Mother Wen was shocked by what he said and hit him with her cheeks flushed.
After I recovered, I asked curiously, "And then?"
Wen Xiuye chuckled, "In the end, only the Second Prince took a step forward, while none of the other princes did."
"The Second Prince?" Mother Wen was surprised. "But he is not..."
"Well, rumors are just rumors, don't believe them completely." Wen Xiuye waved his hand. "There are also rumors that I, Wen Xiuye, beat my wife. Can you believe that?"
"Don't I always get beaten at home?"
Mother Wen rolled her eyes at him, but didn't refute his words. She seemed to be thinking, "If the Second Prince really doesn't have it... that's not bad either."
"I've had private conversations with the Second Prince these days, and he's no worse than the Third Prince." Wen Xiuye casually said a few words, then changed the subject, "Besides, you know how much Yu'er liked the Third Prince in the past."
"Now it's the Second Prince's turn, and Yu'er hasn't objected. What does this mean?"
Mother Wen was puzzled, "Huh? What?"
"This means that Yu'er likes the Third Prince's face!" Wen Xiuye slammed the table fiercely, "The Second and Third Princes look like this."
He gave a thumbs-up and said, "When Yu'er was little, she chose the Third Prince because he was the most handsome, didn't she?"
"What are you saying?" Mother Wen rolled her eyes. "How could our Yu'er be so superficial?"
"How is being cute superficial?" Wen Xiuye was unconvinced. "The reason you fell in love with me back then was because of my face, wasn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Wen's mother looked up and carefully looked at Wen Xiuye's face, which was nearly middle-aged but still as handsome as Pan An, and fell silent suspiciously.
Wen Xiuye was not ashamed, but proud. He raised his head proudly, picked up his wife, and walked towards the main courtyard. "Yu'er has no objection, that's enough."
"If she doesn't like it, I will risk my life to get her one she likes."
Mother Wen lay in his arms skillfully, "But the Third Prince..."
"Let the young people solve their own problems." Wen Xiuye shook his head. "Yu'er will take care of it."
-
Ever since Zhao Xuanyin tested the exact conditions for falling asleep, Wen Liyu would be pulled into his dreams every night.
Zhao Xuanyin was particularly excited tonight. His entire body was sparkling because of the imperial edict. "Xiaoyu, there are still three months left."
"Yeah." Wen Liyu nodded, "Isn't the time a bit too tight?"
"No." Zhao Xuanyin stepped forward and carefully took his hand, "I will take care of everything."
He opened his mouth to say something, but closed it again and started grinning.
Wen Liyu was infected by his happiness, and a helpless smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Why are you so happy?"
"Very happy." Zhao Xuanyin murmured, took a cautious step forward and held her in his arms.
His movements were gentle, and his arms hidden under his wide sleeves trembled slightly, as if he was afraid of being rejected.
After he held Wen Liyu in his arms, his entire aura was filled with joy, and he kept giggling happily, "Xiaoyu."
"Um."
"Xiaoyu."
"Um."
Zhao Xuanyin called her name four times in a row, then paused and spoke again, "Madam."
Wen Liyu glanced sideways at him, causing his pupils to shrink and his arms to tremble nervously again before he smiled and replied, "Yeah!"
Zhao Xuanyin's mind went blank, and he subconsciously hugged her tighter. His hot body temperature passed through her clothes and was transmitted to Wen Liyu.
The two hugged each other quietly for a few minutes. Suddenly, Wen Liyu's eyes went dark. When she opened her eyes, she found that her dream had been inexplicably disconnected.
"Pfft." Wen Liyu couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Why is there such a big contrast between Zhao Xuanyin and me?"
When we first met, he was obviously fierce and tough.
Now it has become so cute.
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Wen Liyu is now in her own yard, holding fish food in her hand and throwing it into the pond.
She looked at the koi fish crowded together in the pond, eyes slightly envious, and muttered quietly, "It's been a long time since I turned back to my original form."
In this world, no matter where she goes, someone will follow her. Even when she goes to bed at night, there will be a maid lying in the outer room not far from her, separated by a screen, to keep watch.
As soon as she made any movement, the maid would wake up immediately and ask her what she needed.
Wen Liyu felt like she had no privacy at all.
She lay on the armrest of the pavilion, throwing fish food intermittently.
Hongyou suddenly came trotting over, an excited expression on her face, "Miss, the Second Prince has come to the palace to propose marriage!"
"!" Wen Liyu almost threw all the fish food into the pond, raised her head and repeated, "Proposal?"
"Yes!" Hongyou stood beside her with a blushing face. "The Second Prince came in person! And the things he brought are almost filling up the front hall. The doorman said that there are still a hundred or so boxes of things that haven't been moved in yet."
"Master and Madam have gone to the front hall to entertain the Second Prince."
Wen Liyu immediately thought of Zhao Xuanyin's hesitant expression last night. It turned out that he wanted to talk about this matter.
"I heard that after the court session this morning, the Second Prince directly boarded our carriage and followed the master all the way back."
"The people from the Second Prince's palace carried the betrothal gifts, beating gongs and drums along the way, and circled the capital several times before finally arriving together with the palace's carriage."
"Now everyone in the capital knows that the young lady is going to marry His Royal Highness the Second Prince!"
Hongyou spoke quickly and urgently, chattering excitedly.
Wen Liyu's cheeks flushed after hearing this, "Why is he so high-profile?"
She threw the fish food on the table, wiped her fingers clean, and wanted to go to the front hall while holding up her skirt.
Before she had taken a few steps, she was stopped by Hongxiu and Hongmei.
"Miss, how could someone come to propose marriage? Did you go to see it in person?"
"That's right. When the man comes to propose, you just sit in your courtyard and wait. The master and the mistress will take care of it."
Wen Liyu came back to her senses after hearing this, and pursed her lips embarrassedly, "Look, I completely forgot about this."
Hongyou and Hongmei looked at each other and said with a smile, "The young lady is too excited."
Zhao Xuanyin moved almost half of her fortune to the Wen Mansion as a betrothal gift. The layers of gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins stunned the servants of the Wen Mansion and many common people who came to watch the fun.
Wen Xiuye happily accepted all the betrothal gifts and discussed the marriage details with Zhao Xuanyin.
Wen Liyu stayed in her own courtyard, counting the betrothal gifts that were being carried into the courtyard like water.
She had to remember all these things, because from now on, these things, together with the dowry given by her parents, would be her personal property.
The news of the Second Prince's marriage proposal had been circulating in the capital for several days.
Everyone was wondering why the third prince's consort, who had been appointed long ago, became the second prince's consort.
"It is said that the Third Prince is seriously ill!"
"Bullshit, it was clearly the Second Prince who disregarded brotherly love and forcibly took his brother's wife."
"What? You've all seen it wrong. It's clearly the Third Prince who went to propose. The two princes look so much alike, you must have made a mistake!"
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