Chapter 141 I Want to Cancel the Engagement

Ling Chu was surprised.

What Grandma Wang said, does she have a marriage contract with the eldest son of Duke Zhao?

She subconsciously looked through the memories in her mind, but she didn't find anything about the engagement.

It seemed that the original owner, like her, knew nothing about the marriage.

What surprised Ling Chu was that when she glanced at everyone, she saw the same surprised look on their faces as hers.

An idea suddenly came to her mind.

Could it be that Mrs. Madam and the others don’t know about this marriage?

This is interesting.

Ling Chu couldn't help but look sideways at Mrs. Dong. There was no surprise on her mother's face.

It seems that this marriage was decided by her.

She had been fostered in Xuanqingguan since she was a child. It was not surprising that Mr. Dong had arranged a marriage for her without telling her.

What Ling Chu didn't understand was, why did Mr. Dong hide the truth from Mrs. Tai and the others?

Could it be that there is something fishy about her marriage?

Many thoughts flashed through Ling Chu's mind. Although she was suspicious, she was not in a hurry to speak.

She knew nothing about the marriage, so she might as well listen to what Mrs. Dong and Grandma Wang had to say first.

Mrs. Tai and the others were indeed like Ling Chu in that they did not know that Mrs. Dong had engaged her.

Madam Tai was angry at this moment. Although she didn't like Ling Chu, she was still a girl from her Ling family.

She subconsciously wanted to ask Mr. Dong whether he didn't take her mother-in-law seriously when he decided to get married without telling her.

But when he glanced at Grandma Wang, he had to swallow the question.

If she questioned him now, it would only make Duke Zhao's family laugh.

Grandma Wang was talking to Mrs. Dong at this time and did not notice the surprise on the faces of Mrs. Tai and others.

"Mrs. Ling, our wife said that although your Shangshu Mansion has declined, the rules and etiquette cannot be lost. If you can't teach the eldest daughter well, our Duke's Mansion can send a nun to take care of the eldest daughter's education. "Education."

Being accused by a nanny in public, Ms. Dong was angry, but she had to suppress her anger, "Mom, you are too worried. My first sister has been fostered in a Taoist temple since she was a child, and her temperament has been raised to be more straightforward. It is inevitable that she will return to Beijing for the first time. I’m curious about the capital, but I just want to go out and have a look.”

"Let's take a look. I don't think so? We, madam, have heard that the eldest girl recently set up a stall to tell people's fortunes on the Royal Street. Madam Ling, by saying this, do you mean that the people in Duke Zhao's mansion are all fools and can be allowed to do whatever they want? Are you fooling me?" Grandma Wang's words were sarcastic. If she hadn't been frightened just now and had scruples in her heart, she would have said it even more harshly.

Seeing that Mrs. Dong was so ridiculed by Grandma Wang that she couldn't stand up, the wife had to say, "Mom, I've said it before. My first sister has indeed been setting up a stall in Yu Street recently to tell fortunes. She is young and ignorant, and she is just making trouble. Let’s play. Please also ask Grandma to reassure the Duke’s wife that we, the First Sister, will not set up stalls again in the future…”

Ling Chu frowned, feeling that all the words she had just said to Mrs. Tai and the others were in vain.

"Mrs. Tai is still sensible and sensible. Our Duke Zhao's family does not want to marry a swindling girl to become the eldest son's concubine."

Ling Chu sneered, your Duke Zhao's family doesn't want to marry, but she doesn't want to marry yet.

Originally, I wanted to hear how her marriage came about, but after listening over and over again, I didn't hear anything important.

Ling Chu simply asked Mrs. Dong directly, "Mom, when did you decide to marry Mr. Zhao for me? Why didn't I know?"

Mrs. Tai did not expect that Ling Chu would ask about the marriage in front of Grandma Wang. Although she felt it was inappropriate, she was also curious about the matter and hesitated for a moment, but still did not stop her.

"Yes, sister-in-law, when did you decide to marry Sister Chu, why did you hide it from us?"

Ms. Dong didn't want to mention the matter more, and just said vaguely, "I didn't mean to hide the marriage. It's not that Sister Chu is not in the house, and I have to be in charge of the middle minister of the house and take care of Brother Hao. I was so busy that I forgot about it.”

The Second Madam was noncommittal to Dong's explanation. She wanted to ask more questions, but was stopped by the look in her eyes.

Grandma Wang was surprised. She really didn't expect that the people in the Ling family didn't know that their eldest daughter was engaged.

But she didn't explain much. Today's Ling Mansion is no longer the House of the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Miss Ling's status is simply not worthy of the eldest son of their family.

If the Duke's wife hadn't considered that Mrs. Ling had helped her in the past and was worried that people would be criticized if she broke off the engagement at this time, she would have canceled the marriage long ago.

Ling Chu glanced at Mrs. Dong and saw that she didn't want to say anything, so she didn't bother to ask any more questions.

It doesn't matter when the marriage was decided. Anyway, she traveled through time and had no intention of getting married at all.

"Grandma, mother, I am not doing this for a fool's errand. I have been weak since I was a child, and my master specifically told me to do more good deeds and accumulate virtue. Moreover, the master said that I can only take good care of my body with medicine, and I am not suitable for getting married and having children. , otherwise your life will be in danger.”

After a pause, Ling Chu added another dose of strong medicine, "If you forcefully marry and have children, the children will also die."

Ling Chu originally wanted to say that she was not destined to get married, but considering that if the madam and the others didn't believe it and asked someone to calculate her birth date, her lie would be exposed on the spot.

She is not lying now. The soul of this body has indeed not been harmonized yet and is not suitable for marriage. Even if an imperial doctor comes to diagnose and treat her, the conclusion will only be the same as what she said.

After hearing Ling Chu's words, Grandma Wang's eyes lit up. Their wife had long wanted to cancel the marriage, but she could never find a suitable reason.

If Miss Ling is not physically able to give birth to an heir, they will propose to break off the engagement. This is no wonder that they, Duke Zhao, are responsible for this.

The lady frowned. She had hoped that Ling Chu could marry Lord Ning, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and marry into the Ningguo Mansion in the future, but this matter was still hanging. And Lord Ning was not a good man. Even if he married Sister Chu in the future, he might not necessarily help their Ling family.

It would be safer to have this ready-made marriage.

"Sister Chu, don't talk nonsense. Although your master wants you to do good deeds, you don't have to set up a stall to tell fortunes.

Building roads and bridges, giving porridge and charity can all be good deeds.

Although you are a little weak, it is not a big problem. Let your mother take good care of you in the future, and you will definitely get married in good health."

When she learned that Dong had arranged the marriage without telling her, the lady was not happy. She felt that Dong didn't care about her as a mother-in-law. But since the marriage has been arranged, the Zhaoguo Mansion is now a proper in-law of their Ling Mansion.

The lady thought about it and decided that it might be a good thing to let Chu Jieer marry into the Duke of Zhao's mansion.

And now she wished that the Duke of Zhao's mansion could find a matchmaker to discuss the marriage with her.

"Chu Jieer, marriage is a big deal and it can't be played lightly. It was decided by the parents and the matchmaker. You can't do whatever you want."

The lady didn't agree to cancel the marriage, and Dong was even more unwilling.

If the marriage was canceled, what would happen to her Qing'er?

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