He walked quickly to Doctor Wen, pretending to be well-mannered and polite.
"Doctor Wen, what do you mean by this? Young Master Wen has always respected you the most. You are hurting the relationship between father and son by doing this. If this is because of my daughter, then I kneel down to apologize to you. Please forgive Young Master Wen!"
When Wen Qia'an saw Qin Xuezhen pleading for him, he couldn't help but feel grateful, completely forgetting how much humiliation he had experienced for this woman before.
The Qin couple were interested in watching the show from the side. Anyway, Qin Xuezhen had already used Xiaochun to get herself out of trouble. If she was in a hurry to talk about this marriage, it would make their Qin family seem worthless.
But now Qin Xuezhen came forward again and pleaded for Wen Qi'an, which did hurt the Qin family's reputation a little.
Qin Hong then sat there and shouted coldly, "Xuezhen, shut up! This is Doctor Wen's family affair, what does it have to do with you? As a girl from the boudoir, how dare you butt in on this so casually! Come, take the young lady away."
Qin Hong blocked Qin Xuezhen's plan with just one word, and hurriedly asked someone to take her away.
Qin Xue was really shocked. If she left like this, wouldn't everything be over?!
She fell to her knees with a thud. "Father, no matter what, this matter was caused by the maidservant beside me. If this has implicated Master Wen, I would be very uneasy. Please, father, speak well of Master Wen."
Qin Hong's face almost turned black. What on earth did his daughter want to do? Not only did she not want to marry him, but she also wanted to meddle in his affairs. Could it be that she really wanted to keep him hanging like this?
Not only did Qin Hong realize this, but Doctor Wen saw it even more clearly and looked at Qin Hong with a mocking expression.
Although he didn't say anything, the look in his eyes made people feel embarrassed.
However, what Qin Hong was more worried about at this time was that Doctor Wen was a favorite of His Majesty. If he mentioned him in front of His Majesty, the Qin family would be finished.
"Shut up, you bastard! What are you all standing there for? Pull the young lady away!"
Qin Hong was angry, and the maid serving outside hurried in. Without saying a word, she pulled Qin Xuezhen out.
Wen Qia'an finally softened his heart and reached out to help Qin Xuezhen, but before he could beg for mercy, Qin's gatekeeper suddenly ran in, shouting.
"Master, the eunuch who is delivering the imperial edict to His Majesty has arrived at the door."
When this shout was uttered, everyone in the room stood up in shock. When the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict came in, a group of people knelt in an orderly manner in the yard.
"Lord Qin Hong, the Minister of Revenue, has received the order."
Jinghong was shocked, raised his head, quickly stood up and took two steps forward, knelt in front of the eunuch who delivered the order, and presented it with both hands.
"Your humble servant receives the order!"
"I hereby issue the Imperial Decree: Qin Xuezhen, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, has long been a respectful and attentive servant of the harem, always harmonious with the ladies, virtuous in her manners, and respectful of the rites of the morning and evening. I am greatly pleased to hear of this, and hereby betroth her to Qi'an, son of the Wen family, the director of the Imperial Hospital. The marriage will be held on an auspicious date chosen by her family."
When the imperial edict came out, the two families were both sad and happy. If Wen Qi'an had received such an imperial edict just now, he might have been so happy that he couldn't stop smiling, but now he just felt extremely uncomfortable and awkward.
Qin Xuezhen frowned even more and almost stood up to refuse the next second, but her mother held her tightly, making her unable to move.
Qin Hong received the imperial edict, and the eunuch who delivered the edict even took the trouble to say congratulations.
"Master Qin is so lucky! His Majesty personally decrees a marriage for a minister's son. This is rare. If you gain the emperor's favor in the future, Master Qin, don't forget to support your colleagues!"
Qin Hong felt that this decree came at a very timely moment, and it would be a good thing if it could get rid of Qin Xuezhen, the scourge.
With the emperor's decree, the Wen family has to accept it even if they don't want it. As for this girl, she can't be allowed to cause trouble again this time no matter what.
Qin Hong, in a good mood, took out a small silver bag and handed it to the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict.
"Thank you for your kind words, eunuch. Please don't be disrespectful of this small amount of tea money."
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict accepted the silver bag and left contentedly. Qin Hong also turned around contentedly holding the imperial edict. He turned around and looked at Doctor Wen and laughed twice.
"Haha, Doctor Wen, it seems our two families are destined to be together!"
Doctor Wen did not react much. He had already anticipated this outcome, so he just left the gift at the Qin family with a forced smile and found an excuse to go back with his son.
After Doctor Wen and his family left, Qin Xuezhen immediately started making a fuss.
"I won't marry. What's so great about him being the emperor? Why is he forcing me to marry? I think it's because he wanted to get me into the palace some time ago but failed, so now he wants to destroy me."
“Bang!”
"ah!"
As soon as Qin Xuezhen finished speaking, she was slapped hard by Qin Hong. No matter how the punishment was, the girl from aristocratic family would never choose to be slapped in the face, as it would easily damage her appearance.
But Qin Hong couldn't care less at this moment. If what he just said was spread by someone with ulterior motives, the whole Qin family would probably die.
"You evil creature, shut up right now! How dare you say such offensive words? Are you really afraid that you haven't implicated enough people in the Qin family?"
Qin Xuezhen was slapped in the face. With tears in her eyes, she looked at her father stubbornly.
"You two, a black-hearted couple, are not worthy of being my parents. You would do anything to curry favor with Doctor Wen. I'm telling you, this matter isn't over yet. As long as we don't get married, there will definitely be a turning point. I don't want to sacrifice myself for your personal connections!"
After Qin Xuezhen yelled these words, she ran back to her room crying. If someone didn’t know, they would think that she was a child rebelling against her hegemonic parents.
But wasn't it her own fault that she had caused this incident with the Wen family? His words now really pissed off the Qin couple.
However, no one noticed the poor Xiaochun at this time, because Qin Xue really took advantage of the situation. Everyone below was saying that Master Wen came to the house disguised as a woman that day not to see the young lady, but to have an affair with her.
There were even some servants who privately asked Xiaochun when she would marry into the Wen family, telling her not to forget these friends.
The sarcastic tone in the words made Xiaochun very crazy.
"Miss, why did you say that today? Didn't you say you were interested in Young Master Wen?"
Qin Xuezhen didn't care about this at all. She was worried about her own affairs at the moment.
When she thought about how Xiaochun had taken the initiative to speak for her in front of Wen Qia'an, she became furious.
"Idiot! I was just lying to you. Would you have let me out if I hadn't? Look what you've done now. You've gotten me into so much trouble. Why don't you just get out of here right now?"
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