Madame is Pretending to be an Academic Slacker Again!-Chapter 300: Massive Face-Slapping at the Engagement Ceremony [25]

Even though the voice was deliberately lowered, it was just enough for Mrs. Nalan and a few nearby relatives to hear it clearly:

"Mommy, what should we do? Sister has hosted a funeral. According to the customs of the Empire, attending a wedding after handling a funeral is considered unlucky."

"Moreover, sister was the one who was buried. Marrying Mr. Nalan is even more inauspicious..."

"Although sister is back now, this incident did happen, and we can’t hide it. What if sister’s misfortune affects Mr. Nalan..."

"Mommy, you taught us that one should never lose ambition even when poor, and should never lie. If we deceive Mrs. Nalan about sister’s funeral, I’m afraid we won’t even sleep well at home..."

"Mommy, why do you look so pale? Alright, alright, I won’t say anymore. I just wanted to remind you quietly, I won’t tell anyone else..."

"If sister wants to keep it a secret, let her, but I’m just feeling guilty..."

Qin Wenrou deliberately lowered her voice as she spoke.

Those nearby heard everything clearly, while those further away saw Mrs. Qin’s face change and looked a bit lost. Curiously, they gathered around to find out what was happening. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

This made more people gather around Mrs. Nalan: "What’s going on? What happened?"

Onlookers were thoroughly attracted by the situation.

Qin Wenrou then pretended to be flustered and raised her head: "Oh. Why are there so many people? I... I didn’t say anything, I don’t know anything... Mommy... I..."

Acting like a genuine, honest little white rabbit who, unwilling to lie, is struggling with a lie for the sake of her sister and mother’s happiness.

The onlooking relatives excitedly sniffed out this shocking news.

What, Qin Xin had been buried?

What, the Qin Family had been hiding such an unlucky thing all along?

Ah, the Qin Family, such a small household, how dare they deceive the Nalan Family?

Though Qin Xin is beautiful, if she has been buried before... that’s really chilling.

For a moment, people couldn’t help but feel that the expensive gifts Mrs. Nalan had given seemed completely wasted.

Mrs. Qin panicked.

She, who had never seen much of the world, found herself at a loss, caught in this awkwardness because of a few inadvertently spoken words by her younger daughter.

After all, Qin Wenrou’s words rang true.

It was the innocence of a child, after all.

She, honest and straightforward, stammered, "Mrs. Nalan, I-I’m sorry, what we did was wrong. Xin’er accidentally fell into the lake and we all thought she died, even held a secret funeral in the garden at home..."

Qin Wenrou, holding Mrs. Qin’s arm, nodded: "Mm, mm, mommy even suggested once that I should marry in my sister’s place..."

After all, Lan Yingjun was not around, this was just the right time for her to build a relationship with the Nalan family elders.

So, Qin Wenrou made sure to mention it casually.

She noticed Mrs. Nalan listening intently, nodding frequently.

While Qin Xin maintained a damn indifferent face, as if she had no intention of explaining.

Indeed, this fatal flaw revealed, Qin Xin’s chance of marrying into a wealthy family was gone, explaining wouldn’t help! Qin Xin, being a smart person, would understand, so she didn’t make futile struggles.

Qin Wenrou felt secretly delighted, believing the trip today was worthwhile.

Just after she said the words "marry in my sister’s place."

Suddenly, Mrs. Nalan, who had been listening silently, interrupted her, urgently asking, "Is that true? Why didn’t I know about this?"

See!

Mrs. Nalan was unhappy!

She was going to hold Qin Xin accountable!

She was going to kick Qin Xin, the daughter-in-law who had once died, out!