Cut off my tendons in my hands and feet to make me marry? Prepare to die!

Song took a deep breath and sat down slowly, with a calculating look in his eyes:

"Although my Great Chu allows women to serve as officials and engage in business, we also value women's chastity. Yue Ran has been hanging out with the orc Hall every day for the past five years. They are a single man and a single woman in their prime. Do you think they have already...?"

Yue Zihuan snorted and said with a smile:

"Mother, you are so anxious that you are confused. It doesn't matter whether they have crossed the line or not. What matters is how many people believe that they have crossed the line."

Song finally smiled when she heard this.

His son was right. Even if Hall’s claim of saving Yue Ran’s life was a lie, the five years that they had spent together were real.

If it was a noble lady from another family, and she had private relations with an orc of lowly status, at the very least she would be sent to a family temple to practice Buddhism for the rest of her life.

It’s a pity that Emperor Shengwen was determined to let Yue Ran continue to serve as the General of Cavalry.

Since the official position cannot be removed in a short time, let's start with marriage.

"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Madam Ling for a while. Let's have a good discussion these days." Song smiled comfortably.

Yue Zihuan lowered his head and chuckled. Of course, his father would not let Yue Ran get married casually.

However, if Madam Ling, the most difficult noblewoman in the capital, came to the palace to cause trouble, Yue Ran's reputation would be further damaged.

His eldest sister is already nineteen years old. All the noble ladies in the capital who are still unmarried at such an old age are either disabled, their families have fallen on hard times, or they have a bad reputation.

It is impossible for Yue Ran not to be anxious to get married at this age, otherwise why would she ask Emperor Shengwen to allow her to marry freely in the court?

Once Madam Ling comes and makes a scene, Yue Ran will be ignored even more in the capital. Once she gets anxious, her mother will be able to control Yue Ran's marriage.

The mother and son smiled at each other, as if they had already seen the moment when their plan would succeed.

A few days later, Mrs. Ling, the wife of Cheng Wei, the Grand Secretary of the Privy Council, once again visited the Dingbei Palace.

Also visiting with Ling was Luo, the wife of Zhou Wenzhen, the Minister of Dali Temple.

Mrs. Luo was over forty years old, plump and fair-skinned, and was well-known in the capital for being a smiling man who could easily escape the wrath of anyone.

Today, Ling invited her to the Dingbei Palace to act as a matchmaker, and she was a little nervous at first.

It would be fine if the matchmaking was for Ling's own son, but as soon as she asked, Ling's face full of disgust almost broke into Luo's.

"Mrs. Luo, my son is only eighteen years old this year. He is concentrating on studying and preparing for the exam. Why is he in a hurry to get engaged now?"

Ling curled his lips and said:

"Besides, if my son were to marry, he wouldn't marry an old maid of such a reputation!"

Luo felt something was wrong at the time.

Although the story of Yue Ran and the orc was widely spread, Yue Ran was, after all, a cavalry general. In terms of status, even Ling's own son was not worthy of him.

When she heard that she was matchmaking for Ling's nephew who was in his twenties and had accomplished nothing, Luo wanted to quit.

The two of them were at a stalemate, and finally Ling pulled Luo's ear and whispered:

"Let me tell you the truth. Yue Ran and her orc have already done that kind of thing!"

Luo was shocked when she heard this. Although there were noble ladies like Princess Shouning in the capital who kept male favorites, she was the eldest princess, and there was only one such princess in the entire Chu.

If an ordinary noble lady loses her virginity before marriage, how can she marry into a good family?

Not to mention that the person she lost her virginity to before marriage was a lowly orc.

Even if Yue Ran is a cavalry general, it won’t work.

"Mrs. Ling, don't say such things carelessly. Where did you hear this news?"

Madam Ling laughed softly:

"Princess Song of Dingbei Palace told me this herself!"

"I'm telling you, the Duke and Duchess of Dingbei are in deep pain right now. They just want this shameless girl to be married off quickly, otherwise the two young masters in the palace won't be able to propose marriage to her."

She sighed as she spoke:

"If it weren't for the close relationship between Princess Song and I, I wouldn't have let my nephew suffer such a big loss!"

Mrs. Luo just felt her head buzzing. She couldn't digest such shocking news for a while and her heart was in a mess.

There seemed to be a voice in my ear saying that it was lucky that Yue Ran could get married in her current state.

Another voice said in the other ear, "But Ling's nephew is really not up to the standard."

When Luo came to her senses, she and Ling were already sitting together in the hall of Dingbei Palace.

Princess Song of Dingbei sat in the seat of honor with a big smile on her face, looking at Ling and Luo expectantly:

"You two ladies are so thoughtful. The prince and I are worried about the situation of our eldest lady in the palace."

Luo had a smile on his face and looked around.

The only person who received them today was Princess Song. Neither Prince Dingbei nor Yue Ran was seen.

After all, Yue Ran is a woman waiting to be married, so it is normal for her not to show up.

It is said that King Dingbei loves his daughter dearly, so why hasn't she come out yet?

Ling said that Prince Dingbei became ill because of Yue Ran's anger. Could it be true?

Luo calmed down and asked tentatively:

"Mrs. Ling asked me to come today to ask her nephew Ling Si to propose marriage to the princess."

Ling Si is nearly thirty years old, and has not yet married. The eldest son born to his concubine is already seven years old. It is said that Madam Ling has been forcing her nephew to marry a lady from a prominent family.

But Ling Si was a well-known playboy who was idle and had nothing to do. In addition, with an aunt like Ling, no noble lady in the capital was willing to marry into the Ling family.

In the past, Ling Si wanted to marry Yue Ran, which was like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh. Even now, Yue Ran's chastity is affected, Ling Si's status is far inferior.

Although Luo said this, she secretly hoped that Song would quickly refuse.

Unexpectedly, Song smiled and clapped her hands:

"Okay, okay. I've heard that Madam Ling's nephew is honest and upright by nature. If our eldest daughter marries into the Ling family, she will definitely get a loving husband!"

Mrs. Luo almost thought she had heard it wrong. She looked at Mrs. Song's expression carefully again and again to make sure that she was really happy.

Apart from Madam Ling, this was the first time she heard someone else praise Ling Si.

Luo sighed in her heart, a child without a mother is like a weed. With such a stepmother, it is no wonder that Yue Ran is different from other noble ladies in every way.

There are several paintings and calligraphy by famous artists hanging on the walls of the palace hall.

Hanging behind Song is a painting of a tiger looking back by the painting saint Xie Qi.

Several women were talking happily in the hall, and no one noticed that the eyes of the tiger in the picture of the tiger looking back were emitting a sinister light.

Through the thick wall, Yue Ran helped Yue Yuan sit back in the wheelchair.

Yue Yuan listened to Song's uncontrollable excited laughter on the other side of the wall, and murderous intent welled up in his eyes.

Today, Song suddenly sent him a bowl of calming soup.

He drank it calmly, then made an excuse to go to the bathroom and secretly vomited out all the tranquilizing soup.

Afterwards, Mrs. Song repeatedly reminded him to lie down and rest if he was tired, so he followed Mrs. Song's instructions and pretended to be asleep.

After Song left, Yue Yuan called Yue Ran, and the father and daughter went into the dark room behind the main hall of the palace together.

Every generation of King Dingbei would not easily tell other people about this secret room. Apart from himself, only the next heir to the palace could enter.

Although he has two sons, he still secretly told Yue Ran the location of the dark room five years ago.

After listening to the conversation between Song and Luo, what Yue Yuan wanted to do most now was to slap himself hard.

What had gone mad on him to be so soft-hearted that he made Song, the vicious woman, his wife his wife.

This gave her the opportunity to harm his daughter!