Reborn Young Lady's Peerless Grace

She knew that marrying Du Zhijie and marrying her were not easy. Du Zhijie had saved her today, and if the Queen heard about it, there would definitely be some trouble. She didn't want him to misunderstand, so she made her feelings clear.

Her eyes were firm, and he was the only one in her eyes and heart.

Du Zhijie felt his heart burning and his throat tightening. He paused before nodding, "Okay, wait for me."

As the two looked at each other, the growing affection between them was expressed beyond words.

That night, Du Zhijie went to the palace to meet the emperor and asked him to grant him a marriage. It is unknown how he persuaded the emperor.

After the morning court session the next day, the emperor kept Shen Yunlan and Du Zhijie and talked about the marriage in the inner hall.

"I heard that your daughter is almost of marriageable age. Lord Du is a handsome man with great potential. He is a perfect match for Miss Shen. I wonder what you think, Lord Hou? If you have no objection, then this will be a wonderful story."

"I disagree." Shen Yunlan glared at Du Zhijie, then turned and bowed to the emperor, saying, "My daughter is still young, there's no rush for marriage. This incident today was too sudden; I think it's just child's play!"

"Really?" The emperor gave a mischievous smile.

Du Zhijie bowed respectfully to Shen Yunlan and said, "Today, my request to marry your second daughter is not a joke. I sincerely ask for your hand in marriage. If there is anything I have failed to do, please correct me, Master. I will definitely make amends."

As long as it's you, Du Zhijie, I won't be satisfied! His second daughter has caught the Queen's eye, and she will definitely enter the Eastern Palace in the future. The title of future Crown Princess is much higher than that of a general's wife. He is not stupid to marry his daughter to him.

Shen Yunlan snorted coldly and turned his head away from him. At this moment, he really didn't like anything about him.

His attitude was clear: if someone didn't want to marry their daughter, even if he was the emperor, he wouldn't allow it. It was their family affair, and he couldn't interfere too much. So he waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Since you haven't reached an agreement yet, let's put this matter on hold."

It's good to postpone it for a while. Maybe if you delay it for a while, this matter will not be talked about in the future.

Du Zhijie had expected this reaction. He could guess at some of his thoughts, but there were many people who didn't love their own children. He hid the disappointment in his eyes and left the emperor's inner palace with Shen Yunlan.

"Master Hou, please stay!" Du Zhijie stopped him. "I sincerely wish to marry the Second Young Lady. If you have any conditions, please let me know. I will definitely satisfy them."

Shen Yunlan was so angry that he threw his sleeves and said, "Don't dream. I have no conditions for you. If you want to marry my daughter, forget it in this life."

Not wanting to look at him any longer, Shen Yunlan strode away, leaving him far behind.

Shen Yunlan's attitude made it seem difficult to deal with him. However, he didn't need to agree. As long as the emperor could issue an order to grant the marriage, everything would be settled smoothly.

Du Zhijie watched Shen Yunlan's disappearing back before turning around and leaving.

Whatever happened to the emperor, it was all under the Queen's watch. The news that Du Zhijie proposed to marry Shen Wanqing soon reached her ears.

Upon learning of this, the Queen was so angry that she threw the teacup on the table and asked coldly, "Does the Emperor agree?"

"Your Majesty asked Lord Shen for his opinion, but he disagreed, so the matter was put aside for the time being."

It was a temporary let-go, not a complete one. She knew Du Zhijie well. There was nothing he couldn't accomplish, and it seemed like the arranged marriage wouldn't be easily dismissed.

The queen was so angry that she had a headache. How come the two girls she liked were both favored by others?

The incident with the second prince was an emergency and she was powerless to do anything about it. In addition, the emperor loved his son so much that she could only give up Shen Wanxiu.

Now there is only Shen Wanqing left. Although she is also the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion and her family background is higher than Shen Wanxiu, she still feels a little short of the mark to be the future Crown Princess. She is still wondering whether Shen Wanqing is qualified to be the Crown Princess, but she never thought that someone would propose to the Hou Mansion so soon.

How audacious!

"Where is the emperor? I want to see him."

"Your Majesty, the Emperor should still be resting in the inner palace."

The queen nodded, ordered the palace maids to prepare snacks and health-preserving soup, and then went to the back hall.

The General's Mansion dared to so blatantly ignore her, the Queen, but she refused to let him have his way.

The emperor had just finished his official business and lay down for a while when a palace servant announced that the queen wanted to see him.

"Let her in."

"Your Majesty." The Queen walked in hurriedly.

When the emperor saw the queen's attitude, he thought to himself that trouble was coming and frowned: "What is the matter with the queen that she came to see me?"

"If there is nothing, then I cannot come to see Your Majesty. I feel sorry for your fatigue, so I specially sent you some calming soup and snacks. Your Majesty, please try them."

"It tastes good. The Queen is so thoughtful." The emperor took a piece of dessert, tasted it, and put it down.

The Queen's real intention was not to send food to the Emperor.

A trace of sadness crossed her face, and she spoke in a gloomy voice, "The Emperor has always had people around him who understand his needs. When he's tired or unhappy, I'm always there to serve him. But my son doesn't even have a single person to love. He doesn't even have anyone he wants to talk to. It's truly pitiful."

The emperor understood. "The Crown Prince has reached marriageable age. It's time for him to marry a Crown Princess. Does the Queen have a favorite candidate?"

"A person worthy of being the Crown Princess must not only be talented and famous, but also gentle and virtuous, and her family background must not be low. There were originally two beauties, and now one is already the future Second Imperial Consort. The remaining one will probably soon be someone else's."

The Queen sighed.

She didn't say it clearly, but her eyes could hear it.

The emperor's heart moved slightly. As an emperor, he should be concerned about the selection of the Crown Princess.

"The Queen is probably referring to the two girls who won first prize at the Hundred Flowers Banquet?"

"That's right." The queen nodded.

"Does the prince have any objections?"

"The prince has also had several interactions with the two girls, and from what he said, he seems to have no objection."

The queen spoke in great detail, and was very happy when she talked about the two girls.

In this case, the prince really has no objection.

Unfortunately, Du Zhijie came to propose marriage earlier, and I don’t know if he did it on purpose.

The emperor frowned slightly when he thought about this. If he did it on purpose, then this matter would be difficult to handle.

"Let me think about it." The emperor sighed. "I'll ask the Crown Prince if he has any objections another day. The Queen shouldn't just focus on the Crown Princess. It's not enough to have only one Crown Princess in the Eastern Palace."