Su Lijin took in his expression, and a mocking arc flashed across the corner of her lips.
Xiao Zhaolin was a man who could actually be so disgraceful in public.
She couldn't help but think of this man's usual ambitious appearance, and couldn't help but smile in her heart.
How could Su Lijin not know what Xiao Zhaolin was thinking?
With her understanding of this person in two lifetimes, she naturally understood that Xiao Zhaolin really didn't want to marry Ye Shuyin from the bottom of his heart.
Speaking of which, Ye Shuyin is just the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, and is still a long way from the position in Xiao Zhaolin's heart.
How could Xiao Zhaolin be willing to accept that his wife was just the daughter of a minister?
What he has always wanted is the supreme imperial power. The daughter of the Shangshu may seem like a good match to outsiders, but in his eyes, she is just a small stepping stone, not worthy enough for him to exchange his position as wife for it.
What's more, if he gets married, he will have more constraints, so how can he trick more women into working for him?
Thinking of this, Su Lijin snorted in her heart. She thought that she could marry Xiao Zhaolin, but she didn't know that even she herself was just a chess piece in Xiao Zhaolin's heart.
A chess piece, not even qualified to marry him!
Thinking of how he had sent her to Mongolia without mercy and humiliated her in her previous life, a layer of ice appeared on Su Lijin's face.
"Your Majesty, that was just a verbal announcement. How about a formal imperial decree granting the marriage? That would put these two lovers at ease."
Su Lijin said this with a very meaningful tone.
Ye Shuyin was naturally even more delighted and expressed her gratitude again.
"Your Majesty, this is a bit too hasty, isn't it? I have my own ideas about my marriage."
Xiao Zhaolin narrowed his eyes and still resisted.
He looked over, but Su Lijin didn't look at him.
I couldn't help but feel surprised and confused, wondering why Su Lijin suddenly became like this.
"Minister Ye's family is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and Miss Ye is also deeply in love with you. If you continue to refuse, won't it make this old minister feel cold?"
Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes swept over the Empress' expression and ignored Xiao Zhaolin's resistance. "I think you don't want the government to be unstable, right?"
These words directly put the pressure of the government on Xiao Zhaolin, making him unable to express his dissatisfaction for a while: "I dare not."
Retracting his gaze, Xiao Shengxing nodded and immediately asked the eunuch to draft an imperial decree: "Then the marriage shall be carried out according to the decree. The wedding will be held in three days. Anyone who disobeys will be punished as if he had disobeyed the decree."
The last sentence directly pushed Xiao Zhaolin's rebuttal back into his throat.
He clenched his teeth, suppressed anger in his eyes, and said nothing more.
After the birthday banquet, Xiao Shengxing sent Su Lijin back to the palace.
Su Lijin poured the tea and handed it to Xiao Shengxing, asking, "Does the Emperor have anything to ask me?"
Along the way, Xiao Shengxing looked at her with the same gaze, so she asked him to stay for tea and answer his questions.
Presumably, although Xiao Shengxing agreed to her proposal of marriage and obeyed her wishes, he still had some doubts in his heart.
"Queen, what do you think of Ye Shuyin?" Xiao Shengxing looked at her with his bright black eyes.
He knew very well that Ye Shuyin had offended Su Lijin time and time again.
Logically speaking, Su Lijin should dislike her.
But today, he happily agreed to her promise, arranged a marriage for her on the spot, and even gave her an expensive dowry.
This is really not like her style.
This matter is very strange.
"Your Majesty must be wondering why I would help someone who has repeatedly embarrassed me, right?"
Su Lijin spoke up and directly pointed out the doubts in his heart.
Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes lit up with a smile, and he nodded, "I do have this confusion. Would the Queen be willing to explain it to me?"
Pouring herself a cup of tea, Su Lijin took a sip and said calmly, "I don't have any feelings for Ye Shuyin. She is just a servant."
After saying this, she continued, "Since she is interested in marrying me, I will help her. What's wrong with that?"
"Is this the only reason the Queen wants to ask?" Xiao Shengxing raised his teacup and stared at her with his dark eyes.
Su Lijin raised her lip and said, "What else? Since I have accepted her expensive gift, it is difficult for me to refuse it. Helping her once is my way of thanking her."
Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes lingered on her face for a moment, and he saw that she looked very natural, as if she really had other plans.
After a moment, Xiao Shengxing looked away and said, "I'm afraid the virtuous king doesn't really want to marry her."
Although the marriage was settled, he could see that Xiao Zhaolin didn't want to marry Ye Shuyin at all.
"That's their business."
Su Lijin looked indifferent: "I only know that this is a beautiful marriage."
In her previous life, Ye Shuyin's only obsession was to marry Xiao Zhaolin.
Living a new life, she could also see that Ye Shuyin was now wholeheartedly devoted to Xiao Zhaolin.
However, she did not expect that Ye Shuyin would ask for permission to marry Xiao Zhaolin on the spot.
Since Ye Shuyin is interested, she will just do her a favor.
Xiao Shengxing didn't ask any more questions. After they sat facing each other for a while, he left.
However, as soon as he left, Xiao Shengxing arrived.
Looking at the man in front of her with a face as black as the bottom of a pot and a sneer on his face, Su Lijin looked back at him without changing her expression.
"Empress, what exactly do you mean?" Xiao Zhaolin couldn't help but ask, his tone full of anger.
He has been waiting since the birthday party until now, wanting to know what Su Lijin meant by arranging a marriage for Ye Shuyin!
"Your Highness, you are getting married soon. It doesn't seem appropriate for you to come to my place." Su Lijin moved a little further away from him.
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