Chapter 236: Want a Free Body
This is exactly what Emperor Qinglong was waiting for.
He almost immediately set his eyes on Su Tan, and for the first time he lost his composure and the composure that an emperor should have.
There is no other reason. No emperor will remain calm when facing the curse of becoming the king of a fallen country.
Emperor Qinglong stared at Su Tan without blinking, "What do you want?"
Whatever she wants.
Even if she wanted to be the queen, Emperor Qinglong could let the queen die of illness in order to solve his urgent problem.
Unfortunately, Su Tan doesn't want to be the queen.
Su Tan bowed to Emperor Qinglong.
"When I returned to the capital, I swore in front of my parents that I would never marry again and would never confine myself to the harem again."
"Back when my father was alive, he once said, 'Eat the king's salary, share the king's worries.' Everyone in this world, regardless of gender, should be loyal to the king, especially me, a servant. I have been cherished by my parents since childhood, and I should repay the king even more."
"But I was short-sighted all those years and was only willing to be a bird in a cage."
"Now that I have come to my senses, I only ask for an imperial decree, Your Majesty, to grant me my freedom. I will never set foot in anyone's harem in my entire life!"
She no longer wanted to be a caged bird trapped in the backyard.
She wants to be a female eagle soaring in the sky.
Song Tingchen's expression suddenly shattered.
He suddenly raised his head, stared at Su Tan intently, and said with gritted teeth: "Do you know what you are talking about!"
How dare she?!
How dare she!
She'd already made a scene once before, so was she going to do it again?!
Su Tan slowly turned her head, her eyes falling on Song Tingchen calmly and indifferently. She knew the bad nature of men. The reason why Song Tingchen was so eager to see him return to the Song family was simply because the Song family lacked a maid who could be ordered around by him.
She opened her thin lips and said, "General Song, you heard it right."
"I demand lifelong freedom. No one can force me to marry if I don't want to."
"In the past, I spent too much time in the backyard, which hindered my progress. Now, no one can become a hindrance to me."
In front of Emperor Qinglong, Su Tan expressed his disdain for Song Tingchen and Song Xiao without any concealment.
Now she is unwilling to even pretend, and is unwilling to give the Song family even a little bit of decency.
This is completely different from the previous Su Tan who was willing to compromise and would rather sacrifice himself than let the Song family down.
Seeing this, Lu Zhiheng spoke up at the right time, "Father, Master Su is a pillar of talent. If she is imprisoned in the backyard and only asked to do some housekeeping work, it would be a waste of her talent."
"During this snowstorm in Yingzhou, if it weren't for Master Su, I alone would not have been able to raise so much money in such a short time, nor would I have been able to save so many lives in such a short time."
As for Song Tingchen, he could only pretend to be deep and stand there with a frown on his face every day, which was an eyesore. He couldn't help at all and was totally incompetent.
Emperor Qinglong seemed to be struck by lightning all of a sudden, and his throat seemed to be suddenly strangled by someone.
He even began to suspect that Su Tan was the one who planned the lightning strike in Chengzhao Palace.
Otherwise, how could he, just as he was about to give the wedding to Song Tingchen and Su Tanci, be struck by lightning in Chengzhao Palace after the wedding? Su Tan took the opportunity to ask for freedom, and never be restricted by others in marriage and funerals.
Emperor Qinglong frowned tightly, his face showing a bit of frost. As an emperor, he didn't want anyone to disobey him.
He was willing to arrange another marriage for Su Tan and Song Tingchen so that they could reconcile. This was an honor for both of them, and they should be extremely grateful.
Even if it was Su Tan, no matter how good she was at fortune-telling or how good her reputation was, she was just a woman and one of his subjects.
Su Tan should do whatever he says.
She should marry whoever he wants her to marry.
She had no choice but to accept it, so how could she refuse?!
The chill in Emperor Qinglong's body emanated from him. He stared at Su Tan closely and said word by word, "Su Tan, you should know that this is against the rules."
"A woman's marriage is always arranged by her parents and the matchmaker. Now that you have lost your parents, your eldest sister-in-law, Gu Mingzhu, should have arranged your marriage."
"But Gu is too young to have thought of this. As the ruler of the world, I have watched you grow up. I naturally cannot watch you die alone. How about..."
After a pause, Emperor Qinglong set his gaze on Song Tingchen. The emperor and his minister looked at each other, as if they had reached a tacit understanding in an instant.
Emperor Qinglong smiled faintly and said, "As the saying goes, a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. Admitting one's mistakes and correcting them is the greatest virtue. All those things that happened in the past were caused by the instigation of a woman named Liu, which led to so many misunderstandings."
"Looking at you and Song Qing, you are actually a match made in heaven. You two also gave birth to a son so early. You shouldn't have gotten into such a tiff over such a small matter. I'm afraid you'll regret it later."
"How about this? I will issue an edict today, ordering Song Qing to not take any concubines from now on..."
When Emperor Qinglong said this, a smile appeared on his face, and he even glanced at Su Tan with a warning in his eyes.
He felt that he had given Su Tan enough respect.
It is enough to show favor to Su Tan.
There is no other person in the world who has the emperor's decree that her husband is not allowed to take concubines or maids.
From then on, Song Tingchen belonged exclusively to Su Tan.
This is already a blessing from heaven. Su Tan will never have to worry about anyone competing with him for Song Tingchen again.
With this imperial edict, she had a talisman.
Su Tan should have stopped at this point and kneeled down to express his gratitude.
He had already made the greatest concessions and had caused his favorite ministers to suffer many grievances.
If Su Tan still refuses to give in at this time, he would be extremely ignorant.
If Su Tan had any sense, he would have known at this time that he, as the emperor, had already made many concessions.
As a woman, she should know when to quit, otherwise she will end up playing with fire and getting burned.
If you are too greedy, you will end up with nothing.
She, a woman, actually thought of never getting married, not fulfilling her responsibilities as a wife and mother, and leaving her husband and son behind!
This is simply treason!
As a woman, she dared to say such words, which was clearly a great offense against the world.
That is to say, now, he, as the emperor, needs Su Tan to say a word or two.
Otherwise, given her rebellious nature, he should have dragged her down and beheaded her right now to serve as a warning to others.
Sui Sui wrinkled her nose, looking a little unhappy. She raised her little face and said, "Grandpa Emperor, Sister Fairy's request is that she doesn't want to get married and wants freedom. Why did you issue an order that General Song is not allowed to take concubines from now on?"
Emperor Qinglong: “…”
Emperor Qinglong choked and didn't know how to respond to the child for a moment.
He could only take a deep breath and explain to Sui Sui, "Sui Sui, you are still young, you don't understand. Master Su is so young now and making such a request. He will definitely regret it in the future."
"I simply don't want her to do something she'll regret. Now, she's the only daughter left in the Duke of Dingguo's line. If she continues to live a miserable life, I won't be able to face my loyal ministers even after a hundred years."
Emperor Qinglong clearly did not want his favorite minister to lose his benefits.
He wanted to find a qualified maid for his favorite minister.
She could take care of the harem for her favorite ministers, while at the same time staying away from public view so as not to upset him as the king.
But he had to use the mouth of Duke Dingguo.
It seemed as if he didn't agree to Su Tan's unreasonable request just because he didn't want Su Tan to regret it in the future.
I don’t want to be unable to explain to Su Tan’s father.
Sui Sui tilted her head, "But what does this have to do with General Song?"
"Back then, Sister Fairy almost died in the General's Mansion."
"If Sui Sui were Fairy Sister's parents, they would definitely not want her to return to this wolf den~"
Sui Sui's voice was childish, but his words were sharp and to the point, shattering their self-deceiving tricks.
Su Tan never married in her life, and Emperor Qinglong felt that he could not face Su Tan's parents.
If Su Tan is pushed back to the Song family, a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones, and Su Tan continues to be tortured to death, will Emperor Qinglong have the nerve to meet Su Tan's parents?
Sui Sui spread out her hands, "Besides, General Song is not worthy of Fairy Sister at all. Fairy Sister would be wronged if she married him~"
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