Because her mother mentioned that the Duke of Rong’s eldest daughter of a concubine, Zhou Yurou, had taken a liking to him.
After all, the Duke of Rong, Zhou Bocheng, served as the Minister of the Left, a rank higher than Minister Jiang. If he could secure this marriage, why would he ever worry about his future prospects?
Had he not seen the repercussions of the Prince Rui treason case in court today—which implicated both Noble Consort Zhou and the Third Prince—he would never have abandoned such a promising match to try and win Xiao Yue back.
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