The retired man went into the wrong book, and his beautiful husband loved him

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, there was a rapid knock on the door of the courtyard where Yunqing lived.

Lin Qiqi was still immersed in her dream. The sudden noise woke her up from her sweet dream and she immediately felt annoyed.

"It's so annoying! Why are you knocking on the door so early in the morning? Can't I even sleep? Are you going to kill me?" Lin Qiqi cursed angrily.

Seeing this, Yun Qing quickly stretched out his hands and gently covered Lin Qiqi's ears. At the same time, he winked at Huichun who was waiting at the door, indicating her to go and open the door and lead the visitor to the front hall.

After everything was arranged, Yun Qing lowered his head and coaxed softly, "Qiqi, wake up quickly, didn't you forget? We agreed to go together to join in the fun today."

Yes! Lively! Lin Qiqi was no longer sleepy when she heard this word. She suddenly opened her eyes and became extremely clear-headed.

Yun Qing had already prepared the clothes and accessories that Lin Qiqi would need for the day.

Just like taking care of a child, he carefully helped Lin Qiqi put on beautiful clothes, carefully combed her hair, and finally picked up Lin Qiqi and took her to the washroom.

Yun Qing specially made an exquisite cloud-like bun for Lin Qiqi, and paired it with a set of bright and eye-catching red jade headwear, making her look charming and beautiful.

Lin Qiqi stood in front of the mirror, admiring herself while thinking to herself: Where did Yun Qing learn such exquisite dressing skills?

Anyway, with her own ability, she definitely couldn't create such a complicated and gorgeous bun.

When Yun Qing and Lin Qiqi stepped into the front hall, Yun An had already drunk two full cups of tea!

If she hadn't come here with a specific purpose, she would have lost her patience and turned away long ago.

Seeing Yun An's desperate attempt to endure, the young couple couldn't help but look at each other. They already had a rough idea of ​​her intention of coming here so early.

As expected, as soon as she sat down, Yun An forced a smile and said to Yun Qing, "Qing'er, did you know that your second brother went to the Lin family to propose marriage today?"

Before Yun Qing could respond, Lin Qiqi beside him took over the conversation: "Well, of course we know about this! This is a wonderful thing that strengthens the relationship between relatives!"

Then she continued, "Last night, I discussed this carefully with my husband. Xin'er is my closest cousin, and the man who will be marrying her is Yunqing's biological brother. Therefore, we both intend to contribute to this betrothal gift."

Yun An was secretly delighted in her heart, and an expression of ecstasy appeared on her face.

The Yun family is now in a difficult situation, and it is difficult to even gather the most basic six betrothal gifts.

Originally, she was worried that she would have to work very hard to convince Lin Qiqi to use her dowry to make up for the shortfall in the betrothal gifts.

Although six sets of dowry were secretly stolen yesterday, it was only to maintain the face of the second branch of the Lin family. The problems faced by the Yun family itself were not truly solved.

Yun Qing on the side remained silent. He just stared at Lin Qiqi silently, as if waiting for her next move.

Lin Qiqi's lips curled up slightly as she said with a sweet smile, "The Lin family hasn't used a single bit of the betrothal gifts that my mother-in-law brought when she went to my parents' house to propose marriage. So why not just add them to Sister Xin'er's betrothal gifts?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yunshan and Yunhai heard this and immediately ordered their men to bring up the boxes that had been prepared long ago.

It turned out to be the thing that the Yun family used when they first proposed marriage.

At this time, An's face became extremely ugly. She knew very well what was placed in the box.

At the beginning, their family had already decided to have an exchange marriage, so even though they sent out six betrothal boxes according to the rules, the boxes were filled with cheap items, with only a few valuable items placed on the top layer to make things look more impressive.

Yun An's eyes were rolling around so fast that they seemed to be about to fly out.

She pondered in her heart, this betrothal gift has already been circulating in the Lin family! But who can prove that the items have not been tampered with?

Just as she was about to open her mouth to argue, Lin Qiqi interrupted her again.

"These betrothal gifts have never been opened. You can rest assured, mother-in-law, that the contents have remained unchanged." Lin Qiqi took a sip of tea and continued, "When these betrothal gifts were first delivered to the Lin residence, Lord Guo from the Imperial College and Eunuch Lin from His Majesty's side happened to come visit. So, under their joint witness, Lord Qi, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, sealed and preserved the six large boxes of betrothal gifts intact."

As she spoke, Lin Qiqi pointed at the official seal on the seal and said, "Mother-in-law, you might want to take a look. The seal is still intact. When I got married, my father specially included these six boxes in my dowry and brought them back. Look, they just happened to come in handy right now."

Hearing this, Yun An was stunned and pale, thinking to himself: The Lin family actually handled this matter so perfectly and flawlessly. Could it be that they saw through our plan from the beginning? Or did someone secretly tip off and leak the news?

Lin Qiqi had no idea what was in those boxes, nor did she care. In fact, she had no idea about the betrothal gifts in this time and space, so she just followed what was written in the book.

But based on her current understanding of the Yun An family, there wouldn't be anything worth looking forward to. The last time she offered the betrothal gifts, she hadn't even shown up, completely disregarding the dignity of either family. Furthermore, if they had been planning a marriage exchange from the beginning, they wouldn't have bothered to prepare any betrothal gifts.

Lin Xiuyuan was an honest man. Although he didn't know the Yun family's thoughts, he had no intention of keeping the betrothal gifts, so he sealed the box on the spot. He had intended to add the betrothal gifts to his daughter's dowry, but he never thought that he would accidentally cause Yun An to suffer a loss.

Lin Qiqi looked at Yun An's unpredictable expression with a smile, knowing that she couldn't think of any way to break the spell, so she could only accept the fact with a pinch of her nose.

"It's getting late. It's time to set off for the Lin Mansion." Yun Qing said, suppressing his laughter and pinching Lin Qiqi's palm.

Yun An gave up the struggle and decided to take the six boxes with her. As long as no one inspected them, there shouldn't be any major problems. Besides, once they arrived at the Lin residence, Madam Lin and the second wife would surely have a plan to get the first wife to give Lin Xiner a dowry.

Lord Yun, Yun Boyu, has never been involved in the affairs of the inner chambers, and he cannot be relied upon. Yun Anshi ordered the servants to prepare the car and go out with a gloomy face.

Yun Qing and Lin Qiqi followed in a carriage from a distance behind.

The sun was shining brightly, and the vermilion gate of the Lin Mansion looked particularly solemn and majestic.

All members of the second house have gathered here, and everyone's face is filled with unconcealable anticipation.

"Tsk tsk tsk, they really can't wait!" Lin Qiqi, who was far away, looked at the group of people from the second house who were waiting anxiously at the door and couldn't help shaking her head.

Although she knew little about these red tapes, deep down she always felt that such an action seemed a bit cheap.

At this moment, Yun An led the official matchmaker, holding a bright red marriage certificate, and slowly walked into the Lin Mansion.

Lin Qiqi just woke up from a dream and realized that Yun Qing was actually married through an exchange marriage. So the question was, where was their marriage certificate?

Seeing Lin Qiqi staring at the marriage certificate, Yun Qing on the side showed a sly smile and said softly: "Our marriage certificate has been stamped by the government a long time ago. They deliberately left a blank space, just waiting for me to sign my name." His words were full of pride.

Lin Qiqi couldn't help but cough lightly, feeling secretly annoyed. She had originally hoped that the lack of a marriage certificate would allow her to maintain her so-called freedom.

Who would have thought that even such a small loophole could not be left for her. Helplessly, Lin Qiqi could only shake her head with a hint of regret.

Yun Qing knew she was up to no good when he saw her like this. He gently pinched Lin Qiqi's pink cheek and teased, "Qiqi, what are you thinking about? Even without this marriage certificate, Qiqi has no choice but to marry me."

Faced with Yun Qing's actions, Lin Qiqi quickly waved his hand away with a guilty conscience and scolded him, "Stop making trouble. Come on, let's go in and take a look at the fun."

The two of them walked into the Lin Mansion together. When they entered the mansion, the matchmaker had already finished reading out the long gift list.

To enhance the appearance of the event, the Second House deliberately chose to await Yun An's arrival in the First House's spacious and opulent front hall. They even decorated it with a number of rare and valuable ornaments. Lin Xiude also invited numerous prominent and powerful officials in the name of General Lin to attend, adding to the lively atmosphere of the feast.

Originally everything was proceeding in an orderly manner according to plan, but in this seemingly perfect scene, an accident quietly occurred.

I don't know who brought in a group of naughty children, but they were running and playing excitedly in the front hall, completely disregarding the solemn atmosphere around them.

One of the chubby little guys was particularly active. He seemed to be very curious about the neatly arranged betrothal gift boxes and kept circling around them.

When everyone was caught off guard, the little fat man accidentally tripped over a box. Fortunately, he did not get hurt, but unexpectedly, when he lost his balance, he pulled the box hard, causing the entire box to fall down.

In an instant, the lid flew open, and the contents poured out. A box of cloth and fabric was scattered carelessly on the ground, raising a thin cloud of dust.

The box was labeled silk and brocade, but the cloth on the ground was clearly not.

Faced with such an unexpected situation, Yun An's face changed slightly. She quickly ordered the servants beside her to step forward quickly and try to put the scattered cloth back into the box.

At the same time, some sharp-eyed officials noticed what was inside the box. They couldn't help but whisper to each other: "Huh? Look, isn't that box filled with silk and brocade? But why does it feel like most of it is just ordinary cotton?"

Another official's wife echoed, "Yes, that's what I see. Even our servants don't like to use this kind of rough cotton cloth. How could they use it as such an important betrothal gift?"

Someone else murmured, "I heard that the Yun family has always valued Lin Xiner from the second branch, but now it seems that's not the case..."

For a moment, all kinds of suspicions arose one after another, making the originally festive scene suddenly become a little awkward.

"Guess what's in the other boxes?"

"I'm curious too. I really want to open it and take a look."

.......

Yun An's face became increasingly gloomy, his eyes now filled with hatred and anger, staring intently at the little fat man.

Being stared at by such a fierce gaze, the little fat boy was immediately terrified, cried out "wow", and kept backing away. However, due to excessive panic, the little fat boy accidentally knocked over a box again.

This box was no ordinary one. It was clearly marked with a complete set of wine and tea sets carefully crafted from precious gold and jade.

Everyone thought they would see priceless treasures this time, but when the box dumped out, what appeared before their eyes were just some ordinary white porcelain products and crude bronze objects.

This sudden change made the faces of Lin Yun and his two families extremely embarrassed in an instant.

Lin Xiude, in particular, had originally planned to gain more benefits from the Yun family through his daughter, Lin Xiner. However, things went against his will. Not only did the Yun family not pay any attention to them, they even used inferior products to get by, causing him to lose face in front of many officials.

As the situation became increasingly awkward and tense, the guests present sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere and began to find various excuses to leave in a hurry.

Lin Qiqi quietly put away the little paper figures and stood beside Yun Qing as if nothing had happened, watching the situation inside from a distance.

There is no doubt that within half a day, the gossip about the farce between the Yunlin and Lin families will spread throughout the city and become a hot topic of discussion on the streets.

"Mrs. Yun, what do you mean?" Lin Xiu De's face looked extremely bad.

Yun An's face was embarrassed: "I originally thought it was just a formality, but time was tight and there was no time to prepare..."

The situation got worse and worse, and Yun Anshi didn't know how to smooth things over. Fortunately, Lin Xiner stepped forward. She didn't care about the betrothal gift in the first place. She had only one goal: to marry Yunnan Sang smoothly.

"Dad, this was my idea." Lin Xiner took the responsibility, completely ignoring Lin Xiude's ugly face.

"The time we spent on discussing the engagement was too short, and we didn't have time to prepare so many things. That's why I suggested just using some random items to go through the motions. I didn't expect this kind of accident to happen." Lin Xiner looked at Lin Xiu De with tears in her eyes, and Lin Xiu De couldn't bear to blame her for a moment.

Old Madam Lin and Second Madam Lin also stepped forward to advise them. Lin Xiner had told her grandmother and mother about a dream she had had long ago. Yunnan Sang would become a great man in the future, so there was no need to worry about this trivial matter at this time.

Although Lin Xiu De was angry, he couldn't argue with the three women in his family. He let out a long breath and wanted to accept it, but when he looked up, he saw Lin Qiqi and Yun Qing not far away.