Chapter 131 Those Eyes
The glance that Emperor Tai'an gave Princess Yi'an was not obvious, but for some reason, Princess Yi'an caught it.
Her heart skipped a beat and she became inexplicably nervous.
Yang Zhe's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. He said respectfully, "My humble family is poor, and I have no means to support my wife and children. I simply wish to do my best to help the Emperor."
Emperor Tai'an shook his head and said, "I don't like to hear that. You are my chosen number one scholar, a future pillar of the nation. If even you are not qualified to marry and have children, how many others are? Don't worry about finding a wife. I will keep an eye out for a suitable one later."
"I am ashamed to have caused Your Majesty to worry about this for me."
Emperor Tai'an smiled and said, "Well, it's still early, let's go for a walk."
"I will take my leave."
After Yang Zhe left, the prince couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "You really worry a lot."
This is his father, not Yang Zhe's. Why should he care about Yang Zhe's lifelong affairs?
Emperor Tai'an glared at the prince: "What did you just say?"
"Nothing." The prince replied angrily.
With others present, Emperor Tai'an did not reprimand the Crown Prince. He said calmly, "Let's all return to the palace. Liu Chuan, arrange for someone to escort Princess Ninghua back to the palace."
Qi Qiong boldly said, "Uncle Emperor, my niece just went out to play with the princess and saw that my two brothers were there. There's no need to trouble Eunuch Liu to take me back to the mansion. Can I go directly to find my two brothers?"
Emperor Tai'an certainly wouldn't be embarrassed by such a small matter, and he nodded immediately: "Go."
Qi Qiong said goodbye respectfully, but when he came out onto the street, he couldn't find any trace of Lin Hao.
Yes, she was here to see Lin Hao. Yang Zhe's gift of the lantern had filled her with curiosity, and she wanted to ask her friend something.
Qi Qiong was walking back and forth on the street when she heard someone shout, "Little sister, why are you running around like a headless chicken?"
"Second brother?" Qi Qiong walked over and glanced at the lantern in Qi Shuo's hand. "Big brother, is this lantern for me?"
Before Qi Shuo could speak, Qi Huan smiled and said, "Little sister, I advise you to be self-aware. This is clearly for Miss Lin Er."
Qi Qiong glanced at him and said, "Second brother, you know so much. Did you think that this lantern was for you? Did you ask and get hurt before you knew the truth?"
Qi Huan paused.
"You didn't see it, okay?"
Qi Shuo said: "She went over there with her friends."
Qi Qiong was a little irritated by his brother's nonchalant demeanor: "Where did Ah Hao go with the glass lantern that Yang Zhuangyuan gave him?"
Is my brother a blockhead?
Qi Huan gave his sister a thumbs-up. "At the time, I urged my elder brother to give the butterfly lantern to Miss Lin Er, but he didn't react at all. With that, how can he compete with Yang Zhuangyuan?"
When Qi Huan thought of Yang Zhe, he felt a sense of crisis for his brother: "That boy has a slicked-back face and looks like he's just trying to please girls. Big brother, you can't be careless."
Qi Qiong couldn't bear to listen any longer: "Second brother, there's no need to slander others like this."
Yang Zhuangyuan's handsome appearance is called greasy hair and powdered face?
"Little sister, why are you speaking up for that guy? Hiss—are you attracted to that pretty boy?"
Qi Qiong: "Shut up!"
The bickering between his younger brother and sister actually brought a faint smile to Qi Shuo's lips: "Yang Zhuangyuan can't get past the old lady and Mrs. Lin of the Lin family."
No matter how outstanding Yang Zhe was, in the eyes of the Lin family's old lady and Mrs. Lin, his background was too similar to that of Miss Lin's father. He was certain that the Lin family would never consider Yang Zhe as a son-in-law.
Qi Shuo lowered his eyes and looked at the exquisitely crafted butterfly lantern.
Still angry!
Just as Qi Shuo expected, the old lady and Mrs. Lin were shocked when they heard that the top scholar gave a lantern to Miss Lin Er on the Lantern Festival.
The two of them held an urgent discussion behind Lin Hao's back.
"No, absolutely not. No matter how much I love Ah Hao, I will not agree to this marriage."
The old lady glanced at Lin and said, "Now you understand how a mother feels, don't you?"
Lin sighed, "Mom, it's useless for me to understand. Ah Hao is just beginning to fall in love, she can't understand it yet!"
The old lady was also worried, but she consoled herself with a hope: "Ah Hao is much more sensible than you. He should listen to us...right?"
"That's not necessarily true. Love is the thing that makes people lose their minds and do whatever they want."
The old lady rolled her eyes at her daughter and said unhappily, "You sound quite experienced."
"Why are you still bringing up the past? Ah Hao is in crisis now. Sigh!"
The old lady also sighed: "Alas, my children and grandchildren are all debts."
As soon as Lin Hao entered the door, he heard the sighs of his grandmother and mother. He asked curiously, "Grandma, Mom, is there something wrong at home?"
"without."
Lin Hao was even more puzzled and walked over to sit down. "Then why are you two sighing?"
"It's all because of you." Lin, who couldn't hold back her temper, spoke incessantly, "Your grandmother and mother were worried that you'd been seduced by that kid named Yang."
Lin Hao was stunned: "You mean Yang Zhuangyuan?"
"If not him, who else could it be?"
Lin Hao laughed: "Mom, don't worry about it. Yang Zhuangyuan didn't know any other girls, so he gave me the glass lamp."
Lin sneered, "Silly girl, you're the only one who believes such talk. Since he doesn't know anyone, why not just give it to an ordinary woman? Everyone knows that the top scholar wouldn't be interested in an ordinary woman, and the gift of the lantern was over in the blink of an eye. But he chose to give it to you, who has an outstanding family background and good looks. Isn't this just looking for trouble and making people think too much? It's obvious that he has this intention!"
Seeing her daughter staring at her blankly, Lin stretched out her hand and waved: "Why are you so stupid?"
Lin laughed: "I am surprised that my mother thinks so thoroughly."
Lin took an awkward sip of tea. "I was confused by the situation before, but now I see it clearly. I'm telling you, that guy just took advantage of your beauty and good family background. He has no good intentions."
"It's normal to be interested in these things." Lin Hao said honestly, "Back then, you didn't want my sister to marry the King of Wei, wasn't it because he was too fat?"
Lin gasped: "Ah Hao, are you really interested in that boy named Yang?"
Lin Hao's face flushed slightly: "No."
No matter how thick-skinned you are, it's too strange to discuss such things with your grandmother or mother.
Lin carefully examined her daughter's expression, and the more she looked, the more anxious she became: "Ah Hao, you are shy!"
This must be touching!
Lin Hao was helpless: "Mom, really not. I have no connection with Yang Zhuangyuan, and I don't know him well, so how can I say that I like him? If Yang Zhuangyuan really comes to propose marriage, you can just reject him directly if you are not satisfied. There is no need to worry so much."
Seeing that Lin Hao's expression did not seem fake, Lin finally felt relieved and turned to ask a question: "What kind of person does Ah Hao like?"
What kind of person do you like?
Lin Hao was stunned by the question.
At this moment, a pair of eyes suddenly flashed in her mind.
She was lying on the snow, and the man lying on top of her had his face covered with a black scarf, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
Perhaps the near-death experience blurred her perception. She only vaguely remembered that they were a pair of beautiful eyes, but could not recall any other details.
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