books44 Chapter 339 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Chapter 339 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'
Since Shen Huaizhi had said so, Su Jinyue had absolutely no reason to refuse.
Su Jinyue thought for a moment. She had already given Shen Huaizhi two drops of wood essence in the past few days, and his health had visibly improved. Going out to meet him shouldn't be dangerous.
The next day, Su Jinyue took Shen Huaizhi, who was dressed in new clothes, out the door.
This trip to her maternal grandparents' house is considered a homecoming visit, and Su Jinyue prepared much more thoughtful gifts for the homecoming than she did for the Su family.
Shen Huaizhi was chronically ill, and his storeroom was never short of medicinal herbs. His maternal grandfather was also ill this time, so it was a good opportunity to send some precious medicinal herbs. Su Jinyue simply replaced them with similar herbs from her spatial storage, since no outsider could tell the difference.
My maternal grandfather's family, the Lin family, also owned a house in the capital. The layout of the capital was such that the east was rich and the west was noble, while the north was poor and the south was lowly. The west was where high-ranking officials and court officials lived, and the Lin family couldn't buy a house in the west at all. So they settled for a house in the east.
The Lin family was considered extremely wealthy in other places, but they were nothing special in the capital. In order to keep a low profile, the house they bought was just a two-courtyard house.
The Marquis of Xuanping's residence was also in the west. Su Jinyue and Shen Huaizhi had to go around the imperial city to get to the Lin family. The carriage traveled with many stops and starts, and it took them more than half an hour to arrive at their destination.
The carriage had just stopped at the gate when the gatekeeper saw Chuncao get out of the carriage and knew that Miss Sun had arrived.
"Miss Sun is back—Miss Sun is back—" the gatekeeper shouted as he ran into the house.
A short while later, Lin Shijie, the Lin family's maternal uncle, helped his maternal grandfather, Lin Yushan, out.
As Su Jinyue stepped off the carriage, she saw her maternal grandfather, who looked trembling and noticeably much older, staring at her with teary eyes.
The feelings for her maternal grandfather that the original owner had kept hidden in her heart suddenly surfaced. In her previous life, after being exiled in a substitute marriage, the original owner never saw her maternal grandfather's family again.
The original owner was helped by her maternal grandfather during her journey, but when she finally returned to the capital, she learned that her maternal grandfather's family had been controlled by the Su family in order to save the original owner, and thus invited the wolf into the house. All their wealth went to the Su family, and the Lin family had long since disappeared.
The original owner hated the Su family to the extreme. She was too busy taking revenge on the Su family to have a good attitude towards the Su family members who came to her door to curry favor.
Fortunately, there is still a chance in this lifetime, and my maternal grandparents are all well. This time, Su Jinyue will not give the Su family a chance to frame the Lin family!
Su Jinyue and her maternal grandfather hugged and cried for a while. Only after being persuaded by her uncle and Shen Huaizhi did she gradually stop crying.
Upon arriving in the living room, Su Jinyue quickly inquired about her maternal grandfather's health: "Grandpa, how are you feeling? Is your illness serious? You're so old; you really need to rest and recuperate."
Oh, Grandpa, I brought a lot of precious medicinal herbs, as well as elixirs to strengthen your body and maintain your health. You must take them! I hope you live to be a hundred years old and stay by my side forever!
Su Jinyue knew that her grandfather's visit to the capital must be for her sake. After her mother passed away, her grandfather had protected her like the apple of his eye. Now that she was about to get married, how could he not come and see her in person?
If it weren't for his illness, Grandpa would have come long ago!
"My dear granddaughter, I've recovered long ago and am in good health. I absolutely must come to your wedding. As long as you're doing well, I can die in peace!"
"Grandpa..." Su Jinyue's eyes were filled with tears.
Looking at his only granddaughter, Lin Yushan recalled the image of his daughter getting married. It was fate; his daughter was not destined to be an official's wife, and he could not blame anyone else.
However, Lin Yushan was still quite dissatisfied with Su Fanglin. His daughter had just been buried and his granddaughter was less than a month old. After Su Fanglin passed the imperial examination, instead of sending someone to pick up Su Jinyue, he was in a hurry to marry a second wife. His ugly face was truly disgusting.
However, for the sake of his granddaughter, he had no choice but to rush to send Su Jinyue to the Su family, as the Su family, being an official family, was more promising than the Lin family, a mere merchant family.
Fortunately, my granddaughter is now married and no longer considered a member of the Su family. Although her husband is not ideal, he is still better than most people.
Su Fanglin only cared about his official career and reputation. His second daughter was exiled with her husband's family right after she got married, but Su Fanglin was unmoved. He is truly a despicable person!
Thank goodness, it wasn't my granddaughter who married into the Ye family, otherwise, how could my delicate granddaughter possibly stand it...
While the grandfather and grandson poured out their hearts to each other, Lin's uncle and Shen Huaizhi seemed to have been forgotten, only able to look at each other blankly.
Lin Shijie had inquired about Shen Huaizhi, the eldest son of the Marquis of Xuanping, beforehand, but due to his poor health, he rarely appeared in public, and there was very little information about him that could be obtained.
Today, although he has lost some weight due to illness, he looks gentle and refined, and is not at all as bad as outsiders say.
Moreover, Shen Huaizhi came to the Lin family with his niece today. The Marquis's attitude is uncertain, but judging from the situation, Shen Huaizhi still values his niece.
That's enough. As long as the young couple gets along well and has a happy life, we won't worry about anything else, like their future.
Lin Shijie is a businessman, but under Lin Yushan's strong pressure, he also studied hard and passed the imperial examination to become a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the lowest level of the imperial examinations). He is knowledgeable, but it is difficult for him to advance further.
Seeing no hope of achieving fame and success, Lin Shijie returned to the Lin family to inherit the family business.
Lin Shijie and Shen Huaizhi tentatively chatted about academic matters and were pleasantly surprised to find that no matter the topic, Shen Huaizhi could respond and speak with substance.
Lin Shijie became more interested and chatted with Shen Huaizhi even more intently. When it was finally over, he was still a little reluctant to leave.
Although Shen Huaizhi had never participated in the imperial examinations, he was well-read and very intelligent, so he was more than capable of dealing with his uncle, a scholar who had been away from books for many years.
Moreover, because Lin Shijie was an elder, Shen Huaizhi intentionally flattered him and secretly supported him. In the end, Lin Shijie became more and more satisfied with this cheap nephew-in-law.
After the initial excitement subsided, Su Jinyue began to get down to business.
"Grandpa, Uncle, I have something I'd like to ask for your help with this time..." Su Jinyue was a little embarrassed, but she still explained that she was opening a shop and needed a shopkeeper.
Lin Yushan inquired in detail about Su Jinyue's plans to open a shop and her requirements for the shopkeeper, and finally agreed without hesitation.
His granddaughter had finally asked him for help, so as her grandfather, he had to resolve the issue.
"Yueyue, don't worry, Grandpa has taken this to heart and will find it for you as soon as possible."
Uncle Lin Shijie also chimed in, expressing his determination: "I'll help you find someone too, since I'm your uncle."
"It's good that you two have your own plans for the future. Opening a shop, with the Marquis's mansion as your backing, no one will dare to bully you. With a steady stream of income, your life in the Marquis's mansion will be more comfortable."