What King Cheng didn't know was that he wanted to treat Jiang Jingyue well, but Jiang Jingyue no longer needed him.

While the Prince of Cheng was speaking to the Emperor, Jiang Jingyue kept her head down.

She only raised her head when she heard the emperor ask her that question.

At this moment, the emperor was looking at Jiang Jingyue with a serious expression, hoping that she would agree to his request.

Prince Cheng had been watching Jiang Jingyue the whole time, and both of them immediately reached out their hands to her.

Without hesitation, Jiang Jingyue slowly reached out her hand to the emperor.

"I choose the Emperor, and I want to be with the Emperor."

After saying this, Jiang Jingyue looked up at the emperor, somewhat embarrassed.

The emperor couldn't help but smile.

"Did you hear that? Xiaoyue chose me. You have nothing to say now! Now get out of here!"

King Cheng kept his eyes fixed on Jiang Jingyue, hoping she would change her mind now.

However, Jiang Jingyue wasn't looking at him at all; she was focused on the emperor.

The emperor kept looking at Jiang Jingyue, and the atmosphere between the two seemed to be one where he couldn't fit in at all.

"Xiao Yue, I know you did this just to spite me, which is why you agreed to be with my brother. He's so much older than you, he definitely can't take care of you."

The emperor didn't like hearing this. Although he was a bit old, he wasn't ridiculously old. He was only thirty years old this year. How could he be old?

Jiugongting simply refused to acknowledge that he was already old at his current age.

So when he heard Jiugongting say that, his face immediately turned ugly.

"King Cheng, do you even know how to speak? If you can't speak, then get out of my sight."

After saying this, Jiu Gongting pulled Jiang Jingyue into his arms and encircled her.

"She is now my woman, and I will come to take her to the palace tomorrow."

After saying this provocative sentence, Jiu Gongting took Jiang Jingyue's arm and left.

As soon as she left King Cheng's sight, Jiang Jingyue immediately pulled down the Nine Palaces.

"Your Majesty, I did that just now to spite Prince Cheng. I hope Your Majesty will not mind."

Upon hearing this, Jiu Gongting felt very uncomfortable. In other words, Jiang Jingyue had not chosen him at all, but only because she was impatient.

"But Xiaoyue, I have already issued a decree that you must enter the palace and become my woman. I want you. As for feelings, we can cultivate them slowly."

I don't know why, but the moment I saw you, I fell in love with you.

Jiugongting has always been outspoken and straightforward; if she likes something, she likes it, and there's nothing shameful about it.

After hearing what Jiugongting said, Jiang Jingyue hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Your Majesty, could Xiaoyue not enter the palace so soon? Please give Xiaoyue some time so we can get to know each other and see if we are truly compatible."

"If it really turns out to be a good match, Xiaoyue can enter the palace then, okay?"

Looking at the pitiful little woman in front of him, could Jiu Gongting bear to refuse? He simply couldn't bear it, and in the end, he could only agree.

"Alright, I'll give Xiaoyue half a month. If you still feel that we're not a good match after half a month, then you can leave."

Jiang Jingyue couldn't help but smile, and Jiu Gongting was somewhat stunned by her sweet smile.

He stared at it for a long time, still not coming to his senses.

If Jiang Jingyue hadn't called him at the end, he probably wouldn't have come to his senses yet.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what are you looking at? Why are you staring blankly? Is there something on my face?"

After asking this question, Jiang Jingyue subconsciously reached out and wiped her face, as if she wanted to wipe something off.

Jiugongting smiled and shook his head. "No, there's nothing on Xiaoyue's face. I just couldn't help but glance at her a few more times because she's so beautiful."

Jiang Jingyue blushed because of Jiugongting's words.

She was a little embarrassed, so she walked with her head down for the rest of the way.

Seeing Jiang Jingyue like this, Jiugongting was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

After Jiang Jingyue almost tripped because she looked down, Jiu Gongting couldn't help himself and suddenly pulled Jiang Jingyue to a stop.

As soon as she stopped, Jiang Jingyue looked at the Nine Palaces Court in a daze.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I should go back now. If I stay any longer, my father will come looking for me."

Jiugongting felt an instant pang of reluctance at the thought of parting from the young woman, but there was no other way; at this moment, he had to let her go back first.

"Then I'll take you back and tell your parents about our situation."

The emperor wanted to say that Jiang Jingyue wouldn't stop him, so when she saw that her father's expression was somewhat unpleasant, Jiang Jingyue immediately prepared to leave, leaving the emperor to face his father alone.

However, just because she wanted to leave didn't mean that her father was willing to let her go. As soon as Jiang Jingyue took a step, her father called her back.

"Stop! Don't go in. If you stay, this matter will have to stay here."

After Jiang Jingyue stopped, she saw her father suddenly kneel down in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, if my daughter has done anything wrong, I hope Your Majesty will forgive her. She is still young, please don't hold it against her."

Jiugongting shook his head and reached out to help the kneeling Jiang father.

However, Jiang's father stepped aside and did not allow him to help him up.

"Lord Jiang, get up! I have already spoken with Xiaoyue about this matter. I will give Xiaoyue some time. If Xiaoyue is really sure that she cannot follow me or does not want to follow me, I will let her go and will not let her enter the palace again."

Hearing the emperor say this, Jiang's father couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected the emperor to go to such lengths.

He thought that if the emperor liked a woman, he would definitely bring her into the harem regardless of the consequences.

Now it seems he was overthinking things; not all emperors are like that.

"Your Majesty, on behalf of my daughter, I thank you for giving her time to gradually adapt."

Jiugongting shook his head; he did all this for his own sake.

He didn't want the little woman to be unhappy when she was by his side, so he was giving her time, hoping she could think things through on her own.

Seeing that the Emperor had left, Jiang's father immediately asked Jiang Jingyue.

"Xiaoyue, is the child in your belly the Emperor's? Otherwise, why would he have come here today, and why does he know you?"

When her father asked this question, Jiang Jingyue did not refute it, but simply kept her head down, looking at her toes.