Miao Shengning, who had been standing nearby and watching the show, was also puzzled after hearing this: "No, who has the surname Jiang?"

The two began to think hard, going through all the prominent official families in the capital one by one, trying to figure out which family had the surname Jiang...

Suddenly Miao Shengning screamed in surprise: "Jiang Yaonian! He is Jiang Yaonian's man!"

Cao Xiaozheng asked in astonishment: "Jiang Yaonian?"

"Yes! It's him!" Miao Shengning suddenly remembered and said with certainty: "This man often accompanies Jiang Yaonian to our palace. I have seen him before!"

Cao Xiaozheng was stunned when he heard this!

The Mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo is one of the top wealthy families in the capital. The most favored Concubine Cao in the palace is Cao Xiaozheng's aunt, the emperor is his uncle, and the second prince is his cousin. It can be said that apart from those royal relatives, the Cao family is the most arrogant and domineering. But even so, there are people in this world whom they cannot afford to offend, such as the four major families!

Even the Emperor was wary of the four great families, so the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion dared not to challenge them. Every time they held a banquet, they would invite guests politely regardless of whether they came or not. Even Cao Xiaozheng's grandfather would greet Jiang Yaonian with a smile. How could he dare to provoke the Jiang family?

Cao Xiaozheng gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Forget it! Let's go! Go back!"

He kicked the lackey who was lying on the ground and screaming, "Hurry up and leave! Eight of us can't beat one guy, and you still have the nerve to stand here and wail!"

Miao Shengning, who was standing next to him, looked thoughtful and thought to himself, "Why did Jiang Yaonian send his guards to protect these two beauties? Could it be that he has taken a fancy to these two girls and wants to marry them as concubines?"

Inside the temple, the air was filled with curling incense, the Dharma images were majestic, and the faint sound of wooden fish could be heard constantly.

After Lu Xiangrong finished offering incense, Zhao Cheng took the incense from the officiating monk and handed it to Deng Ziyun.

Deng Ziyun knelt on the mat, holding incense in both hands and silently chanting in her heart: "Buddha bless you! I have no other prayers, I just hope to have a good marriage in this life, please let me marry the man I love!"

After making the wish, Deng Ziyun inserted the incense into the incense burner, clasped her hands together and recited the mantra once, then knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully.

The three left Foguang Temple.

On the way back, Deng Ziyun sat in the carriage in silence, unlike when she came and chatted happily with Lu Xiangrong.

Lu Xiangrong couldn't help but ask curiously: "A Zi, what are you thinking about?"

Deng Ziyun turned to look at her best friend and said, "Rongrong, do you believe in fate?"

Lu Xiangrong sighed and said, "I don't dare to think about this question... My family has arranged a blind date for me with the young master of Minister Li's family. I came here to burn incense this time to ask the Buddha to bless that young master to be a good man, so that I can marry him and live in love and harmony..."

Deng Ziyun lowered her head after listening to this, and after a while she said, "It's good to be born in a wealthy family, but that only means you don't lack food and clothing! In other aspects, you are not much better than girls from poor families. You still get married blindly, and your lifelong event is decided based on the similar family conditions of both parties."

"Azi, why do you feel so emotional?" Lu Xiangrong asked.

Deng Ziyun shed tears silently and said: "Rongrong, I fell in love with an impossible person..."

Lu Xiangrong was surprised and asked, "Are you talking about Guard Zhao?"

"Yeah." Deng Ziyun nodded, "I don't want to marry anyone except him..."

Lu Xiangrong reminded, "But it's impossible for you two to be together! He is from one of the four great families and needs to be loyal to the Jiang family for generations. It's impossible for him to marry someone who has a thousand connections with the royal family. Isn't your family going to arrange for you to enter the palace to be selected?"

Deng Ziyun raised her head and said firmly: "Everything depends on human effort! Tomorrow I will go and ask Mr. Jiang to give Brother Zhao freedom!"

Lu Xiangrong said with a worried look on her face: "Will your family agree? Most importantly, will he agree? You want to marry him so desperately, but maybe he doesn't want to and doesn't dare to marry you?"

"Then I'll go ask him now!"

Deng Ziyun said this as she opened the curtain and asked the coachman to stop the carriage.

Then he got out of the car, called Zhao Cheng to his side and said, "Brother Zhao, I have something to ask you."

Zhao Cheng didn't know what she wanted to say, so he followed her along the path to a wild peach tree.

Standing under the tree, Deng Zi looked at him lovingly and asked, "Brother Zhao, has your family arranged a marriage for you?"

Zhao Cheng was stunned, wondering why this rich young lady suddenly asked this question.

In fact, he had already reached the age to get married and start a family, and his family had proposed marriages to him, but he had never met one.

Deng Ziyun looked at his face expectantly...

Zhao Cheng was silent for a while and then answered softly, "Not yet."

Deng Ziyun's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this. After taking a deep breath, she mustered up her courage and asked, "Do you have someone you like in your heart?"

Zhao Cheng's handsome face blushed slightly, and he remained silent shyly...

"So it's pregnant?" Deng Ziyun asked tentatively.

Zhao Cheng's face returned to calmness, and he said softly, "It's impossible for us to be together. I just hope that she will be happy forever."

He was talking about Qinghe. Although there would never be a possibility between them, he would be relieved as long as she lived in peace and happiness.

But Deng Ziyun misunderstood. She looked at Zhao Cheng with passionate eyes and said, "You haven't even tried it, how do you know it's impossible?"

Zhao Cheng said calmly: "Sometimes, if you like someone, you don't have to be together with him/her. As long as the other person is doing well, you will be satisfied."

"Brother Zhao, it's not like that!" Deng Ziyun interrupted him and said, "If you like someone, you should overcome all difficulties and be with him forever!"

Zhao Cheng looked at her in astonishment... After a long while, he said, "Miss Deng, you are right. I wish you and your sweetheart a long and happy life together."

"No, you and I will grow old together and be together forever!" Deng Ziyun said firmly.

Zhao Cheng thought he had misheard at first, but when he saw Deng Ziyun's expectant and determined look, he realized that she seemed to have misunderstood. He quickly refused, "Miss Deng, it's impossible for us to be together. My family has already arranged a marriage for me!"

"Didn't you just say that you hadn't ordered it yet?" Deng Ziyun looked at him with eyes full of admiration.

Zhao Cheng did not answer this question, but reminded: "Miss Deng, you should go back, Miss Lu is still waiting in the carriage."

Deng Ziyun looked at him silently for a while, then sighed and turned back to the carriage.

Before she even sat down, Lu Xiangrong asked expectantly, "How is it, did he agree?"

Deng Ziyun shook her head first, then said firmly: "I will go to see Mr. Jiang tomorrow and let him make the decision for us!"

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