Chapter 197 Something big happened

Lin Huazhi shook her head secretly, saw that Du Yinglian was sighing, and asked, "How is Mr. Li?"

Zhang Qinglan smiled and didn't make a sound. She looked at Du Yinglian, who was sulking beside her, and seemed to have something inconvenient to say.

Du Yinglian snorted coldly: "Three words, prodigal son."

Oh, that is to say, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling are all heinous. Lin Huazhi couldn't help frowning: "What does your father think? So Mr. Li's conduct is so bad that your father will marry you? Isn't that pushing you into the fire?"

I didn't think about it. Du Yinglian's eyes turned red and her expression was a little resentful. Lin Huazhi looked at Du Yinglian's expression and immediately affirmed that there was a big article in it.

Zhang Qinglan whispered: "Last month, when Yinglian went to Dade Temple to offer incense, she saw Mr. Li bullying people and casually scolded the man. He didn't want to go home. The Li family sent someone to propose marriage, saying that the second son of the Li family had a skin relationship with Yinglian. Although the folk customs of this dynasty are open, and the occasional physical contact between men and women is not as if they were forced to marry before, but Mr. Li keeps saying that he is responsible for Yinglian. As you know, under the feet of the emperor, the rules are always stricter than those in other places, and as a girl, you have to care about your reputation.

When Lin Huazhi heard this, he understood that he was forced to fall in love with Du Yinglian's marriage. The Li family is both an official and a big family. No matter how rich the Du family is, they dare not openly challenge the Li family. In addition, it is also related to Du Yinglian's reputation. It is indeed not simple to say that they will not marry.

Lin Huazhi sympathized with Du Yinglian's experience and was very angry at the same time. Sure enough, it was not a good thing to have anything to do with Cui.

Du Yinglian suddenly pulled Lin Huazhi: "Lin Huazhi, help me think of a way. If I marry that bastard, I might as well die.

Lin Huazhi gave Du Yinglian a reassuring look. Not to mention Du Yinglian begged her, even if Du Yinglian didn't say anything, Lin Huazhi could not see her sister being ruined by a prodigal.

Du Yinglian saw Lin Huazhi nodded and her eyes lit up. She hurriedly asked, "What's your plan?"

Lin Huazhi squinted for a while and asked Du Yinglian, "Has your father given the marriage certificate to the Li family?"

"No, I asked my mother not to let my father agree. In addition, I don't think the Li family sincerely wanted me to come through the door. Although they sent a matchmaker to ask for marriage, there was nothing to order anything. So I'm dragging now.

Lin Huazhi was even more angry when she heard this and scolded, "This second son of Li is really an asshole. Li Zhiming is a member of the official department. Here, a female marriage must be reported to the official media, that is, to ask the matchmaker to propose marriage. On the theory, the eight characters of the bastard should be presented. Now with a verbal agreement, you are forced to marry freely. It is obvious that the Du family will not be released. In the eyes."

Du Yinglian stretched out her hand helplessly: "That's what I said to my father, but my father was timid and dared not to offend the Li family. The Li family did not give me eight characters, but sent my eight characters early. I think I'm in a disaster."

Lin Huazhi was so angry that she scolded the second son of Li as an asshole, but the Du family sent Du Yinglian's eight characters, and there was really no good strategy for a while.

Du Yinglian saw that Lin Huazhi's eyebrows were deeply locked, and she knew that it was not easy. She sighed quietly, "I think I'll be my sister-in-law."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lin Huazhi heard this, she thought of a plan. She clapped her hands and said, "Then you can be your sister-in-law."

"What?" Not only Du Yinglian, but also Zhang Qinglan was shocked.

Lin Huazhi smiled and said, "When you were six years old, didn't Taoist priest Xuanguang say that you had a wisdom root? At that time, Taoist priest Xuanguang was still willing to accept you as a disciple, but at that time, Chen Suyue was relatively arrogant and did not want you to sit in front of the Buddha, saying Xuanguang Taoist priest nonsense and ordering people to Chenghuaguan to make trouble, which once led to a gap between Xuanguang Taoist priest and the Chen family. Although you are old, you have a precious face and fat ears. You are born to eat this family meal. Tomorrow, you will go to Xuanhuaguan hosted by the eldest princess to be a Taoist nun. With your appearance and your eloquence, you will definitely be liked by the eldest princess. At that time, with the support of the eldest princess, what does Mr. Li dares to do to you?

Du Yinglian's bitter face: "Lin Huazhi, what's your idea? If I were willing to be a Taoist aunt, why should I become a monk now? Do I still want to get married?"

Lin Huazhi scolded her: "You are so stupid. The eldest princess's Xuanhua practice is Zhengyi, and she worships Shangqing Zhengyi Palace. Zhengyi has always been married. When you want to get married, you can naturally get married. In those years, the Xuanguang Taoist priest practiced Taiyi. After joining the school, marriage was banned. You were only six years old and never got married. If you really became a disciple of Xuanguang Taoist priest, you would not want to marry and have a son in your life, so Chen Suyue was desperate to oppose you to Chenghuaguan at that time.

Du Yinglian woke up to Lin Huazhi's explanation, but after thinking about it carefully, Du Yinglian looked at Lin Huazhi doubtfully and asked, "How do you know about my six years old?" Lin Huazhi not only knows but also knows clearly. How can it not be suspicious?

Lin Huazhi was not panicked and stared at Du Yinglian: "You forgot that I served you in Chen's house for a long time last year. I heard Aunt Feng about this."

"Oh, that's how it is!" Du Yinglian nodded and didn't pay attention to this matter. After thinking about it carefully, she had to say that Lin Huazhi had a good idea.

Zhang Qinglan also agreed and said, "Yinglian, Miss Lin is right. Although it is a small sect in this dynasty, I heard that the Xuanhua view hosted by the eldest princess is good, and there are often candidates who talk about the scriptures. If you go to Xuanhuaguan, on the one hand, you can avoid the matter of the second son of the Li family, and on the other hand, you can get close to the water platform and choose a good man for yourself.

Du Yinglian had already been moved. At this time, she heard Zhang Qinglan's words, let alone think about it. She smiled happily for a while and shouted, "I'll talk to my father in the afternoon. I don't think it should be a big problem. Anyway, I don't think my father wants to marry the Li family, but he just suffers from having no excuse."

Lin Huazhi nodded: "You have to plan for this matter early. I guess it's also because the scientific examination will be held immediately. Li Zhiming, the main examiner, has no time to take care of his two children for a while, otherwise someone would have been sent to your house early, otherwise it wouldn't have been delayed so long."

Zhang Qinglan sat aside, turned her eyes and laughed softly, "I think of something. Your father will definitely agree to take care of it."

"Ter, say it!" Du Yinglian repeatedly urged Zhang Qinglan.

"The children of officials in Beijing have always gone to Dade Temple to ask the Master Wuxiang for approval. Didn't you scold the second son of the Li family in front of Dade Temple last time? At that time, Master Wuxiang was also in the temple. He heard that he praised you as a strange woman. You will ask Master Wuxiang in private tomorrow. If the Li family takes your eight characters to criticize, let Master Wuxiang say that you and the second son of the Li family are not reasonable. Wouldn't it be better not to be husband and wife?

Du Yinglian waved her hand: "This doesn't work. You think I'm stupid. After my father sent my eight characters to the Li family earlier, I told my mother to go to Dade Temple to meet the Wuxiang Master. According to the master, my eight characters are excellent. No matter who matches me, I can approve it. No matter how bad the eight characters of the second son of the Li family are, I can still match the eight characters. I think Lin Huazhi is the better idea.

Zhang Qinglan's eyes widened: "Ah, I thought you had been on hunger strike for a long time, but I didn't expect this move. If it is really as Master Wuxiang said, you really have to do what Miss Lin said.

Du Yinglian nodded: "This matter can't be delayed. I'll talk to my father later."

The three sat idle for a while. Lin Huazhi saw that Du Yinglian had something on her mind and was a little absent-hearted while talking, so she got up and left. Zhang Qinglan also had the same thoughts as her. She said that she would come to play again, but Du Yinglian did not leave them. She sent Lin Zhang out and rushed to see Master Du.

Outside Du's house, Zhang Qinglan said, "Miss Lin, it's still early. Why don't you go to my house? I guess my ancestors and uncle will be happy to see you."

Lin Huazhi hesitated for a moment and shook her head: "I will go to see the old master tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I won't go today."

Zhang Qinglan didn't care and said with a smile, "Then I'll send you back."

"Good."

Zhang Qinglan's carriage only reached the entrance of the alley. Lin Huazhi stopped, got out of the carriage, thanked Zhang Qinglan, and waited for Zhang's carriage to go away. Lin Huazhi did not go home immediately, but went west to the Four Seasons Building.

The last time I went to Beijing and my nurse lived in the Four Seasons Building, so I met Xiao Wei with a cheerful personality.

Entering the Four Seasons Building, the shopkeeper greeted her early: "Miss Lin, you haven't been here for a while. Are you staying in the store?"

Lin Huazhi didn't expect that the shopkeeper would still recognize her and couldn't help laughing: "The shopkeeper is polite. Today, I don't live in the store. I'm here to buy food. I'll buy eight treasure cakes."

The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Oh, I remember that the aunt who came with Miss Lin liked this dessert the most. It's rare that the aunt still remembers the shop. Miss Lin, sit down for a moment, and I'll order you to cook it for you later."

Thanks to the shopkeeper, Lin Huazhi found a quiet place in the lobby and ordered a pot of ** tea to taste slowly.

Xiao Er in the store quickly sent hot tea: "What else do you need?"

Lin Huazhi looked outside the door and asked, "Second brother, why don't you see Xiao Wei today?"

The shopkeeper looked stunned and then laughed: "Is the girl asking Xiao Wei who is driving the carriage? Last month, he was appreciated by nobles. Now he has gone to Li's house as a steward. He hasn't been to the Four Seasons Building for a long time.

Lifu?

Lin Huazhi subconsciously opened his mouth and asked, "But is Li Zhiming in Lord Li's mansion?"

The shopkeeper looked surprised: "Does the girl also know about this?"

Lin Huazhi shook his head, took out a few copper plates from his arms and stuffed them in the small second-hand store to let him go.

And here, Lin Huazhi can't help sighing that everything in the world is really unclear. Originally, she came today to inquire about Cui Yuan's preferences from the side. After all, she knew Xiao Wei in Beijing, and Xiao Wei left a deep impression on her as a smart person who knew how to advance and retreat. She asked him to inquire about the news to be better than others, but she never expected that Xiao Wei went to work in the Li family again.

And just now she just guessed that Xiao Wei went to Li Zhiming's house. The world is really unpredictable. How can it be so coincidental?

After sitting for a while, the shopkeeper sent the prepared eight-treasure cake and paid for the money. Lin Huazhi thanked the shopkeeper and went out of the Four Seasons Building. It seemed that he could only count on Chunbai to inquire about Cui Yuan's preferences.

When I got home, as soon as I entered the door, I saw Xing'er coming out of the kitchen. Lin Huazhi was shocked: "Xing'er, why are you here? Didn't you go back to Zhang's house in the morning?"

Xing'er smiled, raised her hand and pointed to the inner courtyard and said with a smile, "The eldest son is here. Sister, why don't you go quickly?"

Hearing Zhang Ziqing coming, Lin Huazhi also smiled and handed the eight-treasure cake in her hand to Xing'er. She cleaned her hands and was about to go to the backyard, but she just passed the corner door. Chunbai suddenly rushed out of it, grabbed her and said quickly, "Lin Huazhi, something big's going on."

"What's wrong?"

"I heard from the subordinates of Zhang that the old master is coming to propose marriage for you."

Lin Huazhi was shocked: "Who...who wants to propose marriage?"