Chapter 631:

Outrageous As a result, the streets of the capital city were bustling with carriages coming and going.

Teahouses and restaurants were packed with guests, and many people were talking and speculating about which families would sign up and who would pass the selection.

When the fifth princess received the news, she rushed to the queen's palace immediately.

Qin Yishu was having lunch with the Queen at this time. When he saw the Fifth Princess, he glanced at her and said, "You've come just in time. Please go sit down and have your meal."

The Fifth Princess was anxious, but she also remembered the rules and only bowed, "Your son greets the Emperor and Empress. Your son has given me food, but I am disrespectful and have the audacity to eat with you."

"Please sit down." Qin Yishu raised his hand.

The fifth princess then stood up and sat next to the queen.

"The steamed pork with rice flour is freshly made in the kitchen. It is soft, tender and delicious and melts in your mouth. Please try it." The queen affectionately picked up a piece for the fifth princess.

Steamed pork with rice flour.

The best taste the Fifth Princess had ever tasted was the one she had once by chance at the Su family, cooked by Mrs. Su.

At that time, the fifth princess was filled with joy when she ate the delicious steamed pork with rice flour made by her future mother-in-law.

But now…

"Thank you, mother." The fifth princess put the steamed pork with rice flour into her mouth.

It tastes like chewing wax.

After a long time, he finally spoke, "I heard that my father and mother are choosing a son-in-law for me."

"Yes." Qin Yishu nodded. "You are not young anymore. I think it is time for you to get married. I want to choose a young man who is worthy of you as your son-in-law."

"Your Majesty, I understand your kindness, but..." The Fifth Princess paused and gritted her teeth, "I have someone I like. I ask your Majesty to skip this so-called selection and just grant me the marriage."

"Since you have someone you like, just let him sign up. It's not a difficult thing."

Qin Yishu spoke lightly.

The Fifth Princess pursed her lips and said, "It is indeed not difficult to get him to sign up, but if he fails to win in the end..."

"If he can't win, it means he is not worthy of your attention." Qin Yishu interrupted the Fifth Princess, "It's better not to have such a person."

"But I just want to marry him." The fifth princess argued.

"The imperial edict for selecting a son-in-law for you has been posted. I am a king and I have no reason to take back my order. As I said before, if he cannot win, he is not worthy of you. You are my most beloved daughter, so I will naturally choose the best man in the world for you."

"But you also wanted to choose the best princess consort for the crown prince, but the crown prince insisted on marrying Miss Su. Didn't your father give up the one he had chosen for him? Why did your father not allow me to do this? Could it be that your father's so-called preference for me was all a lie, and that he only favored the crown prince? He didn't care about my feelings or my life or death at all?"

The fifth princess was filled with rage and spoke without restraint, just shouting loudly.

"presumptuous!"

Qin Yishu shouted angrily and slammed the chopsticks in his hand on the table.

The force was so great that the cups, plates and bowls on the table made a clanging sound.

Qin Yishu was rarely so angry. The queen was frightened and bowed hurriedly, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

The Fifth Princess was stunned for a long time, but now she came to her senses and knelt on the ground with her head lowered, "I am rude, please calm down, father."

Qin Yishu's expression showed no sign of easing up, but he stood up and said, "This matter has been decided, no need to say more."

"Father..." The Fifth Princess' face turned as pale as a sheet of paper.

"If you say anything more, I will order Su Wenxuan to be dismissed from his post!" Qin Yishu left after saying this.

If Su Wenxuan lost his official position, he would not be able to sign up for the election, and he would never have the chance to marry her in the future.

The fifth princess burst into tears and collapsed to the ground.

After a long time, the Queen pursed her lips and reached out to help the Fifth Princess up. "If I were you, I would not be crying here right now. Instead, I would quickly tell someone to notify Lord Su and have him prepare well."

"Mother, do you also think that father's action is right?" The fifth princess looked at the queen with tears in her eyes and a confused look on her face.

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"In the eyes of others, your father's behavior is not right or wrong. But from your father's perspective, there is nothing wrong with it."

"Why?" The Fifth Princess was puzzled. "Is it because my father is the current emperor?"

"Not really." The Queen shook her head, "Because your father is first and foremost a father."

"As a father, his daughter is like a flower that he has carefully cultivated. He has taken good care of it since the day it took root and sprouted, fearing wind and rain. After finally raising it, the flower has blossomed into a gorgeous flower. But a man who claims to be his son-in-law suddenly appears and takes away both the flower and the pot. How can this father not be worried and angry?"

"As I said before, although your father is the emperor of a country, the word emperor is preceded by the word father. He did what ordinary fathers would do. He went through so much trouble just to find a more suitable husband for you."

The Queen spoke earnestly, and the Fifth Princess listened carefully. She pursed her lips and thought for a long time, then lowered her eyes, "But why can the Crown Prince..."

"You and You'er are naturally different."

The Queen explained, "This difference does not mean that You'er can do whatever he wants because he is the crown prince, and you have to obey your parents because you are a princess. It's just that You'er is a man, and he married a girl from another family to enter the royal family. We are a royal family, so we don't have to care about the other party's family background, let alone whether the other party's family is easy to get along with. Because we are a royal family, we can ensure that we will not bully other people's girls, and we don't have to worry about the other party's family causing trouble. So as long as You'er likes it, everything else is not important."

"But you are different. You are a princess. Although you would be marrying down no matter who you marry, since you are married, you are a member of another family. Even if your mother and father are behind you, you must respect your husband and be filial to your parents-in-law. Even if you have conflicts in your daily life and bring them to the attention of your mother, she will only give you a few mild reprimands and ask you to keep quiet and be tolerant."

"So your father is worried, and he is very worried. He is worried that the other party is not a good person, that the other party will not treat you consistently, and that the little girl he has doted on for more than ten years will be abandoned by others. That's why he came up with this trick. In addition to being able to select a truly talented young man, it is more to let the other party know how hard it is to get this marriage."

"Your father has put a lot of effort into this..."

After hearing these words, the Fifth Princess bit her lower lip again and again, "Even though I understand your father's intentions and your painstaking efforts, if Wenxuan..."

(End of this chapter)