Chapter 272: Wedding Robbery
He said that the marriage was arranged hastily, as if someone was trying to snatch a bride away from his wife.
Could it be that it was really stolen?
Xiao Xun's mouth twitched, "Before mother gets engaged, please at least ask your son's opinion first..."
Before Xiao Xun could finish, Princess Duan said, "Wait for you to ask, the daylily is cold. Fortunately, your sister and brother-in-law did not come home today, so your mother had time to go out. Otherwise, Miss Zhao would have been promised to the son of Duke Du."
Xiao Xun's heart skipped a beat. "Promise her to the prince of Duke Du?"
Princess Duan said, "Besides mother, you should thank Chunlan even more."
Chunlan is Princess Duan's personal maid.
This morning, Princess Duan and the housekeeper were discussing Xiao Xun's marriage, thinking of picking a date to go to the house and finalize the marriage. While they were discussing this, Chunlan happened to come in from outside and asked, "I didn't hear clearly just now, does the prince want to marry Miss Zhao from the Minister of Works' mansion?"
Princess Duan didn't say anything, so the housekeeper asked, "What's wrong?"
Chunlan said, "On the day the princess got married, I went to help out at Prince Ning's mansion. After the wedding banquet, when Lady Du was leaving, she talked to the wife of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and said that she had fallen in love with the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works' mansion and was going to propose marriage in the next two days..."
When Princess Duan heard this, she could no longer sit still.
A daughter from one family is sought after by hundreds of families. A girl who can catch her son's eye must be extraordinary. Besides, she has met Miss Zhao several times. She is outstanding in appearance, personality, family background and talent.
No wonder the Prince of Jingyang asked the Prince of Xuanyi to tell her son that if he liked Miss Zhao, he should come and propose marriage as soon as possible, otherwise someone else would have gotten there first.
The Prince of Jingyang was not someone who would care about such things. He must have heard some rumors and was afraid that Xun'er would lose her beloved and he would not be able to make it in time, so he asked the Prince of Xuanyi to pass on the message. Her son, on the other hand, didn't care at all.
Princess Duan was afraid that the Ministry of Works would promise Miss Zhao to the prince of Duke Du, so she quickly had a sedan chair prepared and rushed to the Ministry of Works' mansion in a hurry.
It was a coincidence that she and the wife of Duke Du went to the Minister of Works' residence at the same time.
Madam Zhao came out to greet her. Seeing that she didn't send an invitation, she went straight to the door and was a little surprised, "Why is Princess Duan here too?"
Princess Duan smiled and said, "I'm sorry for coming here so hastily. I'm really in a hurry and can't take care of it."
Mrs. Zhao was confused after hearing this. She didn't know what the Princess Duan was doing in the Minister of Works' residence.
On the way here, Princess Duan thought of an excuse and said, "I had a dream last night that my bastard son robbed the bride, and the one he robbed was the eldest daughter of the mansion. After thinking about it, I thought that if such a thing really happened, I'd better hurry up and arrange the marriage."
Madam Zhao, "..."
Madam Du, "..."
The black line on Mrs. Zhao's forehead kept falling down.
It's really rare for someone to take a dream seriously and rush to the door in a hurry.
Lady Du said, "Dreams are always the opposite."
Princess Duan said, "I hesitated too. What if something like this really happens?"
"Ms. Zhao has a good personality and is talented. She is qualified to be the Crown Prince's Consort of our Prince Duan's Mansion."
Princess Duan said, "I am impatient and I rushed here without waiting. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that the wife of Duke Du is also coming to the Zhao residence. Then you two can chat first, and I will come tomorrow."
Princess Duan knew that the wife of Duke Du had come to propose marriage, but she probably hadn't made a formal request yet. Although the Duke Du's son was not bad, her son was far superior in terms of family background, appearance, and talent. As long as the marriage had not been formally decided, there was a great hope that the Minister of Works' Mansion would choose her son.
But she was also unwilling to fall out with Duke Du's Mansion because of her children's marriage, so she pretended not to know the good intentions of Lady Du.
Princess Duan was leaving without even entering the door. Lady Du was in a dilemma whether to be angry or not. There were so many ladies from wealthy families in Kyoto, and she had finally chosen Miss Zhao and wanted to arrange the marriage for her. But now they were already at the door, but Princess Duan arrived and got there first.
How can Duke Du's Mansion be compared with Prince Duan's Mansion? What's more, Princess Roujia of Prince Duan's Mansion just married Prince Ning's Crown Prince, who is the elder brother of Prince Jingyang's Crown Princess.
What can her son use to compete with Prince Duan?
She knew that Princess Duan was here to propose marriage and had already opened her mouth, but she still asked for marriage. She was just tactless and had no self-awareness.
The wife of Duke Du was originally planning to come yesterday, but was delayed by something just before she left. She was so busy that it was almost time for lunch, but then she thought it was not so urgent and delayed for a day. If she had known, there was a fire in the mansion yesterday, she would have come to the Minister of Works' mansion first.
Madam Du said, "My business is not urgent. It is better for Princess Duan and Madam Zhao to sit down and discuss the marriage. I will come to your house another day."
Princess Duan even dreamed that her son had snatched the bride away. If she had arranged the marriage and the bride was really snatched away, it would only be the fulfillment of her dream. She was afraid that no one would sympathize with the Du family at that time, and would only blame them for not helping the couple. Besides, the Zhao family would not promise their daughter to her son when they knew that the Duan family was coming to propose marriage.
It’s better to pretend that you have never been there.
Lady Du was unhappy, but she didn't show it.
When the wife of Duke Du said goodbye, Mrs. Zhao rushed to the door to greet her, but she sent her away without even entering the room.
Princess Duan was also embarrassed, she really came here to steal the bride, but for the sake of her son's lifelong happiness, she had to do this evil thing. If Duke Du's Mansion had any troubles in the future, Prince Duan's Mansion would do its best to help.
After the wife of Duke Du left, Princess Duan stayed with her, so Madam Zhao welcomed Princess Duan into the palace.
What Princess Duan said at the door spread like wildfire outside the Zhao Mansion before she even entered the inner courtyard of the Zhao family.
The old lady of the Zhao family was a little confused when she saw Madam Zhao leading Princess Duan in. "Is my eyes blurry? Why do I think this is Princess Duan?"
Princess Duan smiled and said, "You are not mistaken, it is me."
you……
Old Madam Zhao does not deserve this honorific title.
Madam Zhao was a little terrified, "Why did Princess Duan come to our Zhao Mansion?"
Princess Duan said openly, "I have fallen in love with the eldest girl in your mansion and would like to ask for her to marry me on behalf of my son. I hope you and the wife of Minister Zhao will agree."
Old Madam Zhao was extremely confused.
The wife of Duke Du handed over an invitation. Mrs. Du had praised Zhao Xi several times before. Mrs. Zhao guessed that it was someone who came to propose marriage, so she went out to greet her. However, Mrs. Zhao did not come, but the wife of Prince Duan, who came to ask for the eldest daughter of the Zhao family on behalf of Prince Duan's son. This confused her.
Xiao Xun has a good family background and is both talented in literature and martial arts. There is nothing wrong with him in every aspect. It is a blessing for the Zhao family that he falls in love with the girl from their family. If they refuse, I am afraid that no one will dare to propose marriage to them again.
Old Madam Zhao and Madam Zhao exchanged glances and agreed.
Miss Zhao went to the Jokhang Temple early this morning and was not in the house. The servant went to the Jokhang Temple to pass on a message that Miss Zhao was visiting the market with her maid and was having a lot of fun.
The servant stepped forward and said, "Young lady, the old lady and the mistress have arranged a marriage for you."
The smile on Zhao Wei's face froze.
The maid asked, "Is it promised to the prince of Duke Du?"
The servant shook his head, "He is not the prince of Duke Du."
The maid was surprised, "No?"
The servant said, "It's Prince Duan."
The maid was a little confused.
Zhao Xi's face flushed, "Why, why is it Prince Duan?"
The servant said, "Princess Duan dreamed that Prince Duan was trying to snatch you away as a bride. She was worried that her dream would come true, so she rushed to the house and proposed marriage before Lady Du. Lady Du knew there was no hope, so she left without even entering our Zhao family."
The maid opened her eyes wide, "How could Prince Duan do such a thing as robbing a bride? If this is true, he must love you very much."
"No, don't talk nonsense!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
