Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 743 Heart knot
Madam Lin looked at Xie Yuyan. When Ayan said these words, her eyes were exceptionally clear, revealing her thoughts to her without any concealment.

Simply because she is Yan Ge'er's mother.

Madam Lin couldn't help but sigh again, thinking how good her Yan-ge'er was at judging people. Apart from A-Yan, probably no other woman could do that. Even she herself, at her age, certainly couldn't.

“Ayan,” Madam Lin said with a smile, “Everyone says my son’s greatest blessing is being born into the Wang family, but in my opinion, Yan’er’s greatest blessing is meeting you.”

Being born into the Wang family is just the beginning. There are many days ahead, and without someone who understands you, it will always be too lonely.

Despite her constant bickering with the master, she actually admires him quite a bit, and she can understand his thoughts quite well.

As for the remaining two or three points... everyone has secrets, right? It's pointless to make things too clear.

Madam Lin beamed with joy: "I know that Ayan will be busy with many things after returning to the capital, but... it's time to start arranging your marriage with Yan'er. I'll choose an auspicious day in a couple of days and invite Baoshan to come to our door."

Before Xie Yuyan could speak, Madam Lin continued, "Don't worry, Yan'er told me long ago that no one can interfere with what you do in the future, and I'm on your side in this matter."

Whether Xie Yuyan continues as a merchant or returns to the Xie family is her own business.

Although officials are not allowed to engage in business, which official in the court is truly clean? Aren't they all just using the guise of official business?
As for the Yang family, that's none of anyone else's business.

Madam Lin had thought about these things long ago and was already taking action. She could guarantee that no one would question Ayan on this matter within her sight and hearing, and even if someone did speak out, she would retort.

Madam Lin paused here before continuing, "If there is anything inappropriate, just tell me."

Having said all that, Xie Yuyan naturally wouldn't refuse any longer. She nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Madam."

Madam Lin laughed and said, "I thought I would never be able to arrange a marriage for Yan Ge'er in this lifetime." Originally, she had planned that if Yan Ge'er did not get married, her dowry would be divided into three parts: one part for He Tan, one part for Wang Zheng, and the last part for Yan Ge'er as a keepsake.

Now things are much better; her dowry no longer needs to be divided among the family.

Just as the two finished talking, Zhang returned with Wang Zheng and Yang Qin.

Mrs. Lin looked at the two children and said, "They look like they were pulled out of the water."

Zhang said, "The bow is too heavy. The two of them insist on practicing. If I don't stop them, I'm afraid they won't even be able to lift chopsticks tomorrow."

Yang Qin's face was grim. He hadn't expected the bow in his hand to be so difficult to draw. After this experience, he suddenly longed for the King to teach him.

……

After seeing Madam Lin and Wang Zheng off, Xie Yuyan looked at the sky. She couldn't go to Baode Temple today, but she still had to deliver the things she brought for her grandmaster and master.

Xie Yuyan summoned Su Man and asked him to take a full box of things to Baode Temple.

After Su Man left, she asked Feng Qiaoniang to go to Ciyun Nunnery and tell Abbess Jingyuan that she would go there the next day.

As Zhang did her needlework, she watched Xie Yuyan busy with these things, and a smile would occasionally appear on her face.

After Xie Yuyan finished explaining, Zhang said, "Wei Xiaojin has grown quite a bit taller. In my opinion, he will be taller than Qin Ge'er in the future."

Hearing his mother say this, Yang Qin stood up defiantly: "I've grown a lot too, didn't you see, Mother?"

“I see, I see,” Zhang said with a smile. “What Mother means is that Yan Sui is a little taller than my son.”

Yang Qin said, "The teacher said that some people grow faster and some grow slower. This is just like studying. Those who study earlier may not necessarily study better."

Yang Qin stopped making things up, and Xie Yuyan and Zhang Shi naturally didn't believe it.

Zhang said, "What you say is right, sir."

Yang Qin looked at his sister-in-law, then at his mother, and frowned: "Liar, you clearly don't believe me." Xie Yuyan sat in the chair, listening to these words, and felt particularly comfortable. In her previous life, she could only have such leisure when she was in the Taoist temple. In this life, she had just arrived here and met Zhang Shi and Yang Qin.

Zhang said, "I'll go to the kitchen to see if the medicine is ready, and then I'll heat up a bowl of soup for you so you can grow faster."

Yang Qin would usually go to the kitchen with his mother, but today he looked at his sister-in-law and she didn't move.

When only she and Yang Qin were left in the room, Xie Yuyan stood up and walked to Yang Qin's side. Earlier that day outside the city, she had noticed that Yang Qin's mood was a bit off.

As for why... we can see the clues from Yang Qin's attitude towards Wang Yan.

Xie Yuyan asked, "Is there anything you want to say to me?"

Yang Qin moved his mouth, glanced at Xie Yuyan's feet, and immediately moved two small stools to sit down next to Xie Yuyan.

“Sister-in-law,” Yang Qin pursed his lips, his expression somewhat unpleasant, “Do you… want to marry Lord Wang…?”

Xie Yuyan nodded: "Don't you think Wang Langjun is good?"

Yang Qin shook his head. He was silent for a moment before saying, "Then you're not coming back? I heard them say that after remarrying, you won't go back to your former husband's family."

Xie Yuyan looked at Yang Qin, who was frowning, and asked, "Who told you that?"

"It's not far from here, at Zhang's mutton restaurant. His wife, Wei, is someone who married into the family later. Yan Sui asked Wei how often she visits her former husband's home..."

Xie Yuyan chuckled and asked, "What did Madam Wei say?"

Yang Qin shook his head: "I scolded Yan Sui and didn't even sell him any mutton rice."

“There are also storytellers who have told tales of a woman who remarried. Later, she saw her former husband’s family once on the street, and it seemed that seeing them even once was a great sin, so she didn’t dare to speak to them.”

"Everyone says this is proper etiquette... But the Wang family is a scholarly family and a prominent clan. If my sister-in-law marries into that family, will they forbid us from seeing each other again?"

Xie Yuyan had no idea that Yang Qin had thought so much.
Having not heard Xie Yuyan speak for a long time, Yang Qin cautiously raised his head to look, only to find that his sister-in-law's expression... was slightly solemn, and his face became even more unpleasant.

"Ah... Sister-in-law..."

Yang Qin's voice was low and deep, as if he was about to cry.

Xie Yuyan sighed and reached out to pat Yang Qin's head: "How long have I been in the Yang family?"

Yang Qin didn't know why his sister-in-law asked this, and was about to calculate it carefully.

Xie Yuyan said, "You should know my temperament."

Yang Qin's eyes immediately reddened.

“You should know that as long as I don’t agree, no amount of etiquette can bind me,” Xie Yuyan said. “In my heart, you were never my husband’s family.”

"You and Mother are my family."

Do you know what family members are?

"It means... no matter where I go, you will always be my brother."

Yang Qin reached out and hugged Xie Yuyan's arm, bursting into tears.

Xie Yuyan patted Yang Qin's back. She was able to come here and live a second life because she didn't want her or the people around her to have any regrets. They all wanted to live out their lives happily.

(End of this chapter)