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Chapter 1839 Cousin 10
Of course, the Crown Princess of Zhou never thought that her son had such feelings for Linlang. She just thought they were children playing together. After all, her son was only twelve or thirteen years old, still very young. She would not find a marriage for her youngest son until he was fifteen or sixteen. It was too early. What would a child know? What if she arranged a marriage for him that he would not like when he grew up? So she never thought about marriage, and naturally never thought that her son wanted to be with Linlang. She just thought it was just playing.

But then, her son suddenly mentioned that he wanted to propose marriage to Shen Linlang, which surprised the Crown Princess of Zhou, who asked him why he wanted to marry Shen Linlang.

She was afraid that her son was too young and didn't understand matters of the heart. If they got engaged now, he might regret it when he grew up and have to break off the engagement, which would hurt the girl.

Then Chu Yue said aggrievedly, "I want to play with Miss Shen, but she said that her aunt is arranging marriages for her and doesn't have time to play with me. I thought that as long as she's arranging marriages with me, that would be fine. But then she said that her aunt said it was a private arrangement and forbade her to see me. I have no choice but to play with Miss Shen. So, Mother, please propose marriage to Miss Shen so that we can be together."

Just what I feared most has come to pass. It turns out it's all about playing together. Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess of Zhou couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. She said, "You should find a new playmate. You're getting engaged to Miss Shen just to play with her. What if you get older and don't like her anymore? Will you break off the engagement then? That would be ruining the young lady's life."

Upon hearing what the Crown Prince's wife said, Chu Yue immediately objected, saying, "How could that be! I would never dislike her, and I will never break off the engagement in the future."

The Crown Prince's wife said, "That's hard to say. You're only twelve or even thirteen years old. It will take at least three years before you can marry her. Too much can change in three years. If you really like her, let's talk about it in three years."

Chu Yue panicked and said, "Three years! She's already looking for a husband. She'll be married in three years! No, no! Mother, please promise me! I really won't do anything reckless. I know what I'm doing. I'm not a child."

The Crown Princess of Zhou said, "Even if you know what you're doing, you still need the other person's consent. What if Miss Shen doesn't like you and doesn't want to marry you? It's not like you can just get engaged to her and have your wish fulfilled."

Chu Yue said, "She likes me. We had a lot of fun together before."

The Crown Princess of Zhou, exasperated by Chu Yue's antics, could only say, "Alright, I'll have someone ask her what she thinks."

The Crown Prince's wife then sent a matchmaker to the Duke of Cheng'en's residence to ask the Duke's wife about Linlang's opinion.

The Crown Prince's Consort has asked the wrong person. The Duchess of Cheng'en has always been wary of Chu Yue. Seeing that she had prevented the two from meeting, Chu Yue actually sent someone to propose marriage. It would be strange if the Duchess of Cheng'en agreed. So she pretended to send someone to ask Linlang's opinion and then said that Linlang did not want to marry Chu Yue, thus rejecting the Crown Prince's Consort's offer.

After hearing the news from the Duke of Chengen's residence, the Crown Princess of Zhou told Chu Yue what had happened.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yue was heartbroken and exclaimed, "Impossible! Linlang had so much fun with me, how could she not want to!"

The Crown Princess of Zhou said helplessly, "You are too young, like a child. Young girls may prefer older men with a more masculine air. In a few years, when you grow up and become more masculine, if she is still not engaged, I will send someone to inquire again."

Actually, the Crown Princess of Zhou was also a little puzzled as to why Linlang was unwilling. She had assumed that, given the Zhou family's status and position, there was no reason for a young girl to refuse, especially since marrying into the family would make her a princess. But since Linlang had flatly refused, the Crown Princess naturally wouldn't press the matter. After all, with the Zhou family's resources, there were plenty of good girls willing to marry into their household.

Although Chu Yue was somewhat disappointed that the matter had not succeeded, he did not give up and immediately wrote a letter to Lin Lang, but did not receive a reply.

He asked the messenger, "Did you deliver the letter to the Duke of Cheng'en's residence?"

The servant replied, "Young master, of course I delivered it. How could I dare not do my best in the task you entrusted to me?"

Why didn't she reply? It's simple. Lady Cheng'en knew Linlang and Chu Yue were corresponding, and fearing that Linlang wouldn't find out about her stopping Chu Yue's marriage proposal, she stopped Chu Yue's inquiries, making Linlang completely unaware that Chu Yue had written to her. Since Linlang didn't know, she naturally wouldn't reply. This way, Chu Yue would think Linlang wasn't interested in him, which was why she didn't reply. Over time, this pampered young master, constantly rejected, would surely get angry and wouldn't bother with further pursuit. The matter would then pass by in misunderstanding, and her manipulations wouldn't be discovered.

Does Linlang know about these things?
How could you not know?

She knew about Chu Yue's marriage proposal and how it was rejected by the Duchess of Chengen, and she also knew about Chu Yue's letter to her and how it was stopped by the Duchess of Chengen.

Since you know this, why not do something about it?

Naturally, it was because they wanted to see if Chu Yue could discover these things on his own.

If Chu Yue discovers this little scheme, it means he still has some brains. If they get together in the future, she can relax and won't have to worry about anything at home. If Chu Yue doesn't discover this little scheme, then... Linlang naturally won't keep it a secret forever. She'll find a way to let Chu Yue know. After all, she still wants to deal with the Duchess of Cheng'en. Before, when the Duchess of Cheng'en stopped her from having an affair with Chu Yue, that wasn't wrong. But when the Prince of Zhou's mansion came to propose marriage, the Duchess of Cheng'en refused without telling Linlang. Then, when Chu Yue wrote to Linlang, the Duchess of Cheng'en still stopped him. That's definitely not right.

When the time comes, the evil deeds of the Duchess of Chengen will be immediately known to the Prince of Zhou's mansion and others, and the news will spread. It's hard to say what will happen then.

As far as Linlang knew, the heir of the Duke of Chengen had already met his sweetheart, and the two got along very well, just like in the original world. Because the woman was a very good match, the Duke of Chengen's wife was already planning to propose marriage to her son.

I reckon this is just around the corner.

Once the heir of the Duke of Cheng'en is engaged, and news of what the Duke of Cheng'en's wife did comes out, giving her a bad reputation, what will be the reaction of the family of the heir's fiancée? Will they not break off the engagement and continue to marry their daughter to such a notorious family? Or will they break off the engagement, and since their daughter has already been engaged, it will definitely have an impact if she wants to get engaged again? Neither way will they be happy, so Linlang will probably give them a little lesson.

Linlang was just waiting to see what would happen.