Lin Chunhuan bowed politely and stood aside. When he looked at Lin Yimiao, he saw the worry between her brows and signaled her to be patient with a look.

The prince would not give up the marriage with the marquis's mansion so easily. After all, he still wanted to rely on this strong backing and pretend to move Qin Zhaoxun's tablet to the imperial mausoleum.

Both Marquis Yuanning and Lin Yimiao knew that today's engagement would not go smoothly.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have called her, a concubine's daughter, here.

Nor would he want to finalize the marriage so quickly.

"Since everyone is here, how about exchanging engagement letters today?" The concubine's face was full of smiles. "My son is old, but he doesn't like anyone else, but he has set his eyes on your eldest daughter. As a mother, I am very happy!"

This is just a polite remark, but no one cares.

Marquis Yuanning smiled and agreed, but before anyone could deliver Lin Yimiao's engagement letter, a servant outside the door hurried in to report, "My Lord, the Crown Prince is outside, please clear the room!"

What was to come finally came. Both the Marquis' Mansion and the Prince of Qin's Mansion were aware of the situation and their expressions were relatively calm.

Seeing that the concubine smiled and remained silent, the Marquis of Yuanning cleared his throat and said, "Miaomiao, the concubine rarely comes to our mansion. You and Huanhuan should accompany her for a stroll."

Lin Yimiao bowed and accepted the gesture. As for Lin Chunhuan, she kept her head down, making it impossible to see the expression in her eyes.

As he was about to leave, Marquis Yuanning caught up with him and said, "Xiao Si, regarding the Crown Prince's matter..."

"Father, please prepare a set of men's clothes for me."

He gestured calmly twice, a smile visible on Marquis Yuanning's face. "Alright, I'll have the butler prepare immediately. Your eldest sister is with the Concubine Dowager. Please return to Tingshui Pavilion and wait."

There was no need to explain it in detail. Knowing that Lin Chunhuan wanted men's clothing just to meet the prince, Marquis Yuanning breathed a sigh of relief at the current situation.

Offending the Eastern Palace is a foregone conclusion; the key is how to repair the situation afterwards.

Although Marquis Yuanning is so tactful that he won't place all his hopes for repairs on Lin Chunhuan, it's always good to have an extra layer of protection.

Moreover, if it is really as Lin Yimiao said, Lin Chunhuan can successfully enter the Eastern Palace as a daughter of the Marquis, even if she is a concubine, that would be good!

Lin Chunhuan understood the obvious intention, but he was too lazy to refute it. A look of fatigue appeared between his brows. "Father, please ask the housekeeper to move faster."

What the prince meant by clearing the area was simply clearing out all the female members of the household present.

Before leaving, the concubine snorted coldly, "If you are so afraid of women, what's the point of marrying a wife? What kind of success can you achieve?"

No one dared to respond, even Marquis Yuanning could only put on an awkward smile and send the concubine away in a friendly manner.

Another half incense stick of time passed before the prince lifted up his clothes and strode into the main hall.

As soon as he entered the door, he met the King of Qin's eyes with a playful smile. Even though he was angry, he still politely called him, "Uncle."

"I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon, nephew."

The King of Qin dared to tease because he was his elder. Marquis Yuanning didn't have the guts to do that. He bowed respectfully before choosing his words carefully. "Your Highness, why did you suddenly come here today?"

"I am not prepared, and I am afraid that the hospitality will not be adequate."

"Fear?" The prince took a deep breath. "I actually think there's nothing you, Marquis Yuanning, wouldn't dare to do!"

Knowing that the prince was talking about Lin Yimiao's marriage, Marquis Yuanning did not dare to be careless and immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Highness, please calm down. What happened to my daughter was indeed an accident!"

"Even if I were given more courage, I would not dare to go against the marriage arranged by His Majesty!"

In just a few words, Marquis Yuanning was moved to tears. If Lin Chunhuan was present, he would have been amazed at the old man's acting skills.

The one with tears and snot looks very loyal.

But the Crown Prince simply snorted coldly at such a scene, "The Eastern Palace has already made all the arrangements for the engagement, but now your eldest daughter wants to remarry someone else. Does the Marquis want the whole world to laugh at the royal family?"

The prince's words were so serious that Marquis Yuanning couldn't even argue.

He knelt on the ground, trembling slightly, with layers of cold sweat on his body.

Although the biggest reason why he can reach his current position is because he is the only son of the current emperor, this does not mean that the prince is a good-for-nothing or an empty-headed fool!

Until this moment, the King of Qin, who had been silent all this time, slowly sat up straight. "Why are you so angry, Crown Prince? I have already reported this matter to my brother. It was just an accident."

"My royal brother has already said that he will choose a suitable princess for the crown prince. Otherwise, even if the eldest daughter of the Lin family is allowed to marry, she has already had physical contact with me. This...wouldn't it only make the world laugh at her even more?"

The prince frowned.

I never expected that in just one or two days, the King of Qin would act so quickly.

The marriage with the Marquis's Mansion was originally requested by him personally. If the marriage partner was changed to someone else, it would not achieve the result he wanted, but things have come to this point.

Seeing the King of Qin's fearless expression, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to swallow it.

When leaving the Marquis' Mansion, even though the prince was always good at hiding his thoughts, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of anger on his face. He didn't even get in the carriage, but directly mounted his horse and galloped towards the city gate.

Lin Chunhuan was waiting at the city gate.

This route is not difficult to guess, especially with Lin Yimiao's help.

The marriage dispute in the Marquis' Mansion has been repeated many times, and the prince always takes the same approach, without any novelty at all.

"Hey, the prince is alone today?"

Hearing the familiar voice, the prince tightened the reins suddenly. Turning around, he saw Lin Chunhuan squatting outside the city gate with an unknown wild grass in his mouth, looking like a little ruffian.

His already furrowed brows suddenly deepened, "Why are you here?"

"Didn't you just go to the Lin family? I have some relatives in the Marquis' Mansion. So... you came, and they were afraid that I, a scoundrel, would offend the distinguished guests and be kicked out temporarily."

Lin Chunhuan looked innocent and shrugged helplessly.

The relationship between father and daughter can also be considered as a relative relationship, so what she said should not be considered as deceiving the king.

Yes, that’s it!

The prince was silent for a moment, remembering that the man had mentioned his name. Since they all had the surname Lin, it seemed normal for them to have some relationship. His frown relaxed a little.

But at this moment, he really had no good feelings towards the man surnamed Lin. He lowered his eyelids and prepared to turn his horse around and leave.

But how could Lin Chunhuan do as he wished? He immediately spoke again, "How are you thinking about the matter I asked you to consider last time?"

"If your disease can be cured, you will have more than one choice, Lin Yimiao, and you can still achieve your goal."

Good job, the prince stopped.