This "farce" has truly provided gossip fodder for the nobility and citizens of the Upper Capital City.
The rejected Zhao Yuanqing and the Duke Protector of the Nation's mansion have become topics of conversation, leading to a sharp decline in the prestige of the Second-Grade Noble Family.
After all, the Little Princess Xue Ning is a Great Celestial Pride; it's normal for her to marry into a Super-Grade Family. The Zhao Family's desire to reach for something above their station was fine at first, but to directly propose marriage without first winning over the young lady?
The result, naturally, was extremely humiliating.
...
Inside Zhuozheng Pavilion.
Old Yao was beside him, recounting the gossip from the streets and alleys, performing with vivid expression.
As for Emperor Longchang, he was half-lying in the Master's Chair, listening with great pleasure, looking radiant, with even fewer wrinkles on his face.
