Chapter 22: Planning a Marriage
It's noisy outside, so we definitely haven't arrived at the mansion.
The groom replied, "Miss Biyun, there is a traffic jam ahead."
Pearl volunteered: "I'll go to the front and take a look."
"Go ahead."
Pearl quickly slipped into the crowd and came back a moment later.
"Miss, it's a young man named Li who is molesting a decent woman and attracting onlookers."
Bai Qinghuan immediately thought of Li Chengze.
"Biyun, check if it's Li Chengze."
Biyun stood on the carriage and saw him from afar and was sure it was him.
"It's him."
It was him who had previously attempted to touch the girl in the Princess's Mansion.
"You are such a stubborn person."
"Come in, take a detour."
Bai Qinghuan doesn't have the sympathy to save others. Although her father is the prime minister now, he won't support her if something happens. She doesn't have the confidence to meddle in other people's affairs.
Before the carriage turned around, a lazy voice was heard coming over.
"Excuse me, is this the girl from the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"Miss Bai, I'm Li Chengze, and I've met you once."
Bai Qinghuan secretly cursed this man for being shameless. He could still see the carriage even from such a distance.
A chance encounter? If he said that, wouldn't it make others think that they knew each other?
It is not a good reputation for a girl who is waiting to be married to have a secret relationship with a man outside.
Pearl was so angry: "Miss, I will beat him to death."
Bai Qinghuan agreed decisively. If he had the strength to fight, he would have beaten him half to death himself to vent his anger.
"Beat him, beat him hard."
He added: "But don't beat him to death."
"yes."
Pearl lifted the curtain and came out domineeringly: "I am your aunt in there."
As he said that, he jumped off the carriage and started hitting Li Chengze on the head.
"Ah... Who are you? How dare you hit me!"
Pearl's shoe sole hit his mouth directly, making him speechless.
When his head became a pig's head, I kicked him away, and he lay on the ground unable to get up.
"Coward!"
Li Chengze was angry but dared not say anything. He was a spoiled young master and was powerless.
He stared at the carriage with hatred, determined to take revenge later.
If you offend Master Li, his father will not tolerate it.
The north wind brought snowflakes and blew on his face, causing him great pain.
A corner of the carriage curtain was also lifted. Li Chengze saw the person inside and stood there in a daze, no longer feeling the pain in his body.
That was Bai Qinghuan. Her extremely pure, yet charming face made him fall in love with her at first sight.
The lust in his eyes almost burst out, and Bai Qinghuan was disgusted.
"Walk."
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At the Prime Minister's Mansion, the person sent out by Aunt Zheng to purchase things happened to see this scene and reported it to her after returning.
"Are you saying that Li Chengze has a crush on Bai Qinghuan?"
"Li Chengze is a lecher, famous in the capital, and his daughter is so beautiful..."
When it comes to Bai Qinghuan's appearance, Aunt Zheng is furious again.
"Humph, she's just a vixen."
At the same time, I started to think about it.
"Tomorrow, please help me invite Madam Li to have tea."
"yes."
Bai Qinghuan, your good days are over.
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After Li Chengze returned home, Mrs. Li was heartbroken.
"Go and call the doctor."
"God damn it, who beat my son like this? Let's go report it to the police."
He yelled at the servant: "What do you do for a living? Can't you stop the young master from getting beaten like this?"
"Come here, drag him away and give him fifty strokes of the cane."
It doesn't make sense that his son had a bruised face while the servants were unharmed.
The servant was speechless. He had no idea that the young master had been beaten like this before he could react.
Li Chengze was indifferent to the beating of the servant, he was just a servant.
"Mother, this is not important. I want to marry the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"How is this not important? My son was beaten like this, the murderer must be caught and beaten to death."
Then he responded: "What did you say?"
Li Chengze's mind was filled with Bai Qinghuan's face. If he were to hold her under him, he would surely feel extremely ecstatic.
The lust in his eyes became more and more intense.
"Mother, I want to marry Bai Qinghuan from the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Son, she was rejected by the royal family. She is not worthy of you."
"Mom, my son has a crush on her. Can you go and propose marriage?"
"But if we do this, we will offend the Third Prince."
"Didn't the Regent say that marriage between men and women is irrelevant? I don't think the Third Prince will blame me."
"Mom, just promise me. I promise that if I marry her, I will settle down and never do anything wrong again. I will study hard and pass the imperial examination to make you happy."
Li Chengze was spoiled and could say anything to coax her, which made Mrs. Li smile happily.
Although he cursed Bai Qinghuan as a vixen in his heart, he still agreed.
Just based on Bai Qinghuan's face, maybe he can really make his son change his mind.
Just then, a maid came to report that Aunt Zheng from the Prime Minister's Mansion had asked her out for tea the next day.
She did not refuse. She herself was a concubine who was promoted to the main wife. She looked down on those unmotivated wives and could get along well with Aunt Zheng.
It seems that the Prime Minister's Mansion is also in a hurry to marry Bai Qinghuan off.
Then she can make her request.
The next day, Aunt Zheng went to the appointment early, and Li Chengze was also there.
"Mr. Li is indeed handsome, and my Qing Huan is marrying above his station."
Mrs. Li was quite happy to hear this. That was right. How could a woman whose engagement had been broken off enter the Li family unless her son insisted on her?
"Aunt Zheng, you are too kind. I really want to marry Sister Qinghuan."
"Mr. Li has such a pure heart. It's rare. I think Qinghuan will be touched when she knows this."
After chatting for a few sentences, the two reached an agreement and waited to exchange engagement letters.
Madam Li asked, "Will the Prime Minister agree?"
"I have my own way. Don't worry. If this woman loses her innocence, there will be no way out."
Li Chengze seemed to be deep in thought, and no one knew what he was thinking, his eyes looked more eager.
Aunt Zheng was very satisfied. Bai Qinghuan, you schemed to make my daughter lose her virginity before marriage, so don't even think about having a good reputation. Now that you have fallen into the hands of Li Chengze, a sex-hungry ghost, you can just wait to be skinned alive.
Bai Qinghuan was also paying attention to the news from the Rose Courtyard, the little girl told Zi Yan.
Bai Qinghuan also knew it.
"Mrs. Zheng has been leaving the house frequently these past few days. Is she very close to Madam Li from the household of the Minister of Revenue?"
She wondered what Aunt Zheng was up to, and realized that she was just plotting against her.
Zi Yan was worried: "Miss, is she planning to plot against your marriage?"
The madam doesn't take care of the household now, but a concubine really takes herself seriously.
When will it be the turn of a concubine to decide the marriage of a legitimate daughter?
"Zi Yan, keep my engagement letter safe and keep an eye on the courtyard. No one except you and Bi Yun is allowed to enter the inner room."
Aunt Zheng wanted to marry her to Li Chengze and push her into the fire pit, but she would definitely not let her do as she wished.
However, there is no need for her to disrupt this matter now. It is just a good opportunity to test the Regent's attitude towards her.
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She delivered food to the Regent's Palace for a few more days. On this day, Bai Qinghuan went out of the house again. Feicui had bought the shop, so she went to take a look.
She already had an idea of the decoration style and was just waiting to go back and draw the blueprints.
After leaving the shop and before getting on the carriage, he was stopped by Li Chengze again.
"Sister Qinghuan, it feels like a long time since we last met."
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