A time-travel story where I forcefully marry the leading lady in a film/TV series!

Upon hearing this, the others present immediately covered their mouths and snickered.

Good heavens! You still dare to stand out in front of Dou Zhao now? You deserve to be ridiculed!

“Madam Hou’s words are inappropriate!” At this moment, another young man stood up, bowed to Dou Zhao, and continued, “While our literary talents may not be outstanding, we have come to the Dou residence today for this banquet with the genuine desire to get to know the young ladies…”

These young masters have finally figured it out: as long as they stop spouting vulgarities like that idiot surnamed Pang, the Marquis and his wife of Jining won't cause them any trouble.

So immediately some people began to express that they were genuinely there to meet the young ladies of various families and that they truly intended to marry them.

"Young Master Chen Shiyuan!" Dou Zhao glanced at the man who had stood up to speak and continued, "I heard your family's business failed, and you even sold your ancestral home. You must be short of a dowry to cover the losses!"

"Uh..." At this moment, an embarrassed expression immediately appeared on the face of this young master Chen. He did not expect that Dou Zhao would know so much about his family situation.

Meanwhile, many of the young men present also showed guilty expressions. It was clear that their situation wasn't much different from that of this young master Chen Shiyuan.

Meanwhile, Wang Yingxue, who was sitting next to him, was also completely bewildered. Then, her eyes flashed with anger as she glared fiercely in Dou Shiying's direction.

Good heavens! If Dou Zhao hadn't told her all this, even she wouldn't have known!

How many of these so-called sons of officials and future pillars of the court who came to the banquet actually came with the intention of ripping off the women?!

In a situation like this, they actually let their daughter Dou Ming go out to find a husband? What if she really gets tricked by some rich young man with ulterior motives? Then she'll have no one to blame but herself!

At this moment, Wang Yingxue's resentment towards the brothers Dou Shiying and Dou Shishu intensified!

The ladies sitting in the women's section were also in a state of panic!

Wow! There were so many traps in here!

Luckily, I didn't jump in blindfolded, or I would have been in big trouble! I might have been stuck there for the rest of my life!

"I have a couplet from earlier!" Seeing everyone in the room busy calculating their own abacuses, Dou Zhao smiled again, then took the banknotes and quickly wrote it down.

"My lord, what do you think of my couplet?" After finishing writing it, Dou Zhao handed the paper to Wei Tingyu with a sweet smile, as if presenting a treasure.

Wei Tingyu took a look, smiled and nodded, then read it aloud.

"It's easy to find a fickle lover, but hard to find a priceless treasure; why bother sending a letter of love when you're just being sincere!"

"Madam, you have such a beautiful writing style!" Wei Tingyu smiled, then reached out to smooth Dou Zhao's hair, which had fallen down while she was bending over to write couplets, and said with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Marquis!" Upon receiving Wei Tingyu's praise, Dou Zhao's face broke into a delighted smile. At that moment, Wei Tingyu felt that she had still retained her childlike side very well.

"I despise you incompetent, immoral, and sycophantic people the most!" After thanking Wei Tingyu for his affirmation, Dou Zhao straightened up and looked at the young men present, saying, "You think you're superior just because you know a few characters, gossiping and belittling women, and treating marriage like items on a shelf to be appraised and calculated!"

"Just now, you all said you wanted to take my Marquis as your role model!"

"Then you should act like a man! Not just talk the talk!"

"To be the pillar of my family! To stand up for my wife!"

"As for these two points, ask yourselves honestly, how many of you can actually do them?"

...Dou Zhao's words were so powerful and resounding that they struck a chord with everyone present!

Many men who had previously harbored various schemes could only lower their heads in shame, whether they were convinced or not, and dared not utter a single word of dissatisfaction or offer any further explanation.

As for the ladies' seats, all the young ladies were moved to tears!

At the same time, they were even more envious of Dou Zhao! If it weren't for her husband's support, how could a married woman dare to say such things at a family banquet in her parents' home, where everyone was an outsider?

In the end, it all comes down to the confidence that her husband, the Marquis of Jining, gave her!

Wei Tingyu squinted at Dou Shishu and Dou Shiying sitting next to him. Seeing that they were also dumbfounded and speechless, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

According to the original plot, after Dou Zhao finished speaking in the men's section, they should have scolded her for being improper and disgracing the Dou family, and then kicked her out.

However, apart from looking surprised and bewildered, the two old guys showed no other expression or movement.

It can only be said that even towards their own daughter, these two old men of the Dou family have perfectly demonstrated the art of flattering the weak and belittling the strong!

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Chapter 25 Dou Zhao's New Perfume Launch?!

After Dou Zhao finished speaking these deafening words, the banquet finally returned to normal.

Those pretentious and self-righteous young masters who were so arrogant before have all become much more restrained now.

They only get together in small groups of three or five to drink and chat, and they no longer dare to show off or cause trouble.

The women's section was even more lively! In particular, Dou Zhao, after obtaining Wei Tingyu's permission, also came down and sat down with the female guests to chat.

Of course, her fate as the wife of the Marquis of Jining completely ignited the atmosphere at the women's seats!

Almost all the daughters of officials surrounded her, chattering incessantly with questions. Some were trying to curry favor, while others were genuinely curious about how she could win the Marquis's favor and were seeking his advice.

Of course, Dou Zhao came down not just to be approachable and mingle with these lower-class ladies, but also to do advertising!

While they were chatting, she secretly winked at her best friend Miao Ansu, and then the two little foxes simultaneously began their acting.

"Madam! What kind of rouge and powder do you usually use? Why does it smell so good?" Miao Ansu asked, feigning surprise and putting on a shocked expression.

"Yes, yes! I've traveled all over the country for so many years and I've never smelled such a unique fragrance!" Although Zhao Zhangru was a little drunk, he was still cooperating with Miao Ansu in their act.

After the two of them said this, the other daughters of officials present also nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes! I just smelled a lingering fragrance on Madam Hou here!"

"Yes! I smelled it too! I just thought it was the natural fragrance of the Lady Hou!"

"These rouge and face powders must be very expensive, right? We women are mesmerized by their aroma!"

"No wonder the Marquis dotes on his wife so much! This fragrance must be part of it."

"Which cosmetics shop in the capital sells rouge and face powder with this scent? I don't know of any?"

...These daughters of officials had, of course, noticed the fragrance of rose perfume on Dou Zhao long ago, but as outsiders who weren't that close to him, they didn't feel comfortable asking him about such private matters directly.

Now that Miao Ansu and Zhao Zhangru, the two close friends of the Marquis, had taken the lead in asking, they naturally stopped being shy and directly brought up the topic of this captivating fragrance.

Because at this point, many daughters of officials were already convinced that this must be the key to Dou Zhao's ability to charm Wei Tingyu!

The thought that if she could also obtain such fragrance, she could bewitch her husband after marriage and make him dote on her!

Dou Ming, who was sitting next to him, immediately perked up his ears. If this fragrance was really the reason why Wei Tingyu liked his sister, then he would do anything to find out this secret!

Putting everything else aside, at this moment, Dou Ming felt that as long as Wei Tingyu had even a small place in her heart, even if it was only half of what her elder sister Dou Zhao had, she would be content!

"To be honest, ladies and gentlemen!" Seeing that the female guests present were all intrigued by the fragrance emanating from her, Dou Zhao smiled sweetly and took out her bottle of rose perfume from her sleeve. She then showed it to the women as if presenting a treasure before saying, "This scent comes from this perfume!"

"Perfume? What is this?" The young ladies from all the official families immediately lit up with excitement.

Putting everything else aside, the smoothness of the dark red liquid in the glass bottle alone was enough to attract the attention of these young ladies!

"This is a wonderful product personally developed by our Marquis!" Dou Zhao looked just like a live-streaming saleswoman, proudly picking up the perfume and lightly spraying it on herself a couple more times.

Sure enough, an even richer fragrance immediately spread around her. The ladies present were stunned and sniffed the air frantically before confirming that it was not their hallucination.

It seems that Lady Hou was not lying after all; the fragrance on her body was indeed from this bottle of perfume!

Moreover, it was said that the Marquis himself developed it? These young ladies from official families all looked at Wei Tingyu, their eyes revealing expressions of utter disbelief.

What kind of husband is this? He actually developed such a wonderful product for his wife to use! They were now practically driven mad with jealousy!

"Oh my! So this perfume was personally developed by the Marquis?! The Marquis's wife is too kind, she even gave us a bottle!" At this moment, Miao Ansu and Zhao Zhangru also took out the perfume that Dou Zhao had just given them and showed it off to everyone.

"Sister...do you still have this perfume?" Dou Ming, who had been silent until now, only looking at his sister with envy, finally couldn't help but ask.

Especially now that she knows that the perfume was actually developed by her brother-in-law, and that Miao Ansu and Zhao Zhangru both have it, how could she, as her brother-in-law's little fangirl, be left out?

"Yes!" Dou Zhao smiled and nodded at his sister, then waved his hand gently.

Su Xin and Su Lan, who had been waiting outside the door, walked in carrying two large trays.

After the red silk on the tray was lifted, the female guests present gasped in surprise.

Because what Su Xin and Su Lan brought in were two huge trays full of perfume! At first glance, there were at least thirty or forty bottles!

"You choose! Take whichever bottle you like!" Dou Zhao was very satisfied with the women's shocked expressions, and smiled at his sister Dou Ming as he spoke.

"Thank you, sister!" Dou Ming was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly reached out to touch each of them!

These perfumes are very colorful and beautiful, and they are labeled with various scents!

But Dou Ming loved every single bottle and couldn't decide which one to choose.

"Madam! Are these perfumes for sale?" The young ladies of the official families, seeing this, finally understood! So many perfumes being brought over couldn't just be for their own enjoyment, could they?! If they were for sale, then they would definitely buy a bottle to try!

"Of course!" Dou Zhao had been waiting for this moment, so he nodded generously and said, "50 taels per bottle! Available for sale at the Rouge Pavilion in the East Market starting tomorrow!"

"Fifty taels?!" The young ladies of official families present were stunned by this price! It was indeed quite high!

But looking at these irresistible perfume bottles and the fragrance and charm they exude, it seems like getting these 50 taels is quite a bargain!

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Chapter 26 Returning Home with Three Women!

"That Sister Zhao is really something! It's supposed to be a family banquet, but she's turned it into a business transaction!" Wang Yingxue sat in the main seat, craning her neck to look in Dou Zhao's direction for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say sourly.

She wanted this perfume too! But she couldn't bring herself to go up and snatch it from the younger generation, so she could only mutter something sarcastic and cryptic.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, she immediately realized something was wrong. She jolted awake and turned to look at Wei Tingyu, who was still sitting in the center of the chairman's seat, only to meet his sinister and icy gaze!