Seeing Lin Jinyan's curious inquiry, Lin Jinan carefully told a few people about what he had seen today:
"The woman said that she was a daughter of a good family, but was forcibly abducted by Qin Zongheng. After her innocence was ruined, Qin Zongheng ignored her and refused to take the child back to his home. She couldn't afford to raise the child, so she had no choice but to stop the bride today. Wife, please ask the bride to be kind enough to adopt her child into the house and give the stuttering child a life."
Lin Jinyan: "What happened next?"
Lin Jinan: "Qin Zongheng became angry and said that the woman was slandered. But the woman said that she had lost her innocence and had no shame to go home. After having a child, she couldn't make a living, so she begged the bride."
"Both sides were insisting on their own opinions, so the woman ran into the stone pillars of the Duke's Mansion and wanted to prove her innocence with her death. She was stopped by Qin Shizi and was taken away to be resettled. The bride had not yet entered the gate of the Duke's Mansion. When she saw this He sat back on the sedan chair and told the bearer to go back to the mansion, saying that he would wait until the Duke's mansion had finished handling the family matters before talking about the marriage."
"When the prince and the queen heard the news and came out, the bride had left. Naturally, no one was worshiping, so the guests left early."
After Lin Jinan finished speaking, he picked up his tea cup and drank water.
Feng Siyao: "The bride is not an ordinary official. Although her father is not well-known, her grandfather is the Queen Mother's cousin. On the day of the wedding, if something like this happens, the Duke's Mansion will have to enter the palace to give the Queen Mother My Majesty gave me the explanation."
Lin Wanrong held the handkerchief and asked, "On the day of the wedding, the bride returns to her mansion. If the Duke's mansion cancels the marriage, what will the bride do in the future?"
Feng Siyao: "The bride's surname is Yue, and her maiden name is Mingzhu. From this name, you can tell her status in the family. I have met Yue Mingzhu twice. Her talents are not inferior to those of any noble daughter from aristocratic families, but she has a cold temperament and does not like to show off in front of others. . Among the younger women that the Empress Dowager loves the most, apart from the eldest princess, it is Yue Mingzhu. How dare the Duke of the State to cancel the marriage? "
Lin Jinyan was holding a glass of water and listening to the conversation of several people. That cold figure flashed in her mind...
In the palace.
Without waiting for the Duke of Guo to enter the palace to plead guilty, the Queen Mother first invited the Queen to her palace. She talked about her love for Yue Mingzhu and said that she was old. She also asked the Duke of Guo to consider her favor and give her to Yue Mingzhu. An explanation.
The Queen Mother said words that showed weakness, but her expression and tone showed no sign of weakness.
There was no scolding or punishment in the words, but the Queen was terrified when she heard them. If the Queen Mother's words were known to the previous court, not to mention Your Majesty, even the Imperial Envoy would have to visit the Duke's palace severely.
The queen repeatedly admitted her mistake and promised to reschedule a good date and increase the betrothal gift by 30%, allowing Yue Mingzhu to enter the limelight. He also said that the woman was instigated by others, so she chose to slander the Duke's palace on her wedding day.
When Chu Chengyao learned about this, he smiled gently and told Zhong Yi:
"Although the Imperial Grandmother was angry with the Duke's Palace, she still saved the dignity of the Queen Mother and did not annul the marriage. I couldn't bear the Imperial Grandmother to swallow her anger, so I had to find a reason for the Imperial Grandmother to be upset."
That night, after Uncle Qin finished dealing with the mess in his house, he prepared generous gifts and took his two sons to the Yue family to apologize.
We don't know what they talked about. We only know that Uncle Qin came out of the Yue family and before he entered the gate of the Duke of Qin's mansion, the old head of the Yue family suffered a sudden illness. The Queen Mother had already gone to bed. After hearing the news, she hurriedly ordered all the imperial doctors to rush to the Yue family.
The imperial doctor hurriedly hurried, but when he arrived at the Yue family, he was still a step too late. The head of the Yue family had already lost his breath.
(End of chapter)
