I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

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In the morning, at Prince Lian’s Mansion.

County Lady Sheng Miaomiao was feeling bored, so she took her drawing board and went to the pavilion in the back garden to paint.

Her painting skills are excellent.

With just a few strokes, you can outline a large field of chrysanthemums in front of you, and once they are painted, they will be even more lifelike.

Unexpectedly, today Sheng Miaomiao held the paintbrush and looked at the chrysanthemums for a long time, but... didn't even put down a stroke.

The entire piece of rice paper was empty.

"Oh, you're in a daze again." Seeing this, County Master Sheng Miaomiao's maid Mo Ju couldn't help but sigh.

Her county lady has been secretly in love with Zhao Shuyuan for several years.

It was fine in the past few years. Although Zhao Shuyuan didn't have much contact with her county lady, he never had contact with other girls either.

Therefore, her county lady would only occasionally become dazed when she missed Zhao Shuyuan, and she lived happily most of the time.

But ever since... knowing that Zhao Shuyuan fell in love with the princess of the Southwest Mu Mansion and the two of them had officially met, her princess's state of mind was completely wrong.

I always get dazed!

Even if he wasn't in a daze, he looked sad and his eyes were dull!

She doesn’t look like a seventeen-year-old girl at all, more like... a resentful woman in the boudoir!

"Master Zhao hasn't gotten engaged yet. Once Master Zhao marries the princess of the Southwest Mu Mansion, won't my princess jump off the building?"

Mo Ju sighed and shook his head.

At this moment, the maidservant beside Princess Lian came over happily and shouted from a distance:

"Mo Ju, where is your county lady? Tell your county lady quickly, good news, good news is coming!"

Mo Ju hurriedly stepped forward, took the little maid's hand, and asked with a smile: "Good sister, tell me what the good news is?"

The little maid smiled and said, "Zhao Shuyuan's mother invited a matchmaker to come to our house to propose marriage to the county lady!"

Moju: ???

He looked incredulous: "Really? The matchmaker is here on behalf of Zhao Shuyuan... to propose marriage to our county lady?"

"It's absolutely true. The matchmaker is in the upper room now!" said the little maid with a smile.

Mo Ju was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran to the pavilion and announced the good news to her county mistress: "County mistress, county mistress, Mr. Zhao Shuyuan has asked the matchmaker to propose to you!"

The sound was so loud that it immediately brought the county lady back to her senses from her daze.

Sheng Miaomiao: ???

She was so shocked that she dropped her paintbrush and asked in disbelief, "You said a matchmaker came to propose marriage to me? Who did she propose marriage for?"

Mo Ju smiled and said, "Zhao Shuyuan, propose to the county lady on behalf of Zhao Shuyuan! The matchmaker is in the upper room right now and hasn't left yet!"

Sheng Miaomiao immediately put down her paintbrush, excitedly lifted her skirt and ran quickly towards the upper room.

He rushed into the main room, not caring about his image, and rushed directly to the matchmaker, anxiously asking: "Hello, mother-in-law, which young man are you proposing to me on behalf of?"

Matchmaker: ...

How could a girl be so eager to get married?

To be honest, this is the first time in her life that she has seen a girl who is so eager to get married.

The matchmaker was stunned for a moment, then she put down the teacup in her hand and said with a smile: "My Lord, I am here to propose marriage on behalf of Mr. Zhao Shuyuan."

When Sheng Miaomiao heard the matchmaker say this in person, she immediately laughed.

My heart is completely at peace!

It turns out that the previous rumor - "Zhao Shuyuan likes the princess of Southwest Mu Mansion" was a complete misunderstanding.

Zhao Shuyuan didn’t like that princess at all. He liked her—Sheng Miaomiao!

Thinking of this, Sheng Miaomiao smiled shyly at the matchmaker, then turned behind the screen and went out through the back door.

Coincidentally, as soon as she walked out of the back door, she met her half-sister.

The concubine's younger sister laughed and said, "Sister, I heard that the matchmaker came to propose marriage. Why are you leaving now? Why don't you hide behind the screen and listen for a while?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Miaomiao covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said with disdain, "I won't do such a shameful thing."

After saying this, she quickly walked past her concubine sister, went down the corridor and returned to her own yard.

But the concubine's sister pouted and said sarcastically to her from behind: "For Zhao Shuyuan, haven't you done enough embarrassing things? Who are you pretending for?"

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Household Department.

"Zhao Shuyuan, you seem to be in a good mood today. The corners of your mouth are curled up!"

"Tell me, what's the happy event today?"

Colleagues who were on duty in the same room as Zhao Shuyuan all found that Zhao Shuyuan was different today. In the past, he had a blank expression on his face while doing things, but today he would smile from time to time.

Zhao Shuyuan heard his colleagues' jokes and didn't intend to hide it. He smiled and said, "Today, I want to propose to the girl I like."

"Really?"

"Whose girl is this?"

"I... I know. Is she the young princess of the Southwest Mu Mansion whom Fu Linghao introduced to you last time?"

After hearing this, Zhao Shuyuan's face turned red.

Seeing him like this, his colleagues were confused and started to cheer: "Wow, congratulations, you are about to become the Duke of the Southwest Wood Mansion!"

"Not only that, that little princess is a famous beauty! Dieyi, you have heard of her, right? She is the world-famous opera master!"

"So it was her..."

Everyone was talking to each other, and the duty room was noisy with laughter.

Just at this moment, Fu Xiaozhen passed by their duty room and stopped when he heard the words.

For no reason, I felt a tightness in my chest.

Fu Xiaozhen rubbed it with his hands and then quickly left.

Unexpectedly, when he passed by the window, he was seen by his colleagues inside. They immediately opened the door and came out, reporting to Fu Xiaozhen with a smile:

"Master Fu, our Master Zhao is getting engaged today!"

"You also know the one I'm engaged to. She's the young princess of the Southwest Mu Mansion!"

Although Fu Xiaozhen was their superior, it was reasonable that such family matters should not be reported to him. However, Fu Xiaozhen was a kind person and always got along well with his subordinates, so this happy event was brought to his attention.

At this time, Zhao Shuyuan also walked out with red ears.

Fu Xiaozhen glanced at Zhao Shuyuan, smiled slightly, and said, "Congratulations." Then he left quickly with a pile of documents.

One of the subordinates wondered, "Our Master Fu doesn't seem very happy?"

Another subordinate said, "Look at the pile of documents in Master Fu's arms. Maybe he has run into some big trouble. It's not easy to be a high official. Once the emperor gets angry, you have to take the blame."

Hearing this, Zhao Shuyuan nodded and said, "It's really not easy to be the second-in-command. The burden on his shoulders is much heavier than ours." At this moment, he didn't think about anything else.

After all the colleagues had a great time, when it was time to get off duty, a colleague who was on good terms with Zhao Shuyuan put his arm around his shoulders and said with a smile, "You are so happy today, do you want to treat us to a meal?"

Hearing this, Zhao Shuyuan simply shook his head.

"No way! Are you so stingy? You don't even want to treat us?" Several colleagues started to jeer.

Zhao Shuyuan then smiled shyly and said, "Tonight, I made an appointment with the princess... to go to the theater to listen to a play together."

"Oh, so that's the case. Please treat us another day!" Colleagues nodded and smiled.

Just like that, amid the jeers of many colleagues, Zhao Shuyuan left the Ministry of Revenue and went straight to the most famous theater in the east of the city.

However, he was unexpectedly refused entry by the gatekeeper.

"Go away, you are neither a royal family member nor a royal relative. Forget about getting a seat, you can't even get through this threshold! Go look somewhere else."

Zhao Shuyuan: ???

Having spent all these years studying hard, he had no idea that the most famous theaters in the capital were no longer accessible to ordinary officials.

Your status and position are not high enough, so you are not even qualified to enter!

If his father were still alive, he might have been able to get in, after all, he was the current emperor's teacher, right? But his father had been dead for more than ten years. What prestige and status could he, the son of a former imperial teacher, have?

Zhao Shuyuan blushed with embarrassment.

He immediately wanted to turn around and leave, and go to another theater. But he couldn't contact Dieyi, what if Dieyi couldn't find him when she arrived?

There was no other way, Zhao Shuyuan could only stand at the gate of the theater, waiting for Dieyi's arrival.

"When Dieyi comes, we'll go to another theater. Or we can skip the theater tonight and take her to a teahouse for snacks." Zhao Shuyuan planned in his mind.

However, after waiting for two or three hours, Dieyi did not show up to keep the appointment.

At this time, the servant guarding the theater gate came over and shouted to Zhao Shuyuan:

"Sir, why are you so stubborn?"

"I've already told you that you don't have the qualifications to enter. Even if you wait at the gate all night or go there tomorrow morning, you still can't enter!"

The gatekeeper's shout attracted the attention of all passers-by, and they all looked at Zhao Shuyuan.

Zhao Shuyuan's face suddenly turned red.

He stammered as he explained, "I, I don't want to go in. I'm just... just waiting for someone here."

The guard shook his head and said:

"Waiting for someone? You've been waiting for two or three hours. If they were going to come, they would have come a long time ago. Why are you waiting until now?"

"Sir, I advise you not to wait any longer and do what you need to do!"

After hearing this, Zhao Shuyuan blushed even more.

However, he only blushed for a short while, and the next moment he couldn't help but wonder - why didn't Dieyi come? Did she have an accident on the way?

Thinking of this, Zhao Shuyuan suddenly felt panicked.

He mounted his horse and headed straight for the Mu Mansion in Xiaonong Hutong. All the way, he kept his eyes fixed on the road conditions. Whenever he saw a group of people gathered on the side of the road, he would squeeze in to take a look.

I was afraid that something might have happened to Dieyi and that everyone was watching her.

In this way, he ran and stopped all the way, and the journey that was originally supposed to take half an hour took nearly an hour.

Finally arriving at the Mu Mansion, Zhao Shuyuan didn't care about his personal image. He didn't even bother to tidy up his clothes and rushed up to knock on the door.

"Who is it? Why are you coming here at the midnight?" The gatekeeper opened the door a crack, stuck his head out and asked.

Zhao Shuyuan quickly introduced himself: "I, I am Zhao Shuyuan from the Zhao Mansion."

Afterwards, without giving the servant time to speak, he asked hurriedly, "Has your princess returned home?"

The servant looked puzzled: "Our princess has been in the mansion the whole time. She didn't go out today."

Zhao Shuyuan was stunned.

Dieyi...hasn't you been out yet?

"Master Zhao, what do you want? Why are you asking about our princess so late at night?" The servant glanced at him warily.

Zhao Shuyuan finally came back to his senses and shook his head, "No, nothing."

After saying that, Zhao Shuyuan stopped disturbing him and turned around silently and rode away.

As they rode their horses, Zhao Shuyuan was worried. Why didn't Dieyi go out to keep the appointment? Did she not like him?

In this way, Zhao Shuyuan returned to the Zhao Mansion with great anxiety.

Zhao's mother was already in the main room, waiting impatiently.

"What's going on? Why hasn't my son come home yet so late?"

"Could it be that something big happened in the Ministry of Revenue? Is he going to stay up all night again?"

"That's not right. My son has always been filial. Even if he comes back late, he will send a message home to reassure mother."

Zhao's mother was restless, walking back and forth in the main room, her eyes fixed on the gate, expecting to see her son in the next moment.

After waiting and waiting, it finally came!

Mother Zhao's eyes lit up with joy!

She immediately picked up her skirt, ran out of the main room, and ran to the yard to greet her son.

"My son, you are finally back!"

Just as Zhao's mother trotted over happily, the next moment, she saw Zhao Shuyuan looking absent-minded and listless.

"My son, what's wrong with you? Are your superiors giving you a hard time?" Mother Zhao grabbed her son's arm and asked anxiously.

Zhao Shuyuan was immersed in the disappointment of Dieyi not showing up for the date, and had no idea where he was until his mother grabbed his arm and brought him back to reality.

He raised his eyes and saw his mother, and suddenly remembered something. Could it be that the marriage negotiations fell through, so... Dieyi ignored him?

Thinking of this, Zhao Shuyuan immediately held his mother's hands tightly with both hands and asked anxiously:

"Mom, have you asked a matchmaker to come to your house to propose marriage today? Has the marriage... been settled? Or has it fallen through?"

Zhao’s mother: ???

As soon as he opens his mouth, he talks about marriage!

Marriage!

This son is really... infatuated with the actor!

They are all bewitched!

Mother Zhao said angrily, "When has mother never done what she promised you? The marriage has been decided, and you and her have exchanged engagement letters. Just wait patiently for your marriage!"

"really?"

Zhao Shuyuan immediately became so happy that his face seemed to have changed!

Smiling and joyful!

It was as if the dejected and silly boy just now was not him!

"Mom, you are so good to me!" Zhao Shuyuan was so excited that he said many words of gratitude to his mother.

If Zhao's mother heard these words on normal days, she would be very happy, but tonight... she was not happy at all.

She was deeply aware that although her son was right in front of her, his heart... seemed to be very far away from her. He had already flown to another woman!

He is still an actor who is not worthy of being on stage!

So, for the first time, Zhao's mother did not stay to celebrate with her son. Instead, she turned around and left angrily, going straight back to the inner room.

As for Zhao Shuyuan, he was so immersed in the good news of his engagement with Dieyi that he didn't even notice that his mother had left in anger.

"Dieyi, I know why you didn't go out for your date tonight. You must be... shy? Right?"

Zhao Shuyuan felt that this must be the reason, otherwise, since she was engaged to him, why would she refuse to go on a tryst with him?

With this thought in mind, Zhao Shuyuan's disappointment was swept away, and he walked back to his yard with a cheerful step. That night, he slept soundly and had a beautiful dream.

In the dream, he and Dieyi got married wearing red wedding gowns, and had two children in three years!