After Xu Mengqi said this, she ran back to her room angrily and cried, regardless of her father's expression.
The wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei hurriedly followed Xu Mengqi into the room and said, "Qi'er, you can't treat your father like this. How can you let your father marry on his own?"
Xu Mengqi raised her eyes and looked at the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei, tears streaming down her face as she said, "Mother, I will not marry a merchant. I will never marry a merchant, even if I die."
The wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei sighed and said, "But Mengqi, disobeying the order is a capital crime..."
Xu Mengqi burst into tears and said, "How could Daddy agree to such a ridiculous marriage?"
The wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei said, "Be good, don't cry yet. Why don't you go and take a look at Su Zhan first? I heard that he looks a bit like the Crown Prince, and he is also very handsome among young men."
Xu Mengqi said, "I'm not Fu Anran, who only chooses her husband based on his looks. If I marry Su Zhan, wouldn't I become the biggest joke in Chang'an City?"
The wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei wiped Xu Mengqi's tears and said, "Mother knows you are strong-willed, but as your father said, this son-in-law is not bad. The sons of nobles you want to marry may have families that are only glamorous on the surface, but in reality they have long been unable to make ends meet... There are not too many families like this in Chang'an City.
Your Majesty is now vigorously promoting trade with the Western Regions. He has allowed the Marquis of Zhenbei to marry into the Su family, which shows that he values our Xu family. Su Zhan has the support of the lord of our Xu family, and his future will be very bright.
Do you still remember the priceless, flawless mutton-fat jade bracelet in the Nine Treasures Pavilion two years ago? That jade bracelet was later bought by Su Zhan. I heard he spent 30,000 taels of silver..."
Xu Mengqi couldn't help but frown upon hearing this and continued, "He spent thirty thousand taels of silver to buy the mutton-fat jade bracelet the woman was wearing. It's clear that there's a woman he cares deeply about in his heart. He's already twenty-five years old and still unmarried, so he must have someone else in his heart..."
Yes, I have to go meet him and ask him to tell His Majesty that he already has a lover, and ask him to disobey the order..."
When Xu Mengqi thought of this, she stood up and asked the maid to get hot water to wash her face, and also asked the maid to prepare the carriage.
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West Street, inside Su’s Dental Clinic.
Yun Xiangye noticed that Su Zhan's expression was not right and whispered, "Cousin..."
Su Zhan looked at Yun Xiangye and forced a smile, saying, "Your Majesty has shown mercy and is willing to marry me to the daughter of the Zhenbei Marquisate. This is a great joy for me. The young lady from the Xu family is now my ideal match."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly when she saw Su Zhan's smile, which was uglier than crying.
Su Zhan said: "Since it is His Majesty who has granted us this marriage, I will treat her well and respect her in the future..."
Yun Xiangye pondered in his heart, but he did not love her. "I have seen Miss Xu several times. She is a beauty. Cousin, it is indeed a blessing for you to have such a wife. You must cherish her well."
Su Zhan nodded slightly. It is impossible that there is not a single unsatisfactory thing in life, and this marriage is not unsatisfactory at all.
When Yun Xiangye was about to leave Su's Dental Clinic, she ran into Xu Mengqi head-on.
Xu Mengqi immediately recognized Yun Xiangye standing before her and asked, "Prince's Consort, why is it you? Why are you here?"
Yun Xiangye said, "Miss Xu, the owner of Su's dental clinic, Su Zhan, is my aunt's cousin."
Xu Mengqi frowned and looked at Yun Xiangye, snorting softly, "No wonder His Majesty granted me this marriage. It turns out you had a cunning plan. Yun, although I proposed marriage to the Prince of Ning, that was three years ago. How could you treat me like this? You married into a higher position yourself, yet you tricked me into marrying down?"
Yun Xiangye saw that Xu Mengqi had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained, "Miss Xu, I'm afraid you've misunderstood. It wasn't me who schemed against you, but His Royal Highness. This arranged marriage was His Royal Highness's idea."
Xu Mengqi frowned and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince? Why would Your Highness the Crown Prince grant me a marriage?"
Yun Xiangye said, "If Miss Xu doesn't believe me, you can ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I don't need to do this for Gu Yan."
After saying this, Yun Xiangye got on the princess's carriage and left.
Xu Mengqi stood where she was. Her original idea of going in to find Su Zhan made her back off. If this marriage was only because His Majesty wanted to promote trade with the Western Regions, then there was still a chance to ask His Majesty to withdraw his order.
But if it was decided by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there must be reasons that she didn't know about, and Xu Mengqi didn't dare to go against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's order.
Xu Mengqi was thinking about finding out the details of the arranged marriage when she saw Su Zhan coming out of the house and bowing to her, saying, "Miss Xu."
Xu Mengqi looked over and saw that Su Zhan's features truly resembled those of the Crown Prince...
Xu Mengqi saw Su Zhan and asked, "Mr. Su, do you know why His Highness wants to grant us marriage?"
Su Zhan dismissed his attendants, and Xu Mengqi also asked the maid beside her to leave.
Su Zhan said, "I once had a childhood sweetheart, and now she is your Highness's bedmate. Your Highness granted me marriage because he wanted me to let go of my childhood sweetheart. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, neither of us can disobey it. Since we are going to be husband and wife, I don't want to hide this from Miss Xu..."
Xu Mengqi couldn't help but clench her fists when she heard this. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was really going too far!
After all, she was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, yet she became a pawn used by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. However, Xu Mengqi also understood that she could not change the fact that she was a pawn of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and she had no choice but to accept her fate.
Xu Mengqi looked at Su Zhan, her chin held high and she lowered her eyes as she said, "I am the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei. Although I have the imperial decree and must marry you, you must also show some sincerity in asking for my hand in marriage. I want you to bring the 30,000 taels of mutton-fat white jade bracelet you bought earlier to propose to me."
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