Zhao Han's nonsense was taken seriously by the Emperor and Empress. Not long after, the Empress herself organized and hosted a flower-viewing banquet.
The newly appointed Duke of Yu was naturally among those invited. To put it bluntly, this was because the Emperor wanted to find a wife for Zhao Han.
All the young ladies from various families who had reached the age of marriage were summoned.
Naturally, the young ladies of each family had no idea that the Emperor and Empress intended to marry them off to an old man who was actually a shell of a person who had lived for thousands of years.
Each of them put on what they considered their most beautiful clothes and wore the most fashionable makeup.
The items I use are mostly from the Huicuige boutique shop.
Everyone knows that Huicuige products are easy to use and won't smudge your makeup or damage your skin.
Especially skincare products; the more you use them, the clearer and more radiant your skin becomes.
Since the opening of the Huicui Pavilion boutique, the dressing style of young women in Beijing has changed significantly.
For example, she changed out of the traditional three-layered dresses and put on a simple and well-fitting dress sewn by Huicuige.
The inner garments also changed from the traditional bellyband and open-crotch pants to a bra and boxer shorts.
Shoes are no longer limited to soft-soled embroidered shoes.
Inspired by leather shoes, even if the shoes I wear are not from Huicui Pavilion, the soles of the shoes I wear are much thicker.
At the very least, people knew to use an awl to pierce the sole and then sew the sole with hemp rope; this was a qualitative leap in the development of clothing.
Then there are bags. Anyone with a little money will have a small leather bag, whether carried by hand or worn crossbody.
Of course, there are also those with skillful hands who, following the designs of Huicui Pavilion, sew all sorts of bags out of fabric.
The ladies attending the flower viewing party are carrying all sorts of backpacks and handbags in various styles.
With its modern elements and exquisite embroidery, Zhao Qingyan felt that if she hadn't taught the bag design to others,
With his meager aesthetic talent, Huicuige handbags would have been crushed to dust long ago.
"Qingyan, your task today is to choose a beautiful wife for your godfather."
This is the task your aunt gave you today; you must complete it.
The Empress called Zhao Qingyan to her side and whispered something.
Zhao Qingyan's eyes widened.
“Aunt, this is making things difficult for me. My father, no, my godfather, if he could get married, he would have done so long ago. I have never seen him fall for any young girl.”
In her words, that's called destroying the flowers of the motherland.
"That's utter nonsense. It's perfectly normal for men to have three wives and four concubines."
It's common for an eighty-year-old man to marry an eighteen-year-old girl. I just don't believe that if a wife is offered to him, he really won't accept her.
You wouldn't want your godfather to be all alone at his age, would you?
The Empress was practically poking Zhao Qingyan's forehead to make a point.
Zhao Qingyan expressed her bitterness, but couldn't put it into words.
I wonder if she'll get a spanking tomorrow if she puts a girl in Zhao Han's room today.
Having no other choice, Zhao Qingyan still tried to find Zhao Han.
"Dad, what should we do? He gave me orders that I absolutely have to find you a wife."
What do you suggest we do?
These girls in the courtyard, why don't you just take any one of them into your room?
Putting everything else aside, let's just consider it as satisfying physiological needs.
"Dad, don't tell me you can't do it, or I'll look down on you."
Zhao Han really wants to hit the child right now.
"You brat, who do you think I am?"
I was a bit foolish in my past life, but I didn't recover my memories then.
Now that my memories have returned, how could I possibly act as recklessly as before?
Zhao Qingyan pursed her lips.
"So you've regained your memories? What, you want monogamy now? Do you want to find faithful love? Tell me, finding someone who's compatible with you is too difficult."
Who told you to be so old?
"What am I going to do? I've been given a death order, and if I don't complete it, I won't be able to explain it to the Emperor and Empress."
Zhao Han felt even more urge to hit the child.
"You wicked girl who sold out her father for personal gain, are you trying to drive me crazy?"
"Just to complete a mission, you want your father to sacrifice himself? Do you know that's unfilial?"
Zhao Qingyan tilted her head back.
Do you know how many people envy you for having such an open-minded daughter like me?
I don't care at all how many women my dad has had or how many children he's had.
Haha, no joke, Dad, do you really want to live this life like an ascetic?
Don't you want to live a simple life with your wife, kids, and a warm bed?
Zhao Han's expression changed instantly.
"Oh dear, my own daughter is disgusted with this old man. She's not planning to take care of me in my old age or see me off when I die."
My life is so hard. I've lived several lifetimes, and I only have this one daughter. And my daughter actually looks down on me.
They don't want me to take care of their grandson anymore; they don't plan to look after me in the future.
My life is so miserable, I'm so heartbroken, I don't want to live anymore, sob sob sob..."
Zhao Qingyan was frightened by Zhao Han's performance, especially when she saw his red eyes.
Zhao Qingyan broke down.
"Dad, don't cry. I'm trying to persuade you to get married, why are you so upset?"
You'll always be my dad. How could I not take care of you in your old age and see you off when you die? How could I not take care of you?
Ah...you can't do this! That's a handkerchief I just embroidered, the first one I've ever embroidered in my life. I'm not going to use it to wipe my nose.
I have some tissues here, you can use them.
"Oh, Dad, you're so dirty, stop acting."
If Zhao Han hadn't snatched the handkerchief Zhao Qingyan had embroidered herself to wipe her nose, Zhao Qingyan would have truly believed his acting skills.
That's it?
It was all because Zhao Han learned that Zhao Qingyan could embroider, so he asked her to embroider a set of clothes for him, saying that he would wear them as old clothes when he got old, but Zhao Qingyan refused.
"Don't talk about life and death. You're in great health, you don't need that stuff. I won't embroider it for you."
It's not easy for me to embroider a flower that's even remotely presentable.
How did you come up with the idea of having me embroider your burial clothes?
Zhao Qingyan couldn't understand Zhao Han's strange ideas.
But Zhao Han insisted that she had to embroider, otherwise she would never be able to use any of the things she had sewn herself.
And so, Zhao Han took the opportunity to snatch Zhao Qingyan's handkerchief and wipe his nose.
He knew Zhao Qingyan's temperament perfectly well.
She has obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness; anything she considers dirty, she will absolutely not touch again.
Zhao Qingyan sat next to Zhao Han.
"Dad, can you tell me why you insist that I embroider your old clothes?"
I can make you clothes, but I really don't want to make you that thing.
Has something happened that I don't know about?
Zhao Han wiped away his tears and snot, and returned to normal.
He turned to look at his own daughter.
"Sigh, I feel that this place is rejecting me, and I'm afraid I can no longer stay with you."
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