The Prince of Hejian she had rejected had vanished into ashes after a mere three days.
The declining military family she had chosen rose step by step.
By now, the Lin Family of Great Cang stood among the foremost aristocratic clans of the Nine Countries and Thirteen Provinces. Three outstanding sons emerged from one family: the eldest was the Border Commander, the second governed an entire province, and the third was even more extraordinary—a One-Character King Side-by-Side, on equal footing with the ruler of a nation! Even the old madam of Lin Manor had received a first-rank imperial decree.
What was more, this One-Character King Side-by-Side was not merely noble in status. His achievements in the literary Dao were earth-shattering—he had begun as a Top Scholar, become the First Grandmaster of Azure Lotus, a Sacred Hall Constant Walker...
This was the rise of the Lin Family, and also proof of the Marquis of Zhenbei's discerning eye.
Of course, that was merely the public consensus regarding the Marquis of Zhenbei. Even he himself was utterly bewildered...
At this moment, the old man watched Fourth Miss sitting in the pavilion and gazing toward Golden Rock Temple, and still felt his head throbbing in waves...
This daughter of his truly gave him a headache.
You were already in your early twenties. The marriage proposals brought to you spanned the estates of every great prince. His Majesty the Emperor had personally arranged them for you, practically wishing he could drag every young talent in the country before you and turn them into multiple-choice questions. Yet you did not even look at the questions before rejecting them outright. Were you planning to become a nun?
If she had been an ordinary daughter, could a dignified Prince not handle her?
Scold her once, beat her once,