The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 321 - 317 Eavesdropping

Princess Qingping was naturally familiar with the Ruo Family.

One could say that the Ruo Family was the hottest topic in the Capital City, and even though their family background was not very prominent at the moment, with two Top Scholars and a Fourth Rank Great General among them, who had gained the Emperor’s appreciation and trust, it was as if they were in the full flush of success.

All the nobility in the Capital knew that, in the future, there would be a place for the Ruo Family among both the civil and military officials!

This was something that other noble families did not have, apart from the great clans with many generations, where there were both scholars and warriors.

So even though the Ruo Family’s current status was not prominent, they should not be underestimated in the future.

The Prince also said that the Ruo Family would definitely rise rapidly in the future, and they would be another sharp weapon for the Emperor to balance the power of the great clans.

There was nothing for Princess Qingping to criticize about their family background, and if the future nobility would look down on them, whom could she look up to?

However, "The few brothers of the Ruo Family, they are not young anymore, right?"

The Empress Dowager nodded, "Indeed, they are a bit older. Their family encountered difficulties in the early years which led to the younger brothers having difficulty finding wives. Ruo Shan is twenty-six, but an older man can be more caring."

Princess Qingping: "..."

That’s almost a decade older than her daughter!

In a few more years, he could be her father.

Ruo Xuan was lying flat on the roof, with Xuanyuan Que pulled down next to her.

He didn’t understand, they had ears that could hear with the wind, and could even hear from the carriage outside the mansion, so why did they need to lie on the roof to eavesdrop.

He, Xuanyuan Que, having lived for over ten thousand years, had never done something so embarrassing!

Yet this flower said, it was how mortals do it.

Mortals eavesdrop just like this.

Then, one "Aren’t you the one who told me not to use Immortal Technique casually?" shut him up!

He disdained to argue with a flower, otherwise he would have said: He did say not to use Immortal Technique casually, but did she listen?

When it was time to listen, she did not; when it was not, she used these words to shut him up.

He has never seen a flower so adept at paying lip service while defying in secret.

No, he feels like he’s having a heart attack again!

Ruo Xuan on the roof silently conveyed to Xuanyuan Que, "It’s over, Princess Qingping thinks my fifth uncle is old! But being a decade older really is like an old cow eating young grass. If it were me, I wouldn’t fancy the old cow either."

Xuanyuan Que, who had lived for over ten thousand years and was 9,900 years older than her: "..."

Thank you, I feel thoroughly, thoroughly, thoroughly, thoroughly offended!

Inside the room, Princess Qingping felt her daughter wouldn’t like an old bull, as she was picky even with young and handsome men, so she said, "The public sons of the Ruo Family are indeed handsome, and I presume the fifth young master Ruo is also good-looking. I trust the Empress Dowager’s judgment; I’ll ask Zhaohua later."

The Empress Dowager thought asking Zhaohua was no problem, so she nodded and said, "Indeed, we should ask Zhaohua. It is she who is getting married, and her husband will be the one she spends her life with. Everything should be based on her liking."

"That’s the principle, otherwise I would have directly arranged her marriage. I fear she might not like it, and then she would be unhappy for the rest of her life."

The Empress Dowager nodded, "There’s another thing, Ruo Shan came out on top in the recent medical competition, and I asked him about his plans; he said he plans to go back to Shaxi County to open a medical clinic."

Princess Qingping: "..."

Return to Shaxi County to open a medical clinic?

"If this marriage goes through, doesn’t it mean Zhaohua would have to marry far away?"

Princess Qingping drew a big X in her heart!

No way, she couldn’t bear the thought of her daughter marrying far away!

Shaxi County wasn’t just a few miles away from the Capital, or even dozens of miles, but thousands of miles!

Thousands of miles! If her daughter was wronged, she couldn’t even come home to cry about it, and she couldn’t accept that.

The Empress Dowager couldn’t help but speak up for Ruo Shan, "It’s not considered marrying far away, isn’t your old home in Shengping Prefecture? Besides, the Ruo Family has an estate in the Capital City, and Ruo Shui and Ruo Jiang will inevitably have a place in the court in the future. The Ruo Family also has business in the Capital City; they will always spend some time living in the Capital City. Who knows, Ruo Shan might come to the Capital City to open a medical clinic one day. The doors of the Imperial Medical Bureau will always be open for Ruo Shan."

Ruo Xuan nodded, right!

What’s a thousand li? Divine Lord Xuanyuan could reach it in a blink with his Immortal Technique.

When she was the Xuancao Flower, her roots could stretch for a thousand li.

The roots of those thousand-year-old tree demons could even extend for tens of thousands of li.

Not far at all.

Princess Qingping found it difficult to directly refuse the Empress Dowager, so she said, "I’ll ask Zhaohua."

The Empress Dowager nodded, "Then I shall return to the palace first."

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Que and Ruo Xuan also left the rooftop and returned to their carriage.

Ruo Xuan: "Brother Xuanyuan, let’s continue sightseeing!"

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

If he had known it would be like this, he would not have done the foolish thing of eavesdropping from the rooftop.

Xuanyuan Que mentally added another tally for himself, a horizontal and a vertical line. This was the second foolish thing he had done because of this flower, never again!

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Princess Qingping personally saw the Empress Dowager back to the palace gates before returning home.

After returning home, she went straight to her daughter’s Chaohua Garden.

When Princess Qingping walked in, Zhaohua was painting. She smiled and asked, "Zhaohua, what are you painting today?"

Her daughter had exceptional painting skills, but she rarely painted on ordinary days, instead preferring to study medical texts.

Zhaohua was startled and quickly picked up a piece of paper to cover the painting, feigning anger, "Mother, how could you enter without making a sound? I won’t show you, wait until I’ve finished, then I’ll let you see!"

Princess Qingping was innocent; she had clearly knocked on the door. Shaking her head helplessly, she didn’t blame her daughter, "Alright, I’ll wait until you’ve finished before looking."

Zhaohua felt a bit guilty and was also afraid her mother would see the painting. She walked around the desk, took Princess Qingping’s arm, and led her to sit down far from the desk. She poured her a cup of tea and then asked, "What business brings Mother here?"

Princess Qingping got straight to the point, "The Empress Dowager came to our mansion today to discuss a marriage proposal for you."

Zhaohua’s heart skipped a beat, "Mother, you went to see the Empress Dowager? So that’s why she brought me along to watch the Top Scholar parade today, and even asked how I felt about the Third-place Scholar? I don’t like him!"

Princess Qingping did not deny it, "Yes, I originally wanted you to see what the Third-place Scholar was like. But the Empress Dowager found out that he already has someone he fancies, so you obviously can’t marry him."

If he were to take her daughter as his legal wife and bring the woman he loves as a concubine, that would be a great injustice to her daughter.

Princess Zhaohua breathed a sigh of relief.

Princess Qingping continued, "The Empress Dowager mentioned another gentleman, although he’s a bit older."

Zhaohua’s heart tightened again, and upon hearing the word ’old,’ she immediately said, "I don’t like older men!"

Princess Qingping nodded, "I knew you wouldn’t like him. I’ll go to the palace tomorrow and speak to the Empress Dowager."

Zhaohua felt relieved, taking Princess Qingping’s hand, "Thank you, Mother."

Princess Qingping smiled, "Silly girl, no need to thank me. I will certainly help you find a satisfactory marriage."

Zhaohua’s heart felt warm, "I knew Mother was the best to me!"

Now that her mind was at ease, Zhaohua realized she was thirsty. After painting for half the day without drinking a drop of water, she poured herself a cup of tea.

Princess Qingping chatted with her daughter about everyday matters, "Actually, that young man from the Ruo Family, although a bit old, wouldn’t be a bad match if he weren’t planning to open a medical clinic back in Shaxi County."

"Pfft!" Zhaohua spat out the tea she was drinking!