Chapter 93: My son has someone he likes
After returning to Duke Su's Mansion, Su Yuanyuan immediately told the matter to Duke Su's wife, saying that her future husband must be Xu Hanyue.

Lady Su, the Duke's wife, also approved of this marriage.

After all, Xu Hanyue was not only the eldest son of the princess's mansion, but also a talented young man praised by everyone in the imperial capital. He was a perfect match for their daughter.

That night, when Duke Su came back, she told him about this.

Although Duke Su looked down on Xu Jinhuai, who came from a peasant family, he had a good impression of Xu Hanyue.

Because he had heard of Xu Hanyue's talent a long time ago.

Even many court ministers said that Xu Hanyue was the most popular candidate for the top prize in this year's autumn examination and had a promising future.

Such a talent is indeed qualified to be the son-in-law of Duke Su’s Mansion.

Thinking that many of Xu Han's colleagues with daughters would become competitors after he learned about Yuan, Duke Su decided to strike first.

The next day.

After the next court.

Duke Su, who had never paid any attention to Xu Jinhuai, took the initiative to get together with Xu Jinhuai.

Xu Jinhuai was flattered and quickly bowed and greeted him.

"Duke Su."

It was rare for Duke Su to be so kind to Xu Jinhuai.

"Your Majesty, I heard that your eldest son is now seventeen years old. Is he married?" Duke Su went straight into the subject.

Xu Hanyue was delighted when he heard this.

Could it be that Duke Su wanted to marry him?

Duke Su is not only one of the most high-ranking nobles in the imperial capital, but his eldest daughter is also the favorite concubine of Emperor Mingde. If he can marry Duke Su, his promotion to a higher position will surely be smoother in the future.

Thinking of this, Xu Jinhuai laughed and said, "Han Yue has been determined to win the top three prizes since he was young. He has devoted all his attention to studying, so he has not talked about marriage yet."

"That's great." Duke Su said with a smile.

"I wonder what the Prince Consort thinks of my little daughter?"

Xu Jinhuai was immediately delighted.

"The young lady of Duke Su's family is naturally excellent."

Duke Su stopped and looked at Xu Jinhuai and said, "If that's the case, then my Lord Consort should get ready and choose a good day to come to my house to propose marriage."

After saying that, he patted Xu Jinhuai on the shoulder, turned and left.

Xu Jinhuai watched Duke Su leave and almost jumped up with excitement.

He, Xu Jinhuai, is actually going to get married into the Su Guogong Mansion? !
His Han Yue really made him proud.

Fortunately, he listened to Yu Yue'er and exchanged the two children.

Otherwise, it would never be the Xu family's turn to get married.

However, Princess Chaoyang is Xu Hanyue's nominal mother after all, so she still needs to agree to this marriage.

So after returning to the princess's mansion, Xu Jinhuai went to Princess Chaoyang's courtyard first.

"Qing'er, it's happy news, huge happy news." Xu Jinhuai's voice came before he even entered the room.

Princess Chaoyang glanced at Xu Jinhuai calmly, "What kind of happy event is it that makes the prince consort so happy?"

Xu Jinhuai said excitedly: "When we were leaving court today, Duke Su actually took the initiative to talk to me about Han Yue's marriage with his little daughter, and asked us to choose a good day to go to Duke Su's mansion to propose marriage."

"Qing'er, don't you think this is a great thing?"

【Duke Su? 】

[I remember now, according to the original plot, Xu Hanyue did marry Duke Su's youngest daughter.]

[It was precisely because of this that he had the help of Duke Su, and from then on he rose rapidly to prominence and had a prosperous career. ]

[Later, when he supported the male protagonist to ascend to the throne, he also teamed up with Duke Su to place the emperor uncle under house arrest.]

[The emperor's uncle was unable to send out a message for help, and he died miserably in the end.]

[However, the reason why Su Yuanyuan fell in love with Xu Hanyue was also related to my eldest brother. ] [It was because Xu Hanyue won the first prize at the Imperial Capital Poetry Conference with my eldest brother's poems that Su Yuanyuan fell in love with him on the spot. ]

[If it weren’t for my elder brother’s poem, Xu Hanyue would be nothing. ]

Princess Chaoyang: It turns out they are birds of a feather.

"In that case, it is really a happy event." Princess Chaoyang said with a smile, but the smile was not sincere.

When Xu Jinhuai saw that Princess Chaoyang agreed, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, let's choose a day to go to Duke Su's mansion to propose marriage."

Princess Chaoyang smiled and said, "It would be better for the Prince Consort to ask Han Yue's opinion first. After all, this is a big deal for him."

Xu Jinhuai originally wanted to say that children’s marriage matters have always been decided by parents since ancient times.

But when he thought about how Princess Chaoyang had disobeyed her parents and broke off the engagement to marry him, he swallowed the words back.

"Qing'er is right. I will go to the Imperial College to find Han Yue and see what he means."

Princess Chaoyang nodded slightly.

Xu Jinhuai left in a hurry.

"Princess, you already know that Master Han Yue is no longer your son, so why did you agree to this marriage?" Juxiang directly asked the question that everyone was thinking.

Princess Chaoyang said calmly, "If something happens to Xu Hanyue before the wedding, what will happen to Duke Su?"

I'm afraid she will try every possible means to cancel this marriage.

If Xu Jinhuai refuses, the two families will definitely become enemies.

If they are enemies, how can they help each other?
Xu Yaoyao couldn't help but praise: You are worthy of being Yaoyao's mother, you always have a long-term vision.

Yuan Xiang and Ju Xiang also immediately understood what Princess Chaoyang meant.

She wanted to completely cut off the support of the prince consort, leaving him with no way out.

When Xu Jinhuai found the Imperial College, Xu Hanyue had just finished his class.

Although Xu Hanyue was wearing the uniform of the Imperial College, his appearance still stood out among the many students.

The more Xu Jinhuai looked at his son, the more satisfied he became.

After they arrived at Xu Hanyue's dormitory, Xu Jinhuai directly explained his purpose.

He thought that Xu Hanyue would be as delighted as he was.

Unexpectedly, Xu Hanyue refused outright.

Xu Jinhuai thought that Gu Yuanqing didn't hear clearly, and repeated: "I'm talking about the youngest daughter of Duke Su's mansion."

"Duke Su's Mansion."

A trace of struggle flashed across Xu Hanyue's face.

Although the four words "Su Guogong Mansion" were very attractive to him, and Duke Su could indeed make his career smoother, he already had a woman he loved.

The woman was a pipa girl in the Jade Noodle House. Although she had fallen into a brothel, she sold her art but not her body, and was a person of integrity.

Not only was she elegant and refined, but she was also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, which pleased Xu Hanyue very much.

The two had already secretly decided to spend their lives together.

What's more, the woman was pregnant with Xu Hanyue's child.

Xu Hanyue promised her that he would officially marry her after the autumn examination was over.

They were in love at the time, so how could Xu Hanyue abandon her and marry someone else at this time?

So after thinking about it for a while, Xu Hanyue said, "Father, I really can't agree to this marriage."

"Why?" Xu Jinhuai's expression began to change.

He really couldn't understand why Xu Hanyue would refuse such a good marriage.

Xu Jinyue stammered, "Because, son, my son already has someone he likes."

Hearing this, Xu Jinhuai's face darkened.