第30章 不娶

客人都走后，林晏晏回到自己闺房，发现檀云不在。

这丫知道自己犯错躲起来了吧！

“锦心，去把檀云叫来。”

须臾檀云扭扭捏捏地跟在锦心身后进来。

Lin Yannan didn't say anything and just stared at her.

檀云哭丧着脸：“小姐，对不起，奴婢一着急就忘了您的叮嘱。”

"Did His Highness and the young master ask about you?"

Tan Yun shook her head and said, "No, at that time I wanted to slip away quietly. I don't know if it was His Highness or the young prince who called for me to stop, but I hurriedly ran away."

Lin Yannan really didn't know whether to praise Tan Yun for being brave or scold her for being foolish.

算了，从檀云露面，秘密就揭穿了，檀云跑不跑结果都一样。

不过这两人倒是识趣，闭口不提那日的事。

“以后涨点记性，再这么毛毛躁躁我就不留你了。”林晏晏吓唬道。

檀云狂点头：“奴婢保证不会有下次了。”

翌日一早，周氏亲自带人来要给林晏晏量尺寸做衣裳。

"Third Aunt, this is not necessary. We have already said that we will solve the matter with Moyuan Ge ourselves, without spending any of the public funds."

Zhou laughed and said, "This was ordered by the old lady to make several decent clothes for you before the decree of appointment arrives."

Yan Yan was the first non-noble-born young lady in the capital to be awarded the title of county princess. It was a respectable position in the Marquis's mansion, and the old lady also wanted to take this opportunity to repair their relationship.

林晏晏虽然对祖母有意见，但也不想弄的太僵，既然祖母搬了梯子，她就顺势下台阶。

“回头我得去谢谢祖母。”

周氏等绣娘量好尺寸，让她们先走，这才道：“昨儿个曹公公来府里之前，刘妈出府去了，曹公公离开后，你二婶又命银红带人去寻刘妈，刘妈快到酉时才回来，然后今儿个一大早刘妈就急匆匆地出府去，也不知二房在搞什么名堂。”

Lin Yannan smiled and said, "Yesterday, Shi Yushi impeached my second uncle and the Duke of Jinguo."

"I heard about this from your third uncle. It's being discussed everywhere, and everyone is asking if it's true. Your third uncle took leave and escaped home without fulfilling his duties."

"Ershen has always been well-informed and she won't just sit idly by." Lin Yanyan didn't say much either. Sanshen is a clever person, how could she not think of it? It's just that there is no one for Sanshen to gossip with in the house, so she probably wants to satisfy her urge to talk with them, thinking that they are all in the same boat now."

"Exactly, it's no doubt that Mrs. Liu must have gone out this morning to find a solution." Mrs. Zhou said, curious about what method Mrs. Yao would come up with to vindicate herself.

At the Duke of Jin's residence, Mrs. Qin was waiting for the matchmaker to arrive, and they would go together to the Marquis's mansion for a marriage proposal.

Although she is not satisfied with this marriage, now that the Duke of Guo's mansion is already in a precarious situation and the Emperor has also spoken, there is no room for maneuvering. She has no choice but to get married.

"Madam, Mother Zhao is here to see you."

"Let her in."

Zhao's mother is the woman in charge of the kitchen.

Zhao's mother entered the room, bowed, and hesitated in her words: "Madam, today Qiu, the woman who went out to buy ingredients, came back and overheard some words. I don't know... should I speak or not?"

Qin frowned, "Why did you come to see me?"

She was in a bad mood and wanted her to say it directly, if not, then leave.

Mother Zhao said, "Qiu Nanny said that there are rumors outside claiming that our young master has been pestering Miss Lin from the Lin family, and despite Miss Lin's repeated firm refusals, the Lin family, out of consideration for the Duke's Manor, didn't scold the young master. They have hinted and implied several times, but our young master still behaves as he pleases."

"What did you say? Say it again." Zhu Ziyu lifted the door curtain and entered, his face turning pale. He had come to see why his mother had not set off, but ended up overhearing such absurd remarks.

Zhao's mother busily said: "It was heard by Qiu Grandma, and the person who told Qiu Grandma about this matter was very certain. Her close older sister is acquainted with Liu Mama, who serves by the side of Mrs. Yao from the Lin family. It was Liu Mama who personally told her older sister." Translated sentence: "

“不可能。”朱子玉死都不相信，林家巴不得蓁蓁嫁给他，怎么可能散布这种言论中伤他？

秦氏的脸阴沉地几乎能滴出墨来：“赵妈，你带上邱婆子去找那人问个清楚，再来回话。”

Zhao's mother retired as ordered.

Qin glanced at the servants in the room: "You also leave. No one in the mansion is allowed to discuss this matter, or else, they will be beaten to death, end of discussion."

The group of servants quickly left.

"Mother, someone must be intentionally slandering and trying to frame the Lin family. The Lin family would never say such things." Zhu Ziyu urgently defended the Lin family.

"Perhaps... perhaps it was done by Lin Yanyan. She is not satisfied in her heart and wants to sabotage my marriage with Zhenzhen."

Qin gritted his teeth in anger and said, "Stay calm, you'll soon find out what's going on."

Zhu Zi Yu sat down on a chair in frustration. It was infuriating to finally have the emperor's approval to marry Zhen Zhen, only to have someone stand in his way.

In less than half an hour, Zhao's mother returned to report: "Madam, the servant has found the older sister of that person. At first, she denied it, saying she hadn't said anything. Later, I used some methods and she confessed. Yesterday evening, Liu Mama, a trusted confidant of the second lady of the Hou Mansion, found her and gave her five taels of silver, asking her to spread the news today. After she purchased the ingredients and returned to the mansion today, Liu Mama went to find her again and asked her not to spread the news, but it was too late."

Zhuzi Yuke is completely confused, and he mutters to himself, "Why is this happening?"

Qin's eyes are cold and ominous: "Is it still necessary to ask? Yao was accused by Judge Shi, and she is afraid, desperate to distance herself from the responsibility, blaming all the faults on you. It's because you have no shame and keep hanging around her daughter. Due to the face of the Duke's Household, they cannot explicitly speak harsh words. They are the real victims, the ones who are wronged."

“母亲……这……这该如何是好？”朱子玉没了主意。

He was also very angry, but he truly liked Zhenzhen, and he believed that this was definitely not Zhenzhen's idea.

秦氏静静地看着儿子：“娘问你，这样的女人你还娶不娶？”

朱子玉动了动嘴唇，说不出话来。

“如果娶了，那你见异思迁没脸没皮纠缠林蓁蓁的罪名可就坐实了，你想好再回答。”

In the inner battle of Zhu Ziyu's heart, on one side is his beloved, with a lifelong promise, while on the other side is reputation and future prospects... After much struggle, Zhu Ziyu grits his teeth and makes a firm decision: "I won't marry."

要是娶了，他以后还怎么做人？会被人诟病一辈子。

秦氏松了口气，还好子玉没有糊涂到底：“这事儿你别管了，娘自有主张。”

Qin's heart is burning with anger. You, Yao, dare to dirty my son's reputation. If I don't teach you a lesson, do you really think our Duke's Mansion can be molded by you as if it were soft dough?

“来人，准备马车，带上厚礼，去定安侯府。”

朱子玉错愕：“母亲，不是不娶了吗？”

秦氏笑容阴冷：“放心，娘定叫她们悔不当初。”