Chapter 301 Public Relationship
When Zhao Liya and her daughter arrived, Zhou Hansheng saw them at a glance. His eyes lit up and he couldn't help but ride his horse to meet them.
"Father-in-law! Xiaoya!"
His wife looked really pretty today. Zhou Hansheng couldn't take his eyes off her after taking one look at her.
The surprise in his eyes was so obvious and burning that even the usually generous Zhao Liya couldn't help but blush slightly, and took advantage of the moment to glare at him.
Zhou Hansheng laughed. His wife looked so beautiful even when she stared at him. She was full of vigor and heroic spirit. In short, no one could compare to her!
Zhou Hansheng was very happy. He dismounted with a smile on his face and bowed to Zhao Xiang with his fists clasped.
Zhao Xiang nodded, glanced at Zhao Liya and said with a smile: "I will leave Aya to you today. Be careful when you enter the hunting ground. You must protect her well."
"Don't worry, father-in-law. With Xiaoxu here, Xiaoya will definitely be safe!"
"Um!"
Zhao Xiang nodded with satisfaction, chatted with him for a few words, gave Zhao Liya some instructions, and then left.
Of course he would not enter the hunting ground, as he needed to accompany the emperor today.
Everyone knows that when Zhao Xiang and his family were exiled to Lingnan, the old lady of the Duke of Liguo's Mansion sent someone to cancel the engagement with the Zhao family.
Although the Duke's Mansion had kept this matter relatively low-key, the reason they broke off the engagement with the Zhao family was to distance themselves from them and avoid being implicated. Therefore, it was naturally impossible for them to completely conceal this from everyone. That would be meaningless.
Therefore, the two families broke off their engagement, and everyone in the capital who should know about it knew about it.
The Zhao family was exiled, and the two families were no longer a match. It was natural to cancel the engagement, and no one would think there was anything wrong with it.
Even if some people despise what the Duke of Liguo's Mansion does, they won't say anything.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, Zhao Xiang and the others came back!
When the Zhao family came back, many families were actually hiding in the dark, waiting to watch the fun and see how the Duke of Liguo's Mansion and the Zhao family would end up.
Unexpectedly, Duke Liguo actually ordered the prince to help the Zhao family clean up the mansion. Everyone regarded this as a sincere apology from the Duke Liguo's Mansion.
After all, the relationship between Duke Liguo and Zhao Xiang has always been good. It was the old lady of Duke Liguo's mansion who decided to cancel the engagement. At that time, Duke Liguo was on business outside and knew nothing about it. So now that he has taken the initiative to repair the relationship, it is normal for Zhao Xiang not to refuse.
As officials in the same dynasty, harmony is the most important thing. How can they fight and kill each other like mortal enemies all day long?
However, no one thinks the two families will renew their engagement.
No one thinks that the relationship between the two families will return to what it was before.
Zhao Xiang has always loved his daughter. How could he agree to marry his daughter off again after she had suffered such humiliation?
Furthermore, people from the Second Prince's faction have hinted more than once, both explicitly and covertly, that Zhao Xiang will stand on the Second Prince's side after returning to the capital this time.
As for the Duke Liguo's Mansion, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family was exiled after all. She had been in exile for so many years. God knows what happened to her in Lingnan. Her reputation has long been tarnished. She is no longer a real noble lady or a lady from a noble family in the capital. How can she be worthy of the prince of the Duke Liguo's Mansion?
Until today
In this enclosure, the eldest son of the Duke of Liguo's mansion bowed respectfully to Zhao Xiang in public, calling him "Father-in-law!" Zhao Xiang's daughter, dressed in riding clothes, looked heroic and smiled as she stood beside the eldest son of the Duke of Liguo's mansion. Obviously, the two of them were very familiar with each other!
"Boom!" The matter exploded.
"What's going on? Didn't the two families break off the engagement? Why are they—"
"Yeah! How long has the Zhao family been back in Beijing? When did the two families renew their engagement? How come I haven't heard anything about it?"
"Marriage is no joke. The behavior of these two families is truly baffling."
"No wonder the Prince of Liguo went to clean the Zhao family's mansion and redeemed their former servants. So that's how it is."
"well"
Naturally, the matter could not be hidden from the Second Prince and Concubine Yan.
When Concubine Yan heard the news, her smile froze instantly. The Second Prince, who was accompanying the emperor, was furious.
When Zhao Xiang slowly came before the emperor, the second prince stared at him coldly with anger in his eyes, as if he wanted to stare a hole in him.
Seeing that Zhao Xiang was still elegant and calm, as if he had not done anything to offend him, and as if it was natural and reasonable for him to do so, how could the Second Prince, who already had a bad temper, stand such stimulation?
The Second Prince stared at Zhao Xiang and sneered, "Lord Zhao and the Duke of Liguo are getting married again? When did this happen?"
In front of the Emperor, the Second Prince's angry and aggressive questioning was actually very unbecoming, but he had always been favored, so why would he care about such details? The Emperor would not bother with him either.
Zhao Xiang said, "Your Highness, my daughter's engagement with the Duke of Liguo's son has never been cancelled."
"What are you talking about! This is impossible!"
The second prince was almost furious. The Zhou family and the prince's family were relatives, and Zhou Han Sheng was the prince's cousin. If Zhao Xiang really wanted to be with him, this marriage contract would definitely not happen.
And he had never told me about this!
What does he mean!
"Master Zhao, why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"
The second prince became even angrier and furious.
Zhao Xiang frowned slightly, a little displeased: "Your Highness, what do you mean by this? Isn't the engagement between our two families known to everyone? Besides, even if they don't know, this is our business and has nothing to do with others. What do you want me to say? Your Highness, I really can't understand your anger towards me."
"you!"
The second prince glared at him fiercely, almost exploding with anger.
After hearing what Zhao Xiang said, the emperor also realized something and couldn't help but said, "Mo'er, speak properly."
The Emperor had always held Zhao Xiang in high regard. His exile was partly due to his impulsive anger, and of course, the Second Prince had also instigated it. He felt some regret afterwards, but a promise made was not something he could easily change. Furthermore, he wanted to teach Zhao Xiang a lesson, so he exiled him.
But the feeling of regret never went away.
After Zhao Xiang came back, he was still as elegant, calm and reserved as ever, and became even more respectful to him. The emperor was very happy!
He even felt a little relieved and faintly proud: she was worthy of being someone he valued. Even in exile, she remained unyielding, steady and calm. This kind of elegance and bearing alone was not something that everyone could possess.
When asked about his life in Lingnan, Zhao Xiang described it in even more vivid detail. He described the academy, shipping, and making the local people rich. Although most of the work was done by his daughter and adopted son, the credit was not appropriate to be given to them. Moreover, Zhao Xiang needed this credit to be useful, so he had to borrow it.
(End of this chapter)
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