Tianliangyuan

Chapter 12 We are mutually in love

Even if the separation of men and women was not strictly enforced in the Great Xing Dynasty, such a situation should not be allowed to occur.

Especially since Xu Zhaozhao is engaged to the Xie family, this matter absolutely cannot be allowed to spread, otherwise all the girls in the Xu family will be affected. Therefore, Wang Ruolan is determined to suppress this matter.

Xu Lin even raised her chin smugly at this moment, wanting to shut her up unless Xu Zhaozhao married into the family!

"Is there some misunderstanding about this?"

Aman, who was standing next to Wang Ruolan, had already taken the red agate earring from Sun Qian's hand. After glancing at it, she spoke up to cover it up for her mistress.

Sun Qian cautiously raised her eyes, her voice soft: "It's all my fault. If Aunt thinks it's a misunderstanding, then so be it. But when my brother bought these earrings, Young Master Liu was with him. And the shopkeeper and waiter from the gold jewelry shop were also there. I'm afraid Aunt will have to send someone over."

Oh, right, if other customers had happened to be buying things at the time, it would have been even more difficult. Sigh, it's all my brother's fault; how could he be so careless!

He likes his younger sister; he could just tell his mother directly. Why hide it like this? Now it's just making things harder to handle.

Sun Qian's words confirmed the fact that the two had been secretly exchanging gifts.

Xu Zhaozhao couldn't help but click her tongue. Wasn't he a little too impatient?

“Cousin, you’re speaking too soon. Even if you and Miss Liu have seen these earrings, it doesn’t prove that my brother bought them! Besides, I haven’t had a chance to speak at all. Isn’t it a bit too hasty for you to make such a conclusion?”

Sun Qian was stunned, never expecting that Xu Zhaozhao could remain so calm at this point.

Sure enough, she was different from before.

"Since my cousin says so, why don't we call my cousin and Young Master Liu over to get to know them?"

Just as Sun Qian was about to instruct someone to invite the two young masters, Wang Ruolan spoke up to stop her, saying, "That's not appropriate! It would be fine to call Huaizhi over, but it's not suitable for Young Master Liu."

This isn't something to be proud of, so naturally the fewer people who know about it, the better.

But Sun Qian and Xu Lin clearly wanted to escalate the situation, otherwise they wouldn't have involved Miss Liu and Sun's second aunt.

“This is my cousin’s boudoir, so it’s not appropriate. Why don’t we move to the front yard or Wenlan Hall?”

Wenlan Hall is the reception area in the inner courtyard, leading directly to the front courtyard. Sun Qian made this suggestion because she wanted more people to witness the affair between Xu Zhaozhao and Sun Huaizhi.

Wang Ruolan felt a mix of urgency and worry, but before she could express her opinion, the old lady arrived in person.

In this way, the truth of the matter will surely be revealed.

The old lady was somewhat angry. After all, Sun Qian and Miss Liu spoke with such certainty that, due to preconceived notions, she naturally felt that Xu Zhaozhao had done something that disgraced the family.

Xu Zhaozhao has a fiancé, and now that this has been exposed on the spot, how will the girls of the Xu family face themselves in the future?

Xu Lin and Sun Qian were not worried about Sun Huaizhi's reputation at all, because in this kind of thing, it was always the woman who suffered.

Besides, even if Sun Huaizhi voluntarily admits it, what can the Xu family do?

As long as Xu Zhaozhao can marry into the Sun family, any rumors or gossip outside will have to stop.

That's just how this era was, especially harsh on women.

Xu Zhaozhao, seemingly unconcerned, asked with some curiosity, "Does cousin know which shop cousin bought it from?"

Sun Qian nodded confidently and said, "I know. My brother sometimes goes to that shop and sometimes buys me and my mother some trinkets. But these agate earrings are obviously not ordinary. I guess my mother and I are not as important to my brother as my cousin."

These words carried a hint of jest, but also a great deal of malice.

Before the matter has been investigated, Sun Qian has already slandered Xu Zhaozhao in this way, revealing her malicious intentions.

"shut up!"

Even with her good temper, Wang Ruolan couldn't stand Sun Qian's audacity.

Xu Lin, standing to the side, looked unwell and wanted to argue with her sister-in-law, but when she saw her mother's gloomy face and remembered that she was also a daughter of the Xu family who had married, she felt uneasy.

My methods weren't necessarily that clever, and my mother was very knowledgeable. If she found out that all of this was a scheme by me and Sun Qian, I'm afraid I'd have to go to great lengths to appease the old lady in the future.

Sun Qian's expression changed after being yelled at, and she dared not say another word.

After Xu Zhaozhao quietly inquired with Miss Liu, she sent someone to find the shopkeeper to confront him.

This operation was carried out on their way to Wenlan Hall. Xu Zhaozhao and Miss Liu lagged behind the others by a few steps and talked quietly without attracting the attention of others.

Sun Huaizhi and that young master Liu were also invited to the Wenlan Hall for a talk, along with Xu Junting, who clearly looked unwell.

How dare he covet his sister? He doesn't even know if the Sun family is a good match for her!

After Sun Huai looked at them, he admitted that they were the earrings he had bought, and mentioned that Brother Liu had accompanied him at the time.

Young Master Liu immediately nodded: "Indeed, it was my junior who went with Brother Sun. We also met some relatives of our classmates and chatted briefly."

His words were essentially a reminder that there were other witnesses at the time.

Now that there are witnesses and physical evidence, Xu Lin naturally has more confidence.

“Mother, why make such a fuss? It’s just normal social interaction between the children. If the Xie family thinks their cousins ​​shouldn’t act this way, I think it would be better to call off the engagement. They can’t just stop having contact with their cousins ​​because Zhaozhao is engaged to Xie Zheng, can they?”

Xu Lin said that on purpose.

If this matter is not handled to her satisfaction, she will go to the Xie family to make a scene. In that case, wouldn't it be the Marquis of Anxin's mansion that loses face?

The old lady glared at her fiercely: "Shut up! It's just a gift, why are you making such a fuss? Huaizhi is your brother, what's wrong with him giving Zhaozhao a piece of jewelry? Go ask around the capital, aren't there plenty of girls who receive gifts from their cousins?"

This statement effectively put Xu Lin in a difficult position.

She hadn't expected the old lady to be so protective of Xu Zhaozhao.

Sun Qian was also somewhat annoyed. They had finally gotten to this point, so why did the old lady want to take sides?

She won't agree!

“Grandmother is right. It’s just that the siblings visit each other more often. It’s nothing. Why should Mother care?”

After receiving a subtle hint from his sister, Sun Huaizhi hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to pay his respects.

“Grandmother, Aunt, please forgive me: My cousin and I are in love and have always wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. Although my cousin is engaged to Xie Sanlang, several years have passed and we have not met. Isn’t this marriage absurd?”