Zhou Yanran naturally understood that her marriage involved a great deal of people, not only the Zhou family but also the Prince Cheng's mansion. Prince Cheng was the elder brother of Emperor Liang Cheng and held an extraordinary position in the court. Princess Longyu was Prince Cheng's only child, and Zhou Yanran was the only daughter of Princess Longyu and Zhou Qingchun. Zhou Yanran also had two older brothers. Most importantly, Zhou Yanran was Prince Cheng's favorite child. Marrying Zhou Yanran would mean gaining Prince Cheng's help. No wonder Xu Rao was so focused on getting his eldest son to marry Zhou Yanran when he was worried about his eldest son's marriage.
In fact, many families in the capital considered Zhou Yanran to be the ideal daughter-in-law, but Zhou Yanran had never met anyone who moved her heart. Princess Longyu and Zhou Qingchun wanted Zhou Yanran to find someone she liked to marry. In the past few years, Zhou Yanran had attended countless gatherings, big and small, with Princess Longyu, but the person who could move her heart had never appeared.
The person who had finally captured her heart had appeared, but was already engaged. Zhou Yanran's expression visibly changed.
Seeing Zhou Yanran's expression, Xu Bai winked at Xu Zhi. Xu Zhi immediately understood what was going on and sighed inwardly. Her brother was indeed an outstanding person, but unfortunately, he was engaged at a young age. All the girls who fell for him were destined to be heartbroken and unable to realize their dreams.
Xu Zhi quickly placed a few snacks in front of Zhou Yanran and said, "Sister Zhou, please try them. I just made these this morning. They are all easy-to-digest snacks. My grandmother said they were good."
Zhou Yanran ate two pieces of pastry and drank two cups of tea without much appetite. Seeing that it was getting late, she guessed that the main courtyard had almost finished its discussion. After Xu Di came over, he invited Zhou Qingchun to sit in the study in the backyard for a while. The Zhou family did not stay for lunch this time, since it was their first visit. Although they had been close a few years ago, they had not had close contact for many years, so it would not be convenient for them to stay for lunch.
Princess Longyu was anxious when she saw Zhou Yanran return looking dejected, but she couldn't ask what had happened here. She endured it and said a few more words to the old lady and Zhang Zhaoci before taking her leave.
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