Chapter 63: Holy Decree (1) [VIP]

"I am determined to revoke the imperial decree!"

His words were powerful and stern. Chu Zhan stood majestically, glaring at the Ninth Prince. "From what I hear, my dear Lord Qu, you're concerned about your wife who hasn't married yet?"

How could a good-looking girl like Qin Ji become Mr.'s wife? Chu Yanshuo couldn't help but admire this music official from the Ministry of Rites. He dared to lie to his father just to get one person.

The Ninth Prince paused for a moment, his head bowed, and replied sternly, "Your Majesty, please understand. Miss Chu is merely a student at the Music Department and has no connection to Mr. Qu. I have long been envied by her, and only now have I asked for her."

If she is really Qu Aiqing's wife, such behavior is extremely immoral and the Emperor Da Ning would definitely not tolerate it.

Giving a girl as a gift is a small matter, but if the news spreads that the Ninth Prince forcibly took the wife of a court official, all the civil and military officials in the court may lose faith in the imperial power.

Chu Zhan then glanced at the silent woman before him, waved his dragon sleeve, and asked in a stern voice, "Young lady, tell me, is what Lord Qu said true?"

The master saw that she had fallen into a dangerous situation, and perhaps he was worried, but he was helpless against the Ninth Prince, so he came up with this plan and lured His Majesty here.

After thinking about it for a while, she understood the cause and effect. However, if she returned home with the master, she would never be able to enter Lingning Palace again. She could not leave until she had avenged herself.

Without even glancing at the master, Chu Qingluo responded calmly and indifferently, answering Emperor Xuanlong truthfully: "My daughter has never secretly engaged anyone. I have alarmed Your Majesty and I deserve death."

She knelt gracefully beside the Ninth Prince, her eyes sparkling with tears. "Your Majesty, I and His Highness have long been in love... I hope you will grant us your blessing."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in Lingning Palace. It was more like whispers than a commotion. Seeing His Majesty standing so majestically, the palace people held their breath and concentrated, and the whispers suddenly stopped.

She clearly saw her husband tremble slightly, and veins appeared on his clenched fists. This meant that she would never get married again.

And he... is deceiving the king.

To avenge this, she had already put her life and death aside, so how could she even think of marriage...

"This is your fault, my dear minister." Chu Zhan suddenly frowned, turned his head and stared at Mr. Qu, who had always been indifferent to court affairs. He slowed down his tone and reminded him in a deep voice.

"Deceiving the emperor... is a capital crime."

A complex expression flashed through his deep eyes, his thoughts tangled in confusion, leaving no one to understand why. Qu Hanjin saluted as usual, and finally replied in a low voice: "I plead guilty."

"Forget it. I don't want to punish you today." He looked at the clear figure for a long time, thinking that this beloved Qu had been secluded for many years and had never had the slightest ambition. Emperor Xuanlong pondered for a moment and then gave up. "Since the young lady has no engagement, she should follow Lao Jiu. I will not interfere in this matter."

It was nothing more than a matter of love between young men and a fight to win the heart of a girl. Chu Zhan did not delve into it and turned away.

This side of the east courtyard has returned to tranquility, and the peach blossoms are still flying all over the sky, bright red petals, and no one knows who they are shining for.

With such a good opportunity in front of her, the beauty could have returned to the Sile Mansion and married Mr. Qu... The Ninth Prince looked at the beautiful figure quietly, surprised that she had rejected the gentleman's kindness and was willing to serve wholeheartedly in Lingning Palace.

His mood suddenly brightened, and a smile spread across Chu Yanshuo's brows. He felt that the beauty's move was really unexpected: "Since the beauty is willing to follow me, I will definitely treat her well."

Chu Qingluo bowed obediently, her gentle face revealing a hint of pleading: "I don't ask for anything else, I just ask Your Highness not to trap me any longer. I don't want to lose my freedom."

"Did you all hear that? From now on, whoever dares to imprison Miss Chu will be embarrassed by me," the Ninth Prince shouted in understanding, giving orders to the servants around him, and then asked her, "Are you satisfied, my beauty?"

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness." She whispered softly as she escorted His Highness out of the garden.

With freedom, she could act more conveniently. Fortunately, Chu Yanshuo didn't notice this. When she saw the Ninth Prince walking away, she stopped following him and walked out of the palace alone.

She wanted to take this opportunity to find Princess Mu Xiao. Deputy General Xue had been appointed as the general guarding the country. With the help of the princess, she could win her heart. Not long after she left the hall, she saw a graceful figure standing beside the official road.

The figure stood in the wind, his posture as graceful as a jade tree, his clothes swaying gently in the breeze, like a banished immortal who was unfamiliar with the world.

After not seeing her husband for ten days, when she looked at him again, she suddenly felt a little nostalgic.

Chu Qingluo approached calmly, raised her bright eyes, and spoke softly, "Sir, why are you waiting here?"

"You know there is a tiger in the mountain, but you still go there..." His voice was extremely cold. With a gloomy face, he scolded her harshly.

"You are walking into a tiger's mouth, not caring about your own danger!"

Her phoenix eyes were filled with coldness. She looked at her husband, her face still cold and icy. "I will kill him."

This charming girl had the audacity to speak so recklessly in the palace, seemingly fearless of being overheard by a passing palace maid. Qu Hanjin looked at her cautiously and coldly advised, "If you really want to do this, there's no need to risk your life. There must be other ways to try."

"The gentleman disagreed with what I did and thought I was cruel and heartless. He tried to persuade him not to get involved again. So I thought, go..."

Following the trend, Chu Qingluo smiled sweetly and said to him: "I am now in Lingning Palace, and I have promised Feng Yan that I will be with him in life and death.

The person she was talking about was the man in black clothes whom she had seen in the side hall. Qu Hanjin was slightly stunned when he heard the words, and his eyes unconsciously fell on the neck covered by white silk.

That man coveted her in his heart.

The white silk was torn off in an instant, and there were indeed a few marks on the jade skin. Although they had faded, he still knew where these marks came from.

"Who is it?" he asked after a long moment, looking down at the faint marks on her neck.

Seeing that she remained silent, he asked again in a cold voice, stroking the kiss mark with his long fingers: "Is it your shadow guard, or His Highness the Ninth Prince?"

"Whoever you think is the one, sir," Chu Qingluo said leisurely, covering the woman lightly with the silk handkerchief she had taken off. Her words were even more indifferent than before. "I have already made a promise to him. You can give up now, sir."

"You want to get rid of me?" The jade-like young man in her eyes chuckled coldly and whispered in her ear, "You were the one who provoked me in the beginning, and now you abandon me just like that. Princess Long, you are truly cold-hearted..."

She pretended to be indifferent, staring at the gentleman for a few moments, her eyes trembling a little: "I am just like this, and it's not the first time you've met me. I only recognize the good, not the feelings."

"He's willing to serve me, willing to go through fire and water for me, willing to do anything for me, so I'll just let him do whatever he wants." Speaking of Feng Yan, these days he has indeed been impeccable. Chu Qingluo couldn't help but recall the time they spent together, her eyebrows slightly curved. "He's not like you, sir, who has concerns. He's only devoted to me."

The words had already fallen, but the person in front of him did not respond.

She thought to herself, trying to push the gentleman further away, but was caught off guard and was pulled by him, falling into his arms inexplicably.

"Qingluo, you can't get rid of me..." She heard that familiar voice echoing in her ears, a hint of resentment in its clearness, lingering in her heart for a long time. "You can't provoke me and then abandon me. There must be some price to pay."

"Price..." Qu Hanjin repeated the word, smiled softly, and glanced at her red lips, "I will definitely ask for a few points..."

"This is the imperial palace, sir..." As if she knew what the sir was going to do, she looked around the palace and felt that the consequences were disastrous and it would definitely be difficult to end.

"Sir, you should know your limits..."

"Why go with him?" He suddenly leaned in close, bit her earlobe, and every word was soaked in blood. "You want to rebel... I told you, I can help you."

However, he really leaned over and kissed her like a madman, and the coolness like snow covered her cherry lips. Only then did she feel the smell of alcohol on his robe.

He spread his sleeves and without giving her a moment to react, he imprisoned this delicate beauty on the palace wall beside the road, attracting many palace servants to stop and watch.

He was originally like the bright moon and fresh breeze, unattainable, so people could only admire him from afar and not dare to despise him. However, he had ruined his reputation here, and kissed the beautiful girl in his arms so tightly that she had no place to hide, which made her extremely stunned.

How could you do such a shameful thing in front of so many people...

Seeing the increasing number of palace maids and servants around her, Chu Qingluo felt so ashamed that she wanted to escape, but there was nowhere to hide.

She had never felt this embarrassed even when she was the Princess of Long State. She was really ashamed...

But the young man with eyes as cold as the clear moon and frost became more and more aggressive. Seeing that she was gradually losing strength and her delicate body fell softly in his arms, he became more wanton in his plunder, as if he wanted to make everyone in the palace know about it.

He knew that she... no matter what her identity was, she was his alone.

For a moment, there were voices of criticism everywhere, and the onlookers around were whispering to each other, covering their lips and talking, with expressions of disbelief and shock on their faces.

One of the palace maids raised her sleeve to cover half her face and whispered to the woman next to her, "Is that Mr. Qu... am I seeing things correctly?"

"Sir, how could you be with a girl by the palace road..." Not daring to say anything more, the woman blushed, wondering why the gentleman was like this. "It's too presumptuous, too shameless..."

Another palace maid passed by and tutted twice, then exclaimed in disdain and wonder, "They all say Mr. Qu is the most upright and upright man in the world, a man of great virtue. How could he do such a shameless thing in broad daylight..."

"After this incident, the reputation of that girl will be ruined by you, sir." The palace maid who had just spoken also sighed, thinking that the girl in the sir's arms would lose her reputation and would never be able to marry anyone except you in the future.

"If I can be loved by an elegant gentleman like you, what's the point of having a good reputation?" These words were spoken lightly, but some women sighed repeatedly, knowing very well what the gentleman's intention was. This behavior was to prevent other gentlemen from coveting the girl.

"By doing this, sir, you're destroying your own reputation, but you also want to let that girl know your feelings..."

Suddenly, a maidservant in the crowd remembered something and, suddenly realizing something, told the people around her, "I recognize that woman. She seems to be the concubine that the Ninth Prince brought back to the palace. Sir, are you...trying to steal her?"

I never thought that the person Mr. Qu was kissing was actually His Highness the Ninth Prince's concubine...

Rumors immediately spread along the official road that the gentleman was in love with a girl who was already taken, which was really a bad behavior.

Upon hearing this, they suddenly covered their lips. Several palace maids wanted to say something but stopped, and finally let out a few worried sighs.

"How dare you, sir, openly challenge His Highness the Ninth Prince..."

Just as they were watching the gentleman kissing shamelessly, they suddenly felt a cold wind blowing. When everyone was in a trance, a few strands of cold light fell like dead leaves and finally stopped on the palace road.

The people who were discussing it took a closer look and were trembling with fear the next moment.

There were actually several short arrows stuck in the ground.

The palace maids on both sides did not dare to say a word. They shivered for a moment and wanted to continue with the work at hand.

"Where did the short arrows come from in the palace? Could it be... could it be an assassin..."