Chapter 37 - 38 Rejection of Engagement
At the imperial banquet.
Xiao Zhanping suddenly spoke up, "Wan’er should be sixteen this year, right?"
Bai Mowan, hearing the Emperor address her, reluctantly moved her gaze away from Xiao Jinxing.
She quickly stood up and saluted, "Replying to your Majesty, this servant girl just turned sixteen."
"Are you already wed?" Xiao Zhanping asked, directly aiming at tonight’s main topic.
The Empress Yu Qingyuan, sitting next to Xiao Zhanping, had an evident change in her expression.
She had long heard that the Emperor intended to decree the Bai Family’s legitimate daughter to marry the Prince of Chu. If such a marriage were to take place, it would pose a threat to her and the Crown Prince.
Sitting on the other side, the esteemed Imperial Concubine Zhao Mengyu felt entirely different; she knew that today’s imperial banquet was mainly to matchmake her son with a bride. If they could ally themselves with Bai Wenwu’s family, her son’s ascension to the throne would be half completed!
Besides, her son and Bai Mowan were already on good terms. The so-called matchmaking was literally a matter of a single word. After all, both parties were willing, and even if the Empress had a lot to say, she couldn’t possibly stand in the way of these lovebirds.
With these thoughts in mind, Zhao Mengyu couldn’t hide the joy that welled up in her heart.