Chapter 93: Is there anyone married in your family?
One stone can cause a thousand ripples.
After the prince said this, the scene exploded! Although the emperor and the queen were present, the crowd was still whispering, and the scene emitted a very low humming sound.
Everyone turned their eyes to Shu Wan, wanting to see how she would respond when the prince humiliated her in public.
"Prince!" Queen Gao could never have imagined that the prince would dare to do such a self-destructive act. "In my opinion, you may have drunk a few glasses of wine and said such disrespectful nonsense. Why don't you apologize to Princess Shuyin and ask for forgiveness from your father!" She was really furious. She was afraid that the prince would insist on his own way and ruin everything!
"Mother, I am not drunk. What I said is from the bottom of my heart!" The prince knelt down directly. "Father, Mother, everything I said just now is true. I hope you will allow me to find a suitable candidate for Princess Beishuo to marry. There is no love between me and Princess Beishuo. If we are forced to be together, we will not be happy!" He said and kowtowed respectfully.
"Crown Prince!" The Queen was furious, she stood up, pointed at him and said nothing. "If you say one more word, you will have to go back to the East Palace and reflect on your mistakes. Your marriage with Princess Shuyin was decided by your father and His Majesty Beishuo. How can you change it just because you want to? Are you treating state affairs as a joke?" Of course, she was scolding the Crown Prince, but more importantly, she was telling Emperor Chi Yan that the Crown Prince's marriage with Princess Fu Shuyin was a decision made after careful consideration by the two countries and was sealed with the imperial seal. It cannot be changed at will. She hoped that Emperor Chi Yan would think twice.
Otherwise, she knew that Emperor Chiyan would definitely cancel their engagement, and the prince's already troubled situation in the court would only become more turbulent! "Prince, quickly apologize to Princess Shuyin and beg for mercy! If the princess forgives you, I won't bother with you!" The emperor raised his hand and decided to give the prince a chance, "Otherwise, you will kneel in front of the Chengqian Hall today, and stand up when you realize you are wrong!" The emperor has already given him face, and whether he can step down or not is up to the prince himself!
He said this because he knew that the prince would not go downhill easily.
Sure enough, after he said this, the prince did not apologize to Shu Wan.
"Father!" The prince bowed his head to the ground. "I deserve to die. Please forgive my disrespect. I really cannot marry Princess Beishuo, because, because..." This news was really shocking. Although he decided to tell it, he was still a little scared for a moment.
"Crown Prince!" Queen Gao seemed to know something. Seeing him like this, she was so scared that she clenched her hands unconsciously. If the crown prince revealed this, everything would be over.
If she had known this earlier, she would have dealt with Yang Xinru first.
"Because why?" Emperor Chi Yan knew that the prince was finally going to get to the point, so he took over the conversation and gave the prince a chance to continue!
"Father, I am in love with Minister Yang's daughter. I beg you to support us!" The prince still didn't tell anyone about the child. "I have many good sons in Chi Yan. There must be one who is more suitable for your Highness than me. I am really not a good match for you. I beg you to allow me to choose another good son-in-law for you!" He tried to impress Emperor Chi Yan in this way.
"Mutually in love?" Emperor Chi Yan grabbed a pear from the table and threw it at the prince. "Say it to me again! Mutually in love. Come, drag the prince away. He must never be released without my order. And that Miss Yang, she has seduced His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. She is truly a disaster. Drag her out and beat her to death!" He was furious and ordered the execution of the two.
Yang Xinru suddenly knelt down, crying and begging for mercy. Not only her, but everyone else knelt down on the ground.
Several guards immediately came in from outside the hall and dragged Yang Xinru away.
"Prince, save me, Prince, save me!" Yang Xinru screamed in panic and struggled.
"Father, Father, don't!" The prince knelt and crawled to beg for mercy, "Father, I am guilty of the death penalty, but the child is innocent. Please spare her for the sake of the child! Father, Xinru already has my child. Please show mercy!" Faced with the threat of death, the prince had no choice but to speak out.
The entire hall was in complete silence!
Everyone thought there was something wrong with their ears. Even the few people who already knew the inside story had their eyes widened in astonishment.
The queen just said it was over, her legs went limp, and she fell down on her seat, looking at the prince in disbelief!
All her efforts have been wasted.
"Say it again!" Emperor Chi Yan looked a little shaky, obviously hit by this incident. "Father, Xinru is indeed pregnant with my child!" Anyway, it has been said already, so he has nothing to be afraid of. "I beg you to spare her for the sake of the child!" The prince knocked his head loudly.
"Someone, please call the imperial physician!" Emperor Chi Yan spoke word by word, and then fell into the chair.
Except for Yang Xinru who was still sobbing silently, no one in the audience made a sound! "This princess has just arrived in Chiyan, but I didn't expect to see such a good show!" At this time, Shu Wan suddenly sneered and said, "I thought that although this marriage with the prince was ordered by my parents, even if the prince didn't like it, he would still respect me. I didn't expect that I entered the palace yesterday, and today the prince gave me such a big gift. I am really flattered!" She said with a fake smile, especially the last few words, which were very heavy.
"Princess Shuyin, please forgive me!" Before anyone else could say anything, Queen Gao was the first to apologize, "I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter."
"Explain?" Shu Wan asked with a sneer, "How can I explain when I already have a child? You want me to kill them and the child to atone for my crime? Let me step on their corpses." Her tone was as sarcastic as it could be.
The queen was speechless.
"I, Fu Shuyin, am a person who can take it or leave it. I'm not the unreasonable type. Now that the prince and Miss Yang already have a child, this princess will not be the one to break up the couple. It's better to help them get together. It's quick and easy!" Even if this hadn't happened, Shu Wan would have found a way to cancel the engagement. Now that the prince has brought it up himself, why doesn't she take this opportunity?
"This... this... can't be done!" This was the result the Queen feared the most. Now that Shu Wan, the person involved, had spoken up himself, it would be even more outrageous.
If Shu Wan insisted on not giving in, she could still find a way to deal with him, but now Shu Wan just let him go so easily, leaving her no room to fight back.
"Why not?" Shu Wan asked her with a curled lip corner, "They are in love with each other. Do I have to force this marriage and turn them into a pair of star-crossed mandarin ducks? This princess does not need to fight for a man who does not love her! Therefore, this marriage will be canceled. If I marry, I want to marry a man who is clean in body and mind. Today, let alone the prince not wanting to marry me, even if you kowtow to me nine times and marry me with a red dress for ten miles, this princess is unwilling to marry you!" Shu Wan's words were very impolite. In her eyes, the prince was nothing!
"You..." The prince didn't expect Shu Wan to say this, belittling him to nothing, but he didn't dare to say anything.
At this time, the imperial physician came and after taking Yang Xinru's pulse, he confirmed that she was indeed pregnant.
Emperor Chiyan immediately issued an order to cancel the engagement and to discuss the marriage partner with Emperor Beishuo later.
Some are happy, some are sad! "Father!" At this time, Yuwen Yan suddenly walked out from his seat and knelt down respectfully, "This son and Princess Shuyin met by chance, and then escorted the princess to the capital. Along the way, this son regarded the princess as his future sister-in-law, and treated her with great respect, never overstepping the boundaries. Today, the engagement between Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Crown Prince has been dissolved, and this son suddenly realized that this son has long admired the princess, so this son wants to marry Princess Shuyin, and please grant this son's wish, Father!" After he finished speaking, he kowtowed again respectfully.
The emperor seemed to have no idea that he would say this, so he looked at Shu Wan helplessly.
The queen felt that it was all over. She had painstakingly planned a marriage for the prince, but in the end, not only did the prince not marry her, he also pushed the girl to Yuwen Yan.
It's like losing both the lady and the army! However, the prince and Yang Xinru thought that Yuwen Yan's suggestion was excellent.
It's a marriage anyway, so it doesn't matter who you marry! It's the same if Shu Wan marries Yu Wenyan!
"Princess Shuyin, I am sincere to you, and the heaven and earth can bear witness to that. If you are willing to marry me, I swear that there will not be any concubines in the backyard of the palace, and you will be the head of the entire palace." Yuwen Yan said to Shu Wan sincerely, "I hope you can consider this matter. Although I am not even one-tenth as good as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I will treat you sincerely!" Shu Wan almost believed his sincere eyes and expression.
"Your Highness Prince Li's words are sincere, but you think you are not even one-tenth as good as the Crown Prince!" Shu Wan laughed, but her eyes were frighteningly cold. She was obviously smiling, but people who saw her eyes felt as if they were in a world of ice and snow. "Then why should I marry you if even the Crown Prince doesn't like me? Does Your Highness Prince Li think that I can only marry you?" Shu Wan sneered unceremoniously. Since you, Yuwen Yan, want to say that, then I won't be polite. You can't slap yourself in the face and say that you were just being symbolically humble!
Do you think Shu Wan is a fool? There will be no concubines in the backyard of the palace, but there can be concubines outside. When you become the emperor in the future, you can put countless people in the harem! Playing word games with her, in this regard, she is Yu Wenyan's ancestor! Yu Wenyan had long seen how poisonous Shu Wan's mouth was, but he was still caught off guard by her again.
What should he say? "Princess Shuyin misunderstood. This is not what I meant?" He quickly apologized.
"What does your highness mean?" Shu Wan asked relentlessly, "Does your highness mean that since I have come all the way here to marry, and all the envoys have died, and now I am left alone and cannot go back, so I can become an object that you brothers can have or not? If your highness the crown prince doesn't want to marry me, then I won't marry him. But if your highness the prince is willing to marry me, then I have to marry him?" Shu Wan is the best at changing the subject.
"Princess, please don't misunderstand me. That's not what I meant. I just feel that... although I am not worthy of Princess Shuyin, I will definitely treat the princess wholeheartedly and will never let her suffer any grievances! I definitely don't have the slightest intention of looking down on her." Yuwen Yan still spoke calmly.
"Your Majesty!" Shu Wan ignored him and turned to look at Emperor Chiyan. "Before coming to Chiyan for marriage, my father once told me that he hoped that the person Shuyin married would be someone who could make Shuyin happy. Before coming to Chiyan, Shuyin felt that since she was going to marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be the one Shuyin liked, but now it seems that Shuyin was wrong. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a good match for Shuyin. Fortunately, the engagement has been dissolved. Shuyin is far away from her hometown, which is already very pitiful. So Shuyin wants to find someone she really likes to get married, so that it won't be a waste of time. His Royal Highness the Prince of Li is really good, but from beginning to end, Shuyin only regards him as a friend and has never had any other thoughts. Shuyin is not willing to marry him!" Don't just get out of the tiger's mouth and fall into the wolf's den. Yuwen Yan is the person Shu Wan wants to kill, how can he be engaged? Then she would have worked in vain. It would be better to marry the crown prince from the beginning. At least the crown prince would only be devoted to his Miss Yang and would not disturb her.
"Princess Shuyin is absolutely right!" Emperor Chi Yan said with a smile, but in his heart he scolded Shu Wan for not wanting to marry Prince Li. "Well, let's put it this way. I am sorry for what happened today. Since you want to choose someone you really like, I will do as you wish. As long as there is a man of the right age and unmarried in my Chi Yan court, if you like him, I will grant you a marriage. Princess, what do you think? " He was already giving Shu Wan a lot of face. If Shu Wan still didn't go along with it, it would be really ungrateful.
"Yes, Shuyin thanks Your Majesty for your kindness!" Shu Wan then revealed a sincere smile.
Different from her previous sneers and ridicules, her smile now made people feel like spring breeze, and they would be attracted to her unconsciously.
Many of the men present here actually have an expectation in their hearts, hoping that Shu Wan can choose them!
"Then Princess Shuyin, take a look and see if there is anyone here that the princess likes!" Emperor Chi Yan swore that he really said it casually.
But I didn't expect that after hearing this, Shu Wan actually looked around at the men present seriously.
"Is there anyone married in your family?" Finally, she stopped in front of Rong Chen!
(End of this chapter)
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