Chapter 230 — Telling Her
Purple Streets of Chang'an · Page 4 of 4
"Time is too pressing," Chen Yanzhou sighed. "Otherwise, with the heir in the light and us in the dark, we could quietly investigate the matter to the bottom, and only then would the young lady enter the household. That would be far safer!"
Was it really that simple?
Dou Yan was deeply hesitant.
Chen Yanzhou urged her: "Young lady, there is a saying that riches and honor are sought in peril. It means that the greater the reward of an undertaking, the greater the risk. Fortunately, we know the true circumstances of the Ying Duke's household. Marrying there is surely better than marrying into some other family and only discovering after the wedding that the household is 'gilded without, rotten within.' Besides, we are already prepared. We have some idea of what we will face after the marriage, and with careful planning we have at least a seventy or eighty percent chance of weathering the storm. What is there left for you to hesitate over? You must know that in this world there is no pie falling from the sky, nor any reaping what one has not sown." Seeing the solemn atmosphere and Dou Yan's tightly drawn face, he deliberately lightened the mood and joked, "Unless the heir commits the crime of treason, I guarantee you will come away whole, not a hair on your head harmed. What else has the young lady to worry about?"
At these words, Dou Yan's expression turned rather strange.
But Song Yan was indeed going to commit treason in the future!
Seeing this, Chen Yanzhou was startled. "What is it? Have I said something wrong?"
Or perhaps Dou Yan had discovered something and had not told him!
"It's nothing," Dou Yan said, somewhat disconcerted. "I still need to think this matter over carefully!"
After hearing Chen Yanzhou's words, her thoughts grew even more tangled.
Should she go through with the marriage or not?
Could time simply stop here, just long enough for her to think it through before it carried her onward?
After seeing Chen Yanzhou off, Dou Yan stood in the courtyard with clenched fists and let out a scream of pure venting, which so startled Dou Huaiying—freshly washed and about to get into bed—that he turned pale, shoved his feet into his shoes, and came running out: "What is it? What's happened?"
"Nothing!" Dou Yan's shoulders drooped, and he said listlessly, "I just saw a dark figure and got a huge fright. When I looked closer, it turned out to be a cat."
Dou Huaiying breathed a sigh of relief, then beckoned to Dou Yan with a certain mystery: "Come, your father has something to tell you."
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