Chapter 232
Lu Zhengliu chased Prince Huan's carriage.
He saw Lin Yunwan being helped into the carriage from a distance. With just one glance, he recognized the familiar figure.
"Yun Wan..."
"Yun Wan!"
Lu Zhengliu reined in his horse and stepped forward. He was so focused on the carriage in the distance that he didn't notice the stone under the horse's hooves. The horse didn't jump over and he fell off the horse.
"Get up! Get up!"
Lu Zhengliu pulled the horse, but its leg was bent and it couldn't get up.
He dropped his horse and ran wildly.
On the way down the mountain, the carriage went very quickly.
The carriage of Prince Huan's Mansion quickly disappeared in front of his eyes.
"Bang."
Lu Zhengliu punched a giant tree next to him, his knuckles bleeding.
Now faced with a dilemma, he had no choice but to turn around and look for his horse.
The Chang family's carriage passed by him, but Mrs. Chang didn't even look at him.
The personal maid asked Mrs. Chang: "Do you believe what the Lu family and that lady said, or do you believe what Mrs. Chen said?"
Mrs. Chang sighed: "Does this need to be said?"
"I was also fooled by the identity of Duke Xingguo's wife just now. If I think about it carefully, of course what the lady said makes sense."
"I'm afraid the Lin family has offended the Chen family, or the Lu family uncle is telling the truth."
The servant then asked: "What do you think, madam? The young lady is going to have a meeting with the Lin family soon. Is this a meeting or not?"
Mrs. Chang thought silently for a long time.
She gritted her teeth and said, "No more!"
Mrs. Chang sighed: "Even if what Duke Xingguo says is a lie, we have to take it as the truth. Otherwise, if the Chen family wants to put on the old man's shoes in the future, the young lady will not have a good life even if she gets married."
"Besides..."
She comforted herself: "The Lu family and the young lady praised Mr. Lin so well, I don't think so."
"He is only seventeen years old, and he can pass the examination this year? That is a provincial examination, not a student examination! Seventeen-year-old scholars are not uncommon. Seventeen-year-old candidates? I have not seen many of your wives until now."
"It's no shame to miss it."
But the slave girl regretted: "The reputation of Mr. Lin's family is very good. If Miss misses this good thing..."
Mrs. Chang held her luck and said, "Where did our family find such a good one? If it was really good, we wouldn't have waited until we were eighteen or nineteen before we got engaged."
The more I think about it, the more it makes sense.
Mrs. Chang said: "My daughter must marry into a good family and live a comfortable life. The Lin family has offended Duke Xingguo's government. Alas, it's more bad than good. But it has nothing to do with us."
She made up her mind: "I'll tell the matchmaker when I get back and I won't see the young man from the Lin family anymore."
Lin Yunwan's carriage met Qi Lingheng's carriage halfway.
The carriages on both sides stopped.
Qi Lingheng got off the carriage, sat in Lin Yunwan's carriage, and said with a smile: "Fortunately I didn't miss you."
Lin Yunwan made room for him and said, "If you can't catch up, then don't rush. If we go astray, won't your trip be in vain?"
"This is not just in time."
Qi Lingheng held her hand and asked her if her day at Red Elephant Temple went well.
"Have you met Mrs. Chang and Mrs. Chen of Duke Xingguo? What do you think? Are you satisfied with the marriage between Yun Yi and the Chang family?"
Lin Yunwan recounted what she had experienced today.
She said calmly: "The Chang family is not determined and has no discernment. If Yun Yi is not satisfied himself, there is no need to marry such a family."
Qi Lingheng smiled: "Then you still waste words with them?"
Lin Yunwan was helpless: "I can't just watch them slander Yun Yi. If word spreads, Yun Yi's reputation will be even worse. When did he get married?"
Qi Lingheng put his arm around her shoulders.
Lin Yunwan leaned forward gently.
"Yun Yi is an excellent younger brother. When he becomes a husband, he will also be a very good husband."
"Yun Wan, don't blame yourself. Don't be afraid of waiting for a good marriage."
Lin Yunwan nodded.
She told Yun Yi these things when she got back and let him make his own decision.
Lin Yunyi touched her nose and smiled: "Sister, it's not my turn to make a decision."
"how?"
"The Chang family has asked someone to come over and say that they no longer want to see me."
Lin Yunwan was silent and said: "The action is really fast."
Lin Yunyi said nonchalantly: "There are only two months until the provincial examination. Actually, I have no intention of watching."
"You are a late bloomer, and a good marriage may come too late!"
He said a little naughtily: "Just like you and your brother-in-law."
Qi Lingheng came out and said, "You can prepare for the exam with peace of mind." He patted Yun Yi on the shoulder.
After having dinner together, Lin Yunwan played a piece of piano. After giving birth to a child, his piano skills were unfamiliar. The first piece was not very good, but by the third piece, Lin Yunyi could hear something interesting.
"Eldest sister, I didn't expect that you are now good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. My brother is ashamed."
Lin Yunwan stood up and said with a smile: "Let me test you and see how you have improved in the past few years."
Lin Yunyi said to write a poem for Lin Yunwan to read.
Cuiqin went to lay out his pen and ink, and Qi Lingheng, his staff, came over, and he went to the study.
Lin Yunyi wrote a five-character quatrain.
Lin Yunwan finished reading and said: "It has improved a lot compared to a few years ago, but your character... is still the same as before. It seems that not much effort has been put into it."
Speaking of writing, Lin Yunyi smiled: "My handwriting is nothing. Sister, you really should read Changgong's handwriting. His handwriting now..."
I stopped talking in the middle of the sentence.
Lin Yunwan was very curious: "How is his handwriting now?"
Lin Yunyi was silent and said warmly: "It's exactly the same as your official script, sister. But he doesn't often show people in official script. He usually writes in Guange style at Mingshan Academy."
"I remember one day when I saw the official script written by him, I thought it was written by you, eldest sister."
Lin Yunwan took the five-character quatrain written by Lin Yunyi and suddenly stopped talking.
In the past few years, she had deliberately not thought about the longbow. If she said she didn't care about it at all, it would be a lie.
After all, it was the child she had personally raised.
