activa-t Chapter 163 She is a logical genius~
Chapter 163 She is a logical genius~
When she told him that they would be sixteen after the Chinese New Year and would start discussing marriage, Lu Xinlan was stunned for a long while.
She suddenly realized that compared with Lu Xinran, she, who had complete memories of her original body, was the one who had not yet been able to fully integrate into this time and space.
In her mind, life can still pass slowly and there is no need to rush into marriage.
Even though her original body had been raised in the Lu family, she was not a member of the Lu family. In the capital, except for the families of minor officials who would come to propose marriage, it was difficult for her to get married.
Given how much Pei and Zhao love her, they would definitely not want to let her suffer any injustice.
However, it was difficult for her to marry into a wealthy family with her status, so due to the expectations of her elders, she always thought it would be difficult for her to get married.
It's not easy for her, and Lu Xinran's marriage will definitely not be smooth, after all, their statuses are somewhat inferior.
But hearing her say this seriously, she began to face up to their situation.
Due to the influence of the system and their voices, the two sisters' attitudes towards the ladies in various mansions have changed a lot.
Especially Lu Xinran, all the ladies who came into contact with her liked her very much.
Especially the wife of the Junior Minister of the Honglu Temple, Xu, who mentioned more than once that she wanted her to be her daughter-in-law.
Her marriage would no longer have the twists and turns she had initially analyzed.
If there are no twists and turns, the marriage will be put on the agenda on time.
And as the eldest sister, her marriage will definitely come before her.
This realization made her heart suddenly heavy, and she sighed softly at her depressed look.
"There is still time, let's think of a solution."
The carriage moved at a leisurely pace, and it was still bright when we returned to Lu's residence.
Pei sent someone to tell them to go back to the courtyard to rest after returning home, and it would not be too late to come to her place after they had rested enough.
When Lu Xinran returned to the yard, he asked someone to go to the big kitchen to get hot water. He simply washed himself and ate a bowl of shredded pork noodles, then fell asleep.
It was not easy for her to flip through the booklet in the system and search for clues from it.
After all, each book represents several decades of life.
She was sleeping soundly, but Lu Xinlan was worried about her because of what she said. She ate something simple and went to Pei's room.
After explaining the new clues and waiting for Pei to express her shock at the twists and turns of the past, she casually mentioned the marriage of Zhang Kaiji and Tang Wanrou.
"Next February? That seems a bit hasty, but considering the situation of both families, this is the only option."
Pei sighed as her eyes wandered over her, "Xinlan girl, I'm afraid your marriage with the Fourth Prince will fall through. Your background...well, marrying into the royal family is always a little difficult.
“Although being the wife of a prince is honorable, you have to live your own life, and only you know what will happen in the future.
"The princes all have one principal wife, two concubines, and many maids.
"How are you going to live in this mansion? Grandmother doesn't want you to suffer this injustice, so this marriage..."
"Grandma," guessing what Pei was going to say, Lu Xinlan immediately interrupted her subsequent words: "Grandma, my granddaughter is not in a hurry to get married, and my second sister doesn't want to either. We are still young, can you please keep us for a while?
"We want to stay by your side forever, and be carefree girls at home, rather than serving parents-in-law, taking care of husband and children, and being someone's wife who no longer has her own life.
"Grandma, if possible...can you let me stay with you forever and never marry in this life?"
She tried very cautiously, and Pei thought she was joking, so she raised her hand and tapped her forehead.
"What nonsense are you talking about, little girl? Grandma will never let you stay at home as old maids and be laughed at by others. Just rest assured, Grandma will find a good marriage for you both."
If you can't become a prince's consort, then find a kind family and a considerate and gentle young man to be your husband.
Returning to his own courtyard, Lu Xinlan sighed deeply out the window.
I had guessed this result before trying it out, but I was still a little disappointed after actually hearing it.
Forget it, it’s still too early to get married, so let’s think about the case at hand first.
She forced herself to recall the young masters she had seen in her original memory. If Lu Gaorong could be brainwashed by Zhang Yuqi, who came from a family of minor officials and was looked down upon by ordinary people, then it would not be impossible for someone with a lower family background to control Zhang Yuqi with words or other means.
But this will only make things more complicated.
If Zhang Yuqi has disappeared, then searching for him would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The more new clues are uncovered in the case, the more secrets are revealed.
Even with Lu Xinran's cheating device, she still felt troubled again and again.
She turned around and walked to the table, picked up the ink stick and slowly ground the ink in the inkstone while sorting out the thoughts in her mind.
The next day, no news was sent to the Lu Mansion.
For them, no news meant that Zhang Yuqi had disappeared and they could not get any more clues from him.
Until it got dark, there was no news from the government office or Cui Shenglin and others.
Lu Xinran was getting a little depressed from waiting in vain.
She found that this case was like a nine-ring chain, and the mystery could not be solved until the last step.
If we continue to delay like this, the year will soon be over before we enter the twelfth month.
"If there is no news tomorrow, how about we go to the government office to inquire?"
Waiting like this was not a solution. If it wasn't getting late and curfew was about to start, she would have wanted to go to the market to look for clues right now.
Knowing that he couldn't stop the person, Lu Xinlan just nodded slightly and handed her the clues he had sorted out the day before.
"Take a look and see if there are any omissions. If there are any details I overlooked, please help fill them in, and then we can discuss it together."
With a new assignment, Lu Xinran looked at the thick stack of case files in his hand and immediately went back to his room to work hard.
If she was asked to fill in the details, she would fill in all the details she saw from the system!
If anyone asked her, she would say that she had heard it in the market.
She is such a logical genius~
On the morning of the third day, before the two sisters left the house for Shuntian Prefecture, Cui Shenglin's servant was already waiting outside the door.
"Girls, my master said that he accidentally heard someone mention Zhang Yuqi's name on the street the other day, but the person was vague and he didn't believe it. So he wanted to ask if you two are free today and can go and help him take a look."
Hearing that there was finally some news, Lu Xinran quickly took the lead in responding.
"If you have time, you can go out now."
She replied eagerly without asking any further questions, which made the servant secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Pei did not stop them at all and even asked Madam Xu to prepare a carriage for them.