If the emperor bestows a marriage upon him, His Highness the King of Yue will likely be displeased.
Xie Ze had considered many possibilities beforehand, but he still didn't expect that Helian Jue would deny it.
He even rejected the imperial edict, clearly intending to act like a rogue.
"What is the King of Yue trying to do? He doesn't even respect the imperial edict?"
Xie Ze was in a complete mess.
He kept saying it shouldn't be like this, but after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized that even if Helian Jue acted like a rogue and denied it, neither he nor the emperor in the capital could do anything about it.
The emperor is far away and the country is high up!
The capital city is three or four thousand miles away from Yuezhou, and a round trip would take several months.
Verbal disputes are the most tedious; going back and forth several times can easily take two or three years.
In the end, it will probably all come to nothing!
Helian Jue was unharmed, but Xie Ze and his Xie family were about to have their reputation torn off and trampled on repeatedly.
Xie Ze felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He thought about how excited and high-profile his family had been after receiving the imperial edict.
Most people in Yuezhou have probably heard about it.
And the result—
Xie Ze felt dizzy and his vision blurred at the thought of the mocking looks he might receive from the crowd.
He pinched his palm hard, using the pain to remind himself: Don't panic! Don't faint! Think of a way, think of a way quickly!
"How could an imperial edict be fake?"
With a forced smile, Xie Ze said in a polite tone, "Your humble servant has also received the imperial edict delivered by the angel, which is displayed in the main hall of my home."
"...How about you help me convey this message, so that I can explain to Your Highness in person?"
The gatekeeper raised his chin, his face arrogant: "Whether your imperial edict is fake or not, I don't know, but our prince said that we must catch that madman who forged the imperial edict."
"Also, His Highness has just returned and needs to rest; he will not be receiving guests at this time!"
Having said that, before Xie Ze could speak again, the gatekeeper slammed the door shut.
Xie Ze: ...
His face turned black with anger, and his raised hand trembled uncontrollably.
You dog lackey!
What a bullying lackey!
I am from a distinguished family and the magistrate of He County.
Even if the people of the Prince's Mansion are noble, they still can't be this arrogant.
Xie Ze had suffered similar humiliations before, but after he seized control of the entire Xie family and became the patriarch of the Xie clan, he never suffered such humiliation again.
Unexpectedly, in just a few years, he seems to have been brought back to his original state.
"No! This absolutely cannot be done!"
Xie Ze gritted his teeth, staring hatefully at the gate of the Yue Prince's mansion, his eyes bloodshot.
A moment later, as if he had made up his mind, he suddenly turned around and left.
Mounting his horse, Xie Ze galloped all the way to the back office of the He County government.
"Husband, what's wrong? Haven't you seen the Prince?"
When Cui saw Xie Ze storm in, a bad feeling flashed through her mind.
She cautiously approached and asked softly.
"No! Helian Jue is avoiding me!"
Xie Ze said coldly, his face dark.
"What about the wedding date? You haven't met the Prince, so how can we set a wedding date?"
Cui became anxious.
She had even prepared a dowry for her daughter, but now they couldn't set a wedding date. What were they going to do about the happy occasion?
"What wedding date? Bullshit!"
Xie Ze was truly enraged and lost his mind. He, who always prided himself on being a refined and elegant gentleman, actually started swearing.
Seeing Xie Ze's out-of-control state, Cui's bad premonition grew even stronger.
"Husband, what's wrong? What happened?"
Could it be that Helian Jue still holds a grudge about what happened back then?
Thinking of this, Lady Cui quickly said, "Is it that His Highness is still unwilling to let it go? We...we can go and apologize with thorns on our backs!"
They were not afraid of losing face as long as Xie Rou could enter the Prince's mansion.
"Bearing thorns to apologize? You think you're singing a song?"
Xie Ze was furious at the Yue Prince's mansion, and when he got home, Cui Shi kept nagging him.
Xie Ze was so annoyed that he vented all his anger on Cui Shi.
"Cui, just give it a rest and stop embarrassing the Xie family."
"Let me tell you, Helian Jue doesn't acknowledge this marriage at all."
Upon hearing this, Cui was dumbfounded and murmured, "But...but there is an imperial edict."
Heaven knows how many favors she asked in the capital and how much money she spent in order to persuade Consort Xiao to come to her aid.
Even with the imperial edict in hand, things still can't be accomplished!
Cui's attempt to steal a chicken backfired spectacularly.
"Imperial edict?"
Upon hearing those two words, Xie Ze's face darkened.
He sneered repeatedly, "Our Prince Yue has said that it was a daring madman who falsely conveyed the imperial edict."
"A false imperial edict?"
Cui's eyes widened in disbelief. Who had forged an imperial edict?
This is clearly a genuine imperial edict.
Xie Ze himself was equally incredulous when he heard the doorman say those words.
But at this moment, seeing Cui Shi's stunned expression, he felt a strange sense of pleasure.
"Yes! They insist that the imperial edict is fake."
They're just being unreasonable, are you going to go to the Prince's mansion and bite them?
Cui was not unaware that Helian Jue was being shameless; she simply couldn't believe it.
Under heaven, all land belongs to the king; on the shores of the earth, all people are subjects of the king.
Even the most arrogant aristocratic families only talk about being "arrogant to kings and nobles," but dare not actually challenge imperial power.
Helian Jue, he is the son of a sage, how could he do this?
Xie Ze continued with a sneer, "That's exactly what they did. What can you do about it?"
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