Guo Hao irritably stuffed a piece of jerky into his mouth, crossed his legs, and leaned against a stone pillar.
"What's all the commotion? Did someone get caught having an affair, or was some corrupt official executed along with his entire family?"
The pageboy waved his hands repeatedly.
"Neither, it's Madam Jiang."
Guo Hao immediately sat up.
What's wrong with her?
The pageboy hurriedly said, "She's going to marry His Highness the Ninth Prince. The imperial edict has already been issued, and the news is spreading like wildfire. Everyone says that Lady Jiang was born a vixen, and that the Ninth Prince ousted his officials and forced his way back to his mansion because of her. He even went to the Emperor Emeritus, insisting on marrying her, and didn't even give the Empress Dowager any face. He forced that county princess from the Yun family to come into the mansion as a concubine, not even giving her the rank of secondary consort. Many people are cursing her, saying that the God of War has become a lecherous devil, disregarding ethics and violating etiquette."
Guo Hao was stunned.
After a long pause, he murmured,
"She...she agreed?"
The pageboy looked puzzled.
"How could she refuse the title of the Ninth Prince's principal wife? She would definitely have agreed happily."
Guo Hao felt a tightness in his chest.
"How could you agree? You clearly said you didn't like it."
"Who wouldn't like it?"
At this moment, Xia Yu walked over with a smile and handed over the newly copied policy paper.
"I wrote this with my left hand, so the teacher definitely won't be able to tell. What are you all talking about?"
He then sat down next to Guo Hao.
Guo Hao is not a narrow-minded person.
After the Su family incident, Xia Yu personally apologized to him in front of many people and even knelt down.
Later, she even took the initiative to help him out of the predicament where he was being harassed by the teacher.
Furthermore, with Huo Zhen absent, Guo Hao did not reject his overtures.
However, he remained cautious and did not develop a close relationship with her.
He stuffed the test paper into his sleeve, tossed over a handful of dried meat, and said, "Thanks."
Xia Yu took the pillar that was leaning against the opposite side.
"I just heard a lot of people talking about the imperial edict. Who is that Lady Jiang? She actually managed to marry the Ninth Prince as his principal wife. She's really got some skills."
The pageboy often heard Guo Hao mention Jiang Qingwan, and upon hearing this, he casually remarked on it.
"That's certainly impressive, even my young lord..."
"Shut up, that's the Ninth Prince's Consort, don't gossip."
Guo Hao coldly stopped him, got up, dusted himself off, and left.
A calculating glint flashed in Xia Yu's eyes as he jokingly chased after them.
"Young Marquis, why are you keeping us in suspense? You only said half of what you meant, it's so frustrating."
None of them saw that a slender and handsome young man was standing not far away, and his expression changed drastically after hearing what they said.
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