At the end of September, the families who didn't receive the official marriage documents waited for half a month without any news from the Kunling Bureau. The people they sent to send gifts were rejected at the door, and those who went to Madam Yin Deng to make arrangements did not come back.
Besides, these families all knew each other and bumped into each other a few times outside the Princess's and Yu's residences. Gradually, some people felt that something was wrong. This month, there was more than one family that didn't send the marriage documents. More or less, all of them were involved. Why didn't people think too much about it when the Kunling Bureau blocked their marriage documents for no reason?
Some smart people could see that there was a reason for this. Obviously, someone had offended someone.
The Kunling Bureau's decision makers were the Right Commander and a female imperial official. The Right Commander was the Emperor's nephew and usually spoke in simple terms. How could they have offended him?
Since it wasn't the Right Commander, then there was something wrong with the female imperial official.
After thinking about it, when did they offend Yu Shu? Soon, some people linked it to Madam Yin. A while ago, Yu Shu was present at Madam Yin Deng's birthday banquet. Because she had a disgraceful mother, everyone had a deep impression of her. Now that they thought about it, Madam Yin publicly revealed that Yu Shu's mother used to be her family's servant. How could Yu Shu be willing to accept it?
The more they thought about it, the more they felt that it was true. Thus, someone took the lead and several families went to the assistant minister's residence.
You asked them why they didn't go to Yu Shu? They had a guilty conscience. That day at Madam Yin's birthday banquet, everyone was present. Yu Shu was exposed in public and they treated it as a joke. In the end, she bore a grudge.
It was all Madam Yin's fault. She had nothing better to do than to make fun of the Kunling Bureau's female imperial official. Wasn't she asking for it?
.....
When Madam Yin Deng heard the gatekeeper reporting the arrival of the guests, she felt a headache. She thought that this group of people was here to plead for her again. This time, they were all here. She couldn't hide even if she wanted to.
She had no choice but to invite them in and let them go to the reception hall.
As soon as the madams sat down, Madam Yin Deng took the initiative to speak. She sighed first and then put on a bitter smile.
"I know why you are here. Listen to me first. It's not that I don't want to interfere, but I can't rush it. A few days ago, I personally paid a visit to Yu Nu's Yufu and met her. When I brought up the marriage certificate, she told me that it was the decision of the higher-ups and that it wasn't up to her. But don't worry, I've already asked her to ask the Right Commander to find out what's going on. Don't worry, I'll inform you as soon as I hear back. "
She went to look for Yu Shu, but she couldn't even get in. He didn't have the face to tell them, so he made up a story to brush them off.
Madame Yin Deng knew that Yu Shu probably did it for her, but she didn't take it seriously. Even if Yu Shu did withhold the official marriage certificate on purpose, she couldn't withhold it for the rest of her life. Two to three months at most. It was just a bluff.
That was what Madame Yin and Deng thought. She didn't know that the madams in front of her had told each other before they came. They all thought that they were implicated by her and had complaints in their hearts. How could they be fooled by her words?
Looking at each other, Madam Zhao was straightforward and couldn't help but complain first,
"It's not that I'm impatient. We've already set a date and were just waiting for the marriage certificate to be issued this month. The betrothal gifts will be issued next month. With this mess, I don't know how long it will be delayed. Madam, can you give us a definite reply or be the middleman and invite Yu Nu out? We'll meet and ask her in person. "
This was what everyone was thinking. Which family didn't follow the official marriage certificate of the Celestial Commissioner? This was the law of Daan. Without that piece of paper, no one dared to proceed. To put it more seriously, it would be a violation of the law and both parties would be treated as adultery.
"Yeah, why don't we invite Yu Nuyu over?" Someone agreed.
Hearing this, Yin Deng barely maintained her expression and said, "The Celestial Commissioner is busy. She's just a female official and doesn't have as much free time as us. How can we meet her whenever we want?"
"No matter how busy she is, she has to go home at night." Madam Zhao interrupted, "Why don't you show us the way? We can go to her house and look for her. She can't just close the door and refuse to see us."
"… She's just a junior. It's not appropriate for us to mobilize so many people."
"We don't dare to treat her as a junior. She's a fifth-level official of the Celestial Commissioner. She's one level higher than our master. We have to salute her when we see her."
Yin Deng didn't expect them to be so difficult to deal with. She was speechless and her face fell. After a while, someone said with dissatisfaction,
"Madam Yin, it's really suspicious of you to make excuses like this. Forgive me for being blunt, but before I came here, I heard some rumors. They said that the marriage certificate wasn't sent to us this time, and it was all Yu Nuyu's doing. It was all because we got close to your family, and you offended her, so we were implicated. "
The one who spoke was Madam Song. Her master was the Vice-Minister of Guanglu Temple and had the same rank as Yin Zhourong. The Song Family was an old family of officials and eunuchs in Anling City. The late Old Master Song was once the Right Prime Minister of the late Emperor. Therefore, when Madam Song questioned them, she was more confident than others.
The other families more or less had to listen to Yin Deng, but she didn't have to.
Now that the window paper was broken, Yin Deng felt guilty, but she had to force herself to continue. She pretended to be surprised and said, "What do you mean? Why, why did I offend someone and cause you to suffer? "
Madam Song saw that she was still pretending and was annoyed. She said without mercy, "If not, Madam Yin, why don't you invite Yu Nu here. I'll ask her in person what's going on."
Madam Zhao also shouted, "That's right. Whether it's true or not, you can ask Yu Nu here. Didn't Madam Yin say that her mother used to be a servant in your family? It's not impossible that you can't ask her. "
Other than Madam Yan, who couldn't speak because Master Yan was Master Yin's subordinate, the others all agreed. It seemed that they wanted to force Yin Deng to call Yu Shu over to confront her face to face.
After all, children were the flesh of their parents. Especially their mothers, they didn't have the mind to care about the power of the Yin Family in the face of marriage.
Yin Deng wasn't a person without a temper. Being surrounded like this, she was also angry. She snorted and shouted, "Enough! I told you that you're guests. If you continue to pester me, don't blame me for being rude. What does that Yu Shu have to do with me? But her mother used to be a servant in my family. Now she wants to make things difficult for you. You can't do anything about it, so you come to vent your anger on me? I think you're too angry and came to the wrong door. Someone, send the guests out. "
After saying that, she flicked her sleeve and left from behind the screen.
Because of this, both sides turned against each other. Women were born narrow-minded. No matter how good their friendship was, they could become enemies if they turned against each other.
Madam Yan persuaded Madam Song and others to leave with a bitter smile. She also complained about Yin Deng in her heart. Hearing them talking about Yin Deng behind her back, she couldn't help but complain a little too.
Yin Deng didn't expect that she had lost her temper in order to get out of trouble, but in the end, she had made so many enemies for herself.
.....
Yin Deng went back to her room. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't even eat.
Yin Yuanbo came back from fooling around outside. He heard that his mother hadn't eaten dinner and asked if his father was at home, so he went to find him.
When Madam Yin saw her son, she couldn't help but complain, "Every injustice has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. They couldn't get the official marriage certificate, but they didn't go to that wicked girl. Instead, they came to make trouble for me. They insisted that I offended someone, so I made things difficult for them. The Song enterprise is nothing. They brought people to our house and yelled at me. They think that our Yin family is easy to bully, right? And that damned Yu Shu. She is so vicious at such a young age. She beat around the bush and deliberately framed me. She should be killed! "
When Yin Yuanbo heard that it had something to do with Yu Shu, his face became gloomy. His eyes flickered and he said to Yin Deng,
"Mother, don't worry. Your son will avenge you. "
Yin Deng was angry. She thought Yin Yuanbo was trying to make her happy, so she didn't take it seriously. She didn't know that Yin Yuanbo went out early the next morning. He quietly went to Prince Ning's Mansion with a trusted servant.
***
Yu Shu expected that someone would come to her to plead for her, but she didn't expect that the first one would be Xue Rui. In the evening, she returned home from the official office. As soon as she changed her official uniform, she heard a maid reporting that Lord Xue had come.
"I heard that you haven't sent out a few official marriage documents this month?" Xue Rui asked as soon as he saw her.
Yu Shu raised her eyebrows and said, "Who told you that?"
Xue Rui shook his head and smiled, "After the morning court, Lord Song of Guanglu Temple stopped me and asked me to plead for you. His eldest son has set a marriage and only needs the official marriage documents. The betrothal will be sent in half a month. He is very anxious."
Yu Shu rolled her eyes and slowly walked to him and sat down next to him. She asked, "Did he tell you why his family didn't send out the marriage documents?"
Xue Rui naturally inquired about it, "Lord Song didn't say it clearly. But from what he said, it seemed that the wife of Assistant Minister Yin of the Ministry of Revenue offended you. His wife was close to Mrs. Yin, so she was implicated."
Yu Shu nodded, "That's about it."
Xue Rui frowned, "What happened between you and the Yin Family? Why didn't I hear you mention it?"
He took the time to come here not only to persuade her, but also to be curious about the dispute between Yu Shu and the Yin Family that made her so angry that she vented her anger on others.
Yu Shu looked at him and thought that she couldn't tell him that she was made a fool of by Mrs. Yin and made a fool of in front of the two brats of the Yin Family. She made a draft in her mind and said,
"Did you forget that I told you that my mother was a servant of a family in the capital, which is Assistant Minister Yin's family? Earlier, my mother sneaked into their house and recognized Yin Deng. Last month, on her birthday, my mother pestered me to go. As a result, she was humiliated by Yin Deng in public. She said that I was a servant of her family and ordered me around. At that time, most of the people present saw it as a joke. I was so angry that I tore up the official marriage documents of those families. "
Hearing this, Xue Rui was angry and amused, "You've only been in office for two months, and you've already learned to avenge private grudges."
That Mrs. Yin was really stupid. Regardless of how disgraceful Shu's background was, she was now an official of the imperial court and the favored Messenger Miaoling by the emperor. Her reputation was known by everyone in the city. If one went out for a walk, he should have heard one or two "glorious" deeds of hers. How stupid one was to provoke her?
Yu Shu curled her lips and said, "What I did is nothing. Someone has just been in office for two days and she has already begun to avenge private grudges."
"What?"
Yu Shu waved her hand and didn't want to mention Shui Yun's stare at her all day. She changed the topic, "Anyway, I have done it. I can't swallow it. But since you have come to intercede, I can't embarrass others. You mean Lord Song of the Guanglu Temple, right? I'll remember it. When you see him tomorrow, tell him that I will send the official marriage documents to his house three days later. Tell him not to worry and wait for the wedding. "
She could not give face to anyone, but she could not embarrass Xue Rui.
Seeing that she was so easy to talk to, Xue Rui didn't know whether he should be happy or worried. He pondered for a moment and said, "You can't keep these marriage documents. After all, not everyone is as perceptive as Song Xiaoxue. They know that you are not to be trifled with. If someone is stubborn and goes to the Celestial Commissioner, it won't be easy for you to deal with it. "
Yu Shu said coldly, "If anyone dares to come and make trouble, I will return their family's Eight Word Calligraphy and give them a warning. Let them make trouble."
"…" Xue Rui was a little regretful. Did he give her some bad inspiration when solving Jin Xun's marriage?
Seeing the tangled expression on Xue Rui's face, Yu Shu couldn't help laughing. She patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "Brother, don't worry. I'm not so stupid. After all, it's only Madame Yin and Deng who annoyed me. It has nothing to do with others. When they find out who they are implicated by, I think they will stop and won't ruin the marriage. "
Xue Rui thought for a while and decided to see Lord Song tomorrow. At least he could give an explanation — Yu Shu kept the marriage documents. It was Madame Yin and Deng's fault for mocking her family background. It was also wrong for the madams of their families to watch the fun.
Don't hit people in the face. Don't expose people's shortcomings.
After that, Yu Shu asked Xue Rui again, "Has there been any news from the people who went to the south?"
Xue Rui's eyes flashed and he shook his head, "No, let's wait."
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