Chapter 232: Bo Qiaohui 44
"Feelings? Who on earth does he like that makes you so embarrassed?"
Dou Changjun felt a throbbing pain on his forehead. He now realized that he really shouldn't have let Liu Wu go ahead, so that he now knew nothing about these things.
"He likes the Queen's younger sister, Bo Ji," Dou Yifang saw the confusion on his face, took a deep breath, and said slowly, "She is also his half-sister."
"...I understand. I will take him away tomorrow morning."
"That's good. They're both still young and haven't known each other for long. I guess it would be better to separate them for a while and let them start their own families later."
"I don't think so. Love is deep and lasting without knowing where it comes from. Some people don't need to be seen many times; just one glance is enough to make people never forget them."
Dou Changjun was not so optimistic. Liu Wu's strange attitude just now now had a reason, which gave him even more headaches.
"I don't know what happened to the Empress's sister, but Wu'er, he has never been so interested in women. His harem is not lacking in talented and beautiful women, but none of them has ever caught his eye."
"Then what do you say? We can't just watch them being together, right?" When facing Dou Changjun, she would always be more impulsive than usual.
Dou Changjun pondered for a moment and then said, "This matter still depends on the girl. Wu'er seems to have fallen in love, but if the girl firmly refuses, it will be nothing more than the prince having a dream and the goddess being unfeeling. Then, no matter how unwilling Wu'er is, he will not be able to force someone who does not love him to accept his love."
"Then, then I will summon my nephew to the palace tomorrow?"
Dou Yifang looked at him for confirmation, clearly at a loss. Unfortunately, before Dou Changjun could offer any comfort, Yan'er suddenly burst in, "Empress Dowager, Prince Liang just went to Marquis Chen's residence and said something. Now Marquis Chen and Prime Minister Bo have taken Prince Liang to Xuanshi Hall. They look very aggressive and have bad intentions."
Dou Yifang hurriedly asked, "My nephew, is my nephew among them?"
"I didn't see my niece, but I heard that the Queen was also summoned by His Majesty."
Dou Yifang hurriedly leaned on her crutches, and Dou Changjun supported her, and the two of them went straight to the Xuanshi Hall.
As soon as he walked in, he heard Liu Wu's stubborn voice: "I, Liu Wu, dare to swear on my own life that if I get my niece in this life, I will never let her down. If I swear for this, uh uh uh..."
Bo Ren, who was supposed to be on duty tonight, rushed forward and actually stretched out his hand as big as a palm fan to cover Liu Wu's mouth, preventing him from finishing the rest of his oath.
Marquis Chen and Prime Minister Bo Xiang had already fallen to their knees. "The Bo family are but subjects. How could we have allowed His Highness the Prince of Liang to swear such a vicious oath? We are guilty!"
Liu Qi, who was watching from the sidelines, watched a great show. He even pulled the queen, who was about to stand up and apologize with her father and brother, and forced her to sit next to him to watch the show.
After seeing the Marquis of Chen and his men kneeling down to apologize, he stood up reluctantly. Just as he was about to speak, he saw his mother and uncle.
The people in the room hurriedly bowed to the Empress Dowager. Dou Yifang took the opportunity to ask, "What on earth did Wu'er do to alarm the Emperor in the middle of the night?"
"Well, what can Wu'er do? She's just a beautiful lady, and a gentleman loves her. If you ask me, since Wu'er is willing to swear an oath for my nephew, I can also be a witness. They are both talented and beautiful. If they really become a couple, wouldn't it be..."
"No! Wu'er and nephew absolutely cannot do that!"
Dou Yifang's decisive words not only interrupted Liu Qi's marriage proposal, but also interrupted Liu Wu's wish.
He looked at Dou Yifang in disbelief. He could never have imagined that his mother, who had always loved and protected him, would become an obstacle in his pursuit of love.
"Mother, why?!"
"No reason. If I say no, then no. Wu'er, you're still young and don't understand matters of the heart. Listen to your mother's advice and go back with your uncle tomorrow. There are countless beauties in Liang. If you really like your nephew, why don't you let your uncle find one?"
"No! How can you say such a thing, Mother? My niece is one-of-a-kind. Who can replace her? Who can replace her?"
An unprecedented quarrel broke out between mother and son in Xuanshi Hall.
Liu Qi took Aqiao in his arms and quietly stepped back, leaving the stage to his mother and Liu Wu. He took a piece of cake and shared it with the queen.
"Your Majesty, do you really not need to persuade him?"
Bo Qiaohui maintained her persona, looking worriedly at the center of the battlefield. She had only said one sentence when Liu Qi stuffed half a cake into her mouth:
"Why should we get involved in this mess? Let them argue."
Bo Qiaohui heard the faint joy in his voice and secretly turned her head to look at him. She saw that the corners of Liu Qi's sharp face were always in a positive upward state.
Liu Qi felt a secret sense of relief. Dou Yifang's partiality had actually backfired on him in her lifetime, and Liu Qi felt truly sorry for it.
Look, this is the son you raised with love, and now he's arguing with you over a woman. His affection for the Bo family has even grown stronger.
"I'm going to marry my nephew!"
"Have you asked for her opinion? Is she willing to marry you, leave her hometown, and go to a strange place with you where she has no relatives or friends?" Dou Yifang was really mad at this kid. She held the crutch in her hand and wished she could break his legs to prevent him from running around in the future.
"So what? I can ask His Majesty to grant me a marriage!"
Liu Wu spoke without thinking and said in front of the Bo family that he wanted the emperor to order his brother to force her to marry him.
Snap——
A loud slap interrupted Liu Wu's endless chatter and attracted everyone's attention.
"Is this your love? Even when someone refuses you, you still cling to them, using threats and inducements? Your mother clearly never taught you this."
Liu Wu looked at the family of Marquis Chen kneeling on the ground, and the queen sitting next to her brother who was somewhat worried about him, and felt aggrieved.
Dou Changjun saw that their quarrel had finally stopped, so he walked over and patted Liu Wu on the shoulder: "Wu'er, it's not that mother and uncle don't want to help you, it's just that you ran away secretly. If that niece was interested in you, you wouldn't have been reduced to swearing an oath here."
"Since she's already rejected you shouldn't keep pestering her. It's disrespectful of you."
Dou Changjun's voice was neither high nor low, neither fast nor slow, but it had a rhythm that made people feel instantly calm when listening to it. Liu Wu, who had been like a chicken with a head of fire, also lowered his head.
"Feelings can be cultivated slowly."
Seeing that he was finally able to appease King Liang, Liu Qi swallowed the last remaining bite of cake and quickly said these words to rekindle Liu Wu's hope.
Bo Qiaohui chewed the cake in her mouth silently, and the wide hem of her clothes concealed the movements of her hands.
Liu Qi's waist ached instantly. He glanced at Aqiao and saw that her expression was unusual. Feeling the tender hands around his waist tightly gripping his soft flesh, Liu Qi said expressionlessly, "But a forced melon is not sweet."
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