Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

The heir of the Duke of Chengen frowned slightly as he watched Linlang's departing figure.

Although Linlang greeted him flawlessly, he felt that his cousin seemed to dislike him lately.

He didn't know where this idea came from, but he had this intuition.

But since the other party hadn't done anything to him, he couldn't say anything to them, and could only feel uncomfortable.

Leaving aside the fact that the heir of the Duke of Cheng'en sensed Linlang's coldness, it was only mentioned that a few days later, when Linlang went to the Rongchang Prince's Mansion with Madam Song, she encountered Chu Yue again.

Although the Rongchang Prince's Mansion and the Zhou Prince's Mansion are separate, they are still very close. It is quite normal for Chu Yue to come to the Rongchang Prince's Mansion to play.

Chu Yue was clearly still a little embarrassed about what happened that day. When he saw her, he went up to her and asked her how she was feeling.

Linlang quickly replied, "It's nothing, don't worry."

Chu Yue had heard from the doctor that Linlang was fine, so he was just checking in as usual. Now that he saw Linlang say this, he felt relieved and started playing with Linlang and the others.

However, he was probably still embarrassed about what happened before, so when everyone played together, he still took care of Linlang in every way. For example, when playing drinking games, he was afraid that Linlang would not be able to respond, so he kept an eye on her and would secretly give her hints if she was in trouble.

The poems in each world are actually different. Linlang came to this world and has memorized a lot of poems in order to integrate into the social circle, but she is definitely not that proficient. So sometimes she does have trouble keeping up with the poems. When she sees that Chu Yue is willing to remind her, she is happy to clear her mind and let Chu Yue help her cheat.

When the break came to an end, Linlang thanked him, saying, "Thank you, you know so much."

This isn't flattery; it's the truth.

It should be noted that many members of the royal family knew they would have a secure future, so they didn't study at all; many were even illiterate.

The fact that Chu Yue, at only twelve or thirteen years old, knows so much shows that he is different from others and studies hard. Clearly, his parents are not the kind of parents who spoil their children. Even if their children have a stable income in the future, they will still urge them to study hard.

Chu Yue felt a great sense of accomplishment after hearing Lin Lang's praise.

You should know that he studied diligently at school, and even his father and brother said that there was no need to work too hard and that it was fine as it was.

Even his mother often told him not to suffer and not to ruin his health.

No one praised him for his studies. Of course, this was mainly because within the imperial family, no one would praise someone for being good at studying, since they didn't need to take the imperial examinations, so what was there to praise? As for those outside the imperial family, whether they were nobles or sons of high-ranking officials, they were all busy studying. Of course, there were also playboys who didn't study, and he didn't like to hang out with those. The people he liked to hang out with were all book lovers, so what they knew was nothing special. Why would anyone praise them? So, after studying for so many years, this was actually the first time he had been praised, so it was normal for him to feel a sense of accomplishment.

Chu Yue said a few words of modesty, then said to Lin Lang, "If there's anything you don't understand later, just give me a signal and I'll help you."

Linlang nodded and smiled, "Okay, thanks."

Since she'd already taken such a initiative, it would be such a disappointment if she said she didn't need his help. So, Linlang naturally wouldn't refuse Chu Yue's suggestion without a reason. After that, Chu Yue continued to play with Linlang. When Linlang left, Chu Yue even said to her, "Let's play together again next time. I'll send you an invitation."

“…Okay.” Not wanting to offend Chu Yue, Linlang said this.

But she was already thinking about how to distance herself from Chu Yue without hurting his feelings.

Chu Yue is still so young and his family is so well-off, it's impossible for him to marry her. But if she keeps hanging out with him, it will affect her ability to find a suitable partner. People might think she's trying to climb the social ladder and marry Chu Yue, and then things will become complicated.

But how to stay away from Chu Yue without offending him is something Linlang needs to think about carefully. She doesn't want Chu Yue to find out and anger her.

However, there's no need to rush for now, because others won't notice her close relationship with Chu Yue for the time being.

Once she notices it, she'll first see if the Crown Prince's Consort will take the initiative to cut off Chu Yue's contact with her; if the Crown Prince's Consort doesn't take action, she'll then see if the Lady of Cheng'en will.

She didn't know if the Crown Prince's wife would make a move, but she guessed that the Duchess of Cheng'en would probably. After all, the Duchess of Cheng'en disliked the original owner of this body and probably didn't want her to marry into a good family, especially one better than her daughter's. She definitely couldn't accept that. So if she heard that Chu Yue was interested in her, she might cause trouble.

If she waits until these two groups have finished their argument and Chu Yue is still not far from her, then it won't be too late for her to make her move.

However, even if we do take action, it will depend on the circumstances.

If someone tries to stop Chu Yue from playing with her, and Chu Yue is only trying to play with her and wants to stick close to her, then she will definitely try to stay away from him. After all, she can't waste her time playing with him. The Chengen Duke's Mansion's finances are about to collapse, and she must quickly find a suitable partner to prevent the other party from scheming to take advantage of her dowry.

Although she is capable and the other party cannot steal her dowry, if she finds a capable partner, the Cheng'en Duke's Mansion will not dare to scheme against her dowry. It would be best if she could save herself some trouble. In any case, she promised the original owner that she would find a better husband than the Cheng'en Duke's heir, so she should use that opportunity to save herself some worry.

If Chu Yue's clinginess to her wasn't just out of a desire to hang out, but rather because he had fallen for her, then they might be a couple. In that case, she would observe and see how things went. If she could really marry Chu Yue, that would be great, since it would be much better than her original goal. Then she wouldn't need to intervene and cut off her relationship with Chu Yue.

Afterwards, Chu Yue indeed sent invitations to Linlang, inviting her to attend many banquets.

During this time, Linlang also met some of the boys who had played with Chu Yue that day. They were all sons of noble families or high-ranking officials, and like Chu Yue, they were all happy to study, not the kind of spoiled brats who didn't like to study.

Since bumping into Linlang last time, Chu Yue has become much more composed and no longer fools around with his friends.

Clearly, setbacks help people grow.

Although hitting Linlang wasn't exactly a setback, it was still an event that made Chu Yue mature quite a bit.

Just as Linlang suspected, Chu Yue frequently invited her out. Whether this reached the ears of the Prince Zhou's Crown Princess was unknown to Linlang, but it quickly reached the ears of the Duchess of Cheng'en. And just as Linlang had guessed, the Duchess of Cheng'en indeed made a move—she truly wanted to prevent Chu Yue and Linlang from being together. (End of Chapter)