Zheng Qing'er's words were like a huge thunderclap in Zheng Lin's ears, leaving him stunned and speechless, unable to react for a moment.
Madam Wang was overjoyed. "Really? Qing'er?" So her daughter will be a princess in the future? She will be the prince's mother-in-law?
Zheng Qing'er nodded, and shyly relayed what Prince Cheng had said when he met her, "It's true. The prince said he would come to our house to propose marriage when the time was right, and then marry his daughter into the family."
"Oh my!" Madam Wang clapped her hands. "This is wonderful! May our ancestors bless us! From now on, the Zheng and Wang families will rise to prominence!" Both the Zheng and Wang families are merchants with low social status. If Qing'er really marries Prince Cheng, as the maternal and paternal families of the Princess Cheng, they will naturally be able to rise to the top and become people of high status, no longer having to depend on others.
"Don't you think so, sir?"
A cry of "Master, isn't that right?" finally brought Zheng Lin back to his senses. His face flushed red, and it took him a while to find his voice. "Shameless! How could I have raised a daughter like you? Your parents are still alive, and you've already made a secret engagement? Do you think anyone would want you? Don't even dream about it! I don't care, from today onwards, you'll stay at home and wait to be married. Pretend I never said this, and I'll pretend I never heard it! Yi'an, take your sister back to her room!"
Huang Yi'an always followed Zheng Lin's lead, so he immediately took action. When Zheng Qing'er saw her elder brother coming towards her, she immediately shouted, "Father, I am already Prince Cheng's woman. If you marry me off to someone else, you are going against Prince Cheng and slapping him in the face!"
Zheng Lin froze on the spot, Huang Yi'an didn't dare to move either, and Huang Ziyao watched from the side, her eyes wide with disbelief. Wasn't her cousin always with her? When did she get involved with Prince Cheng?
Doesn't Prince Cheng already have a queen?
"You wretched child!" Zheng Lin plopped down on the stool.
"Master, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that Zheng Lin was still unhappy and his reaction was very strange, Qing'er was about to become a princess, and their family was about to rise to the top and become the best of the best.
This is all thanks to Qing'er; it's all because they have such a wonderful daughter.
“Mother, you don’t understand. It’s not a good thing for Qing’er to marry Prince Cheng!” Huang Yi’an spoke up at this moment. “Prince Cheng already has a princess. If Qing’er marries him, she will only be a concubine.” She might even become a maidservant, but Huang Yi’an did not say this aloud.
"Yi'an, what's wrong with you? Can't stand to see your sister doing well?" At this moment, Madam Wang didn't like Huang Yi'an anymore. Although she didn't have a son, there weren't any sons in the family either. As long as Zheng Qing'er successfully became the princess, she would gain status through her daughter, and whether she had a son or not wouldn't matter.
"An'er is right!" Zheng Lin roared, "Your Highness, Your Highness, you can only say these things at home. If you dare to say a single word outside, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Wang immediately shut her mouth, staring at Zheng Lin expectantly, not daring to utter a single word.
"I think you've been living too comfortably, and your brain has turned to tofu!" Zheng Lin looked at his wife, furious. "Whether it's her family background or her looks, Princess Cheng is top-notch in the capital. Who dares to say they can compare to her? Don't you know what kind of person your daughter is? How dare you say such things? Princess? Prince Cheng must be blind to divorce such a good princess and make your daughter a princess!"
Zheng Lin roared and his face turned red. Zheng Qing'er burst into tears. It was too embarrassing to be scolded by her father in front of so many people.
But her father, Zheng Lin, clearly disregarded her feelings today, pointing at Zheng Qing'er and cursing, "How could I, a man of my wits, have given birth to a daughter with such a brain? What's so good about you? You have no family background, no looks, and no good temperament. Why would Prince Cheng be interested in you? He's after my money! Once you get my money, your days are over!" Zheng Lin's success wasn't entirely due to luck. Over the years, he had met too many people and knew that some things couldn't be solved with money. Therefore, he was always cautious when interacting with certain people, not only to avoid offending them unintentionally, but also to avoid being completely wiped out.
But who knew that what he had been careful about for more than ten years would be dragged into by his own daughter.
How could he not be angry?
He even considered kicking his daughter to death.
“Then, sir…” Madam Wang suddenly realized what was going on. “What should we do? What if Prince Cheng really… really… then we… we…” Although she was a woman and didn’t understand the ways of the court, she was fortunate to have money and people willing to give her face, and she had heard a lot of things.
Everyone is saying that the Crown Prince has not been established for a long time, and the princes are all vying for power. Among them, the Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince have the greatest advantage. The Fourth Prince is outstanding in both literary and military affairs, and the Sixth Prince's mother is the Emperor's favorite woman. As a result, the Sixth Prince is also favored by the Emperor.
As for the other princes, they paled in comparison to these two.
Although she was unaware of the dangers involved, Wang knew that achieving great things required a lot of money. If Prince Cheng had really set his sights on this and that's why he approached their family, what should they do?
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