The great hall.
After everyone sat down, the maids brought hot tea to everyone.
Looking at the room filled with gifts, Situ Yongjie finally couldn’t hold back: "Fourth Prince, what brings you here today?" As he spoke, he turned his head to glance at the room full of gifts.
The Fourth Prince smiled widely: "Didn’t I say it’s a happy occasion."
"A happy occasion? Recently, in the General’s command, there hasn’t been any such event!" Situ Yongjie looked utterly baffled.
"I am here to propose marriage."
"Propose marriage?"
"Yes!"
Situ Yongjie couldn’t understand; Situtu Xueer, the eldest legitimate daughter, was already married, and there wasn’t any daughter in the residence whose status matched the Fourth Prince.
"Fourth Prince, to which daughter do you propose?"
"Of course, it’s to the Second Miss Situ, who else in the residence has co of age besides her?"
Situ Yongjie was stunned. The Fourth Prince had always favored the eldest daughter; how had his focus shifted so quickly!
"But she is a concubine-born daughter; I’m afraid she’s not suitable for the Fourth Prince." Situ Yongjie said cautiously, for those of the Royal Family place great importance on birth and status. Why would the Fourth Prince suddenly co to propose today?
"Moreover, the Empress wouldn’t agree either!"
"I discussed it with the Empress Mother before coming to propose, so the General can rest assured!"
Upon hearing this, Situ Yongjie was astonished. Even the Empress agreed; what on earth were they up to?
The Fourth Prince looked at the stunned Situ Yongjie and laughed: "Could it be that the Great General is not satisfied with , so he is unwilling to consent to the marriage?"
Though these were the words from the Fourth Prince’s mouth, he was confident that Situ Yongjie was very willing to be related by marriage. After all, in the Capital, many noble ladies would do anything to beco the Fourth Prince’s wife.
"No, no, no, Fourth Prince misunderstood, I am very delighted."
"Haha, that’s good then!"
The Fourth Prince waved to a middle-aged woman behind him: "Auntie Cheng, please handle the procedures."
"Oh! Coming right away!"
This middle-aged woman was a matchmaker. She wore a pink dress, with heavy make-up on her face, a large red flower on her head, and held a big palm fan — a typical matchmaker appearance.
As soon as the Fourth Prince called out to her, she imdiately grinned with her bright red lips and ran over with a cheerful deanor.
"Here I co, here I co!"
She glanced around: "Which lady is it?"
At this mont, Situtu Qinger was sitting among the crowd. Hearing that the Fourth Prince was proposing to her, she felt imnsely excited. She had been waiting for this mont for a long ti, originally thinking that with her concubine-born status, it would be impossible with the Fourth Prince in this lifeti. Unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince gave her such a big surprise today.
Hearing the matchmaker’s question, she lowered her head, stood up shyly, and said in a small voice, "It is I, your servant."
Next to her, Situ Zhi imdiately burst into laughter: "Second Sister, why do you speak so quietly?"
Situ Dieer imdiately reached out and tugged at his sleeve, whispering: "Hush, don’t make a sound, don’t ruin Second Sister’s good fortune."
Situ Zhi pouted and muttered to himself: "This Young Master helps you, but who will help !"
His current living expenses had been drastically reduced by Xuexue; he ate the sa als as them every day. Having been accustod to a luxurious life since childhood, he found this unbearable. Unfortunately, no matter how much he complained to the Old Madam this ti, it had no effect. In his heart, he harbored resentnt towards his three sisters, thinking that he had helped them so much before, and now that he was in trouble, they ignored him, which was too heartless and unjust.
Situ Dieer couldn’t help but reprimand him: "Zhizhi, can’t you be a bit more sensible? Our mother is gone, and we are no longer the sa as before."
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