Looking at his daughter's calm expression, He Jinchun subconsciously nodded to Lin Luoling.

Lin Luoling said slowly: "Although the Yongning Marquis's Mansion is divided into two courtyards, the Yongning Marquis's wife is the mistress of the house after all.

If Rong Shuhua only had an affair with Zhu Xianzhi, perhaps she could have hidden it from the wife of Marquis Yongning.

But Rong Shuhua lived in Lan Wanshuang's courtyard, and she gave birth to a son for Zhu Xianzhi. She was pregnant for ten months, and the wife of Marquis Yongning was not blind or deaf, so how could she not know?

The wife of the Marquis of Yongning came to her mother several times to ask for marriage. The daughter guessed that it was because the Marquis of Yongning's mansion had been in decline for 20 years and the shortage of money in the mansion was difficult to make up.

Maybe there are other intentions that we can't guess at the moment.

Since they have concealed such a big thing, why can't we take advantage of the situation?

If Lady Yongning really remembers the friendship she had with my mother when she was young and likes my personality very much,

Then, the Yongning Marquisate will naturally not care about my dowry."

He Jinchun retorted, "Ling'er, let's not talk about your dowry list, the Yongning Marquis' Mansion has already seen it a few days ago.

Besides, your dowry was carefully prepared by your father and I. If you get married today without a dowry, it would be shameful for you."

Lin Luoling smiled indifferently.

She said, "No matter how expensive the shoes are, if they don't fit your size, even if others envy you to the extreme, if you wear them and they are too tight for you, aren't you still suffering?"

As soon as the voice fell, a flash of cold hatred flashed across Lin Luoling's eyes and eyebrows. She leaned over to He Jinchun's ear and whispered the plan in her mind to He Jinchun.

After hearing this, He Jinchun's worried look disappeared by half, and he said worriedly, "This is a good idea, but I'm afraid it won't be good for your health."

Lin Luoling comforted He Jinchun and said, "My body has always been well maintained. It's not like I have to ask Chen Yin to give me acupuncture frequently.

Besides, I will marry into the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, and I will have Chen Yin by my side, so mother doesn't have to worry."

He Jinchun sighed, then raised his voice and called out, "Chen Yin, come in and talk."

The Lin family owns several pharmacies in Xuzhou, Beijing. Chen Yin's grandfather is the best doctor. Most of the rare and difficult diseases can be cured by him.

In the past, some high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital came here specifically to seek out Chen Yin’s grandfather to treat their illnesses.

When He Jinchun gave birth to Lin Luoling, she suffered from severe bleeding during labor. Fortunately, Chen Yin's grandfather gave her acupuncture to keep her and her daughter safe.

It's a pity that Chen Yin's father did not inherit medical skills. He liked to wield swords and guns since he was young. Before he was thirty, he became the deputy commander of the General of the Northern Expedition.

Who would have thought that within three years, Chen Yin's father died in the "Battle of Weibei" that shocked the entire Tianqi Kingdom.

When Chen Yin's mother heard the sad news, she vomited blood and then hanged herself at home that night.

It is difficult for a doctor to heal himself. Chen Yin’s grandfather was depressed for nearly two years and died of illness.

At that time, Chen Yin was only fifteen years old, and her medical skills were already better than those of the doctors working in the pharmacy. He Jinchun thought that she had no one to rely on, so she kept Chen Yin by her side and adopted her as her adopted daughter.

When Chen Yin pushed the door open.

Lin Luoling was already lying on the couch, smiling faintly and saying to Chen Yin: "Sister, do you have any method to make me suddenly have palpitations, hide it from the doctor's pulse diagnosis, and not hurt my body?"

Chen Yin was stunned for a moment, and when she saw He Jinchun nodded at her, she frowned and said, "As long as I can control the duration of my sister's palpitations and it doesn't exceed a quarter of an hour, my sister's body will not be hurt."

Lin Luoling said: "Then please don't delay, sister, and give me the acupuncture!"

Chen Yin never liked to talk much. Seeing that He Jinchun did not say anything to stop her, she took out the needle bag, and thirteen family heirloom stone needles were instantly placed in her palm.

Chen Yin took out a stone needle and stabbed it into Lin Luoling's heart acupoint, twisting his fingers a few times.

Lin Luoling suddenly felt anxious and suffocated, and his face turned noticeably paler.

As soon as Chen Yin pulled out the stone needle, He Jinchun looked at Lin Luoling with heartache, then stood up and walked out quickly.

Not long after, He Jinchun returned angrily, sat down angrily, and said:

“I just went to the front hall and told you about your sudden heart palpitations, which frightened your father and the elders of the clan so much that they almost came to see you in person.

Zhu Xianzhi told me that he had already served tea to the elders in our house and acknowledged their seniority, and that the auspicious time to marry you would soon arrive. How come you suddenly suffered from heart palpitations?

Humph... Is the auspicious time for the wedding more urgent than your sudden heart palpitations? It shows that you don't mean much to him. "

As soon as he finished speaking, He Jinchun was afraid of hurting his daughter's feelings, so he quickly changed the subject:

"I told your father that Chen Yin gave you acupuncture and you are feeling a little better, but you are suffering from palpitations and cannot stand the tossing and turning and hardship. It would be better to postpone your wedding date with Zhu Xianzhi for three days.

But Zhu Xianzhi said that the Yongning Marquis's Mansion was already full of guests, and if he could not marry you today, it would be difficult to explain to the elders of the clan. He also said that he could not explain clearly to the guests one by one, and was afraid of being laughed at.

I told him, you are our only daughter, your body is more important than anything else, and I am not breaking off the engagement. It is just that because you have a sudden heart palpitation, I am postponing your wedding date for three days. How can I not do that?

Zhu Xianzhi's face suddenly darkened, and he hesitated for a long time. He only said that he would wait in the front hall until you feel better, and then he would marry you back to Yongning Marquis Mansion today.

You didn't say a word about how your palpitations were relieved, nor did you ask me why you suddenly had palpitations."

Lin Luoling covered his chest and sat up with the help of Chen Yin.

This was already within her expectations. Her expression of neither sadness nor joy was as if she had just heard some insignificant gossip.

He Jinchun was obviously very angry. He picked up a cup of warm tea and drank it all in one gulp.

Lin Luoling asked: "Did mother mention the dowry to him?"

Hearing this, He Jinchun became even angrier.

“I will follow your words and go along with what he said. If I must marry you today, I can!

The only difference is that your dowry will be reduced from sixty-six loads to six. After you recover from your illness, we will send the sixty loads of dowry to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion for you.

As soon as I finished speaking, Zhu Xianzhi looked at me as if the Lin family was reluctant to give you the dowry and deliberately let you pretend to be sick.

He said that he had no say in the matter and needed to send a servant back to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion to ask the elders for their opinions.

The dowry we give you, whether it is more or less, is your dowry. What does it have to do with the elders of Yongning Marquis's Mansion? It is not their dowry, hum..."

Lin Luoling persuaded, "Why is mother angry with him? He is just a villain. Besides, he was not wrong. I was really pretending to be sick."

He Jinchun placed the teacup in his hand heavily on the table and said:

"I told him that last night a girl dressed as a maid kept knocking on the back door of our house, crying and saying that their young lady Rong Shuhua had been in love with the second son of the Yongning Marquis's mansion since she was a child, and that the young lady of the Lin family was as precious as a thousand gold and jade, so why would they try to steal her young lady's husband.

As soon as I finished speaking, Zhu Xianzhi was obviously panicked. It took him a long while to say that Rong Shuhua was his mother's distant cousin and he had always treated Rong Shuhua as his sister and there had never been any mutual affection between them.

Ha... After explaining so much, he no longer mentioned asking the servant to go back to the mansion to ask the elders about the missing sixty loads of dowry. Instead, he said that we can discuss the dowry we give you with you.

He is really guilty and is afraid that we will go to Yongning Marquis' Mansion to make trouble today because of Rong Shuhua's matter!

Fortunately, you let me use Rong Shuhua to deceive him, otherwise, would he have made such a concession? "

Lin Luoling rubbed her chest and felt that the stuffiness and panic had dissipated a lot. She put on her shoes, called Hualian and other maids, and found six big red boxes.

Lin Luoling ordered the maids in her courtyard who were of similar size to her to fill six boxes with clothes and jewelry that they didn't like.

With He Jinchun nearby, the maids were puzzled but did not dare to ask too many questions. After a short while, they had filled all six boxes.

Lin Luoling, who had put on her phoenix coronet and bridal robe, patted a large box, turned around and smiled at He Jinchun, saying, "This is my dowry when I marry into the Yongning Marquis's Mansion today."

These words really shocked the maids and servants in the courtyard so much that their eyes widened.

He Jinchun was about to speak when Lin Luoling said, "Hua Lian and Xiang Jin have served me wholeheartedly for many years. From now on, let them stay by mother's side and serve her."

Upon hearing this, Hualian and Xiangjin fell to their knees, choked up and asked in unison, "Young lady, are you not going to keep me?"

Lin Luoling pulled up the painted curtain and the incense brocade, her eyes slightly red, and explained:

"I will not be able to serve my parents when I leave this time. Leaving you two by my mother's side will be a way for me to show my filial piety."

Hualian and Xiangjin didn't believe what Lin Luoling said. If Lin Luoling thought so, why didn't he tell his wife about it earlier? They cried and held onto Lin Luoling's sleeves, refusing to let go.

He Jinchun called Biyou and Bizhi who used to be by her side.

Everyone looked at it and became even more confused!

He Jinchun was in charge of Lin's shops and farms. Lin Tingxu was worried about He Jinchun's safety, so he bought ten girls with excellent martial arts skills from the Hidden Guard Pavilion at a high price and gave them to He Jinchun as secret guards.

Biyou and Bizhi are the two with the best martial arts skills among the ten girls.

Although they are very good at martial arts, they do not know the rules of being maids. Their young lady is getting married, not patrolling the village, so why do they bring them along instead of Hualian and Xiangjin who know the rules?

Lin Luoling patted Hualian and Xiangjin's hands and whispered:

"Although you two are my personal maids, I have never treated you as maids. Today I suddenly had a heart palpitation, and I am sure you two have also known about it in the courtyard.

Sister Chen Yin, please come with me. You two should stay with my mother in the future and fulfill your filial duties on my behalf. Don’t make me worry about you.”

After saying that, Lin Luoling held the Hehuan fan in front of her face and followed He Jinchun out. Only then did Hualian and Xiangjin let go of their hands.

Lin Luoling, supported by Chen Yin, came to the front hall and served tea to her parents with Zhu Xianzhi.

Lin Luoling's eyes turned cold, and she asked, "The wife of the Marquis of Yongning had promised before that the Second Young Master would only marry me in this life, and would not take a concubine, let alone a maid. Does that still count?"

Zhu Xianzhi had just become suspicious of Rong Shuhua and felt unhappy. When he heard Lin Luoling questioning him like this, in front of so many relatives and friends of the Lin family.

Zhu Xianzhi's anger exploded immediately, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he smiled innocently and nodded firmly, "Of course it counts. In front of my father-in-law and mother-in-law, I promise you..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Luoling interrupted him and said, "Words are not enough, we need evidence!"

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