The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

When Vice Minister Luo returned to his residence, his face was extremely grim.

Madam Luo asked anxiously, "Master, what happened? Has the person you sent to Qinghe County replied? When can we bring them back?"

Minister Luo gritted his teeth and said, "There's no need to accept it. Although that girl is very glamorous, we haven't benefited from it at all, and we are very likely to be implicated and have our family and clan wiped out."

Madam Luo couldn't understand how that girl, who was both rich and capable, could have brought trouble to the Luo family.

Seeing his wife's bewildered expression, Vice Minister Luo recounted in detail the arguments that had taken place in court that day.

"...That's how it is. That girl is quite bold. She actually treated the military advisor of the Prince of Huainan as an honored guest, which angered the emperor. Fearing that she would side with the Prince of Huainan, the emperor is preparing to arrange a marriage between her and the Prince of Gong."

Madam Luo could hardly believe it. The Crown Prince Gong? The Emperor had actually betrothed such a divine figure as the Crown Prince Gong to a rough country bumpkin!

The handsome man whom so many noble ladies would kill to marry was actually betrothed to that girl.

Good cabbage is going to be eaten by pigs.

Alas! When this news spreads, the hearts of the noble ladies in the capital will surely be broken.

Grandma Luo asked curiously, "What does our granddaughter actually look like? Is she really as ugly as the rumors say?"

Vice Minister Luo shook his head. "The people I sent to Qinghe County haven't returned yet, nor have they written a letter explaining the girl's situation, so I don't know either."

Madam Luo felt it was a great pity.

She was so excited these past two nights that she couldn't sleep, constantly thinking about the silver mine. She never expected that she wouldn't be able to reunite with her family now.

If that girl really sides with the Prince of Huainan, the Luo family will be in big trouble. Even with the letter severing ties, they will likely still be implicated.

"Growing up in the countryside, they just don't know their place. Master, you should send someone to Qinghe County to sign the divorce papers right away, or we'll be implicated."

Vice Minister Luo nodded.

"I will immediately send my trusted confidant to Qinghe County to have Su Bing and that girl sign a letter severing ties, to ensure that the Luo family will not be implicated."

"We can only take it one step at a time now. Let's see if that girl accepts His Majesty's arranged marriage. If she refuses and sides with the Prince of Huainan, we will be guilty of a heinous crime that will lead to the confiscation of our property and the extermination of our clan. With the letter of severance in hand, we can suffer less repercussions."

"If that girl accepts Emperor Qi Jing's arranged marriage, she will become the daughter-in-law of the Gong family, one of the five great families, and enjoy endless wealth and honor. Then we can think about how to win back that girl's heart."

Madam Luo nodded, feeling that this was the most appropriate way to proceed. "Even if she doesn't acknowledge the Luo family later, it won't work, after all, blood is thicker than water."

Luo Mingfang walked into the house and happened to hear the words "Gong family's daughter-in-law".

"Grandfather, Grandmother, who wants to be the daughter-in-law of the Gong family?"

Minister Luo was startled by the sudden sound. What's wrong with Mingfang? Doesn't she know to knock first? She just pushed the door open and came in without any manners.

"It's Mingfang. It's nothing major. His Majesty has arranged a marriage for your sister who lives far away in Qinghe County. The groom is Prince Gong."

Luo Mingfang's tears flowed uncontrollably.

"What makes her so special?"

Such a stunningly handsome man as the Crown Prince was actually paired with a rough country bumpkin.

If it were any other noblewoman from a prominent family in the capital, she would feel that losing was not a loss.

But what right does that rude girl have?!

Although Luo Mingfang had a good impression of Fang Cheng and kept him hanging on, she still liked Gong Yu the most.

She had already decided that there was no possibility between her and the Prince Gong when she learned that she was not a true descendant of the Luo family, but she still couldn't hold back her tears when the news came.

On the Flower Festival when she was thirteen, she fell in love with the Crown Prince at first sight.

A gentleman as fine as jade, unparalleled in the world.

I still remember the Crown Prince when we first met. He stood beside the budding willows, his face as beautiful as jade and his eyes filled with stars.

She had never seen such a handsome man before, so he instantly captured her heart.

When Vice Minister Luo saw Mingfang run away crying, he shook his head helplessly, "Mingfang is a spoiled child."

Madam Luo didn't think so. "Mingfang is a good girl. Many young ladies in the capital like Prince Gong. The fact that Mingfang likes him also shows that she has good taste."

Luo Mingfang ran back into the house crying, wrapped herself in the quilt, and burst into tears.

She cried for the love that had vanished before it even began.

Before Emperor Qi Jing's decree of marriage even left the capital, the news of the marriage between the Crown Prince and Miss Su from Qinghe County had already spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

The Meng family, one of the five great families, held an early spring flower viewing banquet, which turned into a weeping banquet.

Peonies of various colors, pampered in the greenhouse, were vying for attention in the garden, but the girls sitting by the lake had no heart to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

They were all hugging each other and crying.

Meng Baozhu's cousin, Meng Yanran, cried bitterly for a while, then complained, "That Miss Su has come all the way to the capital, but she doesn't dare to show her face in front of His Majesty. She must be extremely ugly and not worthy of Brother Yu at all."

Meng Baozhu: That's my own cousin, how did he become your Yu-gege?

The key point is that Sister Su is not ugly at all.

She likes both Sister Su and Cousin Yu; they are both people she likes, and it would be wonderful if they could get married and live together.

When she visits her cousin's house, she can also see Sister Su at the same time. How wonderful!

"I've met that Sister Su; she's not ugly at all."

Meng Yanran's voice choked with emotion, "Then tell me, what does she look like?"

Meng Baozhu hadn't seen Sister Su for a long time; she only remembered Sister Su from several months ago.

"Her hair is a bit yellow, and she's very thin."

But he was incredibly strong, dragging her across the lake to the other side, and then killing the wanted criminal with a single stone.

"Sister Su is incredibly amazing!"

Meng Yanran carefully analyzed Meng Baozhu's words. If she were pretty, Meng Baozhu would definitely say she was pretty. The fact that she only said she wasn't ugly meant that Miss Su was not pretty at all.

"I had heard that Miss Su was very good at fighting, so I thought she would be a big, strong woman. I didn't expect her to be a skinny, blond girl."

Meng Baozhu was unhappy, thinking that "yellow-haired girl" sounded bad. "Meng Yanran, you're the yellow-haired girl, your whole family are yellow-haired girls."

On the other hand, because Gong Yu's mother, Cui, and Meng Baozhu's mother were the same older sister, they were also invited by the Meng family.

He was very unhappy when he heard some girls mocking the appearance of Ms. Su from Qinghe County.

Regardless of whether the girl is truly ugly or not, she is, after all, her future daughter-in-law, and their fates are intertwined, so she must protect her.

"What are you doing? Miss Su is fighting on the front lines to protect the people of Daqi. What right do you have to mock her! How can noble ladies be so gossipy!"

Lady Cui was the sister-in-law of the Empress Dowager's brother, and her status was so noble that the women present all had to be somewhat wary of her. So they all shut their mouths and dared not laugh at the Miss Su anymore.

Seeing that everyone had stopped gossiping about her future daughter-in-law, Cui took her younger sister, Little Cui's, hand and began to whisper to her.

"I've always been worried about Yu'er's marriage. He always looks down on this one and that one. He's already 22 years old. Other people his age already have sons who are old enough to run errands. I originally thought that as long as he doesn't like men, it would be fine."

Madam Cui understood her sister's feelings very well. Her sister never missed any banquet in the capital, rain or shine, all for the sake of finding a suitable daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Cui rubbed her forehead and said helplessly, "A few months ago, my good-for-nothing son mentioned to me that he had someone he liked. I was terrified at the time, afraid that he liked a man, and I couldn't sleep for many days because of the worry."

"I really wanted to meet the other person, but my son insisted on stopping me, saying that he was afraid of scaring the other person and that we had to wait for the other person to nod in agreement first."

"When asked where he was from, or whether he was male or female, he wouldn't answer. My heart was constantly in turmoil, I was extremely worried. Fortunately, His Majesty has betrothed him to a young woman."

As Cui finished speaking, a smile spread across her face.

She no longer asks for much. As long as she is a woman who can carry on the Gong family line, that's enough. She has no interest in being picky about looks or personality!

Although she hoped her son would get married soon, he had a sweetheart whose gender she didn't know, and she wondered if he would agree to the marriage arranged by His Majesty.