Arrogant and domineering because of his good looks: His Majesty always pretends to be righteous

At this moment, Lin Yue brought over two cups of tea and placed them on the table. "Have a couple of cups of tea to soothe your throat and calm your mind. Don't hold it in and hurt your health."

Old Mrs. Xia grew increasingly furious as she thought about it. "No way! Let's go! We'll go and reason with them! This is clearly a marriage fraud! Jia Ying is still a virgin, how can she be forced to live a widow's life right after getting married?!"

Lin Yue hurriedly stopped Xia Laoniang, saying, "Going to the Wei family to make a scene is not a solution. If the Wei family gets angry, Wang Jiaying will be the one who suffers. They might even turn around and sue us."

Old Lady Xia was stunned and didn't move. She glanced at Lin Yue sideways and asked, "Then tell me, what's the solution?"

Lin Yue slowly explained, "The third young master of the Wei family suffered from tuberculosis. He didn't come to the wedding that day because he was having an attack and needed treatment. That's why his cousin married Wang Jiaying in his place. He died the day after Wang Jiaying's marriage. The third young master simply didn't have the time or ability to consummate the marriage with Wang Jiaying. Wang Jiaying was still a virgin."

“If she’s a virgin, she won’t be unwanted. Let’s bring her back first, and then find someone to marry her after this matter has faded in a few years.” Lin Yue said, looking at Aunt Wang.

To everyone's surprise, Aunt Wang hesitated and said, "No, no, the Wei family won't allow her to remarry... The Wei family is a family of scholars and poets, and we are willing to support my daughter, but we absolutely will not allow her to remarry..."

Old Mrs. Xia was furious. "Does he mean it's impossible just because he says so? It's one thing to be a fraudulent marriage, but he can't even remarry?!"

"It wasn't a marriage scam..." Aunt Wang said softly and guiltily.

Old Lady Xia's anger immediately subsided, while Lin Yue stood there frowning and asked in confusion, "Not a marriage of convenience? So you knew all this all along but still wanted to marry your daughter off?"

Aunt Wang couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears again, shouting, "How would I know? If I had known, why would I have married my daughter off to that man? It's all because of that inhuman bastard Wang Runfa. He was promised a salt permit, and he secretly sold my daughter behind my back!"

"What?!" Old Lady Xia exclaimed, clearly not expecting this turn of events.

"The original third young master of the Wei family was born with a deficiency and was destined to die young. The marriage was only meant to bring good luck and leave him a wife to visit his grave. No one in Qingzhou was willing to marry him off. That bastard Wang Runfa heard that he was going to get the salt permit for Qingzhou, and he went crazy. He kept it from me... and married his daughter off to him. Now he has the salt permit, and my daughter..."

Lin Yue frowned even more. The salt permit had already been obtained, so naturally, her daughter could not be brought back. While comforting Aunt Wang, Old Madam Xia touched Lin Yue with one hand and gave her a meaningful look.

Hurry up and make a move! Aren't you smart? Think of a solution!

Lin Yue pondered for a moment and then stepped forward to Aunt Wang and said, "Since it's already beyond repair, let's hurry up and go to the Wei family. The most important thing is to ask if they can adopt a son for Wang Jiaying. This woman has lost her husband and hasn't given birth to a son. A widow in the Wei family is helpless. The Wei family has three sons. If she doesn't have a son, she will definitely not have a good future."

Aunt Wang suddenly realized what she was doing and stopped crying. "Yes, yes, I have to go ask my daughter." With that, she pushed aside Old Lady Xia and ran out.

Old Lady Xia sighed sympathetically as she watched Aunt Wang's retreating figure. Yesterday she was showing off, but today she's become like this. Then she thought about it and her expression turned disdainful. "Wang Runfa is no good either. He's even capable of selling his daughter. Bah!"

Although Old Lady Xia favored sons over daughters, she still had a moral bottom line. At most, she would be a little harsh in her words and dissatisfied in her heart, but she would never do something like selling her daughter.

Old Lady Xia took a sip of tea, looked up and saw Lin Yue waving her hand, "Go down, go down." She needed to calm herself down.

Lin Yue went out of the house to look for Xia Rongliu, and finally found Xia Rongliu in the yard. Xia Rongliu was curled up in a small ball by the fence, leaving only her back to Lin Yue. Her little bottom was sticking out, and her skirt was covered with mud spots on the ground.

"Xia Rongliu! What are you doing?!" Lin Yue roared angrily. Xia Rongliu froze, and two words flashed through her mind—it's all over.

Lin Yue walked behind Xia Rongliu and commanded, "Turn around, quickly!" Xia Rongliu hesitated for a moment before slowly turning her head to look up at her dear mother.

Now look what happened! His face was covered in mud, and a lot of stray hairs were stuck to his forehead. His collar, the hem of his shirt, and the cuffs were all badly affected.

"You're playing in the mud here? Your clothes are all messed up...!"

Lin Yue was still angry when Xia Rongliu pouted and looked at her with a wronged expression. She pitifully said, "Mother—" This one word calmed Lin Yue down, but she still looked serious.

Xia Rongliu continued, poking at the ground with two fingers, "I wasn't playing in the mud, I was planting little flowers..."

Lin Yue helped Xia Rongliu up from the ground, looking puzzled. "Flowers? Where did you get the seedlings? If you have seeds, that's fine. Tell your mother about this, and I'll help you get them so you don't end up looking like a mud doll."

Xia Rongliu shook her head. "No, no, I think doing it myself will make me look awesome!"

"You still haven't answered me where the seeds came from."

"The flower seedlings were given to me by Aunt He."

Lin Yue thought it best to let the child have her own interests and hobbies, lest she grow up dull and know nothing. Then she took Xia Rongliu's hand and said, "Mommy will take you to take a bath and change your clothes first."

"But I haven't finished yet..." Xia Rongliu knew that Lin Yue had softened her heart and probably had already tacitly agreed.

Sure enough, Lin Yue looked at Xia Rongliu's innocent eyes, then at the half-finished flower seedlings by the fence. Since her dress was already dirty and she needed to change it anyway, she might as well let her finish planting first. "Okay, Mom will help you."

Xia Rongliu's eyes lit up, and she cupped Lin Yue's face in her two little muddy hands, saying, "I love Mommy the most~"

The next day, Lin was planning to take Xia Rongliu to visit Aunt He's house and express her gratitude. But then Aunt Wang came knocking on the door again, crying and sobbing.

As soon as Lin Yue entered the house, she heard Old Madam Xia comforting Aunt Wang, "Is it because the Wei family doesn't agree?"... Lin Yue rubbed her forehead, feeling a little impatient.

"No, I didn't go..."

"Didn't go? How could he not go?" Old Mrs. Xia asked in confusion. Aunt Wang wiped away her tears. "I wanted Wang Runfa to go with me, but that bastard absolutely refused. She's his own daughter!"

Wang Runfa felt that once a daughter is married, she is no longer considered a daughter. Since he had already obtained the salt permit, he shouldn't bother her anymore and make such an excessive request. It's not that he's a son, but he's the legitimate son. No one would be willing to do that. Although he felt indebted to Wang Jiaying, a businessman still values ​​profit more.

After Aunt Wang finished speaking, she looked up and saw Lin Yue standing at the door. She hurriedly ran over and tugged at Lin Yue's sleeve, "Niece-in-law, please help me, come with me, okay?"

Lin Yue looked troubled. Although they were relatives, she ultimately didn't want to get too involved in other people's family affairs.

Before Lin Yue could speak, Old Lady Xia said, "You should go with her. She's usually so eloquent; you won't lose anything by going."