Chapter 22: Preparing for Marriage and the Reaction of the Rongguo House

  Li Dequan left, Lin Qingyu sat calmly in a chair with a cup of tea.

  Lin Ruhai and Chen Lanqi saw Lin Qingyu like this, they both felt a wave of shame in their hearts. They were all in their tens of years old, but they were not as calm as their own daughter. It seems that they need to practice well!

  But they didn't know that Lin Qingyu's heart was like a drop of water falling into a boiling pot of oil, churning extremely violently!

  Unexpectedly, she actually became Yongzheng's Empress!!!

  That future Yongzheng Emperor actually became her husband!!!!!

  Lin Qingyu's mind was a mess, what kind of 'dog shit luck' did she have? She was actually going to marry the future Emperor! Thinking about this made her look silly and bewildered.

  Back in her own room, Lin Qingyu was still dazed!

  Although in the 21st century, she loved watching Qing穿没错! She had also fantasized that if she had crossed over, she would have to have a shocking romance with胤禛; she had also imagined, just like inside, entering the fourth four's mansion, he would dote on her alone!

  But she knew in her heart that fantasies were just fantasies and would never become reality. Look, everyone likes to put themselves into it, becoming the protagonist to experience the content of the text, and she was no exception.

  After crossing into the Qing Dynasty, she never fantasized about being like those female leads, making herself look infinitely beautiful. After all, people in ancient times were not fools, and she didn't think her acting skills were good enough to deceive anyone, so it's better to keep a low profile.

  Now she has become Fu Jin of Yongzheng, just thinking about it, all the time-traveling women, reborn women, etc. are rushing to the backyard of Si Beile Mansion, not to mention how many have crossed over, just thinking about the currently discovered Nian Xiaodie and Niuhuru, just thinking about it, she feels that her future days in the Fourth Prince's mansion will be so tragic!

  Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.

  The next day, Lin Qingyu had breakfast and went to the main house to pay her respects. When she arrived, Chen Lanxi was discussing with her daughter-in-law, holding materials about Si Beile Yinzhen.

  Lin Qingyu took a closer look and, hey, there was actually a thick stack of paper! Lin Qingyu knew that her mother must have found out everything about the other family, including how many sons and daughters they had, how many servants and maids, and even how many trees were in their backyard.

  Alright, this is a bit exaggerated, but how could the prince's residence be so easily inquired about? It's just that my mother is meticulous enough to have inquired about everything that can be inquired about, and while feeling happy, I also feel a headache.

  The Fourth Prince was born to Empress De, but was raised by Empress Xiaoyiren. He passed away on the tenth day of the seventh month in the 28th year and the Fourth Prince returned to Empress De's Yonghe Palace. Now he has left the palace and established his own residence. He has been given official duties and has worked in the imperial court for many years.

  There are not many women in the mansion. Currently, there is only one concubine, Li Shi. Chen Lanxi told Lin Qingyu to pay attention to this Li Shi, after all, the children of the Fourth Prince's mansion now are all born by this Li Shi. She has three sons and one daughter: Hong Ye has passed away, and she still has 4-year-old Hong Yun, several-month-old Hong Shi, and a daughter.

  In addition, there are Gege Songshi, Wushi, Jiashi and Zhangshi.

  Chen Lanqi handed it over to Lin Qingyu, and after she memorized it, she burned it. After all, it's not good for others to know, and it also eliminated future troubles.

  Lin Qingyu looked at the documents on the paper and found that most of them were similar to what she had read about Yongzheng in modern times. However, when her eyes passed over a certain line, she stopped and asked Chen Lanxi: "Mother, this Princess Jia, wouldn't it be Jia Yuanchun?"

  Although I had long known that this was the world of Red Mansion plus Qing穿, however, at a time when she had deliberately forgotten, it was actually reminded in such a situation, which was really annoying!

  "Yes! That's the Rongguo Mansion's Jia Yuanchun!" Chen Lanzhi nodded casually. As the mistress of the Beile Mansion, her own daughter was a prominent figure, while Jia Yuanchun was just a minor gege, and it was said that she wasn't even favored. Therefore, there was no need to pay attention to her. Suddenly remembering something, Chen Lanzhi said: "I'm thinking, once the Rongguo Mansion finds out you've been appointed as the fourth Fu Jin, they might come knocking on our door to curry favor!"

  "Hmm! My daughter thinks so too!" Lin Qingyu was very clear about the moral character of the Jia family, and not to mention their relationship, it's simply impossible! "But don't worry, Mother, I'll handle it properly!"

  "Hmm!" Chen Lan was very confident in her own daughter. After all, Qing'er was someone who easily gave people a good impression, it was an innate ability of hers. If her own daughter really wanted to win someone over, it would be hard for her not to succeed.

  Let's take Mr. Lin Ziqian as an example. Scholars always have a few flaws. Mr. Lin Ziqian is biased towards boys and looks down on girls, thinking that a girl with talent is virtuous! However, after getting in touch with Lin Qingyu, although his point of view hasn't changed, at least he no longer underestimates girls like before! He thinks having a daughter is like having a considerate little cotton-padded jacket, and it's not bad to have one!

  "This is the dowry list I've prepared for you. Take a look and see if there's anything you'd like to add or change. If there's something you need, just let me know and I'll make sure to prepare it for you!" Chen Lanxi handed over the list they had prepared to her daughter on the side.

  "Mother, isn't this too much? Won't the Lin family be emptied out?! Leave some for your younger brothers! A daughter doesn't need so much!" Lin Qingyu took a look and was shocked, the richness of it all was truly astonishing! Just the silver notes at the bottom of the trunk were worth 500,000 taels!

  "Where is there too much? The royal family has prepared even more, but it's also not worth the expense!" Chen Lanqi still felt dissatisfied, "Besides, your younger brothers all have Ama E'niang to take care of them, where do they need you to worry about?"

  Lin Qinyin thought of what Jia Xian said in the original work, "If there were another 2-3 million taels, it would be great!" Many people didn't speculate that it was embezzled from the Lin family, did they? From this, it can be seen that the Lin Mansion is still quite wealthy. Lin Qinyin thought of this and didn't bother to dwell on it anymore! Anyway, Ama Erniang wouldn't mistreat her younger brothers!

  Everything is done in a proper manner when marrying into the royal family, all handled by the Imperial Household Department. The bride's side only needs to prepare the dowry and follow orders at the time. So, relatively speaking, it's quite easy for the Lin family!

  The Rongguo Mansion was discussing the new Fourth Madame due to Lin Qinyin's arranged marriage, and the whole family gathered in the main hall.

  "Let's all talk about this matter!" Old Lady Jia sat at the head of the table, holding her cup and saucer, took a sip of tea, looked at her two sons, then glanced around at Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Jia Lian, and Wang Xifeng! Of course, Jia Baoyu and San Chun were not present, they didn't want the younger generation to know, so as not to affect their image in front of them!

  "The son thinks that this might be an opportunity for us!" Jia Zheng stroked his beard and looked at his elder brother.

  Jia Zhen was thinking about the beautiful maid in the house, feeling anxious and impatient. What's the point of letting me do this? It's not like she's a daughter from a big family. Why bother? I'd rather go drink some flower wine instead. At least that way, what I'm drinking is going into my own belly! He fanned himself with the folding fan in his hand, feeling a wave of irritation in his heart.

  "We haven't had any news from Yuan Chun in the Fourth Master's residence for years! This time, Lin Qingyu became the Fourth Mistress and promoted our family's Yuan Chun to be a side mistress, what is it based on? Come back and visit your relatives!" Madam Wang said with a matter-of-fact expression.

  Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng had some ideas in their minds, but with many elders present, they didn't have the place to speak.

  Jia Zheng felt that Madame Wang had spoken directly to his heart, and he looked at her with approval, causing Madame Wang's face to flush with pleasure.

  Mrs. Xing is a bit stingy and can't manage things well, with some petty household airs, but at least she knows that what women hate most are their husbands' concubines, where would they still give a good face to look at?

  And the sister-in-law actually dared to command others, what is she relying on? In her heart, she curled her lips in disdain. Just you wait and see! The good show is yet to come! A person secretly rejoiced in their heart, but she didn't dare to show it, otherwise she would be the one to suffer!

  Although Lady Wang also thought so in her heart, she wouldn't show it that obviously and scolded: "The second branch of the family, what are you talking about? The Lin family and our Jia family are relatives after all, helping each other is a matter of course! If Yuan Chun has something to do, they should help out with some small matters!"

  Jia Zhen stood up and said, "Madam, since there's nothing to do with the son here, I'll take my leave first!"

  Having said that, without waiting for Mrs. Jia's response, she turned around and left without looking back!

  Mrs. Xing saw this and had been with him for decades, so she naturally understood what he wanted to do. She opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She sighed, forget it, let him be!

  "Never mind, don't bother with him anymore! Tomorrow send someone to fetch Yuer at the Second Brother's house and say that I miss her!" said Grandmother Jia.

  "Yes, ma'am!" Madame Wang replied.