He just left.
The retired emperor couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of blood and collapsed weakly onto the soft couch.
The old eunuch was so anxious that he knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Talk to His Highness properly. He is your son. What can't a father and son talk about?"
The retired emperor closed his eyes wearily.
He let the old eunuch wipe his mouth clean, and after a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Tomorrow, summon Zhong Yuan to the palace."
...
After leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Mo Yunzhao went to see the Empress Dowager. The two chatted for a long time. When they came out, they were surprised to see Mo Yunhan standing outside the hall with night dew on his shoulders, obviously having been waiting for a while.
He quickly took two steps.
"Xiao Jiu, why don't you go inside now that you're here?"
Mo Yunhan bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.
"Your Majesty, I have a request to make."
Seeing his posture, Mo Yunzhao remembered what the Empress Dowager had just said, and his brows furrowed instantly.
He paused for a moment, then raised his hand to offer a helping hand.
"Little Jiu, I am your imperial brother. You can speak your mind directly without asking for anything in return."
Mo Yunhan did not refuse.
He straightened up and said, "Your Majesty, I request that you grant me a marriage. I wish to marry Jiang Qingwan as my principal wife."
"Cough...cough, what, what did you say?"
Mo Yunzhao had not anticipated this.
The Empress Dowager said that the Emperor Emeritus had summoned several high-ranking officials with daughters of noble birth to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for a private meeting.
Whichever one of them marries Mo Yunhan will give him a significant advantage.
What he feared most was that the retired emperor had never given him the tiger tally.
If Mo Yunhan were to be granted the Tiger Tally after his marriage, the land of the Great Zhou would no longer belong to Mo Yunzhao.
The Empress Dowager had always wanted Yun Xiaoran to marry into the Ninth Prince's mansion because, apart from the title of County Princess, the Yun family had no other suitable candidates.
Although they were a good match, it was of no benefit to Mo Yunhan.
This was the best outcome he could imagine.
Unexpectedly, Mo Yunhan demanded to marry a divorced woman and make her his principal wife.
This was completely beyond his expectations.
Mo Yunzhao composed himself.
"The Jiang Qingwan you're talking about, is she the little darling you keep in your backyard, Qin Minglang's ex-wife?"
"yes!"
Mo Yunhan's eyes were clear and cold.
“Your Majesty, I am in love with her and will never love another person in this life. However, my father disapproves of her status and refuses to agree to our relationship. But this Great Zhou now belongs to Your Majesty. I have only this one wish and I beg Your Majesty to grant it.”
After he finished speaking, he lifted his long robe and knelt straight down on the ground.
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