Seeing that it was Zhuzi from the east end of the village, she tugged at him curiously. "What's going on?"
Zhuzi was panting so hard he could barely speak. "O... Old Master, a... a huge group of people came, carrying... carrying lots of gift chests. They said... they said they came to your Su Family to propose."
"What? Propose?"
Zhou Lihua immediately shook her head like a rattle drum.
"No, my daughter already has an engagement. No matter how many gifts they bring, we can't agree to this marriage."
Although they would have to be careful in the days ahead, having the Regent as her son-in-law would still be an extremely prestigious thing.
"Why has someone else come to propose?"
Hadn't the Zhou Family been rejected the last time they came to propose?
Zhuzi wiped away his sweat and hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no! They're all wearing official robes. Can you refuse them?"
Several villagers who had followed behind Zhuzi hurriedly tried to persuade them as well.
"Commoners can't fight the authorities. They've put on such a grand display and come to propose in person. You can't reject them lightly. If you offend them, it'll cause a lot of trouble."
"Th-this... Daughter, what should we do? Should we mention that person?"
Although they weren't engaged yet, hadn't news already come from the Imperial Palace saying that his daughter was the First Prince and Regent's betrothed?
These people were so timid. Now that they had a powerful backer, they were still this frightened. Really, there was no one else like them.
Rest assured, Host. Your man is back, and he brought the Imperial Decree with him.
Su Qiao remained completely calm.
With such a grand display, she guessed that man had come.
She just hadn't expected him to arrive so