Old Madam Yun was taken aback by this. "Madam Jiang, what do you mean? My granddaughter…"
"No!"
Before Old Madam Yun could finish her sentence, Xu Zhengze suddenly interrupted loudly, disregarding the servants' attempts to stop him.
He burst into the main hall and said, "Old Madam, you cannot agree to their proposal. Yan'er, my dear sister… I have come here today to propose to Yan'er. I sincerely wish to marry her, and I implore you to grant your consent!"
He spoke with utmost sincerity.
Old Madam Yun's expression turned cold upon hearing his words. "Nonsense! How can you marry Yan'er? Don't you know that Yan'er's marriage has already been engaged?"
Xu Zhengze was stunned.
Madam Jiang added fuel to the fire, "Indeed! How could you, Lord Xu, who resides in the imperial city, not have heard about the betrothal between Lady Yun Yan and Prince Yuhuai?"
Xu Zhengze was dumbfounded as if struck by lightning. "What?"