Huo Baichuan didn't care how bad Zhao Shu's mood was at the moment; he only cared about achieving his goal. The two walked for a while longer when they suddenly heard someone talking ahead, "Second Brother, you said Mr. Huo isn't in the courtyard? Where could he have gone?"

Zhao Shu turned to stare at Huo Baichuan and lowered her voice, saying, "Mr. Huo, how did Zhao Changyan know your whereabouts?"

"So you're saying your Zhao family produces oddballs," Huo Baichuan replied coolly.

Then Zhao Nihong said frantically and anxiously, "That bitch Liuli is determined to ask the Emperor to grant her a marriage. What should we do if the Emperor really bestows her upon Mr. Huo?"

Huo Baichuan pulled Zhao Shu behind a clump of roadside roses, which conveniently blocked their bodies but did not prevent them from eavesdropping.

"Second brother, tomorrow I will also ask Father to go to the palace to ask the Emperor for a marriage decree." Zhao Nihong's voice was extremely anxious, as if she was willing to do anything.

A short while later, Zhao Changyan said, "Don't you admire Young Master Wei? Why are you so determined to marry Mr. Huo?"

"The Second Young Master is just the Second Young Master. He still has the Eldest Young Master Wei above him, so marrying into the family would make him look inferior. But Mr. Huo is different. He is the eldest son of the Huo family. This time when he came to the capital, the Emperor directly allowed him to choose one of the six ministries. This shows how much the Emperor values ​​him. Moreover, Mr. Huo is so handsome." Zhao Nihong said these words without the slightest bit of shyness. However, the fact that she could say these words to Zhao Changyan was enough to show that the relationship between the two siblings was not just that of ordinary siblings, but rather that they were extremely close.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shu asked Huo Baichuan with a puzzled look, "Mr. Huo, are you marital?"

“Even if you’re not married yet, you have no chance,” Huo Baichuan said.

Zhao Shu rolled her eyes at him, wondering what An was up to. "Have I shown any interest in you? Tch."

“Even if the Emperor were to grant you a marriage decree, Mr. Huo might not necessarily marry you.” Zhao Changyan raised a very practical question: the marriage of the eldest son of the Huo family is not something that can be decided by imperial decree at will.

Emperor Mingde was not a matchmaker; he never issued decrees for marriages without merit. Since his ascension to the throne, he had never issued a decree to bestow a marriage.

Zhao Nihong had obviously thought of this as well, and said in an extremely impatient voice, "So, I want to know where Mr. Huo is now. Second brother, you've prepared for so long, why did you still fail?" She was so angry that her heart was trembling.

“Neon, Young Master Wei is not bad either, why do you keep focusing on Mr. Huo?”

"Isn't that bitch Zhao Shu favored by the eldest daughter of the Huo family? I'll marry Mr. Huo and see what she can use to compete with me. If I really can't marry Mr. Huo, I'll marry the second young master of the Wei family. In any case, that bitch Zhao Shu can't get past me."

Hearing this, Zhao Shu chuckled to herself, thinking that she must have said it through gritted teeth. She turned back and whispered to Huo Baichuan, "See, others are only competing with me, not really wanting to marry you."

Huo Baichuan: ... "You mean, you also want to marry me?" The counterattack was so swift, he couldn't afford to suffer even the slightest loss.

Zhao Shu rolled her eyes at him several times, "Even if all the men in the world died, I would never marry you!" You dared to flirt with me? I'll change my name to something else.