Lin Qi's voice was very serious and heavy.
Even without seeing Lin Qi's expression, Sang Jueqian could imagine his expression at that moment just by hearing his voice.
If it was just someone from Chang'an, Lin Qi would definitely not have reacted like this.
There's something else!
Sang Jueqian looked at Li Junyan, and his gaze met Li Junyan's.
"Qianqian, I'll go see what's going on."
"Okay, go ahead!"
Li Junyan opened the door and walked out. Seeing Lin Qi's worried look, he didn't ask any questions and just walked forward quickly.
As Li Junyan walked to the front yard where guests were received, Sang Jueqian also saw the situation in the yard clearly.
There were quite a few people standing in the yard at this time. All of them were dressed as guards, but there was only one person who was dressed differently from the others.
Judging from his appearance, he is obviously in his forties or fifties, but his face is very pale and his back is slightly bent, which is obviously a habit formed over the years.
It’s not in vain that I have watched Sang Jueqian’s TV dramas for so many years. Looking at him like this, I instantly knew that he was a eunuch.
To be sent out of Chang'an and come all the way to Tingzhou, his identity must be extraordinary.
He must be a big eunuch.
Just as Sang Jueqian was thinking, he saw the eunuch laughing at Li Junyan. The laughter was not harsh, but a little feminine and the voice was thin.
But because his voice was neither too high nor too low, it didn't sound unpleasant to the ear.
On the contrary, because he spoke softly, his tone even sounded very gentle.
"Your Highness! I greet Your Highness! It's been a long time since we last met. How are you?"
Li Junyan looked at him expressionlessly. After a while, he said softly, "Eunuch Chen, why are you here?"
Eunuch Chen smiled and said, "This time, this servant came here for good news!"
He said this and stopped.
Obviously, he was waiting for Li Junyan to ask on his own initiative.
But Li Junyan just glanced at him indifferently, then sat directly on the Eight Immortals Chair, looking at Eunuch Chen quietly.
The smile on Eunuch Chen's face froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
Since Li Junyan didn't give him a way out, he found one for himself.
He took out a bright yellow imperial edict from a box held in the hands of a guard behind him.
"Your Majesty, please accept the order!"
Li Junyan's gaze fixed, and his eyes became more and more profound.
After a moment, he slowly stood up and knelt on the ground.
Lin Qi and others also knelt down and lowered their heads to listen to the order.
Eunuch Chen slowly opened the imperial edict, his voice a little higher than before.
Imperial edicts in ancient times were all long and verbose, with all kinds of words piled up together, which made people's brains hurt when they heard them.
Fortunately, Sang Jueqian had watched a lot of TV dramas and read a lot of novels. After hearing the decree, he immediately extracted the key points.
The key point is that the old emperor, who was far away in Chang'an, granted Li Junyan a marriage.
The person to be married off is the Shangshu's legitimate daughter.
Moreover, the Minister has already sent his daughter to marry, and the wedding procession is on the way.
Eunuch Chen folded the imperial edict and handed it to Li Junyan with a smile, "Your Highness, please accept it!
The daughter of the Shangshu Mansion will arrive in Tingzhou in three days at most.
The prince is so lucky. The princess has a good family background, and her character and appearance are also first-class. She is a famous talented woman in the whole Chang'an!
Whether in appearance, character, or family background, the future Princess Chen will be much superior to the Crown Princess and Princess Jing.
This is all because of the Emperor's love for Prince Chen!"
Eunuch Chen said all the nice things, but he didn't get a single smile from Li Junyan.
Li Junyan slowly stood up from the ground, with no intention of accepting the imperial edict.
Eunuch Chen, who had been chattering away just now, finally realized that something was wrong at this point.
"Your Majesty? What do you mean by this? Why did you stand up without receiving the order? Are you trying to disobey the order?"
Li Junyan looked at Eunuch Chen expressionlessly, "You are right, I am disobeying the imperial order. I will not accept the marriage, and I will not marry the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion as my princess.
People should go back the same way they came. Please also take this imperial edict back with you, Grandpa!"
Before Eunuch Chen came, he had anticipated that Li Junyan might be unwilling, but due to the imperial power, he could not directly refuse even if he was unwilling.
At most, he would not consummate the marriage with Princess Chen and would just treat her as a decoration.
But he never expected that Li Junyan would directly disobey the order.
Is Prince Chen crazy?
The expression on Eunuch Chen's face kept changing. "Your Highness, do you know what you are talking about? If this servant really brings the people and the imperial edict back, the emperor will be furious. Not to mention Your Highness, Tingzhou and Xizhou will also be in trouble.
I know that the prince suffered a lot of grievances when he left Chang'an, and the emperor actually knows it too.
However, the emperor is constrained by the forces of various parties and sometimes has to make some sacrifices in order to maintain balance.
Even if the emperor doesn't say it, the prince should understand how difficult it is for the emperor!
Now the emperor has granted the prince a marriage, and such a good one at that, as compensation to the prince.
The Emperor has already surrendered, so why is Your Highness pressing him so hard? Are you really trying to cause a rift between father and son?
Eunuch Chen spoke earnestly, reasoned with him, and appealed to his emotions, hoping that his eloquence could persuade Li Junyan to change his mind.
Unfortunately, he had the wrong idea from the beginning.
Li Junyan just looked at Eunuch Chen quietly. No matter how much he said, he never had the slightest intention of changing his mind.
"I have already said what I need to say, Eunuch Chen, there is no need to persuade me any further.
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