Chapter 63 Bai Lu's marriage proposal is rejected

Meng Yanzhi genuinely admired and respected him.

"You're amazing! You're absolutely incredible!"

"How are you so amazing?"

Meng Yanzhi stepped forward, took a handkerchief, and gently wiped the sweat from Zhao Bailu's forehead.

Seeing that Meng Yanzhi's adoration for her was genuine, Zhao Bailu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She then sat there obediently, quietly enjoying Meng Yanzhi's admiration and wiping her sweat.

“The young ladies in the capital all dislike me, saying that I am uncouth.”

"Only you don't dislike me."

Zhao Bailu looked at Meng Yanzhi very seriously, even with a sense of mutual appreciation.

Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi smiled and said, "Miss Zhao is a woman who is just as capable as any man. How could those common people understand her? I still think that you are the best this way. There is no rule that dictates how a girl should be, is there?"

"Yanzhi, what you said makes so much sense!" Zhao Bailu suddenly stood up, looking at Meng Yanzhi with excitement: "I'm going to write this down. You're right. There's no one who can dictate what a girl should be like. I think I'm the best!"

"You're already great!" Meng Yanzhi exclaimed, her excitement mirroring her emotions.

When Zhao Dongzhi entered, he saw two little girls holding hands, chattering away, but when his gaze fell on Meng Yanzhi's bright eyes, Zhao Dongzhi froze on the spot.

He had met Meng Yanzhi a few times, but most of the time she was lifeless, like a piece of wood without any emotions. Today was the first time he had felt the breath of a living person in her.

"Brother, why didn't you say anything when you came?"

"Were you peeking at our Rouge from the doorway?"

Zhao Bailu snorted and raised an eyebrow at Zhao Dongzhi.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dongzhi walked over and poked Zhao Bailu's forehead, saying irritably, "Your mouth really should be sewn shut. What nonsense are you spouting?"

"How could I be talking nonsense?" Zhao Bailu smiled, then took Meng Yanzhi's arm: "Come to the palace with me. My aunt wants to see you, and Meng Anxian's matter needs to be resolved. You can't really not go home."

Meng Yanzhi hadn't expected the Zhao family to take this matter so seriously. She frowned, looked at Zhao Bailu, sighed helplessly, and then whispered, "Actually, I don't know what to do about this either."

"Once you enter the palace, listen to what the Empress has to say, and you'll know what to do."

"It is most appropriate for the royal family to step in and resolve this matter."

Zhao Dongzhi looked at Meng Yanzhi with tender eyes and spoke in a very gentle voice, as if afraid of frightening Meng Yanzhi.

Zhao Bailu had never seen Zhao Dongzhi like this before. She even felt that her brother's current state was somewhat strange and a little nauseating.

"Brother, can't you speak properly?"

"Alright, let's go to the palace."

Zhao Bailu looked disgusted for a moment, then pulled Meng Yanzhi away, still muttering to herself.

“My brother isn’t usually like this. I don’t know what’s wrong with him. Why does he act like a completely different person when he sees you?”

After getting on the bus, Zhao Bailu carefully looked around to make sure no one was there before lowering her voice.

"Rouge, will you be my sister-in-law?"

"My brother really likes you, and he's already talked to our mother about it, and she's given her approval. So I want to ask how you feel. Are you willing?"

"Don't worry, my Zhao family will definitely treat you very, very well!"

Zhao Bailu held Meng Yanzhi's hand, speaking softly as if afraid of being overheard. She knew that a girl's marriage was a very secretive matter and couldn't be discussed too openly.

Meng Yanzhi met Zhao Bailu's expectant gaze and was indeed somewhat tempted, but in her current state, she certainly couldn't marry Zhao Dongzhi. She couldn't marry anyone, after all, she already had a child with the Emperor...

Thinking of this, Meng Yanzhi sighed helplessly, and then said, "Lulu, I really like you and the Zhao family. I also know that your brother is a good person, but I have a reason that I can't say. I can't marry your brother!"

"Do you like that Mr. Zhang from the Crown Prince's residence?" Zhao Bailu immediately realized what was going on, frowned as she looked at Meng Yanzhi, and said sullenly, "That guy is a pretty boy, but my brother knows martial arts!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi couldn't help but laugh out loud. She said helplessly, "No, that's not what I meant. I don't like Mr. Zhang either. I just can't make the decision. I can't make the decision about my marriage. You understand."

"I understand. I just wanted to ask you. It's okay, everything's fine." Zhao Bailu smiled and leaned against Meng Yanzhi, whispering, "Whether you like it or not, you don't have to be my sister-in-law, but you have to promise me that no matter who you marry in the future, you'll still be my friend!"

"Really? Lulu, no matter who I marry, you'll still be willing to be my friend?" Meng Yanzhi looked at Zhao Bailu with a sense of loss.

In both her past and present lives, Meng Yanzhi had no friends in this world. The only person who truly liked and accepted her was Zhao Bailu, who didn't look down on her and was willing to be her friend.

“Of course, we’ll be good friends no matter who you marry!” Zhao Bailu immediately took off the bracelet from her wrist and slipped it onto Meng Yanzhi’s wrist.

Meng Yanzhi took a deep breath, then took out a jade pendant from her chest and handed it to Zhao Bailu: "I polished this myself when I was in the countryside. It's not anything valuable, but it's mine, not from the Meng family!"

"You have such skillful hands!"

"How exactly did they do that?"

Zhao Bailu held the jade pendant, looking at it from left to right. Then, she liked it so much that she put it around her neck right in front of Meng Yanzhi, and said with a smile, "I will never take it off in my life!"

The friendship between the two people has been witnessed.

The imperial harem.

When Consort Wang saw Meng Yanzhi coming, she happily went to greet her and said with a smile, "I've been looking forward to it ever since I heard you were coming. You've finally arrived."

At this moment, Meng Yanzhi also noticed something amiss. Consort Wang was using a very heavy amount of perfume today, as if she was trying to cover up some kind of scent. After getting closer, Meng Yanzhi immediately understood what was going on.

She glanced at Consort Wang, then leaned closer and asked, "Your Highness, are you feeling a little itchy?"