Mrs. Mei was a little surprised. She didn't expect her husband's reaction to be so intense. In the past, whenever Mr. Mei mentioned the affairs of the Third Young Master Lin's family, he would always shake his head and say that the children of the Lin family were also pitiful. They had met such an unvirtuous stepmother and there was really nothing they could do.
When the wife of the Earl of Qinghe was making too much trouble, it was Lord Mei who wrote a memorial to the emperor to report the Earl of Qinghe, accusing him of not being able to distinguish right from wrong and not keeping order in the inner house, which caused the Earl of Qinghe to lose his job.
Logically speaking, Lord Mei shouldn't be so opposed to this marriage.
Mrs. Mei raised her eyebrows and waited for her husband to calm down before pouring him a cup of tea and gently handing it to him: "If you have anything to say, please speak slowly. What's the matter? I remember you liked this young man very much before."
"The past is the past, and the present is the present." Mei Da said firmly, "Their family is a den of wolves, with a confused father-in-law who doesn't care about anything, a vicious stepmother, and so many difficult brothers and sisters in between. Third Young Master Lin is indeed a ruthless character, but no matter how ruthless he is, he is still surnamed Lin, and he has to take care of the Lin family's affairs. If something happens to the Lin family in the future, will he not care?! The spit of the world will drown him, and those Lin clan members will hate him to the bone. So, marrying into that family means marrying into a bunch of troubles. Although our daughter is not a royal branch and jade leaf, she is also our treasure, right? Why should we go to such a family?!"
Mrs. Mei was speechless for a while. She knew more or less what her daughter was thinking, so when the Third Young Master Lin came to propose marriage, she was so happy that she even forgot that the Lin family was a nest of trouble.
But after all, the mother loved her daughter, so she coughed and waited for Master Mei to look at her strangely before she said, "Although that's the case, I think Third Young Master Lin is a good person, an honest child..."
Master Mei interrupted Madam Mei in a cold voice: "No way, I won't marry him no matter who I marry! There is no room for negotiation on this matter!"
Mrs. Mei was at a loss for words and didn't know how to tell him about her daughter's feelings. Her husband was a stubborn person and would not change his mind at all. If she told him that this marriage was something her daughter had already decided on, things would be even worse.
But if she didn't tell him, the marriage would not be possible. She sighed, thought about it, tried to speak softly and smiled casually: "Master, why do you say that about the Lin family? Although the Lin family is indeed a bit chaotic, the Qinghe Earl's Mansion is only a branch of the Lin family after all. I think the Lin family has been a family of scholars for generations... ...
"It is true that they have a family of scholars for generations, but it is a pity that the branch of the Qinghe Earl's Mansion is full of people who are all show and no substance. You don't know what the old man of the Lin family has been doing outside!" His face was livid and he said in a cold voice: "His good days will not last long. He has set up a scam outside and deceived countless people. It's good that no one has done anything to him. Once someone wants to do something to him, you will see what will happen to him!"
This won't affect Third Young Master Lin! Madam Mei blinked her eyes: "Third Young Master Lin has always been at odds with them. Even if these things are true, they won't implicate Third Young Master Lin."
Master Mei turned his head and stared at her, looking confused: "Why are you only saying good things about him today? Do you think this marriage with the Lin family is a good one?"
He couldn't understand why anyone would think that the Lin family was a good match for marriage, and couldn't help but say with a headache: "Don't be fooled by Third Master Lin's appearance. He does look elegant, but he is also a murderer!"
Mrs. Mei couldn't bring herself to talk about her daughter's reasons, so she just made up a story: "Everyone knows that Lin San is a promising young man, and he is also well-born. Many ladies have praised him highly. Although you said that there are a lot of stupid things in his family, he has one advantage - that is not his biological mother, and everyone knows that, as long as it is acceptable for the sake of face. The most important thing is that he is a good child, and I have never heard of any concubines around him..."
"So what?" Lord Mei saw that Madam Mei seemed to be moved, and quickly scolded: "This is not a joke, the emperor is now..."
He sighed, thinking that if he didn't explain it clearly to his wife, she might not understand the seriousness of the matter, so he simply said: "Now the emperor and the King of Linjiang are at loggerheads. I don't think things are that simple. The third young master is the most capable person around the emperor, and he is also the emperor's brother-in-law. If the King of Linjiang gains power, how will the third young master cope with it?! What if our daughter marries him? Don't look at his wealth and glory now, he is unreliable. Let's wait and see!"
Mrs. Mei was silent. Although she loved her daughter, she was not willing to obey her in everything. At least, it would not work if her daughter would be implicated.
She stopped talking, and seeing that Lord Mei kept asking, she just smiled and said that she was just joking. She turned around and went to find Fourth Miss Mei, and after thinking for a long time, she told her Lord Mei's opinion.
The daughter was not raised by her own side, but by her grandmother. Mrs. May could only see her daughter a few times a year after she was four years old. Therefore, the mother and daughter could not say many intimate words to each other.
If Fourth Miss Mei hadn't asked her to go talk to Master Mei, she wouldn't have revealed Third Master Lin's affairs. She hesitated again and again before gently persuading her daughter to give up: "It's not that we don't want to help you, nor that Third Master Lin is not a good person, it's just... maybe there's still a lack of fate..."
Lord Mei is a bookworm, and he wants to spend his whole life rooted in learning. They don't want to be dragged into these fights, but if their daughter marries Young Master Lin, even if they don't want to be involved, they will have stepped half a foot in. In-laws are relatives, and if something really happens in the future, how can they distance themselves from it
She didn't dare to look into her daughter's eyes, and lowered her head and said, "Forget it, I know you like him, but he is not suitable."
Fourth Miss Mei listened quietly, as if she hadn't heard anything. After a while, she turned around and asked her, "Why not?" She was very curious, "Didn't father say that I can't marry a playboy? Is he a playboy?"
Madam Mei reached out to touch her daughter's hair, pursed her lips and shook her head: "Although he is not a playboy, it's a pity that he is a relative of the emperor's wife, and he is also a member of the Imperial Guard. The environment around him is very complicated, which is beyond your imagination and coping. Your father is doing this for your own good, fearing that you will be wronged after you marry him, not to mention..."
The next words could not be said so clearly, she explained with some difficulty: "Besides, he originally had someone he liked, but it was only a short time ago. I'm afraid he is not so sincere." (To be continued)