"The Yong'an Marquis and his wife used my former status as the Crown Prince's Consort to negotiate with Old Madam Du. They argued for quite a while before finally giving up."
Zhao Yunzhu told him everything that had happened before.
"It seems that the life of Yong'an Hou is not easy either."
Qin Zongzhi sighed,
Two days later, Mr. Du and his wife, the second wife of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, came.
Qin Zongzhi naturally couldn't avoid seeing him.
But he insisted on taking Zhao Yunzhu with him.
Zhao Yunzhu was unwilling at first, but after failing to break free, she had to give up.
In the flower hall, Du Jiaojiao was sitting next to her mother and chatting, while Master Du Er was looking outside the hall from time to time.
As soon as he saw the figure of the Ninth Prince at the end of the corridor, he quickly stood up and went to greet him with his wife and daughter.
But the next second, he saw Concubine Yun following behind the Ninth Prince.
Master Du Er's eyes were slightly stunned, and there was a trace of resentment in his heart.
"Your Highness."
Master Du II concealed his expression and bowed with a smile.
The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, then gave a light "hmm" as a response.
"Master Du, please go in and talk."
From beginning to end, Qin Zongzhi never let go of Zhao Yunzhu's hand.
And it was against the rules to let her sit next to him.
"Your Highness, I apologize for the intrusion today."
Master Du Er picked up the tea that the servants had brought and raised it in the direction of the Ninth Prince. "Today, I will use tea instead of wine to apologize to Your Highness."
"Yes, Your Highness, we are taking the liberty of visiting you today. I hope Your Highness will not blame us, my husband and I."
Mrs. Du also raised her teacup.
"No need. This prince will not care about these trivial matters."
Qin Zongzhi spoke casually, but he still picked up the tea in front of him, handed it in their direction, and then took a sip as a response.
Du Jiaojiao sat next to her mother. She hadn't seen her mother for quite some time since she entered the Ninth Prince's Red Mansion.
Seeing her mother, the grievances in her heart seemed to finally see the light of day.
But she understood that her parents came to visit her today because of something important, and she could not show her aggrieved feelings.
"Master Du Er came to visit today. Is there something going on?"
Qin Zongzhi put down the teacup in his hand and asked with raised eyebrows.
There was a hint of coldness in his voice.
Master Du Er noticed a hint of impatience on the Ninth Prince's face, exchanged a glance with his wife, and then gritted his teeth and told her what he had come to ask for today.
"Your Highness is wise. I dare not hide anything from you."
Master Du Er smiled and responded, "Actually... it's for Jiaojiao's brother—"
"oh?"
"Ming'an is quite old, but because he has no achievements, he has been unable to find a suitable marriage partner for many years. Now my wife and I have finally found one, and Ming'an likes her."
"Just invite a matchmaker to come and propose marriage. This prince is not a deity seeking marriage in the Yue Lao Temple."
Master Du Er choked and hurriedly explained with a wry smile, "Your Highness misunderstood! Really misunderstood!"
"In truth, we had almost reached an agreement, but now they're suddenly unwilling to do so. That's why I've come here with such a thick face, hoping that Your Highness can act as a peacemaker and help mediate."
Qin Zongzhi frowned and looked at her suspiciously, "Whose family is this girl from?"
"Liu family."
This sentence made Qin Zongzhi even more confused. A girl from the Liu family? Why did he remember that the Liu family didn't have any girls waiting to get married?
Seeing the Ninth Prince's suspicion, Master Du Er quickly explained, "It's the Third Miss of the Liu Family."
"Didn't Miss Liu San get married two years ago?"
He had heard that Miss Liu San was married to the border of Danzhou. The Liu family was afraid that their daughter would suffer in her husband's family, so they prepared 66 babies as dowry.
The wedding at that time was a huge sensation.
Mr. and Mrs. Du's faces flushed red, and they looked uneasy all over.
Zhao Yunzhu called softly, "Your Highness."
Qin Zongzhi looked at her, and she stepped forward and whispered to him about the third young lady of the Liu family.
Qin Zongzhi frowned and asked curiously, "The Liu family agreed before, why don't they agree now?"
Master Du Er coughed twice in embarrassment, with a hint of evasion in his eyes.
He didn't know how to start.
Madam Du Er stepped forward and said, "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the palace. After all, we are a family."
"Now that the title of Yong'an Marquis has been lost, my eldest brother's family has been cut off from the incense. My mother-in-law is so worried about this that she can't eat or sleep."
"Mother-in-law thought about it and discussed with my husband and me, and wanted to adopt Mingwei to my eldest brother. My husband and I were very sad about this. After all, our second branch only has Mingwei as its legitimate son."
"I couldn't bear to see my mother-in-law worrying about not being able to eat or sleep all day, so I heartlessly agreed and gave away my own child, whom I had raised."
"The matter had been settled, but my eldest brother's family suddenly disagreed and started making a fuss."
"Later, His Highness also found out. The adoption matter was put on hold for now. When the Liu family heard about this, they put the marriage on hold."
After Mrs. Du finished speaking, she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and pressed the corners of her eyes.
Master Du Er nodded repeatedly and agreed, "Today I came to ask Your Highness for help in talking to the Liu family about this matter. After all, Your Highness has a close relationship with the young master of the Liu family."
A few days ago, there was no trace of the Ninth Prince in Chang'an until he returned with the young master of the Liu family.
Everyone just realized that the Ninth Prince had gone to pick up Young Master Liu.
"Could you please, Your Highness, please help me, considering that we are family after all."
Master Du Er also nodded in agreement, "Please ask Your Highness for help."
Qin Zongzhi's fingers tapped on the table one after another.
"Your Highness..."
Concubine Du stood up, walked to the Ninth Prince, and bowed. "I am here to serve my parents and brother, and I beg Your Highness for a favor."
Her eyes were gentle and charming.
Zhao Yunzhu just realized that Du Jiaojiao seemed to be different after returning from the palace.
Hong had vaguely noticed it before, but didn't take it seriously. But after taking a closer look today, she finally realized what was different.
"This prince has no habit of meddling in other people's affairs, and especially when it comes to such trivial matters as matchmaking, this prince disdains to interfere.
There was a deep look of disgust in Qin Zongzhi's eyes.
Du Er and his wife's faces froze. They looked at each other and hurriedly knelt on the ground. "Your Highness, please don't blame me. It was our fault for not thinking things through."
"Your Highness..."
Du Jiaojiao also knelt down, and crystal tears slowly flowed from her eyes.
"I didn't say I was going to blame you. Why are you doing this? Are you trying to force me to agree?"
Qin Zongzhi narrowed his eyes and said coldly.
"Your Highness has misunderstood. We have no such intention!"
Hearing the suppressed anger of the Ninth Prince, Master Du II trembled slightly and hurriedly defended himself.
"Okay, let's go back."
After Qin Zongzhi finished speaking, he stood up, took Zhao Yunzhu's hand and left the flower hall.
He didn't even glance at the people who stayed in the hall.
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