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"Blunt?" Zhao Huangpu handed the teacup in his hand to Zhu Bafu, rose, and gave Li Luyang a faint smile. "No wonder she refused when I proposed to her just now. But I fell in love with her at first sight and became completely enamored at second sight. You seem to know her well. Could I ask your advice?"

Asking her former fiancé how to pursue her? Your Majesty, you really outdid yourself...

"Young Master Piao, Xiaofu and I were once engaged. It probably wouldn't be appropriate for you to ask me..."

"No. I'm quite good at winning young ladies' favor, so I don't need to ask your advice about that. What I want to ask is, how can I win her father's favor?"

"..." Why drag her father into this too? Her father was innocent!

Li Luyang glanced at Zhu Bafu, who kept her head down and drank her hot tea without saying a word. "May I ask whether Young Master Piao already has a wife?"

Zhao Huangpu rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and answered honestly, "Hmm... As for wives, I suppose... I have quite a few?"

Li Luyang frowned. Not just a wife, but quite a few? These pampered young noblemen really were only playing around with Xiaofu.

When Zhao Xiangmi heard this, her smile widened even more. The dignity she had nearly lost finally regained a trace of its presence. "Heh heh, no wonder your little sister Fuer refuses to become your concubine. She's climbed a higher branch. Go ask Fuer's father whether he's willing to let his daughter become the concubine of a man richer than you."

"A concubine?" Zhao Huangpu blinked. He glanced at Zhu Bafu, who was drinking tea with all her might, then curved his lips into a smile. "I'm going