Chapter 808 - 809 Expensive Rouge (4)
In the capital, Cai Wei’s experiment was in full swing when Brother Ying’s news arrived.
"Master, Du Yuheng has been found!"
"Where is he?" Cai Wei clenched her teeth.
"Oh, he’s in the Osmanthus Pavilion at Duke An’s Mansion, accompanying Duke An in receiving guests. Someone from inside the palace has come to propose marriage on behalf of Marquis Wuchang to the eldest daughter of the Du family...."
Brother Ying babbled about what he saw, stunning Cai Wei so much that her jaw almost dropped!
Having just completed the mourning rites, Duke An’s Mansion was still in a period of deep mourning, yet Noble Concubine Jin brazenly sent someone over to propose marriage. She really did not seem to have any regard for the Duke An’s family at all!
At this moment, the atmosphere in Duke An’s Mansion was extremely awkward.
Duke An Du Ruohai and his eldest son Du Yongzhi were both forcing smiles as they entertained Chief Eunuch Li Hai from Noble Concubine Jin’s palace. Although they did not dare to show a cold face to Noble Concubine Jin’s envoy, the father and son’s awkward mannerisms, along with the underlying implications in their words, made it clear that the Du family was unwilling to forge this marital tie.
Jin Dapeng had already been castrated, a well-known fact. While Duke An always sought honor through his daughters’ marriages, he had not yet lost face to the extent of blatantly marrying his daughter to a eunuch as a principal wife. If Du Wanqiu married Jin Dapeng, she would not be able to produce heirs, failing to solidify the family’s status, not to mention becoming the laughingstock of the capital’s nobility. Duke An’s family couldn’t afford such humiliation!