"Something really good happened in the court today. Someone proposed to marry his daughter to Lord Qi.
It's a pity that Lord Qi is not in the court today, otherwise this matter could have been settled today."
Sudan Ruo frowned slightly when he heard the news, but quickly adjusted his expression.
However, Qu Cheng'an had been paying attention to Su Danruo and still caught Su Danruo's subtle expression.
Qu Chengan's heart sank, and he asked:
"What? Are you still concerned about him?"
If the Sultan looked straight at Qu Cheng'an,
"So Your Majesty is still suspicious of me. If that's the case, why did Your Majesty stay in my palace? I might as well find another clean woman to serve you. You won't be suspicious anymore."
After saying this, Sudan Ruo's tears flowed at just the right moment.
She quickly turned her head away, as if she didn't want Qu Cheng'an to see her vulnerable side.
Sure enough, when Qu Cheng'an saw Sudan like this, he no longer cared about Qi Xinyuan.
Anyway, I'm in front of him now, so what if I have someone else in my heart?
Qu Chengan hurried forward and took Sudanruo into his arms.
"Why would I doubt you? It's all my fault. I was too afraid that you didn't have me in your heart, so I asked such a question. I will definitely not do this again in the future.
Ruoruo, please don't be sad. It hurts my heart to see you crying."
The Sultan finally stopped crying. The palace was packed with people.
Qu Cheng'an had arranged many guards to patrol around her bedroom. If she wanted to get out smoothly, she had to gain Qu Cheng'an's trust first.
The last time Qi Xinyuan came to the palace gave her an idea. If she could get Qu Xiaotan's help, it would be easier for her to leave the palace.
Sudanruo lay in Qu Cheng'an's arms, thinking about all these messy things, but her face looked docile.
Qu Cheng'an hugged Su Danruo with heartache and swore that he would never test Su Danruo's feelings like this again. As long as she was around, it would be fine.
After Qi Xinyuan returned to the Marquis' Mansion, he was stopped by the housekeeper and asked to speak.
"Sir, someone has asked a matchmaker to come and propose marriage to you. The matchmaker is waiting for you in the front hall!"
When the matchmaker came, the housekeeper couldn't refuse him, so he said that Qi Xinyuan was not feeling well and asked the matchmaker to wait in the living room.
"What kind of girl would fall for me? Don't you know what I did before?"
"With your figure, there are naturally many people willing to marry you!"
Qi Xinyuan ignored the butler's compliments and walked straight into the front yard hall.
The matchmaker saw that Qi Xinyuan did not look sick, but she did not care about the affairs of the families of the dignitaries. She just wanted to arrange this marriage.
The matchmaker stood up and went to meet him with a smile.
"Oh, Master Qi, how are you? Look how unfortunate I am to have come today. I never thought Master Qi would be ill. I've really disturbed your recovery."
Qi Xinyuan said with a cold face:
"You knew I was sick, but you still had to wait for me here for so long. Thank you for all your hard work."
Having said that, Qi Xinyuan sat directly on the main seat and took a sip of the tea handed to him by the servant beside him.
The matchmaker's smile froze for a moment when he saw that his efforts were met with disapproval. However, after all, he often traveled between various officials to propose marriages, so he had seen a lot of the world.
The matchmaker soon put a smile on his face again.
"Master Qi, I'm here on behalf of the Minister of Justice, Master Yao, to introduce his daughter to you. I've brought you her portrait. Would you like to take a look?"
As he spoke, the matchmaker was about to take out the portrait he had brought and show it to Qi Xinyuan.
Qi Xinyuan had no interest in the portrait of Lord Yao's daughter, and before the matchmaker opened the portrait, he said:
"No need, please go back and tell Master Yao that I have no plans to marry.
Come on, show the guest out."
This was the first time the matchmaker had suffered a setback since she started matchmaking. She looked a little embarrassed and put away the half-opened portrait.
"Since Master Qi has no intention of marrying, I will go and report to Master Yao first. I will take my leave!"
After the matchmaker left, the housekeeper came forward and asked:
"Who is this Lord Yao? He knows about your past affairs with Miss Su, yet he dares to marry his daughter to you."
"It's because I tricked him before, so he's planning to turn over a new leaf and offer me an olive branch."
Qi Xinyuan stared at the teacup on his desk in a daze.
This Lord Yao was the former Minister of Justice. Because Qi Xinyuan mentioned in front of Qu Cheng'an that he and his daughter were good friends, he could enter the palace to help Qu Cheng'an.
As a result, Lord Yao was demoted from the position of Shangshu to Shilang.
Since then, Minister Yao has been trying to find a way to make a comeback.
I don’t know what happened this time, but he actually wanted to marry his daughter to me.
Could it be that he really figured it out and wanted to stand on his side?
Qi Xinyuan said to the housekeeper:
"Go send a letter to Minister Yao, saying we're going to get together at Zuixianlou tonight."
Zuixianlou.
When Qi Xinyuan arrived at Zuixianlou, Lord Yao was already waiting there. When he saw Qi Xinyuan coming, he immediately stood up to greet him.
"What is the meaning of Lord Yao's behavior today?"
Lord Yao glanced at Qi Xinyuan's expression quietly, then said cautiously:
"Lord Qi is truly a straightforward person. I simply wish to become closer to you. Lord Qi recommended me to His Majesty before, and I haven't yet properly thanked you!"
Qi Xinyuan chuckled, "Master Yao is too polite, please sit down!"
Qi Xinyuan poured a glass of wine for Master Yao and placed it in front of him and said:
"Master Yao, do you want to be reinstated?"
Lord Yao held up the overflowing wine glass with both hands.
"I dare not reinstate my post. As long as Master Qi does not mention me in front of Your Majesty again, I will be satisfied.
If you need me for anything in the future, please let me know."
As he said this, he raised the wine glasses on the table with both hands to toast Qi Xinyuan.
Qi Xinyuan had tried many times to recruit Mr. Yao to work under him.
Lord Yao was indifferent. He didn't expect that after he suffered a loss this time, he would be so eager to make friends with him.
He really has the temper of a donkey that won't move forward even if you lead it!
Qi Xinyuan smiled and raised his glass to clink it with Lord Yao's.
The two of them got drunk together. Qi Xinyuan asked his coachman to take Lord Yao back home. After Lord Yao left, Qi Xinyuan instantly became sober.
Qi Xinyuan whispered to the servant beside him:
"Tell the driver to make sure he enters the mansion and stay outside for a while before returning to report."
The servant responded and followed the carriage to Lord Yao's residence.
Qi Xinyuan returned to the mansion and waited. After a long time, the servant and the coachman came back and said that Lord Yao had never come out since he returned to the mansion.
Only then did Qi Xinyuan feel relieved.
Yao Mansion.
A servant came before Master Yao and said:
"Sir, the people watching outside the mansion have gone far away."
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