Rumors filled the streets, putting a little girl from a deep mansion under scrutiny.
Mrs. Shi spread the word for the Du family, hoping to settle things with an imperial decree.
Mu Lianxiao felt pity for the girl he hadn't yet met but had already implicated, and spoke a few kind words for Du Yunluo in front of Old Madam Wu.
This was part of Mu Lianxiao's memory, but when told by Du Yunluo, it became another story.
Without Princess An Ran's interference, the marriage proposal dissipated without Mu Lianxiao even knowing.
"The me in my dreams didn't want to marry you. Never marry a young man of the Mu family, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion is full of loyal martyrs, what's left is only widows and orphans. I didn't want to gamble. With my Du family lineage, I didn't seek high branches. Marrying into a common official family wasn't difficult. That's how I thought at the time..."
