Princess Promotion

Lin'er swore that she snatched the banknote that Lin Wan had placed on the table with the fastest hand speed in her life, checked that it was real, and immediately put it into her arms.

Then she picked up the golden hairpin without even wiping off the dust, and put it on her head, smiling sweetly, "Cousin, do you think this hairpin looks good on me?"

Lin Wan smiled, stood up and walked behind Lin'er. After straightening the hairpin for her, she took Lin'er's hands and said, "This hairpin is beautiful, but it's too plain on my hands and doesn't match well."

Lin'er nodded repeatedly and looked at Lin Wan with expectant eyes.

Following Lin'er's gaze, Lin Wan took off her jade bracelet and placed it on Lin'er's wrist, saying, "Look how beautiful it is now."

Lin'er held up the bracelet in her hand and held it to the sunlight. It was crystal clear, and it was obvious that it was of excellent quality and was worth at least a thousand taels of silver.

Lin'er had lived for sixteen years, and for the first time she knew what it felt like to have something good happen. She immediately said, "Don't worry, cousin. I'll go find my aunt and tell her that I have someone I love and have always treated my cousin like a brother. I have no romantic feelings for him."

Lin Wan shook her head in satisfaction. "You don't have to do anything. Just wait. Maybe by then the Wang family will feel guilty about you and find you a good marriage."

Lin'er's head, which was hit by the silver, became a little more sober, and she looked at Lin Wan with a strange look.

Although Lin'er was only the daughter of a minor official, she had also participated in some poetry gatherings or flower viewing parties.

Naturally, she also knew Lin Wan, the princess's study companion and a famous noblewoman in the imperial capital.

She used to just watch from afar and didn't even have the qualifications to go up and talk to him.

Lin'er is self-aware. Her cousin is a hot commodity to her, but for Lin Wan, his only advantage is his good looks.

Lin Wan is considered the most sought-after noble lady in the imperial capital. Such a lady is only worthy of being matched with the imperial capital's most talented scholar Xiao Liang or the young general Li Yinhan, a member of the royal family.

Why did she suddenly fall for her cousin?

Could it be that she had an affair with someone and got pregnant? Thinking of this, Lin'er's eyes moved down to Lin Wan's flat belly.

Although Lin'er loves money and her fiancé can give it to her, her aunt has loved her sincerely over the years and cannot harm her cousin.

Lin'er asked cautiously, "Why are you suddenly attracted to my cousin?"

Lin Wan also said bluntly, "There are too many rules for wealthy families, and your cousin looks exactly like me."

Lin'er was instantly relieved. She knew that not only do men love beautiful women, but women also like handsome men. She must have been overthinking it.

Although the Wang family is not a famous family, they still have some foundation and are not a poor family. After all, Old Man Wang is the Minister of Works.

If Lin Wan really wanted to find a cheap father while pregnant with someone else's child, she would not choose a family as difficult to deal with as the Wang family. Instead, she would look for a soft persimmon that only had a title but no one serving as an official in the court.

There aren't many other things in the imperial capital, but there are a lot of people with this kind of family background. Even if they notice something, they won't dare to say anything.

After thinking about it, it seems that he can only go for his cousin. I heard that the backyards of big families are even more chaotic, so it is not impossible for Lin Wan to find a quiet backyard.

If you marry one of the princes and nobles, you will have to deal with all the beautiful women. Everyone has their own aspirations. Some women want their husbands to be successful, while others just want a simple life.

Lin'er stroked the jade bracelet on her wrist and understood Lin Wan very well.

At this time, Lin'er happily counted the gold in the box and found that there was half more than what was originally said. She looked at Lin Wan in surprise and asked, "Cousin, what's the extra one?"

Lin Wan said calmly, "Your fiancé is also a member of Zhang's party and will be exiled in a few days. I cannot be partial, so I can only compensate you with some gold. I hope you can understand."

Lin'er's eyes flashed with fear, and she screamed, "Oh my God! This is really terrible. Fortunately, Lin'er hasn't married yet, otherwise she would have been a widow."

Lin Wan comforted him, "Don't be afraid. This time you just met the wrong person. The next one will be better. Go to the Treasure Pavilion later and pick out two pieces of jewelry to put on my account."

Lin'er screamed in her heart: Oh my God! How could there be such a beautiful, kind, gentle and considerate woman in the world?

Thinking of this, Lin'er looked depressed. Thinking back to when Lin Wan got married, she wanted to gain more sympathy and didn't want to have to deal with the sarcasm from her half-sisters.

Although her marriage with the Wang family was not made public, she showed it off in front of her sisters many times in secret.

The more arrogant she was in the past, the more her sisters mocked and ridiculed her now. Lin'er simply pretended to be sick and hid in the room to count the silver. Now when she thinks about the silver, she can't help but smile.

Mrs. Wang felt guilty upon seeing this, but the matter was done and she could only send some supplements to comfort Lin'er. Lin Wan was even more generous and also sent a set of valuable jewelry.

From then on, every time Mrs. Wang sent some supplements, Lin Wan would give her a set of jewelry or silks and satins as a gift, making the supplements Mrs. Wang sent seem like a bonus gift.

Later on, Lin'er felt too embarrassed to pretend to be sick anymore. She couldn't wait to put on these priceless jewels and walk around everywhere. She couldn't let these treasures stay in the dark box.

At that time, Hou Lin'er was really moved. She had absolutely refused to be a concubine before, but she wanted to be Lin Wan's concubine. Besides, it was she who sold her cousin for 30,000 taels of silver.

I still feel quite guilty, but that was thirty thousand taels of silver, thirty thousand taels of silver!

It seems acceptable for her to become his concubine in order to compensate her cousin.

So at that time, Lin'er secretly asked Lin Wan if she could be allowed to come in as a concubine.

Lin Wan was as generous as ever and said that as long as your cousin agreed, she had no objection and would even prepare a set of jade and coral headpieces for her as a betrothal gift.

Lin'er went to find her cousin that day, but was dumbfounded by the fact that her cousin did not agree to let her become a concubine.

He said that Lin Wan was a good person and he had no plans to take a concubine. He even advised Lin Er to find a good family and become the principal wife, which was the best plan for her.

He also asked her to let go of the past, as they were destined not to be together. The Wang family was Lin'er's second family, and even after she got married, he, as her brother, would definitely support her.

Lin'er felt mixed emotions for a moment. Her jade and coral headpiece was gone, and her wealth and glory were gone!

After arguing for a while, Wang Liwen refused to agree no matter what. Lin'er had no choice but to say goodbye to the emerald coral headpiece in tears.

Not long after, her father arranged a marriage for her. Just when Lin'er was secretly sad and had no excuse to go to the palace to find Lin Wan.

Lin Wan suddenly wrote to her and asked her to come to his house, and when they met, he gave her a box of gold ingots.

He said he had something to trouble her with and this was the deposit and he would give her the other half after the deal was done.

Lin'er didn't ask anything. She stood in the back garden holding the box, waiting for her cousin. When she saw her cousin, she grabbed him tightly and let all the servants in the mansion see her and her cousin pulling each other in the back garden. Only then did she leave with satisfaction.

The next day, Lin'er heard rumors that her cousin was under house arrest, and she immediately realized that Lin Wan had something to do and needed her cousin to disappear from public view for a while.

Lin'er was naturally very honest and stayed at home obediently without asking Lin Wan for money. Now that she heard that her cousin had returned, she hurried to get the money.

Lin'er didn't expect that there would be unexpected wealth.

As for her current fiancé, if she married him, she might have a headache about how to get out of the relationship.

But now that man is just a thing of the past. She could even abandon her cousin back then, let alone this fiancé whom she had only met a few times.

At this time, Lin'er couldn't help but sigh, what kind of luck she had, any man could be so lucky for her.

At this moment, Lin'er was extremely sure that she must hold on to Lin Wan's thigh and be a good follower of her cousin's wife.

In another corner of the mansion, Lord Wang looked panicked and stumbled towards the study.

When he finally reached the threshold of the study, he almost rushed in, his eyes scanning the room anxiously. Only when he confirmed that Wang Wenli was the only one in the room did he breathe a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

Then Lord Wang thought of another possibility. Looking at Wang Wenli with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes, he asked, "Have you seen Lin'er today?"

Wang Wenli was originally immersed in his work when he was suddenly startled by the miserable appearance of Lord Wang.

He was about to ask, but was stopped by Lord Wang's words. He shook his head to indicate that he had never seen Lin'er.

Upon hearing this, Lord Wang's eyes flashed with relief, as if he had finally breathed a sigh of relief. He patted his chest and said to himself, "That's good, that's good. I finally caught up."

Lord Wang's expression piqued Wang Wenli's curiosity. He put down his brush and asked with concern, "Father, what's wrong with you? Did something happen to Lin'er?"

Wang Wenli still felt a little guilty towards his cousin. After all, it was he who delayed her life back then.

Upon hearing this, Lord Wang realized his own loss of composure. He straightened his clothes and tried to restore his expression to his usual seriousness. He said slowly, "It's nothing. I'll take care of Lin'er. You don't have to worry."

At this time, Mrs. Wang also came to the study. She heard that Lin'er's newly engaged fiancé and his family were sentenced to exile, so she hurried to discuss it with Lord Wang.

Unexpectedly, Lord Wang was not at home. I called the servants and asked them, only to find out that he had gone to his son's study, and then he came to look for him.

Before she even stepped into the study, Madam Wang heard the discussion about Lin'er. Her heart was instantly filled with grief, tears welling up in her eyes. She cried, "My poor Lin'er..."

Wang Wenli was filled with confusion when he saw this. He wondered why his parents were so concerned about Lin'er today. He hurried forward, gently supported Madam Wang, and asked with concern, "Mother, did something happen to my cousin?"

Mrs. Wang calmed down a bit after Wang Wenli comforted her. She wiped away the tears from her eyes and said, "Lin'er's fiancé's entire family has been sentenced to exile. This marriage has been plagued by problems one after another. What will Lin'er do in the future?"

When Wang Wenli heard this, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart. Lin'er's marriage was indeed not going well.

However, just as Wang Wenli was still digesting the news, Mrs. Wang made a bold suggestion. She looked at Wang Wenli with a glimmer of hope in her eyes: "Your cousin has always been in love with you. Why don't you take Lin'er as your concubine?"

Although Mrs. Wang was very satisfied with Lin Wan as her daughter-in-law, Lin'er's experience was really distressing. The successive cancellations of engagements had left Lin'er with a bad reputation. She was worried that Lin'er would never find a good family again.

Mrs. Wang’s proposal was like a bomb, instantly making the atmosphere in the study tense.

Before Wang Wenli could respond, Lord Wang decisively stood up and firmly objected: "No, I don't agree."

Mrs. Wang's proposal scared Lord Wang so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. He was really ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. If Lin Wan knew that her son wanted to take a concubine, this family would be torn apart by Lin Wan.

Just as Lord Wang was feeling relieved that Madam Wang was only speaking here and no one else knew about it, he heard a female voice behind him.

"Dad, Mom, you're here!"

Lord Wang turned around stiffly and saw Lin Wan and Lin'er standing at the door.

What was even more shocking was that Lin'er looked at Wang Wenli shyly in front of Lin Wan.

Could it be that they heard it at the door?

Lord Wang, whose emotions were fluctuating greatly, finally couldn't stand the reality and chose to faint to escape it all.

Facts have proved that it was a good idea for Lord Wang to pretend to be unconscious. At least after a period of chaos, Mrs. Wang would no longer mention taking Nalin'er as a concubine.

At this moment, Lord Wang wished he could have another son to marry Lin'er.

After Wang Wenli and Lin Wan confirmed that Lord Wang was fine, they walked back to their room.

Wang Wenli walked in front, thinking about what to ask first, such as what was the relationship between Bai Yehan and her?

It seems like asking this right away is a bit of questioning and distrust of Lin Wan.

Wang Wenli thought about it and wanted to change the question, such as how did you get to know Bai Yehan?

Just as Wang Wenli was lost in thought, she suddenly heard someone ask, "What are you thinking about, husband?"

Wang Wenli replied subconsciously: "I'm wondering if you want to take Bai Yehan as your concubine."

After answering, Wang Wenli realized that he was wrong, but he had already said it and hurriedly said: "No, just now... I said it wrong. I was wondering if you wanted Nalin'er to be your concubine..."

Lin Wan couldn't help but curl up the corners of her lips as she watched Wang Wenli hurriedly deny it. Her speech began to speed up, and she became a little incoherent.

Lin Wan took a step forward and approached Wang Wenli, stood on tiptoe and raised her head, finding the man's soft and powerful lips, and took the initiative to kiss him deeply.

Wang Wenli was caught off guard, his mouth open, stunned. It was as if his mind had been paused, frozen in an instant. Not to mention his thoughts, even his heartbeat disappeared.

After Lin Wan stepped back, Wang Wenli's face suddenly turned red, quickly spreading to his ears, like rippling spring water, which was very heart-beating.

Wang Wenli's face flushed red as he stumbled over his words, "In broad daylight... in public... how can this be disgraceful..."

Lin Wan admitted her mistake and said, "My husband has taught me a lesson. Next time I will go back to my room and do it at night."

"...This won't happen again." After Wang Wenli said this, he walked towards the room with his hands and feet together.

Lin Wan couldn't help laughing as she watched Wang Wenli walking away. He was so easy to bully.

After laughing for a while, Lin Wan turned around and said, "Come out when you've seen enough."

Lin'er then came out with a wry smile, looking guilty as if she had been caught doing something bad and asked, "When did your cousin find out about Lin'er?"

Lin Wan replied, "Haven't you been following me all the time?"

Lin'er gasped. My cousin's wife was indeed a heroine among her cousin's wives. But who was that Bai Yehan? She actually wanted to be my cousin's concubine.

Lin'er really didn't expect that the status of a concubine would be so popular!