Marriage

Lin Yunwan's small boat reached the shore, A Fu said, "Miss, I'll take you back."

Seeing that someone had just passed by on this side of the shore, she asked, "Is there something you need, Your Prince?"

A Fu laughed and said, "My uncle sent someone to urge us. I've already sent them away."

The Prince will definitely be present in the Front Courtyard.

Lin Yunwan said, "Eunuch Fu, you can just take us to the vicinity of the Garden. We'll go back on our own. We don't want to delay the Prince's business."

A Fu said, "Don't worry, girl, it won't happen anytime soon."

Lin Yunwan insisted on going back by herself.

Xiruo said, "Don't worry, Eunuch Fu, I know the way and won't lose the girl."

A Fu finally agreed.

He escorted her to the vicinity of the Garden. The road had been specially cleared, and no one else had seen them together. When Lin Yunwan returned to the Garden, it was as if she had only gone out for a stroll.

A Fu went back to pick up Qi Lingheng.

He rowed to the Island in the Heart of the Lake, stood on the shore, and called out, "Your Prince, your servant has arrived."

Qi Lingheng came out upon hearing the noise, his expression still grim.

A Fu helped Qi Lingheng onto the boat and said, "Your uncle sent someone to urge you, saying... saying..."

It was still about the Prince's marriage; he wanted to bring it up but dared not.

Qi Lingheng asked A Fu casually, "Did you send them back to the Garden?"

A Fu said, "I've delivered it. The young lady is kind-hearted; she was afraid of delaying your business, so she asked me to deliver it to the vicinity of the Garden so you could go there yourself."

"Um."

The teacher's daughter is naturally kind-hearted.

Qi Lingheng looked into the distance, but it seemed the people of the Lin Residence weren't so kind-hearted! Otherwise, how could they not get along with such a kind-hearted girl?

He sent Lin Yunwan to the Lin family so that she could live the rest of her life comfortably, not so that she could suffer.

Seeing that his master's expression was not good, A Fu said, "Your Prince, is it because Miss Xiruo well?"

That's definitely not it, but he couldn't exactly ask anything else...

Qi Lingheng glanced at A Fu.

A Fu knew his little scheme had been seen through, and he felt very guilty and a little scared.

Qi Lingheng said coldly, "It has nothing to do with Xiruo."

He smiled faintly and said, "This Lin Huabin may not hold a high official position, but he's got quite the nerve."

A Fu was taken aback. So something had happened at the Lin Residence?

Qi Lingheng said no more.

A sense of unease lingered in her heart. Although Lin Yunwan was intelligent and courageous, she was, after all, a woman Inner Residence.

A woman confined to the Inner Residence, even with Zhuge Liang's talents, cannot utilize even a fraction of them; she must also plan for her future.

Can she do it?

Will we encounter many obstacles?

Why does she always dislike asking others for help? Or is it that she simply doesn't want him to interfere in her affairs?

But she is the daughter of Grand Tutor Lin. He has already helped her to this extent, and he must see her through to the end. Only by watching her rise from the ashes and have a bright future can he not betray the teacher-student relationship between him and Grand Tutor Lin.

"Your Prince, we've arrived."

A Fu stopped the boat, Qi Lingheng strode off.

The people sent from the Front Courtyard have arrived again.

Qi Lingheng went to the Front Courtyard for socializing and was pulled in by Zhao Jingyi to drink together, where he met some prominent scholars and officials from Jiangqian.

These people are not worth his acquaintance.

However, he knew perfectly well that these families all had daughters of marriageable age.

Before leaving the capital, he had already reached an agreement with his Imperial Father and Empress, and he certainly couldn't go back on his word.

Emperor Jingshun's attitude was quite good. "I didn't force you; it was your own decision."

It had been agreed long ago that if he wanted the Lu family's heir to be stripped of his title, he would agree to get married.

Qi Lingheng had nothing to say.

He arranged for the memorial to be submitted, he fueled the public opinion, and he orchestrated everything.

Emperor Jingshun sat on his throne and said leisurely, "I turned a blind eye back then, but now that you want to go to Jiangqian to take up your fief, you have to give me an explanation."

Qi Lingheng then said, "Imperial Father, it's a bit too hasty for your son to get married before he's even enfeoffed."

He could not agree to marry just any woman chosen by his Imperial Father Empress.

Emperor Jingshun then made an agreement with him. "One year."

He will definitely get married within a year at the latest.

Qi Lingheng did not refuse this time.

He's not young anymore; it's not right to drag this out any longer.

The Empress then personally entrusted the matter to her younger brother Zhao Jingyi.

"In royal marriages, birth is not important; what matters is appearance and character. Keep an eye out for me, and once someone is suitable for Heng'er, report it to the palace."

Zhao Jingyi agreed, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will do my utmost."

After returning to Jiangqian, he secretly inquired about it and found out that Jiangqian was known for its beautiful women, with many girls of excellent appearance and character!

Look, the whole room is full of their fathers!

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Why did you take so long?

Lin Yunwan sat down, Lin Yunjiao stared intently at her.

"I wandered around the Courtyard, got lost again, and walked a long way before finally getting back."

Lin Yunjiao a light snort, then looked at Lin Yunwan's face. Just as they said, her skin was like jade, and her appearance was more outstanding than others, yet she was not frivolous.

So what!

She's just a Di Daughter who lost her biological mother. Her maternal family was of lowly merchant origin, and now she has no maternal family to rely on. Who would marry such a Di Daughter?

Forget about marrying into Prince Huan's Residence.

She leaned close to Lin Yunwan's ear and whispered, "Don't think that just because you've come to the Prince's mansion, you've climbed the social ladder!"

What is "climbing the social ladder"?

Lin Yunwan seemed genuinely clueless.

Lin Yunjiao said, "Of course, I want to be the Prince Huan Consort!"

Lin Yunwan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Oh, so this is what they call climbing the social ladder? It seems you really want to become Prince Huan Consort?"

Lin Yunjiao blushed, looked around, afraid that someone would overhear.

She lowered her voice and said, "Shut up!"

Lin Yunwan said coldly, "You're an unmarried girl, yet you keep talking about becoming Princess Consort. I thought you weren't afraid of being overheard."

Lin Yunjiao felt very flustered.

She was afraid! How could she not be afraid!

They just thought that a girl from the countryside wouldn't dare to talk nonsense if she heard it.

"If you're so afraid, then shut up."

Lin Yunwan said coldly.

"You!"

Lin Yunjiao bit her lip, twisted her handkerchief, and sat back down, not daring to whisper anything more in Lin Yunwan's ear.