Chapter 443 - 440: A Narrow Escape from Death_1
One had the audacity to dream of marrying into the Lu family with Prime Minister Lu’s grandson, Lu Yuanqing. Another, who had never even met Dong Changyuan, called him "Cousin Changyuan" as if it was proper to get even closer by marriage!
Bai Jinxiu was too well-mannered to sneer at those two girls.
This year, there had been a civil examination scandal. Although the results were yet to be officially announced, word had quietly spread about who would rank in the top three.
Currently, Minister Chen’s grandson, Chen Zhaolu, Prime Minister Lu’s grandson, Lu Yuanqing, and the son of Dong Qingyue, Governor of Dengzhou, Dong Changyuan, were the most sought-after candidates among noble girls.
Since the threshold of Minister Chen’s and Prime Minister Lu’s homes were too high, the two girls set their sights on Dong Changyuan.
They complained to Bai Jinxiu, saying that if Chen Zhaolu and Lu Yuanqing were acceptable, then why couldn’t Dong Changyuan, their maternal cousin, be a match made in heaven? They insisted that as long as Bai Jinxiu spoke up, it would be a done deal!
Bai Jinxiu kindly advised the two that their expectations for marriage should not be too high, as it might damage their reputation if word got out.
The two girls then burst into tears, accusing Bai Jinxiu of bearing a grudge and using the matter of marriage to manipulate them. They lamented that without a mother to advocate for them, they couldn’t say anything.
Bai Jinxiu did not complain to Qin Lang. She chose a day when Qin Lang was napping in his room and met with the two girls in a side hall. Qin Lang heard from Bai Jinxiu’s maid, Cuibi, that this was not the first time these two from the Qin family caused a scene with Bai Jinxiu. Bai Jinxiu, thinking that Qin Lang needed to focus on his studies, did not inform him of this matter. Only when the two girls threatened to harm themselves outside the courtyard gate did Bai Jinxiu agree to meet them in the side hall to avoid disturbing Qin Lang’s rest.
Qin Lang was enraged upon hearing this.