bookrebus Chapter 202: Hit
Chapter 202: Hit
When returning to the palace, Jiang Hetang happened to be relaxing, and the two of them played in the imperial garden for a long time.
At dinner time, the family sat together, and Mingyue talked about what she saw and heard at the Lin family.
The Queen Mother was old and she loved watching the marriages between young people. She listened very seriously and asked Mingyue to tell her more and she would tell her the follow-up later.
As Mingyue was talking, she saw that they were all dissatisfied with the previous matchmakers, so she took the opportunity to bring up what she wanted to say.
"Uncle~" Mingyue squeezed her throat, and her already tender and soft voice became even more shrill.
Jiang Hetang, who was eating, choked. When he saw Mingyue's death, he knew that nothing good was going to happen. "Ahem, cough, cough, tell me what's going on!"
Yuan Tianzhen patted Jiang Hetang's back with one hand and covered her mouth with her hand and laughed.
"Uncle, can you please take care of this?"
"What do you care?" Jiang Hetang was still chewing rice in his mouth. He was really hungry today. He had worked hard all day and had played crazy with Mingyue for a long time. He was really a little exhausted.
"These matchmakers who are paid to tell lies, no matter whether it is the brothers or sisters, what will happen if they listen to these matchmakers and become enemies?"
After all, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, apart from some people who introduced young men and young ladies to their familiar ladies, almost most people needed a matchmaker to introduce them.
"These matchmakers say good things when they're paid, and bad things when they're not. Many girls and boys have bad reputations because of them."
"I can make black into white for you. I think the government office and the Dali Temple must have dealt with many cases like this over the years." Mingyue said this nonsense. She didn't know it and just said it casually. However, she didn't expect that it was true. It hit Jiang Hetang's mind.
He leaned in closer and looked at Mingyue carefully. "Are you sure you don't have any spies around me?"
Mingyue's eyes widened. "How is that possible? The people here are all insignificant and have no ability to find out anything about you."
"Oh?" Jiang Hetang knew that she just happened to bring this up and just wanted to tease her.
Mingyue put down her chopsticks and held out her hands. "I promise, if we do something like that, I'll never be able to eat a big crab again!"
"Since you said so, I will reluctantly believe you." When Jiang Hetang's arrogant voice reached little Huan'er's ears, Huan'er rolled his eyes at him.
"Then, Your Majesty, would you consider managing these scattered matchmakers and turning them into... um... official matchmakers! How about it?!" Mingyue pondered over what this thing was called.
She really couldn't stand her son's sinister look. "Ahem, ahem, Zhao Mingyue, your idea is very good. You can go back and find your brother or anyone else. Write a memorial to me. If it is feasible, I will consider it." After that, she left without a trace.
Indeed, every year, many couples enter into marriages without knowing the other party's specific circumstances, due to matchmakers' evasion of key issues. Some simply accept the marriage, while others argue constantly or even file for divorce in government offices. In some extreme cases, there are even cases of wife/husband murder.
If we can reduce some marriage frauds at the source, I believe such cases will drop significantly.
Jiang Hetang rubbed his brows and began to flip through the pile of memorials that was half a person's height.
Lin's mother sent word that the desired date had been set. The future in-laws were very pleased with the match and didn't mind the Lin family being merchants. They were even optimistic about the family tradition and Lin Sixiu's character and career prospects.
However, what they didn’t know was that Mingyue also contributed to this.
In fact, Lord Luo was actually a student of Prime Minister Liu. He had long heard that the young princess had close ties with the Prime Minister's grandson and the second son of the Lin family. Since she could play with the young princess, he thought the Lin family must be quite good. If his daughter could establish some connection with the young princess, he might have the chance to enjoy her roasted whole lamb in the future.
Lord Luo could already see many delicacies coming towards him.
In order to prepare this meeting, Mingyue specially prepared a venue at Yuexia Jinding, where the two families met.
In ancient times, dating was considered part of the marriage process, and it was always done behind the scenes. At least, you couldn't openly tell everyone that my son was going to meet the girl from so-and-so's family today.
The bright moon becomes an important part of it.
She pretended to meet the girl from the Luo family on the way and that they got along very well, so she invited her family to her yard. At this time, the Lin family had already arrived in the yard.
Mingyue was still holding the girl from the Luo family's hand. It was warm, cool, white and tender, making people reluctant to let go.
The girl from the Luo family spoke to her softly, with a smile always on her lips, and her dimples seemed to be able to draw people in.
Mingyue was playing with Lin Siyu on the side, and acting as a mediator between the awkward situation between the Luo family girl and Lin Sixiu, but her ears were perked up, listening to the conversation of the adults.
On the other side, Luo's mother tentatively brought up the matter of breaking off the engagement. Miss Luo's hand trembled a little, and Lin Sixiu also noticed it. He poured Miss Luo a cup of tea as if he didn't notice.
When Lin's mother heard about this, she was so angry that her teeth were itching. She even asked someone to find out more about this matter. She didn't expect that the family was so shameless that they brought their mistress into the house and made her a concubine openly.
She couldn't help but curse the man. Mrs. Luo looked at her in surprise. This person is different from other people. Mrs. Luo has a hot temper. When she curses people, it's called a rage. But Mrs. Lin has a gentle temperament. Even when she gets angry, it's like a coquettish temper.
Mrs. Luo was immediately delighted with him, and Lin's father also praised Luo's father for protecting his son, and the relationship between the two families quickly became warmer.
Seeing that the Lin family members were so sensible, Mrs. Luo opened up to Lin's mother about the deeper issues.
"Sister Lin, I know you are a good person, and your family is also good. However, there are rumors everywhere in the capital that our Qing'er has lost her innocence. In fact, it is not true..."
Before Mrs. Luo could finish, Mother Lin stopped her. She shook Mrs. Luo's hand firmly, "Sister Luo, I believe you. Our whole family does. Besides, I asked my son earlier, and he said, even if it's true, so what? There's no need to look back on the past."
"I also want to say this to you, Sister Luo."
Mrs. Luo was so moved after hearing this that even Mr. Luo's eyes were red. He put his arm around Lin's father's shoulders and said, "My dear, do you know how badly people have said things about us in the past six months? My daughter has suffered so much..."
After Mother Lin finished speaking, a flash of surprise flashed across Luo Qing's eyes. He quickly raised his eyes to look at Lin Sixiu, only to find that he was looking at him with a smile...
Mingyue: I hit it! I hit it!