After taking a quick look around at their group, someone in the crowd immediately locked onto Zhao Yiming.
"That young man in white is here to take part in the palace examination!"
Zhao Yiming paused as he was walking, realizing that he was the one being talked about. He felt it would be awkward to embarrass the other person in public and allow someone with ulterior motives to take advantage of him, so he casually replied, "Exactly."
The middle-aged man who had spoken did not expect Zhao Yiming to actually reply to him. He cheerfully followed up with, "Young Master, you have already achieved so much at such a young age. You are truly a young and promising man. Incredible! Incredible!"
You look so young, so you probably haven't married yet! I happen to have two daughters of marriageable age, both talented and beautiful. Why don't you consider starting a family together?"
Tian An: “!!!”
What?! This is poaching her right in front of her!
Without Tian An's permission, the two younger brothers would quit.
"You're so unreserved! How can you propose marriage in public like this?"
"Exactly, no shame."
The two of them raised their hands and stretched out a finger to stroke their faces, making shameless gestures, and each of them spoke a word to the middle-aged man.
Unfortunately, the man was not affected at all: "Go away, go away, you little brat who hasn't even fully grown all his hair, what do you know? Except for the tribute students who came to take the palace examination, everyone here is here to propose marriage for their daughters, and I'm not the only one.
There are only a few good men left, and even the most reserved ones will be picked up by others."
Xiaokang and Xiaoqi suddenly realized that they had encountered someone who was trying to capture their son-in-law.
Looking at the crowd of people around them, the two of them subconsciously moved closer to Zhao Yiming. No matter what, they had to protect their sister and brother-in-law from being snatched away.
At this time, Yaoyao spoke up and shouted to the middle-aged man: "My cousin is already engaged, you can choose someone else for your daughter!"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man suddenly looked regretful.
Alas! How come such a handsome and promising young man belongs to someone else?
After the disappointment, thinking of his unmarried daughter at home, he once again cheered up and looked for new goals.
Unlike him, the man next to him heard that Zhao Yiming was engaged. Although he felt a little sorry, he didn't mind. He said to Zhao Yiming loudly:
"Sir, please stay. It doesn't matter if you're engaged. I have three daughters at home, all of them are beautiful. With your talent, it would be a blessing for them to be their concubine."
As he spoke, he immediately pulled out three booklets from his pocket and waved them at Zhao Yiming, "I've brought all the Geng Ties, choose one!"
Tian An frowned as she listened. This man actually didn't cherish his own daughter at all. He took his daughter's birth certificate in broad daylight and wanted her to be someone's concubine. He was simply unworthy of being a father. She hated such people the most in her life.
But before she could recover from her anger, another slovenly man came with a few booklets and shouted, "Sir, don't listen to him. His daughter is short, not as tall as my daughter. She is not worthy of being your concubine.
Choose my daughter! My daughter is the most gentle and virtuous, knows how to serve others, and is broad-minded. She won't be jealous. I guarantee that you will have a peaceful backyard in the future and can build your career with peace of mind."
Unexpectedly, as soon as the man finished speaking, he was pushed aside and said, "Sir, don't trust him. He is a stingy person and never feeds his daughters enough. They are all as thin as bamboo poles. It is obvious that he will have difficulty in having children.
My daughter is different. She is big and strong. If you marry her, I guarantee you will have two children in three years."
"Bah! Your daughter is so fat that she can hardly walk, and she's so lazy. Stop causing trouble for the young master.
You should choose my family! I've brought everyone with me, and they're in the carriage over there. You only need to go over and take a look. If you like her, I'll go back and prepare immediately. We can get married today and have the bridal chamber tonight..."
"His is not good, so choose mine!"
"Sir, my daughter is good..."
"Young Master..."
Looking at this group of people in front of him who were noisily promoting their own daughters and slandering other people's daughters, arguing until their faces were red and their necks were thick, just to make their daughters become concubines, Tian An felt his temples throbbing and felt annoyed.
Seeing that this group of people were no longer satisfied with verbal battles and were beginning to resort to violence, Xiaokang, Xiaoqi and Yaoyao were all frightened by the scene before them and subconsciously reached out to hold Tian An and Zhao Yiming.
Tian An held Yaoyao's hand and looked at Zhao Yiming's handsome face helplessly. He suddenly regretted choosing this outfit for him at the Duke's Mansion. It was really too attractive.
I regret it so much!
Zhao Yiming was also shocked by this scene. Seeing that those people were about to fight, he hurriedly shouted, "I don't want to take a concubine."
Unfortunately, the words were drowned out by the quarreling crowd as soon as they came out.
Moreover, those people were arguing and pushing towards them, as if they were forcing Zhao Yiming to choose a girl as his concubine today.
Seeing this, the officers and soldiers guarding the cordon hurriedly urged Zhao Yiming and the others to leave quickly.
At Tian Mingwu's command, everyone protected Tian An and the others and quickly passed through this road, rushing directly to the open area at the palace gate, and stopped when they were far away from those people.
After letting out a long breath, Xiaokang turned around and said, "How scary!"
Xiao Qi nodded, "Brother-in-law Yiming is indeed a popular figure."
Yaoyao also agreed: "I think the way those people looked at my cousin just now really looked like they wanted to eat him up."
Zhao Yiming: "..."
Tian An: That was a close call! Luckily she acted quickly.
Tian Mingwu: This kid is really a disaster. No, I have to keep a close eye on him. I can’t let my daughter-in-law and her talent go to waste.
Closer to the palace gate is the gathering place for the tribute students who are about to take part in the palace examination. Tian An and the others can only stop here.
After reluctantly saying goodbye to Tian An and others, Zhao Yiming walked towards the gathering place.
Tian An and the others retreated to the side and waited in an open space specially prepared for those taking the exam.
I met a lot of acquaintances here.
Gu Jinyan's mother and daughter and her aunt sent Gu Jinzhi, the eldest son of the Gu family, to take the exam; her aunt and aunt Rong sent An Yichen, the eldest cousin of the An family, to take the exam; and the two brothers An Yiji and An Yiku.
After the group of people greeted each other, they started chatting with people they knew.
Seeing that Gu Jinyan looked a little unhappy, Tian An asked and found out that she was frightened when she came here just now.
It is said that An Yichen is one of the few young tribute students this time, and he is also good-looking. I believe they have also experienced what happened just now.
Thinking of the scene just now, Tian An didn't know what to say. He could only reach out and hold Gu Jinyan's hand to comfort her.
I also gave her a piece of white peach flavored cooling candy. Eating the candy would help her relax and feel better.
The crowd did not disperse until all the tribute students were led into the palace by relevant officials from the Ministry of Rites.
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