Chapter 489: Imperial Decree of Marriage
He Zhiyu looked at him, "So when the emperor promised me to ask for a title for her that day, he had actually been planning to send her to marry a foreign prince?"
The emperor did not answer him. "Su Xiao, send the imperial edict to the Qiao family, read it out, and then send it to Princess Duanhua."
Su Xiao nodded repeatedly, glanced at the Second Prince, took two steps back and walked towards the door.
But He Zhiyu did not turn a blind eye. Without a sword in his hand, he picked up the fruit knife on the table and put it against Su Xiao's neck. His voice was cold and full of threats.
"lay down."
Su Xiao froze in place for a moment, not daring to breathe. He lowered his eyes and looked at the fruit knife in his hand. It was not very sharp, but if it was stabbed into the skin with force, it could kill a person instantly.
"How outrageous!" the emperor shouted angrily.
The knuckles of He Zhiyu holding the fruit knife turned white, and the dark tide in his eyes could not be suppressed. He knew clearly in his mind that he was too impulsive at the moment, but he could not control his ridiculous behavior at all.
He only knew that the imperial edict could not leave here.
He Zhiyu didn't look back at him, "I hope your Majesty will reconsider and take back your order."
The emperor's face was gloomy. "Do you know what you are doing now? Qiao Wanyan was once the woman your mother forced upon you, but you didn't even want her. Now you are doing something so disrespectful."
"Since Your Majesty can confer the title of Princess on her, then you can confer the title of Princess on my daughter and send her to Xiling. I just want Your Majesty to think twice. Minister Qiao only has this one daughter, and she won't be a hindrance to Your Majesty!"
The emperor threw the teacup in his hand directly at his head, hitting his forehead accurately.
The blood and tea mixed together, but he didn't even blink.
"You are my son. As long as you don't do anything against human ethics, I will forgive you. You are trying to guess the emperor's will, and I won't argue with you. But the more hopeless you are, the less I will regret doing this."
He Zhiyu turned his head and looked at him, the corners of his eyes were red and even a little pleading, "Father, I beg you."
The emperor looked at him without saying anything, and then sighed after a while.
"I will let you become the crown prince again, but you should know what I need you to do."
"No, you don't need to do anything. Just go back to the East Palace and ignore this matter. That's enough."
Su Xiao glanced at the Second Prince. This was a huge temptation.
"Your son............"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the emperor.
"I am the Son of Heaven. No one can stop me from doing what I want to do. If you insist on stopping me today, even if it means destroying the imperial edict, I will have the Imperial Academy rewrite it and send it directly to the Qiao family."
The emperor finished speaking, "Su Xiao, go ahead. Before the imperial edict is delivered to the Qiao family, the prince is not allowed to leave the gate of the Yangxin Palace."
He Zhiyu knelt down, "Father!"
The emperor retracted his gaze, "If you want to kneel, go and kneel outside. I won't stop you. But you should also think about it carefully. On the day when Duanhua is going to marry, and you return to the position of crown prince, will Duanhua hate you? Will he think that you are also involved in the marriage?"
Su Xiao went to the Qiao family's old house in person to announce the decree. He was not surprised to see the surprised and astonished looks on the faces of the Qiao family members.
He just said politely: "Princess Duanhua is in the palace now. The emperor thought that as parents, they should know about their children's marriage first, so he asked me to come and tell Minister Qiao and Madam Qiao."
Jin Xianyu frowned, "Yanyan is in the palace?!"
Su Xiao said, "That's right. Princess Duanhua went out of the capital to play, and she had to be in the capital when the imperial decree was announced. It was Lady Xiao Qiao who brought the Imperial Envoy to bring her back to the capital. The marriage had to start from the palace, so the princess is staying in the palace temporarily now."
Jin Xianyu was stunned.
Qiao Rushi's face was gloomy. "Thank you for your visit, eunuch. My wife misses her daughter. I wonder if she can come to the palace to visit her?"
Su Xiao said: "I'm afraid this is a bit embarrassing. I dare not make the decision in the forbidden area of the palace. I will report to the emperor after I go back."
Qiao Rushi: "Thank you."
Su Xiao smiled, turned around and left, and the palace guards behind him also left.
Jin Xianyu turned around and slapped Qiao Jibai in the face.
The slap was delivered with full force, and even if no one saw it, one could tell what happened from the sound.
Su Xiao turned around and took a look, then calmly withdrew his gaze and left.
Qiao Jibai didn't say anything and didn't react, he just looked at her calmly.
This reaction made her even more angry.
Another extremely powerful slap came over, causing Qiao Jibai's cheek to go numb.
"Aunt, please calm down." His voice was so soft that it could not be heard from far away.
Qiao Qingren stepped forward and said, "Ji Bai is now under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Envoy Department, which is directly under the Emperor. He has no choice but to follow orders. Sister-in-law, calm down and sit down for a cup of tea."
Qiao Congshan looked at this scene and sneered, "Serves you right! But when did Qiao Wanyan leave Beijing for a trip? No wonder I haven't seen her in the past two days."
The others were too lazy to explain to him, and no one knew that Qiao Wanyan had left the capital except Qiao Rushi and his wife.
Now, judging from the people around the emperor, it was Qiao Jibai who took the Imperial Envoy to pick someone up and sent them directly to the palace. So it must be Qiao Rushi and his wife who secretly sent their daughter out of the capital.
For some reason, everyone vaguely felt that the Qiao family was becoming more and more dangerous, otherwise they would not have sent people out.
Given how much the Qiao Rushi couple doted on Qiao Wanyan, how could they let their daughter go out and suffer for no reason?
Jin Xianyu was born with an extremely aggressive face. She usually goes out without makeup and always has a smile on her face, which hides some of her sharpness.
But now, looking at Qiao Jibai with an expressionless face, people felt a chill rising for no reason.
"Get out."
Qiao Jibai lowered his eyes and remained silent for a moment without saying anything more.
"yes."
Qiao Rushi didn't say a word from beginning to end, and he didn't stop Qiao Jibai from being kicked out.
Qiao Qingren glanced at Qiao Jibai's leaving back, then looked at his elder brother and sister-in-law, swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and laughed.
"This imperial decree has been issued and cannot be changed. Sister-in-law, you should calm down. If you marry into the Xiling clan, she will be the Crown Princess. In the future, she will be the Queen Mother of Xiling!"
Wei also agreed, "Yes, sister-in-law, you are so lucky! Think about it, my Chuxue is missing and her life or death is unknown, and Yanyan is going to become the Crown Princess of Xiling. How noble is her status? In the future, let Congshan and Chuxia be more filial to you, and we will work together as a family."
Jin Xianyu didn't say a word and turned back to her room.
Qiao Rushi just said, "Let's all go," and followed.
Su Xiao returned to the palace and delivered the imperial edict to Qiao Wanyan, thinking that even if she didn't cry and make a fuss, she would be shocked by this matter.
But her reaction was very calm, so calm that even he was a little surprised and confused.
After returning to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Su Xiao saw the Second Prince kneeling outside the palace.
No, he should be the crown prince now.
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