From an old woman back to a young girl, she vowed never to marry into a marquisate

Yongninghou Mansion.

"What?" Zhou Ziyue stood up immediately after hearing the news. "Did the second young lady of the Tang family say this?"

"It should be." Liu An, Zhou Ziyue's personal attendant, replied, "The news came from the Tang Mansion. It was very detailed. It must have come from Miss Yue'er."

"I guess Miss Yue'er released this news to deal with the bad rumors about her in the capital."

Zhou Ziyue's heart sank.

She is not wrong.

Just stating a fact.

It turned out that he didn't see clearly when he was saving people, and mistook Tang Yue'er for Tang Wanru, and did everything to her.

This led to the spread of such bad rumors.

If this rumor is not explained clearly, it will be almost fatal to Tang Yueer.

She is still a girl in the boudoir.

But having said that, Zhou Ziyue still felt a little uncomfortable.

more importantly--

Once she spread the news, how could he marry Tang Wanru?

Zhou Ziyue felt a little headache. He didn't know what was going on. Everything seemed to be developing in a direction that he could not control.

"Sir, we can't refute Miss Yue'er's statement. If we refute it again, we will push the responsibility back to Miss Yue'er, and she will not be able to clear herself."

Zhou Ziyue knew clearly that he could not clear himself of the blame.

He will hurt Yue'er by doing this.

But if he admitted it, then he and Tang Wanru would have no chance!

Zhou Ziyue frowned tightly.

He wants to protect Tang Yue'er.

He must also marry Tang Wanru!

Zhou Ziyue gritted his teeth and ordered: "Go to the Tang family!"

*

Tang Mansion, Flower Hall.

"So, the prince came here today to look for Wanru?" Tang Jiang asked in surprise while sitting on the main seat.

"That's right." Zhou Ziyue answered seriously, saying with certainty, "Last time I promised Miss Tang that I would prepare all the gifts for the marriage proposal before coming. Now half of the gifts are ready. I want to tell Miss Tang to wait for me with peace of mind. Soon I will propose to her and marry her according to the Tang family's requirements."

Marry Tang Wanru?

Tang Jiang was a little confused after hearing this.

He treated Tang Yue'er like that, and he actually said that his purpose of coming here was to marry Tang Wanru?

What does that mean for Tang Yue'er?

At least there should be an explanation, right?

Even Tang Jiang found this matter a little ridiculous, although he really hoped that Prince Zhou could marry Tang Wanru to pave the way for his future.

but!

Tang Yue'er is also his daughter!

He couldn't help but ask about Zhou Ziyue's behavior towards Tang Yue'er.

"Prince Zhou." Tang Jiang sneered, "Before I meet Wanru, I want to ask you, a few days ago, my second daughter Tang Yue'er fell into the water in the Prince of Wei's mansion, and you saved her. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"

Zhou Ziyue raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and looked surprised: "What explanation do you want, Lord Tang?"

what?

Tang Jiang didn't expect him to have this attitude.

"Prince Zhou, of course it's the rumor outside that you were inappropriate towards Yue'er when you were rescuing her." Tang Jiang said bluntly.

"Because of your unruly behavior, Yue'er was misunderstood before." Tang Jiang frowned and said seriously, "Do you know how important reputation is to an unmarried woman? You will ruin her by doing this."

"Prince Zhou! You..."

"Master Tang!" Zhou Ziyue interrupted him in a deadpan voice, "You just said that those are all rumors. How can you take them seriously?"

Tang Jiang paused: "What do you mean, Prince?"

"I did save your daughter. No matter who fell into the water, I would jump in to save them at that time." Zhou Ziyue replied calmly, "When rescuing someone, there is a little physical contact, dragging and hugging are all very normal. How could I save her to shore if I didn't hold her?"

He has a point.

"But if it was just a normal hug, how could such a rumor spread?" Tang Jiang asked with a frown.

"It's the splash!" Zhou Ziyue said firmly, "She was flapping her wings too vigorously at the time, causing the splashes around to be too big. Someone must have seen it wrong!"

"This..." Tang Jiang was suddenly speechless.

Too big a splash?

If one person can make a mistake, if two people can make a mistake, how can so many people make a mistake and spread rumors?

Tang Jiang felt that this reason was far-fetched, but he didn't know how to refute it for a moment.

"Master Tang!" Zhou Ziyue's expression became serious. "I saved your daughter, and you still doubt my original intention?"

"Shouldn't you be grateful to me for saving her life?"

"If I had known I would be questioned like this, I would have simply not gone down to save her." Zhou Ziyue looked disappointed.

"This..." After Zhou Ziyue said this, Tang Jiang felt a headache. Could it really be because of the splash?

But Yue'er clearly said that he was not polite to her.

At this time, a voice came from the inner door: "Prince Zhou, the force of the water splash is really strong. It can even tear my sister's belt?"

Everyone looked up and saw Tang Wanru walking out of the door slowly. She was wearing a light green dress and a pearlescent hair accessory, which made her look light and agile. Her voice was very cold.

Zhou Ziyue's heart skipped a beat.

Tang Wanru's temperament is different from Tang Yue'er's. She has clear eyes and eyebrows, and her whole body exudes the decency of a lady from a noble family, which goes straight into people's hearts.

"Miss Tang." He called her in a low voice.

"Prince Zhou." Tang Wanru stared at him with a faint expression, "Please explain to me why her clothes were torn just because you simply saved her?"

"I..." Zhou Ziyue seemed a little embarrassed in front of Tang Wanru, "I just explained that I was just following the procedure to save her and didn't do anything beyond the norm to her."

"As for her shoulder straps... maybe it's because of the workmanship of the dress..."

"Woooo..."

Before Zhou Ziyue could finish his words, a cry suddenly reached his ears. He paused and looked up.

Tang Wanru was actually wiping her tears with a handkerchief!

Zhou Ziyue's breath was choked.

Tang Jiang was also shocked. What happened to her?

"Prince Zhou, you really disappoint me!" Tang Wanru sobbed while pressing her handkerchief to the corner of her eyes. "Originally, under my sister's persuasion, I was ready to reconsider our relationship. But when I saw you saving people in the Prince of Wei's mansion, I was even more impressed by you. I think you have a heroic spirit, a temperament that fascinates me."

"I think the reason I refused to kiss you before was because I didn't know you well enough."

"I never expected that you would do something like that while saving someone."

"The most important thing is that the person involved is my sister!" Tang Wanru's shoulders were shaking slightly as she sobbed, and she looked extremely sad.

Zhou Ziyue didn't expect her to be like this and felt at a loss for a moment.

"Prince Zhou, I was wrong about you." Tang Wanru said, "I can never forgive you for treating my sister like this, and I will never marry you again!"

"Just like that." Zhou Ziyue became more anxious.

"Prince Zhou, our entanglement ends here." Tang Wanru gritted her teeth and said in agony, "Although I was torn in my heart and almost accepted you, but after all, we are not destined to be together. Prince Zhou, please find another beauty and don't come to me again!"

When she said that, Tang Jiang was a little stunned.

Even though Zhou Ziyue treated Tang Yue'er like this, he still had no intention of giving up this marriage.

Tang Wanru actually refused just like that?

"Wanru!" Tang Jiang wanted to persuade her. He was very angry just now, but Tang Wanru refused, and he felt it was too fast.

"Dad! Stop trying to persuade me!" Tang Wanru held back her tears, but her eyes were as firm as a torch. "How could I turn a blind eye to the way he treated my sister? And still agree to marry him? How can I be worthy of Yue'er and the Tang family?"

Tang Jiang: ???

Tang Wanru said this indignantly and was about to turn around and leave, but before leaving she clenched her handkerchief tightly in both hands.

She looked at Zhou Ziyue with tears in her eyes.

That look was full of helplessness, unwillingness, entanglement and affection.

That glance was like an arrow that pierced straight into Zhou Ziyue's heart!

Zhou Ziyue only felt his chest tighten!

Seeing Tang Wanru was about to turn around and leave, Zhou Ziyue gritted his teeth and blurted out: "Wanru! It's not like that!"

Tang Wanru withdrew her gaze and was about to leave.

"Wan Ru!" Zhou Ziyue stressed, "Don't leave, listen to my explanation. Things are not what you think, I didn't do that!"

Hearing this, Tang Wanru paused for a moment and tilted her head slightly, "Did the prince say anything?"

"I really didn't treat her badly, you have to believe me." Zhou Ziyue emphasized.

"Believe you?" Tang Wanru's eyes flashed darkly, and she turned her head and looked at him with tears in her eyes, "So, the previous rumors are true?"

"My sister Tang Yue'er deliberately leaned against you and pulled her clothes open to seduce you?"

Zhou Ziyue’s hands tightened in his sleeves.