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

The noble ladies took their seats one after another, but Tang Wanru was in no hurry. She walked at the back, chatting and laughing with Yang Lingling, the eldest daughter of the Yang family.

"Lingling!" At this time, Chen Tang, the son of the Chen family, came over and greeted Yang Lingling.

"Chen Lang!" Yang Lingling responded with a red face.

The two families of Chen Tang, the son of the Chen family, and Yang Lingling had already formally exchanged gifts a few days ago, and were just waiting for the wedding date. Because they had not yet officially married, according to the rules, the two could not meet frequently, and could only meet once or twice at banquets like this.

Yang Lingling walked at the end, and it was tacitly understood that she was waiting for him.

Seeing Yang Lingling stroking her hair, Chen Tang asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I forgot to tell you that my hair was almost messed up by the flowers just now. If it weren't for Sister Wanru's quick action, I would have gone home without even having a meal." The eldest daughter of the Yang family said with a blushing face, "Let me introduce you, this is Sister Tang Wanru."

Chen Tang's gaze immediately fixed on Tang Wanru.

Tang Wanru smiled gently.

"Thank you, Miss Tang!" Chen Tang said politely with a fist salute.

"No need to say thank you for your efforts!"

"Sister Wanru is a beautiful and kind person. She takes good care of us every day!" Yang Lingling said shyly.

Chen Tang's expression was full of gratitude towards Tang Wanru.

Tang Wanru looked at the eldest daughter of the Yang family calmly: "I really envy Miss Yang, you are so lucky, you will finally marry your beloved one!"

The story of the eldest daughter of the Yang family and the young master of the Chen family has been a hot topic in the capital recently. Chen Tang's proposal of marriage and Zhou Ziyue's visit to the Tang family were on the same day, but the results were different.

"Sister Wanru is joking." Yang Lingling's face flushed, "Sister Wanru will definitely meet her destined lover."

"My dear?" Tang Wanru put on a helpless look. "My dear, I won't ask for anything else. I just hope that you won't let that person who doesn't like me harass me again and again. I'll be thankful." Tang Wanru sighed in annoyance.

Chen Tang and Yang Lingling were both stunned, and immediately realized that she was referring to the entanglement with the Zhou family's eldest son.

It is well known that Zhou Ziyue came to propose marriage twice.

Both Yang and Chen noticed the helplessness in Tang Wanru's eyes.

Seeing that no one was around, Chen Tang lowered his voice and asked Tang Wanru, "Miss Tang, do you really not know what happened to the Zhou prince?"

Tang Wanru asked in surprise: "What happened before?"

Chen Tang thought for a moment and whispered, "Miss Tang, do you know that Prince Zhou is not a quiet person? He seemed to have pursued your sister, the second Miss Tang Yue'er, at a banquet before."

"I don't know why, but he never mentioned that matter again. Instead, he came to your house twice to ask for your hand in marriage!"

When Yang Lingling heard what he said, she looked around nervously. Seeing that Zhou Ziyue was sitting far away, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Wanru was very calm after hearing this. She just raised her eyebrows and said, "Really?" Then she snorted coldly, "As you can guess, a man like him could pursue anyone!"

Chen Tang and Yang Lingling suddenly felt that Tang Wanru was very wise and had actually seen through Zhou Ziyue's true nature a long time ago.

Tang Wanru looked at the two people and said helplessly, "It's just that too few people know about this. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the nerve to come to the Tang family and harass me twice!"

Chen Tang and Yang Lingling looked at each other.

After Tang Wanru finished speaking, she paused for a moment before saying with a smile, "Never mind, I've also been anxious about this matter recently, so I just complained about it. Just pretend you didn't hear it."

After that, Tang Wanru leaned over to Miss Yang's ear and whispered, "You two can chat for a while. There's no rush. I'll save the seat in the front for you."

Yang Lingling felt warm at heart and nodded.

Tang Wanru said nothing more and turned around to sit down.

Chen Tang and Yang Lingling looked at each other, seeming to be thinking about something.

*

The noble men and women took their seats one after another and the banquet officially began.

On the stage in the center of the Wei Wangfu Garden, the dancers sang and danced. Zhou Zhuoqi was a playful person and was very familiar with popular vocal music and dance, so the songs and dances on the stage were the latest popular ones in the capital, which were very popular among the nobles. For a while, the atmosphere on and off the stage was cheerful.

Zhou Zhuoqi and Bai Yanli sat together. Bai Yanli lazily leaned back in his seat, listening to music, tasting wine and eating food, and his posture was very comfortable. It seemed that he had long forgotten what Zhou Zhuoqi had just told him, that Emperor Zhou was also in the crowd.

And the other side.

Zhou Ziyue is not as carefree and unrestrained as him.

He sat upright, holding the wine glass tightly in his hand. His eyes were not on the dancers, but on his sharp observation of the surroundings.

He is looking for someone!

Emperor Zhou!

Zhou Ziyue came here today with a mission. He heard that Emperor Zhou was investigating the power of the Crown Prince Zhou Huangquan's subordinates.

This is very bad news.

This shows that Emperor Zhou was officially preparing to depose the crown prince.

There isn't much time left for him.

The Yongning Marquisate has been dependent on the Crown Prince for many years, and this short period of time is needed to protect the Marquisate from being implicated.

Absolutely impossible!

But he is different from Zhou Ziyue.

Yongning Marquis's Mansion had been run by the old Marquis for many years, and he had rarely intervened. Emperor Zhou did not know him very well, that is to say, from a certain perspective -

His fate may not be completely tied to the Yongning Marquisate.

He still has a chance.

Zhou Ziyue was not sure where his opportunity lay.

But faced with a situation where death was inevitable, his belief in escape forced him to try.

And today is a good time.

The Zhou Emperor went on a tour incognito.

It was just right for him to show his loyalty to Emperor Zhou.

Zhou Ziyue held the wine glass in his hand and scanned the crowd quickly with his sharp eyes. Suddenly, he saw a man with a mustache and a businessman-like appearance sitting in the guest seats.

Today, Zhou Zhuoqi's birthday party not only invited nobles, but also famous businessmen in the capital.

Although this man was dressed like a businessman, he was surrounded by many servants and looked very noble.

Zhou Ziyue took a closer look.

It’s Emperor Zhou!

Zhou Ziyue and Liu An beside him looked at each other and a plan came to mind.

At this point, the singing and dancing is over.

Zhou Zhuoqi is hosting a poetry reading on stage. The poems of the noble sons and daughters are mostly about love and sentimentality. Although they are full of interest, they seem petty.

Emperor Zhou, who was sitting in the audience, was initially bored, but then he thought about it. Zhou Zhuoqi was still young, and the people he made friends with were of the same age. It was normal for him to be interested in love affairs. Besides, the court was now divided and united, and the forces of all parties were intertwined and complicated. At this time, Zhou Zhuoqi was still obsessed with this, which further showed that he did not join the disputes in the court and was very simple. I think he has been in love with Zhou Zhuoqi all these years, isn't it because of this?

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhou felt a little relieved.

And at this moment——

A loud shout came from the crowd: "King Wei, today is your birthday banquet. I thought your state of mind would grow with age, but I didn't expect you to still be obsessed with love and romance. You are so petty, it's really disappointing!"

When everyone looked up, it turned out to be Zhou Ziyue.

Zhou Zhuoqi was stunned. He didn't expect him to jump out.