"Your Majesty...Greetings..."
Before she could finish her words, the emperor's big hand held her down and said, "Rest well. No need to salute."
Xu Lingyi did look unwell at the moment. Her face was very pale, like a weak willow in the wind.
The emperor had seen Xu Lingyi before, but only from a distance. Now that he saw her up close, he realized how breathtakingly beautiful she was.
Many beauties were selected into the harem over the years, but not one of them could compare to one-tenth of Xu Lingyi.
Besides, he already knew last night that Xu Lingyi was more than just a pretty face.
"You..." The emperor looked at Xu Lingyi.
"You are General Xu's daughter. I will personally go to the Xu family and explain this matter to them."
Xu Lingyi lowered her head and said nothing.
The emperor could see her slender, snow-white neck and the marks on it at a glance.
"Do you want to enter the palace, or just pretend this never happened and I'll find you another ideal husband."
If it was an ordinary woman, he would have brought her directly into the palace and understood the matter.
But Xu Lingyi is the daughter of the Xu family, the Xu family is his confidant, and her father is also his brother.
Now he has married his brother's daughter, and Xu Lingyi has just reached the age of 15.
In the past, the emperor was not sensitive to age, and there were girls as young as fifteen or sixteen in the harem, but Xu Lingyi was different.
In the past, when he saw Xu Lingyi, he was like an elder looking at a younger person, so even though she was extremely beautiful, he didn't have any interest in her.
But last night, he personally experienced the beauty of a stunning woman...
If he hadn't been concerned about the fact that she was the daughter of the Xu family and the relationship between him and Xu's father, he would definitely have taken Xu Lingyi into the palace as a treasure.
Everything in this world belongs to the emperor.
But in the end, he suppressed the dark thoughts in his heart and gave her a choice.
"I recently corresponded with your father. He plans to marry Xu Zheng, who was adopted by our family, to you. This way, you won't have to marry off and can remain in the Xu family. If you are interested, I will pretend this never happened. I will make you a princess and will do my best to compensate you in the future."
"What do you think?"
The emperor asked, but Xu Lingyi kept her head down and said nothing.
The emperor sighed. It was normal for her to be at a loss for a while at her age.
"I am sorry for this matter. You can tell me whatever you want."
The emperor rarely coaxed a woman like this. He was the supreme ruler and it was always women who came to please him.
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