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Chapter 1838 Cousin 9
Lady Cheng'en noticed this when Chu Yue first invited Linlang out to play, and she became alert at that time.

But she thought that it was Chu Yue's normal behavior to make up for bumping into Linlang that time, so she did not do anything inappropriate at the time.

However, after Chu Yue invited Linlang out for the second and third time, Lady Chengen could no longer sit still.

Although Chu Yue is still young, and logically speaking, if he didn't like Linlang, she shouldn't be able to marry him, but what if he does? We have to be careful.

If Linlang really marries Chu Yue, it will be awkward, because Chu Yue will become a prince in the future. Where will she find a husband of similar or even better status for her daughter?

There are people in Beijing who are of similar or even better caliber, but whether you can successfully get one is another matter.

Although the Cheng'en Duke's family was not badly off, after all, they were the emperor's maternal uncle's family, there were still quite a few families in the capital with equally good conditions.

For example, the families of the Empress, the favored concubines, and the families of high-ranking officials—there are so many of them! Those with better conditions have many more options to choose from.

Some might not even choose these families, but instead choose the niece of the lady of the house, which would mean there's even less chance for her family.

If in the future, her daughter, the daughter of a duke, marries someone worse than Shen Linlang, an orphan, wouldn't that be a laughingstock? That's unacceptable.

So regardless of whether Chu Yue likes Shen Linlang or not, she has to start interfering to ensure everything goes smoothly.

So the Duchess of Chengen informed the old Duchess that Linlang was getting older and she wanted to find her a husband. The old Duchess hesitated for a moment before agreeing and began arranging for Linlang to meet potential partners.

In the original world, such a thing naturally never happened, because Lady Cheng'en disliked the original person, so how could she possibly arrange a marriage for the original person?

But in this world, seeing Linlang go out to a banquet on her own, intending to marry into a wealthy family, how could she allow that? Naturally, she had to intervene.

By arranging the matchmaking, she could at least control the conditions of the potential partners, ensuring that Linlang married someone less qualified than her daughter.

Not only were the conditions below the range of eligible men her daughter could marry, but the man's character was also poor. After all, don't forget that the Duchess of Cheng'en disliked the original owner of this body, so how could she sincerely find a man of good character for her? The old Duchess probably never thought that the Duchess of Cheng'en would do such a thing. She only thought that even if the Duchess of Cheng'en didn't like her granddaughter, she wouldn't go so far as to harm her. That's why she agreed to let the Duchess of Cheng'en find a marriage for her granddaughter. Who would have thought that the Duchess of Cheng'en could be so wicked?

Therefore, when Linlang saw the young men introduced by the Lady of Chengen, they were either ugly, womanizers, or violent, and she couldn't help but feel murderous intent.

Originally, Linlang was going to deal with the male and female protagonists who were causing trouble for the original owner of the body, but she hadn't thought about dealing with the wife of the Duke of Cheng'en. In the original owner's world, at least on the surface, it seemed that the wife of the Duke of Cheng'en had never harmed the original owner. But unexpectedly, in her own world, the wife of the Duke of Cheng'en was trying to harm her, so how could she let her go?

In the original world, the Duchess of Cheng'en did not harm the original person. Perhaps it was because the original person was in such a miserable state that she did not need to take action. She could simply stand aside and enjoy the original person's miserable state.

Some might say that the original owner's dowry was taken and used by the Duke of Chengen's mansion, so she had a grudge against the Duke of Chengen's mansion.

However, that was when the Cheng'en Duke's Mansion was struggling financially. Everyone in the Cheng'en Duke's Mansion was crying poverty, and the original owner, being kind-hearted, agreed to let them use the dowry. Therefore, this matter cannot be attributed to the Cheng'en Duke's Mansion. It's easy to understand that the dowry was kept by the old Duchess. Without a special reason, the dowry simply disappeared. How could the old Duchess explain this to the original owner? Naturally, it was because the original owner agreed to let the Cheng'en Duke's Mansion use it, which is why it was lost.

Because the original owner's dowry was not directly taken away by the Duchess of Chengen, but at most it was taken away by her schemes, Linlang considered that it was given willingly by the original owner and did not think about dealing with the Duchess of Chengen. After all, dealing with her son and daughter-in-law would probably be a big blow to her, and there would be no need to deal with her further.

It's different now that the Duchess of Chengen actually wanted to harm her.

Before Linlang could even deal with Lady Chengen, Chu Yue reacted.

The first time Chu Yue asked Lin Lang to go out, Lin Lang sent a nanny to deliver a message to him, saying that her aunt had arranged for her to meet potential partners and that she didn't have time to go out with him.

Chu Yue felt a little uncomfortable after reading Linlang's reply, but since her family had arranged the marriage, he couldn't say anything and could only let it go.

The second time, Chu Yue came to visit Linlang again, but Linlang still sent a message through her nanny that her aunt was still arranging a marriage for her, and she still didn't have time to go out with him.

Chu Yue grew up in a pampered environment. As long as it wasn't something his family couldn't do or something illegal or criminal, they would always grant his requests. Why was it so difficult for him to invite a friend out? It wasn't some huge problem, so why couldn't they do it?
Chu Yue was displeased and sent a message to Linlang through the nanny, saying that since the two of them were of similar age, they should be the only ones to be matched, and that they shouldn't be matched with anyone else.

Just when she thought that was the end of it, she soon received a reply from Linlang, saying that she had spoken to her aunt, who said that this was a secret affair and that she should stop seeing him, otherwise she would be unable to get married.

It's perfectly normal for Lady Cheng'en to try to stop it after hearing this news.

After all, what she feared most came to pass. She was worried that Linlang would marry Chu Yue, but it turned out that Chu Yue really wanted to be with Linlang. How could she let that happen? Of course, she stopped him.

Not only did they stop them, they also forbade Linlang from going out, saying that they were afraid the two of them would do something wrong and affect the reputation of the Duke of Cheng'en's mansion.

Lady Cheng'en was not afraid of offending the Prince Zhou's family. After all, their family was the Emperor's maternal uncle's family. How could she be afraid of the Prince Zhou's grandson? The Prince Zhou's grandson was not as close to the Emperor as they were.

When Chu Yue read Linlang's reply, he was furious to see that even after all he had said, the Duchess of Chengen still wouldn't release her and he still couldn't see Linlang. He immediately begged his mother to send someone to propose marriage to Linlang.

Originally, he wanted to play with Linlang for a while before proposing marriage, since he was still young and not yet of marriageable age. However, he was angered by the actions of the Duchess of Chengen and naturally begged her to agree.

It would be impossible for the Crown Princess of Zhou to say that she was unaware of her son's relationship with Linlang.

The reason she didn't stop it was that she didn't need her daughter-in-law's family to be well-off. As long as the girl was healthy and her son liked her, that was enough. After all, her son wouldn't lack money in the future, and as a prince, he would have social status. So why should she ask for so much? As long as her son was happy, that was enough.

As for Linlang, she checked and found that although her parents died early, there was a reason for it, and it wasn't because they were in poor health. Also, Linlang herself was in good health, so that was fine.