"Erkang? How about I marry Xiaoyanzi to you? Ertai, how about I marry Niannian to you?"

I see you two brothers are quite close to those two, and Xiao Yanzi and Niannian are such good friends, they would make a good sister-in-law pair.”

The Emperor has started randomly matchmaking, and he's even become somewhat naive.

Upon hearing this, all five of them were so stunned they could barely stand.

Chen Nian was pulled off balance by Xiao Yanzi, and the two of them fell straight to the ground. However, Chen Nian was lucky and fell on top of Xiao Yanzi.

Yongqi, Erkang, and Ziwei were all panicked.

Ertai panicked. Although this was what he wanted, he couldn't do it now. He had to resolve everything and give her a stable life. He didn't want her to live in constant fear with him.

"Cough, cough cough, Chen, Chen Nian, you, you get up quickly."

Little Swallow coughed incessantly, overwhelmed by her thoughts.

"Princess—"

"Little Swallow—"

Xuan'er and Ziwei quickly stepped forward and helped the two up.

"You two, all I'm doing is telling you I'm going to find you husbands, why are you so excited? What, you're so happy to hear I'm going to find you husbands that you can't even stand up straight."

Seeing the two girls being helped up by the palace maids and standing in front of him again, the emperor frowned slightly. He wondered why they kept falling while walking and whether they were injured.

Thinking about it, I asked it out loud.

"How are you? Did you hurt yourself anywhere?"

Behind them, Ertai Yongqi and Benjamin also looked worried.

"No, no, we're fine."

The two spoke in unison.

"Father, please don't joke around. Let me tell you, one should be honest and kind. There's no way a family would want someone like me. Please don't waste your time on this. Let's not play matchmaker."

You should find someone for Niannian. She's either injured or on her way to being injured; you need to find someone to protect her.

Little Swallow spoke casually, one hand already on the Emperor's shoulder, but the Emperor poked her with his hand, causing her to withdraw her hand. To cover up her embarrassment, she pulled Chen Nian aside.

"Little Swallow, don't drag me into this! And how dare you ask me who I got hurt?"

You're not allowed to touch me, you're such a jerk! I don't want to talk to you right now. Humph, nothing good ever comes of me when Little Swallow is with you.

"Your Majesty, please spare me. Someone like me shouldn't be causing harm to others."

Chen Nian glared at Xiao Yanzi, patted the hand that was holding hers with a look of disdain, and shrank back to the side. After speaking, she turned to look at the Emperor, her face also full of rejection.

"I'm so sad, so sad, I'm so sad, I was wrong, I was wrong, okay? I won't say it again next time."

Chen Nian withdrew, and Xiao Yanzi followed suit.

Little Swallow knew that Chen Nian was just joking, so she readily admitted her mistake and took Chen Nian's arm again. Look, Chen Nian didn't shake her off and let Little Swallow hold her arm.

"You two, how can you think so low about yourselves? One of you is unwanted, and the other is a troublemaker. With me here, how could such a thing happen? You two will both find very good families."

"And Niannian, how could you possibly harm someone like that?"

"Your Majesty, weren't we talking about going on an inspection tour? Let's talk about the inspection tour instead."

He chuckled awkwardly, lost in thought.

Since the Empress Dowager hasn't told the Emperor yet, it means the time isn't right.

"Yes, Father Emperor, weren't we talking about going on an inspection tour? Why are you dragging me and Shen Nian into this?"

"Yes, yes, I won't drag you into this, I won't drag you into this."

Seeing the two girls' faces full of rejection, the Emperor reluctantly agreed.

"You guys—"

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