Liu Qin smiled coldly. He was quite honest.
"Then is Nian Nian's affection for you also part of your calculations?" Liu Qin continued to question.
Mu Shijin quickly admitted his mistake, "I know I'm wrong, and I hope the princess will punish me."
"Why are you doing this? Just because you want to repay a favor?" Liu Qin stared at him with a serious face.
Mu Shijin was apprehensive. "Your Highness, I am in love with Her Highness the Princess. I dare to ask Your Highness to grant me your blessing!"
At first, he just treated Nian Nian as a little sister, and he didn't want Nian Nian to be deceived by Ye Taoan, so he took action.
But... this little girl was so bold and reckless that she teased him time and time again. He really couldn't resist the temptation.
"What if I don't want to help you?" Liu Qin looked at Mu Shijin quietly, her eyes full of indifference.
Ye Taoan is not a good man, so is Mu Shijin in front of him a good man?
Not necessarily! This Mu Shijin, full of calculations, how could she dare to entrust Nian Nian to him?
"Since the princess is unwilling to fulfill her wish, I naturally can't do anything about it. I can only impress her with my sincerity." Mu Shijin answered truthfully.
What can he do if Liu Qin is unwilling to oblige?
He can't possibly plan to raid the Regent's Palace, right?
If he did so, wouldn't he become a villain who repays kindness with enmity? In that case, what qualifications would he have to marry Nian Nian?
"The Prime Minister still has any sincerity? I thought the Prime Minister was just scheming." Liu Qin's face was full of dissatisfaction.
What she hated most was being plotted against. Although Mu Shijin did not hurt Nian Nian, she could not tolerate him using his tricks on her.
Mu Shijin didn't dare to refute. If it were someone else, he might be able to use some means to force the other party to obey.
But the person in front of him was his and his grandfather's savior, and also the mother of the woman he wanted to marry. He had no choice but to sincerely beg Liu Qin.
"I know I was wrong, and I hope Your Highness will forgive me. I truly love Nian Nian, and I will not marry anyone else in this life." Mu Shijin said sincerely.
Liu Qin was angry, but she nodded and said, "Okay! Then I will wait and see! My Lord Prime Minister, you can expect to die alone."
Mu Shijin lowered his head and said nothing.
He could understand the princess's anger. If there was a man who plotted against his daughter like this, he would make him live a life worse than death.
Seeing Mu Shijin suddenly fall into pitiful silence, Liu Qin became even angrier.
How dare he pretend to be pitiful?
Who was he pretending for? She wasn't Nian Nian, she wouldn't be fooled by him.
"Prime Minister, please go back! I absolutely do not agree to this marriage!" Liu Qin directly ordered him to leave.
Mu Shijin did not continue to pester him. He stood up and saluted, and then later.
As soon as he left, Nian Nian came out from the inner room.
"Mom! Why did you want to scare the Prime Minister?" Nian Nian felt a little sorry for Mu Shijin.
When had Mu Shijin ever felt so wronged? He apologized and tried to please her, but in the end, he could only leave in disgrace.
"Silly girl! You heard it too. All of this was planned by Mu Shijin! Are you still willing to marry him?" Liu Qin looked at Nian Nian helplessly.
Nian Nian pursed her lips and smiled: "My daughter is willing! I don't blame him!"
Jiang Taigong fishes, those who are willing to take the bait will do so!
It was she who took the initiative to bite Mu Shijin's hook, so what right did she have to blame Mu Shijin?
What's more, Mu Shijin had Yanhong brought to Kyoto so that she could see Ye Taoan's true face before the wedding. Otherwise, she would probably still be kept in the dark.
It would be too late for her to know about Yanhong's existence after she married into the Duke of Jin's Mansion.
"You..." Liu Qin was furious.
Why is this girl willing to be cheated?
"You really don't regret it? Do you really have to marry Mu Shijin?" Liu Qin asked.
Nian Nian stepped forward and took Liu Qin's arm. "Mother! I don't regret it! Just because he's humbled himself and asked for your help today, I'm willing to take the risk and trust him!"
If she married someone else, she would also be taking a gamble, so it would be better to gamble on a man who made her heart beat.
Mu Shijin can beat other young masters in Kyoto in every aspect. She has no reason to abandon Mu Shijin and choose someone else.
Seeing that Nian Nian was determined to marry Mu Shijin, Liu Qin held Nian Nian's hand and said, "As long as you are happy, Nian Nian, I am willing to support you! Let him wait and see how deep his feelings for you are."
Nian Nian pursed her lips. In fact, she wanted to get married early. Ye Taoan was going to get married next month. She couldn't delay it too late, otherwise people in Kyoto would think that she couldn't get married.
But she was worried that her mother would stop her, and she didn't dare to disobey her mother.
"Niannian will follow mother's instructions!" Nian Nian said with a smile. As long as mother agreed to let her marry Mu Shijin, it would be fine.
…
In a blink of an eye, it was Ye Taoan's wedding day. Ye Taoan married the daughter of Meng, the Minister of Rites.
The mansion received two wedding invitations, one was for Lin Yuehong and his wife, and the other one was naturally for them.
Nian Nian held the wedding invitation in her hand, feeling deeply touched.
If it weren't for these unexpected events, she would be the one getting married in the Duke of Jin's mansion.
Now that Ye Taoan is married, when will she marry Mu Shijin?
Nian Nian did not accompany Liu Qin to the wedding banquet, and she secretly ran to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Mu Shijin did not go to the Duke of Jin's Mansion to attend the wedding banquet. He only sent his housekeeper to deliver gifts, while he practiced calligraphy in his study.
He felt inexplicably restless. Ever since he entered the court as an official, he had been cautious in every step, planning three steps at a time, and never felt uneasy.
But recently... his heart was still confused by a little girl.
Mu Shijin smiled bitterly and shook his head, trying to get rid of the unnecessary thoughts.
"Master Prime Minister!"
Mu Shijin looked over when he heard the voice and saw Nian Nian lying on the edge of the bed, waving at him with a smile.
Mu Shijin raised his lips slightly, put down the pen in his hand and walked towards Nian Nian.
"Why is the princess here? Today is Mr. Ye's wedding day, isn't the princess going to watch the ceremony?" Mu Shijin asked.
Nian Nian pouted, "Why didn't the Prime Minister go to watch the ceremony?"
Mu Shijin: ...
"I never like to join in the fun," Mu Shijin explained.
For everyone who invited him to a wedding in Kyoto, he would just give gifts and would not attend in person.
"This princess doesn't like crowds either!" Nian Nian said hypocritically.
She likes the hustle and bustle, but... she wants to see Mu Shijin even more.
These days, her mother hasn't allowed her to go out, so she can't even come to see Mu Shijin.
And Mu Shijin... his mother's attitude last time was so tough that it must have scared him.
Naturally, he would not go to the Lin Mansion to cause them trouble.
But she didn't want to miss this fate! She didn't want to miss Mu Shijin!
Mu Shijin just smiled slightly and did not expose Nian Nian.
Nian Nian curled her lips and said, "Wait for me, I'll go in and talk to you!"
Without waiting for Mu Shijin's consent, Nian Nian pushed the door open and entered his study.
Mu Shijin said gently, "Princess, why are you here today?"
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