Mrs. Zheng seemed to have just remembered her son.
She shook her sleeves and said, "Him? Don't worry about him. He can give birth to bastards on his own. We don't need to worry about him."
Xia Manni's mouth twitched.
Seeing that Mrs. Zheng's attitude would not subside for a while, she could only take a step back.
She said, "Then you have to ask his opinion, right?"
Mrs. Zheng said, "Don't ask him, he will definitely agree."
"What if the prince has a sweetheart of his own?"
"Hmm? Him?..."
But think about that Mu Tou, it’s hard to say whether she could give birth to a child privately.
So Mrs. Zheng had no choice but to change her tune and said, "Then I'll go ask him."
Xia Manni's intuition was that the prince would definitely refuse.
After all, you can find a helper, but there is no need to sacrifice your whole life for it.
"Yes, go ask the prince if he agrees."
"What if my son agrees?"
Mrs. Zheng did not fall into Xia Manni's trap. She pressed Xia Manni for an answer.
Xia Manni felt a little headache and said, "We'll talk about it when the time comes."
"You really don't want to get married?"
"Actually, I don't know... I was so focused on escaping, taking care of my children, and making money that I almost forgot I had to get married."
Besides, with such conditions, there is nothing to choose from.
"I think you should really consider marrying into our palace. I won't treat you unfairly. I believe my son will also treat you with respect, and you will have everything you desire for a stable life."
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Finally, it was Xia Manni who said it was getting dark, and Mrs. Zheng returned home.
In the end, neither of them could convince the other, and Xia Manni just threw the hot potato to the prince.
She believed that the prince, who was courageous and thoughtful, would not follow his mother in making trouble.
She was right. When Zheng Yi heard about it, he immediately refused.
"Mom, please don't make trouble."
"How am I causing trouble? Are we waiting for the Queen Mother or the Emperor to give us a princess?"
Zheng Yi's face was tense. The Empress Dowager had already started bringing it up during the court session today.
He refused on the grounds that he had too many trivial matters at home and many regulations in the court had not yet been established.
At this time, Master Zheng spoke up, "Alright, alright, if my son doesn't want to, forget it."
"Never mind what you say. Do you know what it means to have a princess? It means that our whole family is in her hands."
"If our son doesn't want to, we can't force him, right?"
Zheng Yi also sighed, "Mom, you just want to find someone for our family, but who would be interested in our family?"
Take the nobles for example, they are all shrewd people, and who would be willing to wade into such muddy water?
No one wants their daughter to be involved in such a dispute.
How could a daughter from an ordinary family withstand the torture of the emperor, empress and queen mother?
What's more, there are those two naughty kids coming to his house, how can this matter be solved so easily.
Madam Zheng's eyes widened when she heard what Zheng Yi meant. "Has someone in the palace already mentioned this?"
Zheng Yi could only nod truthfully.
"See, I told you it was only a matter of time. They want to control you, and then the emperor."
Mr. Zheng also saw the crux of the problem. The Empress Dowager’s current plan was indeed like this.
He warned sternly, "Madam, be careful with your words."
Mrs. Zheng was also confused. Some things were better left unsaid in their hearts.
During the month they were in the palace, their every word and action were watched.
She softened her tone and said aggrievedly, "Besides, Master, do you know? I didn't think of looking for anyone else. I was looking for Manny."
Hearing this, Zheng Yi paused, Manny?
Mr. Zheng also nodded and said, "Manny is indeed a good candidate. She is brave and resourceful, and she doesn't have a husband yet."
What kind of review is this?
Zheng Yi suppressed his emotions and asked, "Who is Manny you are talking about?"
When Mrs. Zheng saw that her son was interested, she began to praise Xia Manni.
"She's someone Xiaotao met while fleeing the famine. She also knew Zheng Yingyan and Liu Miaoyan. Fleeing from the south, it must be difficult for a woman to bring four children with her, right?"
Zheng Yi naturally did not answer his mother's words, and Mrs. Zheng did not need Zheng Yi to respond.
So she said to herself, "But Manni managed to live a good life. Not only did she open a restaurant, but she also sent all four children to school."
Thinking of the children of the Xia family, Mr. Zheng also joined in.
"This Xia Manni is really good. Each of her four children is more energetic than the other."
If she was just called Manny, Zheng Yi would think it was a coincidence.
But where in the world is there a girl who fled from the south with four children and whose name is Xia Manni? It's just too much of a coincidence.
His throat suddenly felt tight, and even his heartbeat quickened.
It's impossible to say that it's not surprising at all.
But when he thought about the possibility of that woman marrying him, he still couldn't remain calm.
Ever since they parted that day, he has never forgotten Xia Manni.
Her intelligence, her beauty, her independent thinking, everything about her attracted him.
But there were too many people around her at the time, and he knew she might not be interested in him.
If she hadn't offended him on the day she was poisoned, perhaps they would never have had any intersection.
He had met Wu Dayong during the chaos in the army, so he guessed they were definitely not together.
What about Jin Zian?
Zheng Yi was lost in thought, and the old couple of the Zheng family looked at each other.
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