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Dongfang Ze leaned forward and said with a smile that wasn't a smile, "I heard that two days ago, Zhao Hou's grandpa made a betrothal to the son of the Xu family. When are you going to get married?"

Marquis Zhao quickly waved his hand and said, "Your Highness has misunderstood, there's no such thing."

"No?" Dongfang Ze frowned and said, "That's strange. Rumors are flying everywhere, and they're saying that the Princess of Pingyang is a vassal. The empress dowager will come down in a few days. It doesn't sound fake."

Marquis Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "No wonder Your Highness would believe such rumors if you intentionally wanted to spread them." With that, he let out a heavy sigh and said, "I won't hide it from the two princes that Princess Pingyang protected this marriage, but I and my wife disagree."

The two princes were very clear which family's young lady would marry him, and which family would be ruined in their lifetime? Although the Zhao family is not some wealthy family, they are still very scholarly people, and I absolutely cannot bear to have them marry him. "" What kind of character is Xu Jingzhi?

Mu Qianxue quietly listened. After she finished speaking, she said, "Since that's the case, why didn't Madame Zhao reject Princess Pingyang's escort?"

When she heard this, Madame Zhao's eyes reddened. "How can it be that we don't refuse? We really can't refuse." With these words, she suddenly knelt towards the east and said with tears streaming down her face, "If it weren't for the fact that there's no other way, we wouldn't have come to disturb the prince and ask for his pity. We must save him."

Dongfang Zhi hadn't expected her to act like this, so he hurried forward to help her up. "If Madame Zhao has anything to say, please sit down and talk."

Madame Zhao told him what had happened that day while wiping away her tears. She sobbed, "Since you knew that your highness wasn't willing to marry her, I, the Prosperous Sect's young mistress, have set fire to your body. I will only be happy if I destroy your peace for a lifetime. Your Highness, Pingqing has helped you before. I beg you, you must save him. " She was about to kneel down again when Dongfang Shou quickly pulled her back. "I know. I'll think of something. Madame Zhao, don't worry."

"In the past few days, I have asked for everything I could and my wife could, but none of them were willing to help. In desperation, I could only beg the prince to be merciful and save the peace. As long as the king is willing to help, from now on, my clan will be under his command."

"Master Zhao, you're being too serious. This matter arose from this king, so I will definitely find a way to resolve it. Hurry and get up." Seeing that Dongfang Shan didn't decline like the others, Zhao Hou let out a sigh of relief.

Dongfang Ze flicked his finger and sneered, "What a good Shen Xijun. A single word from her could destroy a person's entire life. This unruly and unruly character is something that no one in the entire Zhou Dynasty dares to cause."

Master Zhao shook his head and sighed. If he had known earlier, he would not have allowed Ping Qing to interact with Shen Xijun. Now it was too late for him to regret.

Dongfang Ze didn't know what was on his mind. He rubbed his chin and said awkwardly, "With Princess Pingyang interfering, the chances of the empress dowager bestowing a marriage on us are very high. Even if Seventh Brother goes, I'm afraid he won't be able to make things better. Moreover …" He looked at Dongfang Gu and did not finish his sentence, worry filling his brows.

In fact, Dongfang Yi and Empress Dowager Wei had been having an argument over the matter of marrying Shen Xijun. The latter was becoming more and more impatient, and her orders … I'm afraid it will be here soon.

He had advised Seventh Brother to temporarily sacrifice himself for the sake of the greater good and to marry Shen Xijun before taking over the world. However, Seventh Brother refused to give up.

Marquis Zhao had lost his mind after he said it. He said anxiously, "Then …" "Then what should we do?"

Dongfang Ze sighed, "In this situation, we can only try our best to act according to the will of the heavens."

"Your Highness!" Since just now, Madame Zhao had been hanging in the air, not saying a word. She suddenly raised her head, looked at Dongfang Shou, and said, "I know this is a very excessive request, but in order to calm down …" I can only brazenly ask for it. "

"Madame Zhao, please speak."

Madame Zhao took a deep breath and gathered up her courage. She said, "As long as the king agrees to marry, the Pingyang Mansion will no longer be angry. They will no longer force anyone to marry them."

Before Dongfang Zhi could say anything, Dongfang Ze was already in a bad mood. He mockingly said, "Lady Zhao, you've really hit the nail on the head with this wishful thinking. Miss Zhao's life is more important, Seventh Brother's life is more important, right?"

Madame Zhao's face was as red as a pigeon's blood. She pursed her lips and did not speak. Master Zhao also had an awkward expression. In fact, he had thought of doing the same before, but she just could not say it.

Mu Qianxue caressed the gold-plated furnace in her hands and said indifferently, "The Eternal Plains Sect is a person who must be avenged no matter what. Since she hated Miss Zhao, before she achieved her goal, even if it was the Prince, he would not be able to make her let go."

Madame Zhao said anxiously, "No, Ji Qing Xin from the Prosperous Sect will agree as long as the Prince asks for it."

"Yes, she will agree. But Madam can guarantee that she will not use any tricks behind the scenes. If she wants to harm someone, there is no other way."

Madame Zhao was at a loss for words. After a long while, she finally said, "I will slowly think about what to do next. The most pressing matter at hand is the marriage between Xu Jingzhi and Pingqing." After saying that, she turned to the east and begged, "Your Highness, this matter …"

"This prince understands that Madame Zhao loves her daughter dearly. This king will do his best to deal with this matter. As for whether or not I can persuade the empress dowager, it's like what Mu Wang said. It still depends on the will of the heavens."

Seeing that Dongfang Shan had avoided answering her request, Madame Zhao panicked. She blurted out, "If it weren't for the fact that my heart was tied to you, why would I have been reduced to such a state? Do you think I would have dismissed you with just a word of 'heaven's will'?"

The moment the words left her mouth, Madame Zhao realized that something wasn't right. It was a pity that it was already too late. Besides Mu Qianxue, everyone was staring blankly at Madame Zhao, trying their best to digest the words she had said just now.

Marquis Zhao reacted rather quickly. He pulled Madam Zhao over and scolded her, "Why did you say that out loud? Pingqing is my daughter's home, aren't you afraid you'll ruin her reputation?"

Madame Zhao knew that she had said the wrong thing, but now that things had come to this, no matter how much she regretted it, it was useless. She could only say, "I've already said it, so what else can I do? As she spoke, her tears couldn't help falling again.

As she wept, Marquis Zhao did not say anything, nor did he want to. He could only stand there and sigh.

Xia Yue closed her slightly opened mouth, bent down, and whispered into Mu Qianxue's ear. "This servant had thought before that why Miss Zhao would be so easy to notify the prince. After all this commotion, she actually likes the prince as well."

"Not much." Mu Qianxue reprimanded him. She was different from Xia Yue and the others. When she knew that Zhao Pingqing had come to the Rui Mansion to inform her, she had already guessed Zhao Pingqing's intentions. After all, there wouldn't be anything good in this world for no reason.