Xia Jinxiu's heart was pounding. Although she thought it was impossible, she was also afraid that the emperor would really do it.
"Your Majesty, what I said is true." Xia Jinxiu said again.
However, all this was naturally problematic in the eyes of Emperor Shunde.
"In this case, I naturally cannot force you to do so." Emperor Shunde said.
Xia Jinxiu glanced at him, unsure whether she was getting away with it or not.
He sat there for a while but said nothing. Xia Jinxiu felt that the air around her was so oppressive that she couldn't breathe. She was nervous and afraid that he would notice something.
After Emperor Shunde left, she felt relieved, but not for long. She felt that something was wrong and she had to go home and tell everyone.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Shunde had already arrived at the general's mansion.
Xia Zhiliao happened to come to see Old Madam Xia today. When she heard that the emperor had arrived, she subconsciously frowned.
Emperor Shunde acted very calm, without showing any sign of abnormality.
[What is he doing here? What is going on? ]
The Xia family couldn't guess it either, so they could only deal with it carefully.
After the greetings, Emperor Shunde asked about the real purpose.
"Miss Xia is extremely intelligent and has excellent cooking skills. She is also the daughter of General Wei. I intend to arrange a marriage for her. What do you think, Madam?"
Old Mrs. Xia was stunned.
[Arranged marriage? What kind of marriage? Are you sure it's not to put you in the harem?]
Xia Zhiliao almost rolled his eyes.
[That's not right. Even if she didn't want to be a concubine in the palace, my aunt definitely wouldn't want a random arranged marriage. With my aunt's personality...]
Xia Zhiliao naturally didn't know about Xia Jinxiu's affairs, but in order not to give Emperor Shunde the opportunity to influence her aunt's marriage, she replied: "Your Majesty, but my aunt has already been engaged."
"Are you engaged?"
[What's that expression? You don't seem surprised. This is impossible?]
"Why haven't I heard of it?" asked Emperor Shunde.
Old Madam Xia reacted quickly. She knew her granddaughter was right, so she agreed, "Yes, Jinxiu is really unlucky. She has already been engaged. If we hadn't come to the capital, she would have been married."
The rest of the Xia family also saw the opportunity and nodded.
Although Wei Ronger couldn't hear what the little girl was saying, he knew they all said so, so there must be a reason.
Besides, he also knew that his family didn't like Xia Jinxiu entering the palace.
"Is this true? You're not trying to fool me, are you?"
Wei Rong laughed and said, "That's a crime of deceiving the emperor. How dare you do that?"
"Are you willing to let her marry far away?" asked Emperor Shunde.
"It can't be helped. I never thought about coming to the capital before. I've resigned from my post and just wanted to live in the countryside. But the most important thing for a person is to keep his promise. Since we're engaged, how can I break it? Besides, the two children are in love and have a mutual understanding."
Emperor Shunde did not change his attitude. He was the emperor, and it was not necessary for him to turn hostile over such a small matter.
But originally he was only attracted by Xia Jinxiu's appearance. Now he felt like he was catching prey. The more she refused, the more he wanted her.
When Xia Zhiliao saw the light in the emperor's eyes, he secretly felt something was wrong.
[Could it be that this has aroused his desire to conquer? Could it be that he still wants to bring my aunt into the palace? ]
Old Madam Xia was also sweating. No matter how good the palace was, it was never as good as her daughter being alive.
Besides, she is very content with the current situation.
If you are not favored in the palace, you will be bullied, and if you are favored, you will be envied and plotted against.
Emperor Shunde did not get the answer he wanted. In such a short time, he absolutely did not believe that they would collude.
In other words, Xia Jinxiu is really engaged.
But they haven't gotten married yet, have they?
Xia Jinxiu hurried back, only to hear from the servants that the emperor was also there. She was scared to death.
It’s over. She won’t implicate the whole family!
No, I have to settle the score with her alone.
Xia Jinxiu hurried to see Emperor Shunde, and her panic-stricken look made Emperor Shunde suspicious again.
"Why did Miss Xia come back in such a hurry?"
Xia Jinxiu glanced at everyone in the room and her expression was relatively normal.
[Could it be that the Emperor went to see the little aunt first? ]
[Could it be that my aunt also said that she was engaged? ]
Xia Jinxiu wanted to nod, yes, yes, that’s it.
"I...I...I just felt very guilty for not making tea for Your Majesty, so I hurried home to get some good tea."
[Sure enough, he really went there. Then he came home at such a short time and said he wanted to arrange a marriage for my aunt. Was it just a test? My aunt should have said that she was engaged, otherwise the emperor would be angry. ]
Xia Jinxiu heard it, and everyone in the Xia family heard it too, and they all had their own thoughts.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, you didn't think I was lying to you when I told you I was engaged?" Xia Jinxiu had a clue in her mind and was no longer afraid, so she asked with a smile.
Emperor Shunde remained calm. Even though he was right, he did not feel guilty because he was the emperor.
"Miss Xia, you are joking. I just came to see General Wei, a pillar of the country. I still think that since he has returned to the capital, he can be reinstated."
Xia Jinxiu smiled brightly, "That was my misunderstanding, Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Since her family didn't tell anyone, Xia Jinxiu wasn't afraid.
It must be because the little girl was smart and reacted quickly. Xia Jinxiu knew that the little girl had saved the lives of the whole family again.
This emperor is really cruel. He just went to her place and now he comes to verify it.
Your Majesty, you are quite a big emperor. Don’t you have anything else to do?
Just thinking about what he did to Wen Heng's mother, she would stay away from him and would never be his woman.
Who knows, I might be the next Wen Heng’s mother.
…
After Emperor Shunde passed away, the whole family, including Wei Rong, felt like they had survived a calamity.
Xia Jinxiu even collapsed on the ground, "I was so scared, how could he really come to our house? I hurried over, even took a shortcut, but I couldn't get here faster than him."
"Jinxiu, what's going on?" Old Mrs. Xia was also afraid, but still wanted to find out the reason.
When Xia Jinxiu told the story, everyone looked at Xia Zhiliao who was watching the show calmly.
It was true that Xia Zhiliao was eating melons. He felt that the ancient melons were not sweet enough, so he would put them in the space and improve them.
This is another sum of money.
"Fortunately, Zhiliao reacted quickly and insisted that you were engaged, so we just went along with it. Otherwise... it would have been really bad."
Xia Jinxiu hugged Xia Zhiliao and said, "My little girl, you saved the whole family. Who would have thought that he would have such thoughts? I don't want to enter the palace and die without knowing how."
Wei Rong nodded, "The problem now is that I have no choice but to get married."
Xia Jinxiu took a deep breath and said, "What if there is still no one? I haven't thought about it so much!"
"Master, there is a father and son outside who want to see the young lady."
"See me?" Xia Jinxiu was stunned. "Who?"
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