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Without needing to be explicitly stated, He Lingyi knew that this was a solution that Granny Zong had found for her.

To facilitate this marriage, it's not feasible to work on Madam Guo and Chi Guiying; the best approach is to get Chi Yunjing to stick to the marriage.

For Chi Yunjing, what he cares about most is his career.

If, as the tutor of a prince, one were to reason with them and appeal to their emotions, Chi Yunjing would likely act much faster than they could. Thus, before the Lü family even arrived, He Lingyi was already prepared.

The sun gradually rose.

The weather at the end of May and the beginning of June is the hottest, especially on the bluestone slabs, where even passing by would scorch the soles of your shoes. Under such blazing sun, in the Haibo Marquis's mansion, Chi Guiwan knelt upright.

Beads of sweat streamed down her forehead, but her expression remained resolute.

The maids, Qianchun and Fudong, felt sorry for their young mistress, but they knew that if her actions could appease the Marquis of Haibo's family, then it was nothing.

Inside the room, Marquis Haibo and his wife, Lady Qin, sighed repeatedly.

They knew what was going on outside, and they wanted to forgive, but the anger in their hearts and the thought of their son's future being ruined made it impossible for them to speak up easily.

My eldest cousin, Haijin, wasn't there; only my second cousin, Haiyu, kept glancing outside.

He was truly impressed by his cousin; she had changed so much in just a few days. She used to be incredibly spoiled, and even the slightest bump would make her grumble and complain for ages before she would let it go.

He was always furious when this happened.

How could my aunt, with such a virtuous and steady nature, have given birth to such a cousin?

Now, she's been kneeling for almost two hours without uttering a sound. Has this serious illness somehow changed her personality back to normal?

strangeness.

“Mother, it’s almost mealtime. Are you going to make my cousin kneel like this? Why don’t we get up and eat first, then she can kneel?”

Qin glared at her youngest son, thinking, "What a load of rubbish! It would have been better if you hadn't said anything at all."

“It’s not good to keep going like this. No matter what, Wan’er has just recovered. If she stays in the sun any longer, her illness might relapse. Go and help her up. We are her uncle and aunt, that’s true, but we are also your older brother’s parents. So it’s no big deal for us to forgive her. It’s just that your older brother’s heart problem might be hard to cure.”

Haibo Hou sighed deeply, his eyes reddening.

What a fine son, just left to rot at home. Over the years, they were afraid he would contemplate suicide, so they always had people watching over him closely. Fortunately, nothing happened.

But the more this happened, the more afraid they became.

Who knows what turbulent waves lie beneath the calm surface of the sea?

Sighs echoed throughout the house. In the corridor, when the eldest son, Haijin, came over, he saw the small figure kneeling in the center of the courtyard and was reminded of many things from the past.

He didn't have a younger sister, so when he learned that his aunt had given birth to a daughter, he was happier than anyone else.

When he went to visit his cousin with his mother, he told himself the first time he saw her that she was the little sister he would cherish and protect. She was six years older than him, so he often played the role of protector.

His cousin cried, and he felt indignant on her behalf.

His cousin wanted it, so he found a way to get it for her.

His cousin was unhappy, so he went to great lengths to prepare things for her and cheer her up.

But he didn't know why the brother-sister bond he thought was unbreakable was so easily torn apart by a conspiracy.

What a fondness for male beauty, what a doting affection for the servants around her.

He knew exactly what kind of person he was, and that what happened that day was nothing more than someone deliberately framing him.

The servant paid with his life and ruined his reputation, but what was most heartbreaking was that his beloved cousin, whom he had cherished for many years, publicly accused him of moral depravity and unacceptable behavior in front of so many old ladies.

He chuckled softly, as if everything was over.

But everything seems to have been frozen in that moment forever.

So he walked over, glanced calmly at Chi Guiwan, and then said.

"Get up, the sun is blazing. You've just recovered from your illness, don't let anything happen again."

As soon as she said this, Chi Guiwan burst into tears. With red eyes, she looked at Haijin and kowtowed heavily to apologize.

"Big cousin, I'm so sorry."

"It's not your fault. Someone deliberately framed me. Even if you didn't see it, someone else would have. My reputation was going to be ruined sooner or later. It has nothing to do with you."

"No, what my cousin said makes me even more ashamed. I'm really sorry."

Chi Guiwan cried bitterly. Haijin looked at her, feeling a little sorry for her, but he couldn't say much to comfort her. Perhaps his own heart had long since died, and he was just a walking corpse now.

Upon hearing his voice, Haibo Hou, Qin Shi, and Hai Yu all came out. Everyone looked rather grim, especially Qin Shi, who looked at her eldest son with great concern, fearing that he might have an emotional breakdown.

He was so calm, as if he had never experienced this before. Qin's worries did not lessen but grew stronger. She then stepped forward, stroked his chest, and said something.

"Jin'er, are you alright?"

The eldest cousin, Haijin, shook his head and replied with a single sentence.

“My son is alright. Mother, please help my cousin get up. Kneeling like this will ruin her health.”

Madam Qin nodded, and then hurriedly sent someone to help her up. Her maids, Qianchun and Fudong, had been waiting for this, so as soon as they spoke, they immediately helped their young mistress to her feet.

However, she had been kneeling for so long that her legs were no longer under her control. It hurt even more to get up than when she was kneeling, but she dared not make a sound. Compared to her older cousin, her pain was nothing!

"Let's go eat first, we can talk about it later."

Haibo Hou smoothed things over, and the others agreed. Qin Shi ordered someone to prepare the best medicinal wine for Chi Guiwan to massage her knees. Her summer clothes were thin, and the bluestone slabs were hard and hot, so when her clothes were lifted, the maids all gasped.

Madam Qin felt sorry for them and told the maids to be gentle when they were doing it.

"And you, why aren't you kneeling inside the house? What are you doing kneeling outside?"

"Aunt, is she really going to forgive me?" Chi Guiwan asked with a hint of uncertain expectation in her eyes.

"If I don't forgive you, why would I go to the Qiao family to stabilize this marriage for you? If I don't forgive you, how could I let you enter the Marquis's mansion? You seem smart on ordinary days, but you're incredibly stupid when it really matters."

"I'm stupid. In that situation, instead of taking a roundabout approach, I deliberately made a big fuss. I was absolutely idiotic."

As she was talking, Chi Guiwan slapped herself.

This slap was something she owed the Marquis's mansion and her eldest cousin. They couldn't bear to hit her, so she did it herself!

Seeing her face suddenly swollen and red, Qin quickly went over to pull it up and then scolded, "Nonsense! How can a young lady's face be ruined like this? Quick, get some ice to put on Miss Wan's face."