Du Cheng'an was stunned.

How could that girl be Xu Ji's cousin?

Girls from aristocratic families are not all law-abiding. Even if they never leave the house, at least they won't be so rebellious.

He had always thought that the girl came from a poor family and wanted to help her. It was impossible for the niece of the wife of the Minister of Justice to be so poor that she would have to participate in a meat-eating competition to win prizes.

Thinking that he was the eldest son of Duke Du and that the emperor's nephew had also participated and lost, Du Cheng'an fell silent again.

Maybe the girl was just like him, participating just for fun and not entirely for the prize of one hundred taels.

But it would be good to know whose family that girl belongs to, and it would be even better if she is Xu Ji's cousin.

Du Cheng'an's previous disappointment was swept away and he became happy.

Seeing that he was happy, Tang Ze patted his shoulder and said, "Since you like the girl so much, you should ask your parents to come and propose marriage as soon as possible, okay?"

Du Cheng'an's ears turned slightly red.

When he saw the girl disappear in the crowd, he was sure it was her and ran after her.

Lu Cheng said, "The eldest prince consort should agree to this marriage, but the eldest princess may not."

The Minister of Justice was the first person to stand up and seriously ask the emperor to make Prince Ling the crown prince. Du Cheng'an was going to marry Xu Ji's cousin, which meant that Duke Du's Mansion was on Prince Ling's side. When it came to the dispute over the crown prince, the eldest princess might not necessarily agree with Du Cheng'an.

The Prince of Yanping asked Du Cheng'an, "Are you sure you want to marry her? Marriage is a lifelong matter, so you must make a careful decision."

Du Chengan nodded.

Tang Ze asked again, "It has to be her?"

Du Cheng'an nodded heavily.

Without knowing that she was a girl, he kissed her on the forehead, hugged her twice, and held her hand. Although he didn't know much, he knew that men and women should not touch each other, and he should be responsible for the girl.

Seeing that Du Cheng'an was very determined, the three people gave him advice and taught him how to set a trap for his own mother, Princess Huyang, so that she would agree to let him marry Xu Ji's cousin, Miss Wang.

Du Cheng'an took note of it carefully and did not disturb the Prince of Yanping and the others who were following behind to protect his future daughter-in-law. He went to continue looking for the girl.

Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find the person. However, knowing that it was Xu Ji's cousin, Miss Wang, Du Cheng'an returned to Duke Du's Mansion in a good mood.

The Princess's Mansion and Duke Du's Mansion are right next to each other. Because the original Duke Du was exiled and the eldest prince consort inherited the title, the Princess Huyang moved into the Duke Du's Mansion with his prince consort. In the past, Duke Du's Mansion and the Princess's Mansion were connected by only a crescent-shaped archway, but now a lot of it has been demolished and the two mansions have been merged into one. The mansion is so big that even Du Cheng'an would get sore legs after walking around it.

As soon as Du Cheng'an returned to the mansion, the gatekeeper said, "The prince is back, and the princess asked you to go see her when you return to the mansion."

Du Cheng'an thought his parents had gone to bed, so he went to look for the eldest princess and her husband.

The eldest princess and her husband were drinking and admiring the moon in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and Du Cheng'an didn't dare to disturb them.

It was the eldest prince consort who spotted him. The eldest princess said, "What are you standing there for? Come here quickly."

Du Cheng'an walked over, and Princess Huyang said in a very good mood, "After visiting the lanterns for such a long time, have you found a girl you like?"

Du Chengan blushed and said, "I'll talk to mother tomorrow."

Princess Huyang heard this and said, "You can't say it today?"

Du Chengan said, "The eldest young master of the Duke of Tan's mansion told me to talk to him tomorrow. My father should agree to the girl I like, but mother may not. Today is mother's birthday, so I should not affect her good mood."

Princess Huyang was not happy to hear this. She said, "Mother and your father are of the same mind. If your father agrees, how can mother disagree?"

Du Chengan looked at his father with some suspicion on his face, "Is what mom said true?"

The eldest son-in-law was so smart that he knew someone was teaching his son behind his back. He immediately said, "Dad doesn't know either. Just believe what your mother said."

Princess Huyang was furious. She glared at her husband and said, "What do you mean by just believe what I say? How dare you ruin my reputation as a mother in front of An'er?"

The prince consort looked at Princess Huyang and half coaxed and half provoked her, "It's better for me to be corrupted than for you to be corrupted. What if you really don't agree?"

Princess Huyang said, "If you agree, I will never object!"

The eldest son-in-law looked at Du Cheng'an and asked, "Which girl do you want to marry?"

Du Chengan blushed and said, "It's the wife of the Minister of Justice, Miss Wang."

Almost instantly, Princess Huyang frowned.

She looked at the eldest son-in-law, and the eldest son-in-law said, "I agree."

Before the eldest son-in-law finished speaking, Du Cheng'an quickly said, "Mother just said that if father agrees, she will never object."

Princess Huyang felt a little embarrassed. She had actually been tricked by the father and son. She said, "Mother doesn't object, but the Queen Mother..."

The eldest son-in-law said, "Prince Ling and Young Master Xu just saved the eldest prince's life. As long as Miss Wang has good character, the Queen Mother will not say anything. You and I will decide on An'er's marriage. The Queen Mother is ill, so it is not appropriate to bother her. If you are worried, you can ask the Emperor for his opinion."

There is no need to ask what the emperor means.

The Emperor has always valued the Minister of Justice. He did not consider the struggle for the crown prince. Besides, An'er was the one he favored, and the eldest son-in-law and she both agreed. It would be strange if the Emperor would object.

Du Chengan was very anxious, "Dad and Mom, please help me propose marriage tomorrow."

The eldest princess asked, "Are you so anxious? Are you afraid that Miss Wang will run away?"

It is not known whether the Wang family’s girl ran away or not, but their son did run away.

Watching Du Cheng'an disappear in a flash, the princess felt neither angry nor happy.

The eldest son-in-law knew what the eldest princess was thinking. He said, "You and I owe An'er too much. His life should not be sacrificed for the fight for the crown prince."

The princess certainly didn't want her son to sacrifice himself in the fight for the crown prince, but "It would be fine if An'er fell in love with another girl, but she just happened to be the niece of the wife of the Minister of Justice. Are you sure this must be a coincidence and no one deliberately brought them together?"

The eldest son-in-law laughed, "What's there to match? Even if you follow An'er's will in everything, it won't affect the Queen Mother's determination to support the eldest prince."

The princess had no way to refute it. She glared at her husband and walked away.

The prince consort asked, "Why did you leave?"

"Go back to sleep!"

"It's still early..."

"Go to bed early, we have to propose marriage to An'er tomorrow!"

The eldest son-in-law smiled and walked forward, saying to the dark, "Dad and your mother will go to propose marriage for you tomorrow, go back to sleep."

In the darkness, a figure ran away.

Well, Du Cheng'an left, but he didn't go far.

Because he ran so fast, his parents did not agree to help him propose marriage tomorrow. But it was not convenient for him to go back after running away, so he just paced here, not knowing what to do.

He had good hearing and heard everything the eldest princess and her husband said.

He was so excited at the thought that he could get married tomorrow that he usually slept well, but now he suffered from insomnia for the first time.

My mind was filled with the image of that girl with her hair disheveled and her angry almond-shaped eyes.

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