The echo slowly faded in the room, and they fell silent, each lost in their own thoughts. Unconsciously, an unusually cold atmosphere enveloped them, making them feel uneasy.
Leng Yuexi turned around, looking at Su Yu with a heavy heart. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly said, "Young Master Su, I've thought of a perfect solution. If I suggest you sacrifice yourself and pretend to accompany my consort, my father and mother have always had a very good impression of you, perhaps..."
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words. I do not agree to this request!" Her words were abruptly cut off by Su Yu's loud shout. His gentle and handsome face immediately paled, and even his clear and bright eyes began to turn red due to his agitated emotions.
Even if Leng Yuexi had been kind to him, he would never dare to cross his deepest bottom line. Undoubtedly, his bottom line was very simple: it was nothing more than the relationship between himself and Yu Qianqian.
Su Yu glanced at the entrance of Xiyue Palace with a sullen face. Even after the cup of hot tea in front of him had completely cooled down, he still kept his lips tightly pressed together and remained silent for a long time, but his body had already turned sideways to Leng Yuexi and stood up straight.
Seeing that Su Yu's face immediately turned cold, Leng Yuexi also stood up from the table and walked around to him in a few steps. Her pretty face gradually showed a solemn expression, and even her tone of voice became extremely heavy.
“Young Master Su, I know what you are worried about, but the reason I brought this up with you today is not because of my own wishes. Moreover, how this matter develops is directly related to Sister Qianqian’s personal safety. If I marry into the Southern Kingdom in the future, according to my grandmother’s temperament, she will not be willing to let a woman from an enemy country stay in our Ziyan Kingdom’s palace, and she will certainly not agree to let the imperial physician treat her.”
Upon hearing this, Su Yu's expression immediately turned even colder. He stared at Leng Yuexi with a heavy heart, but after a long while, he still didn't utter a single word. He was thinking of leaving Xiyue Palace to calm himself down when, just as he took a step, the other party suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him sharply, forcing him to instantly forget his chaotic thoughts.
"So, right now, only you and I can cooperate and temporarily deceive them with this fake marriage. In this way, I can rightfully refuse the marriage proposal from the King of the Southern Kingdom, and at the same time, my grandmother will heal Sister Qianqian because of our marital relationship." Leng Yuexi patted his shoulder, looking very heroic, and a bright smile bloomed on her pretty face, like a warm sun.
"Your Highness, are you sure you're not trying to harm me by having such a dangerous idea?" Su Yu turned his head and suddenly pushed away the girl who was clinging to him. He shook his head helplessly, with a half-smile: "If I do as you say, what if my woman misunderstands me again in the future?"
He had to admit that he did hesitate for a moment when he rejected Leng Yuexi, and he also seriously considered that now that he had gone from being the king of a country to a destitute person, he really had nothing to offer anyone to covet. However, just in case, he still asserted his sovereignty without hesitation.
He felt that rather than hiding it and causing himself trouble, it was better to tell her clearly that the person he loved was Yu Qianqian, so that others could give up on that idea as soon as possible.
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