Chapter 124 The Daughter of a Guilty Minister vs. the Disabled Prince 38
Even after he finished looking at the last portrait, Ji Yunhuan still shook his head, "I don't like any of them, and I don't want to get married. I hope your Majesty will grant my wish."
The emperor was so angry that he slammed the table and said angrily: "This is simply nonsense! If you don't get married, how can you face your mother in heaven? How can a prince not get married? Wouldn't it make the world laugh at you!"
Concubine Wu also advised: "The so-called family and career, it is to get married first and then build a career. Someone will take care of the backyard for you, so you can concentrate on your work in the Hanlin Academy. Your Majesty is doing this for your own good. Why don't you understand your Majesty's painstaking efforts?"
Ji Yunhuan knelt on the ground, looking unmoved. "Anyway, I don't want to get married. I think the current situation is good enough. I have someone to take care of me. I don't need to marry a strange woman and keep her in the house."
At this point, Ji Yunhuan could only use himself as an excuse.
Xiao Yan can marry, but he can never marry Sun Jiayi!
The emperor heard the hidden meaning and frowned, "I know you have a slave in your room, but it's just a toy. You are a prince, so you should choose a good wife. How can I treat you badly?"
Ji Yunhuan kowtowed three times with all his heart, and his forehead turned red.
"Of course I understand your father's kindness, but I don't like those women. I only like Xiaoyun! No matter how good someone else is, I don't want to marry her!"
The emperor had anger on his face, but he felt relieved in his heart.
He was relieved that the eldest prince did not choose those women with prominent family backgrounds, but instead fell in love with a criminal slave.
"In this case, I will give her a status, which can be regarded as fulfilling the friendship between you two. If you make trouble again, I will be angry. I will kill her now if she confuses the master."
"I think the girl from the Sun family is very good. Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs pick an auspicious date and get married as soon as possible, so that you don't have to worry about those criminal slaves all the time."
Ji Yunhuan knew that he could not escape today. The Emperor and Concubine Wu had already made plans and were determined to put Sun Jiayi next to Xiao Yan.
"Thank you for your grace, father. I will treat Miss Sun well in the future and never let you worry. After I leave the palace, I will not be able to be with you all the time. You must take care of yourself."
The prince will move out of the palace and build a mansion when he gets married. Leaving the palace is a good thing for Xiao Yan, and it is the only benefit of this marriage.
Concubine Wu covered her mouth and laughed, "The eldest prince is really filial. Your Majesty is reluctant to let him go. Why not let him stay in the palace for a while longer?"
The emperor also had this idea. "Ayan and I have been estranged for three years, and I can't bear to let Ayan go. Why not expand Qianhe Palace and let the prince's wife live in the palace, and then leave the palace and build a mansion in two years."
Ji Yunhuan was simply shocked by the emperor's shamelessness.
I have never heard of a married prince living in the palace. How much was the emperor afraid of Xiao Yan that he had to keep a close eye on him and even forbade him to leave the palace and build his own residence.
On the surface, Ji Yunhuan still looked respectful and said gratefully, "Thank you, Father. I can't bear to leave you and want to be more filial to you by your side."
The emperor was very pleased and specially invited the eldest prince to have dinner with him.
Ji Yunhuan was nervous as she dealt with the Emperor and Concubine Wu, fearing that she might say something wrong and bring disaster upon Xiao Yan. After the meal, she felt exhausted.
Finally returning to the East Palace, after sending away everyone around him, Ji Yunhuan slumped in a chair without any image and told Xiao Yan everything that happened in Zhengyang Palace.
Xiao Yan jumped up in shock, "What? You actually agreed? Ji Yunhuan! Do you want to piss me off to death?"
Ji Yunhuan didn't expect Xiao Yan to react so strongly. She thought Xiao Yan looked down on Sun Jiayi. After all, Sun Jiayi's family background was indeed of low status.
"I know that the daughter of the Sun family is not a good match. The other girls are indeed better. Their family backgrounds and personalities are all good. But if we choose them, it will definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion."
"Under the circumstances at the time, I couldn't disobey the emperor. If His Highness was there, he would have no choice but to agree to this marriage."
Xiao Yan felt a surge of anger in his heart, burning his entire body and bones. He paced around the room, roaring:
"How do you know I will agree? I don't want to marry another woman. I want to marry you!"
Ji Yunhuan didn't understand what was wrong with Xiao Yan? Could it be that the frequent soul swaps would affect people's brains? Why couldn't Xiao Yan understand such a simple truth?
She could only patiently explain, "I have mentioned this before, but the emperor will never allow you to marry a criminal slave. This would clearly tell the world that he treats his eldest son badly."
"Don't worry, the emperor promised to give me a title, but Concubine Wu felt that my status was too low, so she reluctantly gave me the lowest rank of Fengyi. If you feel sorry for me, you can get a promotion in the future..."
Xiao Yan was so angry that he was shaking all over. "Fengyi? You were dismissed by a mere Fengyi? Others look down on you, do you also look down on yourself?"
Ji Yunhuan was also a little angry. She was wholeheartedly considering Xiao Yan and was afraid that she would make a mistake and cause trouble for Xiao Yan, thus disrupting his path to succession.
She never looked down on herself. She was once the youngest daughter held in the palm of her parents' hands. But the reality was so cruel. What could she do given her identity?
Ji Yunhuan sneered and stood up from the chair. She used Xiao Yan's body, pressing him step by step, which gave a sense of oppression.
"What else? What else does Your Highness want from me?" Ji Yunhuan sneered, "Why would you want me to go against the Emperor? If I anger the Emperor and have the Eastern Palace closed, if it happens again, I cannot guarantee that I will accompany Your Highness to make a comeback!"
Xiaoyun's eyes were so cold and her tone was so distant that Xiao Yan seemed to see Xiaoyun when she had just entered the East Palace, covered with a hard shell, fearlessly pulling him out of the darkness.
But he never knew what Xiaoyun was thinking.
Does Xiaoyun really love him? Is it because she loves him or for something else that she makes all kinds of plans for him?
Xiao Yan suddenly lost the courage to question. He almost fled, not daring to face Xiao Yun again.
Ji Yunhuan didn't chase him. She didn't even understand why Xiao Yan ran away. It was Xiao Yan who annoyed her first by being unreasonable. Why did she act as if she had done something wrong?
The two of them ignored each other for the entire afternoon and didn't even have dinner together.
Ji Yunhuan asked Xia Yang to prepare two tables with identical food. The two of them ate behind a screen, feeling extremely depressed.
After dinner, Ji Yunhuan asked Xia Yang to clean up a room and went to sleep alone. Xiao Yan didn't seem to want to pay attention to her, so she was happy to have a quiet night.
Xiao Yan waited in the house for a long time, but Xiao Yun didn't come back. He was so angry that he almost exploded, but he couldn't bring himself to go find Xiao Yun, so he called Xia Yang in.
"Go call the little... call Her Highness over here and tell her that I'm waiting for her. If she doesn't come, I'll be really angry."
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