mparthur:
I read about Mr Tao's proposal to Dou Shiying. But the translation is so confusing.
Basically, Song Mo pulled reversed psychology to his father, and made him pick DZ as her bride.
SM released rumors about him picking a princess for marriage. SM's father was so intent on sabotaging SM's marriage, and conveniently at the time, DZ's bride switch scandal happened, and there are rumors of DZ being uneducated and coming from countryside. Hence, his father thought DZ was the worst possible bride candidate and rushed the proposal and their wedding.