"Brother Emperor! Can you grant me a marriage at my birthday party tomorrow?"
Lu Yinjiu rushed in through the open door of the imperial study like a gust of wind. As he ran, he shouted at the top of his lungs, as if he was afraid that the people inside couldn't hear him.
Lu Feiling, who was busy handling government affairs, heard the familiar call, raised his head and glanced at the door, then quickly shifted his gaze back to the mountain of memorials in front of him.
At the same time, he held a brush firmly in his right hand and began to annotate the memorial. After a moment, he slowly asked, "What? Are you finally ready to settle down? Didn't you say earlier that you hadn't had enough fun?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yinjiu didn't care about her image at all. She sat down on the chair next to her, holding her chin with both hands, and said with a smile: "Oh, I think it's time to get married now."
After hearing this, Lu Feiling couldn't help but shook his head helplessly, sighed softly, and asked, "Tell me, which young man do you have your eyes on?"
When Lu Yinjiu heard this, his face flushed with excitement. He danced with joy and shouted, "I want to thank you, young master!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the brush that Lu Feiling was writing comments on smoothly suddenly stopped in mid-air. The ink on the tip of the brush dripped onto the memorial due to inertia and quickly spread out.
However, Lu Feiling seemed completely oblivious. He stared at Lu Yinjiu in front of him, and asked again in disbelief, "Who are you talking about?"
Seeing Lu Feiling's obviously unhappy expression, Lu Yinjiu seemed not to notice and continued to say willfully, "I'm talking about the Xie Qi you know! Young Master Xie!"
Lu Feiling's face instantly turned gloomy, and he shouted without hesitation: "No!"
Faced with Lu Feiling's resolute attitude, Lu Yinjiu's eyes widened, and he asked in confusion, "Why?"
Lu Feiling took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, then slowly explained, "He already has a husband, and they are very much in love and have a deep affection for each other."
However, Lu Yinjiu didn't seem to agree with this reason. He curled his lips and retorted, "So what if he has a husband? Nowadays, which man in this world doesn't have three wives and four concubines? The worst that can happen is that after I marry him, I can just be his equal wife."
In his opinion, there is nothing wrong with this arrangement.
In fact, Lu Yinjiu knew very well that according to the long-standing customs of the dynasty, as a prince, he would never become a concubine after getting married.
Even though Xie Qi already had a husband, given his status and position, if she really wanted to marry him, that guy would just be demoted to a concubine.
At this moment, he took the initiative to express his willingness to become the brother's co-wife, and he thought he was quite generous.
However, Lu Feiling still firmly chose his own principles and had no intention of giving in.
He frowned, gently rubbing his temple with his right hand, as if trying to ease the headache. After a long while, he slowly spoke, "Why did you have to choose him?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yinjiu's face instantly broke into a smile, and he began to talk non-stop: "Royal brother, don't you know that stories about Xie Qi's heroic deeds are circulating throughout the capital? He is a master of martial arts and a nimble body. Every time he strikes, he easily defeats his enemies. He is simply extraordinary and powerful. And he is more handsome than any young man I have ever seen before. His sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, his face is as beautiful as a jade. Once you see him, you will never forget him."
"More importantly, he's not like those other people who discriminate against us. He's always polite, humble, and gentle to me. Especially to his own husband, he's extremely caring and considerate. It's really enviable. A man as perfect as him is worthy of being my ideal husband!"
After hearing Lu Yinjiu's words, Lu Feiling shook his head helplessly, sighed, and said, "But you should also know that he dotes on his husband so much. If you force yourself to marry him, won't you be asking for trouble?"
Lu Yinjiu snorted disapprovingly and retorted with disdain, "Humph! Just look at that husband of his. He wears a bamboo hat all day long to cover his face tightly. He might be so ugly that he dares not show his true face to anyone! As long as I can successfully marry him, then with my charm, Young Master Xie will surely dote on me like he did his ex-husband!"
At this point, Lu Yinjiu suddenly took a step forward, tightly grasped the corner of Lu Feiling's clothes, and shook him coquettishly, saying: "Emperor brother! Please, please be kind and issue an order to grant us a marriage! Okay..."
However, Lu Feiling pulled the clothes out of the other person's hand. At this moment, he was filled with deep disappointment in Lu Yinjiu.
As the king of a country, he cannot just issue an order to grant a marriage. Every time he makes such a decision, he needs to think carefully and weigh the pros and cons of many aspects.
After all, this concerns the stability of the court, the relationship between ministers, and the peace of the entire country. If he forced Xie Qi to marry this time, it would be very likely that he would become an enemy of Xie Qi.
After all, Lu Feiling had personally witnessed the intimacy between Lu Xingze and Xie Qi. Therefore, he knew full well that even if he, as the Emperor, issued an imperial decree granting the marriage, Xie Qi would never willingly accept it.
However, what made Lu Feiling extremely disappointed was that Lu Yinjiu seemed to be completely unaware of the seriousness of these problems.
His mind and eyes were filled with only his own selfish desires, and he had never seriously considered what kind of unmanageable situation this arranged marriage would cause.
Lu Feiling slowly stood up, then resolutely turned around and said coldly to Lu Yinjiu with his back to her, "I have made up my mind. I will never grant you and Xie Qi a marriage. You should go back."
Hearing this, Lu Yinjiu's eyes widened in disbelief. He then grabbed Lu Feiling's shirt again, ripping it apart fiercely, and yelled, "Why? Isn't it just a matter of opening your mouth and saying something? Are you really that jealous of me?"
"How dare you!" With an angry shout, Lu Feiling turned around abruptly and yanked off his clothes.
His fierce gaze was like two cold rays, shooting straight at Lu Yinjiu. He sternly said, "Xiaojiu, you are becoming more and more unruly now! Although I am your royal brother, I am also the ruler of this world and the king of a country! How can I allow you to be so rude!"
Lu Yinjiu was so frightened by Lu Feiling's sudden scolding that her whole body trembled, and she subconsciously let go of the hand that was originally holding the other person's clothes.
However, he quickly recovered. Lu Yinjiu's face was brimming with rage, and she glared fiercely at Lu Feiling, shouting at the top of her lungs, "If you don't want to grant me this marriage, then don't! What's the big deal? Who needs you to grant me this marriage? I'm going to ask my mother for justice!"
After saying that, Lu Yinjiu angrily swung his sleeves and ran out of the door without looking back. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared in the imperial study.
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