coobybook Chapter 118 Parents Make the Decision
Chapter 118 Parents Make the Decision
Su Yuan finally added, "I sent someone to follow Wang Wan, and the person Wang Wan met in the end was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Your Highness, although I don't know why Your Highness did this, I still want to remind Your Highness to protect Miss Yan'er and not let her suffer any injustice.
That was all she had to say. It was up to Sima You to decide what to choose.
Sima You clenched his fists. His brother really wanted to fight for everything, even his fiancée Sima Gong.
Sima Gong can do whatever he wants to him, but he cannot hurt innocent people, especially Liu Yuyan.
Sima You stood up and bowed to Su Yuan, "Thank you, Madam, for your reminder! Madam, you have helped me a lot again. I really cannot repay you enough."
Su Yuan smiled and said, "Your Highness is too polite. I quite like Miss Yan'er. I just can't bear to see such an innocent and lovely girl being harmed. That's all.
Besides, I, your Highness, can't do anything to help you. Everything still depends on you, Your Highness."
The next thing will be up to Sima You to solve on his own.
She would find a suitable time and have someone deliver a letter to Liu Yuyan.
Liu Yuyan became wary of Wang Wan, and it would be difficult for Wang Wan to harm her again.
At this time, Liu Yuyan was taking the only copy given to her by Chen to the Chen family to find Chen Qingluo, and was not in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Sister Luoer! Are you painting again?" Liu Yuyan came closer to admire Chen Qingluo's paintings.
Chen Qingluo smiled and continued painting.
Liu Yuyan did not disturb Chen Qingluo, but sat quietly beside her, watching Chen Qingluo paint.
After Chen Qingluo finished painting, she got up and greeted Liu Yuyan.
"Why is Yan'er here? What are you holding in your hand?" Chen Qingluo asked curiously.
Liu Yuyan pretended to be mysterious, "Sister, why don't you take a guess?"
Chen Qingluo looked at the shape of the bundle and thought it should be a box.
The only things in the box that she was interested in were probably books.
"Which rare and unique copy is it?" Chen Qingluo asked with a smile.
Liu Yuyan pursed her lips and said, "How boring! Sister Luo guessed it right away. This is the 'Eastward Journey Chronicle' written by the great Liu Yanzhi of the previous dynasty. Someone asked me to give it to you, Sister Luo."
Hearing this, Chen Qingluo's eyes widened, "Give it to me?"
She shook her head, closed the box, and reluctantly returned it. "I can't accept this reward without merit."
Who gave her such an expensive gift?
I'm afraid he wants to use her to bribe my father and win him over, right?
My father only wanted to be loyal to his country and never thought of forming a clique for personal gain.
She couldn't hold her father back.
"Actually, I came here today because I have something to ask Sister Luo." Liu Yuyan sat down and did not discuss the rare copy first.
Chen Qingluo also sat down. She poured Liu Yuyan a cup of hot tea and asked Liu Yuyan to speak slowly.
"What's the matter? Just tell me. There's no need to be so polite between you and me." Chen Qingluo said softly.
She only has Liu Yuyan as her close friend, and no matter what Liu Yuyan says, she will not get angry.
Her father is an upright man, her mother is sickly, and she...she inherited her mother's beauty perfectly. She doesn't want to cause trouble for her parents, so she stays at home and doesn't go out.
She found excuses to turn down almost every banquet in Kyoto.
By not attending social events, she can have some peace and quiet.
Occasionally, Liu Yuyan would come to her to relieve her boredom, so she didn't seem to need to make so many friends.
"The Chinese New Year is just a few months away. After the Chinese New Year, Sister Luo will be seventeen. Has Aunt Ning started looking for a husband for you?" Liu Yuyan inquired.
As far as she knew, Ning and Chen Jingzhong had not yet started helping Chen Qingluo choose a husband, but she still wanted to find out.
Chen Qingluo immediately understood that Liu Yuyan wanted to find a husband for her.
This is really difficult for Liu Yuyan.
She smiled and shook her head: "Not yet. Mother wanted to choose one from her cousins, but Father disagreed, so the matter fell through."
Liu Yuyan slammed the table, "Of course I can't agree to this! Sister Luo! You are so beautiful that the moon and flowers can be ashamed of themselves. How can you marry those losers from the Ning family?"
The Ning family is just a bunch of losers who have to rely on Chen Jingzhong for support. How can they be worthy of Chen Qingluo?
In terms of beauty alone, she felt that Lu Ziyi was not worthy of Chen Qingluo!
But Lu Ziyi is the prince of Duke Yu and the nephew of the Queen. Lu Ziyi himself is also a handsome young man with both literary and martial arts skills, so they are barely a good match.
With Chen Qingluo's appearance and status, she could even marry the prince and become his princess!
"Sister Luo! You must not agree to this! Aunt Ning is easily brainwashed by the women of the Ning family! They have no good intentions! They are bullying you because you don't have brothers." Liu Yuyan held Chen Qingluo's hand and advised her earnestly.
"Yan'er, don't talk nonsense. Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. If my mother wants me to get married, I will marry." Chen Qingluo said.
Men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough. It doesn't matter who they marry. If they can meet a man who shares the same ideals with them, they are lucky. If not, they can only be his wife, take care of him and raise children, and spend the rest of their lives doing so.
Liu Yuyan: ...
Ning asked her to marry those good-for-nothings in the Ning family, would she be willing?
If that were the case, she might as well marry Lu Ziyi.
Lu Ziyi is miles ahead of those losers in the Ning family.
"Sister Luo! What if I tell you I have a better candidate? Lu Ziyi, the prince of the Duke of Yu! He's handsome, talented in both civil and military matters, and has a noble status. Isn't he a hundred times better than your cousins?
This unique copy is the gift that Lady Yuguo asked me to give you.” Liu Yuyan explained.
Chen Qingluo shook her head: "Then I can't accept it. If they are interested in marrying me, they can go and discuss it with my parents. I can't accept such a generous gift."
If she accepted this rare copy, would it be considered a private transaction? She couldn't let anyone gossip about it.
Liu Yuyan pursed her lips. "Sister Luo, what you mean is that if Master Chen and Aunt Ning agree, you can marry?"
Liu Yuyan nodded, "Yeah."
"Okay! I'll take the rare copy back first and explain things to my aunt." Liu Yuyan said with a smile.
Chen Qingluo shook her head helplessly, "Yan'er, you are still an unmarried girl, you better be careful and don't go out for no reason."
Kyoto city is not necessarily very safe, so it is better to avoid going out and wandering around.
Liu Yuyan patted the back of the other person's hand and said, "Don't worry, sister! I will know my limits."
After having dinner with Chen Qingluo, Liu Yuyan returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
It was not until the next day that he went to Duke Yu's Mansion and told Chen what Chen Qingluo meant.
At the end of October, Liu Yuyan accompanied Chen to Yunshan Temple to burn incense, and they asked Lu Ziyi to escort them out of the city.
Lu Ziyi didn't want to go at first, but he couldn't persuade his mother, and with Liu Yuyan's support, he finally went in obediently.
While Chen and Liu Yuyan were burning incense in the temple, Lu Ziyi was waiting outside the temple bored.
He saw a beautiful figure beside the wishing well and couldn't help but take a few more glances.