The wronged female supporting role made a comeback with a divine reply

Chapter 162 There is a Marriage Certificate

Prince An opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain. Prince An at the side spoke up, "She was my biological mother. She was good friends with the former wife of Marquis Dingyuan when she was alive. She did say that if she had a daughter, she would marry into the Marquis Dingyuan's mansion.

But later she gave birth to me, and the wife of Marquis Dingyuan had no children, so the verbal engagement naturally became invalid. Unexpectedly, the title of Marquis Dingyuan was passed to the second branch of the Chen family, and they actually took out the marriage certificate!"

Bai Zhaozhao was even more confused: "Marriage certificate?"

"That's right!" Bai Lin continued, "What they mean is that after the former princess gave birth to a son, she exchanged a marriage certificate with the former wife of the Marquis of Dingyuan, saying that if the wife gave birth to a daughter, she would marry Prince An, and if she gave birth to a prince of the Marquisate, the former princess would adopt a daughter to marry him!"

Bai Zhaozhao: Oh my god, what should I do if I really want to curse?

Prince An saw Bai Zhaozhao's distorted expression and comforted him, "Don't worry, Zhaozhao, I will never agree to this. Chen Tianlin is not a good guy. He robbed half of my iron ore refining rights and wanted to rob my daughter. This is bullshit!"

Bai Lin and Shizi An both nodded, indicating that Bai Zhaozhao didn't need to worry.

Bai Zhaozhao asked the key question: "Is the so-called marriage certificate real?"

Prince An sighed, "It's hard to say. Although I don't remember anything like this happening, there is her personal seal on the marriage certificate. It was carved by me personally back then!"

Bai Zhaozhao was completely speechless. She never expected that someone who had died many years ago could leave such a difficult problem for her. Although her adopted mother was the current Princess An, strictly speaking, the former Princess An could also be considered her adoptive mother in disguise.

Bai Lin then analyzed the situation for Bai Zhaozhao: "Of course we can directly refuse, but if they take this opportunity to make a big fuss, the reputation of Prince An's Mansion will be damaged, which will affect the direction of the court, and even many officials will doubt Prince An's credibility.

Of course, the greater possibility is that they put forward some conditions in exchange for the cancellation of this engagement. But now on our side, one is the iron mining at Prince An’s place, and the other is the new elite forces here. Neither of them can be torn apart by them!

Therefore, we must think of other safe methods! We must not be threatened by them, but also protect our reputation and you!"

Bai Zhaozhao understood. Although Bai Lin was now closely connected with Prince An in the court, he never mixed with Prince An's forces. Instead, he united with a large number of newly-minted officials and had a tendency to form his own faction, including Yan Yongcheng, Zhang Zhilan, Shen Zhiyou and others.

Of course, Cheng Jiayu doesn’t count.

Bai Lin did a great job in this regard, and it was not easy. Not only did he maintain a cooperative relationship with the Zhang family, he also balanced the teacher-student relationship with Prefect Zhong in Linyang County, while at the same time making the court officials tacitly acknowledge his relationship with Prince An!

Therefore, he not only has his own power, but also has connections with other parties, which is something Cheng Jiayu cannot even dream of.

Bai Zhaozhao understood. It seemed that this matter was really tricky and the emperor would not be able to help, so he asked Prince An and Bai Lin to find a solution themselves.

At this time, Prince An suddenly spoke up: "Why not just say that Zhao Zhao is already engaged? If the marriage certificate is real, then let father take in another maid as his adopted daughter and marry her off!"

Prince An's eyes lit up, he glanced at his son and said, "What a good idea! Just tell him that Zhao Zhao has made an engagement with you, so she is not only my adopted daughter, but also my ideal daughter-in-law. As for the engagement, as long as they are willing, I will find an old woman for Chen Tianlin to marry!"

Bai Lin immediately objected, "Your Highness, this is inappropriate. No matter what kind of adopted daughter we adopt, it will be seen by outsiders as a marriage between Prince An's Mansion and Marquis Dingyuan's Mansion! Even if it humiliates their family, others will think that Prince An's Mansion has no credibility and does not respect the wishes of the late Princess!"

Prince An smiled and said, "So Brother Bai has no objection to Zhao Zhao and I getting engaged?"

Bai Zhaozhao immediately said: "My brother doesn't object, but I do, unless you have a love brain!"

An Shizi was stunned: "What brain? Explain it more clearly..."

Bai Lin interrupted him, "Prince! What's important is not who Zhao Zhao is getting engaged to, but that we must reject Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion and fight back against them, making this engagement a fictitious thing! Do you really believe that the late princess would make such an engagement that even the prince doesn't know about?"

Prince An took a deep breath and said, "Brother Bai is right! Father, let's check the people around our mother first!"

Prince An's eyes flickered. He actually knew that he had to investigate, but he just held out a lucky hope to see if he could fulfill his son's wish at the same time.

"Okay! I'll arrange for someone to investigate right away."

After returning to the Bai Mansion, Bai Hao shouted that he wanted to destroy Chen Tianlin, but was stopped by Bai Lin, who told him to eat more fish to improve his brain.

Bai Hao was not convinced and went to find Lin Anhe to seek a solution.

On the other hand, after Tang Yanyan knew about this, she kept nagging in front of Princess An and told her about Jiang Yuanmeng's suggestion at the palace banquet. However, she did not mention Jiang Yuanmeng's name, but only said that she hoped Chen Tianlin would observe mourning.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Princess An actually praised: "Yan'er has really grown up. Some things can only be solved by extraordinary means. You don't need to be righteous to others who are unkind to you. But this matter involves a lot of people. Your father should have other arrangements. You don't need to worry too much. Besides, Zhao Zhao is so smart, there must be a way. Go tell her, and tell me if you need any help."

Tang Yanyan nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away!"

So, she happened to meet Bai Hao on the road. After they met and talked for a while, they decided to go find Lin Anhe together. The three of them got together and actually came up with an idea.

Soon, a piece of explosive news spread throughout the streets of the capital.

"What? The son of Dingyuan Marquis is impotent!"

"Oh my God! His original wife was infertile for three years, so isn't it too unfair for her to be divorced?"

"This matter is too strange. I dare not say anything without evidence!"

"Evidence? What evidence do you need? Do you know how many concubines the son of Dingyuan Marquis has? Over a hundred! None of them are pregnant!"

"Hundreds? So many?"

"Of course not! You said so many women don't have children, whose problem is that?"

"Hehe, this is really eye-opening! If you can't have children, maybe you can treat it. If you are impotent... it's not easy to treat!"

"That's right, the eldest son will have no descendants! I guess the second son will get the upper hand in the future!"

"Don't tell me, don't tell me, I heard that the second son already has a son!"

"Oh my! My cousin's daughter happens to be working as a maid for the wife of the second son in the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion. I have to tell them the news and let the girl curry favor with her!"

"Go ahead, go ahead. Maybe your cousin's girl will get married soon!"