While waiting for his elder brother to come in, Yuan Zhao quickly whispered to Rong Ruo:
"If my elder brother says anything unpleasant later, please don't hold it against him, Chief Supervisor."
Upon hearing this, Rong Ruo glanced at Yuan Zhao, but before he could speak, Yuan Zhao quickly added:
"After all, he will be your brother-in-law in the future."
Rong Ruo was taken aback. Brother-in-law? That was a new way of addressing him.
Before he could react, Yuan Gu had already entered, and Yuan Zhao quickly went to greet him:
"Big brother, what brings you here?"
Seeing Yuan Gu's unfriendly expression, Yuan Zhao's heart tightened and he spoke:
"Brother, let's talk about it when we get back."
Yuan Gu, who always doted on her younger sister, did not listen to Yuan Zhao this time. Instead, she gently pushed Yuan Zhao away from in front of her and looked directly at Rong Ruo:
“Master, Zhao Zhao is my sister. If she has offended anyone in any way, I apologize on her behalf.”
"I don't know what's going on between you and Zhaozhao, and why you're so fixated on her."
"However, no matter what it is, the Yuan family can take full responsibility."
"Speak plainly what the Supervisor wants!"
Yuan Zhao gasped upon hearing this; she hadn't expected her older brother to say such a thing.
Rong Ruo is a petty fellow; he will not let it go so easily since his elder brother has contradicted him like this.
She was about to say something when Rong Ruo said:
"What I desire is your younger sister."
"I have already requested the Emperor's decree to grant us this marriage. From now on, you don't need to be so polite, brother-in-law. We're all family now."
As soon as Rong Ruo said these words, the entire hall fell silent.
Those familiar with Rong Ruo, such as Qingzhu and others, knew that this was the most beautiful thing their supervisor had ever said.
It's remarkable that he can still think about how they'll be family in the future, and that he can still call Yuan Gu his maternal uncle.
However, these words struck Yuan Gu like a bolt from the blue.
"You said you went to ask the Emperor for permission?"
Yuan Gu looked at Rong Ruo in disbelief. How dare he?
What the hell? A eunuch actually wants to marry his own sister?
Rong Ruo nodded as if he couldn't see the anger on Yuan Gu's face:
"yes."
"His Majesty was about to issue the decree immediately, but Zhaozhao said she wanted to wait a while so that you could gradually accept it."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Gu looked at Yuan Zhao blankly:
"Zhaozhao, is that so?"
Yuan Zhao was extremely anxious at this moment. All her attention was focused on her elder brother, and she did not notice Rong Ruo's form of address.
She cursed Rong Ruo in her heart. He had promised to give her time, but after only a few days, he had already said it.
However, since things had come to this point, there was no point in denying it anymore, so she could only bite the bullet and nod, saying:
"yes!"
"You knew beforehand that he had requested permission from the emperor?"
Yuan asked in disbelief.
Of course I don't know!
However, Yuan Zhao couldn't say this to his elder brother, so he could only bite the bullet and agree:
"Yes, he... said he didn't want me to suffer, and he didn't want us to be secretive, so he asked the Emperor to issue an imperial decree to grant us a marriage, so that those people would shut up."
Yuan Zhao said against his conscience.
She had no idea how things had turned out this way.
She came here today specifically to discuss Gu Qingchen's matter, but now it's turned into a discussion about her and Rong Ruo.
Yuan Gu completely disbelieved Yuan Zhao's words:
"How is that possible?"
"Zhaozhao, don't lie to your brother, how could you possibly like him?"
Upon hearing this, Rong Ruo's expression darkened slightly, and Yuan Zhao, who was standing nearby, quickly spoke up:
"Big brother, I'm not lying to you. I really like him. I wasn't forced into it."
Seeing Yuan Zhao's resolute expression, Yuan Gu looked utterly devastated.
"But he's a eunuch!"
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