"Qing'er? No way." Madam Fu refused flatly: "Qing'er has already been promised to the second son of the Bai family, how can I promise her to you? There are several other girls in the mansion. I'll call them all out and you can choose."
Zhao Chenhan said: "I only like Miss Qing'er."
First of all, Fu Liqing is the person Zhao Lin likes.
Secondly, Fu Liqing was born to Mrs. Fu and is the legitimate daughter. The others were born to concubines, so how could they compare with Fu Liqing.
Could it be that he, the son of a marquis, the second in the imperial examination, and the future King of Zhenbei, was allowed to marry a daughter born to a concubine?
Zhao Jingzhou was willing, but Zhao Chenhan was not.
Mrs. Fu was a little embarrassed.
Zhao Jingzhou said: "Don't worry, let's wait for Master Fu to come back."
Madam Fu had no choice but to say, "Please wait a moment, both of you."
They had just waited a moment when the doorman came to report:
"Master Bai Shiyuan and his brother Master Bai Shicheng are here."
Zhao Jingzhou and Zhao Chenhan looked at each other.
Madam Fu said, "Please come in."
When Bai Shiyuan and Bai Shicheng came in and saw Zhao Jingzhou and Zhao Chenhan, they immediately guessed their purpose.
Bai Shiyuan bowed and said, "Madam, I brought my younger brother here to discuss marriage."
Madam Fu said in embarrassment: "The master is not at home, he has gone to the palace."
Bai Shiyuan was surprised and said, "The newly-appointed scholars have just finished paying their respects and are entering the palace. What happened?"
Madam Fu said, "Master didn't say anything. You guys wait here."
Bai Shiyuan said, "Excuse me, Madam."
Bai Shiyuan turned to Zhao Jingzhou again and said, "Greetings, Lord Zhao."
Zhao Jingzhou nodded slightly: "Master Bai."
Bai Shiyuan and his brother sat down, and Bai Shiyuan asked directly, "I wonder what brings Lord Zhao here?"
Zhao Jingzhou said, "I'm proposing a marriage for my son."
Bai Shicheng's heart skipped a beat. He asked, "Which girl has Prince Zhao taken a fancy to?"
Zhao Chenhan said: "Miss Qing'er."
Bai Shicheng was immediately furious, "Prince Zhao, how absurd! Miss Qing'er and I are already engaged, so why are you proposing marriage to her? Are you taking advantage of the fact that my Bai family has no one?"
Zhao Chenhan said proudly, "Although the Bai family is powerful, they can't scare my Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. However, this is a matter between you and me, and it has nothing to do with my family. I was planning to come back to you after proposing the marriage and ask you to cancel the engagement on your own initiative. Now that we meet here, I want to ask you, are you willing to cancel the engagement on your own initiative?"
"Don't even think about it!" Bai Shicheng said angrily.
Zhao Chenhan said disdainfully, "You are a Jinshi who ranked last in the second class. What qualifications do you have to compete with me? If you know what's best for you, withdraw now. Otherwise, when Master Fu comes back, I will make you lose face."
Bai Shicheng was furious: "You are only the runner-up, not the first place, why are you so arrogant? Besides, Master Fu is a gentleman, how could he do such a thing as canceling an engagement?"
Zhao Chenhan was provoked: "If you have any sense of shame, you should cancel the engagement yourself."
Bai Shicheng snorted coldly: "If that's what you said, then the person Miss Fu should marry is Zhao Lin."
The two of them were at loggerheads, neither giving in.
Mrs. Fu secretly groaned and secretly ordered someone to wait at the palace gate. As soon as Fu Chengwang came out, she told him to return home immediately.
Zhao Jingzhou and Bai Shiyuan were drinking tea and chatting calmly, and seemed not to have noticed the fight between Zhao Chenhan and Bai Shicheng.
"Miss, people have come from the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion and the Bai family. The Zhenbei Marquis brought Zhao Chenhan to propose marriage, and Bai Shiyuan brought Bai Shicheng to discuss the marriage."
Lan'er found out everything and ran over to report to Fu Liqing.
Fu Liqing snorted, "Neither of these two families has good intentions. What does Daddy mean?"
Lan Er said, "The master is not at home. He has not returned since entering the palace."
Fu Liqing said worriedly, "I don't know if Zhao Lin is ready and can leave. Go ask him."
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