Chapter 298 Way Out

Qin Er reached out to touch his face, and there were a few bumps on his smooth face.

"Brother, why do you have a rash again? It seems to be more serious than last time!" Qin Jingshu said.

Qin Er had not been out for a long time because of the rash. Now he was panicked when he heard this and said, "Why did it happen again? I didn't dare to eat anything. Why..."

Qin Er hadn't finished speaking yet. Seeing Niuniu and Shen Ling not far away looking at him with puzzled eyes, he didn't dare to stay here any longer and ran away.

The beautiful maid holding the tray was relieved.

"It's okay, sister Zisu, you go and get busy."

Qin Jingshu recognized the maid. She was from her eldest brother's yard. Maybe there were too many guests today, and there were not enough people to serve. Even the people in her yard were temporarily requisitioned.

When Qin Jingshu turned back, she forced a smile on her face and continued to lead the way: "Many people came to the waterside pavilion today, and Rongjia County Lady is also here. My second brother may have come to look for Rongjia County Lady just now."

Hearing the name of Rongjia County Lady, Shen Ling and Niuniu couldn't help frowning.

When they entered the waterside pavilion, they saw from a distance that Rongjia County Lady was surrounded by a circle of girls.

Naturally, Rongjia County Lady looked down on Qin Er. In the entire Xianguogong Mansion, only Qin Jing could catch her eye. But the person who saved her was Qin Er, so she had no choice but to accept this marriage. According to her mother, although Qin Er was not a good person, Xianguogong Mansion was on the rise. Qin Jing had the style of his maternal grandfather, and he was married to the Song family. With the support of Xianguogong Mansion and the two elders, it was only a matter of time for Qin Jing to rise to prominence.

Marrying Rongjia County Lady Qin Er was equivalent to helping King Qi connect with them. In the future, when her brother competed for the throne, she could let these people help.

Marrying down also has its advantages. Princess Rongjia can live more comfortably after marriage.

After Princess Rongjia figured it out, she became the proud princess who looked up to others. She was also willing to go out to socialize and enjoy the treatment of being treated like a star.

"A Ling, you are late. It's a pity that you didn't see how the second son Qin was attentive to Rongjia just now. He sent food and drinks, as if he was afraid that Rongjia would be thirsty and hungry." Princess Jiucheng laughed and joked.

Shen Ling always felt that this was strange. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether it was a real joke or a veiled criticism that Qin Er only knew how to do these worthless things.

Princess Rongjia was too lazy to think about it and said, "If he didn't show his attentiveness, I wouldn't bother to care about him."

Shen Ling saw that Princess Rongjia thought that Qin Er was deeply in love, so she didn't tell him what she saw outside. Their marriage was caused by falling into the water. Unlike Sister Li, it was not easy to cancel the marriage casually.

While talking, Shen Ling happened to see Li Shuyun, who was leaning against the railing of the corridor not far away, throwing fish food into the water with a bored look on her face.

Although Shen Ling had a good relationship with Niu Niu, it was not good for a grown-up girl like her to stay with two children all the time when she came out to attend the banquet. Seeing that Rongjia County Lady did not continue to embarrass Niu Niu, she gave a few instructions and walked towards Li Shuyun with her skirt lifted.

"Sister Li, slow down, the fish are almost full." Shen Ling said softly.

Li Shuyun looked down at the lake. There were two fish in it that were so full that their bellies were turned upside down, and they were still trying to compete with other fish for food.

Li Shuyun took back her hand and said helplessly: "I was careless for a moment and almost hurt them. I am guilty."

Shen Ling came to her side and whispered: "Sister Li, how is your marriage?"

A trace of sadness flashed in Li Shuyun's eyes. She shook her head and said: "Grandfather is afraid that I will cancel the engagement and affect the marriage of other sisters."

The Li family is the master of Li Gelao. Hearing her say this, Shen Ling couldn't help but sigh with her.

"Is there really no way out?" Shen Ling asked.

Li Shuyun said: "Grandfather has made up his mind. I can't think of any way."

The two young girls sat opposite each other and looked at the fish swimming in the lake.

At this time, in the flower hall of the Duke of Xian's Mansion where female guests were received, the eldest princess and Madam Li sat together.

"Madam has raised a good daughter. I like Shuyun very much. Is she married?" The eldest princess asked with a smile.

Mrs. Li's mother-in-law, Mrs. Li, was ill today, so she did not attend the banquet at the Duke of Xian's Mansion. Mrs. Li rarely got so close to the eldest princess, and she couldn't help but feel panicked when she heard this question.

"Your Highness, Shuyun has been promised to someone else, Cui Yuan, the eldest son of the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion." Mrs. Li replied.

The eldest princess frowned slightly when she heard this, and said in an ambiguous way: "Jing'an Marquis' Mansion, that's a pity."

The eldest princess and the emperor are siblings. If we talk about people who understand the emperor, she can be ranked in the top three.

Mrs. Li felt that this tone was not right, and she was afraid that the emperor had some opinions about the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion.

"Please tell me clearly, Your Highness, is there anything wrong with the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion?" Mrs. Li asked.

The princess sighed and said, "How could a good girl end up in such a den of wolves? The people in Jing'an Marquis's mansion are cheating on their wives and willing to be eunuchs. They are messy and not decent. My brother even lamented that the family tradition was corrupted in private. Why didn't Madam ask more about it in advance?"

When Madam Li heard this, her face turned pale and she couldn't help asking, "Your Highness, is it true?"

The princess nodded gently and said, "If I hadn't seen that my A Ling and your Shu Yun were on good terms, I wouldn't be willing to be the bad guy and say these few words. That's it. Now that the marriage is done, Madam, just pretend you didn't hear what I said."

Madam Li was shaky. She naturally didn't suspect that the princess was lying because of her status.

"I am actually very curious. Your family has a clean and upright tradition and usually does not associate with noble families. Why did you suddenly arrange this marriage for Shuyun?" The eldest princess asked softly.

Because of the foreshadowing of the previous words, Madam Li is not too defensive against the eldest princess now, and replied: "Your Highness, you don't know, I didn't want to do it at first. One day, my father-in-law came back from drinking outside and took a jade pendant as a token, saying that he found a good home for Shuyun..."

Madam Li was about to cry when she said this. Her daughter, whom she cherished so much, was actually arranged to marry her casually at a drinking party, and to such a filthy family!

The princess looked regretful again and said, "I had some delusions originally, but now I don't want to say anything. It's a pity."

Mrs. Li seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw: "Your Highness, you can just say it."

The princess then said, "My son Changfeng was originally a useless person, but now he has finally made some progress. His master is Mr. Gu, as you know, he just won the first place in the imperial examination."

Mrs. Li nodded. When she was at home before, she was still impressed by Shen Changfeng's good luck. He worshipped a juren as his master. He never thought that in just one month, the juren would win the first place in the imperial examination. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?

"His master only has Changfeng as his disciple. I was afraid that Changfeng would not do well and make Master Gu angry, but I never thought that Master Gu loved Changfeng very much. He always said that Changfeng had not found the right path in the past. Now Changfeng has made progress. His master praised him for his great future."

Mrs. Li was envious. Parents only want their children to be successful. The Li family has passed down the imperial examination and they respect scholars the most.

The eldest princess felt that it was almost time, and the truth was revealed: "I am not afraid of being laughed at by the lady. I love Shuyun very much. I thought that if Changfeng had some success, I would come to propose marriage for him. I was afraid that he was not worthy of Shuyun. Who could have expected that it would be such a result of throwing a pearl into the dark. When I think of this, I can't sleep at night."

Mrs. Li's eyes suddenly lit up.