Chapter 114 A False Alarm
Upon hearing this, the emperor quickly looked at Old Master Xie.
The old man's posture has changed; he is no longer hunched over, his back is straight, and his white hair has turned black.
He replied calmly, "Your Majesty, my Xie family no longer agrees to this marriage."
He then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I am old and cannot withstand such torment."
If there is nothing else, I shall take my leave.
The emperor was furious at that moment.
What should have been a perfectly good wedding has been completely ruined and turned into the current situation.
The old tutor clearly doesn't want to talk anymore, and any attempt to persuade him to stay will be futile.
These two families are going to get married, not become enemies.
Ling'er was in the wrong for getting the girl pregnant out of wedlock.
I had hoped that today, out of consideration for myself, I could ease the tension with the Xie family and take this opportunity to arrange the marriage.
Now look what's happened, all because of my elder sister.
If the Xie family doesn't vent their anger, the marriage probably won't go through.
Let's sort things out with my elder sister first, and then have her formally propose marriage to the Xie family.
So he glared at Princess Jinyang and said to Grand Tutor Xie:
"Very well, my dear minister, this marriage still needs to be discussed again."
My elder sister is not in her right mind, please don't take offense.
After all, your granddaughter and Ling'er are innocent, and the child is innocent too.
"If two people are in love, shouldn't we, as elders, support them?"
Grandpa Xie did not speak.
He led Xie Yunman and Xie Yuntang out of the Imperial Study.
After the three left, the emperor closed his eyes, stood up helplessly, and looked at his elder sister.
"Satisfied?"
"Ling'er's marriage is off, and your grandson is gone too. Are you satisfied now?"
The eldest princess hadn't quite grasped the situation yet and was still pressing Xiao Ling for answers:
"You really don't like men?"
Xiao Ling said angrily and irritably, "I don't like men, I like Xie Yunyu."
As he spoke, he lifted his foot and walked outside.
"Ling'er, where are you going?" the princess asked hurriedly.
Xiao Ling, without turning her head, said angrily:
"She's pregnant, and she's disappeared. I'm going to look for her..."
Upon hearing this, the Duke of Qi quickly said, "Yes, yes, go quickly and bring the person back."
The crown prince watched from the side, still laughing.
The emperor glared at him and said, "What are you laughing at?"
"I always thought that my aunt might look down on the Xie family's background."
But she never imagined that her aunt thought Ling'er had taken a liking to Lord Xie.
Hahahaha...that's so funny..."
The crown prince laughed so hard he stomped his feet.
The emperor, annoyed, threw a memorial at him.
The prince jumped up and dodged it.
Trying hard to suppress my laughter, I quickly adjusted myself and stood up properly.
Seeing that his wife was clearly out of sorts, the Duke of Qi had no choice but to ask the emperor himself.
"Your Majesty, now that things have come to this, what do you think we should do?"
The emperor then looked at Princess Jinyang and asked:
"Elder sister, do you agree to this marriage or not?"
Princess Jinyang came to her senses, and her eyes gradually brightened.
"Third daughter of the Xie family, right? I agree, I agree."
Then she gradually became happy again: "She's pregnant... Good, good, Your Majesty, please grant us the marriage quickly."
The emperor snorted coldly: "Our Ling'er was in the wrong to begin with. If you hadn't interfered today, the Grand Tutor might have agreed to the marriage out of respect for me."
Now that you've messed things up like this, you still want to arrange a marriage?
"Dreaming sweet dreams?"
Upon hearing this, Princess Jinyang's expression froze, and she stammered:
"Then...what should we do?"
The emperor ignored her.
The crown prince, who was watching the spectacle from the sidelines, chimed in:
"Aunt, do you still look down on the Xie family's background?"
"You still want Ling'er to marry a noblewoman from a high-ranking family?"
The eldest princess shook her head like a rattle drum:
"No, no, no, this young lady from the Xie family is quite nice."
The old tutor's granddaughter must be quite remarkable.
She's already pregnant, they should get them married already.
The crown prince laughed upon hearing this: "It's not just not bad, it's absolutely fantastic."
"If Ling'er hadn't taken a liking to her first, I would have wanted to bring her to the East Palace."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor, the Eldest Princess, and the Duke of Qi all stared at him with six eyes:
"Um?"
The prince quickly explained, "Oh, I meant her intelligence."
That idea for the Northern Frontier last time was hers.
The emperor, surprised, asked, "Wasn't it the work of the Grand Tutor?"
"No. Ling'er was afraid of causing trouble for Third Madam Xie, so she said it was the old tutor who made it."
Upon hearing this, Princess Jinyang was even more pleased with Xie Yunyu and said with a smile:
"That brat Ling'er has good taste."
The emperor glared at her: "He has good taste, but what good is it?"
His mother has poor judgment and ruined his marriage.
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess said with a sullen face, "Oh, Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."
Am I just letting my concern cloud my judgment?
My impression of Ling'er has always been that she likes men...
I...I...
The crown prince interjected with a smile: "I can vouch for that. He deliberately made you think he liked men."
That way, if he then says he likes women but doesn't come from a wealthy family, you won't be so opposed.
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess glared at the emperor.
"Look, he did it on purpose, you can't blame me."
The Duke of Qi looked at the Crown Prince with a puzzled expression and asked:
"Didn't we tell His Majesty that whatever he likes is fine, regardless of family background?"
The Crown Prince then looked at the Eldest Princess and said, "You'll have to ask your aunt about that."
Seeing that the matter had come full circle and ended up back with her, the eldest princess awkwardly explained:
"Oh dear, I used to want him to marry a noblewoman, but... after he started threatening to become a monk, I changed my mind."
The emperor listened and gave her a dismissive glance.
"You'd better keep thinking like that, or your son will have to marry into the Xie family."
Upon hearing the emperor's words, the crown prince couldn't help but laugh out loud again.
Princess Jinyang said awkwardly, "I will leave the palace now and personally visit the Grand Tutor to apologize."
The emperor glanced at her and said:
"If you go now, you'll probably be turned away."
The eldest princess scratched her head and asked, "Then what should we do?"
"You help find the person first, and then go."
However, based on my understanding of the Grand Tutor, he will certainly treat you with great courtesy, but he will definitely say that the marriage should wait.
"When will we have to wait?" the princess asked, frowning.
The Crown Prince interjected, "I'm afraid it will only be possible once the Xie family's anger dissipates, or once the Third Mistress of the Xie family speaks up."
"Wait for her to speak?"
"Yes, Xie Yunyu and Xie Yunman are twins, and they are equally intelligent."
The Grand Tutor had promised her that she could decide her own marriage.
The eldest princess tilted her head, her clever little brain coming into play again, and after thinking for a moment, she said:
"Then let's do it both ways. We'll go find the old tutor, and Ling'er will go find Third Sister Xie."
The emperor scoffed lightly: "Royal sister, your brain has finally come back to life."
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess glared at the emperor.
Then, in a hurry, he said, "Your Majesty, premarital pregnancy is bad for a woman's reputation."
You, the people in the Imperial Study, should give them a warning.
"If anyone leaks what happened today, I'll make them pay."
As he spoke, his gaze swept over the eunuchs and servants around him.
The emperor spoke first: "Did you all hear that?"
Everyone bowed their heads in agreement.
As Xiao Ling stepped out of the palace gate, he saw Qingfeng waiting for him.
"Qingchen sent word that Third Sister Xie has gone to Qingliang Mountain and the Wangyue Villa."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling mounted his horse and headed towards Qingliang Mountain.
He also arranged for Qingfeng to send a message to Xie Yunman.
Xie Yunman and the old Grand Tutor returned to the mansion, where the family members stood in the hall waiting for news.
Upon seeing him return, Wu Yumin and Xue Weiyang quickly stepped forward and pulled their husbands aside to ask:
"Yu'er, is there any news?"
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