Seeing that his younger sister hadn't bowed, Feng Yao quickly tugged at Xia Yue's sleeve, signaling her not to be impolite.
Xia Yue straightened her back and stood even more upright.
When the emperor entered, he saw the two people acting so strangely and immediately glanced in their direction.
In front of outsiders, this emperor, who was usually stoic, revealed a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
The eunuch understood the emperor's gaze, immediately stepped forward, and loudly reprimanded Xia Yue.
"How dare you! You've come to His Majesty's side, why aren't you kneeling down!"
Qin Yeting was powerful and influential, and had visited the palace before, but he hadn't even bowed the first time, let alone this time.
Therefore, the eunuch was targeting Xia Yue.
But Qin Yeting stood out by Xia Yue, calmly looking at the Emperor of Country A, and said firmly,
“She is my wife. She can do whatever she wants, and she doesn’t have to do anything she doesn’t want to do.”
The emperor of Country A certainly didn't want to fall out with Qin Yeting, nor did he care about such a trivial matter, since the two sides had greater interests to cooperate on.
He began, "So Mr. Qin is married. Congratulations, Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin. Let's skip the formalities and everyone rise. Please be seated."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone responded in unison, and then sat back down in their seats.
Bai Mudan kept winking at the emperor, looking all wronged.
The Fourth Prince and Xia Jingjing sat in a corner; they had also been invited by the Emperor to participate in a meeting related to the oil company.
Then came Gu Chen and Bai Yan, with Bai Yan trying to keep her presence to a minimum.
Finally, there was Shang Zexi, who watched the whole thing without saying a word.
But everyone knows that a major upheaval is inevitable today!
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