades to come.
This money is not enough for me to spend on myself."
Lin was dumbfounded and didn't know how to explain it for a while.
Zheng Yanming was a little anxious, "Cousin, don't you still believe me?"
Just because she trusted you too much, Sun Yanlan gave in step by step. What did she gain?
If I remember correctly, the reason why Zheng Yanming plotted against Sun Yanlan was because he was planning to marry her. If Sun Yanlan was not tied to death, this cousin would definitely not be willing to be a concubine. If he wanted to tie her up, one would
She has a pure body, and the second thing is to talk about relationships.
Chu Yunli glanced at the disapproving Zheng Zhi, the anxious Lin, and the ugly-looking Zheng Yanming, "Sorry."
After saying that, he got up and went out.
Zheng Zhi still left that night. When Chu Yunli found out, she knew that Lin's money was not empty, but it was just not much. She was accustomed to cutting down on expenses.
In fact, Chu Yunli said that Zheng Yanming, mother and son, are cruel to outsiders and are reluctant to do anything to their own people. If Zheng Zhi's legs are broken, see how he can run out, and the problem will be solved directly from the source.
, don’t worry yet.
The next morning, as soon as Chu Yunli finished her breakfast, the woman outside came to report, her face full of excitement, "Cousin, there is someone coming to visit outside."
Chu Yunli held the tea cup and asked, "Who is it?"
The mother-in-law said happily, "She claims to be a girl from the family of the Minister of Rites."
"Why did you think of coming to see me?" Chu Yunli asked again.
The mother-in-law Fu Shen said, "I don't know this slave. Girl, please hurry up."
Chu Yunli stood up and went to pick up people at the door. When he saw the girl wrapped in a pink cloak in front of him, he asked doubtfully, "Miss, are you looking for me?"
"Looking for you." The girl smiled softly and sweetly, "A few days ago, I heard my brother talk about Zheng Juren's outstanding literary talent. I usually like to read books and write poems. I heard that Zheng Juren has a cousin who is as close as a brother and sister.
I couldn’t help it…”
Chu Yunli raised her eyebrows, "I disappoint the girl. I don't know how to write poems."
"It doesn't matter." The girl smiled, "I think you are an interesting person. Would you like to go have tea with us?"
The girl stretched out her hand to pull her, her attitude was gentle, but her action could not be refused. Mrs. Lin who came from behind kept urging her to go.
"My surname is Zhang, just call me Mingmei." Chu Yunli let her pull her into the carriage. The carriage was plain and not too luxurious. After getting on the carriage, Zhang Mingmei changed from her warm and critical look.
He looked her up and down.
Chu Yunli smiled and let her look at her, "Miss Zhang, what do you want to see me do?"
Zhang Mingmei asked coldly, "Are you engaged to Mr. Zheng?"
Chu Yunli didn't answer, but asked, "Who told you?"
"I heard that you have been fostered in the Zheng family since childhood and were childhood sweethearts with Mr. Zheng... Just tell me if you have?" Zhang Mingmei's tone was unceremonious.
"Does it have anything to do with you?" Chu Yunli's face turned cold. "I think you didn't come to visit me at home, but came here deliberately to cause trouble. Don't think that because you were born into an official family, you can bully others casually." She flipped it off.
Open the curtain, "Stop the car, I want to go back!"
The carriage showed no intention of stopping or even slowing down. Chu Yunli turned around and looked at Zhang Mingmei with a cold expression, "Are you trying to hold me hostage? If you don't stop, I'll jump out of here."
Zhang Mingmei looked very ugly, stretched out her hand to pull her, and forced a smile on her face, "Why are you so angry? I just joked with you a few times, saying that cousins are made for each other, I just joked a few words, you know
If you feel annoyed, I won’t say anything about it.”
Chu Yunli's tone was solemn, "The reputation of your family is important, Miss Zhang be careful what you say!"
Zhang Mingmei gritted her teeth with hatred. Except for her aunt, no one dared to speak to her in such a preaching tone. But at the moment, it was more important to bring people into the city. She forced a smile and said, "It's my fault, don't be angry.
"
There was silence in the carriage for the next time, and Chu Yunli saw the carriage enter the inner city.
When we arrived in the inner city, there were almost no people in civilian clothes. The people on the street were all dressed in silk and satin, and carriages were going back and forth on the streets.
Soon they arrived at a lively restaurant. The carriage stopped. Zhang Mingmei took her out of the carriage and went directly to the second floor. When she went up the stairs, Chu Yunli raised her eyes and glanced at it. Her original intention was to see the layout of the restaurant. When she looked back, she
His eyes paused. At the railing on the third floor, a man in white clothes stood leaning against the railing, holding a wine glass in his hand and turning it around, quite leisurely.
Seeing him staring at her intently, Chu Yunli raised the corners of her mouth slightly. She originally came here just for a formality, but now she was glad that she had followed Zhang Mingmei to the inner city.
The capital city is neither big nor small. It is really difficult to meet someone here. If you miss today, I don’t know how long it will take to meet him again.
Chu Yunli was in a good mood. Even when she entered the private room and saw a proud girl in bright red clothes, it did not affect her good mood at all.
The girl in red sitting in the room is Zheng Yanming's future wife, Wu Xuanyue, the daughter of the Minister of Etiquette. Despite her gentle name, she is actually quite fierce. Zhang Mingmei brought Chu Yunli in, but she didn't even look at her.
Zhang Mingmei, whose face was full of flattery, just stared at Chu Yunli and looked up and down. When she saw her delicate eyebrows, she sneered, "Are you Mr. Zheng's cousin?"
Sun Yanlan also experienced this in her previous life. When Mrs. Lin heard that the girl from the servant's house came to her door in person, she couldn't help but push the confused Sun Yanlan out of the house. She was questioned repeatedly by Zhang Mingmei along the way, but she didn't know
How to answer? I can only lower my head and say nothing. After all, the girl herself is too embarrassed to mention the engagement.
Furthermore, her marriage to Zheng Yanming was very complicated. If there was no engagement, Mrs. Lin repeatedly mentioned the joke she had with her mother, and said that she would be her daughter-in-law in the future. She kept saying that she would take care of her for the rest of her life. In addition,
She and Zheng Yanming were already a couple. It was said that they were engaged, but she did not take over the engagement from the Zheng family.
She was extremely shy and a little embarrassed. She was looking forward to waiting for Zheng Yanming to get a place in high school, and then he would be successful. When she met the proud and flamboyant Wu Yanyue and heard her ask about Zheng Yanming again, Sun Yanlan had already realized that something was wrong.
.
Chu Yunli was in a good mood and didn't care about her arrogant attitude, "My cousin's surname is indeed Zheng."
Seeing that her attitude was natural and not as timid as she originally thought, Wu Xuanyue looked even worse, "I heard that you have been fostered in the Zheng family since you were a child? You have a very good relationship with Mr. Zheng."
Chu Yunli walked to the table and sat down, "My parents died young, and it was indeed my aunt who raised me. As for my cousin..." She paused, and sure enough, she saw Wu Xuanyue getting nervous, and said calmly, "More
It’s the love between brother and sister.”
"Brother and sister?" Wu Xuanyue frowned, "You have no other feelings for him."
Chu Yunli smiled, "No."
Don't talk about her. If Sun Yanlan could know that Zheng Yanming would marry another person and the Zheng family's calculations, she wouldn't have any feelings herself. Even if she did, she would take them back. Although her father didn't teach her for a few years, he taught her.
She was proud, and Sun Yanlan would never have the idea of being a concubine.
Wu Xuanyue looked her up and down with a look of disbelief, "How can you resist being tempted when you get along with an outstanding man like Mr. Zheng every day?"
Chu Yunli spread her hands, "Are you attracted to your brother? I have the same feelings for him as you do for your brother."
"Then why Mr. Zheng would say..." Wu Xuanyue paused, "Did you let him misunderstand that you have feelings for him?"
Chu Yunli tilted her head and thought for a while, "There are some relationships between brothers and sisters. In fact, I think my cousin treats me..." She paused in her words, "May I ask why the girl came to me today?
?”
Wu Yanyue's face turned red immediately, "Are you in charge? Just answer me honestly when I ask you."
Maybe she was really favored at home. Wu Xuanyue's tone was too natural and not polite at all. Chu Yunli stood up and said, "These are private matters of our family and are not allowed to be disclosed to outsiders. The girl wants to inquire about these things. I forgive my difficulty in telling the truth."
.”
"Since you said you only have brother-sister feelings for Mr. Zheng," Zhang Mingmei took over, "We are here to inquire for others. Some officials want to capture your son-in-law. Your Zheng family's luck is here."
She was full of malice when she said this. Wu Xuanyue carefully observed Chu Yunli's expression and saw that her expression was as usual, without any nervousness or joy.
"Are you unhappy?" Wu Jinyue asked.
Chu Yunli lowered his eyes, "Suddenly I heard that my cousin was getting married. I was just a little uncomfortable for a while, but I wasn't unhappy at all."
Not used to it?
Wu Xuanyue's eyebrows wrinkled again. When a normal sister hears that someone likes her brother, wouldn't her first reaction be to ask about the girl's character, family background, appearance?
She glanced at Zhang Mingmei, who immediately understood her, and asked with a smile, "I heard that you are sixteen this year, have you decided to get married? If not..." She paused, "You and I really hit it off, if
If you are willing, I can ask the elders in the family to help you look for suitable candidates when I go back. I am not telling you that the Zheng family is from a merchant family and is far away in Yicheng. I am afraid it will be difficult to help you find a match in the capital with a suitable family background and appearance.
I heard that the grandson of the county prince has been looking for a suitable girl recently..."
Prince?
For a moment, Chu Yunli could barely control the expression on her face. It didn't matter what she could do, it would be a problem for her to get married, and they wouldn't see her at all. Where did she get the confidence to help others?
Chu Yunli refused, "No, I just want to find a suitable person. It doesn't require a high family background or a rich family background, as long as he can maintain food and clothing."
After coming in for such a long time, Chu Yunli was already impatient. In fact, she was thinking about the people outside at the railing on the third floor. If she didn't go out, where would she find them if they ran away?
The more I thought about it, the more anxious I became, so I stood up and said, "It's getting late, I'm still living in the outer city, it's time to go back."
Wu Xuanyue was deep in thought, and waved her hand after hearing this, "Mingmei, take her back."
"No need to bother." Chu Yunli refused, "When I came just now, I asked the maid to bring the carriage."
Zhang Mingmei had already stood up. After hearing this, she sat back and said casually, "Then be careful."
Seeing her taking the maid out, Wu Xuanyue looked at the door that was closed again and asked, "What do you think?"
Zhang Mingmei shook her head, "I can't tell. If I say no, it doesn't seem right. We said that it would be good for her marriage to be caught by her son-in-law. After all, if she has a sister-in-law with a good family background, she can help her find a match.
It's better than trying it out on her own, but she didn't seem happy just now, and she didn't ask any questions, it was more like... she wasn't interested?"
Just not interested.
"Maybe he's just pretending." Wu Xuanyue's mind was far away, but Zheng Yanming told her that his cousin was very affectionate towards him and had already taken the jokes of the two elders seriously. After knowing what happened between them, I'm afraid
It will be uncomfortable.
Zhang Mingmei glanced at her secretly. When Wu Xuanyue noticed it, she said displeasedly, "If you have something to say, just say it. What are you doing looking like this? You are so sneaky and petty."
Zhang Mingmei was not unhappy at all after being scolded. She seemed to have gotten used to it. She tentatively said, "Why don't we just say it straight and let the Zheng family deal with this cousin before we get engaged."
Wu Xuanyue's eyes lit up, and she was a little worried, "But my parents didn't agree to this marriage in the first place. If they still knew that there was such a person, I'm afraid they wouldn't be happy." Then she thought again, she was not just a girl, but an orphan.
Could he still bully her?
Chu Yunli didn't know the conversation between the two. In fact, the purpose of her coming was to make Wu Yanyue not sure whether she had feelings for Zheng Yanming. The easiest way was to directly order the Zheng family, whether it was to ask her to move away or to
It's fine to marry her, but in short, it's just to send her away.
Chu Yunli really didn't want to stay, but she wouldn't ask to leave on her own. The Zheng family felt sorry for her, and there was no reason for her to have the reputation of being the first to regret her marriage, being ruthless and unjust.
After leaving the door, she looked up to the third floor. There was no one there. Chu Yunli panicked and searched everywhere, but she found the person on the third floor opposite the door.
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