"Don't even think about it," the Prince of Jin said without hesitation.
What is she thinking?
He originally wanted to tell Tang Zhuyun to arrange the marriage between Linlin and Yanran, saying that Linlin was a good girl, but he didn't expect Tang Zhuyun to completely ignore it.
What was even more unexpected was that she actually wanted to register Linlin under her name.
Linlin and Yanran are only siblings in name only; there's absolutely no possibility of them being siblings. Would the Prince of Jin agree to that?
He not only refused, but was also somewhat annoyed.
Tang Zhuyun muttered softly, "How could it possibly do you any harm?"
She couldn't understand it.
The Prince of Jin, "Give up on that idea. I'm not dead yet, and it's not your place to find an adopted son to care for you in your old age."
You'll still be unable to find someone to break the pot after you're dead! Humph!
Neither of them wanted to back down, so they remained silent, each pondering what they could offer to persuade the other.
After a long pause, the Prince of Jin spoke first.
He said, "I know you're worried about Linlin's identity, but I can make arrangements for you."
"What?" Tang Zhuyun was so surprised that she couldn't believe it.
As it turns out, a pie falling from the sky is bound to be spoiled.
"Whose child is Linlin?"
Tang Zhuyun: "Mine!"
She suspected that the Prince of Jin was mentally ill.
The Prince of Prince of Jin gritted his teeth and said, "I'm talking about that man!"
"Oh..." Tang Zhuyun's eyes darted around; she didn't know either!
If she says she doesn't know, the Prince of Jin will probably ask her how many men she's been with, and how many she's been with at the same time.
No, even if you've been with a hundred men, you can only say you've been with one to your current partner.
Although Prince of Jin wasn't a qualified current ruler, she didn't want to cause herself any trouble.
Her father and brothers had already told her the official explanation they wanted to give her years ago.
"Tell me the truth, or don't blame me for not helping you."
The Prince of Jin knew she was about to lie as soon as he saw her eyes darting around.
Tang Zhuyun: "He was a peddler who came to sell things. I eloped with him, but later we ran out of money, and he didn't want me anymore. I had to go home by myself."
"Idiot!"
Sigh, if you knew that your predecessor had followed someone for hundreds of miles to a pleasure boat just for a little money, you'd be even more insane.
Where is that person now?
Now? How would she know now?
Seeing her shake her head, the Prince of Jin sneered, "Your father and brothers are also useless."
Tang Zhuyun jumped up. "Your Highness, please watch your words!"
How could she be so annoying? Her father and brothers are honest and law-abiding people. For them to threaten the madam not to tell anyone about this is already going too far.
You can't knowingly break the law and kill someone to cover it up.
If we have to blame someone, we can only blame their predecessor for being too stupid. But thinking about it again, it was also Madam Song deliberately raised them to be that way, so we still have to blame that old hag.
I wonder how that old hag is doing now. I'll ask Qingfeng if he's heard anything...
"Did the peddler know you were pregnant?"
"I don't know." In the pitch black, she didn't even get a clear look at the man before she was pinned down... The man didn't know her true face either, let alone care about what happened next.
Who would expect to be responsible for something just because they get on a pleasure boat?
Besides, who could have imagined that there would be a perfect shot?
"That's good."
"What?"
"What I'm saying is true. We can arrange an adoptive father for Linlin, but I will actually raise her myself," said Prince of Jin. "That would solve your worries."
Tang Zhuyun looked at him as if he were an idiot—you can't just eat whatever you want, you can't just say whatever you want, and you can't just randomly claim to be someone's father.
Prince of Jin, however, assumed she had agreed and said, "My condition is that Linlin and Yanran be engaged."
Tang Zhuyun: My sword! Where's my forty-meter-long sword?
What the hell is this?!
She laughed in exasperation and said, "Then I'd like to ask Your Highness, who is Yanran's birth mother?"
The Prince of Jin's expression changed instantly.
Tang Zhuyun wasn't trying to pry into their privacy, and continued, "The world is a small place. What if Linlin's biological father and Yanran's biological mother are actually siblings?"
The Prince of Jin frowned deeply. "Absolutely impossible!"
Although Yanran's birth mother was of humble status, she was raised like a pampered young lady from childhood. How could a peddler who roamed the streets possibly be worthy of her?
Tang Zhuyun: "Hehe, anyway, I don't want to. My own son only needs a mother; what does he need a father like that for? He doesn't want to benefit from someone else's fame."
Arranging a marriage between children is out of the question; it's a bottom line issue with absolutely no room for negotiation.
"If Your Highness has nothing else, I'll take my leave now. There's one thing I agree with you on: unless I'm dead, I will not arrange a marriage for Linlin."
After saying that, she turned and left.
No, it's not going to work out with the dog prince. She made a boast, and now she's been slapped in the face.
If all else fails, Linlin will have to stay in the Tang Family for now... Fortunately, Meng Yulan a wise and understanding person, and she helped to resolve the rift between her brother and sister-in-law, so it wasn't all for naught.
Inside the room, Prince of Jin thought to himself, "She's got me all confused. Even if Linlin's biological father and Yanran's biological mother were siblings, so what? Cousins can't be related? That's ridiculous!"
Huaishang did not reappear in the following days, so the matter seemed to have quietly passed.
Tang Zhuyun blushed when she heard Meng Yulan calling her again.
Even though Linlin's identity is a problem, and the other person has no hope of getting anything out of her, it's still quite embarrassing that I haven't made any progress.
However, Meng Yulan didn't mention this at all.
She said, "The old man came back and said that there will be a flower-viewing banquet at the Grand Princess's residence in a couple of days."
Tang Zhuyun: "???"
In the dead of winter, with ice and snow everywhere, at your age, instead of staying indoors eating hot pot and admiring flowers, what are you doing!
The scene of climbing into bed during that time is still vivid in my mind, making me blush.
Thank goodness I didn't actually climb it, otherwise the Prince of Jin would definitely have held me accountable.
Looking at her expression Meng Yulan carefully said, "Speaking of which, it's still about finding a match for the Prince. A few days ago, the Emperor said that besides the Eighth Prince being too young, only the Prince of Jin's marriage is still undecided..."
Tang Zhuyun said that this is normal practice.
She was the one who caused trouble during the selection of a concubine for the Prince of Jin, and it's been dragging on for a long time now. It's time to bring this up again.
Meng Yulan really couldn't understand what she was thinking, or why she could remain expressionless after hearing such news.
Was it because they were too shocked to react?
"A-Yun, don't worry." Meng Yulan gripped her hand tightly. "I'll teach you how to handle it."
Tang Zhuyun: "I'm a little worried... Sister-in-law, who are the candidates they've chosen?"
Meng Yulan was very pleased that she was able to get into character so quickly.
"There's the Seventh Miss Sun of Changning's family, the Fourth Miss Dou of the Grand Secretary's family, the Third Miss Liang of the Minister of Ministry of Personnel's family..."
Tang Zhuyun: "Okay, I've got it."
"You have an idea?" Meng Yulan was delighted. She had planned to give Tang Zhuyun some pointers today, but now it seemed she had her own idea. How could she not be pleased?
"Hey, that's easy. I'll build good relationships with them, so whoever comes into the family won't make things difficult for me," Tang Zhuyun said. "I need to go back and look through all the rouge I made, and pick out some of the best ones to give away. By the way, sister-in-law, are you familiar with them? Tell me quickly, what do they all like?"
Meng Yulan was stunned.