"Since we have this connection and both young people are willing, I am naturally happy to be the matchmaker." After a pause, Emperor Cangyu smiled amid the invisible tension among the crowd.
When the dust settled, the court officials secretly thought to themselves, it is indeed so.
The eldest prince's hands were clenched in the dark so tightly that veins could be seen.
Soon, the imperial decree came down granting marriage to Wang Sisi and Duan Rong.
No matter how reluctant Wang Sisi was, she had no choice but to swallow her anger and thank Duan Rong together.
After Wang Sisi and Duan Rong returned to their respective seats, the prime minister added that his youngest daughter had just returned home and wanted to stay for two more years.
Emperor Cangyu did not force the marriage.
At this time, the Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that many other young talents came to this palace banquet..."
"Look at me." Emperor Cangyu said to the eunuch beside him, "Call them all to come forward so that I can see them."
"Xuan..." The eunuch read out eight names including Su Jingxing and "Chu Qing".
The men around Jiuer all stood up.
Jiuer was the only one left sitting here, and she stood out.
At this moment, the queen in front said something again.
The eunuch sang in response, "The Queen summons Miss Duan Ajiu to come to the audience~"
Jiuer was very excited.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she stood up, Su Jingxing and Chu Qing, who were beside her, held her hands on the left and right at the same time, both of them subconsciously showing their protectiveness.
Not only the people around were stunned.
Even Jiuer herself was surprised.
At this time, Su Jingxing let go of her hand.
After nodding at her, he walked ahead.
Jiuer went to look at Chu Qing again. Chu Qing didn't look at her, but didn't let go either.
Just like that, Chu Qing held Jiuer's hand and silently followed the large group to the front of Emperor Cangyu and Empress.
Not only the court officials, but also Emperor Cangyu and the Empress were scolded.
It was the Queen who reacted first.
His smiling eyes fell on Jiu'er, "I guess this is Miss Duan Jiu."
Jiuer smiled and said, "I am."
"Oh, Your Majesty, look. Seeing is believing. This girl is really pretty. I am very happy just looking at her."
Emperor Cangyu smiled gently and said, "She is indeed a beautiful and refined girl."
The queen glanced at Jiuer and Chu Qing's hands, smiled and said, "It seems that there will be another happy couple." But she did not mention the marriage, and Jiuer and "Chu Qing" pretended not to hear it.
The next step was to follow the same procedure. Emperor Cangyu and Su Jingxing and the other eight people spoke a few words one by one.
Others, including Chu Qing and Emperor Cangyu, did not say much.
It was only at the end when Su Jingxing was called upon. After Su Jingxing stood up, Emperor Cangyu looked him up and down several times.
And the more you watch, the more satisfied you tend to be.
He also exchanged a look with the queen next to him that said "I think it's good".
Emperor Cangyu was very satisfied and asked knowingly, "Su Jingxing, are you married or engaged?"
“!!!!” Here it comes!
Rumors about the Tenth Princess and Su Jingxing have been flying around recently, and there is no one present who hasn't heard of them.
Wang Xiaojin, whose eyes had lit up and had been looking at Jiuer ever since she appeared, was so worried that her breathing took a tightness when she heard what Emperor Cangyu said.
However, when she looked at Jiuer again, she saw that Jiuer was still smiling as usual.
Wang Xiaojin looked at Chu Qing who was holding Jiuer's hand again.
I began to feel uncertain.
Is Sister Jiu in love with someone else?
On the other hand, the eldest prince, who was in an extremely bad mood after "losing" Wang Sisi, his best princess, suddenly perked up.
Wang Sisi, who was being remembered by the eldest prince, was staring at Jiuer just like Wang Xiaojin.
She tried to hint with her eyes and expression to Jiuer to come forward and expose the truth about what happened in the Princess's Mansion.
Anyway, we must not let Su Jingxing and the Tenth Princess' marriage succeed!
However, Wang Sisi almost bit her silver teeth to pieces, but Jiuer seemed to pay no attention to her at all.
Wang Sisi couldn't wait to look at Su Jingxing again.
At this moment, everyone was staring at Su Jingxing.
The scene seemed full of joy, but in fact the atmosphere was inexplicably suffocating.
Being watched by several pairs of eyes.
The extremely handsome man in white clothes and black hair lowered his eyes slightly, with an indifferent expression as if he was a banished celestial being from heaven.
"Your Majesty, I have never been engaged."
"How about I find you a good marriage?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, but I have not yet completely revived all of the Su family's businesses, so I have no intention of getting married now." He was calm and composed, neither humble nor arrogant.
The atmosphere on the scene became increasingly subtle and tense.
This is, rejection?!
Emperor Cangyu smiled without telling his emotions, "That's what's wrong with you. You young people are always so enthusiastic about fighting for your family business. But you don't know that the so-called starting a family and building a career is to start with a family and then build a career. With a virtuous wife to help you, you don't have to worry about things at home, and only then can a man go out and work without worries."
Su Jingxing was silent.
Emperor Cangyu teased again, "The girl I grant you to marry must be a woman worthy of you. Are you really not tempted?"
The Queen came out to smooth things over, "Your Majesty, please stop teasing these young people. Su Jingxing, it was actually my idea to grant you marriage. You and Xiao Shi are destined to be together, and I also think you two are a good match. So I made this decision. What do you think?"
It turned out to be a marriage for the tenth princess!
The eldest prince quietly curled the corners of his lips.
The Queen seemed to have just realized that others were still standing here, and said to Emperor Cangyu, "Your Majesty, look at yourself. You forgot to let them go first. You made these young people stand for so long."
"I am so happy today. Su Jingxing will stay, you guys can go back and sit down first."
Amidst the shouts of "Thank you, Your Majesty", Jiuer wanted to take another look at Su Jingxing, but "Chu Qing" held her hand and took her away.
After they left, Emperor Cangyu said again, "Su Jingxing, I married my most beloved daughter to you, why don't you thank me?"
Su Jingxing raised his eyes, his dark pupils were as deep as a quiet pond under the moon.
"Please forgive me for not being able to obey your command. Marriage is to make a good couple, not a couple of enemies."
Emperor Cangyu was a little embarrassed, "Su Jingxing, you are so brave! Do you mean to look down on my tenth princess?!"
Su Jingxing said calmly, "It's the Tenth Princess who looks down on the common people."
"This is impossible..." The Queen stopped saying those face-saving words, "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. We Cangyu have never been conservative in this regard, and it is not shameful to say it. I will just say it straight. The arrogant Xiao Shi can't catch anyone's eye, but you are the one who catches her eye, how could she look down on you?"
Su Jingxing looked straight at Emperor Cangyu and Empress, and a vague smile suddenly appeared on his indifferent and beautiful face.
This smile made many girls, even those who had been granted marriage, feel dazed and stare in a daze.
However, those court officials had an inexplicable and creepy feeling that something was wrong.
Su Jingxing just chuckled and said slowly as if he was telling something interesting, "That day, I came out of the Princess's Mansion to attend a banquet and met the assassin in black on my way to the city to do some work."
"I am lucky. Not only did I save my life, but I was also able to find out who was behind the murder."
There was a hint of smile in his eyes. When this usually cold-hearted man smiled, there was something astute and alluring about him.
He curled his lips slightly, "How could the Tenth Princess want to save my life and be willing to marry me?"
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