“Not yet, but who knows if the second mother’s pillow talk might make Father agree,” Lin Ran wiped her tears with a handkerchief. “Fourth sister, Father has always loved you. Please talk to Father and make sure they don’t marry me off. Your sister will be very grateful.”
“But those families aren’t bad, and I heard their young masters are quite handsome.”
Lin Ran stopped crying and tugged at her sleeve. “Good sister, I’ll be honest. I already have someone I like. If you help me, I’ll always stand by you in the future.”
Lin Yan scratched her head, looking conflicted. “Okay, I’ll go talk to Father.”
Lin Ran was overjoyed, immediately taking a golden hairpin from her hair. “Then I’ll trouble my sister.”
“No need to be so formal.”
After Lin Ran left, Lin Yan started laughing, her voice sharp and high-pitched. I shuddered and said, “I didn’t expect to win over the elder sister instead of sending away the second cousin.”
“You’re too naive, cousin,” Lin Yan coldly laughed, playing with the hairpin.
Forcing her to marry off her daughter is impossible. But she must also consider the Lin family’s reputation, so she’ll definitely use the unmarried elder sister as a shield, avoiding offending others. At this point, the elder sister will definitely come to me. When I persuade Father, as long as Father steps in, these two marriage proposals will fall through. I can pull the elder sister to our side without any effort, together opposing the second mother who manages the household.”
I looked at her in surprise. Lin Yan’s thoughts were not simple, quite cunning. “So, your goal in having those two young masters propose was to win over Lin Ran?”
“Of course. If we relied only on the two of us, we’d eventually be driven away,” Lin Yan smiled and stared directly at me. “How do you know it was me who arranged the proposals?”
I realized I had let something slip and laughed awkwardly.
“Rebirth.”
I looked outside the pavilion and saw Gou Hun looking at me. I paused and turned, saying, “Cousin Yan, I’ll go back to my room to touch up my makeup. It’s too hot today.”
Before reaching my room, just turning the corridor, Gou Hun quickly approached: “There’s ghost energy around here.”
