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Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
"Your Majesty, Prince Jingling requests an audience."
"Hurry up and announce it."
The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and coughed several times.
"My royal brother is ill. Can you call the imperial physician?"
Gu Qingchen's brows were furrowed, and the eunuch shuddered in shock. "In reply to the prince, I will summon the imperial physician Chen to see him after the court session today."
The emperor waved his hand, signaling the eunuch to pour tea, "This is an old problem of mine. You, please don't scare him."
"I didn't see you at the morning court today, why are you suddenly here to see me now?"
Seeing that Gu Qingchen had something important to say, the emperor glanced at the eunuch. After the eunuchs in the imperial study had left, Gu Qingchen finally spoke: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask for your permission to marry me."
"Ahem," the emperor said, thinking he had misheard. "A marriage grant?"
Gu Qingchen frowned and smiled, lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, "Your Highness is attracted to the Jiang family's daughter, and I have come to ask the Emperor to grant her marriage."
"Jiang family? Which Jiang family?"
"The Jiang family, a merchant family in the capital."
The emperor could no longer sit still. He stood up, walked around the table, and personally helped the man up. "Qingchen, tell me again, are you sure you want me to grant you a marriage? And to a woman from a merchant family?"
Gu Qingchen nodded, "Yes, my royal brother, I am attracted to her."
The emperor took a deep breath and said, "Quick, someone come!"
"Qingchen, you said you wanted to get married. I didn't force you. A man's word is worth a thousand gold. You must never go back on your word!"
Quickly call the eunuch to prepare the imperial edict. While Gu Qingchen is still in the heat of the moment, we have to make this matter a done deal!
The emperor sat on the dragon throne and laughed, "Great, that's great."
His health was getting worse and worse, but there were still many things he couldn't let go of, and the one he couldn't let go of the most was his younger brother who had grown up with him.
People say that the royal family is cold and indifferent, but in fact the relationship between the brothers is very good!
They were born of the same mother. When their mother was pregnant with Qingchen, she was poisoned. Although she recovered from the poison, her body was injured. He raised this younger brother single-handedly.
The imperial physician said that his younger brother would not live past the age of twenty. Even so, as his older brother, he wanted him to leave without any regrets.
However, Gu Qingchen was stubborn by nature and was unwilling to be bound by love. He said that he would not live for many more years anyway and did not want to drag others down and make them widows.
The emperor's eyes moved slightly. If he had someone he cared about, maybe he could hold on for a few more years?
Grant the marriage! Grant the marriage now!
"Grand Eunuch, go to the Imperial Observatory and let him come to the palace now!"
"Qingchen, don't worry. I will make sure you marry your sister-in-law back home as soon as possible!"
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace!" Gu Qingchen's tone was quite calm. The emperor frowned slightly and said, "I remind you that you must change your temper from now on. This woman cannot stand a cold face."
Qingchen is a good boy in every way except that he is too cold. Even the emperor sometimes thinks that he is a heartless person. It seems that he has to give more rewards to his future sister-in-law, otherwise, if she is unhappy... The emperor seemed to be thinking about something.
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