The eldest son of the Duke of Tan and the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping exchanged bewildered glances.

Young Master Yun's character is impeccable, but marrying Princess Qinghe is no easy feat.

The hurdle of getting past Prince Yanping and Princess Yanping will be difficult, and other royal relatives will also stand up to oppose it. However, why would Marquis Pingyang help Young Master Yun propose marriage? If there were no possibility, the Yun family would not dare to trouble Marquis Pingyang.

The Crown Prince of Yanping had also thought of this. He asked Xie Jingyan, "The Marquis of Pingyang has considerable influence, but my father and mother will not agree to the marriage just because the Marquis of Pingyang helped propose it."

Xie Jingyan smiled and said, "The betrothal gifts from the Yun family are unique in the Great Chu."

The Crown Prince of Yanping felt that Xie Jingyan's words were somewhat insulting to their Yanping Prince's Mansion.

yes.

The Yun family is wealthy.

But the Prince of Yanping's mansion is not short of money yet. Even if it were, it wouldn't marry off its daughter for money.

He wanted to know what kind of betrothal gifts were being given, something only the Yun family could afford.

Just as the Prince of Yanping was about to ask, the Prince of Xuanping's son had already asked out of curiosity, "What kind of betrothal gifts?"

"A get-out-of-jail-free card."

Xie Jingyan's mellow voice echoed in the study.

The Crown Prince of Yanping, "...!!!"

Crown Prince Xuanping, "...!!!"

The eldest son of the Duke of Tan's mansion, "...!!!"

The three people were so shocked they couldn't react.

The heir of the Marquis of Xuanping couldn't believe it. "The Yun family wants to use an imperial pardon as a betrothal gift to marry the Princess of Qinghe County?"

Xie Jingyan served tea and said, "Although the Yun family is not of high social standing, their sincerity in proposing marriage is unwavering."

It's more than just full of it.

It's already beyond reproach.

That's a get-out-of-jail-free card!

Young Master Yun performed a great service in the Meizhou earthquake, saving the lives of tens of thousands of people and informing the Emperor that the Xizhou dam would collapse. Such great merit could not be exchanged for a pardon from death; instead, an additional two million taels of silver were required to help the Emperor build an iron cavalry.

There were only two death-exemption tokens in the entire Great Chu Dynasty.

One piece is freshly baked in the Yun family, while the other has been held by the Empress Dowager for decades.

The Yun family was willing to use this hard-won pardon as a betrothal gift, just to marry Princess Qinghe.

Putting everything else aside, this sincerity alone is truly touching.

The Prince of Yanping was also moved, but thought, "The pardon is nice, but my Prince of Yanping's mansion doesn't need it."

Xie Jingyan looked at the Crown Prince of Yanping and said, "Remember what I told you before: stay away from the son of Princess Huyang, or you'll need him."

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince of Yanping's heart skipped a beat.

This was the second time Xie Jingyan had reminded him.

I found it strange when I reminded him last time, but listening to it again today, it sounds like he did something to Princess Huyang's son and needs a get-out-of-jail-free card to save his life.

But he had no contact with the son of Princess Huyang, nor any conflict with him.

illusion.

It must be his imagination.

Princess Huyang is the Emperor's full sister; even if he had a lot of courage, he wouldn't dare to do anything to Princess Huyang's son.

The Prince of Yanping's heart trembled like a leaf, while Lu Cheng, the Prince of Xuanping's son, was somewhat distracted. Tang Ze, the eldest son of the Duke of Tan's mansion, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't you also have a girl you like? When are you going to propose? We're still waiting to drink your wedding wine."

Lu Cheng brushed Tang Ze's hand off his shoulder and said, "What's with this marriage proposal? I don't even know whose family the girl belongs to, and besides..."

He stopped there.

Tang Ze asked, "And what?"

Lu Cheng sighed, "That young lady's household has a grudge against my Xuanping Marquis's household."

Tang Ze was taken aback for a moment, then said, "You didn't even know whose household that girl belonged to, are you sure she has a grudge against your Xuanping Marquis's family?"

Lu Cheng said with a sigh, "I have a feeling that I am right. We were just enjoying the lantern festival when the girl heard that I was the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping. Her eyes reddened and she turned around and left. When I chased after her, she was still rude to me. I feel that our two families are not only enemies, but also blood enemies."

Thinking about this, Lu Cheng wanted to give the Prince of Yanping and Tang Ze a good beating.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, a girl squeezed into the arms of the Prince of Yanping. Later, he suggested going for a drink. Tang Ze thought that drinking could be done anytime, but he could only encounter a girl with his arms at the Lantern Festival. He and the Eighth Prince thought that what he said made a lot of sense, so they went to stroll around the lantern festival together.

There were so many people at the lantern festival that they were quickly separated by the crowd.

Tang Ze came up empty-handed all night. While he was guessing riddles, he and a girl accidentally reached for a riddle at the same time. He accidentally touched the girl's hand, and she turned away in embarrassment. He didn't pay attention at the time, only thinking that her shy appearance was particularly beautiful. As luck would have it, less than fifteen minutes later, the two met again on the bridge.

They met face to face, and there was no way to avoid it. Lu Cheng said "I'm sorry" to the girl. As the girl blushed and shook her head, she was bumped by a woman coming from behind, and she ended up in his arms.

At that moment, he experienced what it meant to have his heart flutter.

The girl stepped on his foot and hurriedly apologized. He said, "In this vast sea of ​​people, it's amazing to run into you twice so quickly. Why don't we enjoy the lanterns together for a while?"

The girl wasn't one to be coy, and nodded in agreement.

He attended the lantern festival every year, but never had so much fun. He wanted to know the girl's name, and just as he was about to ask, his unlucky servant found him and called out, "Young Master..."

The girl suddenly looked at him, "Young Master? Which family's young master are you?"

He smiled and said, "The heir of the Marquis of Xuanping."

The girl's expression changed, her eyes reddened, and she turned and left.

He was stunned when she left so decisively. He chased after her and said, "Why are you leaving so suddenly? You haven't even told me your name yet!"

The girl replied, "I am not worthy of being associated with the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion."

After saying that, she broke free from him. He tried to chase her, but she turned around and said fiercely, "Stop chasing me!"

Then he disappeared into the vast sea of ​​people and has not been seen since.

It felt like a dream.

A dream that you can't forget the more you try to forget it.

That was the first time he felt a flutter in his heart, wanting to spend his life with a girl, but his dream was shattered in one night.

No wonder Lu Cheng had been so depressed ever since the Lantern Festival. Tang Ze didn't know how to comfort him, so he said, "Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. Look at Brother Yun..."

Lu Cheng said dejectedly, "Don't try to comfort me. If our families are really enemies, I'm afraid I'll have to use my father as a dowry if I want to marry her."

Tang Ze, "..."

Xie Jingyan, "..."

Prince Yanping, “…”

Several black lines were dripping down their foreheads.

Although the brothers speak casually to each other, this is a bit too casual. If one of them accidentally says something inappropriate and it reaches the ears of Marquis Xuanping, wouldn't Marquis Xuanping be furious to death?