Zhao Mingzhu immediately sent someone back to pass on the message.
"Miss, Princess Yu is here."
Lan'er got the news and quickly told Fu Liqing.
"Princess Yu? What is she doing here?" Fu Liqing was puzzled.
In order to avoid suspicion, Fu Chengwang did not get involved in the fight between the Crown Prince and Prince Yu. He had very little contact with the two families and had no friendship with them.
"It's all for the young lady. The prince of Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion learned that the master had asked the Bai family to cancel the engagement, so he asked Princess Yu to propose marriage." Lan'er chattered and told the news she had heard.
"The prince of the Zhenbei Marquisate? Zhao Chenhan?"
It took Fu Liqing a while to remember who the Prince of Zhenbei Marquisate was. His face suddenly darkened and his eyebrows raised: "They really are haunting us."
"Miss, what should we do? This is the Princess of Yu, and the master has to give her face. And I heard that the Princess of Yu showed the master something that made him very satisfied, and he has already asked Prince Zhao to come and meet her." Lan'er said.
"Humph, is he worthy of coming? Let's go and stop him."
Fu Liqing was furious and was waiting at the door with Lan'er.
Soon, Zhao Chenhan came hurriedly.
He saw Fu Liqing "waiting" for him at the door at a glance.
Zhao Chenhan was very surprised when he received the notice.
He was even more surprised to see Fu Liqing waiting for him here.
"Ms. Fu."
After jumping off the carriage, Zhao Chenhan straightened his clothes and bowed to Fu Liqing: "Thank you for waiting..."
"Bah! Who's waiting for you?"
Fu Liqing shouted, "I'm here to tell you, don't even think about it. No matter what schemes you use, it's impossible for you and me to have such a relationship. When you meet my father, it's best to refuse him. Do you understand?"
Zhao Chenhan smiled slightly and said, "What are you talking about, Miss Fu? I am the son of the Marquis's family, and my status is worthy of you."
"Bai Shiyuan and I are known as the Seven Young Masters of the Capital. Our looks and backgrounds are not inferior to others."
"I am still a 15-year-old scholar. In two months, I will be the youngest champion in our dynasty, no, the youngest champion in history."
"If I'm not worthy of Miss Fu, who else can?"
Zhao Chenhan is gentle and refined, with the demeanor of a gentleman, which makes Lan'er, who doesn't like him, secretly praise him.
"You are indeed good, but I like someone not because he is good, but because of other reasons. Prince Zhao, since you are so outstanding, there must be better choices. Why waste your time on me?"
Fu Liqing's tone also softened and became less aggressive.
Zhao Chenhan sighed, "As Miss Fu said, there's no reason to like someone. I fell in love with you the first time I saw you a long time ago. I do have many better choices, but who made me keep thinking about you? Miss Fu, please give me a chance, how about it?"
After saying this, without waiting for Fu Liqing to speak, Zhao Chenhan bowed and went in.
Fu Liqing's expression was complicated.
Since Zhao Chenhan had said this, she couldn't say the other words she had prepared.
"Miss, what should we do? You won't really be persuaded by her, will you?" Lan'er asked.
"How is that possible?"
Fu Liqing said coldly, "I definitely don't like him. He's very hypocritical. I have to remind Dad to be careful."
Girls are the most delicate.
Judging from the few times that Fu Liqing and Zhao Chenhan had met, she didn't think what Zhao Chenhan had just said was true.
Otherwise, he should have shown up when the Fu and Bai families were discussing the marriage.
Although I don't know what he means at this moment, he definitely has bad intentions.
Fu Liqing hurried in and saw Zhao Chenhan had already bowed to Fu Chengwang and sat down.
"Daddy."
Fu Liqing stepped forward and bowed to Zhao Mingzhu first: "I, a commoner, pay my respects to the princess."
"Please stand up."
Zhao Mingzhu looked Fu Liqing up and down.
Fu Liqing and Zhao Mingya were good friends before, and he had been to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion several times and met Zhao Mingzhu.
It’s just that Zhao Mingzhu hadn’t looked at her carefully before. Now when she looked at her, her eyes lit up. She was different from the women she had seen before.
The Fu family had strict family education, and Fu Liqing loved reading. As the saying goes, a man of learning is naturally elegant. Coupled with the affluent life in the Fu family, he developed a temperament that seemed quiet but was actually radiant and restrained.
Zhao Mingzhu nodded secretly.
No wonder my younger brother can't forget her, there is indeed a reason.
In terms of appearance, Fu Liqing was not particularly outstanding, but her temperament made her qualified to be a marquis' wife.
Zhao Mingzhu smiled and said, "As expected of you, you are Master Fu's daughter. You are indeed pitiful to me. No wonder Chen Han can't forget you."
Fu Liqing said sternly, "Princess, please be careful with your words. Prince Zhao may have feelings for me, but I have no such feelings for him. Please persuade Prince Zhao not to delay important matters because of me. I will never be able to atone for my sins even if I die a thousand times."
Zhao Mingzhu paused slightly. She didn't expect Fu Liqing to refuse so bluntly. She couldn't help but look at Fu Chengwang.
Fu Chengwang scolded, "Shut up, you have no respect for your age. Do you have the right to speak here?"
Fu Liqing looked at Fu Chengwang and said, "Father, my daughter hasn't even broken off her engagement with the young master of the Bai family, and you're marrying her off to someone else. If others find out, how will they view you?"
Fu Chengwang said calmly, "I just asked Prince Zhao to come and ask about the errand. It has nothing to do with your marriage."
"Really?" Fu Liqing asked.
"Of course it's true." Fu Chengwang said.
"I believe that my father would not lie to me, so I will take my leave. Please forgive me, Princess, but I will take my leave now."
Fu Liqing came quickly and left quickly.
"Miss, are you leaving just like that?" Lan'er asked.
Fu Liqing glanced back and said, "With the princess here, it's hard to say many things. Besides, Daddy said it has nothing to do with the marriage and he won't lie to me."
Fu Chengwang apologized, "Princess, please forgive me for spoiling my daughter."
Zhao Mingzhu quickly said, "That's fine. Miss Fu is innocent and lovely, and I like her very much."
Fu Chengwang looked at Zhao Chenhan: "Prince Zhao, did you write this yourself?"
Zhao Chenhan raised his head and said, "Your Excellency, that's right. A few days ago, I was appointed by Lord Li as the Deputy Inspector General, responsible for collecting the Flower and Stone Tax. I went to Qingzhou, and everything I saw and heard along the way, as well as how I handled those matters, is all recorded here. I wrote all of this word by word, without any help from others."
"Um!"
Fu Chengwang nodded and said, "Let me ask you, officials are arbitrarily plundering the people under the guise of collecting flower and stone taxes. They regard everything they like as something that can be levied. How can we solve this problem?"
Zhao Chenhan smiled slightly and said, "Everything to be collected will be recorded and stored in a book. Students will check the booklet one by one. Anything that does not match will be returned to the original owner."
Fu Chengwang remained noncommittal and said, "What would you do if they told the people that the items were confiscated, but didn't register them or put them in the warehouse, and took them away without permission?"
Zhao Chenhan said, "The student union will personally lead people to verify each case one by one. If anyone does this, we will ask Lord Li to punish them severely."
Fu Chengwang said: "It will be very tiring if we do this."
Zhao Chenhan said proudly, "It's my duty. I can't just give up because I'm tired. Otherwise, corrupt officials will plunder the people's wealth and cause public resentment."
Fu Chengwang said with satisfaction: "Not bad."
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