Chapter 224 Wanting to Cancel the Engagement with King Jin
As I said, it is not easy to cancel her engagement with Xiao Yelin.
Therefore, she did not expect the emperor to really agree to help.
This was originally an excuse she made up to divert the emperor's attention in order to cover up Chen Yaoxing's heinous crimes.
Shen Qingyi thought that the emperor would be very angry when he heard her brazenly propose to cancel the engagement arranged by the late emperor.
She had even prepared herself to endure the emperor's wrath, but unexpectedly, his attitude once again exceeded her expectations.
He wasn't angry at all, but said in a somewhat intriguing voice, "Have you told Prince Jin about your wish to cancel the engagement?"
Hearing this, Shen Qingyi was slightly stunned, then shook her head.
This was just a spur-of-the-moment idea of hers, so how could she have had time to tell King Jin about it?
Before this, she didn't have the courage to mention this matter to King Jin, and she didn't even dare to think about canceling the engagement.
Tonight was really crazy. She did many things that she would never dare to think about on normal days.
For example, like now, lying in the emperor's arms...
When this thought came to mind, Shen Qingyi's heart began to beat wildly again. She couldn't tell whether she was panicking or embarrassed.
This was the first time she was so intimate with a man.
She knew that this was wrong and shouldn't happen, but that man was the emperor. He didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it. Not only did he not push her away, he also didn't allow her to move.
Now, she still has the crime of seduction that has not been forgiven, so how could she dare to add the crime of disobeying the emperor's order?
"That means Prince Jin doesn't know that Miss Shen wants to cancel the engagement?"
"Well, I don't know."
Shen Qingyi nodded.
"Oh……"
Xiao Jue laughed and said, "That's a bit difficult to handle. If I forcibly issue an order to cancel your engagement, Prince Jin will definitely be very angry."
"He won't do anything to me, but as for Miss Shen, it's hard to say."
"Prince Jin is not very generous. If Miss Shen dumps him without saying a word, he will probably do a lot of things secretly."
"In the future, looking across the entire Kyoto, I'm afraid no young man would dare to marry Miss Shen again."
Hearing this, Shen Qingyi's eyes suddenly widened, and she said in shock, "Your Majesty means that I, no, no, no, the engagement between this subject and the Prince of Jin can be cancelled?"
Seeing her like this, Xiao Jue raised his eyebrows and chuckled.
"Even if you're married, you can get a divorce. It's just an engagement. If you really want to cancel it, it's naturally possible."
"Duke Shen has risked his life for the Yun Kingdom and made countless contributions. I am not an unreasonable person, so how could I embarrass his beloved daughter?"
"But, Miss Shen, have you really thought it through? Do you really want to cancel the engagement? As long as Miss Shen nods, I can issue the decree now."
Is it really that simple?
It was so simple that it was completely beyond her comprehension.
Shen Qingyi hesitated for only a moment, then nodded without hesitation.
"I have made up my mind. I want to cancel the engagement."
Whether for the sake of the princess and Chen Yaoxing, or to completely break the plot and change the fate of her and her family, this engagement must be cancelled.
She didn't want to be like her aunt, who ended up in such a miserable situation because of a momentary love affair.
I also don't want to be worried all day after marriage, guarding against Su Haitang like a thief, and I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the plot.
If Xiao Yelin still loves her deeply after the engagement is cancelled, then they can make plans.
But she felt that this was impossible.
Not to mention that Xiao Yelin didn't love her that much at all, his pride as the King of Jin would not allow him to chase her without dignity after being abandoned.
Therefore, once the engagement was cancelled, she and him would be completely done with each other.
That's fine.
"Okay, I'll issue the order now."
Outside Fenghua Palace, the night was deep.
Chen Yaoxing, who had escaped under the pretext of peeing, covered his pounding heart with his hands, his mind filled with the scenes he had secretly seen.
Things went perfectly as planned, but he was completely confused. After calming down for a moment, he quickly left the palace and rushed towards Duke Shen's Mansion at lightning speed using his lightness skills.
It took him less than a cup of tea to travel more than twenty miles.
In the night, his figure was like a ghost.
When the night patrol guards saw a figure rushing in, they thought there was a thief in the mansion, so they drew their weapons and prepared to capture him.
"It's the Second Young Master."
Suddenly, someone recognized him and shouted. The guards were slightly stunned, put away their weapons and greeted him.
"Second Young Master!"
Chen Yaoxing waved his hand casually, and without saying anything, he used his lightness skills to flash towards the study in the main courtyard.
The candlelight in the study was bright, and Shen Yuanhong was still working at his desk.
"father……"
Shen Yaoxing shouted hurriedly and rushed in quickly.
He was so fast that the guards outside the door didn't even have time to stop him before he appeared in the study.
"It's so late, what's the hurry? Did you see a ghost?"
Shen Yuanhong looked up, glanced at him lightly, and spoke in displeasure.
This kid is so old, but why is he still so impulsive? He really can't control himself at all.
When will this kid become more mature and stable?
"Dad, it's scarier than seeing a ghost, really."
Chen Yaoxing took a deep breath and adjusted his breathing. The next moment, he picked up the whip on the wall, put his hands in front of him, and knelt down in front of Shen Yuanhong with a plop.
"I am guilty, Dad. Please punish me."
Shen Yuanhong's eyebrows twitched. He took a few deep breaths, tried to suppress his temper, and said unhappily, "Tell me, what trouble have you caused again?"
Let's take a look at the situation first, and then decide whether to beat this guy up.
"Uh, Dad, I accidentally found a woman for the emperor."
Hearing this, Shen Yuanhong was slightly startled and cursed, "You are so idle all day long that you worry about the emperor."
"How could you be careless when it comes to finding a woman? I think you did it on purpose."
"The emperor hates it most when other people force women on him. Your actions have undoubtedly violated his taboo. So, you have angered the emperor?"
Shen Yuanhong subconsciously thought that the reason why Shen Yaoxing came to apologize was because he had angered the emperor, and the emperor punished the boy by sending him home to accept the punishment himself.
Chen Yaoxing automatically ignored his last words, shrank his neck, and spoke weakly.
"No, Dad, you guessed wrong. I didn't anger the Emperor. It's true that my actions made the Emperor very happy."
Shen Yuanhong: "???"
What's going on?
Things seemed a little different from what he expected.
"What do you mean? Did the Emperor take the woman you were looking for?"
"The Emperor has already carried her to the bed in Fenghua Palace. Dad, do you think the Emperor has any other intentions behind this? Everyone in the civil and military court knows that the Emperor is not interested in women. When has he ever held a woman in his arms?"
Thinking of the scene he had seen before, Chen Yaoxing became uneasy again.
Although he had noticed that the emperor was interested in Shen Qingyi before drinking, he never expected that the emperor would be so impatient with Shen Qingyi.
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