Chapter 2048
The Rise of the Concubine's Daughter 4
Yun Qiao was unhappy for a few days, but she recovered her mood.
Oh dear, how could she have ever thought Yun Qian wasn't a good person?!
She's such a kind and helpful person; she helped me solve Zhang Yu's problem.
Liu Dong has already taught Yun Qiao what she needed to know, and she won't appear again tonight.
Yun Qiao has gotten used to going out at night, and she goes out for a stroll every night.
Relying on her light-footed skills, Yun Qiao could run around without being discovered, and thus witnessed many people's secrets.
Yun Qian and Zhang Yu secretly went on a date, which was discovered by Yun Qiao.
Yun Qiao chuckled. As a "good older sister," she would definitely help her younger sister have a happy marriage.
Yun Qiao wrote a letter of denunciation and placed it in Lord Yun's study.
The document above specifies the time and place for Yunqian and Zhangyu's next date.
Lord Yun didn't want to believe the contents of the letter. How could his daughter, who was so well-behaved and sensible, possibly have an affair with a man outside the marriage?
But the appearance of this letter was too strange; Lord Yun was afraid that someone was secretly watching him.
The person hiding in the shadows wouldn't joke about something like that.
Lord Yun felt both apprehensive and angry.
Did my daughter really do something so shameful?
He led his trusted men to catch Yun Qian in the act of adultery, and sure enough, they saw her on a date with a man.
Unaware of the impending danger, Yun Qian thought she should give Zhang Yu a little something to make him devoted to her, so she let Zhang Yu pull her into his arms.
"Let them go!"
A furious shout startled Zhang Yu and Yun Qian so much that they almost fell over. The two turned around and saw Lord Yun striding menacingly toward them.
The same thought flashed through their minds at the same time: We're doomed!
Lord Yun: "Tie them all up."
Lord Yun brought the two back to the Yun family, but this was a family scandal, and he couldn't let too many people know about it.
Lord Yun only invited Madam Yun and Old Madam Yun. Zhang Yu's parents were not in the capital, so they naturally did not attend.
Yun Qiao was itching to see the excitement for herself, so she used the excuse of resting to send the maid out of the room. She then used her lightness skill to leave through the window and arrived at Old Madam Yun's courtyard. She lay on the roof, lifted two tiles, and looked inside.
Yun Qian and Zhang Yu were bound with ropes and kneeling on the ground, which made Old Madam Yun feel very distressed.
Yunqian's aunt died early, and she grew up under the care of the old lady, with whom she had a very deep bond.
In the old lady's heart, Yunqian was closer than her own grandsons and granddaughters.
Zhang Yu was a relative of the old lady, though a distant relative, but still part of her lineage, so the old lady naturally wanted to protect him.
"What are you doing? Why are people tied up? Untie them quickly."
"Mother," Lord Yun said, "do you know what they have done?"
How could an old lady who has lived for so many years not know?
She recognized it immediately.
The old lady sighed, "Just let them get married."
Lord Yun: "But Zhang Yu is the fiancé I chose for Qiao'er. San Yatou is having an affair with her brother-in-law."
The old lady said, "Why are you saying such harsh things? The marriage between the second daughter and Zhang Yu hasn't been settled yet, has it? Just change it to the third daughter."
"Mother--"
Lord Yun felt that the old lady was biased, but he had to admit that this was the best solution.
Lord Yun sighed: "It's settled then."
He ordered his men to untie Yun Qian and Zhang Yu, and said to Zhang Yu, "Do you understand what to do next?" Zhang Yu nodded vigorously, "I will write a letter to my parents right away and ask them to come to the capital to propose marriage."
Yun Qian wanted to object: She didn't want to marry Zhang Yu! She seduced Zhang Yu only to make Yun Qiao unhappy, and she didn't want to get herself involved.
Although Zhang Yu was a good catch, he was not a suitable husband for Yun Qian.
Yunqian felt that Zhang Yu was not good enough to be her husband, even though she was willing to have an ambiguous relationship with him.
As a time traveler, even if she can't become a concubine in the palace, she can at least marry a prince, right?
The bare minimum: marry a marquis!
And now...
Yun Qian was unwilling, but dared not object.
She has been in this world for several years and clearly understands that the real world is different from what is written in novels.
As a daughter of an official, she had to report to her stepmother before going out. How could she possibly encounter princes and marquises?
Moreover, women in this world cannot own private property before marriage. Instead, their families prepare a generous dowry for them when they get married, which becomes their private property.
Yun Qian sighed. In the few years since she transmigrated, the only men she knew besides her father and a few brothers were men from her relatives' families.
Compared to them, Changyu is indeed the most outstanding one.
But Yun Qian was unwilling to give up!
She actually has a man she likes.
The man's name was Duanmu Huan, and he was the top scholar in this imperial examination.
The eldest son of the Yun family participated in this year's imperial examination and passed, becoming a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations).
The Yun family was delighted to go to the teahouse to watch the Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations) parade through the streets.
Among all the successful candidates, the handsome and refined Zhuangyuan Lang was the most eye-catching and won the hearts of many young women.
The top scholar was so handsome that many people thought he should have been ranked third, but he had already achieved the highest rank of five times, so with the addition of the top rank, he would have achieved the highest rank of six times.
For the sake of such good fortune, the emperor naturally wouldn't allow him to become the third-ranked scholar.
Duanmu Huan was not only a talented top scholar, but also the young master of the Duke's mansion. Although he was only the second young master and not the heir to the Duke's mansion, this status was already very good.
Therefore, he attracted the attention of all the noble ladies in the capital, and even the princess wanted to marry Duanmu Huan.
However, Duanmu Huan already had a fiancée, who, although not a princess, was a county princess.
Her status is far beyond what Yun Qian can match.
Yun Qian could only keep the image of this handsome young man in her heart, occasionally recalling it in the middle of the night, lamenting that she was destined to be apart from him.
Seeing that the grand show had ended, Yun Qiao returned to her courtyard with lingering enjoyment and happily fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
The next day, Aunt Zhao made a scene when she learned that Yunqian and Zhang Yu were about to get engaged.
Aunt Zhao: "Master, didn't you say Zhang Yu was the husband you prepared for Qiao'er? How did he become San Ya'er?"
Lord Yun could not possibly tell his concubine about Yun Qian's secret meeting with Zhang Yu, so he simply said, "I will find Qiao'er a better husband."
Aunt Zhao was skeptical.
Zhang Yu was the best son-in-law candidate Yun Qiao could find; she didn't believe that Lord Yun could find someone with better conditions than Zhang Yu.
Those who were more learned than Zhang Yu were not as wealthy as Zhang Yu.
Those whose families were wealthier than Zhang Yu's were not as able to settle down and study as Zhang Yu.
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As for those noble families, they would not want a lady to be their principal wife. Even if it was a concubine's son, they would not marry a concubine's daughter who was married to an ordinary official.
Lord Yun was indeed having a headache, as he couldn't find a good candidate for Yun Qiao for the time being.
Fortunately, Yun Qiao has only just come of age and is not in a hurry to get married, so there is still time to choose a son-in-law for her. (End of this chapter)