mtlumby2d Chapter 272 Robbery
Chapter 272 Robbery
He said that the marriage was arranged in haste, as if someone was trying to snatch his wife away.
Could it be that it was really stolen?
Xiao Xun's mouth twitched, "Before you get engaged, mother, please at least ask your son's opinion first..."
Before Xiao Xun could finish, Princess Duan said, "Wait till you ask me, the daylily is already cold. Fortunately, your sister and brother-in-law didn't come home today, so your mother had time to go out. Otherwise, Miss Zhao would have been promised to the prince 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 also thank Chunlan."
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 visit and finalize the marriage. While they were discussing this, Chunlan came in 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 Prince Ning's mansion to help. After the wedding banquet, when Lady Du was leaving, she spoke to the wife of the Left Vice Minister of Personnel. She said she had fallen in love with the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works and was planning to come 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 seen Miss Zhao several times. She is outstanding in appearance, temperament, 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 is not someone who would care about these things. He must have heard some rumors and was afraid that Xun'er would lose her beloved and 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 Minister of Works' Mansion would marry Miss Zhao to the Prince of Du, so she quickly asked someone to prepare a sedan chair and rushed to the Minister of Works' Mansion in a hurry.
It happened that she and the wife of Duke Du arrived at the Minister of Works' residence at the same time.
Madam Zhao came out to greet her. Seeing that she hadn't sent 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 apologize for coming so unexpectedly. I'm really in a hurry and can't take care of it."
Mrs. Zhao was confused after hearing this. She didn't know why Princess Duan rushed to the Minister of Works' residence.
On the way here, Princess Duan thought of an excuse and said, "Last night I dreamt that my bastard son was stealing a bride, and the one he stole was none other than our eldest daughter. After much thought, I decided that to avoid such a thing from happening, I'd better hurry up and arrange the marriage."
Mrs. Zhao, "..."
Madam Du, "..."
The black line on Mrs. Zhao's forehead kept falling.
It's really rare for someone to take a dream seriously and rush to the door.
Lady Du said, "Dreams are always the opposite of what they actually are."
Princess Duan said, "I hesitated too. It's better to be safe than sorry. What if something like this really happens?"
"Ms. Zhao has a good temperament and is talented and accomplished. She is qualified to be the Crown Prince's Consort of our Prince Duan's Mansion."
Princess Duan said, "I'm so impatient that I rushed here right away. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that the wife of Duke Du is also coming to the Zhao residence. You two can chat first, and I'll come back tomorrow."
Princess Duan knew that the wife of Duke Du had come to propose marriage, but she probably hadn't spoken formally yet. Although 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 was not formally decided, there was a great hope that the Minister of Works 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 neither angry nor not angry. There were so many ladies from prominent families in Kyoto, and she had finally chosen Miss Zhao and wanted to finalize the marriage. 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 spoken, 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 leaving. She was so busy that it was almost lunchtime, but 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.
Lady Du said, "My business is not urgent. Princess Duan and Madam Zhao should sit down and discuss the marriage. I will come back another day."
Princess Duan even dreamed that her son had snatched the bride away. If she had arranged the marriage and the bride was snatched away in the end, it would only be the fulfillment of her dream. I'm afraid that no one would sympathize with the Duke Du's Mansion at that time, and they would only blame the Duke Du's Mansion for not helping them. Besides, the Zhao family would not promise their daughter to her son when they knew that the Duke Duan's Mansion was coming to propose marriage.
It’s better to pretend that you have never been here.
Lady Du was unhappy, but she didn't show it.
When Lady Du was leaving, Lady Zhao rushed to the door to greet her, but she sent her away without even entering.
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.
The wife of Duke Du left, but Princess Duan stayed, so Madam Zhao welcomed Princess Duan into the mansion.
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. "Am I seeing things? Why do I think this is Princess Duan?"
Princess Duan smiled and said, "You are not mistaken, it is me."
you……
Old Madam Zhao doesn't deserve this honorific title.
Madam Zhao was a little apprehensive, "Why did Princess Duan come to our Zhao Mansion?"
Princess Duan said openly, "I have fallen in love with the eldest daughter of your family and would like to ask for her hand in marriage on behalf of my son. I hope you and the wife of Minister Zhao will agree."
Old Madam Zhao was extremely confused.
Lady Du, the wife of Duke Du, delivered an invitation. Lady Du had praised Zhao Xi several times before. Lady Zhao guessed that it was someone who came to propose marriage, so she went out to greet her. However, Lady Zhao did not come. Instead, it was Princess Duan who came, asking for the eldest daughter of the Zhao family on behalf of Prince Duan. This confused her.
Xiao Xun has a good family background and is talented in both literature and martial arts. There is nothing wrong with him in every way. It is a blessing for the Zhao family that he falls in love with the girl from their family. If they refuse him, 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 at home. The servant rushed 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 came 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 she promised to the prince of Duke Du?"
The servant shook his head, "He's not the Duke of 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 his bride. Fearing her dream would come true, she rushed to the house and proposed before Lady Du. Lady Du knew there was no hope, so she left without even entering our Zhao family."
The maid's eyes widened, "How could Prince Duan do such a thing as to rob a bride? If this is true, he must really like you, my lady."
"No, don't talk nonsense!"